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Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:03:29 -0700
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Re: [idm] www.richard-devine.com
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I normally find flash websites (including the new Richard Devine site) annoying, but for some reason I like the warp site. Maybe it's the hypnotizing logo or the little drawbar navigation at the bottom. On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:06:33 EDT, davidasim@aol.com <davidasim@aol.com> wrote:
quoted 29 lines Requires 1280x1240 screen ... that's raising the bar a little too high> >>> Requires 1280x1240 screen ... that's raising the bar a little too high > >>> methinks. 75% of web users have either 1024x768 or 800x600 screens > >>> IIRC. > >> > >> And what a fiddle it is to use too! Looks like the poor chap is trying > >> too hard... > > My oh my, is it nice though..... > > It's very pretty, and unusually for a pretty website, has good content, but > it's a little tough on those of us who live in the countryside and don't yet > have even the option of broadband. Does there exist an alternative version > written in Notepad in case plebs, rustics and Lynx fundamentalists want to know > what he's up to too? > > On a similar note, could anyone explain the Warp website? The recent Warp > thread made me realise a) that I'm beginning to think of Warp as an elitist > clique whose operatives put out precise, impersonal music with no real energy or > enthusiasm for what they're doing and b) that they aren't. As far as I can tell, > they're passionate, committed and friendly people, with vast enthusiasm for > the interesting and varied music they're putting out. But they have a grim > khaki website, which I think is mostly responsible for the bad vibes I was > getting. Is this just me being far too impressionable? > > David > > ps sorry if this comes across as a troll: it's not meant to be, I am > genuinely interested to know whether I'm the only person who doesn't like that > olive-green nightmare. >
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