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The Dunyazad Digital Library

35 points by salutis 5y ago

optimalsolver 5y ago
The name is from One Thousand and One Nights, aka Arabian Nights. Specifically, the main character Scheherazade's sister. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
Lemmih 5y ago
Really wish they would use https. Saying that it doesn't matter is disheartening.
- ocdtrekkie 5y ago
  Believe it or not "everyone must use https" is a pretty political push, based on favoring certain corporate entities who control all of the points in a network where https traffic gets decrypted, at the expense of other corporate entities who the first group doesn't like. I think in most cases, sites which do not collect or handle personal information should support http, and optionally support https for those who have particular reasons to be concerned about being noticed viewing a website. (Also, consider that many hosts still effectively charge money to encrypt your site. Usually by selling their own certs and refusing to support Let's Encrypt based renewals.)
  - lmc 5y ago
    > Believe it or not "everyone must use https" is a pretty political push, based on favoring certain corporate entities who control all of the points in a network where https traffic gets decrypted, at the expense of other corporate entities who the first group doesn't like. It's really not. Ever had your ISP inject shit into your pages? https://www.infoworld.com/article/2925839/code-injection-new-low-isps.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/2925839/code-injection-new...
    - webmaven 5y ago
      > It's really not. Ever had your ISP inject shit into your pages? This. And all the other skulduggery that MITM attacks enable. I'm kind of surprised that none of the powers-that-be ever pushed for an HTTPS mode that merely signs requests and responses rather than encrypting them, in an effort to undermine encryption advocates.
    - jan_Inkepa 5y ago
      That's a good point. On the other hand, the transient nature of certs makes the hosting a lot more temporary-feeling/brittle - it may get better with time - I guess we'll see...

35 points by salutis 5y ago

The name is from One Thousand and One Nights, aka Arabian Nights. Specifically, the main character Scheherazade's sister. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thousand_and_One_Nights

Lemmih 5y ago

Really wish they would use https. Saying that it doesn't matter is disheartening.

ocdtrekkie 5y ago
Believe it or not "everyone must use https" is a pretty political push, based on favoring certain corporate entities who control all of the points in a network where https traffic gets decrypted, at the expense of other corporate entities who the first group doesn't like. I think in most cases, sites which do not collect or handle personal information should support http, and optionally support https for those who have particular reasons to be concerned about being noticed viewing a website. (Also, consider that many hosts still effectively charge money to encrypt your site. Usually by selling their own certs and refusing to support Let's Encrypt based renewals.)
- lmc 5y ago
  > Believe it or not "everyone must use https" is a pretty political push, based on favoring certain corporate entities who control all of the points in a network where https traffic gets decrypted, at the expense of other corporate entities who the first group doesn't like. It's really not. Ever had your ISP inject shit into your pages? https://www.infoworld.com/article/2925839/code-injection-new-low-isps.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/2925839/code-injection-new...
  - webmaven 5y ago
    > It's really not. Ever had your ISP inject shit into your pages? This. And all the other skulduggery that MITM attacks enable. I'm kind of surprised that none of the powers-that-be ever pushed for an HTTPS mode that merely signs requests and responses rather than encrypting them, in an effort to undermine encryption advocates.
  - jan_Inkepa 5y ago
    That's a good point. On the other hand, the transient nature of certs makes the hosting a lot more temporary-feeling/brittle - it may get better with time - I guess we'll see...