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Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search (techcrunch.com)
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[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I feel bad for anyone who internalizes it after hearing it from someone else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to be the whole explanation. It's not like you get a singular sentence to talk to someone lol.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No, even adding it takes away from the explanation for the reasons I mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"It's like ham and hamster. Totally unrelated. But that's just JavaScript, other BlahScripts are related. There was this crazy advertising push for Java back in the '90s that they took advantage of for name recognition."

Still a very succinct and straightforward explanation.