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What? All you need to do is resubmit the request without a Referer header. For me, using Firefox, this meant clicking in the address bar, changing nothing, an
by mcronce 2y ago
What? All you need to do is resubmit the request without a Referer header. For me, using Firefox, this meant clicking in the address bar, changing nothing, and hitting enter.
That's hardly "no ability to do anything about it".
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoI mean people with no ability to alter HN moderation policy. Consider it like this: 1. I think, "oh, that looks relevant, let me open that link". 2. I get a screenful of objections to HN moderation. 3. I shrug and close the tab. Since I'm just a normal user who can't change HN moderation, the outcome is that HN doesn't change but I walk away with a worse opinion of the Asahi Linux folks.
- lanstin 2y agoWeird: HN is supposed to be technical but the people behind Asahi Linux have proven themselves to be technical wizards; meanwhile HN seems more interested in money and pseudo-libertarian politics than transformitive technical excellence. But such is our age.
- eru 2y agoHN has actually drifted far, far to the left of where it started. It was called Startup News at the beginning. Of course, it's gonna be interested in money and money making. Duh.
- mcronce 2y agoIt certainly didn't worsen my opinion of the Asahi Linux folks. On the contrary, I commend them for standing up for what they feel is right. I also doubt they really care whether or not any particular HN reader has a positive or negative opinion of them.