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Re:Internet Archive: Security breach alert on Thursday October 10, 2024 @12:20PM (#41800414)
This is why BitTorrent and other P2P solutions were invented, but alas: A. The RIAA, MPAA, and ESA have given these technologies a terrible reputation. B. Nobody likes to seed. Some kind of seeding-based crypto would have been a great incentive if cryptocurrency wasn't also demonized by now.
Re:Toasts Are Bad UX on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @04:54PM (#41303947)
I remember installing Snapchat one and immediately realizing how awful it was. Different corners had different functions. It needs to be illegal
Re:Cosmic: A New Desktop Environment on Thursday August 08, 2024 @12:22PM (#41193228)
Why rounded corners? Why a bookmarks bar at the bottom instead of a proper taskbar? Can we please stop copying MacOS?

I bet it's going to do the "pop out when you hover the mouse near an edge" thing that MacOS does that I hate too.

I can't wait for Apple's "emperor has no clothes" moment. Their status as industry leader has caused untold amounts of damage.
Re:How to center a div in CSS on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @01:58PM (#39361317)
The fact that centering a div in CSS basically requires a doctorate is the entire reason I gave up on web dev.
Re:Faircamp Is a Free Bandcamp Alternative on Thursday January 25, 2024 @03:30PM (#39134810)
Why haven't we seen something like Bandcamp or GOG but for film/TV?
Re:The "Cheap" Web on Monday December 18, 2023 @05:33PM (#38689346)
I've had this idea for something in between Gemini and the modern web that's essentially supposed to capture how the web was in the late 90s/early 00s. Basically just HTML/CSS with GET and POST, no scripting at all.

I don't have the expertise to write this, unfortunately.

I really do hate how it's just assumed we know what's clickable and what isn't.
I've always wondered something, are Dpaint's pixels supposed to be character sized? I know that pixels aren't always necessarily square, but Dpaint seems to exaggerate that a lot.