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New comment by UntappedShelf21 in "A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”"

UntappedShelf21 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:02:58 +0000

Microsoft Learn. I first noticed this a couple years ago not long after they changed the url from docs.microsoft.com to learn.microsoft.com. Each time you went from a google search to a learn page it would load, redirect to login.microsoftonline then go back to the learn page. Hitting back in the browser took you back to login.microsoftonline which forwarded you back to the learn page. Hitting back twice in quick succession took you back to the docs page then forwarded you to login.microsoftonline. Easier to close the tab and start again. Maybe it was something to do with the changes to the site to make it more like an online college, as that portion requires signin, but I’m just after first party doco! Dunno if this still happens today but at the time I was browsing docs every other day and it was super frustrating. Note: it only did this if you were already signed in elsewhere, something triggered Microsoft sso check. Similar to if you go to portal.office.com, it is a page that requires sign in and so does the login.microsoftonline redirect to check for active tokens.

New comment by UntappedShelf21 in "OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine"

UntappedShelf21 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:20:12 +0000

I got into the USA in September last year. On my esta I put a private instagram account I begrudgingly made to talk to some friends, and my LinkedIn. I guess that’s enough data?

New comment by UntappedShelf21 in "Ask HN: What are the best engineering blogs with real-world depth?"

UntappedShelf21 — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:15:35 +0000

Would you consider Chris Boden the type of content you’re interested in? https://youtube.com/@physicsduck?si=WJS3UbDF0VWKwOgy

New comment by UntappedShelf21 in "Berlin Approves New Expansion of Police Surveillance Powers"

UntappedShelf21 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:36:46 +0000

The America of Europe in this way.