Posts made by honkinggoose

She Bangs the whole shebang?

Or “There’s a needle exchange van that comes by once a week”. Jeez, why did that pop into my head - too many drug movies.

He’s from Bama. Give 'em a couple of years.

@FrugalFreak
Wow! I guess I’m not as weird as everyone says … or you … never mind.

@dangeRuss
As for why I block a lot of things, my reasons are similar to FrugalFreak’s.

Tracking cookies - I don’t block all of these, but they are deleted when I close my browser (every couple of hours). That said, I believe that with the tracking and fingerprinting methods used by companies today, non or n-PII “non-personally identifiable information” is only technically true. If you haven’t yet, take a look at https://panopticlick.eff.org.
I don’t do things online that I’d be embarrassed about, but think my activities should remain semi-private. Although not a perfect analogy, this is the best one that comes to me at the moment - I would be pretty ticked off if the library, without notification, was selling the list of books that I checked out. I would be even madder if they told me that it was non-PII, when it was trivial for anyone to make it PII without my knowledge or consent.

Javascript - This is at least as much for safety as privacy. With today"s, ransomware, malware, scriptmorons and the like, I look at NoScript as a sometimes painful, extra step of protection. Although I’ve only mistyped my way into a couple of bad sites, there have been several reports of legitimate websites being scammed to serve up malware. Recently, the most famous to do this was Equifax. As well, would you feel comfortable if you logged into your bank and NoScript popped up asking if you want to allow javascript from a .ru, .cn, or .kp domain to run on your machine? It happened to me for several weeks / months at Chase.

OTOH, I may be deluding myself, and Google not only knows my SSN, shoe size, and favorite food, but also my date and time of death. “:-)”

Regarding your test with Firefox, that tells me that I need to update all my settings backups, gather last night’s data backup and restore my machine from an image. I normally do this every year around Christmas, so it’s about due, but finding the downtime will be my biggest issue. Your test also tells me that this has caused you undue work, for which I apologize. Thank you very much for going above and beyond. I don’t know how you find time in the day, or you’ve got a secret workshop of elves …

Thanks again and enjoy the remainder of your weekend.

@dangeRuss said:
“This is really weird, as the change that I made before this broke was to stop running the js from anrdoezrs.net and instead run it locally.”

You aren’t kidding. I’m sure that you’ve double checked, but my system’s behavior acts as if you did the exact opposite.

The problems started on the very day that that I mentioned it to FrugalFreak who kindly started this thread for me. I did not make any system config changes, nor update any software (none of my software auto-updates).
My issue has absolutely nothing to do with AdBlockPlus. I’ve had it enabled, disabled, and completely uninstalled with no effect.

To replicate my issues:
Run FireFox (I suspect any version will do)
Install the security addon called NoScript. (Restart of Firefox is probably required)

• Remove every entry from NoScript’s default whitelist.
  Using Firefox, navigate to phatwalletforums.com.
  At the bottom right corner of the browser window, click on Options and temporarily allow Phatwalletforums.com. The page will automatically reload.
• Try to start a thread - fail
• Try to reply to an existing post - fail
• Use the Post Quick Reply in a thread and try to use an emoticon - emoticon failure
• Once the Quick Reply is posted, try to edit it. - fail

To resolve the issues:
At the bottom right corner of the browser window, click on Options and temporarily allow anrdoezrs.net. The page will reload.
Everything then runs tickety boo.

Although you were real nice about it potentially affecting more people than me, I seriously doubt it. ":-)"
Besides, I found the a solution. I just need to find another machine to use that solution.

@dangeRuss, @zapjb hit it on the head. As soon as I allow js from anrdoezrs.net, all is right in the world. As soon as it’s blocked, I cannot reply, quote, use emoticons, or start threads. There may be more limitations, but those are the ones that I know about. It could be worse. ":-)
Feel free to call me paranoid, but even though I don’t run anti-virus or anti-malware s/w, I haven’t had a virus incident since 1992. the only malware was the %E#& ?? toolbar that Adobe tries to sneak in with every install or manual update of Flash.
If you would like details of my os and s/w configs, just let me know.
Thanks again for your help, but I’m probably the only user affected, so please don’t spend any time on it. FYI, I will allow the js from anrdoezrs for the brief moment that I click-thru to make a purchase, unless I use a cashback site. “sorry”

Sorry for pointing you in the wrong direction, @hbg1. A couple of your issues were exactly like mine.

Thanks for the info, @dangeRuss.
There is no specific error. The problems I’m experiencing are due to me not allowing javascript to run indiscriminately on my pc. I granted javascript permissions to phatwalletforums.com, but not to ebay.com or anrdoezrs.net.
I certainly think y’all should get money for hosting the site and for all of the work involved in managing it, but I’ll need to find a junk machine and IP to use. I’ve tried using a virtual machine, but can’t figure out how to get only it to use a VPN IP. I’ll keep an eye out for an old XP machine, slap OpenVPN on it, and let commission junction track it all day. ":)"
Thanks again.

@hbg1
https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/1777/honkinggoose-needs-assistance/19
I haven’t found a good solution, but found the problem.

@zapjb

Those prices were for Dec 2 - 9, 2017 in zip 14221. Those prices naturally change by the date and the location. Usually airport affiliated locations are more expensive. I just checked and Dec 2, 17 - Jan 2,18 will cost 838, all in, for a full size at the same location. You can check the prices yourself, sorry for not providing the link earlier - www.costcotravel.com. You can check prices without membership, but will need your member number to book.

Scanning for one for Five Guys. “:-0”

I’m unfamiliar with BJ’s return policy. Just know what you’re getting with that Fire tablet. I returned the Fire HD 8, purchased on Prime Day. It seemed woefully under-powered, not hackable at that time, and a pain for my brain. The browser was little more than a joke. It may have been decent if you could put a small Linux os on it, but with the Amazon os, I had to promptly pack it up before hurling it at the wall.

@honkinggoose said:
… I can’t figure out how to insert a pic…

One of my many talents. “grin”

@fivetalents said:
I hope that’s not due to your earlier software glitches

At the time, it wasn’t. It was due to being lazy and dense, or my friend, Mr. Blanton. "laugh"
It actually isn’t available without allowing the javascript from anrdoezrs. I am temporarily enabling it to edit a post. I’m not sure if I will continue to do that, or just work around it manually … thus leaving my multitude of errors and typos for all to see. “sad” Having to write my emoticons is almost nostalgic though. I’m on a 1200 baud modem on a PCBoard BBS. “old grin”

Thank you @Ma Barker . I’ve logged into Discover bank and see 5 of my 6 accounts. The remaining one is still waiting to confirm my identity. Full funding will hit 3 of the last 4 by Tuesday, and the other will fund shortly after they give me an account number. Easy 1200 bucks. That will cover some upcoming taxes that I always hate to pay. “:)”

I opened 3 accounts in my name and 3 in my wife’s name. I presume most people do this. Has anyone tried to open a joint account as another route to a bonus? That would mean 7 accounts per couple. I did not have an additional 20k available within the next two weeks, so could not try. It would tie up 140k, but I doubt if these things happen simultaneously on a regular basis, and it’s only for a couple of months.

Of course, I doubt if Discover will do one of these again (3 bonuses ending on the same day). When I called, it sounded as loud as a boiler room with poor acoustics.

Now THAT’S a honking TV. Thanks MrsGuin.

If you’re concerned about comfort, don’t get stuck in something for 4300 miles. Try Costco. Their weekly rentals are around 250 or less, all in, and you can at least find something comfortable before renting long term. I can’t figure out how to insert a pic, but a weekly (Dec 2 -9) rental in zip 14221 has Budget intermediate (Elantra/similar) for 207 all in. For 10 bucks more you can get a standard (Legacy/similar) or full size (Malibu/similar). All include unlimited miles. Once you find one that suits you, try to negotiate directly with the office for a monthly rate of that particular car. I don’t really think they care, but it’s possible your high mileage might throw them off, so also try a different location.

If you hit Enterprise or anyone else who tries to rent you a Caprice, run. Don’t look back. Run.

Thanks to @fivetalents for the pointers. Here is the screenshot that I just described:

I’m still hoping it’s a trial balloon. Otherwise, my postcards are ready. “grin”

Go Tesla Go!

Long shot, but does BB sell gift cards for any place other than BB?

Target Identified.
Javascript from anrdoezrs.net.
Fire one for effect.

FYI, this is not a change on my end. I have always had js from anrdoezrs.net blocked. It appears to be a commission junction spook.

@dangeruss Well, we’ve solved the problem, but haven’t yet narrowed it down to exactly what I have to work around. All I did was disable AdBlockPlus andNoScript. I will narrow it down and report back on which piece of $*#(% is the culprit.

Thanks again, and sorry for adding to everyone’s workload.

Edit 1.
ABP enabled and all okay. This isn’t encouraging.

@griz , @zapjb - Thanks for the suggestions, and I will look into each after resolving the current problem.
@SlimTim - Thanks, and I may be forced to upgrade FF.
@FrugalFreak - Thanks for the confirmation of FF56 with a similar config working.
@dangeRuss - Cache cleared per an earlier suggestion from FrugalFreak, I believe, but will try again. All cookies also deleted on browser shutdown. I’ve also removed the fake identity and the browser now identifies itself properly. Thanks for your other suggestions, and I will try them. I’ll only add to your workload if I can’t decipher them. This is obviously something in my configuration which has changed (despite my always perfect memory saying otherwise).
Thanks again to everyone for all the responses.

Box fans are great, but keep in mind they suck watts big-time.

Disabled AdBlockPlus and closed Firefox. It makes no difference. Sorry to be a PITA. Of course, I’ll say what everyone says - nothing changed on my end. “smiley”

@zapjb - My cookies are delted everytime I close Firefox

@dangeRuss - I’m using Firefox 43.01, possbily disguised as 45. I have enabled Javascript for phatwalletforums.com and the amazon aws server that occasionally asks to run Javascript. However it is disabled for ebay and anrdoezrs. I also use AdBlockPlus and initially tried to disable it to help support the site, at least until I found the requirement for Javascript. I will try temporarily disabling ABP and report back.