ephemera

is it just me or do other people get that sinking feeling when they go to a website to get some information and the dreaded flash loading bar appears in the screen? according to some marketing company 80% of web users hate flash intros (and they want my creditcard details if i want to find out more, so they’re probably lying) – but i am one of them. in fact i hate all flashy flash websites in their entirety.

yo : web “designers”, be ye professional or enthusiastic amateur : when i see your stupid flash intros i immediately close the browser window and go somewhere else, because i hate flash. in fact, spare me your cascading style sheets and the rest of your fledgling “webdesign” skills altogether : just give me some good old html, or better still : a full rss feed since i just want the text. and i doubt if i’m alone…
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