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Comment by consumer451

5 hours ago

> I'm actually a huge fan of "unlimited slow speeds" as a falloff, instead of a cliff.

When on cellular, I like to call that "HN-only mode." It is one of the few web properties that is entirely usable at 2G speeds.

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Salgat  5 hours ago

I would kill for a web renaissance to return to this format of webpages, as least as an option. Not only loading improves, but also navigation and accessibility.

  • Someone1234  5 hours ago

    Indeed. That's why, when they finally kill old.reddit, I may legitimately stop using it entirely. They've already banned most of the good apps, forcing the pretty terrible official one.

    • bcraven  2 hours ago

      RedReader is a lovely, lightweight Android app for Reddit.

      Development is slow, but I've been happily using it since RiF was killed.

    • MaxikCZ  3 hours ago

      Recently the old reddit szopped working for me even after going to account settings and opting out of new design again (it was already marked as being opt out) across all my devices. Even after manually navigating to old.reddit.com, clicking any link would take me to new again. I had to install special extensions to reroute to old reddit everywhere.

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  • jader201  3 hours ago

    > but also navigation and accessibility

    Counterpoint, HN is notoriously hard to use on mobile (still better than some, but it's clearly designed for desktop, and not super responsive).

    But agreed, that's independent of the slim nature of the webpage (which is still possible with a good mobile UX).

    • ssl-3  7 minutes ago

      I've found HN pretty easy to use with both Chrome and Firefox on Android, at default zoom, with my own pocket supercomputer.

      Sometimes I manage to hit the updoot or downdoot buttons incorrectly, but that error happens so rarely that I'm amazed at my success.

      Responsiveness is very good, as well. Loading is lightning quick in all but the very worst network environments.

      It's not perfect by any means (the text box I'm writing this into really should be resizeable, for instance), but it's not bad at all...for me.

    • drnick1  1 hour ago

      > Counterpoint, HN is notoriously hard to use on mobile

      No it's not, it's perfect on Vanadium with the zoom set to 125%. Much better than some bloated Javascript monstrosity.

  • amelius  1 hour ago

    Maybe someone can build a service that translates webpages into "reader mode" format, which you can then consume on mobile devices with low bitrates.

qwertox  3 hours ago

I've been listening to 32kbit radio streams while on a 64k falloff. It used to be an important feature for me, the 64k up and down. Sounds like nothing, but is usable.