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Why does that link redirect to a fart sound hosted on Wikipedia?

• heavensteeth 11mo ago
  The author doesn't like HN.
  • dmit 11mo ago
    The Referer header strikes again. You'd think the typo in its name would be the worst thing about it, but nope.
  • dspillett 11mo ago
    This is sort of thing is why I have a “they don't want me there, and I'm fine with that” list in my PiHole config.
• bakugo 11mo ago
  A quick glance at the website in question suggests that its owner may not be particularly mentally mature.
• GaggiX 11mo ago
  I find it always hilarious when websites check the referer for HN and do some random shit. "Alive internet theory"
• SpikedCola 11mo ago
  // Vidrun, born of the sea-wind through the spruce // Vidrun, green-tinged offshoot of my bough, joy and burden of my life // Vidrun, fierce and clever, may our clan’s wisdom be yours: // // Never read Hacker News // - Aphyr, "Hexing the technical interview" if (document.referrer.startsWith("https://news.ycombinator.com")) { document.location = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Human_fart.wav" } > https://www.boringcactus.com/assets/site.js https://www.boringcactus.com/assets/site.js