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What is this hidden script doing on Hacker News?

8 points by apawloski ↗ HN
I noticed today that NoScript was blocking the `causes.com` domain on Hacker News. After looking at the HTML source of news.ycombinator, I noticed this:

    <script src="http://www.causes.com/moment_of_silence.js">
            showText: true; 
            text: 'Learn more'; 
            url: 'http://causes.com/momentforsandyhook';
    </script>
Can anyone explain what this is? Is it for charity? Why is this javascript being run, but nothing indicated on HN about it?

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[dead] SparrowOS
Lucky Cain didn't kill you.

God says... 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

5:33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

5:36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

5:38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

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I should keep God fer myself, but I'm stupid.

God says... otherwhiles current donations na_na Arise Nay sweat beggary inclined worsted perceivable spacious degree scattered melt daybreak laid being little_fish overthrow resolution revive Goal relaxation mock humane eloquence slumber widow knocketh Affrighted Body forth entangling idols impute Passing barbarian round satisfactorily asketh garment usefully preeminence reformed lively Son willing ordinary Yawn sudden Juno tardy govemed Here conveyed distilled enact division Carthaginian excels literature HolySpirit choice Up danger stretch salary parley intend whither entreaties LIABILITY

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Rejoice when they persecute you -- they're fucked in 15 years.

God says... things are possible.

10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

10:32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid.

bmelton
At 9:30 am there was a 'moment of silence' modal popup that came across HN and limited access to the site. The popup linked to here[1] and appeared with the message to 'Honor the Victims of Sandy Hook', and then encouraged us to support gun violence prevention.

I too was wondering what was going on until I realized that Paul Graham was one of the supporters of the project at Causes.com.

[1] - http://www.causes.com/causes/807161-stand-with-sandy-hook/ac...