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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:19 pm

As if you accidentally type in "goggle" (I think this only affects Internet Explorer), bad things can happen

Bad things, such as these.
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Postby Ryupower » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:14 pm

oooooh....hey thanks.

But it's a little tempting to try. :brow:
let's see if it'll do that on a linux too. :P

another thing about google:
it puts trackings on your computer.
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Postby Icarus » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:31 pm

I did it on Windows in Firefox. Nothing happened.
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Postby Kura Ookami » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:10 pm

I did it on internet explorer. Nothing happened. That video is just an ad I think for the program at the end of the video.
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Postby Yahshua » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:56 pm

Nothing happen with IE 7.
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Postby rocklobster » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:10 pm

It is an ad, nothing more. But a pretty surreal one. Kinda reminds me of when Strongbad got that e-mail virus.
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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:08 pm

actually for some reason that happened earlier today. Not fun i didn't even try to go to goggle.com
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Postby Kurama » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:39 pm

o.o Thats why I use Firefox.
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Postby Raiden no Kishi » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:54 pm

Of course, you could just bookmark http://www.google.com, so when you start to type it, the correct version appears.

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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:48 pm

Kurama wrote:o.o Thats why I use Firefox.



The funny thing is I was using Firefox. I cpu randomly frooze and starting spazing and then the bar at the bottom said 27 firefox windows open i was like HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! then i did what only idiots can do in a time of crisis i turned off the surge protector.
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Postby Angel37 » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:54 pm

This is why Opera and avast work miracles. IE kills kittens. Save the kitties, get Opera or Firefox.
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Postby Icarus » Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:02 pm

Raiden no Kishi wrote:Of course, you could just bookmark http://www.google.com, so when you start to type it, the correct version appears.

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I actually almost never type in the full url of sites I frequent. In particular all I type of the Alliance's address is "ch."
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:18 am

CAA has done that to me before...but I think it was my fault... and it was not as scary...

I closed the window just as a new page was loading...and like a bajillion CAA windows started popping up....^^; I think it was becaus eI confused my compy though...
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