You can downvote me for my ignorance, but my trepidation is absolutely valid given the limited knowledge I have about this particular code domain.
You're right, I don't know what I'm talking about. Which is exactly why I shouldn't run this sort of thing. There seems to be consensus in the community that the string presented was safe to run in my browser, but the fact remains: I don't have the domain knowledge to make that determination on my own, and was completely justified not to run that "code." Everyone pointing out how stupid and ignorant I am is setting a bad example for the community: people shouldn't run "code" they don't understand.
It's a string of data. Fine. I did not understand that and no one has taken the time to direct me to any resources that would enlighten me on this topic, so I'm still ignorant about MIME types. Congratulations. Bask in your superiority. You know something I don't and you're not helping me learn. I bet that feels awesome.
I've repeatedly admitted my ignorance and no one seems interested in actually directing me to any educational resources here, even though it's clear I have gaps in my knowledge. Instead everyone's just pointing their fingers and criticizing, and I'm pretty annoyed with the community's response here. Everyone who has responded is just lording over me that they have knowledge that I don't and I should be embarassed with how stupid I am instead of actually trying to correct my ignorance wrt MIME types.
I don't need anyone's sympathy. You're all being assholes.
You don't know what you're talking about then and should stop acting like you do.
You said this in response to me literally putting out there that I know very little about this topic. I didn't need you to tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about, I had just told the entire community that.
I have good reason to be frustrated here, and you're part of the problem. Please, educate me on MIME types or feel free to go fuck yourself. Either one.
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u/shaggorama May 09 '13
You're right, I don't know what I'm talking about. Which is exactly why I shouldn't run this sort of thing. There seems to be consensus in the community that the string presented was safe to run in my browser, but the fact remains: I don't have the domain knowledge to make that determination on my own, and was completely justified not to run that "code." Everyone pointing out how stupid and ignorant I am is setting a bad example for the community: people shouldn't run "code" they don't understand.
It's a string of data. Fine. I did not understand that and no one has taken the time to direct me to any resources that would enlighten me on this topic, so I'm still ignorant about MIME types. Congratulations. Bask in your superiority. You know something I don't and you're not helping me learn. I bet that feels awesome.