Subj : Re: Vibes
To   : boraxman
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sun Jan 30 2022 20:13:00

-=> On 01-27-22 22:17, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 bo> It is the icons that you can't figure out what they do, the small
 bo> fidgety widgets, the small text boxes you get to enter text, without
 bo> any of the niceties that Emacs of Vim gives you, clutter, latency.
 bo> Another annoying trend is having poor distinction between clickable and
 bo> non clickable elements, constantly changing UI paradigms based on the
 bo> latest brain fart from silicon valley.

I can cope with the more cosmetic aspects, but I find the clickety click
navigation of forums to be particularly annoying.  And most, being on the other
side of the planet", are compounded by latency and the chatty nature of HTTP. 

 bo> Try m.facebook.com on desktop, if you want a faster experience, if you
 bo> use it that is.  It is the mobile site, but you can load it on desktop
 bo> and it does run much, much faster.

I don't like the mobuile web site.  Lacks functionality that I use, even on
mobiles.  The app leaves it for dead.

 bo> Using web browsers to transmit apps over the internet is like using
 bo> circus elephants to send mail.

I like that comparison. :D


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