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  • That "In case you're not aware, there's COVID-19 happening" banner isn't nearly tall nor yellow enough. Given a 6-inch-tall screen, the proper layout would be:

      +-----------------+
  |2" of vestigial  |
  |COVID messaging  |
  +-----------------+
  |1.5" of actual   |
  | content         |
  +-----------------+
  |2.5 of EU        |
  |  cookie banner  |
  +-----------------+
    A local utility took it even further during COVID:

      +---------------------+
  |2" of COVID messaging|
  +---------------------+
  |1" of undismissable  |
  | "our app is gone;   |
  | use the mobile site |
  | that you're on now" |
  +---------------------+
  |0.5" of content      |
  +---------------------+
  |2.5" of EU cookie    |
  | banner, despite     |
  | being a US-only corp|
  +---------------------+
    by RattlesnakeJake
  • The cookie thing, I assume it's EU-only, is an example of the EU policy making process being fundamentally broken in some way. If you create a flawed policy and don't fix it many years after it's very visibly obvious that it's a bad policy, something is really wrong.
    by RivieraKid
  • Some graybeard advice - Any time you need to use a website that doesn't require active cognitive interaction - click the button in your browser that enables Reader View to get the content and strip out everything else. It's not perfect, but it makes the web more usable (especially on mobile, my goodness it's gotten bad).

    Firefox also has an extension called "Auto Reader View" in which you can set sites to automatically change to that mode.

    by VCFundedGenYer
  • Needs a Google login popup, required for any site that there is no reason at all to have an account with.
    by kwertyoowiyop
  • I'm filing a bug report...

    Steps to reproduce: Open terminal emulator and type;

    $ w3m https://lxe.github.io/everywebsite/

    I can read the same content as I can read in Firefox.

    What I expected to happen: See content similar to the following;

    Update your browser Your browser isn't supported any more. To continue your search, upgrade to a recent version. Learn more

    by 2b3a51
  • Loaded way too fast and is way too responsive.

    Also when I checked NoScript, it's only loading js from lxe.github.io

    I expect there to be at minimum 8 domains, but often 12-18.

    by WarmWash
  • I started an e-commerce brand on a Shopify site. I swore to myself I would never put up one of those stupid things that pops up "Someone bought X product an hour ago!" messages in the corner of the screen.

    I ended up trying it. Boosted conversion rate meaningfully. Worth the price I pay in mild self-loathing.

    Chesterton's popup, I guess.

    by idopmstuff
  • Should load much slower.

    Also, where is the unrelated autoplaying video that will unmute if you actually click it, that follows your scrolling and only becomes smaller when you dismiss it? Plus, it should probably have text that cuts off letting you know you can have access for just $10/month.

    Plus, isn't this website undissmissably "better in the app" after a few minutes of attempting to use it on a phone? Where's that at?

    edit: Oh shoot! I forgot, too. This modal needs to also ensure there is absolutely no way to scroll. If you could scroll you might be able to accidentally get to the address bar of your browser to fix the URL to xcancel or even close the page, which isn't using the app as you are intended to do.

    Also, it doesn't attempt to hijack the back button to give me stuff I clearly wanted to see before I leave the page.

    A lot of work left to do here before it's a "real" website. Although, it has about as much substance as the average website so far, so good work on that.

    by jchw

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