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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by TeMPOraL on Sunday November 13, 2016 @07:41AM (#12943064) 

  So the other day I met the guy who makes all that crap on-line
  I told him you can have my cash
  But first you know I've got to ask
  What made you want to live this kind of life?

  He said there ain't no rest for the wicked, money don't grow on trees
  I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed; ain't nothing in this world for free
  I know I can't slow down
  I can't hold back though you know I wish I could
  Oh no there ain't no rest for the wicked
  Until we close the shop for good...
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by Gracana on Sunday November 13, 2016 @08:44AM (#12943267)
Formatting text this way makes it hard to read on mobile and in text browsers. I couldn't even reply just now, my text wouldn't show up as I typed it, I had to click "edit" so I could view and edit my post by itself.

[edit] dang, can something be done about this? Flagging for format? Maybe a little drastic, but try reading HN in elinks, you'll see that a long line breaks the whole page. How about line wrap? Desktop users would be unaffected, and it would be a better compromise for mobile.

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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by ben0x539 on Sunday November 13, 2016 @10:15AM (#12943683)
Flagging a post for the shortcomings of the commenting platform seems a bit harsh.
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by jrockway on Sunday November 13, 2016 @05:24PM (#12946038)
I definitely downvote Reddit comments that are all <h1> text.
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by peeja on Sunday November 13, 2016 @09:54AM (#12943539)
Wouldn't it be easier to just fix the CSS?
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by sesqu on Sunday November 13, 2016 @10:47AM (#12943859)
No, since the text used code semantics. A better solution would be to introduce a few more formatting options, such as attributed and unattributed quote blocks.
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by odbol_ on Sunday November 13, 2016 @05:02PM (#12945934)
I've already fixed the CSS for hacker news several times; they always reject my suggestions though. It's like they want to keep it shitty
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by CamperBob2 on Sunday November 13, 2016 @04:24PM (#12945756)
Or get a browser that works?
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by Gracana on Sunday November 13, 2016 @08:04PM (#12946768)
The web would be a lot more accessible if so many designers didn't think like you.
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by Roboprog on Sunday November 13, 2016 @01:25PM (#12944744)
HN needs (maybe has???) markup to break lines without double spacing as distinct paragraphs.
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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by kartD on Sunday November 13, 2016 @11:49AM (#12944189)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_DFrVkfy2Os

Cage the elephant- ain't no rest for the wicked

In case anyone is wondering

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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by DCoder on Sunday November 13, 2016 @10:47AM (#12943857)
We never lost control

You're face to face

With the man who sold the world

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Re:Dear Google, Apple, Mozilla, and MS: Please End Auto-Play... by Roboprog on Sunday November 13, 2016 @01:26PM (#12944749)
Ha ha, only serious, as they say.
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