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Web 2.0 Text Blink

A funny read on doing web 2.0 server-side blink.

permanent link 24 apr at 02:00 by Jaydee

There are 8 guest comments so far.

commentat 02:13 on 24 April 2006, rw wrote:

thank god for web 2.1 ... web 2.0 is sooo tired

commentat 05:00 on 24 April 2006, Joshua Kendall wrote:

Two things.

1. This is not server-side because if I disable JS, then it stops.

2. What is a GOOD reason to use this? I can't think of anything that this would be good for.

commentat 05:04 on 24 April 2006, Stephane wrote:

Web 2.0 is sooooooo April 22nd 2006.

commentat 05:43 on 24 April 2006, David B. wrote:

either i need to stop working so hard, or i think Joshua needs to stop working so hard ;)

commentat 05:46 on 24 April 2006, Stoyan wrote:

2.1. - cool! But this thing in the source:

--

var browser = navigator.appName;

if (browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") {

--

... not cool ;)

commentat 09:08 on 24 April 2006, Jaydee wrote:

guys take it easy, this is supposed to humor us, and notice the sarcasm of the article's writer.

commentat 10:58 on 24 April 2006, Fredrik wrote:

A late April's Fools joke, perhaps. This article was quite a funny read, and in parallel it should give everyone a good thought about using Techniques just for the sake of using Techniques.

commentat 16:33 on 24 April 2006, schnuck wrote:

funny!

and btw: "...is to check whether the installation files for your browser were smaller than 50MB, or the run-time memory usage is less than 300MB."

- i can think of only one browser that fits into that frame. :]

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