Can this warning "logins entered in this insecure (HTTP) page could be compromised!" be hidden so I can actually read what is underneath? I think I need that last item 

Yes, I know it is insecure to use HTTP in general. But this is a copy on my local machine (http://site.localtest.me) of a website under development.

Is there a way to remove that pesky message after it annoyed me so many times?

Hi @JohnZ

Sorry, at the moment, there is no option to hide this message. But I have passed your feedback to our team to see if we could have it in the future.

Thanks.