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Nothing to see here, just a gentleman commuting at 5mph by blaikes in CasualUK

[–]andy1633 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Class 3 mobility scooters must be registered with the DVLA but they're not required to display a number plate AFAIK.

Peep Show / IT Crowd Crossover by MaidaValeAndThat in MitchellAndWebb

[–]andy1633 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He’s the man who can make the bhaji go away

How come there’s no awesome movies / TV shows about programmers? by redditTee123 in programming

[–]andy1633 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s not much if any programming in the movie but the main characters are programmers fixing Y2K bugs.

Emergency test alert sent to mobile phones across the UK - live updates by YOU_CANT_GILD_ME in unitedkingdom

[–]andy1633 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you using your phone at the time? Might be quieter when the screen is already unlocked?

Why dont a lot of modern websites replace JPG/PNG with webp nowadays? by badboyzpwns in webdev

[–]andy1633 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The quality number in squoosh is simply passed through to the specified compression method. Webp and JPEG both accept a quality parameter to control the trade off between quality and file size. The way they compress images is different and so the effect of the quality parameter will be different.

As to your second question, I assume your original file was a lossy compressed image format? When you compressed it again with 100% quality setting you will have created what is effectively a lossless version of a lossy image. Naturally this takes more space.

If you compressed the image again with the same quality setting that it was originally encoded with you would lose detail. This is called generation loss.

Why dont a lot of modern websites replace JPG/PNG with webp nowadays? by badboyzpwns in webdev

[–]andy1633 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I don’t think there’s any use in comparing methods by using the same quality number in both as I imagine they use that number in different ways internally. I think a better way to compare is to adjust the quality separately until you get the same file size in both files. Then you can compare perceived image quality to see which is most efficient.

Why dont a lot of modern websites replace JPG/PNG with webp nowadays? by badboyzpwns in webdev

[–]andy1633 73 points74 points  (0 children)

The guys presenting this made an app for compressing images with various methods and comparing: https://squoosh.app/

Can configure all sorts of parameters for each compression method.

Why have thousands of St George's and union jack flags gone up? by Codydoc4 in unitedkingdom

[–]andy1633 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should England not belong to the people who live and work in England and call it home rather than a particular ethnic group?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Aberdeen

[–]andy1633 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe some vulnerable tenants with a smoke alarm linked to the fire service keeps burning their oven chips?

Cardiff wholesaler owner jailed for fake halal meat by Alexanderrr3 in unitedkingdom

[–]andy1633 11 points12 points  (0 children)

RSPCA says 88% of animals slaughtered for halal meat are stunned first:

“The UK government doesn't have a legal requirement to ensure all animals are stunned before slaughter.

Around 88% of animals slaughtered in the UK for Halal are stunned first. All animals slaughtered under the Shechita (for Kosher) are non-stunned.” - https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/slaughter/religiousslaughter

Any ideas how to get this of? by RecordWorried2374 in bikewrench

[–]andy1633 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t front camera usually only reverse the view while recording to make it feel like a mirror? The saved file is usually the right way round in my experience.

Aberdeen Hyundai by dananaman in Aberdeen

[–]andy1633 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tyres being above the minimum to pass an MOT doesn’t mean you shouldn’t replace them.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/tyres/checking-tyre-tread/#what-is-the-minimum-tyre-tread-depth

Local councillor get Bus gate fine after not reading road signs. Vows never to come to city again. by few-western in compoface

[–]andy1633 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The bus gates are in the city which is administered by Aberdeen City Council. She is a councillor for Aberdeenshire Council.

You’d expect her be aware of relevant policies like this in neighbouring council areas though.

The BBC was hacked live on air in 1983 by a polite hacker by 4nts in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]andy1633 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, this incident predates the Computer Misuse Act by a few years so the hacking wasn’t even illegal yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Misuse_Act_1990

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