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by ldjb 7y ago
Yes, it still exists. A TV Licence is required to watch any television programme live as it is broadcast. This applies to online live streams of TV channels, even if viewed on a PC or mobile phone. It is legal to use a TV set without a lice
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by ldjb 7y ago
Firstly, YouTube don't tend to support downloading videos as raw video files. So it wouldn't really make sense for YouTube to provide a signature when you're not really supposed to be able to access a video file in the first
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by ldjb 7y ago
I like that this website offers a variety of pronunciations for each word. A lot of websites people use for pronunciations will provide a single pronunciation they deem to be correct, whereas there are multiple pronunciations in actual use.
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by ldjb 7y ago
You make a good point, though different people perceive optical illusions differently. Remember the black/blue/gold/white dress? What colour should an AI call the dress when humans can't even decide? So it's actuall
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by ldjb 7y ago
Accessibility is one reason. A web page may Visually look the same regardless of which elements you use, but it may be treated very differently to screen readers used by visually impaired people. Using semantic HTML also helps search engine
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Securing web sites with HTTPS made them less accessible(thenextweb.com)
1 points by ldjb 8y ago|1 comments
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by ldjb 8y ago
But what if you want to use elements like <pre> or <textarea>? How would you put in a line break on the rendered page? I suppose there's an argument to be made for not rendering line breaks as a space, but such a change to
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by ldjb 8y ago
It's funny you mention it putting people to sleep because on BBC Radio 4, the late Shipping Forecast is immediately followed by a rather rousing rendition of the National Anthem. I hear of people listening to the Shipping Forecast and
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by ldjb 8y ago
Fun fact: The performance of Sailing By used on BBC Radio 4 actually includes a wrong note. The mistake is easy to miss, but once you know about it, it becomes incredibly obvious. You can hear about that in this clip from the BBC's Sho
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by ldjb 8y ago
In my experience, dragging the scrollbar slowly hasn't been an issue I've seen. What I have seen people do is drag the scrollbar really quickly and end up at the bottom of the page, when what they want is in the middle. They corre
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by ldjb 8y ago
I often encounter people having issues double-clicking. Actually, a lot of people have trouble just single-clicking, so double-clicking is even more of a challenge. A lot of people just can't get the knack for clicking twice in quick s
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by ldjb 8y ago
One potential solution to that is to have a 'fade out' gradient effect at the bottom of the screen, which signals to the user that they need to scroll down to see the rest of the page.
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by ldjb 8y ago
Some websites do use <base target="_blank"> to make links open in a new tab by default. However, this can create a vulnerability as the linked website now has a reference to your site through window.opener and can take the u
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by ldjb 8y ago
The MIT License requires copies of the software to give attribution to the copyright holder, as well as the licence text. Though it is a very permissive licence, this does pose some barrier to using the software. Some companies are averse t
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by ldjb 8y ago
At one university I was at, I had an email address which was my four initials plus two digits. But I kept receiving emails intended for a lecturer with the same first name in the same department. I was getting emails about papers, conferenc
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by ldjb 8y ago
If anyone does want to read it and can't get past the paywall: https://outline.com/wb32mA
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by ldjb 8y ago
Free as in Freedom by Sam Williams is quite an interesting book about Richard Stallman and the origins of the free software movement. A version revised by Stallman himself is available under the GFDL: https://ipfs.io/ipfs&
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The psychological tricks TfL uses to make London's tube feel faster(wired.co.uk)
8 points by ldjb 8y ago|2 comments
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by ldjb 8y ago
This post is linked to from the homepage, under the Chapter Two heading, under the Blurts sub-heading.
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by ldjb 8y ago
I think part of the issue is that, when you return a fallback icon (the B icon in this case), you serve it with an HTTP 404 status. In Firefox (and possibly other browsers), the browser will not attempt to render images returned with a 404
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by ldjb 8y ago
As was said in the video, ordinary paper disintegrates and metal straws can be dangerous. Waxed paper straws could work, though.
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by ldjb 8y ago
It's important to consider that people with some disabilities rely on plastic straws to be able to drink: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-43879489... Plastic straws and polystyrene plates
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by ldjb 8y ago
Whilst all the articles seem to be accessible if you know the exact URL, the homepage only shows the latest stories and there are no links to different news categories. Also, the articles seem to be missing links and the videos are not avai
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by ldjb 8y ago
On the other hand I, being in the EU, am VPNing my web traffic through the USA so I can access websites that block access to EU citizens or provide a degraded experience (such as the USA Today website). I also get less of those annoying ban
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by ldjb 8y ago
It's true that the GDPR has exemptions for "personal or household activity". Ideally, this should apply to non-commercial Mastodon instances. However, some non-commercial Mastodon instances are now supporting thousands of use
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by ldjb 8y ago
Yes, reporting to the data protection agency was what I meant. My use of the term "legal action" was probably incorrect. Thanks for pointing that out.
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by ldjb 8y ago
Whether it's the right business or the wrong business would be something decided upon in court. The prosecution could make the argument that the business in question broke the law. If the defence does not present a strong case and the
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by ldjb 8y ago
If there is, they don't make it obvious. Whenever I've tried setting up a stock Android phone, I've looked for a way to do so without adding a Google account, but found no such option. Perhaps it's possible to do so by p
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by ldjb 8y ago
Sure, that argument could certainly be made. But unless someone is taken to court over this (or at the very least, threats are made), I think people will continue selling such phones. After all, most sellers aren't going to realise the
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by ldjb 8y ago
No, but with the GDPR, they'd have more of a case, and it's easier to file a complaint. Whether that's a good or bad thing is a matter of perspective.

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