I have decided that I hate sites that require javascript and do not offer a “lo-fi” version. When I surf, I have javascript turned off except for the sites I like to frequent. No, it’s not about security because I’m confident in the security of my system/browser. It’s more that I don’t want to watch tons of “cool, flying gizmos” at some sites; I want information and only information. What’s really tacky, in my opinion, are school websites that use javascript for navigation. Most of the time, they don’t even mention that they require javascript! C’mon, even though we’re in “Web 2.x” crap, that doesn’t mean you leave behind everyone who doesn’t have the latest technologies enabled. It’s even worse if a site uses IE-only features because in this day and age, there are many non-IE browsers that are used. It’s about the equivalent of shooting oneself in the foot.
Planned books:
- Metaphysics by Aristotle
- On the Soul by Aristotle
- Being And Event by Alain Badiou
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- Doctrine of the Word of God (Church Dogmatics I.1) by Karl Barth
Current books:
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A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
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Truth And Method by Hans-Georg Gadamer
Recent books:
- The Stillborn God by Mark Lilla
- Difference and Repetition by Gilles Deleuze
- Poetics by Aristotle
- Physics by Aristotle
- On Interpretation by Aristotle
On my website, I use client-side javascript to md5 your password salt so I’m not transmitting it in plain text. Would you turn Javascript back on just to be able to log in to my site?
I do post to your site, don’t I? I use it on an as-needed basis.
The reason I asked is I wonder if requiring Javascript is a bother for some users. Are there some times you don’t post because it’s not worth changing your javascript settings?
Also, I reveal my salt scheme over at my blog, in response to your post.