The New York Times website had a terrible feature that would open a new window every time you double clicked on any word in a story.  The window pointed to a definition of the word you just highligthed.  Apparently the Times had a pretty low opinion of its readers' intelligence.  People absolutely hated this feature.

Now the terror is finally over! Take a look at the new feature:

 

 new york time definitions

 

Instead of an annoying pop-up window, you get a little question mark icon that you can easily ignore. 

I constanty highlight text while I browse. This feature update makes me feel like this:

 

 elmo cheers nyt decision

Thank you New York Times!

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