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Uncloaking Fake Search Ads that display a legitimate URL on the search engine

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3 points·by em_te·3 года назад·0 comments

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em_te
·2 года назад·discuss
I think windows were flat on Windows 3.1 too and only adopted the 3D raised borders starting with Windows 95.
em_te
·3 года назад·discuss
Moreover, Google said they did a study when they first released their minimalist homepage design and when people saw lots of white space below the search bar, they assumed the page wasn't finished loading yet and more content was to come.

People were accustomed to long pages like Yahoo's homepage with lots of content below the search bar.

They solved it by adding a footer section with typical copyright text and people understood that the page was finished loading.
em_te
·3 года назад·discuss
And Uber which eventually led to massive loses.
em_te
·3 года назад·discuss
If movies have taught us anything, they need to remain on the call for at least 30 seconds for it to be traced.
em_te
·3 года назад·discuss
But then when is any button in the UI not considered an Ad?

Chrome's new Side Panel button is an ad for the side panel feature.
em_te
·4 года назад·discuss
Like all web apps it depends on how much you want to do on the client side vs. the server side. With blockchain apps it is now client side vs. server side vs. blockchain side.

At one extreme, apps like UniSwap are mostly blockchain side and server side code and a little client side.

At the other extreme, it is possible to use boilerplate code to write a minimal blockchain part and then have most of your business logic on your own server and then the UI on the client side.
em_te
·4 года назад·discuss
> the cryptobros realize that the reason for interest rates isn’t the transaction cost or the paperwork but the enforcement arm to get people to complete the whole transaction through to the end.

It's interesting you brought that up because crypto has a similar mechanism to get people to complete the whole transaction and resolve disputes without involving interest rates.

For example, imagine person B was buying a product from A. Should A send the product first or should B pay first.

When both sides don't want to take the initiative, they use an escrow contract on the blockchain where both sides have to lock up 150% to 200% of the value of the product in crypto inside the contract.

A then sends the product.

B receives the product.

If B accepts the state of the product, he can press a button to release the relevant amount of crypto in the contract to A and refund the extra 50% to 100% he had to put up.

If B sees the product is fraud, he presses another button and both sides lose all their crypto. This disincentives both A and B from committing fraud.

There are more nuanced conditions involved so I won't bore you with the details, but the main concept is there and it doesn't involve interest rates.