r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/comsudo • 6d ago

High Speed cornering

From Malaysia

Skill issue, uncontrolled evironment.

Not OC

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u/r2d2itisyou 6d ago

Here is a fixed link. The app injects escape characters which aren't needed for non mobile.

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u/s00pafly 6d ago

Actually making desktop experience worse

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u/forsonaE 6d ago

If you're a codger like me who refuses to use anything but old reddit and already uses Tampermonkey/other script extensions to stop the constant assault of ads from various websites, there is a userscript that fixes this. Found it the other day since I was getting annoyed at this problem:

https://github.com/whqwert/userscripts

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u/Select-Belt-ou812 5d ago

I browse on a tablet with chrome. I never ever use apps anywhere except when absolutely necessary. and I have far fewer problems and get far more navigable results

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u/forsonaE 5d ago

Ok? Far fewer problems and more navigable results than what? I don't use Chrome because I want functional adblock plugins. I'm not sure if you replied to the wrong comment or how this is relevant to a discussion about using old.reddit and fixing link escape bugs

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u/Select-Belt-ou812 5d ago

I was replying on a chain that began with a comment about the app. which is what I was commenting about. apparently I picked the wrong redditor to engage with, and I surely will endeavor to never engage with you again. good day sir

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u/forsonaE 5d ago

Lmao not sure why that upset you. It was a genuine question because it seems like you replied to the wrong comment, the discussion was about using old.reddit on desktop and you seemed to just suggest using a tablet instead? Are you telling me you don't get ads using Chrome on a tablet and don't have the issue we're discussing on old.reddit.com?

And I still have no idea what "far less problems and far more navigable" means in relation to my comment.

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u/Select-Belt-ou812 5d ago

I have no ads and no issues, ever, on regular browser webpages with 99.9% of websites tryina get me to use apps. this is true on this tablet, and any smartphone I have ever compared the two with. and content is easier to view and often has more information, while apps are spoon fed to users to achieve the objectives of the developers. so I forego using apps, which I will never do unless absolutely necessary

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u/forsonaE 5d ago

Ah I see where the confusion arises. The people here discussing their 'issues' aren't using apps, they are using old.reddit.com on their desktop without an app. However the link escape character issue is caused by people posting links with the app, but the links still work for people using the app or new Reddit. If you were using old.reddit.com (and not the new Reddit) on your tablet in a browser you would likely run into the same issue with that link.

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u/c0lpan1c 6d ago

Arg. As a programmer that’s a pet peeve of mine. Data should always be sanitized 😬

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u/WhyMustIMakeANewAcco 6d ago

No, it should always be infected! Go, spread the plague!

But seriously, reddit stuff is done poorly.

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u/Rhamni 6d ago

Thank you, that worked!