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Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by nitrogen on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @01:29AM (#21511978)
Clicking that link from HN will (usually?) give you something NSFW; jwz doesn't like HN, so copy/paste the link if you want to see the real link.
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by SturgeonsLaw on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @01:54AM (#21512071)
Didn't do it for me after multiple attempts :(
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by mike_d on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @03:21AM (#21512469)
You end up with a redirect to https://web.archive.org/web/20191014203443/https://www.jwz.o...

(Mildly NSFW)

Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by DyslexicAtheist on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @05:02AM (#21512924)
perhaps your browser strips the http referer header (with custom settings or done by some privacy extension)?

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Referrer

Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by uwydr on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:50AM (#21514034)
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by pferde on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @02:01AM (#21512101)
Wait, you do not block HTTP referers by default? In this day and age where vast majority of websites are out to scoop any and all available information about you?
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by tome on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @02:27AM (#21512202)
The fact that you don't send a Referer may ironically make it more easy to track you.
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by minitech on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @02:53AM (#21512321)
It’s information for fingerprinting, sure, but not sharing the page you’re visiting from for every link click is much more important for privacy IMO.
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by boomlinde on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @10:37AM (#21514884)
The best option I think is to spoof Referer to a random choice of known good values. This, of course, after disabling other, more reliable tracking vectors like JS and cookies that would just identify you as a Referer spoofer.
Re:Debian reconsiders init-system diversity by pferde on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @03:14AM (#21512431)
Anything you do online can be used to track you. The point is that by doing this, you plug an additional information leak about yourself.