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Very cool. Would be interesting to hear why this over a general purpose text-based browser like Lynx. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) https:/

Very cool. Would be interesting to hear why this over a general purpose text-based browser like Lynx. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)

GaryBluto 1y ago
You don't want to get put on trial for computer misuse, do you? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2005/oct/07/manfinedover https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2005/oct/07/manf...
- fragmede 1y ago
  https://boingboing.net/2005/10/06/guy-who-was-busted-f.html/amp https://boingboing.net/2005/10/06/guy-who-was-busted-f.html/... was the best link I could find for that story
  - RestartKernel 1y ago
    My own government luckily even offers to reach out in your stead if a company doesn't respond to your disclosure, so pen testing random websites seems implicitly allowed, but such a vertict is still scary to read for such an innocuous probe.
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NoboruWataya 1y ago
If you actually try access bbc.co.uk using Lynx, you'll see it's just not a great experience. Most modern websites are not made with text-based browsers in mind at all, and the HTML (and other stuff) they are made of does not lend itself to easy or intuitive display in the terminal. This seems more akin to an RSS reader than a general web browser.