xyzzyyzzyx writes:
"Avantslash is touting a user hosted perl script that, if paired with any web browser with JavaScript, promises to shave crucial bytes off of the standard Slash-based experience, one of which is our very own SoylentNews. Audiences include those with very limited bandwidth, such as those in developing countries with only 2G mobile access or dialup."
(Score: 3, Interesting) by evilviper on Thursday March 13 2014, @06:17AM
Because it's essentially a proxy... Having the ad-blocking, excess-markup-stripping, and caching proxy (ala Privoxy) on the server-side (instead of somewhere on the user premises) at least partially defeats the very purpose...
And in that regard, I'd say the RSS feed should be vastly more bandwidth-light for the stories and links. And for the comments, you can always check-mark "Simple Design" and "Low Bandwidth" in your user preferences.
I don't mind the look, for a mobile web site, but it's a bit feature-bare when it comes to viewing, navigating, and leaving comments.
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