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progressoid

(53,285 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:54 PM Nov 2012

Weird thing happening here. [View all]

I'm working on the computer and suddenly Firefox will open up to Democratic Underground. And before I know it an hour has passed by.

So I close Firefox and get back to work. But then it happens again. DU's Home page or Greatest Page staring me in the face. And another hour of my day is missing.

This has been happened a LOT lately.

How do I explain this to my clients? "Sorry your project isn't done, I'm in some sort of weird time vortex"?

I think I'll get lunch and re-boot. Maybe that will help.

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Weird thing happening here. [View all] progressoid Nov 2012 OP

Same problem here, nothing I've tried fixes it n/t condoleeza Nov 2012 #1

Sorry, lunch won't help, I tried that. Avalux Nov 2012 #2

You're right. progressoid Nov 2012 #22

Having a similar problem here. landolfi Nov 2012 #3

hehe--yeah, my computer has had that problem too. There's no anti-virus scan for that, I'm afraid. fishwax Nov 2012 #4

Maybe your cat Politicalboi Nov 2012 #5

He's only smart if he remembers to close the door. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #15

What the hell is going on!!1??1 progressoid Nov 2012 #23

I've been on here WAY too much the last couple of days too... codjh9 Nov 2012 #6

Wow, sounds like the Twilight Zone. lalalu Nov 2012 #7

Tell them that time is an illusion. GoneOffShore Nov 2012 #8

The cure is here. Election day. Vote, peak, get to work. gottavote Nov 2012 #9

Next thing you know... Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #10

LOL :) n/t Tx4obama Nov 2012 #11

Synchronous event. 3 computers and an ipod at my desk all together. postulater Nov 2012 #12

Talk about a time vortex, I can't stop watching your cat gif nonconformist Nov 2012 #13

If you want to help DU get rid of that 1 megabyte gif in your sigline. Gregorian Nov 2012 #14

Actually it isn't being served from a DU server. hootinholler Nov 2012 #17

Oh, right. That makes sense. DU is spared. But someone is paying the price. Haha. Gregorian Nov 2012 #25

well I was FINE until i just burned and HOUR staring at your geinus FREEZER CAT n/t yodermon Nov 2012 #16

Ummm, I hate to tell you all this, but you're working with the wrong assumption here. SheilaT Nov 2012 #18

My office is still closed because of Sandy union_maid Nov 2012 #19

Happens daily at my work place. sinkingfeeling Nov 2012 #20

I have the exact same problem. My client picked today of all days to dump ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #21

Dunno how to help with your DU issue but that cat-freezer gif is funny as hell! ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #24

Same issue here spinbaby Nov 2012 #26