Pigsonthewing

Pigsonthewing, 12 days ago to random

@Edent When I comment on your blog, I see a "Notify me of new posts by email" checkbox, but the previous (and useful) "Notify me of new comments by email" option is missing. Is that deliberate?

Pigsonthewing, 28 days ago to random

I just wrote a Wikipedia article about the Burn Bullock (formerly King's Head Hotel), the historic 16th-century public house that sadly burned down last night

#BurnBullock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Bullock_(public_house)

Edent, 2 months ago to CSS

🆕 blog! “You can't photocopy this blogpost (abusing EURion in CSS)”

Do you know about the EURion constellation? It is a pattern which is embedded into some modern banknotes and has a curious property. Most modern photocopiers will, if they detect the pattern, refuse to make a copy. Try it for yourself - stick a €20 note into your nearest Xerox machine and try to print […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/03/you-cant-photocopy-this-blogpost-abusing-eurion-in-css/
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#css

Pigsonthewing, 3 months ago to random

To all my American friends: I hope you have a great evening bird watching, and enjoy seeing the superb owl

Pigsonthewing, 3 months ago to random

Dear random person in my local Facebook group,

The 1980s were not "Vintage".

Yours harrumphingly.

Pigsonthewing, 4 months ago to random

I was reading an interesting, multi-paragraph, post on Facebook, when I was told my meal was ready.

I left the laptop open on the page. When I returned, I scrolled down a little - and Facebook showed me a timer graphic, then reloaded the page with new content.

That's #enshitification, right there.

Edent, 6 months ago to random

I am desperate to know what secrets this website is hiding!

https://www.potatoes.com/

Pigsonthewing, 7 months ago to random

@Edent FYI: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/10/sawtpedia-giving-a-voice-to-wikipedia-using-qr-codes/

Pigsonthewing, 7 months ago to random

@Edent Another one for you: https://pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2022/07/23/the-ancient-artefacts-of-doctor-who/

Pigsonthewing, 9 months ago to random

@Edent Knowing you don't do Twitter much these days, I nonetheless thought you would like:

https://twitter.com/fesshole/status/1690323505995239425

Pigsonthewing, 9 months ago to random

@pfefferle I wonder if you might be interested in updating and improving the ORCID plugin for WordPress, or know someone who would?

http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/orcid-plugin-for-wordpress/

antlerboy, 1 year ago to random

The Double Diamond as an example of some challenges of attribution in the history of ideas https://chosen-path.org/2021/05/05/the-double-diamond-as-an-example-of-some-challenges-of-attribution-in-the-history-of-ideas/#comment-6074

Edent, 1 year ago to random

I found a bot which was hammering my site. So I asked the author if they could make it opt-in.

Apparently consent doesn't matter if it's for the greater good.

The #AI brainworms are strong!

https://github.com/rom1504/img2dataset/issues/293