Philosophy

davieddy · 2011-07-06, 01:51

Whenever I look at the bottom of the homepage, I am
listed as currently active (or "online").

I wonder whether I still appear there when I switch to another window.
(No closing or logging out of this site)
Does God know the answer?

Bishop Berkeley IIRC

PS I suspect I disappear, on the grounds that the number of folk
"online" would be greater if their names didn't do likewise.

Batalov · 2011-07-06, 02:27

...but incidentally, how can one be sure that the world around them is not getting darker when one closes eyes?

Xyzzy · 2011-07-06, 02:35

Quote:

I wonder whether I still appear there when I switch to another window.
(No closing or logging out of this site)

That line of "currently active users" is merely a list of users who have visited in the last 15 minutes.

davieddy · 2011-07-06, 03:19

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

That line of "currently active users" is merely a list of users who have visited in the last 15 minutes.

Spooky!
I'll see if I can come up with a way of testing this without
invoking the help of a third party.

Christenson · 2011-07-06, 03:58

Does another browser (e.g. firefox, chrome, or opera) count?

davieddy · 2011-07-06, 04:18

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Originally Posted by Christenson

Does another browser (e.g. firefox, chrome, or opera) count?

I'd guess it wouldn't matter, but I'll watch summat else for 15 min,
then tell me if I was still on the list!

Flatlander · 2011-07-06, 05:14

I think we are on the list permanently. I'm certainly on it when I look. And I know for a fact that the fridge light is always on because I've opened the door to check.

mdettweiler · 2011-07-06, 06:29

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Originally Posted by Christenson

Does another browser (e.g. firefox, chrome, or opera) count?

Another method that will work is to visit the site in another tab/window of the same browser, but with the URL in a different form: for instance, if you are logged in at http://www.mersenneforum.org/, load http://mersenneforum.org/ in another tab. Note the absence of the "www"--this is enough of a difference for your browser's login cookie for the one to not be recognized for the other, which means that the latter will treat you as a non-logged-in guest user, able to view the currently-logged-in statistics independently.

davieddy · 2011-07-06, 06:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatlander

I think we are on the list permanently. I'm certainly on it when I look. And I know for a fact that the fridge light is always on because I've opened the door to check.

Now what about Schrodinger's Cat?

David

davieddy · 2011-07-06, 07:05

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Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Another method that will work is to visit the site in another tab/window of the same browser, but with the URL in a different form: for instance, if you are logged in at http://www.mersenneforum.org/, load http://mersenneforum.org/ in another tab. Note the absence of the "www"--this is enough of a difference for your browser's login cookie for the one to not be recognized for the other, which means that the latter will treat you as a non-logged-in guest user, able to view the currently-logged-in statistics independently.

Well I clicked on each link in turn, and they still know me.
Must have my fingerprints/DNA/identity for some reason I hope
many of you find difficult to believe.

flouran · 2011-07-06, 07:29

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Originally Posted by davieddy

Well I clicked on each link in turn, and they still know me.
Must have my fingerprints/DNA/identity for some reason I hope
many of you find difficult to believe.

Or maybe you have used both urls in the past, so it remembers it for both cookies.

2011-07-06, 01:51	#1
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 1100101001010₂ Posts	Philosophy Whenever I look at the bottom of the homepage, I am listed as currently active (or "online"). I wonder whether I still appear there when I switch to another window. (No closing or logging out of this site) Does God know the answer? Bishop Berkeley IIRC PS I suspect I disappear, on the grounds that the number of folk "online" would be greater if their names didn't do likewise. Last fiddled with by davieddy on 2011-07-06 at 01:54

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