This page crashes Internet Explorer, even version 9 and 10.

Re:This page crashes Internet Explorer, even version 9 and 10. by DrJokepu on Thursday June 21, 2012 @12:08PM (#4142664)

I agree with you in that content should never be able to crash software.

I disagree with you TV example, however. If the same TV show repeatedly crashed one of the most popular TV models, consumers would blame the show.

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Re:This page crashes Internet Explorer, even version 9 and 10. by omarrr on Thursday June 21, 2012 @04:09PM (#4143955)

well, that would be stupid

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Re:This page crashes Internet Explorer, even version 9 and 10. by duaneb on Thursday June 21, 2012 @06:28PM (#4144495)

Not necessarily - I don't understand how software interacts with, for example, digital cable. I've seen certain channels crash my cable box before. It wouldn't be that surprising to see a certain show reliably crash the cable box.

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Re:This page crashes Internet Explorer, even version 9 and 10. by tjic on Thursday June 21, 2012 @09:16PM (#4144974)

A topic very much like this one makes up a chapter in the wonderful book Godel, Escher, Bach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach

Two characters are in a race: one to build an impervious record player, the other to design a record that - when played - sets up feedback in the record player sufficient to destroy it.

It's a stunningly simple intro to a fairly deep topic: NP completeness, input validation, etc.

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