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Re: SpaceX Stats

#41
This site isn't the only scrolljacking offender, even NYTimes has a subtle accelerate/decelerate that is counterproductive and annoying.

Is there a greasemonkey script or the like that can disable scrolljacking? I recognize that means it'll probably break layout for many cases, but at least to avoid some (like NYTimes).

Re: SpaceX Stats

#42

It's easy to count hours worked, so it's not countless. It's also not a positive. Did space shuttle workers work unlimited hours?

Dev here. Stop taking such a literal interpretation. Unless you're being purposefully dense, it's obvious that it's meant to be a figurative statistic to represent the hard work that's gone into building SpaceX. Many workers who I know work their asses off there.

Right, but I would have preferred an attempt to estimate the stat. Isn't that what this page is all about?

Re: SpaceX Stats

#43

That javascript slideshow style is really un-user-friendly, especially with largely static content. It's not enhancing anything more than simply assembling the whole thing into a single page with normal scrolling.

Even worse than simply changing the way it normally scrolls, it hijacks some gestures on OSX, so instead of being able to do a two finger sweep to get back to HN, I had to try a few times just to discover it was advancing the slides and not due to user error, then go to the back button.

My favourite part is how scrolling loops around - scrolling past the bottom takes you back to the top

Re: SpaceX Stats

#45

That javascript slideshow style is really un-user-friendly, especially with largely static content. It's not enhancing anything more than simply assembling the whole thing into a single page with normal scrolling.

At least the headline wasn't, "He started SpaceX. What he did next made me want do dance."

Re: SpaceX Stats

#46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dev here. Stop taking such a literal interpretation. Unless you're being purposefully dense, it's obvious that it's meant to be a figurative statistic to represent the hard work that's gone into building SpaceX. Many workers who I know work their asses off there.

Right, but I would have preferred an attempt to estimate the stat. Isn't that what this page is all about?

Number of employees over time * number of workdays they made * 8 would be a reasonable estimate.

Re: SpaceX Stats

#47

I get to see the Website for a brief second, then, "You need Javascript enabled to view this website. Try again... " even though it displays at first. Nonsense.

Dev here. Good luck creating a countdown site without JS (and no, meta-refresh doesn't count).

CSS animations? They've got really good support across most browsers (c. 90% coverage).

Re: SpaceX Stats

#48
@lukealization: I like the site, I didn't even have problems with the scrolling, but your RSS link is broken and my email to contact@spacexstats.com bounced:

  Final-Recipient: rfc822;contact@spacexstats.com
  Action: failed
  Status: 5.7.1
  Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550 5.7.1 Relaying denied
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