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Re: Just use HTML

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Post by baal80spam » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:13 PM UTC

I loved web 1.0, but try to sell it to a customer.

Re: Just use HTML

#22

Post by Retr0id » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:13 PM UTC

xnorswap wrote: post #6

Somehow this site is both plain HTML yet also blocks the Firefox reader button, rendering it unreadable. ( Edit: Browsing to https://justfuckingusehtml.com/index.html shows the reader button, I guess Firefox has a really dumb heuristic for when it shows. )

I was having trouble getting reader mode to "detect" my blog posts a while back, I was never able to find documentation on how it decides to show the button or not.

Re: Just use HTML

#23

Post by cheschire » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:14 PM UTC

I’m not entirely sure this form of satire lands the same way it used to now that screaming and insults are considered a normal form of discourse, especially in TV politics.

Re: Just use HTML

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Post by vicnov » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:14 PM UTC

rad_gruchalski wrote: post #4

> Hey, dipshit! I couldn’t care less but… good luck convincing people with this attitude.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

“without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views”

Re: Just use HTML

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Post by kyrylo » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

rad_gruchalski wrote: post #20

kyrylo wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct! The footer includes a link to the first one

I see a “Hey, dipshit”, I press back button, not look for a footer.

Not for everyone, I get it. Just move along.

Re: Just use HTML

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Post by throwaway150 » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

rad_gruchalski wrote: post #13

Philpax wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is inherited from the websites [0][1][2][3] it was inspired by. [0]: https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ [1]: http://bettermotherfuckingwebsite.com/ [2]: https://evenbettermotherfucking.website/ [3]: https://thebestmotherfucking.website/

If you have to explain your joke, it didn’t work.

I'm not sure that your inability to recognize satire is something worth broadcasting here. It's not something to be proud of.

Re: Just use HTML

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Post by groby_b » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

While there are some valid points hiding deep in the sewage flowing across the page, it also misses a core point: The web (HTML/CSS/JS) is by now good enough to make actually decent UI that doesn't look like it's escaped from the 90s and is holding Geocities hostage.

As is, the page mostly screams "I don't want to learn anything new".

Re: Just use HTML

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Post by bambax » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

reconnecting wrote: post #19

We made tirreno website [1] with only HTML 4.01 and 1 transparent pixel, no CSS or JS. Works well on any device. Easy to update. Highly recommended. [1] https://www.tirreno.com/

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Sure but how is this better than setting up the font in CSS? There may be an advantage to not having an external CSS file, but setting up CSS rules inside the HTML file works perfectly well and is much more maintainable than this IMHO.

Re: Just use HTML

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Post by tiahura » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

The month picker doesn't function in FF 138.0.1 win64.

Re: Just use HTML

#30

Post by frizlab » Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:16 PM UTC

xnorswap wrote: post #6

Somehow this site is both plain HTML yet also blocks the Firefox reader button, rendering it unreadable. ( Edit: Browsing to https://justfuckingusehtml.com/index.html shows the reader button, I guess Firefox has a really dumb heuristic for when it shows. )

Reader works in Safari