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> I must say though, I'm increasingly frustrated by software vendors trying to strip away control over our own machines. I get the sentiment, but if you look a
by pfg 10y ago
> I must say though, I'm increasingly frustrated by software vendors trying to strip away control over our own machines.
I get the sentiment, but if you look at how common malware is on Windows versus (walled-garden) platforms like iOS, it becomes pretty clear that it's the most effective way to keep users safe. Inconveniencing tech-savvy folk is a small price to pay for that, IMO.
> I get that novices probably need some protection, but I really wish there were a way to say that, "yes, I really do know what I'm doing, please stop treating me like a toddler."
Typing "badidea" when faced with the interstitial should do the trick.
- byuu 10y agoBut that's just it, I'd have to download the source to Chromium, find where this error is thrown, and add a UI element to allow me to bypass the error. That's ... a whole lot more than just inconveniencing me. Flipping a switch in chrome://flags would be an acceptable inconvenience. This command-line switch works, but it requires accepting a larger risk with respect to secure cookies and MitM attacks.