zagrebian

The Elon Twitter movie will be the next Borat, I can’t wait.

> With the advent of digital media, the meticulously curated, visually spectacular, and deeply researched articles of National Geographic appear to have fallen out of favor.

I’ve been reading NGM for decades. The content is still top notch in the latest issues. It’s as good as it’s ever been.

Hm, nothing is paywalled for me. I’ve been reading articles on both my laptop and phone while not signed in. I guess the paywall is applied only to some countries.

It should be noted that in National Geographic’s case, all content that is included in the print magazine is also available completely for free on the website. I still pay for the print magazine because the reading experience is better. I guess I’m old school.

The latest issue: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/june-2023

It is probably not the best idea that your website’s start page is a full-screen dialog that cannot be closed without allowing JavaScript.

> The Switch tried to bridge the gap but really didn’t.

What would the Switch have needed to accomplish to bridge the gap to mobile? Sell 1 billion units?

When did Apple introduce overlay scrollbars on Mac? Does anyone know? I ask because it seems that Windows and Linux are moving in that direction as well.

The website’s text does not render with JavaScript disabled. IMO, this is a huge blunder for such a simple, static website. Just put the text in the HTML document.

Are you telling me that Reddit’s accessibility is so bad that there exist popular third-party apps whose only purpose is to make Reddit more accessible?

What’s with all the <p-inline> tags in the text?

You should mention that new stuff, so that people know what to look forward to.

@media (width < 480px)

That’s Apple. What about Android?

As an European, I’m kind-of surprised that the crazy right’s “solution” isn’t to arm the kids.

So 28% have ad blockers (or similar blockers).

This is curious because other than that, the website works perfectly fine without allowing any additional script domains.

To the people who played this game successfully: You must have pretty good eyesight.

> Apple no longer includes chargers in the box with iPhone purchases

Is this true? So you buy a $1,000 device, but then the battery runs out, and you can’t use your $1,000 device unless you pay extra for a charger?

Try reading HN on an entry-level laptop with a crappy LCD display outdoors on a sunny day.

I mean, if you block cookies, you’re using a browser extension, and that extension blocks whatever you tell it to; it’s not affected by First Party Sets.

Google’s changes only affect people who use vanilla Chrome. And the people who use vanilla Chrome without any privacy extensions don’t have much privacy to begin with, so First Party Sets does not make things much worse than they already are.

I’m not sure that such browser extensions resolve websites from accommodating users with eyestrain/headaches. At the very least, a website with a shrill design should be compatible with the browsers’ reader modes, and the website in question isn’t.

How can a user with eyestrain issues change the colors of a website?

> people making those complaints are doing so figuratively, not literally

You’re assuming. It’s probably not a good idea to base one’s website’s accessibility strategy on such assumptions. Headaches and eyestrain are a real problem for many people. For example, people turn on dark mode because they have trouble looking at white backgrounds late at night or early in the morning. The same rule probably applies to bright colors.

> Remove the design and you make the experience inaccessible to me. These are trade offs, not absolutes.

I don’t think trade-offs are necessary. The website can have a shrill design and be accessible at the same time. For example, if the website was compatible with the browsers’ reader modes, then users could view the site in a simple black and white design.

When users complain about headaches and eyestrain, it’s probably better to take them seriously.

(Copy-pasted from other comment:) The author of that website claims that they’ve seen multiple comments that complain about headaches and eyestrain. This is the first item in the FAQ, which suggests that it’s one of the most common complaints.

I disagree. A website that induces eyestrain and headaches in some people is not fully accessible, unless the user has an easy way to switch to a simpler design. Browsers have reader modes, but the website in question is not compatible with them.

A website can be designed so that it adapts to the user’s needs. For example, there exist CSS media features that allow websites to honor the user’s preferences for color scheme, reduced motion, and increased contrast, among others.

https://w3c.github.io/csswg-drafts/mediaqueries-5/#mf-user-p...

The website can both have a shrill design and be accessible at the same time.

> Do you actually know someone who can't read the text, or are you concern trolling?

The author of that website claims that they’ve seen multiple comments that complain about headaches and eyestrain. This is the first item in the FAQ, which suggests that it’s one of the most common complaints.

> There are 10 themes. do all of them make any one person's eyes bleed?

The theme selector is at the bottom of the page. It’s unlikely that a person who gets a headache/eyestrain from the design will find it in time.

I disagree. There’s no room for inaccessible websites. You don’t have to trade off anything. You can have both artistic expression and accessibility at the same time. For example, the website can make sure that it’s compatible with the browsers’ reader views. Then users can switch to reader view to read the text in simple black and white.

How does a person who can’t read the text because of their health issues know that it’s tongue in cheek?

It’s not ready for use yet. I guess the idea is R&D. Come up with new approaches and solutions. Experiment with different things. The current major browser engines are probably quite constrained because it’s important that they remain stable, so they can’t just make drastic changes. Experimentation is good. I hope Servo comes up with innovative new solutions.