greggturkington
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Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Only ~60% of eligible US voters voted in 2016 and 2020, Trump lost the popular vote both times, "half of the country" did not vote for him.
Comment · 5 years ago
Not gone, but that's the direction we're heading (hopefully).
> it may currently still be best to use a framework or library to present these, or to use a custom input of your own. Another option is to use separate date and time inputs, each of which is more widely supported than datetime-local
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/in...
Comment · 5 years ago
Fair gripes, although bikes have "dealerships" too that will typically help you select and maintain your steed.
The problem with lighted turn signals is that motorists don't expect them, and don't look for them. Pointing with your hand and head are just more safe and effective.
> how the bike should be totally custom
Ignore them. It should be what suits you, what makes you feel comfortable and safe when you ride.
> Why don't more people bike?
There's also not a lot of infrastructure outside of major cities (in the US). Unsafe for cyclists, annoying (at best) for motorists.
> the entire biking community, culture
Let's not paint too broadly, there are plenty of elitists, but big parts of the cycling community are inclusive; community rides, community maintenance co-ops, things like that.
Comment · 5 years ago
One drawback being how easy today's derailleurs are to adjust and tune with simple tools. Run the cable, set the High, set the Low, and you're done.
> the Ford derailleur appears to be aimed at the e-bike market
...and possibly pros? They mention Di2 in here, I don't know anyone (outside of Freds) that are riding Dura-Ace-level grouppos that actually do their own maintenance, so this probably won't be targeted to enthusiasts.
Comment · 5 years ago
Do you understand what a "class" is in HTML? Do you understand that the class "commtext" doesn't appear anywhere in the source code for HN? The comment colors are controlled by classes like "c00" etc. Chrome has a tool called "DevTools" you can use that will show you. Here's the CSS for this site: https://news.ycombinator.com/news.css
Again, you don't understand it, but want to tell everyone else how easy it is...
> not respecting the guidelines is fine for me
in contrast I think everyone should be able to use the web, that it should be accessible. This isn't important to you, but sometimes you have to think about other people with a limited set of abilities in a compassionate way. The GP mentions "bad design" and I mentioned an objective measure: text that can't be read by someone without writing code.
Comment · 5 years ago
> The rule is commtext { color: black; }
No it's not, it's more complicated: https://pastebin.com/aMYiGr05 (and there's no "commtext" class). So it's literally harder than you think, and you're presumably a developer. So how about the average user?
> It explains why it still is though.
Um, ok? And the building only has stairs because the architect didn't consider the needs of people that use assistive devices like wheelchairs. What's your point? "Why?" was not in question.
Comment · 5 years ago
Yes, a custom CSS theme is easy to make, for web developers. https://pastebin.com/aMYiGr05
It's not for my friend, who's a contractor. He finds working with concrete to be easy though. I don't.
Being inaccessible on purpose doesn't change the fact that it's inaccessible.
Comment · 5 years ago
Agreed, it's not accessible; if you write your own accessible theme, it will have an accessible theme.
Your apartment building doesn't have a wheelchair ramp? That's on purpose. If you don't agree with it it's trivial to buy a bag of concrete and build one.
Comment · 5 years ago
Reddit had large, high-contrast text and tap targets. Downvoted comments did not have their color contrast reduced. If we're getting specific, HN does not look that similar.
I found this post [1] but it seems a but outdated and references AMP, which Core Web Vital metrics are supposed to replace (right?).
https://danluu.com/web-bloat/