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simonbrown··on Free SSL Certificate for Open Source Projects
Neither is this.
simonbrown··on Free SSL Certificate for Open Source Projects
It's still possible for a MITM to use the old certificate.
simonbrown··on Go Read: One Year with Money and App Engine
Did you consider grandfathering existing users in?
simonbrown··on Show HN: Where Adblock+ injects 20K CSS rules, HTTPSB injects one
It's possible to apply to have your ads unblocked if they're unobtrusive.

https://eyeo.com/acceptable-ads-application.html

simonbrown··on Few successful entrepreneurs blog
Tom Preston-Werner - http://tom.preston-werner.com/
simonbrown··on Bugger
I've been using Google to find things on HN for a few years.

The file from January 2013 appears just as permissive:

http://web.archive.org/web/20130109093744/http://news.ycombi...

simonbrown··on OpenMailBox: An alternative to Gmail based on free software
> Most users will click through a security certificate warning generated by their browsers for the sake of convenience.

This can be avoided by using HSTS.

simonbrown··on "Disable Javascript" option removed in Firefox 23
How are you detecting whether they have JS disabled?
simonbrown··on "Disable Javascript" option removed in Firefox 23
Or make the option to disable Java accessible from there.
simonbrown··on Terms of Service; Didn't Read
For the Chrome extension, you probably don't need to request permissions on tosdr.org. If you send CORS headers from that site, you will be able to make requests to it without the permissions.
simonbrown··on Tor and HTTPS
With any CA's (or better, the right one's) private key, they could still use it to stage a MITM attack on the website, assuming they have the right access.
simonbrown··on Topcoat – CSS for clean and fast web apps
It might be better as a Bootstrap theme, so that people can easily switch between them.
simonbrown··on Sucks to be an old engineer
The chances are you won't, since most businesses fail.
simonbrown··on Brain work may be going the way of manual work
What if natural resources are scarce?
simonbrown··on Yahoo, please start with a Vulnerability Reward Program
Even having an email address to send reports to would be good for a lot of websites. I sometimes don't bother reporting these issues for fear of being threatened with legal action.
simonbrown··on Chrome’s requestAutocomplete()
That's already possible. I guess this will make it easier, though.
simonbrown··on Chrome’s requestAutocomplete()
Chrome displays a permission dialog.
simonbrown··on Show HN: A url-based API for images (my weekend project)
How are you dealing with the copyright of the images?
simonbrown··on The Worst Password Tips
What should we use instead?
simonbrown··on Labels in input fields aren’t such a good idea
> Also, on other note: username is Not an email address. Do not ask me for my username when you really mean email address.

Are you saying that sites should allow users to use email addresses to log in, rather than usernames? As I understand it, the former is a more recent thing.

simonbrown··on Show HN: Solving a very old problem — passwords
The URL you're using for the iframe works under HTTPS.
simonbrown··on Using Github issues to track house repairs
I don't think free public repositories are gift to the open source community, but freemium system designed to get people to convert to paid accounts with additional features. This project doesn't require the additional features.
simonbrown··on California passes groundbreaking open textbook legislation
If it was share-alike, why would companies develop tutorials, since they could be re-published by other companies at close to cost price?
simonbrown··on Persona - Mozilla's decentralized and secure authentication system
What should they use for password resets?
simonbrown··on Bret Victor: Learnable Programming
This reminds me of Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction:

http://worrydream.com/LadderOfAbstraction/

simonbrown··on Show HN: Docverter: Convert your text content to PDF/HTML/EPUB with one REST API
> And when you outgrow it, we'll grow with you. Automatically.

Does this mean that when you exceed your quota, Docverter starts charging you more without your permission?

simonbrown··on Re XKCD 936: test the safety of your passphrase entirely in your browser
I don't see how 3rd and 4th examples aren't superior to green.
simonbrown··on Re XKCD 936: test the safety of your passphrase entirely in your browser
Can Android apps without network permissions open pages in the browser? If so, there's one way.
simonbrown··on Grove.io shutting down
So move it to another host?
simonbrown··on The Antivirus Era Is Over
How do you know?
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