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Online Banking Customers Migrating To Lynx

Posted by Soulskill on from the browsers-with-character dept.

Jibbler writes "Following the recent Pwn2Own competition, in which Firefox, IE8 and Safari all fell quickly to exploits, Netcraft has observed a surge in popularity of the text-based Lynx browser. Netcraft points out that Lynx supports the latest cryptographic ciphers, and at least one online banking site has seen Lynx usage overtake that of Internet Explorer and Firefox. To boost Lynx's excellent security history, Netcraft has even developed a version of its anti-phishing toolbar for Lynx."

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  1. Why not? Ascii is everything. by SpzToid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take that you GUI loving pansies!

    What? poniez too?

    Freakin' awesome. Must be my lucky day.

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    You can't be ahead of the curve, if you're stuck in a loop.
    1. Re:Why not? Ascii is everything. by ControversialMatt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pfth. You command line wussies are gonna be the next to be hit while those of us who read the packets straight from the CAT-5 laugh at your insecure browsers.

    2. Re:Why not? Ascii is everything. by notarockstar1979 · · Score: 5, Funny

      How the hell are you supposed to see the ponies if you don't have a graphical browser? ASCII art? There aren't any ASCII ponies, and if I have my way there never will be. DOWN WITH ASCII PONIES!!!

    3. Re:Why not? Ascii is everything. by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Informative

      How the hell are you supposed to see the ponies if you don't have a graphical browser? ASCII art? There aren't any ASCII ponies, and if I have my way there never will be.

      DOWN WITH ASCII PONIES!!!

      http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/farm.htm#horse

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      echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
  2. Excellent move by Mr.+DOS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now they just need to replace their backup systems with paper tape and punch cards for security reasons. After all, it's so much harder to steal a few cubic miles of solidified wood pulp than a cargo container.

          --- Mr. DOS

  3. Such an amazing time of year! by MaxwellEdison · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am always amazed by the amount of wonderful news items, each of which seem to stretch credulity, that appear every year around this time. I wonder if researchers have ever looked into a cause for this...

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    -=Bang Bang=-
  4. Re:Is this it? by hack++slash · · Score: 5, Funny

    The one saying "2009 will be Year of the Linux Desktop."

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    To do something right, you often have to roll up your sleeves and get busy.
  5. My ASCII Art Collection is back in vogue by belloc1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    .--. |V|
              / \ _| /
              q .. p \ /
                \--/ //
    jgs __||__// /. _/ // \ / // ||
        \\ / \
          )\| |
        / || || |
        |/\| || |
              | || |
              \ || /
          __/ || \__
        \____/\____/

    I have long awaited the return of fixed width fonts.

    1. Re:My ASCII Art Collection is back in vogue by Nushio · · Score: 5, Funny

      It looks like shit in any browser :P

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      Check out Unsealed: Whispers of Wisdom! http://unsealed.k3rnel.net It's an action-RPG about Open Sourcerers.
  6. The biggest problem with Lynx... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is getting past the captcha.

  7. New Browser by Chlorine+Trifluoride · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe now we'll see "Intertext Explorer", Microsoft's response to the resurgence in text-based browsers. Of course, it still won't render PNGs correctly.

  8. Re:Not funny when it's obvious AND predictable by auld_wyrm · · Score: 5, Funny

    It only really makes Slashdot look utterly, pitifully pathetic.

    You must be new here.

  9. Re:Is this it? by glavenoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have to unlock it by getting the RTFA achievement first

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    I, for one, am looking forward to the inevitable /. beta rollout fallout.
  10. Re:This'll never work. by InsertWittyNameHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lynx turns every website into a MUD.

    Location: www.bank.com

    You see a long line of roped off people leading to several tellers behind a glass partition. A security guard stands, seemingly day dreaming, off to one side. You sense that he would fail to stop any robbery attempt.

    What would you like to do? [MOVE, LOOK, TOUCH, SMELL, ATTACK, WITHDRAW, DEPOSIT, MORE...]

  11. Re:Is this it? by eln · · Score: 5, Informative

    Psh...that achievement is just a myth. No one has ever actually achieved it.

  12. Re:-5 troll by Tycho · · Score: 5, Funny

    The power of Jesus compels you! The power of Jesus compels you! The power of Jesus compels you!

    Pretty please?

    The power of Xenu compels you! The power of Xenu compels you! The power of Xenu compels you!

    Okay, maybe not?

    --
    Impersonating Tycho from Penny Arcade since before there was a PA.
  13. Re:Is this it? by McGruber · · Score: 5, Informative

    The one saying "2009 will be Year of the Linux Desktop."

    How about seeing long-time Microsoft shill John C. Dvorak penning a column titled "Dvorak likes Linux"? You wouldn't fall for that, would you?

    It actually happened back on March 9: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2342703,00.asp

    Dvorak wrote: "I cannot wean myself off Windows altogether because, well, I write about Windows. But for ancillary machines that I put together where I need reliability and low price, I'm always going to see whether Ubuntu works. And if it does, that's what gets installed. "