ladel

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Gboard rolls out ‘Flick keys to enter symbols’ shortcut on Android in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 5 points 16 hours ago

I used to use this all the time on the old google keyboards (as well as swipe up to capitalise), but I think I've become used to press-to-hold that I'm not sure I'll use it any more. I've turned it on for now, though.

At least 24 killed as paraglider drops bombs at Myanmar Buddhist festival in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 127 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Myanmar's military government bomb small protest against them, with victims including children

mad rule disease in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 38 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It may be true (as in it may be satire), but this site's fact check is a bit lame. Basically just "trust us, it's fake".

YouGov MRP shows a Reform UK government a near-certainty if an election were held tomorrow in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Relevant Gary's Economics video from a week ago: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mcu03c2dZQI

Polanski apologises over claim he can increase women’s breast sizes with his mind in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just watched this, and I have come around to him

helvetica supremacy in c/historymemes@piefed.social
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

There's a gothic joke in here somewhere too

Polanski apologises over claim he can increase women’s breast sizes with his mind in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm pro-Green but I'm not sure about this guy yet. But he might not even be leader by the time of the next general election.

Former British MP Douglas Carswell sparks outrage with call to 'make England Abdul free' in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Carswell hit back against Afzal's comment - not to deny inciting racial hatred but instead to note that he cannot be prosecuted because he now lives in the US.

"I live under the protection of a free Republic where free speech is protected and your courts have not held jurisdiction in 249 years, Mr Afzal," Carswell declared.

Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I thought Tizen was cool, though I never used it.

How it feels using TOR as a Brit rn 🤘 in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Is it possible to choose an exit node? Because if the exit node's in UK, it presumably doesn't help with the geoblocking aspect.

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"Step right up to the home of your dreams (or your coolest nightmares!) " (feddit.uk)
 

Courtesy of https://eigenmagic.net/@weirdestate/114944981782177790

What's your memory of HMV? in c/askuk@feddit.uk
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago

Games, posters, and singles in the basement. Albums on the ground floor. DVDs and classical upstairs. It was fun just to look through stuff, but I think I did actually buy all my music and a lot of my game boy games from HMV.

Kapitalism in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] ladel@feddit.uk 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Technically IP law covers patents, trademarks, copyright, and designs (sometimes also called design patents). Patent protection is 20 years (plus a little bit extra under certain conditions. Trademarks is indefinite in theory. Copyright (in many jurisdictions) is 70 yrs after death or 50 yrs for certain works (e.g., music recordings). Designs, I'm not really sure.

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Switch 2 docked output (feddit.uk)
 

I don't have a Switch 2 yet, but I wanted to upgrade my screen and would like it to be future-proof for a Switch 2 when I inevitably get one.

According to the specs, docked output can be HDR and it can do 120Hz @ 1080p and 1440p and 4K60. Output at best uses either HDMI 2.0 or 2.1 (it's ambiguous).

Has anyone who's got an HDR-capable monitor comment on whether the HDR is noticeable from what you've seen so far and if HDR gets output regardless of refresh rate? There's a 1440p monitor in my budget that is HDR400 certified that goes up to 120Hz and beyond, but I've also read that the max refresh rate the monitor can handle a 10-bit signal at is 60Hz (not sure if beyond that it does 8-bit + FRC or just doesn't support HDR). I'm not sure if this is perhaps overkill for a Switch 2 or whether I still have scope for a monitor that will make better use of the S2's output.

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Asian Champions League QF results (all games hosted as a single leg in Saudi Arabia) (feddit.uk)
 

Who would've thought that with the money pumped into a few top Saudi clubs and hosting all the games from the QFs onwards in Saudi, that Saudi clubs would dominate?

Well done to Kawasaki, though. I doubt they'll go any further.

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Anyone picked up something good in the Easter sale? (feddit.uk)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by ladel@feddit.uk to c/nintendo@lemmy.world
5 comments fedilink
 

PSA there's a big sale on the eshop until April 27. Quite a few first-party titles with a 33% discount and others with bigger discounts. I picked up Portal 1 & 2 for about £3, it really is good.

I also discovered https://www.dekudeals.com/ recently - it tracks prices over time so you can see how good the current discount is and physical/digital from different retailers.

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Israel has wiped the city of Rafah off the map (www.councilestatemedia.uk)
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World – Nintendo Direct (youtube.com)
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A banger and two funny celebrations to end the FC Seoul - Daegu game (youtube.com)
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It's not broadcast TV, but it is British - has anyone watched Adolescence, and what did you think? (feddit.uk)
 

I gave it a look because it's been in the news a bit and friends gave it the thumbs up. It's a bit heavy, but not overwhelmingly so, and I enjoyed it. I'm not sure I'd put it up there as a great bit of TV, but certainly the message about what kids have to go through these days is interesting.

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Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate? (www.theguardian.com)
 

Even with the caveats about limited data and untangling causation and correlation, the statistics are striking: the first year of a scheme in Wales where the speed limit on urban roads was lowered to 20mph resulted in about 100 fewer people killed or seriously injured.

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Asian Champions League QF draw (feddit.uk)
 

All matches from QF onwards hosted in Saudi Arabia, single leg (new format this year)

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[CW: sexual violence] UN reports shows Israeli rape culture is out of control (www.councilestatemedia.uk)
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Lion City Sailors through to semis of ACL2 (Asian 2nd-tier comp) despite losing 6-1 in the first leg to Sanfrecce Hiroshima (www.the-afc.com)
 

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the first leg 6-1, but were found to have fielded a player who was serving a suspension in Asian competition due to his actions at his previous club. It was turned into a 3-0 win for Lion City Sailors, who managed a 1-1 draw at home in the second leg. Just AFC things.

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