Post AXRWjbInGlEFgO9pEO by dredmorbius@toot.cat
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 (DIR) Post #AXRWjZf3N1qWaqYZeK by dredmorbius@toot.cat
       2023-07-06T23:09:48Z
       
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       For those on instances supporting Markdown or HTML tags, a capability I'd not fully conned onto until just now:You can reference a Hashtag search link without invoking the #Hashtag itself, should you see need or choose to do so.Note that the first instance of "Hashtag" above was entered as a Markdown link, which look like:[Hashtag](https://toot.cat/tagged/hashtag)The second is the traditional:#Hashtag (I'm ... not entirely sure those examples will Render As Intended, though they're fenced code blocks as I'm entering them from toot.cat here which does support Markdown through #GlitchSoc, an alternative Mastodon server.  I did preview them through a private share to myself first which looked OK...)I have fairly often linked directly to hashtag searches based on my own profile, e.g.:https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/tagged/hashtagWhich I'd entered above as:<https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/tagged/hashtag>Usually when directing people to those tags from non-Fediverse systems (e.g., on Hacker News).#Markdown #Hashtags #MastoTips
       
 (DIR) Post #AXRWjaU6JEgB9ARLDU by nonlinear@mastodon.com.br
       2023-07-06T23:19:04Z
       
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       @dredmorbius I think html links are prime for phishing abuse. Like, label says one thing, link goes to another.I'd prefer an html safe markdown, where links appear as open graph (open graph are pretty, yes, but main feature is to vet link before clicking)
       
 (DIR) Post #AXRWjbInGlEFgO9pEO by dredmorbius@toot.cat
       2023-07-06T23:38:54Z
       
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       @nonlinear As toot.cat renders my toot above, what appears is:Hashtag [toot.cat]That is, the linked text "Hashtag" followed by (orange, in my view) "[toot.cat]" indicating the domain that's been linked.This ... helps cut down on phishing potential.Note that links pretty much anywhere on the World Wide Web pose this same problem, and browsers have been going to greater and greater lengths to hide the actual linked URL from people, either in previews before clicking, or by abbreviating or entirely concealing the Navigation Bar after you've landed on the page.For someone whose browsing dates back to Mosaic and Netscape days, this is ... annoying.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXRWjbohM8kXHL5Ixc by Blob_Calder@federate.social
       2023-07-07T00:11:06Z
       
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       @dredmorbius @nonlinear Do people still use browsers and not check links before opening them? (fans himself vigorously)