Remove support for IE

Author: hugovk

static/sass/_base.scss

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ $font-size-adjust-value: 1.15;
 /* Defaults */
 $relative-assets: false; 
 
-$legacy-support-for-ie : true;
+$legacy-support-for-ie : false;
 $legacy-support-for-ie6 : false;
 $legacy-support-for-ie7 : false;
 $legacy-support-for-ie8 : false;

static/sass/_functions.scss

@@ -358,10 +358,6 @@
     /* Aural rulesets */
     abbr.initialism { speak: spell-out; }
     abbr.truncation { speak: normal; }
-    
-    /* Stupid IE: http://timkadlec.com/2012/10/ie10-snap-mode-and-responsive-design/ */
-    @-ms-viewport{ width: device-width; }
-    canvas { -ms-touch-action: double-tap-zoom; }
 }
 
 

static/sass/style.css

@@ -621,13 +621,6 @@ abbr.initialism {
 abbr.truncation {
   speak: normal; }
 
-/* Stupid IE: http://timkadlec.com/2012/10/ie10-snap-mode-and-responsive-design/ */
-@-ms-viewport {
-  width: device-width; }
-
-canvas {
-  -ms-touch-action: double-tap-zoom; }
-
 /*
  * Main CSS styles for linear content. Design for Mobile first!
  *

templates/base.html

@@ -8,21 +8,18 @@
             src="https://analytics.python.org/js/script.file-downloads.outbound-links.js"></script>
 
     <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
 
     <link rel="prefetch" href="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js">
     <link rel="prefetch" href="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js">
 
     <meta name="application-name" content="{{ SITE_INFO.site_name }}">
-    <meta name="msapplication-tooltip" content="{{ SITE_INFO.site_descript }}">
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="{{ SITE_INFO.site_name }}">
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black">
 
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="True">
     <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
-    <meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on">
 
     <script async
             src="https://media.ethicalads.io/media/client/v1.4.0/ethicalads.min.js"
@@ -187,9 +184,6 @@
                                     GO
                                 </button>
 
-                                {# I heard IE needs this in order to have the form submit by pressing the enter key. True? #}
-                                <!--[if IE]><input type="text" style="display: none;" disabled="disabled" size="1" tabindex="4"><![endif]-->
-
                             </fieldset>
                         </form><span class="breaker"></span><div class="adjust-font-size" aria-hidden="true">
                             <ul class="navigation menu" aria-label="Adjust Text Size on Page">