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Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by reddalo »

jay-barronville wrote: post #20
shermantanktop wrote: post #6

“omg.lol is unabashedly built with PHP” PHP is on my mental list of forever-security-challenged tech, but it got on that list a long time ago. It’s 2023, is that still a reasonable concern?

> It’s 2023, is that still a reasonable concern? No. A LOT has changed in the world of PHP over the years. And to be honest, I give credit to amazing frameworks like Laravel [0] for giving PHP a massive facelift (I consider Taylor Otwell one of my software heroes). Overall though, modern PHP software is much cleaner and more secure than whatever you knew from years ago. [0]: https://laravel.com

I agree about Laravel and Taylor Otwell.

Moreover, I'd like to point out that even if the vast majority of PHP-backed websites are based on WordPress, WordPress is not an example of good PHP practices at all. Its code-base and coding standards are old and horrible.

Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by bovermyer »

I checked out Omg.lol when it first got popular on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34269772).

At the time, I thought it was an amalgamation of things I already did on my own or otherwise had a community for (e.g., Neocities, Tilde Town).

Now, though, I think I get it. There's something to be said for sustained energy.

Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by graypegg »

dankwizard wrote: post #24
unshavedyak wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well assuming for the sake of discussion that this isn’t a paid advertisement, it’s still clearly a glowing endorsement of the service, no? Is a glowing endorsement not allowed?

Is an endorsement just running the homepage through ChatGPT and wording everything slightly differently?

The post contains some context about why they were looking for something like the service, gives a short review of why they like it, what they get for the cost, and the lists alternatives at the bottom. It seems quite human to me. Humans tend to talk about things they like.

Just shouting "chatGPT wrote this!" isn't really a comment on anything. It's just provocative enough to feel like it's a criticism while also being both totally unrefutable and unprovable.

Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by floren »

unshavedyak wrote: post #30
dankwizard wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is an endorsement just running the homepage through ChatGPT and wording everything slightly differently?

If it's your motivation to endorse and you choose to use GPT to do so, i'd think so? Though i'm not clear how the quality of the writing is relevant to whether or not this is sincere.

If you can prompt GPT to write a blog post and you feel the results adequately represent your views, why not just post the prompt? "paste this into chatgpt 4 for the expanded version"

Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by yellow_lead »

PenguinRevolver wrote: post #34

It's nice, the only problem I got with omg.lol is that Wayback Machine archives are unavailable for all domains. I'm concerned that this part of the internet won't be saved for others to see in the future.

Is there a reason for that or they just haven't been archived yet?

Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by blakewatson »

PenguinRevolver wrote: post #34

It's nice, the only problem I got with omg.lol is that Wayback Machine archives are unavailable for all domains. I'm concerned that this part of the internet won't be saved for others to see in the future.

Oh wow, you’re right. I wonder what’s up with that.

Re: Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

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Post by Ringz »

yellow_lead wrote: post #37
PenguinRevolver wrote: post #34

It's nice, the only problem I got with omg.lol is that Wayback Machine archives are unavailable for all domains. I'm concerned that this part of the internet won't be saved for others to see in the future.

Is there a reason for that or they just haven't been archived yet?

Unlikely. Some people archive every page they visit.
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