Ask HN: Why is HN Christmas theme using the deprecated font tag?

tvanantwerp10y ago· 5 in thread

Today is the first day I've looked at the HTML for Hacker News. I feel like I've stepped into a time machine.

iso8859-110y ago

Goes to show that you can be mobile friendly even with table based layouts! This is one argument against that I heard.

stephenr10y ago

I'd hardly call hacker news "mobile friendly". It's almost a cruel joke how unfriendly it is on mobile devices.

paulddraper10y ago

Spelling of time machines, you've also seen the UI.

(which, FYI, is functional though non-pretty, just like the HTML)

nulbyte10y ago

Well, there's a handful of seconds I will never get back.

eudox10y ago

Now I'm curious about the html op="item" bit.

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jklein1110y ago· 2 in thread

Because it works.

lemcoe910y ago

I like this response.

jjuhl10y ago

Pragmatism. I like it.

overgard10y ago· 1 in thread

ASK OP: is your life significantly improved if they use a proper standards compliant tag for their festive buttons, or did you just think picking a nerd fight on christmas was just an awesome thing to do?

salmonet10y ago

Excellent question that gets right to the crux of the issue

noonespecial10y ago· 1 in thread

Its not deprecated. Its... traditional!

brudgers10y ago

And a memorable sunset.

pavornyoh10y ago· 1 in thread

I logged in and saw the red and got scared. I thought I was banned for a minute there. But it works.. I like it :)

apryldelancey10y ago

I thought the same thing!

dang10y ago

Every day is Christmas when it comes to HN using the font tag.

Ask HN: Why is HN Christmas theme using the deprecated font tag?

Ask HN: Why is HN Christmas theme using the deprecated font tag?

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