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Finally, a reputable study from Mozilla highlights our Firefox porn-surfing habits
Entitled "Understanding Private Browsing," the findings are remarkably clear; there are four very well-defined peaks in our Private Browsing habits, and most of our Private Browsing "sessions" are around 10 minutes long. Those four peaks are lunch break, after work/school, after dinner, and late at night.
But how did I get to the rather sticky conclusion of people masturbating in their lunch hour? Well, why else would people use Private Browsing Mode for just 10 minutes? Surely checking Facebook, Twitter, and email takes longer than 10 minutes. I mean, I want to believe that people only spend 10 minutes on their computer during lunch, but really, let's face it, ... that can't be the case.
The other factor that hasn't been addressed by Mozilla (or Mashable in their diagnosis), is that we must consider who opted into this Test Pilot study. I would guess that most Test Pilot users are bearded geeky types, academics, and students. I don't think there will be many Test Pilot users that work in secluded office cubicles. Mind you, university lecturers usually have their own offices, right ...? Ew...
Having said that, the idea of millions of Firefox users shutting their office doors at lunch break for a quick 10-minute stress reliever is completely disgusting. If anyone has another possible hypothesis about what people are doing with that 10 minute window, please let me know.
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Subscribe to commentsstreamboiAug 24th 2010 2:49PM
I dont take more than 10 minutes to check my twitter. Sorry.
master811Aug 24th 2010 3:45PM
Of course it would have nothing to do with people say wanting to check their online bank statements or anything else along that line? :P
Sebastian AnthonyAug 24th 2010 3:52PM
It could be! I just can't get my head around TEN MINUTES and only ten minutes... at lunch...
Lunch is more than 10 minutes long!
JohnMWhiteAug 24th 2010 10:51PM
For some reason, Sebastian, you seem really insistent that this is about porn. I'm not sure if it's just a jolly jape or you really believe it, but checking a bank statement, personal emails or some other thing you wouldn't want colleagues being able to log into if you leave your desk seem pretty reasonable explanations.
Besides, who looks at porn for just ten minutes?
Sebastian AnthonyAug 25th 2010 8:27PM
10 minutes is definitely about my max. I need to get a girlfriend so that I can work on my endurance...
TomAug 24th 2010 4:36PM
You caught me!
VincentAug 24th 2010 5:26PM
WOW. We needed some research to tell us this?!
Sebastian AnthonyAug 24th 2010 5:52PM
No, but it's nice to have a confirmation of something we've always suspected, right?!
tracker1Aug 24th 2010 8:41PM
Funny but privacy modes don't help when you work for a company with a proxy... :(
KualaBeeAug 24th 2010 9:11PM
I use my daily 10 minutes to surf the "my little pony" website.
Sebastian AnthonyAug 25th 2010 6:11AM
Do you have a favourite Pwny?
michelAug 24th 2010 10:34PM
so maybe I'm being ignorant, but you're saying that Mozilla is tracking what we do with our browser? How is this not another privacy scandal?
JohnMWhiteAug 24th 2010 10:49PM
It's an opt-in study for beta users. They only track if you explicitly join the study.
Ann HamiltonAug 25th 2010 1:59AM
Mashable does a two question decision making session before & after each activity, i.e, 1. how sellable can we make it & 2. how to keep at the act of enacting the role of a selfstyled leader of social media? But their insistence on sex in this scenario (and the temporary self induced amnesia of various other 10min activities, esp, banking, hotel booking, bill payments & the quick visit to check the bid status of selected auction items) reminds me of tiolet paper quality tabloids that are now falling in readership.
Well, the only thing we would want to see after reading this sh*t is their readership graph.
Sebastian AnthonyAug 25th 2010 6:14AM
You're so mean! But... not unfairly so... :)
YonathanAug 25th 2010 8:26PM
"the idea of millions of Firefox users shutting their office doors at lunch break for a quick 10-minute stress reliever is completely disgusting"
Really?
And "Ew..."?
Come on Sebastian, you can't be that prude. Don't tell me you don't get your own 10 minutes on a regular basis. I bet you spend your days wanking untill your unit is sore.
And just so you know, I take personal offense. I spend my days waxing the carrot. I carry the title of wanker with dignity. Does that make me completely disgusting? If so, at least my right hand looks like the hand of a Russian shot putter that goes by the name of Yvanka.
Come on you guys! Anyone with me? Anyone? No one....?
Sebastian AnthonyAug 25th 2010 8:27PM
The last time I spent a whole day masturbating was back at university!
I need to work on my one-handed typing so that I can do it again -- damn work...
YonathanAug 25th 2010 8:33PM
Ok now I've gone from wanting to slap some sense into you, to feeling bad for you. Look, I don't know you (actually I have know idea who you are), but really, you need to get your priorities straightened out. SINCE UNIVERSITY? You are in serious need of some SD&RR. Now. This is an emergency.
Also, as a blogger, you serve as a role model. Shame on you.
Now drop down and give us 20.
Sebastian AnthonyAug 25th 2010 8:36PM
20... wanks?
I hope you mean wanks, because I've never had the muscles for push-ups.
YonathanAug 25th 2010 8:42PM
I obviouslyyysw mean wankssw2.
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