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   Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him) (xabean@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 05:59:05 JST Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him)

   This might be a stupid question.

   I want to buy an Oreilly book on Oreilly.com.

   I don't want to subscribe to a "learning" program, just buy the book.

   How in the fuck do I do that on oreilly's website?

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     Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him) (xabean@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 05:59:04 JST Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him)

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     Holy shit, dark patterns. At the very bottom of the page "Purchase book" in small font.

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     Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him) (xabean@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 05:59:04 JST Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him)

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     ... and the Purchase book link redirects to the same "start lesson" online learning page.

     What the fuck.

     Steve's Place and Peter Krefting repeated this.
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     Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him) (xabean@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 05:59:04 JST Richard "not in vegas" Harman (he/him)

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     Holy shit. My, how the mighty have fallen. ORA was *the* go-to resource in my early days learning tech.