Update: No more MySpace problems :).
I don’t rant much on the blog here, but after my billionth crash of Safari just occurring I figure it’s time I voice my opinion on this.
Warning: From here on out, I will be using coarse language, if you’re offended, I’m sorry.
Now, you use the internet, and I’m sure [most of you] go to a public school. Then you should know of or have heard of something called MySpace. In that case, I’m going to bet my 2¢ that you have an account there (before you flip on me for having one let me continue). Well if you’re a Mac user (uh oh…boo hisss) then you might encounter a lot of Safari (if you use it, and you better) crashing on these fucking MySpaces with all the pretty colors, and not compliant designs, or horrible overloaded templates with a shit load of videos in WMV format or really big pictures.
It’s fucking stupid, people should use MySpace for social networking, not trying to show people they know how to copy and paste code they found by doing a google search for some OMFG KEWL MySpace layouts. Granted I did the same, I made sure mine was simple. Also, you notice most men on MySpace have simpler layouts that (most of the time) don’t crash browsers, and it’s always the FUCKING GIRLS (those who arn’t part of the crashing browsers group, I still love you) always have these ugly, multicolored too many fucking borders, moving shit, movies, bullshit about them, etc going on in their MySpaces.
What can be done about this? Probably nothing because like Microsoft MySpace is a gigantic evil empire, but yet they do “social networking” the best out of anybody so they’re still in business. If somebody wants to get together to start a better site than MySpace with a shitload more features and a site that will not crash web browsers when viewing users’ profiles then drop me a line.
My MySpace doesn`t crash! =D But I know what you mean. And then they have, like, textboxes in textboxes. WTF? Mine`s a simple HIM layout. But hey, that`s cuz HIM`s cool. O:)
Ever heard of Not MySpace?
(it was shut down because of the name, but otherwise, twas cool).
I hate MySpace too, but it never crashes on me. I hate it for people’s layouts which is the same reason I hate Xanga. There’s not really anything you can do about it, but what really annoyed me the most is people putting background music on their sites.
I decided to just uninstall my WMP plugin, so instead I get a pop up telling me I don’t have the plugin and the stream gets downloaded to my desktop. But it’s worth not having to whiny girl, let’s kill ourselves, crap music…
Peace
AMEN! or they link to a file that cannot be found and if you are using safari tabs and there is a “file not found” WMV error in a tab that is not selected then safari will beachball.
OMFG! I agree so much. It sucks when I’m looking at Myspace’s on Safari, and BOOM it fucking crashes! Also Xanga does this too me sometimes. POS fucking stupid layouts.
I make a living being an Anti-MySpace preacher, and this article is a godsend.
KEEP AWAY FROM MYSPACE!!!!!!! NO, NO, KEEP AWAY!
I got nothing to say. You guys have hit the nail in the head so many times, it would just be overkill if I voiced my thoughts.
I did a design project, and I talked about how people make it so hard to read. Pink on baby blue background. And luckily mine doesnt crash that often.
Well, Larry, maybe you ought to stop going. MySpace, Xanga, and the like always have and always will suck. You have your own site for a reason. Besides, the best social networking in my opinion is Flickr, just because you CAN’T add a shitty, Safari crashing layout.
i agree with you i use a mac and safari crashed every time i went to one of my homiez profile i found a very simple solution uninstall windows player my browser only crashes when those dam templets come out of no where but i have myspace too “http://www.myspace.com/30665972″ i have one song playing the the background and my layout is simple but only some pics of rap artist and my homiez and i like it like that
Only poor people would bother making a site on MySpace.
I guess I`m poor? o.O I still get what you guys mean. Larry even saw my bulletin about the non-stop bulletin posts and what they are. Right Larry? *nudge nudge*
I mean.. I have a MySpace, yeah. But for connections basically. It`s definitely a resource too because 90% of my elementary school went to another school. So MySpace keeps me connected. But I have been on some sites where they have quiz after quiz, pic after pic, video after video… I mean, when does it stop?!
LOL… you idiot, the problem isn’t Myspace… it’s your piece of shit computer! LOL
If you don’t like it, then DON’T go there genius
Yes, that’s right because MY computer runs the OS that gets all the viruses, that’s it.
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lol, I agree Myspace sucks. Not because of it crashing (macs fucking suck, apple-using dipshit. Go have a bananna) but because its so damn all encompassing. I mean, WHY does it have to attract so many people, and be so damn useful!? Unfortunatly, I have been converted and I just made one :P, but I vow to almost never check it. One last thought. BUY A WINDOWS OS! Its superior in every way to mac. Thats why there are viruses. Thats also why people make anti-virus software.
#1 Macs do not crash as much as a Windows machine (you never hear of a “Mac screen of death”.
#2 There has NEVER been a Mac virus, how many viruses has your anti virus software picked up, that’s what I thought.
#3 I save $50 on not having to buy some shitty software!
Any more stupid points you’d like to make Mr. Windows Fanboy?
lol. Those crazy Windoze users, having nothing better to do then make dumb, unintelligible comments on a blog. I’ve had a good laugh at their expense as usual.
Hey, look at me - I’m another one of those dumbass Windows users!
In the fight against Myspace come join Community X and realize the evil Myspace is. We won’t spam you, sell you things, or tell the evil empire what you like to do. You must be 18 years of age and over.
http://www.communityx.net
/me slaps the advertisement bots
Oh man…Get over it…myspace kicks ass. If you don’t like it..don’t get on it!! It’s that simple…and as far as people having crazy backgrounds..its THEIR space…they can do whatever they want. DONT VIEW THEIR PAGE if it slows down your computer..its that easy you nosy ass people!!! MYSPACE IS THE SHIT..and I LOVE TOM:) Hes makin big dollars while u guys are hating! YAY for myspace..and all of that bad publicity about girls meeting up with guys..that is THEIR fault..lol some girls are dumb..and others are skanks..what can ya do..:) Don’t punish TOM:)…myspace…a place for friends..:) yay!
simple…
1. Myspace is useful if you are a musician/artist/talented
2. Use a proper computer running Firefox
3. If you hate Myspace, don’t visit it and get a life
If you actually want to browse the assault-on-all-that-is-HTML known as Myspace (WHY!?), you could try using a browser like Dillo. I don’t think there’s a version for Windows but it might run on a Mac via Darwin (Any UNIX based OS). Its a simple browser that doesn’t show backgrounds, movies, bgsound, Java Script, animated GIFs, etc, you could even go a little further and use Lynx/Links/eLinks, which is text-only.
More importantly, why bother? Myspace is horrendous. Even the ones that people try to make decent make me want to whip little babies with a cold salami. Its like someone let loose 70 million insecure pre-teens with megaphones. I don’t see why they just can’t go to some place like Ripway.com or 50Megs and make a real website…. Too lazy to learn HTML I guess.
Ok, Lawrence…I need to make a few minor corrections. 1) There have been and still are viruses for mac as well as PC. 2) If you’re not using an anti-virus for Mac, then you’re just as open as the “windows fanboy” that you were commenting to. I work as a technician for a computer company and I see just as many systems infected with virii that are macs.
I use both and while I agree that macs are much more stable than a pc, it doesn’t mean that one is better than the other. It’s a matter of personal preference. Personally I like mac better but, I also have 3 pc’s and none of them have blue screened on me. That’s because I know how to use it, fix it and tweak it. Most PC users THINK they know how nd then the system crashes on them.
okay. the key word for myspace is CHOICE.
teens make a CHOICE about whether to give out information about themselves. they make a CHOICE to put up a picture of themselves on the site. the reason your kids are acting like idiots is not because of myspace, it’s because of LACK OF RESTRICTION on myspace. i have a myspace. i have nothing on it that i would not show to my grandmother. stop grouping all teens into one stereotypical category that never listens to their parents, have a lack of good judgement, are complete sluts, and have no self control, because thats’s not how all teens OR kids are. i have no problem with 14 year olds having a myspace. while i think it is wrong for young kids trying to act grown on the site, there is nothing wrong with making an account to make friends or simply to have your own online identity. in today’s world children want to have their own identity. i use myspace just to have a page of my own and to keep in touch with family and friends. is that so wrong? do parents honestly think that their children are cursing and watching bad tv shows and rebelling against their rules ALL because of myspace?? do they think that every single one of their children’s problems is because of MYSPACE? or are they just using that as an excuse?
my point is..if you have a kid on myspace, TRACK THEIR ACTIVITIES! just watch what they do and keep them in line.
trust me. they’ll thank you later.
also, if you have a crappy computer that crashes every time you go on myspace, and you HATE myspace so much, then here’s an idea…don’t go on myspace! GASP! i’m a genius. i should win an award for my outstanding idea. kthanks
Addition by Admin: Heh, I guarantee my computer is better than yours.
I’ll let this comment stay because of the lack of capitalization which points out intelligence.
True that! Myspace sucks! Orkut is my social network of choice even though it’s slightly flawed and buggy at the moment, it will be juiced up bigtime soon. gmail me if you want an orkut invite
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Psssh. Yeah right. And why can’t they just make a better site? If they have a right to make a site, then we have as much of a right to complain about it. Besides, not everyone has a choice between whether or not they will or won’t visit MySpace. What if you want to check out the source (aka the MySpace site) that a news article is refering to and you HAVE to refer to MySpace?
If someone can’t access your site, then basically you suck at making websites. You’ll lose visitors, and no one else gives a damn. Quit telling other people to “not complain”. Complaint drives change, and change, in this case, is good.
HERE HERE!
I’m told that I’m an internet snob *all the time.* Why? Because I like Google more than Yahoo. Because I like Firefox more than IE. And more importantly, because I like having a website more than MySpace!
I compare MySpace to AOL.
“So easy to use, no wonder it’s #1!”
Can be better translated as:
“So easy to use, we’ve brought millions of morons online!”
MySpace is the McDonalds of the internet. Instead of actually forcing people to be halfway intelligent to make a decent website, they allow any moron to have a voice; I believe we should work for it.
I’m into freedom of speech, really. But what if some company did the “MySpace” jig for the radio, television, magazines, novels, or movies (although that last one may have truth to it).
You’d have enough prepubescent angst-filled, mind-numbing (insert medium here) to render any work by professionals and enthusiasts moot.
How valuable is a Kandinsky if everyone is copying his techniques?
How good would any sport team be if they had no cut?
I’ll get off my soapbox now.
People who walk around looking for a reason to get themselve all twisted up in a knot are boring.
MySpace is fun.
Yes, MySpace is evil. What? You like MySpace? C’mere…
(whisper) MySpace…is…owned…by…
(screams) NEWS CORP!
News Corp! Fox News! The New York Post! Rupert Murdoch! Need I go on??!!
For generations marketers and big corporations had to basically *guess* when trying to figure out how to sell you stuff based on your age, where you live, etc. etc. And what do you do? Help them set up a massive database of psychological profiles containing what you like, what you listen to, what your kinks are, what shows and movies you like and WHO YOUR FREINDS ARE! You’re SHOVELING the information at them!
They’re gonna tie this info together with your credit history, your credit card purchases, your TiVo wish lists, your medical history, employment records, etc. etc. Now they know *everything* about you!
This stuff *will* come back to bite you on the ass someday. Imagine..you’ve worked hard, got good grades, kept your nose basically clean, then in your 40s you announce your intention to run for Congress, then your opponent releases the MPEG you posted on MySpace when you were 14 (or worse, 24) of you SETTING YOUR FART ON FIRE or FLASHING YOUR TITS.
Yes, it’s that bad. Who needs surveillance? We’ve got MySpace!!
Not only does is Myspace the #1 place for “predators” it’s also #1 for gang members to keep in touch and for swingers
Yer right. Evil.
the fact that the dark lord of Murdoch owns it is the final proof
Raldo: If everyone was “halfway intelligent” and owned a website then we’d have a much worse shortage of domain names than we currently have. Also, only morons create personal websites just to talk about themselves.
Who expects the average person to learn web standards just so they communicate on the web?
I’d rather keep all of the teens on one (pretty turd) site than them flooding the web with their own private websites and blogs
Macs vs. PCs
1. Mac OS X is developed and owned by Apple Computers, does Dell, HP, or Gateway make its own OS… NO! Thus, Apples (a.k.a. Macs) actually work well with supported hardware (graphics cards, DVD burners, etc).
2. Macs can run Windows natively because of the Intel conversion, but no one wants to put up with bullshit unless they have to (e.g. web site developers, etc.)! I’ve had my Mac for over three years (it’s a G4), and how much spyware and viruses have I had… ZERO!!! I will not even talk about my old computer, being an HP Pavilion running Windows 98 (upgraded to XP). I’ve spent more time fixing that computer than I have doing actual work on it.
3. Mac OS X applications (such as Safari and Microsoft Office) crash, but it doesn’t take down the whole system, nor does it happen often.
4. Myspace is a pretty cool social networking website, but there are draw backs. A lot of users who incorporate HTML and CSS code don’t know anything about computer programing and web design, therefore you’re likely to encounter problems no matter what OS and browser you’re using. The best thing to do is avoid viewing the offending page.
As most of us know, MySpace is a horrible programmed site. You make a really cool customized profile and nobody can view it because it takes an hour to load it. If you all want to complain to Tom, go to http://www.LetTomKnow.com and tell him your thoughts.
Later guys!
i just had to google “OMFG KEWL myspace layouts”
delete your myspaces! go run through a field of dandelions!
The crashing often occurs with the Flash plug-in. I always review the submit crash report for Apple and it is always regarding ilegal or permission stuff with Flash. Of course, repairing permissions does not help. Also, the only solution I found is turning off plug-ins. Then that particular crash does not occur. In addition, I have created a new user account and boot of a clean install on an external drive. The results are the same.
However, I have a weird crash… I mean system hault that forces me to reboot several times a day regardless of where I booted from. Just clicking on a link can crash the computer. Not sure if it is related to memory and cpu. I am still on a Lombard running at 400mghz. But that is another Jerry springa show!
Anyway, check your crash logs for safari and it will always be Thread 0 that crashed. Sometimes you might get a webcore or webkit crash in there. Usually, it will be related to Flash.
So surf myspace with plug-ins disabled. Of course, that is annoying since you can listen to tunes on there.
Rock on!
I was using MySpace until I got bad friend requests from strangers. But I decided to then use Orkut. It is so much better than MySpace. So join Orkut.
To an extent I agree with most of what has been said. Myspace is 99% evil shit, but I value the 1% that is useful to me. Most of what is shown on TV is utter bollocks and yet I still own a cathode ray tube.
If you own a mac and it can’t take the heat, fine; otherwise it could be a little like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
I have to admit that Windoze has problems and Macs have less viruses. And I’m all against Vista but OSX leopard has more bugs than vista. And since it’s a minority it’s not as well supported, which means less applications. I use Linux for the fact that It’s a minority but It has MANY applications. And it will soon crush Windoze.
But for Myspace. Tried it. Hate It. Facebook turns into it. Hate it.