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ddebernardy on Feb 10, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The web sucks if you have a slow connection

Here's a proxy: buy a 1st-gen iPad, turn JS off, and then use it to browse the site.

If it crashes the device, you're way off.

If it's appreciably slow or clunky, find ways to improve it.

Iterate until it's fast and usable.

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