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The Toronto Star has a story about speed-talkers and how the phenomenon is spreading because of . . . wait for it . . . too many commercials on TV. I guess we're losing the battle against babble.
The link above is to the page rather than the story because that's where there's a RealPlayer link. This link is to Walter Cronkite's Kennedy-shot bulletin (bet you didn't know Cronkite was well-loved because he spoke at 124 words a minute).
This juxtaposition of the Kenndy-shot bulletin is absurd, not the least because the RealPlayer link is posted where it makes no sense. It isn't on the same page as the story, which would at least explain why it's there — along with Jerry Seinfield.
But the point of all this is that when RealPlayer starts, it pops up a notice saying it must "configure" the browser. But clicking OK results in RealPlayer quitting Firefox. I tested it a couple of times, and surprise: Why configure the browser when it's so much easier to kill it?
I put a stop to the behaviour with NoScript, but the question remains: Why does RealPlayer do this? To live up to its reputation as a turkey? To insinuate it's way into the ultimate control of every Window box in Toronto? Or does the Star not care enough to bother knowing what it's doing?
Inquiring minds want to know (or not).
Incidentally, when you hit 70 years of age, your ability to understand speech degrades to that of three-year-olds. So always speak v e r y s l o w l y (just to be safe) to anyone knowing who Cronkite is and especially why he why he was so colourless.
The link above is to the page rather than the story because that's where there's a RealPlayer link. This link is to Walter Cronkite's Kennedy-shot bulletin (bet you didn't know Cronkite was well-loved because he spoke at 124 words a minute).
This juxtaposition of the Kenndy-shot bulletin is absurd, not the least because the RealPlayer link is posted where it makes no sense. It isn't on the same page as the story, which would at least explain why it's there — along with Jerry Seinfield.
But the point of all this is that when RealPlayer starts, it pops up a notice saying it must "configure" the browser. But clicking OK results in RealPlayer quitting Firefox. I tested it a couple of times, and surprise: Why configure the browser when it's so much easier to kill it?
I put a stop to the behaviour with NoScript, but the question remains: Why does RealPlayer do this? To live up to its reputation as a turkey? To insinuate it's way into the ultimate control of every Window box in Toronto? Or does the Star not care enough to bother knowing what it's doing?
Inquiring minds want to know (or not).
Incidentally, when you hit 70 years of age, your ability to understand speech degrades to that of three-year-olds. So always speak v e r y s l o w l y (just to be safe) to anyone knowing who Cronkite is and especially why he why he was so colourless.
