Re:Bing is blank?
by kyrra on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:10PM
(#6937900)
You can still return any page data you'd like with a 404 status. They are returning with a Content-Length of 0, so no page is sent. So it is rendering properly, it's rendering nothing.
Re:Bing is blank?
by johngrefe on Friday December 20, 2013 @06:50AM
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Thats the initial first load of IE causing that traffic, then the user goes to their next journey. You really need analysis on 'http://www.bing.com/search?q='
Re:Bing is blank?
by r00fus on Friday December 20, 2013 @01:39AM
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Recently, iOS7 shifted all Siri queries to Bing by default. Seems to work quite similarly, but I'm sure that's pushing accesses and usage quite a bit more now.
Re:Bing is blank?
by chestnut-tree on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:36PM
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I find their translate tool better than Google. I sometimes get a garbled English translation from Google, Bing more often returns a more comprehensible English translation. Of course, I can't vouch for how accurate the translation is.
Also, the photos they showcase everday on their site are often quite awesome or beautiful.
Re:Bing is blank?
by h4pless on Thursday December 19, 2013 @05:46PM
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Bing's video search with the SafeSearch turned off is probably the best porn search engine/browser on the internet. I'm guessing the OP was looking for porn. At least that's what I'm usually doing with it. Now why was he trying to access Bing via an HTTPS connection which lead him to this blank page? I'm guessing naughty porn.
Re:Bing is blank?
by C1D on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:05PM
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I really like the new design, very good example of the new minimalist trend and "flat" look. It is really able to convey all the value I see in Bing in such a simple and minimalistic design.
Re:Bing is blank?
by JimmaDaRustla on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:10PM
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It may have to due with avoiding man-in-the-middle or redirect attack, but I am not too familiar with the logistics of redirecting from https to https.
Re:Bing is blank?
by undecisive on Thursday December 19, 2013 @05:19PM
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Because everyone adores Microsoft, and is horrified and gutted that such a useful and loved addition to the internet ecosphere, backed by such an understaffed and money-starved corporation could be hindered by such a tragedy.
And because everyone is a sarcastic prick.
And on that note, does the fact that this is only occurring on HTTPS indicate that the only secure Bing is an empty Bing?
Re:Bing is blank?
by bluecalm on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:18PM
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It's not much of a challenge to beat Google at UI design but I am happy Bing team is constantly widening the gap.
First the reason I started using it: Google introducing ridiculously frequent captchas for VPN users.
Now there is an option to choose local/international search with one click instead of diving into constantly changing settings menu when using Google.
Also disabling adult filter without logging in is kinda handy and one would think basic privacy feature.
Google is becoming more and more user hostile with every change and I like Bing more and more.
Re:Bing is blank?
by jaredsohn on Thursday December 19, 2013 @03:56PM
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I know your post was said in jest, but bing is ranked #22 on Alexa and #10 in the US. (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bing.com) and gets over 17% of search marketshare.
Re:Bing is blank?
by adrianoconnor on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:10PM
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I think it ranks highly for the same reason that MSN.com used to rank highly (I think MSN was even the number 1 site for a time); I.E., It has nothing to do with actual hard-earned popularity, and everything to do with default settings in IE.
Re:Bing is blank?
by adrianoconnor on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:15PM
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Technically, SSL is still working fine. The 404 page-not-found result is delivered over the secure channel :)
I know nothing about the Microsoft Bing servers, but my stab-in-the-dark guess would be that somebody changed something on the load-balancers that handle SSL termination, and now they're proxying to the wrong pool of back-end servers.
Re:Bing is blank?
by kriswill on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:15PM
(#6937937)
bing doesn't do SSL. Possible reasons:
1. Microsoft is cheap. SSL/TLS encryption of content requires a little more processing power.
2. The Bing API doesn't support HTTP/S. Could be a JSONP limitation.
3. Conspiracy Theory: Microsoft wants to fill up NSA's snooping storage archive, so they can sell them more Windose and SQL servers.
http://www.bing.com/
At first I thought the https dom rendering was locked, but it really is an ~empty tree (head with empty style, body).
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bing.com
The number of time I had to fix that on people's computers...
Also, the photos they showcase everday on their site are often quite awesome or beautiful.
Best move Microsoft has made since Windows XP.
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
* How to defend yourself when your photo is ridiculed on Reddit (this has what to do with startups or technology?)
* Protesters charged with 'Terrorism Hoax' for too much glitter on their banner (same here)
* Amazon issues "Choking Hazard" warning for Testable JavaScript (the Daily WTF is that way →)
* this one (oh noes a 404 somewhere on teh interwebs, let's crack jokes)
all deserve flagging for being off-topic.
And because everyone is a sarcastic prick.
And on that note, does the fact that this is only occurring on HTTPS indicate that the only secure Bing is an empty Bing?
Problem solved.
First the reason I started using it: Google introducing ridiculously frequent captchas for VPN users.
Now there is an option to choose local/international search with one click instead of diving into constantly changing settings menu when using Google.
Also disabling adult filter without logging in is kinda handy and one would think basic privacy feature. Google is becoming more and more user hostile with every change and I like Bing more and more.
The top sites, if people are curious: http://www.alexa.com/topsites
[1] https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=site%3Assl.bing.com
I know nothing about the Microsoft Bing servers, but my stab-in-the-dark guess would be that somebody changed something on the load-balancers that handle SSL termination, and now they're proxying to the wrong pool of back-end servers.
1. Microsoft is cheap. SSL/TLS encryption of content requires a little more processing power. 2. The Bing API doesn't support HTTP/S. Could be a JSONP limitation. 3. Conspiracy Theory: Microsoft wants to fill up NSA's snooping storage archive, so they can sell them more Windose and SQL servers.