> is there anything fundamentally flawed in the concept of html/css/javascript that makes portable sites impossible
No, of course not.
> or are you suggesting we make some pluggable generic server side rendering that can be controlled by the client because css doesnt deal with heights very well yet
Yeah, pretty much. That way you don't have to wait for the standards bodies or the browser developers.
but to follow your point is there anything fundamentally flawed in the concept of html/css/javascript that makes portable sites impossible, or are you suggesting we make some pluggable generic server side rendering that can be controlled by the client because css doesnt deal with heights very well yet?