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To: HairOfTheDog
I did refresh the window, posted things here, etc. They can't be clocking how long Explorer is open, because if they had I should have clocked in at least 1,000 minutes. What Ramius suggested was that they are taking the number hits/refreshes, etc. and then multiplying by a set amount of time a user is assumed to spend viewing each page. In other words, there's no way they can prove anything against me.

I could sit here and write a long post that takes a couple of hours to write, and it would still only clock based on loading the "posting comment" window and then loading the page when I post the comment (probably less than 5 minutes versus 2 hours). On the other hand, I could go through 100 links getting to where I want to go in less than a couple of minutes and have them saying that I was "online" for over 2 hours, because it's all based on page hits/refreshes.

It's kinda handy knowing how they probably do it. If I play my cards right, I could hang out here all day and not do a lick of work! (Not that I would do that, mind you!) ;)
13,479 posted on 03/10/2004 9:48:34 AM PST by Penny1 (Oscar needs a Best Ensemble Acting Category.If they'd had one,LOTR would have been 12 for 12-JSiegel)
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To: Penny1; Scott from the Left Coast; Ramius
Of course you wouldn't do that!

Hey - Have you ever heard of a very small native weasel in these parts? - ecurbh and I just saw a very small weasel-ferret type animal attacking a bunny. (thought it was a chipmunk it was so small)

I have never seen such a critter, was about to look it up. Wonder if it is an exotic pet that escaped rather than a native species.
13,484 posted on 03/10/2004 10:03:20 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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