duckduckgo, icon.horse and favicongrabber.com also have their own APIs for this
I bet there is a way this could be abused in order to proxy/tunnel arbitrary requests via google IPs. Even if it's slow and must be done through e.g. PNG image data and dynamic subdomains or something, it would still be possible.
I just use a network share to copy files from the host, and don't have a default gateway, that way I don't risk having an open internet connection in the VM.
I like the attention to sandboxing/security that web apps are given, the ease of updating, and that the UI design is easier/more accessible (many more web devs than anything else) than traditional apps, but I still prefer the speed, size and light (memory) weight of native apps.
I don't understand how/why this got so popular out of nowhere... the same solution has already existed for years in the form of haproxy-protection and a couple others... but nobody seems to care about those.
I said I will take it, not that I think everyone else should, or is capable of recognizing/ignoring conspiracy theories. I struggle much harder with ignoring bad attitudes than I do obvious bullshit, but to each their own.
They actually do. To quote a major FOSS developer, "popularity is not a project goal."
Reminds me of early punk rockers that get upset when their tiny little nobody band that fits in their back pocket, gets too big to fit in their pocket anymore. Some might call it "selling out."
duckduckgo, icon.horse and favicongrabber.com also have their own APIs for this
I bet there is a way this could be abused in order to proxy/tunnel arbitrary requests via google IPs. Even if it's slow and must be done through e.g. PNG image data and dynamic subdomains or something, it would still be possible.