#BadWebDev

Ollie πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦distinctdipole@tech.lgbt
2025-06-12

No, my #adblocker isn't preventing the page from loading fully: your bad design and hostile choices are.

If you're going to block people, be honest!

#BadWebDev #WebDev

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HeroOfDermwoodHeroOfDermwood
2024-08-18

Why is the new Polygon layout???? It is absolutely terrible. There is no way to just view the latest articles. Now there are a dozen sections that make no sense. Why do sites make changes to their layout when it isn't necessary. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the old layout.

HeroOfDermwoodHeroOfDermwood
2024-07-08

Ugh. Gizomodo is run by a bunch of morons. Last week they changed the primary domain path to their io9 branded content. It used to be io9.gizmodo.com but now it is gizmodo.com/io9. Not a huge deal on its own. But the problem is they forgot to create a redirect for the path they have been using for over 2 years to point to the new location. How dumb can they be?

HeroOfDermwoodHeroOfDermwood
2023-06-10

So, I decided to install a User-Agent switching plugin for Firefox. I changed my user agent to Windows/Chrome and went tot he new not HBO Max site. And guess what? It works. I can log in and use the site and everything. It wasn't that the site didn't work in Firefox, but that they were actively breaking the site for Firefox users.

This is so freaking dumb.

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