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Mobile Twitter is maybe the single most useless website I’ve ever had to use lol. Clicking on a link to a tweet has 1/20 chance of ever actually loading the tw

Mobile Twitter is maybe the single most useless website I’ve ever had to use lol. Clicking on a link to a tweet has 1/20 chance of ever actually loading the tweet. All other occurrences are evenly split between loading nothing except the top bar and calling it a day, and throwing an error message. Reloading the directly or using the reload button they provide will usually result in the rate limiting message. I don’t even bother clicking on twitter links anymore. I just hope it worked for someone else and they paste the contents in the comments.

jimktrains2 9y ago
> Mobile Twitter is maybe the single most useless website I’ve ever had to use lol. Pinterest would be up there too. It's useless if you don't have an account on mobile and desktop.
- lostlogin 9y ago
  ‘Useless’ isn’t a strong enough word. The way it’s broken Google image search puts it way into negative a value.
  - c22 9y ago
    Try adding -site:pinterest.com to your search query. Edit: Just tried it myself, might want to add a -site:pinterest.co.uk as well.
    - dawnerd 9y ago
      Im amazed googles allowed them to pull those seo tricks so long considering they put the hammer down on ehow with the panda update.
    - lostlogin 9y ago
      I get that I can exclude results, but it’s a little like “you’re holding it wrong”. On mobile it’s prticularly horrible. Maybe this is exactly what a clipboard manager is for.
c22 9y ago
I turned off Javascript and it worked fantastically.
- geuis 9y ago
  Couldn’t agree more. I’ve had to learn to use frameworks like React for work, but I’ll never be a fan. I’ll always be prefer to build websites as simply and close to the metal as I can.
- FridgeSeal 9y ago
  I feel like every week I get another reason to turn JS off. Really says a lot doesn’t it.
  - c22 9y ago
    The downside is the (disquietingly common frequency of) sites which return a jumbled mess of incoherent elements or a blank page(!) when Javascript is disabled.
pmarreck 9y ago
I blame SPA’s. Nearly impossible to test properly (or was), breaks the whole html model, results in bugs just like this one.
- notriddle 9y ago
  This bug has nothing to do with Twitter's SPA-ness; it's a failed server-side validation.

jimktrains2 9y ago

> Mobile Twitter is maybe the single most useless website I’ve ever had to use lol. Pinterest would be up there too. It's useless if you don't have an account on mobile and desktop.

lostlogin 9y ago
‘Useless’ isn’t a strong enough word. The way it’s broken Google image search puts it way into negative a value.
- c22 9y ago
  Try adding -site:pinterest.com to your search query. Edit: Just tried it myself, might want to add a -site:pinterest.co.uk as well.
  - dawnerd 9y ago
    Im amazed googles allowed them to pull those seo tricks so long considering they put the hammer down on ehow with the panda update.
  - lostlogin 9y ago
    I get that I can exclude results, but it’s a little like “you’re holding it wrong”. On mobile it’s prticularly horrible. Maybe this is exactly what a clipboard manager is for.

c22 9y ago

I turned off Javascript and it worked fantastically.

geuis 9y ago
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve had to learn to use frameworks like React for work, but I’ll never be a fan. I’ll always be prefer to build websites as simply and close to the metal as I can.
FridgeSeal 9y ago
I feel like every week I get another reason to turn JS off. Really says a lot doesn’t it.
- c22 9y ago
  The downside is the (disquietingly common frequency of) sites which return a jumbled mess of incoherent elements or a blank page(!) when Javascript is disabled.

pmarreck 9y ago

I blame SPA’s. Nearly impossible to test properly (or was), breaks the whole html model, results in bugs just like this one.

notriddle 9y ago
This bug has nothing to do with Twitter's SPA-ness; it's a failed server-side validation.