New York Times turns off double click dictionary pop ups!
Posted October 16, 2008 - 21:46 by Will Chen
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:
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