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Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

#42

> Stop using the site immediately and consult a qualified ophthalmologist. Seriously, no static display on a modern and correctly adjusted VDU such as a computer monitor or phone screen should ever be inducing headaches or eyestrain in a healthy individual when properly used for reasonable time periods, and with sufficient breaks. If it is, you may have an underlying health condition which has otherwise gone un-notic…

The tone of the website has a very tongue-in-cheek tone to me. Taking it seriously is like doing journalism research using The Onion.

How does a person who can’t read the text because of their health issues know that it’s tongue in cheek?

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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Comes across as awfully defensive... Is this a satire website? I can't tell.

They are earnest trolls. They appear to be freelance contracting consultants, for people who need temporary work to solve a software problem. They don't care about being approachable or having a readable website. They do care about looking like smart edgy programmers, presumably because they only want to be hired by people who like smart edgy programmers. But I couldn't find how to hire them, so the whole thing may just be a goof for one person's personal hobby tech blog.

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

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> Stop using the site immediately and consult a qualified ophthalmologist. Seriously, no static display on a modern and correctly adjusted VDU such as a computer monitor or phone screen should ever be inducing headaches or eyestrain in a healthy individual when properly used for reasonable time periods, and with sufficient breaks. If it is, you may have an underlying health condition which has otherwise gone un-notic…

This is not a grocery store. It’s a niche enthusiast website. It’s supposed to be fun. Many fun things “exclude” people. Sports for instance. Music. Painting. There might be accessible versions. There are also inaccessible ones that trade off artistic expression over other factors. The internet is a big place. There’s room for all of it.

I disagree. There’s no room for inaccessible websites. You don’t have to trade off anything. You can have both artistic expression and accessibility at the same time. For example, the website can make sure that it’s compatible with the browsers’ reader views. Then users can switch to reader view to read the text in simple black and white.

Re: Replying to comments about our web page design

#50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you aware of what the "A" in AI and the "M" in ML stand for?

No, I work in a field without having zero idea what the most basic terminology actually means. Are you aware what "organic" means? Have some imagination. We can call it OI and OL to make it a bit easier if you want.

Did you know that different words have different meanings?
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