Comment by serf
7 years ago
NSFW:
FYI if you click that link and the referrer is hacker news it redirects you to a nice picture of a testicle in a cup, first thing in the morning.
(it redirects to : https://imgur.com/32R3qLv )
The link is fine, just don't click it from here -- well, unless cup-testicles are your bag. Pun intended.
I knew about that and tried beforehand to see if I needed to put a warning, but it doesn't trigger anymore for me so I thought this article was exempt, or he removed it. Maybe it's Safari that properly strips the referer.
Firefox on Linux: no trigger either. Clicking was safe for me.
Firefox on Linux: I get the redirect every time.
That is the best use of a referrer I think I have ever seen. Off to boil an egg now.