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I think it's probably a throwback to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA

by mjlee 9y ago

I think it's probably a throwback to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA I don't remember what HN did in 2012, this might be an example of code re-use...

dang 9y ago
Not code re-use, but we decided to follow what HN did in 2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20120118204946/http://news.ycombinator.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120118204946/http://news.ycomb....
- Tomte 9y ago
  So you decided to block the link to the front page with no way around except typing the URL? Stunning.
  - shallot_router 9y ago
    Yeah, I appreciate the net neutrality support but the lack of a front page link has made browsing very annoying today.
    - dkonofalski 9y ago
      Isn't that kind of the point? One day of annoyance to educate people that aren't familiar seems like a decent trade-off. Then again, the HN community is probably the one community that is sufficiently well-versed enough in the subject to not need the reminder.
  - FussyZeus 9y ago
    I can't tell if this is sarcasm, this took me literally 3 seconds to route around using CMD+L and typing "news." and hitting enter. I'm all for good UX but this seems supremely picky.
    - Tomte 9y ago
      I apologize for not having CMD on my iPad.
      - Veen 9y ago
        You do have a finger you can use to tap the address bar though.
        FussyZeus 9y ago
        Or the back button?
        Tomte 9y ago
        As I already wrote in my first comment. And now?
    - TeMPOraL 9y ago
      It's really annoying on mobile. Fortunately, my Firefox already has HN on the "quick dial", so it's two taps for me - address bar and quick dial link.
  - dang 9y ago
    Come on you guys, that's a bit harsh. Let me see if we can make something else link to HN for you. Edit: ok, the Y logo now links to back to HN's home page.
    - venning 9y ago
      Don't know if you check these 5 days later, but you never reverted this change.
  - antsar 9y ago
    This has been working as a great alternative-noprocrast for me today.
- aruggirello 9y ago
  BTW I think there's a (long standing) issue with your CSS: I'm always writing black on dark gray when I'm on Firefox under KDE with the Breeze Dark theme, and I think it's because you probably specified a black foreground color for form elements, and assumed the background to be always white (it isn't!)...

by mjlee 9y ago

dang 9y ago

Not code re-use, but we decided to follow what HN did in 2012: https://web.archive.org/web/20120118204946/http://news.ycombinator.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120118204946/http://news.ycomb....

Tomte 9y ago
So you decided to block the link to the front page with no way around except typing the URL? Stunning.
- shallot_router 9y ago
  Yeah, I appreciate the net neutrality support but the lack of a front page link has made browsing very annoying today.
  - dkonofalski 9y ago
    Isn't that kind of the point? One day of annoyance to educate people that aren't familiar seems like a decent trade-off. Then again, the HN community is probably the one community that is sufficiently well-versed enough in the subject to not need the reminder.
- FussyZeus 9y ago
  I can't tell if this is sarcasm, this took me literally 3 seconds to route around using CMD+L and typing "news." and hitting enter. I'm all for good UX but this seems supremely picky.
  - Tomte 9y ago
    I apologize for not having CMD on my iPad.
    - Veen 9y ago
      You do have a finger you can use to tap the address bar though.
      - FussyZeus 9y ago
        Or the back button?
      - Tomte 9y ago
        As I already wrote in my first comment. And now?
  - TeMPOraL 9y ago
    It's really annoying on mobile. Fortunately, my Firefox already has HN on the "quick dial", so it's two taps for me - address bar and quick dial link.
- dang 9y ago
  Come on you guys, that's a bit harsh. Let me see if we can make something else link to HN for you. Edit: ok, the Y logo now links to back to HN's home page.
  - venning 9y ago
    Don't know if you check these 5 days later, but you never reverted this change.
- antsar 9y ago
  This has been working as a great alternative-noprocrast for me today.
aruggirello 9y ago
BTW I think there's a (long standing) issue with your CSS: I'm always writing black on dark gray when I'm on Firefox under KDE with the Breeze Dark theme, and I think it's because you probably specified a black foreground color for form elements, and assumed the background to be always white (it isn't!)...