Special character extension for domain names is a loophole for malware. keepass.info looks legitimate and innocent, but actually hides another domain. Google ads should not allow special character domains. arstechnica.com/security/2023/…
Then those would be 2nd class domains… I mean, it would be the role of browsers or intermediaries (like that obscure ad service) to make sure it's *not* invisible to the user.
I didn't know it until now, but I hereby stand by Latvians who chose to use a k-with-cedilla ķ!
Yes, I'm watching Kick Ass 2 again since Chloë Grace Moretz is so great in it. I think I can tell she does a lot of her own stunts too. This film focuses a lot more on her character and less on Kick Ass himself. gidikroon.eu/2018/12/22/8562/ #ChloëGraceMoretz #KickAss2
These are some screenshots I took of Chloë Grace Moretz in Kick Ass 2. She is so good, in every film and also in this film. There are basically two characters she plays: the superhero Hit Girl and …
Proud of Lindsay Armaou running the half marathon in Manchester today and raising a lot of money for breast cancer research. instagram.com/p/CybGJ4lsQ1J/
Now watching Death Note, the 2006 Japanese film. I understand this story has rather a high status here on fedi, but that's likely because of the manga this film is based on. I don't know much about the story though, going in fresh, except that I'm surprised there isn't a fediverse account posting posts each with just a single name of one of the world's bad persons on it.
Though this is probably one of those things where you shouldn't mix fantasy and reality.
I didn't need to freeze frame to read the notebook's instructions, they are repeating it. Nice that they are in English, apparently the language of supernatural beings.
Almost all female characters have no personality whatsoever if they exist at all, I dislike that in a film. The subject matter could have done with more depth of the emotional consequences of the actions, it's now all so lightweight.
The ending being unsatisfactory is being explained away by there being a sequel, but I'm not sure I want to see it.
Read some reviews that were essentially like: 'much better than the Netflix one, 2 1/2 stars'. Actually the reviews were quite mixed, some people who already knew the characters from the original really liked this film, and didn't seem to notice that the characters barely existed here.
Extra interesting how a WordPress post gets displayed once received. The post itself is sent as the excerpt plus its link (my current settings). The display then tries to add a meaningful link preview for the link, which is again the excerpt. Yet another reason to limit link previews on the receiving side.
I still don't manage to upload a working video to Friendica, but at least I've figured out a way to 'fix' the broken upload flow for media on WordPress:
Upload the file. Find that it doesn't show on posts because it hasn't been uploaded to CDN. Click Purge from CDN, even though you want the opposite. Find that you now have many errors in the purge queue indicating none of the purges succeeded. Find that magically the media now does show because it has been uploaded to CDN.
Previously I had to reupload the whole media library to CDN, which took about half an hour, each time I added one image or video.
If I recall, Friendica limits uploaded videos to some very small size, like 2M or something like that. These limits were removed around 2013 for other branches of that software family tree such as Hubzilla and streams; but I think they are still in place for Friendica. Might ask one of the current developers to verify this but I did see somebody mention it just a month or two ago.
Thinking about the horrific event a few days ago where 260 young people at a party were gunned down with machine guns in cold blood, in a planned attack.
The organisation that planned that and the people that celebrate that can't count on my sympathy. The ordinary people on either side that suffer as a result, can.
It's the episode with the second of two cello scenes by Jenna in the series. It's my understanding many more were filmed in the series, but they had to be cut because the episodes ran too long. I so hope we get to see them some day. #JennaOrtega #Wednesday
I have so many alerts set with JustWatch, to notify me when something I want to watch is finally available in my country, but mostly they remain silent. Just now, however, I got the notification that Women Talking is on Amazon. A film with Jessie Buckley and Claire Foy, how can you not want to see it. Watching it now. #ClaireFoy #JessieBuckley #WomenTalking #NowWatching
It's a really impressive film. The women of a religious colony discuss their options after generations of abuse by the men. These discussions go deep into matters of morality, religion and personality. I like that the film has as narrator/pov a young girl who isn't just the observer but who the writer allows to be more involved and occasionally inject into the discussions things like 'why are you making it so complicated!'. The character played by Claire Foy has some really fiery dialogue and it's not often that a film throws you against the back of your seat by the sheer fire of the lines and their performance, and the truth of them.
Regarding content warning you need to know that, even though the abuse is never shown on screen, the aftermath is (sometimes rather graphically) and the level of abuse discussed is of an extreme sexual nature, targeting women and very young children. #WomenTalking
It happens more often that a young girl is used as point of view, where she represents the next generation that is as of yet unaffected and can still be saved by changing the world. Of course I could have known that wouldn't be the case in this film. The moment it was mentioned that a child of four years old was abused, you realised that our pov would also not have escaped the horrors, something the end of the film makes even clearer. But maybe the very beginning, where the film is narrated 'to her daughter' should already have told us enough.
Just posted the same post on Pixelfed and Instagram and I'm just not able to deal with their cropping tools on mobile. I'm the common factor, so that will probably be the problem.
Just back home from the 5km City Run in Eindhoven. After 5 years I've added again to my collection. My time was 35:49, 2844th out of 4436. Not a great time nor my best but with only for weeks training, ok-ish. In the training runs I was always around 39, 40 minutes, so this is better.
I'm watching season three of the iCarly reboot, because of Miranda Cosgrove, and I can take my own slow time going through the season, because of the studio bosses not ordering a season four. #MirandaCosgrove #iCarly
Btw, Scream (2022) with Jenna Ortega has also become available on Netflix in my country (NL). It transferred there from SkyShowtime where Scream VI (2023) is still available. #JennaOrtega #Scream
I really liked the series, it's varied enough in its stories to not be a repetitive kids-running-from-dinosaurs-and-surviving. The characters are quite interesting and multi-faceted. The development of the two girls finding out they like girls and especially each other, was nicely done.
I dislike how Hollywood writers whenever they write a smart teenage girl, invariably shoehorn in a love story with the bad-guy-who-turns-out-to-be-ok, even if it doesn't make sense for the character to be attracted to such a guy. See also Stuck in the Middle. #JennaOrtega #JurassicWorldCampCretaceous
Just looked up whether my country is doing corona vaccinations again this year and it turns out it's only for 60+ (and risk groups) with them thinking it's no longer a real problem.
Even the US is allowing people to get vaccinated (with some struggles). How do we have worse healthcare than the US?
Jenna Ortega turns 21 today. I'm going to celebrate by watching some Wednesday and seeing a film of hers (still deciding which). Above photo was posted by her hair stylist Jenny Cho and taken yesterday in Paris. #JennaOrtega #HappyBirthday #BirthdayRewatch
What does it take to make an Original? Jenna Ortega in this Instagram reel for Adidas Originals in their 1000 Original Stories about Originals campaign. #JennaOrtega #Adidas #AdidasOriginals #1000Originals
Jenna Ortega for Adidas Originals in their Instagram reel for the 1000 Originals stories campaign. Jenna is story 13 on their campaign site. Their caption: Brave. Free. Original. Copyright remains with Adidas.
A test post with a video. Sorry i have none that i made myself that's less than 8 MB. So here's #ChloëGraceMoretz answering a question i asked her. ifttt:TuPh
I've been going through old posts and found out I've been on the fediverse for almost five years. I had no idea it was this long. Anyway, I've been doing an awful amount of test posts it seems...
This is the trailer for three Doctor Who episodes that will be released in or around November 2023. So frustrating that still no date is mentioned, I'm sure I'm going to totally miss it when it finally appears on tv and they announce the release date five seconds before. #DoctorWho
Destiny isn’t done with them just yet… Doctor Who returns with three special episodes ❤️❤️➕🔷 #DoctorWho coming soon to #iPlayerSubscribe and 🔔 to the BBC ?...
Listening to The McCarricks, a husband and wife band consisting of one cello and one violin, making really cinematic music. I just noticed that they do have an EP on TIDAL and Spotify, but it's not the one I have and am listening to (which is self-titled).
I've seen them as support for Kristin Hersh and it was quite magical, their music with a video projection on a screen behind them. Bought the EP from them in person. #TheMcCarricks
Europe's Biggest Dance Show is happening again now, listening to it via Studio Brussel. The BBC set we had a little ago was quite good, Ukraine coming up too (they had a good show last year). Looking forward to Belgium too.
Eleven radio stations in ten countries over Europe broadcast a show together, to share the best dance music of the continent. Each country does a half hour set, of course mainly showcasing their own music. #EuropesBiggestDanceShow
I'm thinking that this may be much less of a thing if it were on television. But loads of countries and cultures bopping along to the same music on the radio is special. #EuropesBiggestDanceShow
Is this the Norwegians playing Gala? I have that album, there are many great songs on it, not just that Freed from desire. Music from my time... #EuropesBiggestDanceShow
Belgium (Studio Brussel) coming up next in a few minutes. Dance music is in the soul of the nation and if last year is anything to go by, it's going to be a great set. #EuropesBiggestDanceShow
In a few minutes Ukraine will close this Europe's Biggest Dance Show, a radio show broadcast live from ten countries and eleven radio stations all over Europe, with a half hour music set. #EuropesBiggestDanceShow #Ukraine
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in reply to Matthias Bürcher • • •Banning all non-ascii domains for everyone? I disagree.
TLDs can impose meaningful restrictions (like .ch does); browsers and 3rd parties can warn users about unusual characters based on their locale.
Matthias Bürcher
in reply to Ideal CH • • •Ideal CH
in reply to Matthias Bürcher • • •Then those would be 2nd class domains… I mean, it would be the role of browsers or intermediaries (like that obscure ad service) to make sure it's *not* invisible to the user.
I didn't know it until now, but I hereby stand by Latvians who chose to use a k-with-cedilla ķ!
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A separate issue is that the ad displayed one domain but led to another — some kochava[dot]com.
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