>>>Here is a poll of sorts. Not a scientific poll where results are collected and conclusions drawn -- too much work! -- just a matter of curiosity. What is the home page in your web browser?
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>Hmmm, I just learned something new. I was not familiar with that technique, so Googled it. That turned up a virus named about:blank. Now I see many of you prefer to start with a blank page. Sorry for not getting it the first time around.

I can't speak for everybody, but for me, it's really a throwback to dial-up connections. Everybody's pages took so long to load, that I just decided to go with a blank page. That way, I didn't have to wait for the browser just to load, and only spent time waiting for pages I was trying to surf to. I suppose it matters less now with broadband, but old habits dies hard.