Comments on: If Internet Explorer were a car http://www.wait-till-i.com/2005/04/12/if-internet-explorer-were-a-car/ Chris Heilmann - Accessibility, Web Development and Pragmatism - can talk, will travel Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: moi http://www.wait-till-i.com/2005/04/12/if-internet-explorer-were-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-177 moi Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:33:37 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/?p=65#comment-177 however... The IE car has much smoother suspension, you'll hardly notice hitting a bump. nice! The ads in the windscreen are only to those that park at dodgy rest areas and truck stops and such. Those who just use the car to get to where they want to go will have no such problems. Look at me! 200,000 miles and still a perfectly clean windscreen! Luckily, the roof leaks get patched for you at the touch of a button. Much like a convertible with a regenerating skin for a roof. cool! The foxtail sports car, reminds me of a Dodge Viper. Sure it looks snazzy and lean and mean, but one look under the hood, and the opposite is true. An 8 liter engine, guzzling up 19MB/window, compared to IE's more economical 10MB/window. Other traffic seems to grind to halt once 10 Dodge Foxtail vipers are on the road, whereas 10 IE hatchbacks don't make any difference. Sometimes it's not cool to drive the sports car. I prefer smooth suspension and economy to the "coolness" factor. I can't wait for the reactions hehe. however…

The IE car has much smoother suspension, you’ll hardly notice hitting a bump. nice!

The ads in the windscreen are only to those that park at dodgy rest areas and truck stops and such. Those who just use the car to get to where they want to go will have no such problems. Look at me! 200,000 miles and still a perfectly clean windscreen!

Luckily, the roof leaks get patched for you at the touch of a button. Much like a convertible with a regenerating skin for a roof. cool!

The foxtail sports car, reminds me of a Dodge Viper. Sure it looks snazzy and lean and mean, but one look under the hood, and the opposite is true. An 8 liter engine, guzzling up 19MB/window, compared to IE’s more economical 10MB/window. Other traffic seems to grind to halt once 10 Dodge Foxtail vipers are on the road, whereas 10 IE hatchbacks don’t make any difference.

Sometimes it’s not cool to drive the sports car. I prefer smooth suspension and economy to the “coolness” factor.

I can’t wait for the reactions hehe.

]]> By: AD http://www.wait-till-i.com/2005/04/12/if-internet-explorer-were-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-169 AD Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:30:07 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/?p=65#comment-169 the car would be fine for me. no problems with it. it even runs over little red foxes in the street automatically. the car would be fine for me. no problems with it. it even runs over little red foxes in the street automatically.

]]> By: i@m.fm (Frank Michlick) http://www.wait-till-i.com/2005/04/12/if-internet-explorer-were-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-168 i@m.fm (Frank Michlick) Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:55:35 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/?p=65#comment-168 <trackback /><strong>If Internet Explorer were a car</strong> Chris just wondered what it would be like if there were a car that behaved like Internet Explorer. Wait till ... If Internet Explorer were a car
Chris just wondered what it would be like if there were a car that behaved like Internet Explorer.

Wait till …

]]> By: bj http://www.wait-till-i.com/2005/04/12/if-internet-explorer-were-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-150 bj Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:56:32 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/?p=65#comment-150 You forgot to mention the windshield wiper-- that only works on the rear window. And the fact that it's a two door, but the seat's don't move forward to let people in the back seat. Oh, and the window doesn't go QUITE all the way to the top of the frame when you crank it up. Oh, and the paint-- it doesn't completely cover the body, it misses a pixel in every three. And the windows, which are made of .png glass . . . Such a deal! You forgot to mention the windshield wiper– that only works on the rear window. And the fact that it’s a two door, but the seat’s don’t move forward to let people in the back seat. Oh, and the window doesn’t go QUITE all the way to the top of the frame when you crank it up. Oh, and the paint– it doesn’t completely cover the body, it misses a pixel in every three. And the windows, which are made of .png glass . . .

Such a deal!

]]> By: Gez http://www.wait-till-i.com/2005/04/12/if-internet-explorer-were-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Gez Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:10:29 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/?p=65#comment-149 And... While other cars use standard fuel, you find your car needs propietary gas. Standard gas makes your car quirkly. If there isn't any Micro$oft Gas Station in your town and you need to use regular, standard gas, you'll need to add some "hack-additives". But remember, weird things could happen when you use standard additivated gas in other cars!!! And finally: Remember to state your car model when you buy gas. Different models frequently need different gas formulas. And…
While other cars use standard fuel, you find your car needs propietary gas. Standard gas makes your car quirkly.
If there isn’t any Micro$oft Gas Station in your town and you need to use regular, standard gas, you’ll need to add some “hack-additives”.
But remember, weird things could happen when you use standard additivated gas in other cars!!!
And finally: Remember to state your car model when you buy gas. Different models frequently need different gas formulas.

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