Why Japanese Websites Look So Different

Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by mouzogu on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:07AM (#37724141)

> "utterly obsolete technology"

this annoys me a bit. if something is still functional and provides value it's not obsolete.

as a web dev for 16 years, japanese design seems like a nice antidote.

the web used to be closer to publishing and documents and now it's more advertising and marketing oriented.

nowadays i can't even save a jpeg without it appearing as a webp in my downloads folder. everything has become so annoying.

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Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by alex3305 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:55AM (#37724376)

Obligatory Hank Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwucZK1BCj4

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Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by mouzogu on Sunday October 01, 2023 @06:06AM (#37724440)

nice :D - huge fan of the show

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Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by kahnclusions on Sunday October 01, 2023 @09:31AM (#37725773)

I think you meant this version ;) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaUIyvy8E8

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Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by irwiss on Sunday October 01, 2023 @07:53AM (#37725054)

I guess non-obsolete is publishing on medium which has 3/4 of the screen taken by sign-in nagscreens; a real masterclass of modern web design

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Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by handsclean on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:30PM (#37728273)

It seems to me that all WEBP’s problems stem from extremely delayed or still nonexistent support from various programs and platforms. Does anybody know if there’s a good reason for this?

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Re:Why Japanese Websites Look So Different by HyprMusic on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:40PM (#37729037)

If you read the following sentence you'll see the author is referencing fax machines and floppy disks.

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