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You're being optimistic. I'd bet the majority of Americans could not identify their ancestral country on a blank map[1]. HN is not a very representative sample.

by briholt 11y ago

You're being optimistic. I'd bet the majority of Americans could not identify their ancestral country on a blank map[1]. HN is not a very representative sample. [1] See any survey about Americans and geography ever.

newjersey 11y ago
I consider myself about average when it comes to general knowledge. I couldn't point you Burkino Faso in a map (I am not even sure if I spelled it correctly.) but that doesn't mean I can't tell you roughly about my ancestry. (: Edit: I wish Washington Post defaulted to https. Kind of off topic but is there a reason to support https but not default to it? Browser compatibility issues? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/17/the-irish-american-population-is-seven-times-larger-than-ireland/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/17/t...
- chetanahuja 11y ago
  "I wish Washington Post defaulted to https" This can't be done because if you just type "washingtonpost.com" into your browser or some algorithm creates links out of plain text (like in an email)... the default is always http:// http:// The internet expects http://yourdomain.tld http://yourdomain.tld to always work.
  - ptaipale 11y ago
    I suppose previous poster meant that WP should default to offer its service over HTTPS, i.e. when you first connect over HTTP, the site immediately redirects you to a HTTPS connection. Like e.g. this site (HN) does (connecting to http://news.ycombinator.com/ http://news.ycombinator.com/ gives you 301 Moved Permanently, location https://news.ycombinator.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/ ).
    - Symbiote 11y ago
      The better solution is HSTS, which would tell the browser to use HTTPS for the site for the next year. The main browsers come with a list of known HSTS sites, so you'll never use HTTP to access google.com (etc). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security

by briholt 11y ago

newjersey 11y ago

I consider myself about average when it comes to general knowledge. I couldn't point you Burkino Faso in a map (I am not even sure if I spelled it correctly.) but that doesn't mean I can't tell you roughly about my ancestry. (: Edit: I wish Washington Post defaulted to https. Kind of off topic but is there a reason to support https but not default to it? Browser compatibility issues? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/17/the-irish-american-population-is-seven-times-larger-than-ireland/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/17/t...

chetanahuja 11y ago
"I wish Washington Post defaulted to https" This can't be done because if you just type "washingtonpost.com" into your browser or some algorithm creates links out of plain text (like in an email)... the default is always http:// http:// The internet expects http://yourdomain.tld http://yourdomain.tld to always work.
- ptaipale 11y ago
  I suppose previous poster meant that WP should default to offer its service over HTTPS, i.e. when you first connect over HTTP, the site immediately redirects you to a HTTPS connection. Like e.g. this site (HN) does (connecting to http://news.ycombinator.com/ http://news.ycombinator.com/ gives you 301 Moved Permanently, location https://news.ycombinator.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/ ).
  - Symbiote 11y ago
    The better solution is HSTS, which would tell the browser to use HTTPS for the site for the next year. The main browsers come with a list of known HSTS sites, so you'll never use HTTP to access google.com (etc). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security