[ggorlen]

Warning: this page loads 234 MB of data! Images are up to 7 MB each.

https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-vickiboykis-com-202...

[jazzyjackson]

"Does your page design improve when you replace every image with William Howard Taft?

If so, then, maybe all those images aren’t adding a lot to your article. At the very least, leave Taft there! You just admitted it looks better."

https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

[jasonjmcghee]

> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[gumby]

I found the images distracting, and in particular the tweet-sized chunks of text separated by picture or two made the text hard to follow.

So I think it's a legitimate criticism as this is a site for technical folks. Sure, not the topic of the post being commented on, but a good example to discuss.

[padolsey]

I find it useful. I'm on a pretty limited mobile data plan. Imagine others might be too. Though I wish there was a way my browser could warn me.

[throwup238]

Please let Dang do the moderating. I think he gets paid by the flag.

[ggorlen]

Thanks for the reminder, but anyone visiting this site on a restricted data plan may be in for a surprise. Websites that download a quarter gigabyte of data without warning is more than an annoyance.

How do you suggest I warn others to avoid this site? I don't think it's suitable for HN in its current state.

[xigoi]

This is not a tangential annoyance, it’s akin to a NSFW warning.

[alisonkisk]

It's not a complaint, it's a safety warning.

[vkb]

Author here. That's definitely my bad and not an intended user experience. The text was initially meant as a transcript accompanying presentation slides. I've compressed the images so it should be at least slightly better now.

[wkat4242]

It's 2024. So what :P

The article itself is a confusing jumble of fiction, religion and tech though. I don't grok it.