Ask the NSA
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parody website
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68points
20comments
#369of 1,739 in 2013
Top 22%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Funny and well executed parody
From 4 comments
When that FBI WML came on, I burst out laughing; the execution here is awesome.
rabidonrails on HNVery funny! Also, I like the design.
pvnick on HNYou got me for a moment there!
anthonymonori on HNThe eagle is wearing headphones...I love it
ivzar on HN
Realistic and believable design
From 2 comments
brilliant but all too realistic alas
Cbasedlifeform on HNSame. I don't know if it's a real NSA website that contains a bug (maybe because I am not based in the US?) or just some HNer who set up the whole thing as a joke.
S4M on HN
Objections
Responses return a 405 error for some users
From 1 comment
Brilliant: I put in a question and it returned "405 Not Allowed".
nandhp on HN
Outdated nginx web server version
From 1 comment
>nginx/1.1.19 meh, even the al-qaeda website runs a more up-to-date web server...
brass9 on HN
Source code may violate WTFPL license attribution
From 2 comments
Am I mistaken, or have these guys actually managed to infringe on the WTFPL? https://github.com/hiddentao/askthensa http://www.wtfpl.net/faq/
nathell on HNI think this line "Copyright (C) 2004 Ramesh Nair ram@hiddentao.com and Nick Budden hello@nickbudden.com" should read "Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar". It is the copyright…
stordoff on HN
Questions
Is it a real NSA site or a joke?
From 1 comment
Same. I don't know if it's a real NSA website that contains a bug (maybe because I am not based in the US?) or just some HNer who set up the whole thing as a joke.
S4M on HN