slatestarcodex.com is endlessly interesting and thought provoking.
Ask HN: What are some of the best text-only websites?
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#12I’m keeping a list here: https://sjmulder.nl/en/textielhandel.html
There’s not that much out there, unfortunately.
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#13Have you tried just turning off JavaScript? A website often is a hundredth the size without it. This is because many use JavaScript to add iframes, images, videos, and more JavaScript.
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#14I've spent many hours reading https://yarchive.net/
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#15CNN lite:
https://lite.cnn.io/en
Text Edition of The Christian Science Monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/text/textedition
News aggregator website:Readspike https://readspike.com/
Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best text-only websites?
#16Not the answer you're looking for, but Reddit. Sure there are images and gifs, but the majority of the content is text. I'm not sure if there's a good way to see a text-only version (aside from turning off js) but if there is, it's a site I recommend.
Re: Ask HN: What are some of the best text-only websites?
#17Not the answer you're looking for, but Reddit. Sure there are images and gifs, but the majority of the content is text. I'm not sure if there's a good way to see a text-only version (aside from turning off js) but if there is, it's a site I recommend.
I would have been endlessly happy if Reddit worked, but on my current data plan, it hangs instantly :(
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#18The catcher and the rye.
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#19Kinda off-topic but if you use Firefox on your mobile, you can install 'uBlock origin'[0] extension which will block pesky, annoying ads and trackers. Not that helpful with text-only sites but very useful with normal browsing.
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#20You won't regret reading the online only book Worm, by Wildbow. Very light site and an amazing story. It has a huge online fan base for a reason. Warning: it gets dark.