Cursor disappears in MAC OS X Lion

How to reproduce error:
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Arrow cursor disappears when viewing project
This happens on MAC OS Lion X on Firefox (not Safari). I never noticed this on PC in any browser. Can anyone help me?

Update: '''It works fine when I selected private browsing in Firefox.'''
'''So, what might be the cause?''' Many people experience this issue because website above is publicly available theme. This is absolutely fresh installation of Firefox on absolutely fresh MAC OS X Lion 10.7.3. No plugins installed.

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