why don't nerds need javascript? TONS of sites use it to very nice effect these days, and there's no reason to disable (don't give me the security line, any nerd worth their salt knows how to avoid any problems having javascript enabled might cause, especially since browsers are pretty good at detecting scripting attacks). get over yourself and turn it on.
Nerds don't need JavaScript because more often than not it's used for dumb, shiny and annoying features and ads which together just slow down the loading and viewing of the website.
Unfortunately, there's an increasing number of websites where basic features like search don't even work anymore without JavaScript. Graceful degradation seems to be a thing from the past.
You don't get it, do you? Graceful degradation is part of the WWW's design. Using broken HTML and using JavaScript to add the functionality that was left out is ridiculous. It's like crippling functionality that used to work and then applying a weird patch.
Search forms that don't work because the action attribute was left out and instead form submission is handled by XMLHttpRequest in JavaScript.
Using HTML elements with the JavaScript click event attached instead of anchors to link pages.
Yes, i do get it. I'm pretty sure i've never made a web site that wouldn't work with JavaScript turned off. But that doesn't mean i can't joke about it.
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Nice design.. but does not work wihout javascript enabled.
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so? quit being paranoid, enable javascript, and welcome to 2012.
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Why enable it if it isn't necessary? Slashdot is a nerd site so cater to the needs of nerds.
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why don't nerds need javascript? TONS of sites use it to very nice effect these days, and there's no reason to disable (don't give me the security line, any nerd worth their salt knows how to avoid any problems having javascript enabled might cause, especially since browsers are pretty good at detecting scripting attacks). get over yourself and turn it on.
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Nerds don't need JavaScript because more often than not it's used for dumb, shiny and annoying features and ads which together just slow down the loading and viewing of the website.
Unfortunately, there's an increasing number of websites where basic features like search don't even work anymore without JavaScript. Graceful degradation seems to be a thing from the past.
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Weirdly there's a growing number of web sites that don't work on a teletype any more, too.
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You don't get it, do you? Graceful degradation is part of the WWW's design. Using broken HTML and using JavaScript to add the functionality that was left out is ridiculous. It's like crippling functionality that used to work and then applying a weird patch.
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Yes, i do get it. I'm pretty sure i've never made a web site that wouldn't work with JavaScript turned off. But that doesn't mean i can't joke about it.
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I didn't get that it was a joke. My apologies.