Results 1 to 13 of 13

Thread: dialup beware

  1. #1
    Draw the Drapes Recognized Member rubah's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Now Destiny is done.
    Posts
    30,655
    Blog Entries
    21
    Contributions
    • Former Administrator
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default dialup beware

    Why have those website layouts that involved image mapping a ton of little PNG files that were each about 55kb and there's probably about twenty of them, making it about four minutes for a site to load at best, and they all showed up one at a time, so you'd get to say 'oh, there's this guy's head! and his shoulders! what the crap, why are his feet there? oh, there's the torso'

    I mean, this is the sort of time that they'd actually almost be practical. Back a couple of years ago when they were big, I know I was still on dialup.

    What web fads have you noticed missing lately?

  2. #2
    Got obliterated Recognized Member Shoeberto's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2000
    Location
    THE OC BABY
    Posts
    12,020
    Blog Entries
    1
    Contributions
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    MySpace.

    Actually, I just wish it was missing.


  3. #3

  4. #4
    Ominous Wanderer Tech Admin Samuraid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2001
    Posts
    5,522

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Hsu
    MySpace.

    Actually, I just wish it was missing.

  5. #5
    Score: 0 out of 2 Dignified Pauper's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2001
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    6,037

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Hsu
    EoFF

    Actually, I just wish it was missing.

  6. #6
    Hypnotising you crono_logical's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2001
    Location
    Back in Time
    Posts
    9,313
    Contributions
    • Former Administrator
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    Ads and popups

    Actually, I don't miss them since it's nicer now they're mostly gone for me
    Problems playing downloaded videos? Try CCCP


  7. #7
    Who's scruffy lookin'? Captain Maxx Power's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Millennium Falcon
    Posts
    7,905

    Default

    P2P killed of "Warez" sites. Yes, they were illegal, but there was a real sense of achievement when you got past all the pop-ups, porno and "press this button one, then this button once" nonsense and actually reached your goal. Now you just find a torrent or search for it. Where's the fun in that?
    There is no signature here. Move along.

  8. #8
    Newbie Administrator Loony BoB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2000
    Posts
    52,471
    Articles
    53
    Blog Entries
    19

    FFXIV Character

    Loony Bob (Twintania)

    Default

    MySpace is the worst showcase of coding I have ever seen on a major website. It's atrocious. I can't even load some of the pages on occasion. They're horrible. Ugh.

    Sorry, slightly off-topic rant, that was. Uhm. Fad that's missing. Uhm. I know of a fad that's been missing... missing like a fox!
    Bow before the mighty Javoo!

  9. #9
    dizzy up the girl Recognized Member Rye's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    a tiny boot
    Posts
    24,891
    Articles
    4
    Blog Entries
    3
    Contributions
    • Hosted Eyes on You
    • Former Cid's Knight

    Default

    Those tiny little x's for navigation and the cross for a cursor.


  10. #10

    Default

    any site changing my cursor is subject to being roundhouse kicked in the face

    oh wait. I didn't miss the c**** n***** fad. I got too much of it. I wish I'd missed it.

  11. #11
    Will be banned again Roto13's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    On the INTARWEB
    Posts
    14,570

    Default

    Punctuation, capitalization, taking the time to type entire words...

  12. #12
    <3 Recognized Member Jess's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Posts
    7,337
    Contributions
    • Hosted the Ciddies

    Default

    Myspace. It's useful to keep in touch with people and for networking but there is something about it that just drives me mad about it.

  13. #13
    cyka blyat escobert's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2001
    Location
    Rush B! NO STOP!
    Posts
    17,742
    Blog Entries
    4

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jess
    Myspace. It's useful to keep in touch with people and for networking but there is something about it that just drives me mad about it.
    I agree it's just evil that's all

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •