loud link (Score: 3, Informative) by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2015-09-25 15:47 (#NJ5C) ibtimes has ads that play sound by default.Quiet link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150923134114.htm Re: loud link (Score: 3, Insightful) by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org on 2015-09-25 17:59 (#NJJ7) I didn't understand how that was related to the topic at first. Thinking that it was a comment that belonged on a story that discussed ad blocking. Maybe Pipedot should include the domain as part of the link like that other dot site used to, likeaborigines may have faced the large predator [ibtimes.com] Re: loud link (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-09-25 22:14 (#NK5T) The old site never showed domains in the articles, only in comments. Anyhow it's not very useful, as any browser shows the domain when you mouse-over or long press any link, and there are plenty of short url and redirection services that'll foil it. Re: loud link (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2015-09-26 12:26 (#NMGZ) I'll just add that browsing on most mobile devices doesn't afford the user "mouse-over" with the ease with you obviously enjoy with your mouse. Additionally, screen readers for visually challenged users like myself don't typically read out URL targets by default... try to imagine the noise that would be most of the time.
Re: loud link (Score: 3, Insightful) by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org on 2015-09-25 17:59 (#NJJ7) I didn't understand how that was related to the topic at first. Thinking that it was a comment that belonged on a story that discussed ad blocking. Maybe Pipedot should include the domain as part of the link like that other dot site used to, likeaborigines may have faced the large predator [ibtimes.com] Re: loud link (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-09-25 22:14 (#NK5T) The old site never showed domains in the articles, only in comments. Anyhow it's not very useful, as any browser shows the domain when you mouse-over or long press any link, and there are plenty of short url and redirection services that'll foil it. Re: loud link (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2015-09-26 12:26 (#NMGZ) I'll just add that browsing on most mobile devices doesn't afford the user "mouse-over" with the ease with you obviously enjoy with your mouse. Additionally, screen readers for visually challenged users like myself don't typically read out URL targets by default... try to imagine the noise that would be most of the time.
Re: loud link (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-09-25 22:14 (#NK5T) The old site never showed domains in the articles, only in comments. Anyhow it's not very useful, as any browser shows the domain when you mouse-over or long press any link, and there are plenty of short url and redirection services that'll foil it. Re: loud link (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2015-09-26 12:26 (#NMGZ) I'll just add that browsing on most mobile devices doesn't afford the user "mouse-over" with the ease with you obviously enjoy with your mouse. Additionally, screen readers for visually challenged users like myself don't typically read out URL targets by default... try to imagine the noise that would be most of the time.
Re: loud link (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2015-09-26 12:26 (#NMGZ) I'll just add that browsing on most mobile devices doesn't afford the user "mouse-over" with the ease with you obviously enjoy with your mouse. Additionally, screen readers for visually challenged users like myself don't typically read out URL targets by default... try to imagine the noise that would be most of the time.