A Humorous Guide to Browsing xkcd with Retro Tech and Absurd Rules
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I share my favorite webcomics, including Three Word Phrase, SMBC, and Dinosaur Comics, alongside a satirical set of instructions for viewing xkcd. The guide suggests using Netscape Navigator 4.0 on an emulated Pentium 3 and recommends bizarre settings like enabling ad blockers while disabling high-heat drying. It playfully advises leaving caps lock on for security and switching devices to Boat Mode instead of Airplane Mode.
xkcd.com is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or below on a Pentium 3±1 emulated in Javascript on an Apple IIGS at a screen resolution of 1024x1.
- jihadjihad
Slightly OT, but nothing can beat DonHopkins’s “About” section here on HN [0].
- dchest
FORTH LOVE? IF HONK THEN
- mikewarot
I never noticed the disclaimer at the bottom until today
xkcd.com is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or below on a Pentium 3±1 emulated in Javascript on an Apple IIGS
at a screen resolution of 1024x1. Please enable your ad blockers, disable high-heat drying, and remove your device
from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. For security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing.
Also, the font chosen is all caps
- kentbrew
My dad proudly flew one that said FORTH <3 IF HONK THEN. Yes, people did honk.
- hmokiguess
Prediction: someone will make a reverse polish notation skill for interacting with claude claiming all sorts of things, like caveman, turn into another markdown as a service company, and make the news.