Introducing Pow, a zero-configuration Rack server for Mac OS X
This is a great web page, but I think it's borderline irresponsible to keep using this gimmick:<p><pre><code>  curl get.pow.cx | sh
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for installation. Yes, it's easy and slick. Yes, you'd have to read the code itself to make sure Pow didn't own your machine up after a secure install. Yes, you can just read the shell script. But 0.0001% of people playing with Pow will do that. Why make things easier for attackers at all?<p>This is an idea that I think started with Ximian back in 2000 and I think we're ready for it to die. It'd be neat if the authors of Pow were cool enough to strike it from their (otherwise amazing) front page.<p>(I'd also be happier if the thread where the guy explains how Pow works and what it's components are were voted higher than this comment.)