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New comment by joelccr in "Never buy a .online domain"

joelccr — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:59:35 +0000

If it's already in the Console when it gets blacklisted, you can appeal it without having to 'verify' ownership of the domain that, in this case, you no longer control the DNS of, because you completed that process when adding it to Console.

New comment by joelccr in ".Beat Swatch Internet Time"

joelccr — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:23:35 +0000

Fun!

Not sure if it's a bug, but for the date+time permalink at the bottom, the displayed link changes but the underlying href is locked to 7 months ago

New comment by joelccr in "GB Renewables Map"

joelccr — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:13:14 +0000

It's pretty windy here today! Around half of the UK's generation is currently coming from wind[1]

[1] https://grid.iamkate.com/

New comment by joelccr in "Ireland fast tracks Bill to criminalise harmful voice or image misuse"

joelccr — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:36:21 +0000

I can't speak for Ireland, but in the UK it is quite common to refer to a Bill (before it has passed) or an Act (when it is passed) with a capital letter, rightly or wrongly, because its name would be capitalised (in this case The Protection of Voice and Image Bill, with Bill replaced by Act once it has become law).

It is also a capitalised term within the text of the law itself.

New comment by joelccr in "Ubiquiti SFP Wizard"

joelccr — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:10:01 +0000

I love this. However, I'm very interested to see the maths on "offering up to 1000% savings compared to industry standards"

New comment by joelccr in "Why do some gamers invert their controls?"

joelccr — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:41:53 +0000

We were playing CoD zombies with my father in law the other day, and he was really struggling with the overall concept of the two joysticks for moving and looking. I realised he was consistently expecting the joystick to go the opposite way (up/down) compared to what it was actually doing. I said you have to push up to look up.

I remembered he flies Airbuses for a living, and they use a joystick, where pulling back/down is looking up. I inverted the controls and he immediately found it a lot easier to use.

New comment by joelccr in "Defense.gov Now Redirects to War.gov"

joelccr — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:16:04 +0000

Most US military email is @mail.mil, if I recall correctly. Still a huge change!

New comment by joelccr in "iPhone cameras are good"

joelccr — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:23:58 +0000

TFA has the title in quotes, as though it is a reply to someone saying it. Must have got lost on submission

New comment by joelccr in "Omnimax"

joelccr — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:04:13 +0000

We had a proper IMAX in my home town which was knocked down partly due to locals complaining its beach-front location was making it an eyesore. I try to see any new 15/70 IMAX films (essentially, anything by Christopher Nolan) at the London BFI, one of only three screens left in the UK.

New comment by joelccr in "On the trail of my identity thief"

joelccr — Mon, 20 May 2024 08:55:51 +0000

All major CC companies have the extra layer (3-D Secure) available to merchants. Whenever I make a card transaction online that is in any way unusual the bank makes me do an app/SMS 2-factor.

As with any extra step in a purchase its a balance between security and conversion rates. It seems companies have decided it reduces conversion too much in the US hence the low uptake, whereas UK/EU seem to use it very often.

New comment by joelccr in "Not all TLDs are Created Equal"

joelccr — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:11:18 +0000

Some EU countries also have the same policy for their ccTLDs, although I believe the EU rules are that they aren't allowed to restrict to just their own country's citizens/residents like others worldwide do, they can only restrict non-EU registration.

Caused me some grief post-Brexit when my firstname.tld domain happened to be some French islands and AFNIC started indicating they'd enforce it. Fortunately I have the .uk now.

New comment by joelccr in "Lo-Fi ATC"

joelccr — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:21:42 +0000

LiveATC often mixes multiple feeds for one airport (out of tower, ground, approach etc) into a stereo stream with one feed in each channel so you can listen to more than one frequency at once