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calm down its already back

rcoveson 3y ago
If it happens to you: 1. Remain calm 2. Tweet at your 66k followers 3. Briefly wait while the dozens of those that work at GitHub trip over each other getting your account reactivated
- imjonse 3y ago
  you forgot 0. Cofound github :)
- chrisjc 3y ago
  Missed a step 1. Be co-founder and former CEO 2. Remain calm 3. Tweet at your 66k followers 4. Briefly wait while the dozens of those that work at GitHub trip over each other getting your account reactivated
klipklop 3y ago
Sure but somebody with no pull like him has a very low chance of getting their account back.
whatshisface 3y ago
The way it got banned represents something that could happen to any one of us - getting seen by an MS employee on the front page of HN is something that can only happen to Chris Wanstrath. Moving off github is a good idea anyway, since they took away source code search for non-signed-in-users. I experience that annoyance every time I need to find the source of an error string in someone's github project.
- meowface 3y ago
  >Moving off github is a good idea anyway, since they took away source code search for non-signed-in-users. I experience that annoyance every time I need to find the source of an error string in someone's github project. It could be done in part for cynical registration metrics reasons, but I'm guessing search is probably costly and this helps reduce automated activity. I also imagine they might face issues with bots searching for certain patterns to identify vulnerabilities and leaked credentials. Why is it unacceptable for you to register an account to make your debugging process easier?
  - whatshisface 3y ago
    I use several devices, oftentimes don't keep cookies, and now that 2FA has been mandated for all accounts (even ones whose sole value is a ticket to source code search), logging in takes a flow-breaking context switch. In fact, it takes more time to access github search than it does to clone the repo and grep locally. Although I am aware of the passkey workaround, I am not a huge fan of installing browser extensions with access to my credentials, and I don't want to have the equivalent of my_passwords.txt on every single one of my devices.
andrewstuart 3y ago
Irrelevant. Makes no difference at all. This incident alone means no company should have github as a mission critical component of their software development.
- icywolfy2 3y ago
  That's why companies self host GitHub for Enterprise. I know of no reason why a company should use public GitHub for private business. Every company I have contracted or worked for, all used on-prem GHE.

If it happens to you: 1. Remain calm 2. Tweet at your 66k followers 3. Briefly wait while the dozens of those that work at GitHub trip over each other getting your account reactivated

imjonse 3y ago
you forgot 0. Cofound github :)
chrisjc 3y ago
Missed a step 1. Be co-founder and former CEO 2. Remain calm 3. Tweet at your 66k followers 4. Briefly wait while the dozens of those that work at GitHub trip over each other getting your account reactivated

klipklop 3y ago

Sure but somebody with no pull like him has a very low chance of getting their account back.

whatshisface 3y ago

The way it got banned represents something that could happen to any one of us - getting seen by an MS employee on the front page of HN is something that can only happen to Chris Wanstrath. Moving off github is a good idea anyway, since they took away source code search for non-signed-in-users. I experience that annoyance every time I need to find the source of an error string in someone's github project.

meowface 3y ago
>Moving off github is a good idea anyway, since they took away source code search for non-signed-in-users. I experience that annoyance every time I need to find the source of an error string in someone's github project. It could be done in part for cynical registration metrics reasons, but I'm guessing search is probably costly and this helps reduce automated activity. I also imagine they might face issues with bots searching for certain patterns to identify vulnerabilities and leaked credentials. Why is it unacceptable for you to register an account to make your debugging process easier?
- whatshisface 3y ago
  I use several devices, oftentimes don't keep cookies, and now that 2FA has been mandated for all accounts (even ones whose sole value is a ticket to source code search), logging in takes a flow-breaking context switch. In fact, it takes more time to access github search than it does to clone the repo and grep locally. Although I am aware of the passkey workaround, I am not a huge fan of installing browser extensions with access to my credentials, and I don't want to have the equivalent of my_passwords.txt on every single one of my devices.

andrewstuart 3y ago

Irrelevant. Makes no difference at all. This incident alone means no company should have github as a mission critical component of their software development.

icywolfy2 3y ago
That's why companies self host GitHub for Enterprise. I know of no reason why a company should use public GitHub for private business. Every company I have contracted or worked for, all used on-prem GHE.