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   Nuno Silva (testing) to Nuno Silva   
   Re: https://phys.org gets stuck with "Se   
   07 Jan 26 19:05:31   
   
   From: nuno.silva@invalid.invalid   
      
   Nuno Silva wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-07, Ant wrote:   
   >   
   >> Dirk Fieldhouse  wrote:   
   >>> On 04/01/2026 19:09, Schugo wrote:   
   >>>> On 04.01.2026 19:56, Ant wrote:   
   >>>>> https://phys.org/   
   >>>> missing BigInt() in JavaScript (since Firefox78).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> setting UserAgent to googlebot let's me pass   
   >>> I read an article at the site with no problem, thanks presumably to not   
   >>> having enabled the site JS at all. The site JS may be required if you   
   >>> want to post to the site, have it remember which articles you read, etc.   
   >>> But with these sites enabled, I still had no trouble:   
   >>> * phys.org   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >> Hmm. With disabled JS on home page an article   
   >> (https://phys.org/news/2026-01-curiosity-holiday-postcard-mars.html), it   
   >> still gives me the message. :( Are you in USA like me?   
   >   
   > Europe here, loads fine with NoScript, and a UA string that does not   
   > mention Firefox (I didn't try with others).   
      
   Just tested, works (now tested with JS) as far as Firefox isn't   
   mentioned (Edit -> Preferences, Advanced -> HTTP Networking, "Identify   
   as SeaMonkey"). I don't recommend using this site with JS enabled,   
   though, given how it managed to perform, and also the cookie pop-up...   
      
   --   
   Nuno Silva   
   (Tested with a build different from the one used to post this, in case   
   you're wondering about the version in the UA string of this post :-) )   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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