He&#039;s trying to be the world&#039;s blackest accountant.<br /><br />e: now time for a useful post -- an experiment!<br /><br />I close IDE now before I play a game because the goddamn new OSX-style pinwheel when you refresh a server takes up so much goddamn memory and CPU power on a poor ass computer like mine that I get FPS lag in ZDaemon when I leave it open and it decides to auto-update. Even if you disable it it still is a resource hog. Shoddy Russian programming!!! But is this the only source of my woes, or does it have to do with the occasional blank shot? I ran a [tt]tracert[/tt] when IDE was open, not updating, and got this result:<br />[code=&quot;Command Line&quot;]&nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp;  6 ms&nbsp; &nbsp;  5 ms&nbsp; &nbsp;  5 ms&nbsp; bdl1.rdl-ubr1.trpr-rdl.pa.cable.rcn.net [10.23.144.1]<br />&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 12 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 18 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 12 ms&nbsp; vl4.aggr1.phdl.pa.rcn.net [208.59.252.1]<br />&nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 11 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; tge2-1.core3.phdl.pa.rcn.net [207.172.15.55]<br />&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp;  227 ms&nbsp;  219 ms&nbsp; tge2-4.core1.nyw.ny.rcn.net [207.172.19.222]<br />&nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 14 ms&nbsp; port-chan1.border1.nyw.ny.rcn.net [207.172.15.76]<br />&nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 14 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 18 ms&nbsp; paix-nyc.xe-4-3-0.cr1.nyc3.us.nlayer.net [198.32.118.77]<br />&nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; 19 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 14 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 14 ms&nbsp; ae1-70g.cr1.nyc3.us.nlayer.net [69.31.95.153]<br />&nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 14 ms&nbsp; ae2-110g.cr1.ewr1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.95.145]<br />&nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 89 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 40 ms&nbsp; xe-5-0-0.cr1.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.22.142.74]<br /> 10&nbsp; &nbsp; 39 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 38 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; ae0-40g.cr2.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.111.154]<br /> 11&nbsp; &nbsp; 37 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 34 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 33 ms&nbsp; po6.ar2.ord1.us.scnet.net [69.31.111.6]<br /> 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 44 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 39 ms&nbsp; 62.po2.ar2.ord6.us.scnet.net [75.102.3.230]<br /> 13&nbsp; &nbsp; 48 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 43 ms&nbsp; as36352.po4.ar2.ord6.us.scnet.net [204.93.192.190]<br /> 14&nbsp; &nbsp; 56 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; ge146.aggr.chi.colocrossing.com [75.102.34.250]<br /> 15&nbsp; &nbsp; 35 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 38 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 36 ms&nbsp; host.colocrossing.com [66.225.231.106][/code]Holy shitfuck, look at hop 4! 227 and 219 ping? Surely this is a problem for the ISP, IDE had nothing to do with this, right?<br /><br />Here&#039;s a [tt]tracert[/tt] with Chrome running, 4 tabs. (Facebook, IDL Forums, Slashdot, and Tom&#039;s Hardware) These sites have finished loading and there is no ad-blocking software in use.<br />[code=&quot;Command Line&quot;]&nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp;  9 ms&nbsp; &nbsp;  9 ms&nbsp; &nbsp;  7 ms&nbsp; bdl1.rdl-ubr1.trpr-rdl.pa.cable.rcn.net [10.23.144.1]<br />&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 13 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 22 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 13 ms&nbsp; vl4.aggr1.phdl.pa.rcn.net [208.59.252.1]<br />&nbsp; 3&nbsp;  150 ms&nbsp;  202 ms&nbsp;  202 ms&nbsp; tge2-1.core3.phdl.pa.rcn.net [207.172.15.55]<br />&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 29 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 26 ms&nbsp; tge2-4.core1.nyw.ny.rcn.net [207.172.19.222]<br />&nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 23 ms&nbsp; port-chan1.border1.nyw.ny.rcn.net [207.172.15.76]<br />&nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; paix-nyc.xe-4-3-0.cr1.nyc3.us.nlayer.net [198.32.118.77]<br />&nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; 19 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 29 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 26 ms&nbsp; ae1-70g.cr1.nyc3.us.nlayer.net [69.31.95.153]<br />&nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 18 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 26 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 19 ms&nbsp; ae2-110g.cr1.ewr1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.95.145]<br />&nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; 40 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 40 ms&nbsp; xe-5-0-0.cr1.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.22.142.74]<br /> 10&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 59 ms&nbsp; ae0-40g.cr2.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.111.154]<br /> 11&nbsp; &nbsp; 36 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 36 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 37 ms&nbsp; po6.ar2.ord1.us.scnet.net [69.31.111.6]<br /> 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 45 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; 62.po2.ar2.ord6.us.scnet.net [75.102.3.230]<br /> 13&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 57 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; as36352.po4.ar2.ord6.us.scnet.net [204.93.192.190]<br /> 14&nbsp; &nbsp; 43 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 54 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 43 ms&nbsp; ge146.aggr.chi.colocrossing.com [75.102.34.250]<br /> 15&nbsp; &nbsp; 38 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 35 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 35 ms&nbsp; host.colocrossing.com [66.225.231.106][/code]Hmm, now hop 3 seems to be giving us trouble. Could Nostar be right for once? Close all programs to have a rich full TT experience? Here&#039;s a [tt]tracert[/tt] with absolutely no programs that would otherwise utilize the net running, not even X-Chat.<br />[code=&quot;Command Line&quot;]&nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; 11 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 11 ms&nbsp; &nbsp;  9 ms&nbsp; bdl1.rdl-ubr1.trpr-rdl.pa.cable.rcn.net [10.23.144.1]<br />&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 13 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 19 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 13 ms&nbsp; vl4.aggr1.phdl.pa.rcn.net [208.59.252.1]<br />&nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 25 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 13 ms&nbsp; tge2-1.core3.phdl.pa.rcn.net [207.172.15.55]<br />&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 14 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 19 ms&nbsp; tge2-4.core1.nyw.ny.rcn.net [207.172.19.222]<br />&nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 15 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; port-chan1.border1.nyw.ny.rcn.net [207.172.15.76]<br />&nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 23 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 17 ms&nbsp; paix-nyc.xe-4-3-0.cr1.nyc3.us.nlayer.net [198.32.118.77]<br />&nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; 18 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 24 ms&nbsp; ae1-70g.cr1.nyc3.us.nlayer.net [69.31.95.153]<br />&nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 23 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 18 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; ae2-110g.cr1.ewr1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.95.145]<br />&nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 53 ms&nbsp; xe-5-0-0.cr1.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.22.142.74]<br /> 10&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 47 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 40 ms&nbsp; ae0-40g.cr2.ord1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.111.154]<br /> 11&nbsp; &nbsp; 35 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 35 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 35 ms&nbsp; po6.ar2.ord1.us.scnet.net [69.31.111.6]<br /> 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 51 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 41 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 54 ms&nbsp; 62.po2.ar2.ord6.us.scnet.net [75.102.3.230]<br /> 13&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 44 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; as36352.po4.ar2.ord6.us.scnet.net [204.93.192.190]<br /> 14&nbsp; &nbsp; 42 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 44 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 51 ms&nbsp; ge146.aggr.chi.colocrossing.com [75.102.34.250]<br /> 15&nbsp; &nbsp; 37 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 36 ms&nbsp; &nbsp; 36 ms&nbsp; host.colocrossing.com [66.225.231.106][/code]Well, it&#039;s one theory I suppose. Maybe it is my ISP being homo, maybe Beast will come in and call me a fucking retard, but maybe this will actually help people.<br /><br />[tt]* Note: Each testing scheme was run 3 times each and the results were similar, the worst out of 3 tests were taken for the final results.[/tt]