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0 pointsacqq15y ago0 comments

I'm one of those who browse without JavaScript and Flash and for me that IS a better experience. Try it once and see how much better signal to noise ratio is. I also like the additional benefit of having much less chance to be attacked through the browser.

And I also use Opera, exactly because I can enable using the built in browser settings both JS and Flash only for a few sites where I need it (like youtube).

I have just checked again: I don't have JS turned on for HN. It just works.

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BCM4315y ago

Really? It does not work with noscript. I get a blank page when I attempt to vote.

acqqOP15y ago

You're right. The vote is counted, so I consider that as "works." The result is certainly ugly, but I'd name that a "minor display issue" as I can hit "back."

Of course it would be nice if that "back" step wouldn't be needed.

mike-cardwell15y ago

Yes, that is very annoying. It should just send you back to the page you were already on and to the position on the page where the comment you clicked is.

You could probably also do some clever trick with checkboxes, the css3 :checked pseudo class, and background images to make it work without javascript and without page refreshes. Browser support isn't going to be great atm though.

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