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I about fell off my chair laughing with how slow closing the "how can we help" popover was. If I had to write a backstory for this I'd say some dev was really p

I about fell off my chair laughing with how slow closing the "how can we help" popover was. If I had to write a backstory for this I'd say some dev was really proud of animating that and wanted to make sure everyone noticed it.

penagwin 7y ago
Right? Every new web developer that first learns how to do animations REALLY over does them. It's like how elementary school kids write their "papers" in comic sans (and eight other fonts half-way through) and each word is a different color. Or they make a power point and every-single-dang-thing just HAS to spin into the slide.
- retSava 7y ago
  > like how elementary school kids write their "papers" in comic sans (and eight other fonts half-way through) and each word is a different color HA! I did that! I thought it made the essay more interesting to read, and it was a pain in the ass since I had to transfer the text by hand (ie rewrite it) in Deluxepaint on my Amiga 500, then print on our 9-needle matrix printer. Oh, how I miss the sound of that. Or do I? Naturally, I was told by my teacher to never do it again. Edit: I think I found the approx model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vXA058EDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vXA058EDY
  - pbhjpbhj 7y ago
    I wonder how much of this is related to how we teach kids initially -- everything is primary colours; schools value appearance of writing above content ('it's so neat'); it's all about big gestures, no subtlety; ...?
elil17 7y ago
Oh god I’ve had this happen before. At my first job our CEO was so proud of the splash screen she designed that she asked me to slow down the apps loading time by three seconds.
shultays 7y ago
And it does not even being hided all the way down!
pgwhalen 7y ago
I read your comment before doing it and still laughed out loud. I think that was the first time I’ve seen a web page provide actual physical comedy.
therein 7y ago
Press "help" in that popover and you'll be shown "Please wait, there are 459 people in line".

penagwin 7y ago

Right? Every new web developer that first learns how to do animations REALLY over does them. It's like how elementary school kids write their "papers" in comic sans (and eight other fonts half-way through) and each word is a different color. Or they make a power point and every-single-dang-thing just HAS to spin into the slide.

retSava 7y ago
> like how elementary school kids write their "papers" in comic sans (and eight other fonts half-way through) and each word is a different color HA! I did that! I thought it made the essay more interesting to read, and it was a pain in the ass since I had to transfer the text by hand (ie rewrite it) in Deluxepaint on my Amiga 500, then print on our 9-needle matrix printer. Oh, how I miss the sound of that. Or do I? Naturally, I was told by my teacher to never do it again. Edit: I think I found the approx model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vXA058EDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vXA058EDY
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago
  I wonder how much of this is related to how we teach kids initially -- everything is primary colours; schools value appearance of writing above content ('it's so neat'); it's all about big gestures, no subtlety; ...?

elil17 7y ago

Oh god I’ve had this happen before. At my first job our CEO was so proud of the splash screen she designed that she asked me to slow down the apps loading time by three seconds.

shultays 7y ago

And it does not even being hided all the way down!

pgwhalen 7y ago

I read your comment before doing it and still laughed out loud. I think that was the first time I’ve seen a web page provide actual physical comedy.

therein 7y ago

Press "help" in that popover and you'll be shown "Please wait, there are 459 people in line".