I wasn't sure whether to feel happy that all kinds of great cross-platform hacks were well-documented, or sad that so many millions of hours have gone into deal

I wasn't sure whether to feel happy that all kinds of great cross-platform hacks were well-documented, or sad that so many millions of hours have gone into dealing with them. :-/ I wonder again when I see things like this whether the browser's let-me-lay-that-out-for-you approach was the panacea it sure seemed like at the time.