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by Polycarp_of_Smyrna
Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what does agnostic mean to you?
Replies: 125
Views: 19848

Re: what does agnostic mean to you?

Philosophy is now dominated by testable theory and the scientific process in an effort to make better sense of what we already know, whereas it used to be dominated by logic and rational extensions beyond what was already known in an effort to do the job that science and discovery have done. I agre...
by Polycarp_of_Smyrna
Tue May 21, 2019 3:22 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 89
Views: 22415

Re: What are you reading?

I am reading Confessions by Augustine of Hippo. It is a very beautiful book.

I was planning on reading Paradise Lost next, but a friend suggested that I read the Divine Comedy before that. When I was planning on reading the Divine Comedy, another friend told me that I had to read Virgil first.
by Polycarp_of_Smyrna
Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:48 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: HTTP Strict Transport Security
Replies: 12
Views: 5955

Re: HTTP Strict Transport Security

webDip has a few redirecting issues. It's currently possible to access the site through five different urls and three different logins. I think the plan is to eventually route them all to either https://webdiplomacy.net or https://www.webdiplomacy.net. That is not necessarily secure. It is still su...
by Polycarp_of_Smyrna
Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:42 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: HTTP Strict Transport Security
Replies: 12
Views: 5955

Re: HTTP Strict Transport Security

https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere ? I am not familiar with this program but it appears to be a plugin that the client uses. That means that only users who have the plugin installed will be protected. If the site implements HSTS, every user will be protected. It is a plugin that effectively does ...
by Polycarp_of_Smyrna
Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:45 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: HTTP Strict Transport Security
Replies: 12
Views: 5955

Re: HTTP Strict Transport Security

BananaFang wrote:
Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:57 pm
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
?
I am not familiar with this program but it appears to be a plugin that the client uses. That means that only users who have the plugin installed will be protected. If the site implements HSTS, every user will be protected.
by Polycarp_of_Smyrna
Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:46 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: HTTP Strict Transport Security
Replies: 12
Views: 5955

HTTP Strict Transport Security

Has webDiplomacy considered implementing HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)? If I type in webdiplomacy.net into any of my browsers, I am directed to http://webdiplomacy.net . However explicitly writing https://webdiplomacy.net will establish a secure connection with a certificate from Let's Encry...