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[Hicks58]

So, this topic is in regards to what internet browsers people use and serves two purposes.

The first, is simple curiosity, as I'm wondering what browser most people use.

The other, is issues using other browsers.

At the moment, I'm using Google Chrome, as it's just plain and simple swanky. However, I've noticed a couple of problems. The first is with the leader board. For some reason I can't access the individual unit leader boards as they don't function properly while I'm using Google Chrome.

The second, is polls. Under Google Chrome I can't see how many people have voted for something after I've placed my own vote in a thread... For example, in the need your input thread.

These are somewhat minor issues but ones that I thought I'd raise all the same, as they are curable by simply loading up the latest version of IE I have to hand.

So then people, what browsers are we all using?

[EliteGren]

Been stuck with Firefox since forever and I honestly see no reason why I would change it soon.

[Baine]

Using Firefox but by the way, in the need input thread nobody is supposed to see the results as of yet.

[Hicks58]

Ah, in which case there's no problem on that mark, but the leader board issue remains.

Keep it coming people.

[Mchucky]

 I also use chrome and can't see individual unit leaderboard with it, but ı also have ie and firefox installed and ı use firefox to check the rankings.

[Phil]

Oh, I .. don't think I have chrome anywhere so I can't fix the leaderboard thing... sux 4 u doods =p

From what my stats say, a huge majority of this sites users use Firefox, with maybe 10-15% using IE. Chrome is far far less common, and I think I'm like the only one on Opera  (at work.. Firefox at home).

[Lai]

I use Opera

[SnoOp]

Opera is the way to go...until i updated it and now its fucked up =OOOO

[BigDick]

on my old dual core using win7 x64 and a fresh install of firefox without any addons

http://www2.webkit.org/perf/sunspider-0.9/sunspider.html

Code:

Opera 10.53 VS Firefox 3.6.3

TEST                   COMPARISON            FROM                 TO             DETAILS

=============================================================================

** TOTAL **:           1.70x as fast     968.8ms +/- 2.4%   571.0ms +/- 4.4%     significant

=============================================================================

  3d:                  1.78x as fast     145.6ms +/- 14.7%    82.0ms +/- 14.0%     significant
    cube:              2.14x as fast      51.4ms +/- 26.6%    24.0ms +/- 24.0%     significant
    morph:             1.50x as fast      45.6ms +/- 21.3%    30.4ms +/- 19.1%     significant
    raytrace:          1.76x as fast      48.6ms +/- 12.1%    27.6ms +/- 21.7%     significant

  access:              2.35x as fast     160.4ms +/- 5.8%    68.4ms +/- 3.0%     significant
    binary-trees:      5.00x as fast      42.0ms +/- 5.5%     8.4ms +/- 8.1%     significant
    fannkuch:          2.42x as fast      65.8ms +/- 9.5%    27.2ms +/- 8.2%     significant
    nbody:             1.65x as fast      31.4ms +/- 28.9%    19.0ms +/- 4.6%     significant
    nsieve:            1.54x as fast      21.2ms +/- 12.7%    13.8ms +/- 4.0%     significant

  bitops:              2.03x as fast      59.2ms +/- 28.8%    29.2ms +/- 6.3%     significant
    3bit-bits-in-byte: -                   2.6ms +/- 26.2%     2.6ms +/- 26.2% 
    bits-in-byte:      4.19x as fast      22.6ms +/- 23.9%     5.4ms +/- 12.6%     significant
    bitwise-and:       -                   4.6ms +/- 41.0%     3.6ms +/- 18.9% 
    nsieve-bits:       1.67x as fast      29.4ms +/- 37.9%    17.6ms +/- 6.3%     significant

  controlflow:         6.47x as fast      46.6ms +/- 22.5%     7.2ms +/- 7.7%     significant
    recursive:         6.47x as fast      46.6ms +/- 22.5%     7.2ms +/- 7.7%     significant

  crypto:              1.53x as fast      62.6ms +/- 21.8%    41.0ms +/- 8.6%     significant
    aes:               -                  32.6ms +/- 31.2%    26.6ms +/- 9.1% 
    md5:               2.36x as fast      19.8ms +/- 18.5%     8.4ms +/- 13.2%     significant
    sha1:              1.70x as fast      10.2ms +/- 41.7%     6.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  date:                2.44x as fast     149.6ms +/- 20.9%    61.2ms +/- 17.0%     significant
    format-tofte:      2.49x as fast      70.6ms +/- 13.3%    28.4ms +/- 20.0%     significant
    format-xparb:      2.41x as fast      79.0ms +/- 36.4%    32.8ms +/- 15.3%     significant

  math:                -                  63.6ms +/- 13.4%    58.6ms +/- 10.2% 
    cordic:            1.96x as fast      31.8ms +/- 29.4%    16.2ms +/- 3.4%     significant
    partial-sums:      *1.50x as slow*    23.0ms +/- 16.7%    34.4ms +/- 17.3%     significant
    spectral-norm:     1.10x as fast       8.8ms +/- 6.3%     8.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  regexp:              1.85x as fast      48.4ms +/- 18.8%    26.2ms +/- 12.7%     significant
    dna:               1.85x as fast      48.4ms +/- 18.8%    26.2ms +/- 12.7%     significant

  string:              1.18x as fast     232.8ms +/- 4.6%   197.2ms +/- 7.6%     significant
    base64:            *2.11x as slow*    16.6ms +/- 15.5%    35.0ms +/- 7.5%     significant
    fasta:             1.48x as fast      49.8ms +/- 11.8%    33.6ms +/- 18.6%     significant
    tagcloud:          1.34x as fast      61.6ms +/- 10.8%    46.0ms +/- 9.0%     significant
    unpack-code:       1.73x as fast      75.0ms +/- 23.3%    43.4ms +/- 8.7%     significant
    validate-input:    *1.32x as slow*    29.8ms +/- 18.5%    39.2ms +/- 18.8%     significant

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Firefox=Fail, Opera=Win
=> Opera FTW

[Phil]

Opera is faster, and has a (IMO) better password manager. But the way it handles tabs is annoying for me, so I stick to Firefox Not to mention a few cool addons.

And those differences are only "significant" when you use percentages or multipliers. When you look at the actual time difference, it's virtually unnoticeable

[roflmao]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4viKjxJqId0

[Smokaz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4viKjxJqId0

Whoever edited that movie was really really good.

[Hicks58]

That video is ridiculously epic.