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New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Every Fucking Website (2020)"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:54:10 +0000

The issue is that they just started forcing sign-ins on Old Reddit, allegedly because it's easier for bots to scrape. The ability to casually/anonymously peek at a post that answers your question is getting more rare.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Every Fucking Website (2020)"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:10:29 +0000

That "In case you're not aware, there's COVID-19 happening" banner isn't nearly tall nor yellow enough. Given a 6-inch-tall screen, the proper layout would be:

  +-----------------+
  |2" of vestigial  |
  |COVID messaging  |
  +-----------------+
  |1.5" of actual   |
  | content         |
  +-----------------+
  |2.5 of EU        |
  |  cookie banner  |
  +-----------------+

A local utility took it even further during COVID:

  +---------------------+
  |2" of COVID messaging|
  +---------------------+
  |1" of undismissable  |
  | "our app is gone;   |
  | use the mobile site |
  | that you're on now" |
  +---------------------+
  |0.5" of content      |
  +---------------------+
  |2.5" of EU cookie    |
  | banner, despite     |
  | being a US-only corp|
  +---------------------+

Terabytes of credentials leaked in supply-chain attack

RattlesnakeJake — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:59:15 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/terabytes-of-credentials-leaked-in-massive-supply-chain-attack/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49291782

Points: 46

# Comments: 1

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Gloomberb"

RattlesnakeJake — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:20:53 +0000

Apparently it's the Bloomberg chat

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "A year of fighting scrapers on my 1.5 million-page website"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:01:08 +0000

It seems to come up every time this complaint arises. "I want to use an open source project without being associated with furries" isn't that unreasonable of a request.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "A year of fighting scrapers on my 1.5 million-page website"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:21:14 +0000

I wish they'd ease up on the whole "don't change the logo without paying us" thing. The furry anime character is a turnoff for anyone with a brand or personal image that doesn't mesh with those subcultures.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "A directory of people who love RSS"

RattlesnakeJake — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:40:56 +0000

The last time I tried to use one in a comment, it got stripped out. I guess that doesn't apply to submission titles.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "The first watch featuring computer functions"

RattlesnakeJake — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:53:10 +0000

A subtle background visual gag in "The Office" is a framed certificate identifying Michael Scott as the owner of a "Quality Seyko Timepiece":

https://www.reddit.com/r/TVDetails/s/c3yM0Lmu96

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "DIY Home Solar System for under $5000 (2025)"

RattlesnakeJake — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:13:35 +0000

No, they moved that to a subscription model. It costs more in the long run, but you immediately gain access to all the latest dwarf planets as they are discovered.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Stolen Buttons"

RattlesnakeJake — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:04:41 +0000

Conversely, I want those old candy Aqua buttons back. They were kitschy, but I loved them.

I'd say the same for the scrollbars, but these days I'd settle for reverting to them being visible at all times.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:47:31 +0000

Fair. NPM is the part I actually distrust.

That said, I'm not sure it's necessary to make a distinction. I can't imagine many teams are using NodeJS (particularly with React or the like) without buying into the package ecosystem.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:16:14 +0000

Or at least the culture around JavaScript .

I love writing JavaScript. I like React well enough. I'm not sold on NodeJS, though I'll accept that its struggles are no different than any other package manager.

I just wish the whole thing would stand still for a minute. It's seriously exhausting to keep up with all of the deprecations, rewrites, new "best" frameworks, etc.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?"

RattlesnakeJake — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:12:15 +0000

3. "Best Practices" having changed every time I go back to the frontend

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Firefox 153.0 Beta"

RattlesnakeJake — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:31:09 +0000

Oh yeah. Once or twice a year I have to install Adobe Reader to handle some weird edge case around printing, DRM, or the like. I usually uninstall it right afterward.

But for general document reading, Reader's UI has been awful for years. The amount of unnecessary toolbars, popups, upsell offers, and (recently) AI assistant recommendations pile up and block the one thing I actually want the app to do.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Firefox 153.0 Beta"

RattlesnakeJake — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:04:03 +0000

It's odd and I'm not sure I love it compared to a nicely-done dedicated viewer (macOS Preview, SumatraPDF, whatever comes with GNOME or KDE).

That said, I'll pick the in-browser tools over Adobe Reader every time.

Microsoft's Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed

RattlesnakeJake — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:33:55 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-its-existence/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48921472

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "I Learned to Read Again"

RattlesnakeJake — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:06:19 +0000

I dropped Twitter for Lent this year, just in time for the fighting to pick up. Being stuck with slow, oversimplified (and likely propagandistic) news coverage instead of the usual OSINT accounts, (likely fake) firsthand reports, and bad-but-fun hot takes was frustrating for a bit .

(I still haven't gotten back on, and I'm much happier for it)

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Count Binface"

RattlesnakeJake — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:05:56 +0000

As an American, I'm mildly jealous of the Brits' usage of "bin" for garbage cans. It's so succinct as to be appropriately dismissive, while we seemingly sanctify the idea with complex terms like "Wastebasket," "Trash/Garbage Can," or (worst of all) "Trash Receptacle."

"Binface" wouldn't be nearly as funny using an American term.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Bring back crappy forums"

RattlesnakeJake — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:34:30 +0000

The crappy forums don't have to let anyone register without a vouching process if they don't want to. They also don't accidentally end up on the Reddit Front Page and get swarmed by a mob of overly-enthusiastic or angry strangers who don't know or follow the community's etiquette.

New comment by RattlesnakeJake in "Instagram is incorporating users' photos in ads for Meta Glasses"

RattlesnakeJake — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:38:35 +0000

Okay, this may actually explain it XD