I think the JavaScript popups just look cooler .

You are right, they look way cooler. However, I have a few propositions:
1. The <a href> tags should point to a meaningful target, not just to the
document itself. If they are intended to point back to the document itself
(to the start of it), add an "on click" JavaScript function that returns "False",
so that they are disabled when javascript is working.
2. Add a page that works with Javascript being completely disabled. If needed,
simply show the remotes, and list a description of the button functions below.

I just enabled Jscript in IE for the tests on this page only, I usually have it disabled. And I strongly recommend that everybody else does so, too, or at least have it set to ask for permission before executing the scripts.
JScript (not Javascript) is way too easily hackable.

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