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While I totally agree about this site, it's stupid to disregard JS as a whole. Imagine websites like FB without JS - it would be horrible.

beagle3 10y ago
You don't have to imagine, you can try: https://mbasic.facebook.com/ https://mbasic.facebook.com/ - a lot of people prefer it to the standard monstrosity.
- eeZah7Ux 10y ago
  Good example. After getting used to the 1998 feel, it's much more practical than the usual one.
- ecma 10y ago
  I use mbasic.facebook as my main was of interacting with Facebook. I acknowledge that my choice to disable JavaScript is unusual and will jump through some hoops because of that, but it's not excusable for a website to display /nothing/ pre-script like the OP does.
- lucideer 10y ago
  The great thing about this is that it's paginated. You can literally "scroll infinitely" through feeds without creating a ridiculous scroll offset and filling up browser memory (or losing Ctrl-F functionality due to Facebook's complex memory-saving exercises)
- sealthedeal 10y ago
  this makes me miss the OG fb. I dont use facebook much, but I think I would use it quite a bit more if this was the layout.
- mixmastamyk 10y ago
  Nice but it could use a bit more whitespace, feels crowded.
tluyben2 10y ago
There is a place for JS but most sites don't need it or at least don't need to drive the entire site. The problem is that Jquery now is 'bad' because it, what was it again, is not suitable for structuring big apps (ofcourse it is not; it's not meant to be an MVC or whatever framework; it's helper library to make Javascript easier to use). So it is obvious (and I see it all around me) that people build sites now like they are building Facebook, even though the site might have only 1 or 2 pages and no interactive functionality to speak off. Still, this guy did it (took a long time between this site being up and the post on HN that instigated it) while the rest of the readers in that thread who thought it would be a good idea, including me, didn't. So kudos for 'just doing it' anyway. Edit: I checked hours ago and then it was clean but apparently there is no moderation on it either... So this site would've taken literally less than an hour including hosting setup to put together? Still I didn't do it while I did like FuckedCompany and think it's good to have something like it.
bryanrasmussen 10y ago
This isn't a website like FB.
bandrami 10y ago
Huh? I always use the mbasic Facebook site: it's a much, much better experience.
pc86 10y ago
It's a good thing mibbiting didn't disregard JS as a whole, then.

beagle3 10y ago

You don't have to imagine, you can try: https://mbasic.facebook.com/ https://mbasic.facebook.com/ - a lot of people prefer it to the standard monstrosity.

eeZah7Ux 10y ago
Good example. After getting used to the 1998 feel, it's much more practical than the usual one.
ecma 10y ago
I use mbasic.facebook as my main was of interacting with Facebook. I acknowledge that my choice to disable JavaScript is unusual and will jump through some hoops because of that, but it's not excusable for a website to display /nothing/ pre-script like the OP does.
lucideer 10y ago
The great thing about this is that it's paginated. You can literally "scroll infinitely" through feeds without creating a ridiculous scroll offset and filling up browser memory (or losing Ctrl-F functionality due to Facebook's complex memory-saving exercises)
sealthedeal 10y ago
this makes me miss the OG fb. I dont use facebook much, but I think I would use it quite a bit more if this was the layout.
mixmastamyk 10y ago
Nice but it could use a bit more whitespace, feels crowded.

tluyben2 10y ago

There is a place for JS but most sites don't need it or at least don't need to drive the entire site. The problem is that Jquery now is 'bad' because it, what was it again, is not suitable for structuring big apps (ofcourse it is not; it's not meant to be an MVC or whatever framework; it's helper library to make Javascript easier to use). So it is obvious (and I see it all around me) that people build sites now like they are building Facebook, even though the site might have only 1 or 2 pages and no interactive functionality to speak off. Still, this guy did it (took a long time between this site being up and the post on HN that instigated it) while the rest of the readers in that thread who thought it would be a good idea, including me, didn't. So kudos for 'just doing it' anyway. Edit: I checked hours ago and then it was clean but apparently there is no moderation on it either... So this site would've taken literally less than an hour including hosting setup to put together? Still I didn't do it while I did like FuckedCompany and think it's good to have something like it.

bryanrasmussen 10y ago

This isn't a website like FB.

bandrami 10y ago

Huh? I always use the mbasic Facebook site: it's a much, much better experience.

pc86 10y ago

It's a good thing mibbiting didn't disregard JS as a whole, then.