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Should they make two separate web pages, or rely only on less ornate tooling for a niche user base?
by SolaceQuantum 9y ago
Should they make two separate web pages, or rely only on less ornate tooling for a niche user base?
- godshatter 9y agoThey could just load the images and videos without the need for javascript. We know that they can do this, because they specifically made it show low-res versions for those without javascript. They went out of their way to handle this admittedly niche user base already, purposefully to make their experience worse.
- selectodude 9y agoMost people who don't have Javascript are using very old, antiquated browsers. The NYT cares enough about its lower-income and foreign readers to make it fail gracefully. I think that sending low-res photos makes infinitely more sense.