Yet I can't select text on this very blog.

leftnode · 2025-09-24T15:09:05 1758726545

I think that's the point...

simianparrot · 2025-09-24T15:24:00 1758727440

I presume so but it adds nothing to the topic ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ

aartaka · 2025-09-24T21:45:04 1758750304

It does add a comic effect, so I consider it quite useful.

16bytes · 2025-09-24T20:29:15 1758745755

Given that text is selectable elsewhere on the site, I suspect that the author is trying to make a point by that.

pabs3 · 2025-09-24T14:24:18 1758723858

You can select the text by disabling CSS.

IncreasePosts · 2025-09-24T16:11:42 1758730302

Or by visiting a rendering which doesn't support CSS at all: eg https://aartaka.me/select-text.txt

aartaka · 2025-09-24T21:44:29 1758750269

This hack is exactly why I do multi-format posts.

pabs3 · 2025-09-25T14:27:43 1758810463

I note the non-HTML posts look like Markdown, why do you use .txt as the extension instead of .md .mdwn or .markdown?

p0w3n3d · 2025-09-24T14:23:59 1758723839

> Whenever you disable text selection/copying on your UI, you commit a crime against the user. [... comprehension ... accessibility ... meaning]

Exquisite bait m'lord!

... or maybe the word that's connected to hippo and rhymes with "crisy"