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I loaded it on mobile too.. - Horizontal scrolling because it isn't properly responsive. - it doesn't reflow when the device orientation changes - no sound (

I loaded it on mobile too.. - Horizontal scrolling because it isn't properly responsive. - it doesn't reflow when the device orientation changes - no sound (there's an audio control so I guess there's meant to be..) - the audio control sits over the flags - wildly different text sizes everywhere - so much layout shift - from an error loading the Korean version I think it's running on a platform that tracks what users do (serverside tracking is mostly fine in my opinion, and unavoidable really, but it's still tracking). It's fun, and oddly similar to my first website actually, but I'll take the modern Web over this sort of nostalgia every time.

kamray23 5y ago
Sound autoplay doesn't really work anymore in modern browsers.
- DocTomoe 5y ago
  And thank whatever deity you may or may not believe in that this changed. Yes, it sucks for these traditional websites, but advertisers abused it so much it hurt.
  - kamray23 5y ago
    Indeed. The end of autoplay being on by default or not being a setting at all is a blessing far more than anyone worth their salt has even thought it could be a curse.
  - codethief 5y ago
    Shouldn't it be possible to still achieve auto-play using JavaScript? It's just a tiny bit more effort. :)
    - mmis1000 5y ago
      No, the browser checks the call stack of the javascript function. If the play() isn't a direct result of some kind of user interaction. It will just deny you from playing audio. So play upon you open the page is no longer possible. You at least need to wait for the user to touch somewhere on the page.
      - Accacin 5y ago
        Yeah there's all sorts of nonsense you can do to do autoplay. I kind of remember at one of my old jobs, to get autoplay working on some elearning courses, when the user clicked 'Start', we'd start the audio but not play anything, and then switch out the file that was played when required which would 'autoplay' as the user had already initiated the sound. At least that was the general idea afaik.
        kamray23 5y ago
        Only works well on single-page applications. A much more insidious strategy is to bind to the "Accept cookies" button.
      - deleted 5y ago
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      - danw1979 5y ago
        and now all we need to do is the same for video...
        easrng 5y ago
        Video does the same thing, except you can autoplay it if it's muted.
- EGreg 5y ago
  Oh man, you're right! https://www.zombo.com/ https://www.zombo.com/ (Defeats the whole purpose of the site hehe)
skinkestek 5y ago
Upvote for serious criticism. I still take this over: - the noncompliant cookie warnings - ... with >400 "partners" (yes, I have counted) - works best in IE^HChrome - 20 seconds loading - written for Googlebot, instead of for a human like either the author or me. (Meaning it is bland, formula-driven.) websites I often deal with as long as it provides the answers/entertainment I am looking for.
- aasasd 5y ago
  > with >400 "partners" You can update the number to 500, as that's what Yahoo has (something like 530, but I don't remember for certain).
  - ItsBob 5y ago
    I was on a news site, might have been a newspaper site, and it had 640... beat that! :)
- chriswarbo 5y ago
  > - works best in IE^HChrome There's a GIF at the bottom declaring "This page is best viewed with Netscape 3.0"
  - skinkestek 5y ago
    I'm chuckling silently over here. Well done whoever did it :-)
vosper 5y ago
> it doesn't reflow when the device orientation changes Does anyone design sites for landscape any more?
- brettermeier 5y ago
  Who doesn't is the question? I view nearly everything on landscape mode, 'cause I don't like visiting websites with my phone.
liftm 5y ago
> - Horizontal scrolling because it isn't properly responsive. It actually is properly responsive: it has horizontal scrolling on desktop too, and by just the exact amount, no matter what the window size is. (At least on FF.)
HelloNurse 5y ago
> it doesn't reflow when the device orientation changes When you lift a CRT and turn it sideways, it is usually done because it's placed incorrectly (no "reflow" wanted). It's also unusual to attempt to read a website on it at the same time you are risking injury.

kamray23 5y ago

Sound autoplay doesn't really work anymore in modern browsers.

DocTomoe 5y ago
And thank whatever deity you may or may not believe in that this changed. Yes, it sucks for these traditional websites, but advertisers abused it so much it hurt.
- kamray23 5y ago
  Indeed. The end of autoplay being on by default or not being a setting at all is a blessing far more than anyone worth their salt has even thought it could be a curse.
- codethief 5y ago
  Shouldn't it be possible to still achieve auto-play using JavaScript? It's just a tiny bit more effort. :)
  - mmis1000 5y ago
    No, the browser checks the call stack of the javascript function. If the play() isn't a direct result of some kind of user interaction. It will just deny you from playing audio. So play upon you open the page is no longer possible. You at least need to wait for the user to touch somewhere on the page.
    - Accacin 5y ago
      Yeah there's all sorts of nonsense you can do to do autoplay. I kind of remember at one of my old jobs, to get autoplay working on some elearning courses, when the user clicked 'Start', we'd start the audio but not play anything, and then switch out the file that was played when required which would 'autoplay' as the user had already initiated the sound. At least that was the general idea afaik.
      - kamray23 5y ago
        Only works well on single-page applications. A much more insidious strategy is to bind to the "Accept cookies" button.
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
    - danw1979 5y ago
      and now all we need to do is the same for video...
      - easrng 5y ago
        Video does the same thing, except you can autoplay it if it's muted.
EGreg 5y ago
Oh man, you're right! https://www.zombo.com/ https://www.zombo.com/ (Defeats the whole purpose of the site hehe)

skinkestek 5y ago

Upvote for serious criticism. I still take this over: - the noncompliant cookie warnings - ... with >400 "partners" (yes, I have counted) - works best in IE^HChrome - 20 seconds loading - written for Googlebot, instead of for a human like either the author or me. (Meaning it is bland, formula-driven.) websites I often deal with as long as it provides the answers/entertainment I am looking for.

aasasd 5y ago
> with >400 "partners" You can update the number to 500, as that's what Yahoo has (something like 530, but I don't remember for certain).
- ItsBob 5y ago
  I was on a news site, might have been a newspaper site, and it had 640... beat that! :)
chriswarbo 5y ago
> - works best in IE^HChrome There's a GIF at the bottom declaring "This page is best viewed with Netscape 3.0"
- skinkestek 5y ago
  I'm chuckling silently over here. Well done whoever did it :-)

vosper 5y ago

> it doesn't reflow when the device orientation changes Does anyone design sites for landscape any more?

brettermeier 5y ago
Who doesn't is the question? I view nearly everything on landscape mode, 'cause I don't like visiting websites with my phone.

liftm 5y ago

> - Horizontal scrolling because it isn't properly responsive. It actually is properly responsive: it has horizontal scrolling on desktop too, and by just the exact amount, no matter what the window size is. (At least on FF.)

HelloNurse 5y ago

> it doesn't reflow when the device orientation changes When you lift a CRT and turn it sideways, it is usually done because it's placed incorrectly (no "reflow" wanted). It's also unusual to attempt to read a website on it at the same time you are risking injury.