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[jedidia]

Did somebody even consider to answer yet?

Not them, in any case. The question has not been directly answered (i.e. I still have no idea why the thing didn't work), but a comment showed me a different way of doing it that omitted the problem altogether, so that works for me...

<input/> element must have a text alternative, even though it does

First ESLint kept complaining that there were click handlers without keydown events and focus, so I changed the code from this: <img src="start-button.png" alt="Start Button"...

stackoverflow.com

 

[Urwumpe]

Not them, in any case. The question has not been directly answered (i.e. I still have no idea why the thing didn't work), but a comment showed me a different way of doing it that omitted the problem altogether, so that works for me...

<input/> element must have a text alternative, even though it does

First ESLint kept complaining that there were click handlers without keydown events and focus, so I changed the code from this: <img src="start-button.png" alt="Start Button"...

stackoverflow.com

Thank god we are not yet supposed to prove screen reader compatibility with Orbiter modules. Though an "Infocom client" could be fun. Can we get a screen reader with Tom Hanks voice?

 

[Linguofreak]

"UncleBob"

Such a very American sounding screen name.

 

[jedidia]

It sounded funny at the time, and was mostly inspired by the phrase "... and Bob's your Uncle". Only learned much later that there's quite a famous software engineer going by that name. So far noone has called me pretentious, so I guess I'm good...

 

[Linguofreak]

It sounded funny at the time, and was mostly inspired by the phrase "... and Bob's your Uncle". Only learned much later that there's quite a famous software engineer going by that name. So far noone has called me pretentious, so I guess I'm good...

"Bob's your Uncle" is actually mostly a British expression, but as a username, "UncleBob" just carries an air of classically American informality.

 

[steph]

In what seems to be a quite eventful time for half-natural catastrophes, a big salt mine in the Carpathians is in the process of caving in, after being flooded. The authorities first tried to blame a bunch of beavers,then they said it can't be rescued since it's a unique case, with an entire river discharging into it from the surface.

Well, I'd say it is unique, but not in the way they mean it. Salt mines with water leaks have been rescued before, this is the only one where the leaks were ignored for literal decades, until it got so bad that there was direct surface discharge. With ongoing erosion and new holes forming, there's an entire area that's off limits to anyone, as you could literally fall into the shaft from the surface

 

[Urwumpe]

Well, I'd say it is unique, but not in the way they mean it. Salt mines with water leaks have been rescued before, this is the only one where the leaks were ignored for literal decades, until it got so bad that there was direct surface discharge. With ongoing erosion and new holes forming, there's an entire area that's off limits to anyone, as you could literally fall into the shaft from the surface

So, much like the Asse 2 mine nearby. Except that its a nuclear waste storage and soo safely deep underground, that there are salt water springs above it (scientifically documented for over 100 years, ignored since the decision to store nuclear waste there).... The shaft Asse 1 is a small circular deep lake only a few kilometers away since about 1920, the same fate will come to the second shaft one day.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

In what seems to be a quite eventful time for half-natural catastrophes, a big salt mine in the Carpathians is in the process of caving in, after being flooded. The authorities first tried to blame a bunch of beavers,then they said it can't be rescued since it's a unique case, with an entire river discharging into it from the surface.

At least it didn't all happen at once:

 

[Linguofreak]

At least it didn't all happen at once:

Beat me to the punch, I see.

 

[jedidia]

At least they didn't build a city on top of it... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzla

"Bob's your Uncle" is actually mostly a British expression

That would make sense, at the time I most likely picked it up from a discworld novel...

 

[Urwumpe]

So like Kiruna, just less mobile. (it moves slowly away from the mine)

BTW, Wolfsburg is also built upon salt mines. One of the former mineshafts is currently in the process of getting inspected and being secured against collapse by filling it completely with stones and saltwater. The mine was closed and sealed off with concrete almost exactly 100 years ago.

 

[jedidia]

So like Kiruna, just less mobile. (it moves slowly away from the mine)

Parts of Tuzla just keep moving downwards, mostly. The last time I've been there (admittedly over 10 years ago), parts of the main road had the topology of a snapshot of an ocean surface (i.e. lots of waves...).

 

[Urwumpe]

Parts of Tuzla just keep moving downwards, mostly. The last time I've been there (admittedly over 10 years ago), parts of the main road had the topology of a snapshot of an ocean surface (i.e. lots of waves...).

So a good test track for any suspension...

 

[jedidia]

So a good test track for any suspension...

Honestly, all of Bosnia is that!

 

[Urwumpe]

Honestly, all of Bosnia is that!

Bosnia has a highway.
OK. One highway (Autocesta A1). But it has it.
It maybe a short highway (Only 138 km), but it exists....
With a speed limit of 120 km/h, its not even a slow one....

 

[jedidia]

Bosnia has a highway.
OK. One highway (Autocesta A1). But it has it.
It maybe a short highway (Only 138 km), but it exists....

I know that, obviously. They've been building it during the 10 years I was there... all the 10 years I was there!
I don't know what state it is in now, but yes, it was fairly comfortable to drive on, at least once they managed to convince the local populace that no, you really, really, really shouldn't cross it on foot, for crying out loud! I'm not sure the "no bicycles!" signs helped much, considering most Bosnians at the time looked at bicycles like we would at a UFO.

It was especially comfortable to drive on compared to all the rest of the roads, of course. Also, I remember the limit being 130 km/h, have they changed that? I mean, there were some pretty tight turns in there for 130, but it worked...

 

[Urwumpe]

It was especially comfortable to drive on compared to all the rest of the roads, of course. Also, I remember the limit being 130 km/h, have they changed that? I mean, there were some pretty tight turns in there for 130, but it worked...

Maybe the national speed limit is higher, just made a short query and found most sections restricted to 120 km/h or less. Also I don't want to find out if 130 is really possible....

I also left the A5 for the first time (By turning left on a US style full Y interchange, a rarity in Germany!) to drive on the newly constructed A49 from Gießen to Kassel this year.... After 50 years. Saved me 10 minutes, most of which I spent in the traffic jams in Kassel, that I usually avoid by crossing Kassel on the A7 (which I need to take anyway - there are only few roads that cross the mountains on both sides of the Werra river)

 

[Frilock]

 

[Frilock]

FAA to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out

Millions trust their lives daily to floppy disks and Windows 95.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[jedidia]

My wife mixed a Chili with a Ratatouille. I love both, but the idea of just throwing them together never occurred to me. It's delicious!