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I think he means you should at least read the code on the other end of that URL to make sure it matches what's on the site.

• pilsetnieks 12y ago
  Plus you should read what's downloaded to your machine before executing it, since there's also no guarantee that what's been served to your browser will be served to your curl.
• morganvachon 12y ago
  That's just it: It does. Line for line, character for character (even space for space, which is important in Python). I wouldn't say what I did above without having diffed the file against the code displayed first. I just don't get the mentality here sometimes; someone creates a helpful script, puts the source code on their site for you to read and study, and the first instinct is to assume they have malicious intent before even taking a few minutes to read over it first. Hell, I'm no programmer but I know enough about the basics to follow exactly what the code does. It took me all of five minutes to decide that it flips two switches and nothing more. That the programming gods here can't or won't do that is telling. I get being paranoid about random scripts, but this one is on display for all to see before running. There is literally nothing hidden, yet you all act as if the author is trying to secretly take over your machines. It would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic.