Comments for Brain on Fire http://www.brainonfire.net/blog Tim McCormack, distilled Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Turn off domain guessing and keyword search in Firefox by Tim McCormack http://www.brainonfire.net/blog/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-40807 Tim McCormack Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:26:37 +0000 http://www.brainonfire.net/2006/09/01/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/#comment-40807 Ah, you've tried changing your DNS settings? If the toolbar is indeed the problem (and it could be, given that this would make them money) then you might try another browser, another user account, or even better another computer on the same network. Ah, you've tried changing your DNS settings? If the toolbar is indeed the problem (and it could be, given that this would make them money) then you might try another browser, another user account, or even better another computer on the same network.

]]> Comment on Turn off domain guessing and keyword search in Firefox by Rol Murrow http://www.brainonfire.net/blog/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-40806 Rol Murrow Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:15:40 +0000 http://www.brainonfire.net/2006/09/01/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/#comment-40806 Hi Tim, Yes, I agree it might be the same problem but no one seems to be providing a solution in a reply. However I note that my problem began soon after I loaded a YouTube downloader toolbar from BienneSoft. I can't tell if that precipitated the problem. Cheers, Rol Hi Tim,

Yes, I agree it might be the same problem but no one seems to be providing a solution in a reply.

However I note that my problem began soon after I loaded a YouTube downloader toolbar from BienneSoft. I can't tell if that precipitated the problem.

Cheers,

Rol

]]> Comment on Turn off domain guessing and keyword search in Firefox by Tim McCormack http://www.brainonfire.net/blog/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-40802 Tim McCormack Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:46:59 +0000 http://www.brainonfire.net/2006/09/01/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/#comment-40802 Rol Murrow @#40798: Check the 2 comments right above yours. It's the same problem. Rol Murrow @#40798: Check the 2 comments right above yours. It's the same problem.

]]> Comment on Turn off domain guessing and keyword search in Firefox by Rol Murrow http://www.brainonfire.net/blog/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-40798 Rol Murrow Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:14:52 +0000 http://www.brainonfire.net/2006/09/01/turn-off-domain-guessing-and-keyword-search-in-firefox/#comment-40798 I followed the suggestions above but am still having the same problems: In particular if in FireFox I put www.sci.scientific-direct.net in as a URL, which is apparently bad, I get initially www.web-help-service.com, which then immediately redirects me to http://searchassist.teoma.com/landing.jsf ... etc. I can find no way to turn this annoying "feature" off. Could anyone tell me what is happening? Thanks! I followed the suggestions above but am still having the same problems:

In particular if in FireFox I put http://www.sci.scientific-direct.net in as a URL, which is apparently bad, I get initially http://www.web-help-service.com, which then immediately redirects me to http://searchassist.teoma.com/landing.jsf ... etc.

I can find no way to turn this annoying "feature" off.

Could anyone tell me what is happening?

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Using Tor correctly: Anonymous browsing edition by Ron Gauci http://www.brainonfire.net/blog/tor-best-practices-anonymous-browsing/comment-page-1/#comment-40383 Ron Gauci Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:18:11 +0000 http://www.brainonfire.net/2001/10/21/using-tor-safely-browser-edition/#comment-40383 Love it. At last I can communicate with some of my friends without any fear..... Love it. At last I can communicate with some of my friends without any fear.....

]]> Comment on Towards anonymous currency transactions by Soi Disant http://www.brainonfire.net/blog/towards-anonymous-currency-transactions/comment-page-1/#comment-38714 Soi Disant Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:28:14 +0000 http://www.brainonfire.net/2006/10/08/towards-anonymous-currency-transactions/#comment-38714 I'm not one to need transferring large sums, nor make large anonymous purchases, but it seems that the monetary limit for service of this kind would need to be greater than US$200. I'd suggest US$500. And (if/as) hyperinflation hits the US, that would not even begin to be useful. I'm not one to need transferring large sums, nor make large anonymous purchases, but it seems that the monetary limit for service of this kind would need to be greater than US$200. I'd suggest US$500. And (if/as) hyperinflation hits the US, that would not even begin to be useful.

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