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by tombrossman 4632 days ago
FYI, for those of us with Firefox's NoScript extension your site is completely broken. Nothing loads, it is just a blank page with a list of scripts you intend to run.

I wasn't curious enough about your service to whitelist your site, but I will leave a comment asking that you consider providing alternate content.

It is rare to have a site completely fail to load, even with all scripts blocked (though I accept I will have reduced functionality).
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theg2 4632 days ago
You're running an extension that purposely disables what makes the majority of the web work. Unless you disable it, you can't really complain about sites not working correctly for you.
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tombrossman 4632 days ago
HTML is what makes the majority of the web work, with additional functionality (optionally) provided by scripts. When I see a blank page I wouldn't call that 'not working correctly' I would call it 'not working at all'.

Maybe we agree to disagree now, and you go on blindly trusting all websites to execute random code on your machine. I am perfectly content to have new websites look a little funny the first time I visit.

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zackbloom 4632 days ago
"HTML is what makes the majority of the web work" - Yes, ten years ago.

The modern internet is javascript. The code is executing in a secure sandbox. If you can get it to do something random on your machine make sure to let Google know, they'll send you a pretty big check.

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icebraining 4632 days ago
It's not just doing something funny with the machines, it's also doing funny stuff with other websites. Plenty of websites are still vulnerable to XSS and CSRF.
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zentiggr 4632 days ago
Having used noscript for a while, I've gotten into the habit of letting it block everything at first and only allowing what seems necessary for that site.

I'm perfectly okay with the 'broken until enabled' model... I used to use "Request Policy" in Firefox - the most granular control of script and XSS accesses I've ever seen. Miss it in Chrome.

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andyroid 4632 days ago
Let's hope you never need to use a screen reader.
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nsp 4632 days ago
This is a red herring. The overwhelming majority of screen readers support javascript front ends. As in, over 98% of people who use screenreaders use one that supports javascript.

source: http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey4/#javascript

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Axsuul 4632 days ago
It's a Backbone site =p
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