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Just because you make choices that complicate otherwise-simple things in your life does not mean you should criticize decisions made by people who give you info

Just because you make choices that complicate otherwise-simple things in your life does not mean you should criticize decisions made by people who give you information you do not have to pay for.

gohrt 12y ago
It's the JavaScript that complicates otherwise simple things.
Sir_Substance 12y ago
Noscript is used far more widely then crazy over-engineered javascript based text delivery systems. I run into a new website with this problem less frequently than once every few months. It's always the same few, like Time, still using their stupid hand-rolled content engines. It's not my job to cater to special snowflake syndrome.
- veidr 12y ago
  You kind of remind me of the guy who rails against the design stupidity of cylindrical bottles every time he gets a drink. Rectangular bottles won't roll away, stack more efficiently, and are easier to use. WTF is wrong with beverage vendors. (That guy is me. But neither of us is going to win.)
  - marknutter 12y ago
    Your bottles keep rolling away?
    - veidr 12y ago
      Yeah, but that could be related to what's in them...
- JonnieCache 12y ago
  >It's not my job to cater to special snowflake syndrome. Oh, the ironing.
  - coldpie 12y ago
    Yes, "caring about what programs are running on my computer" is a property we should look down on users for having.
    - jobposter1234 12y ago
      I don't think we should look down on users for that. I think we should question the sense of entitlement when people change settings and it breaks websites. Websites that people provide to you for no charge. What I find irritating is when people make the decision to use NoScript, knowing the tradeoffs involved, then are vocal about sites not working. You made the decision, easily reversible, now live with it!
      - Sir_Substance 12y ago
        This is more to the tune of friendly(if irritated) advice. Time's website may well be for free, but they want me to buy their paid products, they need to sell themselves to me. Wanna know how you can make sure your sales pitch fails? Try to deliver it via unverified code that could be doing anything. Noscript is a standard part of all sensible internet users internet security, for the simple reason that there is no way to know what a block of javascript is doing unless you first capture and examine it. If your product pitch won't work until I desecure my computer, I guess I'll never see your sales pitch. Getting mad at me won't change that. e: Nor will downvoting me :D
- Goronmon 12y ago
  It's not my job to cater to special snowflake syndrome. I'm just going to assume this was done on purpose.
coldpie 12y ago
Why on Earth does anyone need JavaScript to deliver text through HTTP? NoScript users aren't the guilty party, here.

Just because you make choices that complicate otherwise-simple things in your life does not mean you should criticize decisions made by people who give you information you do not have to pay for.

gohrt 12y ago

It's the JavaScript that complicates otherwise simple things.

Sir_Substance 12y ago

Noscript is used far more widely then crazy over-engineered javascript based text delivery systems. I run into a new website with this problem less frequently than once every few months. It's always the same few, like Time, still using their stupid hand-rolled content engines. It's not my job to cater to special snowflake syndrome.

veidr 12y ago
You kind of remind me of the guy who rails against the design stupidity of cylindrical bottles every time he gets a drink. Rectangular bottles won't roll away, stack more efficiently, and are easier to use. WTF is wrong with beverage vendors. (That guy is me. But neither of us is going to win.)
- marknutter 12y ago
  Your bottles keep rolling away?
  - veidr 12y ago
    Yeah, but that could be related to what's in them...
JonnieCache 12y ago
>It's not my job to cater to special snowflake syndrome. Oh, the ironing.
- coldpie 12y ago
  Yes, "caring about what programs are running on my computer" is a property we should look down on users for having.
  - jobposter1234 12y ago
    I don't think we should look down on users for that. I think we should question the sense of entitlement when people change settings and it breaks websites. Websites that people provide to you for no charge. What I find irritating is when people make the decision to use NoScript, knowing the tradeoffs involved, then are vocal about sites not working. You made the decision, easily reversible, now live with it!
    - Sir_Substance 12y ago
      This is more to the tune of friendly(if irritated) advice. Time's website may well be for free, but they want me to buy their paid products, they need to sell themselves to me. Wanna know how you can make sure your sales pitch fails? Try to deliver it via unverified code that could be doing anything. Noscript is a standard part of all sensible internet users internet security, for the simple reason that there is no way to know what a block of javascript is doing unless you first capture and examine it. If your product pitch won't work until I desecure my computer, I guess I'll never see your sales pitch. Getting mad at me won't change that. e: Nor will downvoting me :D
Goronmon 12y ago
It's not my job to cater to special snowflake syndrome. I'm just going to assume this was done on purpose.

coldpie 12y ago

Why on Earth does anyone need JavaScript to deliver text through HTTP? NoScript users aren't the guilty party, here.