silverwizardOct 21, 2024

One of the things that is destroying the web is WASM and JavaScript.

This isn't really even a joke - it's literal.

By having all these tools to make a web browser have unfettered access to the system, it becomes unsafe to allow users to generate arbitrary code. We can't have another MySpace or NeoPets User Lookup because we can't allow users to write their own HTML, because that's *dangerous*.

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I don't know what Roblox is doing - but I think Roblox is maybe the birthplace of hackers?
Oct 21, 2024 at 7:31pmWeb
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Oct 21, 2024
@silverwizard I do know, or knew at least, and it absolutely is a little hacker incubator and also a massive threat vector.
Show threadsilverwizardOct 21, 2024
@ajroach42 I feel like all of the good hacker incubators are massive threat vectors. But the People Make Games video made it seem suspicious as hell.
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Oct 21, 2024

@silverwizard I haven't seen the video, but I worked in reliability there for half a decade.

Reliability and security on that platform (not to mention safety) are huge unsolved problems.

Show threadsilverwizardOct 21, 2024
@ajroach42 I hope they learn to take that seriously. But I bet neopets was just as good at those things >.<
Show threadCyOct 21, 2024
One can only hope!
Show threadj_anglissOct 21, 2024
@silverwizard BBS > Neopets > roblox. The hacker incubation evolution.
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@j_angliss Ya ain't wrong