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Re: Hackernewz.com [forwards to] News.YCombinator.com

#4

Post by icey »

emcooke wrote: post #2

because i found myself typing "hacker news" into google instead of typing all 20 characters into the url bar.

This is where AwesomeBar is... well, Awesome.

I'm here so much I just type ne and I'm here.

There's something unsettling about using a domain that forwards to the site you actually want to use; especially when they aren't owned by the same person / organization.

Re: Hackernewz.com [forwards to] News.YCombinator.com

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Post by emcooke »

TallGuyShort wrote: post #3
emcooke wrote: post #2

because i found myself typing "hacker news" into google instead of typing all 20 characters into the url bar.

... why not just make a bookmark?

maybe i am too stupid but bookmarks are just too complicated for me... they are always on the wrong computer, organizing them is a pain, and i just don't trust them to a 3rd party to keep them. google always seems easier :)

Re: Hackernewz.com [forwards to] News.YCombinator.com

#6

Post by jacquesm »

icey wrote: post #4
emcooke wrote: post #2

because i found myself typing "hacker news" into google instead of typing all 20 characters into the url bar.

This is where AwesomeBar is... well, Awesome. I'm here so much I just type ne and I'm here. There's something unsettling about using a domain that forwards to the site you actually want to use; especially when they aren't owned by the same person / organization.

The biggest risk is that one day they turn into a phishing site...

That's a long shot, but if enough people would start using a non-related domain as an alternative front door to a site that would be a very nasty way to catch a bunch of people unaware.

Even more sneaky to forward them to the real site after they log in (or to proxy the requests).

Re: Hackernewz.com [forwards to] News.YCombinator.com

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Post by icey »

jacquesm wrote: post #6
icey wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is where AwesomeBar is... well, Awesome. I'm here so much I just type ne and I'm here. There's something unsettling about using a domain that forwards to the site you actually want to use; especially when they aren't owned by the same person / organization.

The biggest risk is that one day they turn into a phishing site... That's a long shot, but if enough people would start using a non-related domain as an alternative front door to a site that would be a very nasty way to catch a bunch of people unaware. Even more sneaky to forward them to the real site after they log in (or to proxy the requests).

I don't really think anything bad will happen in this example. I'm just saying in general it's one of those things that makes me uncomfortable.

Re: Hackernewz.com [forwards to] News.YCombinator.com

#8

Post by caffo »

emcooke wrote: post #5
TallGuyShort wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

... why not just make a bookmark?

maybe i am too stupid but bookmarks are just too complicated for me... they are always on the wrong computer, organizing them is a pain, and i just don't trust them to a 3rd party to keep them. google always seems easier :)

opendns shortcuts would do the job for you (even in multiple computers) http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/

Re: Hackernewz.com [forwards to] News.YCombinator.com

#10

Post by dmor »

emcooke wrote: post #5
TallGuyShort wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

... why not just make a bookmark?

maybe i am too stupid but bookmarks are just too complicated for me... they are always on the wrong computer, organizing them is a pain, and i just don't trust them to a 3rd party to keep them. google always seems easier :)

bookmarks in the cloud?

http://www.delicious.com

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