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Clarify HTTP Observatory scores

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* A maximum line length for readability
* Server configured to support compression (gzip, optionally zstd as well). It's a free speed boost.
* Supports dark mode via a CSS media feature and/or works with most "dark mode" browser addons. More on this below.
* A good score on Mozilla's HTTP Observatory
* A good score on Mozilla's HTTP Observatory. A bare minimum would be 50, but it shouldn't be too hard to hit 100.
* Optimized images. More on image optimization below.
* All images labeled with alt-text. The page should make sense without images.
* Maybe HTTP/2. There are some cases in which HTTP/2 can make things slower. Run some tests to find out.

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non-exhaustive, highly-opinionated list of best practices for websites that focus
primarily on text:
- Final page weight under 50kb without images, and under 200kb with images. Page weight should usually be much smaller; these are upper-bounds for exceptional cases.
- Final page weight under 50kb without images, and under 200kb with images. Page
weight should usually be much smaller; these are upper-bounds for exceptional
cases.
- Works in Lynx, w3m, links (both graphics and text mode), Netsurf, and Dillo
- Works with popular article-extractors (e.g. Readability) and HTML-to-Markdown
converters. This is a good way to verify that your site uses simple HTML and works
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free speed boost.
- Supports dark mode via a CSS media feature and/or works with most "dark mode"
browser addons. More on this below.
- A good score on Mozilla's [HTTP Observatory](https://observatory.mozilla.org/)
- A good score on Mozilla's [HTTP Observatory](https://observatory.mozilla.org/). A
bare minimum would be 50, but it shouldn't be too hard to hit 100.
- Optimized images. More on image optimization below.
- All images labeled with alt-text. The page should make sense without images.
- Maybe HTTP/2. There are some cases in which HTTP/2 can make things slower. Run some