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> I can imagine the horror people in the 90s would have experienced if they new what JS was going to be used for

We understood the horror no less than we do now. Javascript in the 90s gave us infinite pop-ups, pop-unders, evasive controls, drive-by downloads and otherwise hijacked your browser and/or computer. There's a reason Proxomitron and other content blockers hit the scene by the early 2000s-- the need to shut that shit off was clear.

parent jstarfish 8 years ago

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