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user315433

8:01 PM

Yes, main channel Chrome (50) has the flags for marking http as non-secure. I've enabled it just for fun...

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in title, blacklisted website in body: How to Watch Amir Khan vs Saul Alvarez Live Streaming PPV Boxing Online Free? by komal on gaming.stackexchange.com …

user315433

Of course, the short /a/id links redirect to http regardless. :/

hichris123

Yeah. We could switch back to /answer, I think that still remains with HTTPS. Or someone could submit a bug report...

user315433

@hichris123 But there is no /answer/id option

user315433

This is exactly why we are using /a/. The long long link with /question/ title #id would just be too long.

user315433

8:14 PM

For questions, /question/id works well, keeping the protocol.

hichris123

Maybe I'm thinking of /questions then? 'cause it all redirects to the same spot...

Ah right. github.com/Charcoal-SE/SmokeDetector/blob/master/…

user315433

Wow, commented code in Smokey's source.

hichris123

ProgramFOX's fault.

@Meta Seems to work for answers too.

user315433

Oh, that's cool. We didn't think of that.

user315433

It will break a few things if we simply change it, because some code (metasmoke? and SDtracker for sure) relies on those URLs to determine the post type.

hichris123

8:19 PM

hrm, yeah.

user315433

We could use /questions/id/a to indicate post type, since /a is ignored. Still requires coordination with metasmoke, probably.

hichris123

For now, I think the current way is fine. SE breaks HTTPS support in many other ways...

(obviously not ideal though...)

user315433

OK. Unrelated: now that've been messing with chrome://flags, I've enabled Material Design... is it supposed to do something?

hichris123

I think you put a bounty on the wrong post @Meta... meta.stackexchange.com/questions/223728/… :P

@Meta Should give you a material-design chrome://settings, chrome://history, chrome://downloads, etc.

canon

@hichris123 Speaking of that https support... is it worth it, you think, to go back and edit all of my stack-snippets which use third party scripts and change the protocols to relative/https?

hichris123

8:23 PM

@canon Do they fail to work with https page loads currently?

canon

lol, no

user315433

Snippets are executed on stacksnippets, and inserted by iframe.

canon

but it's like 200 answers

hichris123

I don't see a reason why you would need to edit them then...?

canon

err, yes... they fail

I don't know how I read that improperly

yes, they fail

mixed content and stuff

hichris123

8:25 PM

Oh, okay. :P

I mean, if you really wanted to...

user315433

Well, what hichris just said. Breaks in so many other ways.

canon

sort of wish I could make housekeeping edits without bumping posts

user315433

I'm not sure, but this may be solvable server-side, since they have to process snippets in some way regardless. They could rewrite http references to https at least in common use cases.

canon

This particular script is just for in-snippet console visualization... if it fails to load, messages are still logged to the developer tools. @Haney also mentioned something about discussing an official console implementation with the team next week, so this may become a moot issue anyhow.

user315433

8:46 PM

Close to home... Flight to Syracuse delayed when professor's equations lead to terrorism suspicion wasn't me, obviously, I don't fit the profile.

hichris123

When did you start teaching economics? ;)

canon

and learn to solve differential equations

hichris123

@canon math.stackexchange.com/help/badges/130/…

canon

hah

Shadow Wizard

@PhMgBr nick? Nick? hick? Hic?

You mean users who can post in MSE with 1 rep via the app? No surprise there, was going to try it myself but was too lazy. :/

hichris123

8:51 PM

@ShadowWizard I assume so. Either via the app or via the feedback option in the app.

Shadow Wizard

@hichris123 pretty sure via the app. Is it already reported?

hichris123

I didn't report it. I kinda doubt anyone else did.

Shadow Wizard

hmm...

user315433

@hichris123 Just a week ago, when a student from an Economics class spent a couple of hours in my office asking questions from his class's material... I did answer, but eventually had to say that's enough of my time.

hichris123

@Meta why... did this student come to you?

user315433

8:58 PM

Apparently I'm nicer in real life than on SE. I don't downvote as much.

Shadow Wizard

Done.

@hichris123 wasn't sure about privileges tag since it's not really a privilege, just some special temporary block, so didn't add it myself. No harm in that, though. Probably. :)

hichris123

Well, my bet is that the API just assumes the ability to post privilege is always 1 rep.

Wonder if it enforces answer/question bans and rate limits...

Shadow Wizard

@hichris123 suspension surely enforced, @nicael was suspended for long time and I'm 1000% sure he tried everything.

That said, not sure about post ban....

I know someone Q banned on MSE, can ask him to try via the app.

hichris123

Speaking of, nicael hasn't visited in 3 months...

Shadow Wizard

Probably busy hacking something big...

Wait, @Telkitty are you still question banned on MSE?

Doorknob

9:09 PM

@Meta Could you test if plain $.post('//...') works also, without prepending location.protocol?

user315433

@Doorknob I thought about it, but (a) I am not going to be able to test all browsers; (b) if one of two approaches ever fails, it's probably not the one with explicit protocol.

Doorknob

Ok, merged it

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bjb568

10:20 PM

I put together a list of DevDoodle features to add before I can say it's no longer a beta. github.com/bjb568/DevDoodle/milestones/Out%20of%20beta

I want to get that done over the summer then have a launching party!

user315433

10:32 PM

Does this mean it will get a design after the summer?

user315433

Just kidding. I learned something from DevDoodle today! JavaScript has math functions log1p and expm1 now.

user315433

Not in all browsers, but still nice.

user315433

MDN docs kind of miss the point of this stuff by saying "This can be emulated with ... Math.log1p = Math.log1p || function(x) { return Math.log(1 + x); };

user315433

Hm, but clicking on any of method names in devdoodle.net/dev/51 does not do anything.

bjb568

10:49 PM

@sandwich Interesting, must be some sandbox thing.

You are no sandwich, @sandwich, you are sushi.

user315433

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