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Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by tlrobinson »

gila wrote: post #27
ratsbane wrote: post #11

PG could configure the news.ycombinator.com server to return a 301 to any request which has a HOST header that's not news.ycombinator.com - either that or hardcode the domain name in links. I'm sure that Volida's motives are honest as he stated but this practice - buying a domain name that sounds like something popular and setting the A records to the intended site - has the potential to be used maliciously. All you'…

I don't know too much about web whatnots but couldn't this be done through virtualhosts? like say ip/other domains go to nothing or another place, domain.tld/subd.domain.tld goes to the main website? Or am I mistaken and this circumvents that?

Sure, if he wanted to block it completely. Or he could just do the redirect with a simple check of the Host header.

Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by jacquesm »

jey wrote: post #25
Pistos2 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like leaving things open, but I'm really curious how having over 30 tabs is an improved user experience. The most common places I visit are either always etched in the address bar history, and so are reachable in a few keystrokes, or have outright aliases, so I can type a keyword and it transforms into a URL. Everything else is just a handful of keystrokes away, via Selfmarks (my bookmarks-on-the-internet service).…

Yeah, I keep hearing of people (esp. power users) using web browsers with hundreds of tabs open, and I don't understand why they need so many, nor how it remains manageable/useful/navigable. When I end up with > 25 tabs, it usually just means I need to run a garbage collection cycle. Whatever the reason is, it's probably some use case(s) that could be better handled by the browser or an extension. Are they using all…

I use my browser as my 'auxiliary memory', if I don't have time to read something right away I just open a tab and leave it until I have time.

On a typical day this means that in the morning I start with the session I left the evening before, say 25 tabs or so (usually project + whatever documentation I need for it), then as the day goes by the number of open tabs slowly increases. By the evening it probably is at its peak somewhere between 50 and 70 or so, then before I go to bed I catch up on my reading and close anything that doesn't have to do with work ready for the next cycle.

Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by snprbob86 »

cookiecaper wrote: post #19
snprbob86 wrote: post #7

Why not donate the domain to YCombinator?

Why should he donate it? He should sell it. If PG decides it adds usefulness, guy should at least get the purchase price back, if not more. Obviously it's just a convenient domain name, so he won't sell it for a lot of money, but should sell it for _something_. PG can afford a reasonably priced domain, I think.

Or, PG could easily block it, rendering it useless.

Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by pageman »

ratsbane wrote: post #11

PG could configure the news.ycombinator.com server to return a 301 to any request which has a HOST header that's not news.ycombinator.com - either that or hardcode the domain name in links. I'm sure that Volida's motives are honest as he stated but this practice - buying a domain name that sounds like something popular and setting the A records to the intended site - has the potential to be used maliciously. All you'…

who do you think will use it maliciously? :P

Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by Dobbs »

rms wrote: post #14
sh1mmer wrote: post #2

If the only reason is shortness of typing, why don't you use a bookmark? Even s60 browsers have those.

With autocomplete, typing can be faster than a bookmark when all you have to do is type "h" then press down and ok.

For vimperator users you can use marks:

    'M' where  is the letter you want, to set the mark.
Then:

    'go' to open in the current tab.
    'gn' for a new tab.

Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by sokoloff »

sh1mmer wrote: post #35
jordyhoyt wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

protip: www

So adding www makes his example completely moot. If shortness were an issue then why only use www.qwertqwert.com ?

qwertqwert Ctrl-Enter is pretty short and works in most Windows browsers (such as you're likely to find in an internet cafe)

(ctrl-enter adds a leading http://www. and a trailing .com if either is missing)

Re: Who owns http://hackerne.ws

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Post by hrishi »

helveticaman wrote: post #6
sh1mmer wrote: post #2

If the only reason is shortness of typing, why don't you use a bookmark? Even s60 browsers have those.

Sometimes you have to access something from cybercafes. I bought qwertqwert.com so I could access "Dvorak anywhere" quickly with a qwerty keyboard.

google 'hn'.
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