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Technofreak
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  #3064346 16-Apr-2023 16:57
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Not dumb but certainly frustrating and annoying to try and watch videos like the one in this article where the sides of the screen have been blurred.

 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wild-scenes-on-waikato-expressway-as-car-drives-off-motorway-on-to-grass-in-opposite-direction/VZXIA744GFGUBA4PYGFUOY5LN4/

 

 





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  #3064352 16-Apr-2023 18:02
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Technofreak:

 

Not dumb but certainly frustrating and annoying to try and watch videos like the one in this article where the sides of the screen have been blurred.

 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wild-scenes-on-waikato-expressway-as-car-drives-off-motorway-on-to-grass-in-opposite-direction/VZXIA744GFGUBA4PYGFUOY5LN4/

 

 

Heartly agree.
I find even worse, the movement of blurry magnified stuff moving around that makes up 2/3 of the screen.
Well makes it very hard to see the bit that is the PURPOSE OF THE VIDEO !

 

Who decided that a solid neutral colour or even black stripe is a worse problem to anyone ?


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  #3064491 17-Apr-2023 12:11
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Stuff embedding links to paywalled articles of overseas newspapers.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/experiences/train-journeys/131786584/brexit-blamed-for-derailing-the-uk-section-of-orient-express 

 

English ports have seen long queues recently due to security checks and new regulations could see those delays increase even more with the introduction of biometric passports, which uses fingerprints and facial recognition data.

 





Did Eric Clapton really think she looked wonderful...or was it after the 15th outfit she tried on and he just wanted to get to the party and get a drink?


  #3064530 17-Apr-2023 16:40
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floydbloke:

 

Stuff embedding links to paywalled articles of overseas newspapers.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/experiences/train-journeys/131786584/brexit-blamed-for-derailing-the-uk-section-of-orient-express 

 

English ports have seen long queues recently due to security checks and new regulations could see those delays increase even more with the introduction of biometric passports, which uses fingerprints and facial recognition data.

 

They've obviously read your post, as it's not paywalled now.


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  #3064749 18-Apr-2023 08:38
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allan:

 

floydbloke:

 

Stuff embedding links to paywalled articles of overseas newspapers.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/experiences/train-journeys/131786584/brexit-blamed-for-derailing-the-uk-section-of-orient-express 

 

...

 

They've obviously read your post, as it's not paywalled now.

 

 

I must be in the wrong place or doing something wrong.  I'm presented with this:

 





Did Eric Clapton really think she looked wonderful...or was it after the 15th outfit she tried on and he just wanted to get to the party and get a drink?


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  #3064967 18-Apr-2023 14:20
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From: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/300855975/odd-spiral-appears-amid-northern-lights-in-alaska-night-sky:

 

 

"The spiral was formed when excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket <did something>", or "...was formed because of...", or "...was formed by excess..." - all of these are examples of complete sentences; unlike the one actually published.


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  #3067610 24-Apr-2023 12:48
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Not the headline, but rather what these cretins are doing. What the....

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300855017/teens-crawl-into-laundromat-machines-to-huff-deodorant 


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  #3067613 24-Apr-2023 13:08
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/131851099/len-lyes-300000-wellington-waterfront-sculpture-damaged-again:

 

Council spokesperson ..... said CCTV footage showed the sulprure was vandalised about midnight

 

How on earth does "sulprure" get past even the most basic spell-checking?


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  #3067618 24-Apr-2023 13:20
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jamesrt:...How on earth does "sulprure" get past even the most basic spell-checking?

 

You imply that you think they actually DO ANY spell checking! Seems that the "media" no longer care!


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  #3067636 24-Apr-2023 14:06
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jamesrt: How on earth does "sulprure" get past even the most basic spell-checking?

Imo there are frequently used words spellcheckers [sic lol] miss. Humans get used to ignoring the failures. The double fail scenario is when someone adds a bad spelling to a global dictionary accidentally, right click menu fail or similar. Imo these kinds of fail will not last long. Enjoy it while you can. A new era of AI powered software fail will be upon us soon enough 😂

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  #3067644 24-Apr-2023 14:31
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jamesrt:

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/131851099/len-lyes-300000-wellington-waterfront-sculpture-damaged-again:

 

Council spokesperson ..... said CCTV footage showed the sulprure was vandalised about midnight

 

How on earth does "sulprure" get past even the most basic spell-checking?

 

 


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  #3068097 26-Apr-2023 09:52
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Stuff: "Police take prescribed medicinal cannabis after pulling over driver"

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  #3068102 26-Apr-2023 10:11
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gzt: Stuff: "Police take prescribed medicinal cannabis after pulling over driver"

 

Presumably it was a really annoying stop, and the officers needed to chill a bit afterwards??


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  #3068106 26-Apr-2023 10:22
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frankv:

 

jamesrt:

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/131851099/len-lyes-300000-wellington-waterfront-sculpture-damaged-again:

 

Council spokesperson ..... said CCTV footage showed the sulprure was vandalised about midnight

 

How on earth does "sulprure" get past even the most basic spell-checking?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google autocorrecting your search?

 


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  #3068112 26-Apr-2023 10:44
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Silvrav:

 

frankv:

 

 

 

Google autocorrecting your search?

 

 

Well, it tried, but I told it to only show me "sulprure" images.


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