BigNate469 wrote:

ChameleonGamerYT wrote:

BigNate469 wrote:

(#898)
One of the only reasons that the community knows that it exists at all is scratch.mit.edu/vpn_required , and sites like scratch.pizza that are owned by the ST and used to redirect to the main page, but now say that Markley VPN is required (with some hissing).

I wonder why it hisses at you for not using Markley

That would be a question for @codubee*.

Jeffalo wrote:

BigNate469 wrote:

ChameleonGamerYT wrote:

BigNate469 wrote:

(#898)
One of the only reasons that the community knows that it exists at all is scratch.mit.edu/vpn_required , and sites like scratch.pizza that are owned by the ST and used to redirect to the main page, but now say that Markley VPN is required (with some hissing).

I wonder why it hisses at you for not using Markley

That would be a question for @codubee*.

scratch.pizza is used for something for the scratch team only. to help ensure the access is locked down, it requires the VPN which acts as gateway to only let in authorized people

Redstone1080 wrote:

AGScratcherBest-2 wrote:

Vpn required page: https://scratch.mit.edu/vpn_required/

Technically not on Scratch, but: https://scratchfoundation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IBE/pages/46465303/VPN+to+Markley

scratcherman507 wrote:

Will you plzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz add this one I found its scratch.mit.edu/news

BigNate469 wrote:

(#897)

2016s4m29 wrote:

BigNate469 wrote:

2016s4m29 wrote:

Redstone1080 wrote:

Technically not on Scratch, but: https://scratchfoundation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IBE/pages/46465303/VPN+to+Markley

What Is This?

I'm guessing something related to the VPN that ST members are required to use, considering

Is It A Mod Panel Or Something?

A VPN is software used to hide your IP, usually by sending your request through several different servers (and making it appear as if those servers sent the request themselves).

All ST members are required to use one, specifically Markley, which the devs seem to be going to lengths to keep what it really is and how it works secret. One of the only reasons that the community knows that it exists at all is scratch.mit.edu/vpn_required , and sites like scratch.pizza that are owned by the ST and used to redirect to the main page, but now say that Markley VPN is required (with some hissing).

RobotChickens wrote:

VPNs can be used to hide IP addresses, but for a use-case like this, a VPN can be used to “remote in” to another more secure network. What I think is happening is that the ST has locked stuff down so that only one network can access the admin tools. This is most likely the Scratch headquarters network. That means that Scratch moderators can't do anything moderation-related unless they're 1: Using a computer AT headquarters on the secure network. OR 2: Using a personal computer at home to “remote in” using a connection to a VPN server that's inside the HQ secure network. This kind of model isn't uncommon and businesses use it all the time for employees working from home!
(I learned all about this in my computer nerd certification last year)

Edit: If this post is removed, so be it. But let its censorship be a testament to the truth.

8to16 wrote:

https://scratch.mit.edu/fly
It redirects to the make it fly tutorial, and is linked on the make it fly studio.

DifferentDance8 wrote:

Apparantly Scratch at one point had a officially-developed browser extension that to this very day is still allowed to be mentioned, alongside other popular extensions like uBlock Origin and Grammarly (IDK about the former, but the latter has been proven by an ST member). It's not useful now because it relies on Scratch 2.0 to work but still, ironic given the ST's stance on most browser extensions nowadays.

W1THRD wrote:

DifferentDance8 wrote:

Apparantly Scratch at one point had a officially-developed browser extension that to this very day is still allowed to be mentioned, alongside other popular extensions like uBlock Origin and Grammarly (IDK about the former, but the latter has been proven by an ST member). It's not useful now because it relies on Scratch 2.0 to work but still, ironic given the ST's stance on most browser extensions nowadays.

Oh, that's interesting. But this isn't an extension, this is a plugin. Plugins and extensions are different things.
Anyways, I wonder if there's any cool hacks to be done by manipulating the extension…..

Maximouse wrote:

W1THRD wrote:

DifferentDance8 wrote:

Apparantly Scratch at one point had a officially-developed browser extension that to this very day is still allowed to be mentioned, alongside other popular extensions like uBlock Origin and Grammarly (IDK about the former, but the latter has been proven by an ST member). It's not useful now because it relies on Scratch 2.0 to work but still, ironic given the ST's stance on most browser extensions nowadays.

Oh, that's interesting. But this isn't an extension, this is a plugin. Plugins and extensions are different things.
Anyways, I wonder if there's any cool hacks to be done by manipulating the extension…..

The “plugin helper” linked on that page is an extension.

EverSwirl wrote:

Not sure if this belongs here but https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/104/embed is basically unknown. You can use any project ID, too.

BigNate469 wrote:

EverSwirl wrote:

Not sure if this belongs here but https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/104/embed is basically unknown. You can use any project ID, too.

There's a button on every project page called “Copy Link” that leads to a menu with a link to the project page, and the code to embed the project in an <iframe> element.

The /embed/ URL is what's used in the <iframe>

This is also used within the Scratch website itself, at https://scratch.mit.edu/429

W1THRD wrote:

https://scratch.mit.edu/info redirects to https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas for some reason.

Also, I found these URLs in the splash.bundle.js file:
https://sip.scratch.mit.edu/%20scratch-celebration/

https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/689659/
https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/