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Can't stand websites that don't let you right-click on other links on their pages. Who the bloody hell are you to control my reading, clicking and ADHD habits f

Can't stand websites that don't let you right-click on other links on their pages. Who the bloody hell are you to control my reading, clicking and ADHD habits for me, especially over some nonsensical concern about me copying your mostly mediocre content?

nosioptar 1y ago
Web developers that fuck with the browser's functionality deserve to spend eternity stepping on rusty legos while barefoot with James Blunt blaring in the background.
- energy123 1y ago
  When I look at disciplines other than my own, I can recognize the skill and elegance that goes into it, even though I don't have those skills myself. But when I look at the output of web development, and I see smooth scrolling, scrolljacking, excessive whitespace, artificial latency before UI popups ... I just don't get it. How can an entire field, as a default practice, intentionally make things bad?
  - detourdog 1y ago
    Web development merged with the advertising industry right after tripod starting showing ads. https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/ads/ https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/ads/
    - cgriswald 1y ago
      There has to be more to it. Even services I pay for (the rare ones that don’t also spam my experience with ads) pull from a grab bag of bizarre user hostile quirks.
      - detourdog 1y ago
        I think it's that the mentality has invaded the medium of the web. Capturing users/audience is a way to demonstrate "value". Services we pay for want to show wall street how loyal their customer are. Each auto company want's to have an app store rather than having users just directly connecting and using their phones as the car's infotainment system. It's all misguided.
pbalau 1y ago
On mac cmd + click opens in new tab. Afaik, it is ctrl + click on Windows.
like_any_other 1y ago
Wow, it even blocks text selection.
- Tor3 1y ago
  I have a browser extension called "Enable Right Click" installed, and that fixed the right-click issue, but not the text selection issue. I'll have to start looking. Of course the real fix is to send the one(s) responsible for web page to the deepest pits of everyone's favourite hot place.
graemep 1y ago
Turn of JS. The you can right click. A lot of paywalls do not work without JS either.
- redrum 1y ago
  Better link might be: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08-11-viking-silver-hoard-reveals-far-reaching-trade-links-between-england-and-islamic https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08-11-viking-silver-hoard-rev...
netsharc 1y ago
AFAIK clicking the wheel (which used to be middle click) opens the link in a new tab on most systems and browsers, if that's your aim.
- southernplaces7 1y ago
  I feel stupid now, because I never even thought of that, but yes, you're right.

nosioptar 1y ago

Web developers that fuck with the browser's functionality deserve to spend eternity stepping on rusty legos while barefoot with James Blunt blaring in the background.

energy123 1y ago
When I look at disciplines other than my own, I can recognize the skill and elegance that goes into it, even though I don't have those skills myself. But when I look at the output of web development, and I see smooth scrolling, scrolljacking, excessive whitespace, artificial latency before UI popups ... I just don't get it. How can an entire field, as a default practice, intentionally make things bad?
- detourdog 1y ago
  Web development merged with the advertising industry right after tripod starting showing ads. https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/ads/ https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/ads/
  - cgriswald 1y ago
    There has to be more to it. Even services I pay for (the rare ones that don’t also spam my experience with ads) pull from a grab bag of bizarre user hostile quirks.
    - detourdog 1y ago
      I think it's that the mentality has invaded the medium of the web. Capturing users/audience is a way to demonstrate "value". Services we pay for want to show wall street how loyal their customer are. Each auto company want's to have an app store rather than having users just directly connecting and using their phones as the car's infotainment system. It's all misguided.

pbalau 1y ago

On mac cmd + click opens in new tab. Afaik, it is ctrl + click on Windows.

like_any_other 1y ago

Wow, it even blocks text selection.

Tor3 1y ago
I have a browser extension called "Enable Right Click" installed, and that fixed the right-click issue, but not the text selection issue. I'll have to start looking. Of course the real fix is to send the one(s) responsible for web page to the deepest pits of everyone's favourite hot place.

graemep 1y ago

Turn of JS. The you can right click. A lot of paywalls do not work without JS either.

redrum 1y ago
Better link might be: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08-11-viking-silver-hoard-reveals-far-reaching-trade-links-between-england-and-islamic https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08-11-viking-silver-hoard-rev...

netsharc 1y ago

AFAIK clicking the wheel (which used to be middle click) opens the link in a new tab on most systems and browsers, if that's your aim.

southernplaces7 1y ago
I feel stupid now, because I never even thought of that, but yes, you're right.