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Yep, still get access denied via Cloudflare on this and can't access it. A bit frustrating that there is no way to report that you might be seeing this message

Yep, still get access denied via Cloudflare on this and can't access it. A bit frustrating that there is no way to report that you might be seeing this message in error. EDIT: Especially frustrating as I'm actively looking for a good Linux laptop to replace my MacBook - specifically I'm worried about compatibility with my thunderbolt docks

bubblethink 6y ago
no thunderbolt with amd laptops at the moment
- lvturner 6y ago
  Do you know of any intel based machines that work well with thunderbolt docks and are worth considering?
  - jeppesen-io 6y ago
    Dell XPSs are very good
  - callahad 6y ago
    Very happy with my (5th generation) ThinkPad X1 Carbon running NixOS and connected to a Toshiba Thunderbolt 3 dock. Everything works just perfectly.
- jeppesen-io 6y ago
  True, but often you can use type c support. I'm using a type c plug to run my monitor, USB hub and charge my amd laptop right now Asus g14
  - lvturner 6y ago
    I should specify these are USB-C thunderbolt docks, attached to LG 4K Ultrafine monitors + USB Keyboard and mouse. The whole USB-C/Thunderbolt split still confuses me so apologies if I'm making terminology mistakes :)
  - lhl 6y ago
    This particular laptop doesn’t have USB-C DisplayPort support either. It does have Power Delivery though, I’ve measured up to 90W.
    - distances 6y ago
      > This particular laptop doesn’t have USB-C DisplayPort support either. Which is a real shame, I'm quite determined to have a single cable AMD model for my next laptop. Currently the best lineups for that seem to be Lenovo ThinkPads and Yogas.
leephillips 6y ago
It thinks I'm a terrorist or something. My access is denied with This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks.
- exikyut 6y ago
  (I replied to the parent comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23924503. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23924503.)
exikyut 6y ago
Hmm. This comment and the reply got me thinking... I wonder how many people are erroneously being blocked by CF at any one moment? It sadly seems impossible to eliminate all the maliciousness without also impacting legitimate users, but it's obviously a low enough number that the various little uproars never really gain momentum. But thinking about how technical users severely impacted by the situation gives me an idea: a Chrome/FF extension could trivially the various CF block/captcha page HTML, and fire off a ping to a server somewhere with some statistics about ISP, (very) coarse location (eg, capital city resolution), time of day, optionally the website in question... hmm, and maybe the server could have an account/distinction system, so it could let users who cannot access XYZ website they don't want to disclose, how many other users in their area are also unable to access the site... Hmm. Thinking this through was useful. There are a lot of tricky privacy balances this would need to upset in order to be most practical. And then on top of that the malicious users would probably figure out a way to ruin such a service :/ Wait. Maybe use an invite system with a user tree? </thinking_out_loud>
- exikyut 6y ago
  (NB: A small footnote that I usually do not /dev/keyboard this badly; I certainly _was_ tired this morning. "Affected by the situation might react"; "could trivially parse"; "disclose, know how many".
divingdragon 6y ago
It's blocking me too. I have no issues with other Cloudflare sites however. I wonder what site-specific firewall filters has been triggered.
- dx034 6y ago
  Could be site individual rules set by the site owner. Maybe they blocked whole countries or regions.

bubblethink 6y ago

no thunderbolt with amd laptops at the moment

lvturner 6y ago
Do you know of any intel based machines that work well with thunderbolt docks and are worth considering?
- jeppesen-io 6y ago
  Dell XPSs are very good
- callahad 6y ago
  Very happy with my (5th generation) ThinkPad X1 Carbon running NixOS and connected to a Toshiba Thunderbolt 3 dock. Everything works just perfectly.
jeppesen-io 6y ago
True, but often you can use type c support. I'm using a type c plug to run my monitor, USB hub and charge my amd laptop right now Asus g14
- lvturner 6y ago
  I should specify these are USB-C thunderbolt docks, attached to LG 4K Ultrafine monitors + USB Keyboard and mouse. The whole USB-C/Thunderbolt split still confuses me so apologies if I'm making terminology mistakes :)
- lhl 6y ago
  This particular laptop doesn’t have USB-C DisplayPort support either. It does have Power Delivery though, I’ve measured up to 90W.
  - distances 6y ago
    > This particular laptop doesn’t have USB-C DisplayPort support either. Which is a real shame, I'm quite determined to have a single cable AMD model for my next laptop. Currently the best lineups for that seem to be Lenovo ThinkPads and Yogas.

leephillips 6y ago

It thinks I'm a terrorist or something. My access is denied with This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks.

exikyut 6y ago
(I replied to the parent comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23924503. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23924503.)

exikyut 6y ago

Hmm. This comment and the reply got me thinking... I wonder how many people are erroneously being blocked by CF at any one moment? It sadly seems impossible to eliminate all the maliciousness without also impacting legitimate users, but it's obviously a low enough number that the various little uproars never really gain momentum. But thinking about how technical users severely impacted by the situation gives me an idea: a Chrome/FF extension could trivially the various CF block/captcha page HTML, and fire off a ping to a server somewhere with some statistics about ISP, (very) coarse location (eg, capital city resolution), time of day, optionally the website in question... hmm, and maybe the server could have an account/distinction system, so it could let users who cannot access XYZ website they don't want to disclose, how many other users in their area are also unable to access the site... Hmm. Thinking this through was useful. There are a lot of tricky privacy balances this would need to upset in order to be most practical. And then on top of that the malicious users would probably figure out a way to ruin such a service :/ Wait. Maybe use an invite system with a user tree? </thinking_out_loud>

exikyut 6y ago
(NB: A small footnote that I usually do not /dev/keyboard this badly; I certainly _was_ tired this morning. "Affected by the situation might react"; "could trivially parse"; "disclose, know how many".

divingdragon 6y ago

It's blocking me too. I have no issues with other Cloudflare sites however. I wonder what site-specific firewall filters has been triggered.

dx034 6y ago
Could be site individual rules set by the site owner. Maybe they blocked whole countries or regions.