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The web sucks if you have a slow connection
A couple years ago, I took a road trip from Wisconsin to Washington and mostly stayed in rural hotels on the way. I expected the internet in rural areas too sparse to have cable internet to be slow, but I was still surprised that a large fraction of the web was inaccessible. Some blogs with lightweight styling were…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Feb 8, 2017 | The web sucks if you have a slow connection by philbo | 1,269 | 598 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | The modern web on a slow connection (2017) by x14km2d | 222 | 173 |
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