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Navigating to threads.net on Firefox Linux gets me only a swirling-galaxy animation, with a scan code drawn on top. Non-responsive to mouse clicks or key strok

Navigating to threads.net on Firefox Linux gets me only a swirling-galaxy animation, with a scan code drawn on top. Non-responsive to mouse clicks or key strokes.

troupo 3y ago
You can't even begin to imagine how hillariously bad it is. https://twitter.com/nikitonsky/status/1676668138866311169 https://twitter.com/nikitonsky/status/1676668138866311169 (And for non logged in users, continuation: https://twitter.com/nikitonsky/status/1676668144499281940 https://twitter.com/nikitonsky/status/1676668144499281940 and https://twitter.com/nikitonsky/status/1676668146663538688 https://twitter.com/nikitonsky/status/1676668146663538688) ~30 requests to load this, totaling at ~5.5 Mb. 18 of those requests, accounting for 4 Mb, is just JavaScript. How many divs does it take them to center 1 word? Glad you asked! About 13. How many CSS classes? About 90. Yes, 90 distinct CSS classes. 13 nested divs. To center one word
- zeroonetwothree 3y ago
  And I’m sure that is something every user will actually care about.
  - troupo 3y ago
    This type of thinking is exactly why our supercomputers struggle to show even the basic text on screen. And yes, users do care about this crap.
- exadeci 3y ago
  At least they haven't released to production an inifinite loop that DDOS their own servers