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    From MajorLanGod@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 13 20:47:26 2023
    Just resolved an interestin problem with my taxes. Background: I am using
    the current version of Win 11 as updated, and the Firefox browser as
    updated. I have been trying off and on for over a week to download my SSA statement for 1922, but myssa.gov wouln't let me log in. The nice lady on
    the phone suggested that I change my password. Every time I tried the page
    blew up. Interestin thing is when I used Firefox on my android tablet everything worked fine, but I couldn't find a way to get the form to
    download. I had decided to file for an extension and have SS send my a
    paper copy, but decided to try one more thing. I loaded Edge (I know - aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'

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  • From Zaidy036@21:1/5 to MajorLanGod on Thu Apr 13 17:21:43 2023
    On 4/13/2023 4:47 PM, MajorLanGod wrote:
    Just resolved an interestin problem with my taxes. Background: I am using
    the current version of Win 11 as updated, and the Firefox browser as
    updated. I have been trying off and on for over a week to download my SSA statement for 1922, but myssa.gov wouln't let me log in. The nice lady on
    the phone suggested that I change my password. Every time I tried the page blew up. Interestin thing is when I used Firefox on my android tablet everything worked fine, but I couldn't find a way to get the form to download. I had decided to file for an extension and have SS send my a
    paper copy, but decided to try one more thing. I loaded Edge (I know - aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'
    I hope that was a typo instead of 2022

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  • From ?? Good Guy ??@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 13 22:12:31 2023
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/04/2023 21:47, MajorLanGod wrote:<br>
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    cite="mid:XnsAFE5A0A1D2C53lonelydad58.gmail.co@85.12.62.251">
    <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I loaded Edge (I know - aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'
    </pre>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
    No strange things don't happen magically. Strange things only happen
    when the user uses the rare thing called "Common Sense". I say rare
    thing because although it is supposed to be common, it not quite
    common.<br>
    <br>
    Anybody with a modicum of intelligence should know that Microsoft
    Edge and Google Chrome are the standard browsers currently
    available. Anybody using anything that is considered to be "fringe"
    should be fired and don't deserve to be allowed to roam this planet.<br>
    <br>
    Why do you say "I know  - aaa!". Edge came to your rescue so you
    should learn to respect it.<br>
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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Li4ud8Khw7HCp8KxwqTDsSA=?@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 13 15:44:57 2023
    Zaidy036 wrote on 4/13/2023 2:21 PM:
    On 4/13/2023 4:47 PM, MajorLanGod wrote:
    Just resolved an interestin problem with my taxes. Background: I am using
    the current version of Win 11 as updated, and the Firefox browser as
    updated. I have been trying off and on for over a week to download my SSA
    statement for 1922, but myssa.gov wouln't let me log in. The nice lady on
    the phone suggested that I change my password. Every time I tried the page >> blew up. Interestin thing is when I used Firefox on my android tablet
    everything worked fine, but I couldn't find a way to get the form to
    download. I had decided to file for an extension and have SS send my a
    paper copy, but decided to try one more thing. I loaded Edge (I know  -
    aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'
    I hope that was a typo instead of 2022

    Let's hope so. The first SS number was issued in 1936.


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  • From DanS@21:1/5 to Hello.World@example.onion on Thu Apr 13 23:16:00 2023
    ?? Good Guy ?? <Hello.World@example.onion> wrote in news:zk_ZL.338404$Olad.241269@fx35.iad:

    Anybody with a modicum of intelligence should know that Microsoft
    Edge and Google Chrome are the standard browsers currently
    available.

    ...Chromium is a valid option as well, and available w/o the Google or MS branding and
    data harvesting options.

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  • From Jeff Barnett@21:1/5 to MajorLanGod on Thu Apr 13 17:59:55 2023
    On 4/13/2023 2:47 PM, MajorLanGod wrote:
    Just resolved an interestin problem with my taxes. Background: I am using
    the current version of Win 11 as updated, and the Firefox browser as
    updated. I have been trying off and on for over a week to download my SSA statement for 1922, but myssa.gov wouln't let me log in. The nice lady on
    the phone suggested that I change my password. Every time I tried the page blew up. Interestin thing is when I used Firefox on my android tablet everything worked fine, but I couldn't find a way to get the form to download. I had decided to file for an extension and have SS send my a
    paper copy, but decided to try one more thing. I loaded Edge (I know - aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'

    I've had a similar problem with the New Mexico "Where's My Refund" site,
    part of what they call their TAP. I can't use my current login and it
    doesn't perform correctly when I try to update my password. I wondered
    if it's the same bug?
    --
    Jeff Barnett

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  • From Paul@21:1/5 to MajorLanGod on Thu Apr 13 20:47:09 2023
    On 4/13/2023 4:47 PM, MajorLanGod wrote:
    Just resolved an interestin problem with my taxes. Background: I am using
    the current version of Win 11 as updated, and the Firefox browser as
    updated. I have been trying off and on for over a week to download my SSA statement for 1922, but myssa.gov wouln't let me log in. The nice lady on
    the phone suggested that I change my password. Every time I tried the page blew up. Interestin thing is when I used Firefox on my android tablet everything worked fine, but I couldn't find a way to get the form to download. I had decided to file for an extension and have SS send my a
    paper copy, but decided to try one more thing. I loaded Edge (I know - aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'


    Some login algorithms require correct time on the computer clock.
    Including correct time zone, DST, and BIOS clock setting.

    Is everything OK in that regard ?

    I've been caught a couple times like that. Didn't
    set my clock right.

    https://nist.time.gov/

    "Your clock is off by +1.080 seconds"

    Paul

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  • From T@21:1/5 to MajorLanGod on Thu Apr 13 22:06:43 2023
    On 4/13/23 13:47, MajorLanGod wrote:
    Just resolved an interestin problem with my taxes. Background: I am using
    the current version of Win 11 as updated, and the Firefox browser as
    updated. I have been trying off and on for over a week to download my SSA statement for 1922, but myssa.gov wouln't let me log in. The nice lady on
    the phone suggested that I change my password. Every time I tried the page blew up. Interestin thing is when I used Firefox on my android tablet everything worked fine, but I couldn't find a way to get the form to download. I had decided to file for an extension and have SS send my a
    paper copy, but decided to try one more thing. I loaded Edge (I know - aaa!)and tried one more time. Lo and behold it worked! I was able to
    download the form I needed and all is right with the world. As the song
    says 'Strange things happen in this world'


    What you are experiencing is a market share thing.

    The "Blink" rendering engine (Chrome, Chromium, Edge,
    Brave, Vivaldi, etc.) was somewhere around 80% market
    share. The "Gekko" rendering engine (Firefox, waterfox,
    ice weasel, sea monkey, etc.) has only around something
    like 7% market share.

    So the developers develop on Blink and when they get
    bored will fix Gekko. And it does not help that Gekko
    won't work around bugs in your code as Blink will do,
    so the developers blow Gekko off as too strict.

    What I recommend to my customers is to install both
    Firefox and Brave Browser. If one does not work,
    use the other. 90% of the time it is Gekko not
    working.

    Also Brave Browser does not spy, have build in
    ad blocking, and is considered grandparent safe.

    https://brave.com

    Also Brave has a private window with TOR feature that
    allows you to surf with complete anonymity. It
    is good for looking up things that are no one else's
    business, such as medical things or things that law
    enforcement would take the wrong way, such as the
    common name for the Polyacrylic acid polymer.

    DO NOT LOOK THAT ONE UP UNLESS YOU ARE ON TOR!!!!
    Put a space between the r and the b and you will
    see what I mean.

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  • From MajorLanGod@21:1/5 to Jeff Barnett on Fri Apr 14 20:59:08 2023
    Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> wrote in
    news:u1a51t$16asa$1@dont-email.me:

    On 4/13/2023 2:47 PM, MajorLanGod wrote:

    I've had a similar problem with the New Mexico "Where's My Refund"
    site, part of what they call their TAP. I can't use my current login
    and it doesn't perform correctly when I try to update my password. I
    wondered if it's the same bug?
    I'm pretty sure it's just a setting thing in Firefox, but the situation is resolved so I'm not going to worry about it. If it happens again I will
    take the time to debug.

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