Imagine being one of the sad fucks that take pride on being amongst the top commenters on the orange site #orangesite #hn #hackernews

A while ago on the #OrangeSite I read a comment by someone claiming that #GDPR #fines for using #GoogleFonts were unconscionable because browsers are #UserAgents and companies shouldn't be fined for what they do.

This is of course incredulous victim blaming, but it does bump up against an uncomfortable fact: the term "user agent" as applied to browsers is at best useful fiction.

A real user agent would not have a mechanism to load arbitrary untrusted code into itself or contact third parties.

The rule says, “No vehicles in the park”

https://novehiclesinthepark.com/

This proved to be way more interesting than expected…

Reading the comments on the #orangesite (which I normally would not) *afterwards* made it even more interesting:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36453856

some good stuff to watch:

Ask HN: What's the best lecture series you've ever seen?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34591291

#OrangeSite

I've been on 🏡 Home for a while today, let's check in with the 👥 Local timeline!

*boost, boost, fav, reply, reply, boost* 😩

Jeez #hachyderm quit being so interesting!
(Seriously who needs the #OrangeSite when all the cool devs are hanging out here already?)

The #orangesite is having their 5 minute hate about a ham handed article on inclusive language from Stanford.

I'm increasingly frustrated by how terrible the options for #tech (and #technology discussion are.

The #birdsite set itself on fire. The #orangesite is a cesspool, in the name of "both sides are the same" moderation that bans politics, except when it's a soapbox for hate. #reddit has /r/technology, which is driven by petty gossip and gadgets. Lobste.rs has good discussion and focus, but their invite policy makes me deeply uncomfortable (even though I know I could get one).

#HN has been down most of today. It's probably just a coincidence that this was my most productive day in weeks...

#HackerNews #OrangeSite

OrangeSite is down

HN is down again with what appears to be a second disk failure. This is on the fallback server, which we switched to last night when the primary server failed. Will update when we know more. Sorry all!

https://nitter.kavin.rocks/HNStatus/status/1545409429113229312#m

#HN #OrangeSite #Outages