I've noticed that if go to https://news.ycombinator.com./ https://news.ycombinator.com./, it works but I am not logged in, so the cookies / auth system are trea

I've noticed that if go to https://news.ycombinator.com./ https://news.ycombinator.com./, it works but I am not logged in, so the cookies / auth system are treating it as a different site. I'm not sure if this could be exploited for something.