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Just for fun, I was able to get your contact page down to 75 bytes. It is now an inline HTML 5 element you can include on any page, for example in the footer. It is semantic, responsive, cross-platform and mobile optimized, and plays well with screen readers. It can be served with a single http request and can be included statically by any web server. It should be served and render in 0.001 seconds plus the single http request latency. Try it:

   <a href="mailto:contact@shkspr.mobi?Subject=web%20contact">Send me mail</a>

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I can't say I'm understanding why you got downvoted. A <=16KB contact page shouldn't be something to brag about--it should be pretty standard.

Sure, this page has some extra bells and whistles to look like a phone (very original), but the design is quite amateurish to be frank. Either make it simple and fast, or truly beautiful and unique.

They are getting downvoted because they are snarky + dismissive, the ol HN combo.

Here's the page: https://edent.tel

Their snark doesn't even make sense. They probably didn't even click in to the blog post. It's more than an email address.

You wouldn't make that page personally? Ok. Nobody asked. But don't shoot someone down who's trying to have a little creative fun in life. Other commenters already beat you to it.

Exactly. Chasing this illusive "ultimate design" is a rainbow whose end forever is just out of reach.

Most importantly, when all the flashy crap stops working, it needs to remain useable. A large percentage of the world still runs XP, with speeds less than dial up.

This site has a small file size and doesn't use JavaScript - then requires manipulation of complex SVGs? 3 seconds to load? Doesn't work properly in IE8? It's a nice site, but ultimately it's for modern devices only.

Totally hilarious. Exaaaaactly.

O.M.G.... 25 ways to reach someone, and no one is home. What is wrong with folks? Is this guy desperate for contact? And yet, is there an actual contact form on that mess of icons? What are even half those networks?

This guy must drink a lot of coffee (I didn't check out his Amazon Wishlist... one of his icons).

Seriously, can I just send the guy an email? Nope... I still have to decide between work and personal.

I could reach the President of the USA with greater ease.

And how he thinks 16kb is an achievement is beyond me. That's 16,000 bytes roughly... of nonsense.

Heck, if you really want to save even more bytes. Just put an email only (no HTML). The spammers will still figure it out and the rest of us and can do some cutting-and-pasting to help our caloric offsets after reading through that pile of self-promoting krap.

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