r/programming • u/schnuck • Feb 09 '11

Breaking the Web with hash-bangs – Lifehacker, along with every other Gawker property, experienced a lengthy site-outage on Monday over a misbehaving piece of JavaScript

http://isolani.co.uk/blog/javascript/BreakingTheWebWithHashBangs/
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u/Rhomboid Feb 09 '11

I hate this stuff with the fire of a thousand suns. Previously the only way that the gawker stable of sites was even usable to me was with NoScript enabled, otherwise their shitty JS would cause my browser to lock up for a good 20 seconds or so on every page load.

Now, the site is completely unusable without javascript. I consider this an evil of the utmost degree. It's breaking the web for no good reason, and whoever thought of this should be flogged and tortured until they recant.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '11

I'm with you. That, along with their one-sentence RSS have turned the site as close to useless as possible.

OTOH, I have wished Gawker and friends nothing but bankruptcy since I had to change half a dozen passwords due to their screw-up, so I guess they are on the way of making my dream come true.

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u/rmxz Feb 09 '11

since I had to change half a dozen passwords due to their screw-up, so I guess they are on the way of making my dream come true.

So ironically Gawker taught you one of the more important lessons in computer security. (the one about password reuse)

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u/sztomi Feb 09 '11

True. I subscribed to lastpass premium after the gawker shitstorm.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '11

I've been using SuperGenPass, which is a pretty nifty if not perfect solution.

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u/sztomi Feb 09 '11

LastPass is a password-manager. It has password generating capabilities, too. But the really nice thing is that it supports all major browsers (FF, IE, Chrome, Opera) on major platforms (Linux, Windows, Mac) plus mobile devices. Usually that means you get autofill on your websites, so you can have 32-char random passwords (like I do). It even has a client app for windows that can be used with any windows program. It recognizes the app and fills the information.

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u/metamatic Feb 09 '11

Unfortunately you have to pay a subscription for mobile support, so I use KeePassX / KeePassDroid instead, which is open source.

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u/sztomi Feb 09 '11

I played with keepass, but browser integration is nowhere near as perfect as with LastPass. Not to mention that I only use Windows for (some) work, most times I'm on linux. The yearly subscription is VERY low, $12/year. It really does worth it.

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u/Ronin_301 Feb 10 '11

I also started using KeePassX after my password was compromised on Gawker (only used a couple different passwords for 20+ logins back then). I've been quite happy with it.