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I wonder how highly you must think of yourself to adopt such a snarky tone when talking about someone who contributed so much to internet security. "Thanks lbr

I wonder how highly you must think of yourself to adopt such a snarky tone when talking about someone who contributed so much to internet security. "Thanks lbriner!" Edit: Downvoters have spoken, and apparently the parent comment is the kind of content you guys want to see on this site. What a world.

Spivak 8y ago
Well the advice pretty much boils down to "HTTPS is Easy (when you pay someone else to manage it for you)!" And maybe that's good advice but at least be upfront about the actual statement. "Web development is easy! (when you pay Squarespace)" "Payment processing is easy! (when you pay Stripe)" "Email is easy! (when you pay FastMail)"
Someone1234 8y ago
The snark is well deserved. The article's title is condescending and wrong, setting up TLS isn't "easy," and claiming otherwise is unproductive. This is nothing but a glorified ad for CloudFlare, and doesn't prove that HTTPS is "easy" but rather using CloudFlare's package offering is easier. I like Troy Hunt, but this isn't one of his best.
- Reedx 8y ago
  > setting up TLS isn't "easy," and claiming otherwise is unproductive. Well... it is if you use Cloudflare. But yeah, it should be httpsiseasyIFusingcloudflare.com or something. > This is nothing but a glorified ad for CloudFlare It's technically not though. He says they didn't even know he was making this. It's just a nice little free resource for anyone using Cloudflare or looking for a relatively easy path to https. For him, it'll drive some traffic back to his other site and build his brand a bit more. It'll probably result in a bunch of Cloudflare sites beefing up their security a bit and capture some who haven't previously tackled https at all. Isn't that a good thing?
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shawn 8y ago
For what it’s worth, whenever someone seems arrogant on the internet, it’s easier to just ignore them than call them out. After all, they could be right.

Spivak 8y ago

Well the advice pretty much boils down to "HTTPS is Easy (when you pay someone else to manage it for you)!" And maybe that's good advice but at least be upfront about the actual statement. "Web development is easy! (when you pay Squarespace)" "Payment processing is easy! (when you pay Stripe)" "Email is easy! (when you pay FastMail)"

Someone1234 8y ago

The snark is well deserved. The article's title is condescending and wrong, setting up TLS isn't "easy," and claiming otherwise is unproductive. This is nothing but a glorified ad for CloudFlare, and doesn't prove that HTTPS is "easy" but rather using CloudFlare's package offering is easier. I like Troy Hunt, but this isn't one of his best.

Reedx 8y ago
> setting up TLS isn't "easy," and claiming otherwise is unproductive. Well... it is if you use Cloudflare. But yeah, it should be httpsiseasyIFusingcloudflare.com or something. > This is nothing but a glorified ad for CloudFlare It's technically not though. He says they didn't even know he was making this. It's just a nice little free resource for anyone using Cloudflare or looking for a relatively easy path to https. For him, it'll drive some traffic back to his other site and build his brand a bit more. It'll probably result in a bunch of Cloudflare sites beefing up their security a bit and capture some who haven't previously tackled https at all. Isn't that a good thing?

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shawn 8y ago

For what it’s worth, whenever someone seems arrogant on the internet, it’s easier to just ignore them than call them out. After all, they could be right.