Nu inteleg de ce ai vrea sa iti faci un site in Flash daca nu esti Jim Carrey. E ca si cum mi-as deschide o alimentara in care nu poti intra doar daca porti o caciula speciala. De multe ori nu poti intra pentru ca am facut modificari la caciula si trebuie sa faci rost de noua caciula. In plus, caciula nu e deloc confortabila pentru ca iti supraincalzeste creierul. Daca nu ai caciula, daca vi de la plaja sau daca ti-ai uitat-o in cealalta masina, nu ai voie sa intri in magazin. Ghinion.
De aici:
Me: (tries to visit a local restaurant’s website via iPhone)
Restaurant website: I require Flash. Fuck off.
Me: I just want to know how late you’re open.
Website: Nope.
Me: But I’m on my phone. Don’t you have a little “HTML Version” link up in the corner or something?
Website: I’m ignoring you.
Me: What if I’m on my phone because I’m out, looking for a place to eat?Didn’t that ever occur to you?
Website: Fuck entirely off.
Me: (gives up, switches to computer)
Website: Oh! Hi! What can I help you with today?
Me: What are your —
Website: Hang on, I’m loading the music.
Me: Really.
Website: You’ll love it. It’s “Girl from Ipanema” arranged for steel drum and keytar.
Me: No, you don’t have to —
Website: Loading…
Me: All I want is —
Website: I SAID DOT DOT DOT.
Me: (drums fingers on desk)
Website: There we go. Isn’t that nice? It’s… what’s the word. Ethnicky.
Me: What are your hours?
Website: Take a look at our menu! It’s a PDF of a screenshot of a scan of a Word document printed on a dishtowel. With fonts!
Me: I don’t care. What are your hours?
Website: Don’t worry, the menu loads in a new window so the music won’t stop. Can I show you some broken images?
Me: What. Are. Your. Hou. Rs.
Website: I… I don’t know.
Me: (goes to Denny’s)





2 comments
Dragan Andrei says:
Feb 28, 2010
Aici stiu ca esti subiectiv. Tre sa recunosti ca desi “conversatia” de mai sus e destul de smart si funny, are si flashu partile lui bune [mai ales la jaw-dropping-factor].
Oricum se pare ca Audi si Mercedes is in aceeasi barca cu Jim Carrey, iar BMW nu.
(nush de ce am scris ultimul rand… poate are un strop de relevanta)
alexblogu says:
Mar 1, 2010
Ar avea relevanta daca ar fi adevarat. Nici audi si nici mercedes nu sunt situri in flash. Dezinstaleaza flashul si intra pe ele sa vezi daca ai vreo notificare sa iti instalezi flashul. Si merg perfect. Mai putin situl mercedes pentru USA dar nu cred ca e destul ca sa demonstreze ceva.
Are flashul partile lui bune, nu zic nu, dar una e sa ai un site full flash si alta e sa folosesti flashul atunci cand ai nevoie.