Attempting to use the guest WiFi network requires agreeing to their Terms of Use:
![Guest WiFi signon - poor color choice](https://softsolder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/guest-wifi-signon-poor-color-choice.png?w=506)
While it may be possible to read that, I pretty much gave up.
While one should never ascribe to malice what can be explained by stupidity, it’s also true that any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
The name for this technique is “dark patterns” or “deceptive patterns” and it isn’t accidental. Note that the “Close” button… which they want you to use… is easy to read.
https://wideangle.co/blog/dark-patterns-examples-of-manipulative-consent-requests One example of many.
Also… why is your comment entry box black on dark grey?
Folks making more money than any of us have figured out how to work around our best interests.
The WordPress machinery handles all of the blog formatting / coloring / display. All I do is supply “content” and wish WP stopped making Bad Decisions about their machinery.
A frequent 4LA on Accordingtohoyt dot com is “WPDE”, for WordPress Delenda Est.
On a good day, it’s quirky, and I’ve noticed the various instances of WP-driven blogs all seem to have somewhat different quirks. This is the only one with black on grey, but weirder problems exist elsewhere.
“Quirky” is an understatement.
I just tried the
Light
,Dark
, andTransparent
settings for the comment theme, none of which have any effect in either Chrome or Firefox. I have no idea what’s going on, but I do know there’s nothing I can do about it.