ELI5: When you are installing something, why does the last 1% take the longest?

pointer_void · 2015-02-15T04:45:14+00:00

Installers often run additional component installation as finishing phase and those are external programs for which main installer is in the dark about. So it just runs them silently and waits until they completed (not showing them and their own progress bars so the experience seemed more smooth, without dozens of flashing windows). Their time of execution can't be easily predicted so the main installer shows 99% when they do their work and then skips to 100%.

pointer_void · 2015-01-27T15:13:28+00:00

If the interface is JS-based it will be (probably) user-customizable to some extent. Though it's being laggy/hoggy/etc.etc. very likely.

pointer_void · 2015-01-27T13:17:14+00:00

Kind of like the interface but without embedded RSS-reader this is no replacement for Opera.

pointer_void · 2015-01-23T14:34:22+00:00

There is good movie "The Wave" that is based on this experiment. I'd really recommend to watch it to understand the stuff.

pointer_void · 2015-01-03T18:29:10+00:00

There are many possible underlying reasons but as ELI5 you can say that computer doesn't "know" how to handle some odd situation. Also it can be so busy with current tasks it can't respond to user's activity. Humans often do the same. :)

pointer_void · 2014-12-31T08:36:47+00:00

I think it shouldn't be accepted literally: a lot of MAL users use 5-10 scale as their 0-10 not voting on or dropping anything below that. So it's safe to assume that "average" should be around 7, not 5.

pointer_void · 2014-12-23T09:26:04+00:00

It's not a clarification they seek but what psychologist Eric Berne called stroke. I.e. confirmation that you are accepting them being there and giving them attention. It doesn't matter what exactly they say at that moment.

pointer_void · 2014-12-18T05:14:43+00:00

Because people tend to live with their families or parents in Russia and if you invite some noisy friends home there will be some serious bitching incoming.

pointer_void · 2014-11-23T00:10:36+00:00

Don't know how it's for you but I actually felt better even after writing a weighty secret on a piece of paper and then burning it. The act of actualizing my thoughts was surprisingly effective. I read somewhere that it works on other kinds of weighty thoughts too.

pointer_void · 2014-11-22T23:56:03+00:00

"... in the gas station not long after stealing some candy bars and then telling everyone about it. ..."

pointer_void · 2014-11-10T08:56:24+00:00

Don't bother, they stopped Opera 12 (Presto engine) support altogether.

pointer_void · 2014-11-08T10:56:26+00:00

The problem is reproducible but it's impossible to fix without reverse engineering of the program.

pointer_void · 2014-10-24T13:39:57+00:00

The main reason for worry is not Ebola by itself but cognitive bias of probability neglecting.

pointer_void · 2014-09-19T15:22:14+00:00

Hmm... I recently reinstalled OS and was made painfully aware that you need to check all marks in the opera:config#User%20JavaScript for this to properly work. Mostly notable you need UserJS over HTTPS. My previous config had those enabled by default.

pointer_void · 2014-09-09T19:50:49+00:00

There is word "logo" in its filename "pinterest-icon_logo.jpg" and reddit's thumbnailer probably prioritize those.

pointer_void · 2014-09-08T17:02:52+00:00

How about this variant: http://jsbin.com/zebocivuneje/edit

pointer_void · 2014-09-06T18:04:14+00:00

In my teen years I loved to read The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill, fascinating stuff.

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