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Great, so now all HTTP/2 traffic forever is going to start with a reference to an NSA program that was topical for about a week in 2013. Maybe we could have wa
by spb 11y ago
Great, so now all HTTP/2 traffic forever is going to start with a reference to an NSA program that was topical for about a week in 2013.
Maybe we could have waited a year and made the magic
THE * HTTP/2.0
DRESS
Or if this change had been made a year earlier:
KO * HTTP/2.0
NY
- bonestamp2 11y agoWhile both "the dress" and prism appeared in the news, lets not forget some news is actually newsworthy and some is forgettable mind candy. Prism needs to be remembered and including it in the protocol message ensures it will be discussed for much longer than the dress -- as it should be.
- thwarted 11y agoThis is a pretty good way to remind ourselves ("Never Forget") why some things are the way they are. It stands out and is perhaps unexpected, giving a chance to have a discussion around the things we want to avoid or combat. That it shows up in the protocol gives relevance to a FAQ entry on the topic, vs just being a by-the-way FAQ entry that is easier to ignore. It could just as well have been ECHELON [0], however PRISM has more recent, and documented, meaning and more mindshare specifically around/related to domestic spying. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON