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by jaggederest 4067 days ago
That javascript slideshow style is really un-user-friendly, especially with largely static content. It's not enhancing anything more than simply assembling the whole thing into a single page with normal scrolling.
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Even worse than simply changing the way it normally scrolls, it hijacks some gestures on OSX, so instead of being able to do a two finger sweep to get back to HN, I had to try a few times just to discover it was advancing the slides and not due to user error, then go to the back button.
My favourite part is how scrolling loops around - scrolling past the bottom takes you back to the top
Thank you. I hate these things... fancy UI shit that does nothing but degrade the UX.
At least the headline wasn't, "He started SpaceX. What he did next made me want do dance."
Ugh, yes. The only way I made it usable was to use the arrow keys on my keyboard but even then it's so slow.
Somebody cocked the UX on this one, might as well be a PDF. I was going to post the same thing as above.

Don't assume you know how fast I can read. Anything associated with Elon that wastes time is disrespectful of the man and his achievements.