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Re: Datsville
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Date: 
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:53:13 GMT
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JSPROAT@nospamIO.COM
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Matthew Miller wrote:
Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
Like who?  They don't get my visit.
Well, MediaOne, for a while.  [...]
SGI's site doesn't _require_ javascript, but it's a lot nicer with. There's
others.

This absolutely baffles me.  Javascript was the original browser security
hole, and even after dozens of revisions, it still causes more annoyance
than usefulness.  Yet so many people are so incredibly fond of it.  :-P

I wish there were better options to selectively disable certain scripting
features (or so-called features) while leaving most of it intact. Yet
another reason Mozilla will be cool.

That would be nice.

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
He stands...like some sort of...PAGAN GOD or DEPOSED TYRANT.  Staring out
over the city he's sworn to...to stare out over...  And it's evident...just
by looking at him...that he's got some PRETTY HEAVY THINGS ON HIS MIND.
- Ben Edlund, 1996



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  Re: Datsville
 
(...) Check out SGI's web page with it turned on. I think it makes an example of good use. (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Datsville
 
(...) Well, MediaOne, for a while. I don't use them as my home page (duh) but if I wanted information on anything, that was annoying. SGI's site doesn't _require_ javascript, but it's a lot nicer with. There's others. I wish there were better (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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