The message is OK, but personally I have an issue with websites playing sound without my consent.
Agreed. But while we're on the topic- what is that song?
Mr. Trololo himself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM
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#22(Mildly OT) Well, that's interesting. The link has been changed since it was posted - it originally pointed directly at the demo which began to fill your disk. Is this a mod thing, or can the original submitter do it?
Either way, it was a good call. Automatically playing music and filling my hard drive with no warning is a terrible idea.
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#23Is there a means to inspect (and or modify) what apps are putting into my local storage? something similar to cookie inspection?
In Webkit based browsers, the inspector will list localstorage use in the "storage" pane.
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#24i liked that when i originally clicked the link it filled my harddrive and played music. satire, people.
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#25Re: HTML5 localStorage allows sites to fill up users' hard disks
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agreed. But while we're on the topic- what is that song?
It's known as the "troll" or "trololo" song. Can't be bothered to remember it's real name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSA_sWGM44
10 internets to you, good sir. I just saw the name in the source code on GitHub (facepalm). Thanks for the link to the video; highly entertaining!
Re: HTML5 localStorage allows sites to fill up users' hard disks
#27Is there a means to inspect (and or modify) what apps are putting into my local storage? something similar to cookie inspection?
In Chrome, you can go to Settings->Advanced Settings->Content Settings->Cookies->All Cookies and Site Data, and it will list sites using your localStorage.
Thanks, gave me a chance to peek at which sites/apps have been running experiments on my box (web db stuf,...).
The thing I still find disturbing is that unlike cookies, it seems not easy/direct to view the contents of a localstorage (other than its meta-data).
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
OK, why does YouTube get a free pass on this? Nobody has ever given me a good reason.
By visiting a YouTube video, I am giving YouTube my consent to play me a video, including any sound it might contain. I completely expect YouTube videos to play sound and am prepared for it, unlike websites such as this.
All it takes is a redirect.
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#29Re: HTML5 localStorage allows sites to fill up users' hard disks
#30(Mildly OT) Well, that's interesting. The link has been changed since it was posted - it originally pointed directly at the demo which began to fill your disk. Is this a mod thing, or can the original submitter do it? Either way, it was a good call. Automatically playing music and filling my hard drive with no warning is a terrible idea.
I'm the author. Looks like the mods changed the link and spoiled my fun ;)