My partner and I were just bitching about this the other dayI hate pages that load as you scroll down the page. It's impossible to search the page for keywords (control+F) without first scrolling all the way down to the bottom. I also hate pages that load some elements later so when you go to click something as the page loads an element pops up pushing everything else down and you accidentally click the wrong and now you're on your way to another page.
It sucks that iFrames and java ruined the ability to use DOS text browsers like LINKS.Honestly surfing has become a chore. I feel like we should get paid to use the internet. I've thought about recording my screen just to show how much work it is to use the internet.
I hate pages that load as you scroll down the page. It's impossible to search the page for keywords (control+F) without first scrolling all the way down to the bottom. I also hate pages that load some elements later so when you go to click something as the page loads an element pops up pushing everything else down and you accidentally click the wrong and now you're on your way to another page.
Also, Firefox looks to have removed the ability to pick a non-https image and block it so you can reload the page so it's secure. This makes no sense.
My dad is a senior citizen, and yes that demographic blindly clicks "accept" on random dialogs. Mind you he's been using PCs since the mid 80s, so he shouldn't be.Gmail's spam filter is so effective these days I'm no longer really bothered by this one.
If some idiot company wants to waste their resources sending a zillion
junk-emails to my spam folder in exchange for a discount I say have at it! (not like I'll ever even look at any of them)
And does ANYONE EVER say "yes" to notifications on PC ?!?
YupMy dad is a senior citizen, and yes that demographic blindly clicks "accept" on random dialogs.
It sucks that iFrames and java ruined the ability to use DOS text browsers like LINKS.
Lynx is the original, but there is also a project called Links.Lynx
I also hate pages that load some elements later so when you go to click something as the page loads an element pops up pushing everything else down and you accidentally click the wrong and now you're on your way to another page.
My dad is a senior citizen, and yes that demographic blindly clicks "accept" on random dialogs. Mind you he's been using PCs since the mid 80s, so he shouldn't be.
I forgot about the infinite scrolling irritation. They probably do it keep you from getting to the support/contact link. lol.I have that problem quite often. The page changing underneath the cursor just as I go to click on something - quite infuriating. Usually it's an absurdly-oversized advert that is slow to load, so they get the 'benefit' of me clicking on an advert, when I was trying to click on something else entirely.
The stupidest design feature I haven't encountered for a while, maybe they realised how dumb it was? Infinitely scrolling pages with an important menu at the bottom (that you can never reach).
We have my Mom trained. She is now paranoid and suspect of anything on the web except what she expects. Now she's telling me she needs VPN.My dad is a senior citizen, and yes that demographic blindly clicks "accept" on random dialogs. Mind you he's been using PCs since the mid 80s, so he shouldn't be.
Yeah I've told my parents forever not to click on anything. It helps that my mom's primary computer is an iPad, which is well sandboxed. But my dad's primary device is a Windows PC, so there's always more attack surface to deal with.We have my Mom trained. She is now paranoid and suspect of anything on the web except what she expects. Now she's telling me she needs VPN.
I've tried. I think I'm winning, not sure though.Yeah I've told my parents forever not to click on anything. It helps that my mom's primary computer is an iPad, which is well sandboxed. But my dad's primary device is a Windows PC, so there's always more attack surface to deal with.
You can tell your mom a VPN is hardly necessary:
I started getting ad boxes on YT vids the other day, so I uninstalled ublock and reinstalled it fresh, that fixed the issue.Huh, just a few minutes ago I got a popup, even with U Block and it also had sound effects . Clever buggers.
I use ublock origin.
Do they have a filter yet for cookie notification pop-ups? If so, I want that.
Thanks. Been too many years....cause my phone's voice to text doesn't know half of what I talk about... 😜Lynx
The second I get a pop up, I am gone.You're reading the page for 5, maybe 10 seconds, THEN a popup appears asking you to join the news letter or accept cookies or whatever the fuck else.
Thanks. Been too many years....cause my phone's voice to text doesn't know half of what I talk about... 😜
The second I get a pop up, I am gone.
That's fun. I was playing with it on 386's in my high school physics lab, but we had Netscape and Mosaic on a few of the faster systems that were upgraded for Windows 3.11. Ever look up websites using the Internet Yellow Pages?I doubt your phone is smart enough to figure out Lynx vs Links.
Was playing with Lynx on Sparcstation IPC during my undergrad.