Do google have a problem today?

Poly · 31 January 2009, 14:10

Tried using google - every his is listed with "this site may harm your computer" - this applies even if you google for google itself!

Clicking the link takes you to a warning page that invites you to go to a diagnostic page - but that link fails (presumably due to server load!).

Edit - if it matters I am using Firefox v2.0.0.14 in Linpus Lite.

mdt · 31 January 2009, 14:15

bugger me they are... IE will not even let me into a web site. only able to get in going direct to it....

Nos4r2 · 31 January 2009, 14:24

Odd-no prob here.I'm on the same firefox as Polwart.

Poly · 31 January 2009, 14:32

seems to have been fixed now

edit: more info: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/ne...-malware.phtml

Bigmuz7 · 31 January 2009, 17:45

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Originally Posted by Polwart

seems to have been fixed now

edit: more info: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/ne...-malware.phtml

Wow .. comforting in a way to know it even happens to the big guys too, bet that had their it bods sweating

Poly · 31 January 2009, 18:38

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Wow .. comforting in a way to know it even happens to the big guys too, bet that had their it bods sweating

Yes, in an average company the IT guy can bluff his way out of most situations using geek/techie talk, but that might not be quite so easy there!

Here's what went wrong.

Bigmuz7 · 02 February 2009, 07:21

Actually .. now that you mention it .. there were a couple of times I went to their page a few days ago where the google name was not readable, I know they change the characters a lot, but this was a jumbled illegible mess, and they do pride themselves in having a very clean font page ! I wonder if that had anything to do with it ?

Nos4r2 · 02 February 2009, 08:57

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Actually .. now that you mention it .. there were a couple of times I went to their page a few days ago where the google name was not readable, I know they change the characters a lot, but this was a jumbled illegible mess, and they do pride themselves in having a very clean font page ! I wonder if that had anything to do with it ?

I noticed that too. Disgruntled employee perchance?

JSP · 02 February 2009, 09:01

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Actually .. now that you mention it .. there were a couple of times I went to their page a few days ago where the google name was not readable, I know they change the characters a lot, but this was a jumbled illegible mess, and they do pride themselves in having a very clean font page ! I wonder if that had anything to do with it ?

That was due to it being some anniversary of a painter. Not sure who it was but it was one those painters that splash paint on and everybody wee's there pants in excitement

Poly · 02 February 2009, 18:34

Which one? http://www.google.com/holidaylogos08.html

Bigmuz7 · 02 February 2009, 18:56

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Originally Posted by Polwart

Which one? http://www.google.com/holidaylogos08.html

Nope .. none of the above .. and I googled, Altavista'd, and Yahoo'd and no sign of it anywhere, it was a brown mess ! I could i8magine what John was saying though, although I'd find it strange from a company that is one of the worlds top brands, to make their name invisible, or maybe it was an optical illusion and I've just found out I'm colour blind .. christ and I've wired all those plugs too

Poly · 02 February 2009, 19:17

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Nope .. none of the above .. and I googled, Altavista'd, and Yahoo'd and no sign of it anywhere, it was a brown mess ! I could i8magine what John was saying though, although I'd find it strange from a company that is one of the worlds top brands, to make their name invisible, or maybe it was an optical illusion and I've just found out I'm colour blind .. christ and I've wired all those plugs too

Ahha - you mean this one:

Which is "celebrating" Jackson Pollack's birthday.

Bigmuz7 · 02 February 2009, 19:57

Oh sh*t .... green to green .. red to red ... and blue to fu*k

JSP · 08 February 2009, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Polwart

Ahha - you mean this one:

Which is "celebrating" Jackson Pollack's birthday.

Sorry forgot about this thread.
Yeah that was the one.

Bigmuz7 · 08 February 2009, 16:50

So is it just me or is the google name just about invisible ?

JSP · 08 February 2009, 17:19

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

So is it just me or is the google name just about invisible ?

It is VERY hard to see. The Capital G and the last e are easiest to see.
Stare at it long enough though and you see the fallen Madonna with the big boobies!

Poly · 08 February 2009, 18:26

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

just about invisible ?

or just visible - depending if you are glass half full kind of guy

Bigmuz7 · 08 February 2009, 19:30

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Originally Posted by JSP

the fallen Madonna with the big boobies!

Well,.. Van Clomp might have made a better job

Ah well at least I dont have some colour deficiency then