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That is shamefully poor security.


It's hard to even call it security - it was just wide open...

I will say though, this kind of thing does wonders for my imposter syndrome.


wait until you see the party footage


Yeah this made zero sense to me - I have never seen someone consider POST secure because it can't "be seen".

Security through obscurity and all that...


Is there anyway to secure a POST request at the backend, without client side encryption?

The server processing the POST is still receiving the information posted regardless if the client is HTTPS or not.

Say, you're attempting login, the password is still received by the server and which you do with whatever when processing.

What's not stopping someone from injecting a trace on that receiving function?

In other-words, How would you secure the server processing the POST request information?


You can't. It is just a matter of reducing the risk surface. With a GET someone may add parameters, with a POST they would send the data in the post (which is often the main point of a POST).

Since all typical web servers/processors only loh the call and not the body there is a lesser probability of a leak.

I am writing this as someone who manages cybersecurity and is offering faced with not enough information in investigations because of that. This is also the reason that I used "typical" and "usually" above - it is pretty weird what people send and how they process what they receive.


"Preventing the Collapse of Civilization" by Jonathan Blow comes to mind - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSRHeXYDLko

A fantastic talk.


Legal aliens absolutely have the same First Amendment rights as citizens.


Right, I guess I'm wrong about this then.


After years of trialling a variety of notebook setups, I eventually fell back to vscode & git. I've even given up on Markdown (nothing wrong with it, I just realised I never actually view my own notes in parsed Markdown so I stopped bothering).

All I need is a file structure that I understand, and an editor for typing and searching :)

Git is great for (i) persistence, (ii) availability and (iii) the merge flow encourages me to review/clean changes before merging them to main.


On that point, I don't think most adults understand the ramifications either!


As someone who's never even seen the term written before, that's exactly how I pronounced it..


yeah like the 'big falcon rocket' -> big fucking rocket

effing go for me too


This is truly music to my ears!


Very similar experience. My instinct would be to fight the sickness and push through, but in reality you need to stop immediately and try again in a few hours. Your tolerance tends to build exponentially!


That's a surprising statistic. I quite literally don't know one single person who owns both a Mac and iPad.


I used to before my Mac Mini burned out.

The elephant in the room w/ the expensive new iPad is that the consumer right now is experiencing a reset in their economic expectations (first of all because of the sugar rush of pandemic stimulus ending, secondly because of inflation, third from “polycrisis”). I think brands are catching on right about now.

Car companies for instance tried to quit making cars that cost less than $50k, especially if they are electric.

The new iPad strikes me as a little like the Apple Vision Pro. People might have spent their stimulus checks on them if they’d come out a few years back but now, no. Sure it does a better job of rending mobile apps in AR floating in your room than the MQ3 but it doesn’t have all the facilities for immersive worlds that the MQ3 does. They just can’t charge 7x what MQ3 costs for something that doesn’t do as much. The hardware is totally capable but Apple can’t or won’t add the software support.

Myself I quit carrying a desktop replacement laptop and I use an iPad as my “on the go” computer. As much as the industry tries to keep it a secret (so you’ll spend your money on an overpriced special keyboard) it “just works” to attach a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. If I want to do some serious work I RDP into a powerful Windows computer.

(Note one point of this way of working is that tablets are relatively cheap. I don’t feel all that bad if I smash a $40 Fire tablet or even a $300 iPad but I’d feel like I’d need to buy a case for a $2000 tablet, eliminating the sleekness advantage the tablet has.)

If Apple wasn’t NERFing the software you could have a great computing experience on an iPad Pro that would justify the cost.

Smartphones got established because they could justify a high price with corresponding value: if you add up the cost of all the gadgets an iPhone replaces it is much greater than the cost of the iPhone. Apple’s lost their way.


> Myself I quit carrying a desktop replacement laptop and I use an iPad as my “on the go” computer.

When I am at my desk, I use my MacBook. If I am going on a work trip, it will come with me. If I need to stay connected to work when running errands, my iPad Pro/cellular with Logitech’s keyboard combo is usually close by and I can do everything I need to do on it (but I am not a dev). For portability, it’s unmatched for me.


$350 iPad (or cheaper for last gen) is a good value. $40 Fire even more so ... but I still prefer the iPad.

It's almost surprising that Apple makes a fairly capable $350 "computer" (even if it's nowhere near Fire or Chromebook territory.)


I know several people - myself included - who own both a Mac and an iPad. Now we have dueling anecdata!


Same. I actually have 2! They're cheaper than computers and easier to manage. I also happen to have 2 kids. Maybe that's a coincidence, but it probably isn't!


I have both Mac and iPad - and they are used for different things. Idly playing games in a recliner is an iPad thing. Prime video, YouTube and Apple TV get more play on the iPad than the Mac.

My brother's household has 4 Macs of various form factors (mini, studio, 2 laptops) and 5 iPads (two of which are iPad pros - one hand me down and one new that is used for drawing... and one is an iPad mini).

There are many situations where an iPad is a preferred device over a laptop (or the impracticality of taking a Mac mini to bed) and many where the Mac at a desk is a much better choice.

Given the finances and priorities that support two sets of devices ... it should not be surprising at all to have both.


Hi, I'm HKChad, I own 3 macbooks (well 6 if you count my kids/wife) and 3 iPads, 5 if you count my kids iPads as well.

We also have iPhones I'm not going to start counting those.

Now you do!


I'm a little surprised, but realize it is probable. I do know people that have both: either for themselves or more likely they have a macbook for work and a "family iPad" used by the kids.

I also know some people that also buy iPads for senior parents/grandparents and just use their iCloud account to make it easier to manage.


At the very least.. 51% isn’t everyone.

We shouldn’t assume who we know reflects everyone.

Apple might be counting people with broken iPads too!

Edit: clarity and warmth


I'm using an iPad right now as a portable second monitor for my Macbook Pro via Sidecar. I also use the iPad as a music player around the house whenever I don't want to use my phone. It definitely could be improved and it will often sit unused for months but it finds a niche once in awhile.


An iPad is the best portable secondary screen for your Mac and I watch videos with it before bed.


Is it? Apple has a fandom that makes me think someone with a Mac would likely own an ipad, earpods, and apple tv.

There are few companies that have the fandom Apple has, especially with hardware outside the iphone/blue bubbles that teens and moms need for social standing.


It’s not a matter of fandom as much as it is network effects. The more Apple stuff you have and the more Apple users you know the more value you get from sticking with Apple for your next purchase.


It sounds like you’re using “teens and moms” as a pejorative—i would recommend getting to know some more teens and moms! There are many in both categories who are great!


Blue bubbles?


Hence the shortcomings of limited sampling (and data).

I know many people with both devices in my circles (including me). Typically the laptop is for work and the iPad is for travel or for kids.


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