On: How not to check the validity of an email address

[nnnnni]

What's worse is when fake delays are put into the code because (stupid) people think that the computer can't possibly be doing a good job if it retrieves the results in under a second. If it's "thinking", it's working well!

[pbhjpbhj → nnnnni]

I thought the fake delays were so the programmer could cash in on doing optimisations at a later date.

[kamjam → pbhjpbhj]

Also, your ads are viewed for more seconds = more revenue

[nnnnni → kamjam]

Those two things are just added bonuses!

[entropic → pbhjpbhj]

Also known as "The Speedup Loop" - http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/The-Speedup-Loop.aspx

[ceejayoz → nnnnni]

See: banking websites.