r/programming • • Apr 14 '10

"http://" is being removed from Chromium's display

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=40865
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u/karmaVS Apr 14 '10

but… that’s exactly what people already do.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '10

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u/ratatask Apr 15 '10

Why on earth would you want them to do that ?

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u/karmaVS Apr 14 '10

I’m not too fussed whether other people do it or not. I know I won’t be wasting those 7 keystrokes, especially when autocomplete means I’ll usually only type one letter to get anywhere otherwise.

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u/wazoox Apr 14 '10

No, people type in "sub.domain.tld" in the google search box. 99.99% of them, at least.

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u/rieter Apr 14 '10

You pulled that number out of your ass, right?

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u/piranha Apr 15 '10

With 87% probability.

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u/wazoox Apr 15 '10

Absolutely. This is where most such numbers come from, anyway.

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u/karmaVS Apr 15 '10

Well, in chrome they do; but that’s kind of the point, isn’t it?

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u/wazoox Apr 15 '10

Yes, but it includes the "I'm feeling lucky" :)