Thread: The Internet is out to get me?

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    The Internet is out to get me?

    Hi guys,

    Something really weird is going on. Google claims that every single search result, no matter what I search for, may harm my computer. Every single site is apparently out to get me.

    Anybody know what's wrong with Google or my connection to it? I've disabled my cache, cleared my cookies, done pretty much everything I can think of client-side, but the error persists.
    All the buzzt!
    CornedBee

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    If you are getting a popup claiming this, perhaps you have some threatware running on your machine.
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    Looks like everybody is having this message.
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted
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    Yeah, me too. Even google is malicious!

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    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...1064057AAanYhN
    Maybe Richard Stallman could be right about cloud computing.
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted
    - Albert Einstein.


    No programming language is perfect. There is not even a single best language; there are only languages well suited or perhaps poorly suited for particular purposes.
    - Herbert Mayer

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    Fixed, Now.
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted
    - Albert Einstein.


    No programming language is perfect. There is not even a single best language; there are only languages well suited or perhaps poorly suited for particular purposes.
    - Herbert Mayer

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    A search engine that scans for threats? I've never seen that before.
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    Well, google does. When it "detects" a "harmful" site, it notifies you. How it detects them, I do not know.
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    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Reportedly, this was caused by a human error.
    http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/...mputer-on.html
    Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted
    - Albert Einstein.


    No programming language is perfect. There is not even a single best language; there are only languages well suited or perhaps poorly suited for particular purposes.
    - Herbert Mayer

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