Thoughts about the internet—

Flashy videos that chase people around the page and bright, rapidly-scrolling page headers might be good for grabbing attention, but they are torture to a migraine sufferer. I want to run away from a page with lots of motion and flashing, not stay on it.

Stars and Stripes: DOD webpages celebrating legendary minority troops to be restored after being scrubbed from sites. “Webpages detailing the history of legendary minority service members will be restored to the Defense Department’s online platforms after the content was pulled following an agency-wide examination of material for diversity, equity and inclusion, the Pentagon said […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/stars-and-stripes-dod-webpages-celebrating-legendary-minority-troops-to-be-restored-after-being-scrubbed-from-sites/

Hackaday: BritCSS: Write CSS With British English Spellings. “Implemented as a simple, 14 kB JavaScript script to be included in an HTML page, it allows one to write CSS files using proper spelling, such as background-colour and centre. Meanwhile harsh language such as !important is replaced with the more pleasant !if-you-would-be-so-kind.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/britcss-write-css-with-british-english-spellings-hackaday/

Ana Rodrigues: In defense of unpolished personal websites. “My imperfect and unpolished code on my personal website isn’t the full reflection on my technical abilities or knowledge of web development standards. It’s a constant draft where my handwriting is legible and where I want optimization takes a backseat. It’s where I use the little free time I have to actually write on it and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/13/ana-rodrigues-in-defense-of-unpolished-personal-websites/

It has been good day in the end as I managed to finish off the various web sites which make up my presence on the Internet. Though as always I will tinker with them in the future especially when I find errors or better way to do things.

* The Steam Powered Story Teller: https://thesteampoweredstoryteller.carrd.co/
* Luther van die Spookvolk: https://lutherspectre.carrd.co/
* The Paradox Factory: https://theparadoxfactory.carrd.co/

Tip #645

Move from computer to mobile and vice versa in a breeze by sending tabs from one device to the other.

When you have Sync enabled in Vivaldi, you can view all tabs you have open in other Vivaldi instances from a button on the Tab Bar and in the Windows Panel on desktop, and from the Tab Switcher on mobile. If there’s a specific web page you’d like to access from a different device immediately, you can use the Send Tab to Device feature.

To send a tab from desktop:

1. Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or on an empty area on the page.
2. Select “Send to Your Devices”.
3. Choose to which synced device you want to send the tab to.

To open a received tab on desktop:

1. Click on the Synced Tabs button on the far side of the Tab Bar.
2. Click on “From [device name]: [page link]”.

To send a tab from mobile:

1. Open the Vivaldi menu > Share.
2. Select “Send to Your Devices”.
3. Choose to which synced device you want to send the tab to.

To open a received tab on mobile:

1. After sending the tab from the other device, wait for a notification.
2. Tap on the notification to open the page in a new tab.

If you don’t receive sent tabs, check that you’re logged in to Sync and that syncing is active. Also, check from your phone’s settings that Vivaldi is allowed to send you notifications.

#android #iOS #sync #Tabs #webPages

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Thousands of U.S. Government #WebPages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
About 3,000 pages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC), 3,000 from the #Census Bureau, and 1,000 from the Office of Justice Programs make up the bulk of takedown.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/upshot/trump-government-websites-missing-pages.html
https://archive.ph/TOY6v

Tip #642

Enable Reader View to focus on the important things.

Reader View in Vivaldi on Android removes all distracting elements from the web page, allowing you to focus on reading the article in peace.

To start using Reader View, first enable it from Settings > Content Settings > Accessibility > Reader View for Web Pages.

To toggle Reader View on and off on pages with more text content:

1. Open the main Vivaldi menu.
2. Select “Reader View” / “Exit Reader View”.

If it’s a feature you use often, customize the menu for easier access in Settings > Appearance & Theme > Main Menu Layout > Menu Settings > Customize layout and move Reader View to the top 5.

#readerView #webPages

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(1) Video on making pages (#webpages), using #nomadnet software. Pages are for being served over the #nomadnetwork using #reticulum #RNŚ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuKqhP85qk

(2 Video showing how then to read the pages (like webpages) using #reticulummeshchat & using #lora #radio #rnodes to connect to the #nomadnetwork #mesh & also to retrieve the data from the serving node on the #nomadnetwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fgr1WBktQw

Like #meshtastic mesh but ... provides resilient #lora #internet #rnode

Tip #635

Hide the message that’s shown when you switch a video into fullscreen mode.

When you watch videos in fullscreen mode frequently, you’ve probably seen the message “Press Escape key to exit fullscreen” countless of times. Did you know that you can hide it?

To disable the message:

1. Go to Settings > Webpages > Fullscreen Mode.
2. Disable “Show Fullscreen Reminder”.

#webPages

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besides Tone and wave blog, here is another great web site that has been with us for so long with excellent content and an online radio for Ska/Reggae lovers, it is mostly in spanish but it's worth having it on your bookmarks...

https://2toneroom.net/

Tip #621

Find out when you last visited a website in Vivaldi on Android from Site Info.

To check whether you’ve ever visited a website, to get a reality check on how frequently you doom scroll on a site, or just being curious, in Vivaldi on Android, you can easily see the most recent time you opened a website.

To see when you visited the website, while the page is open in the active tab, tap on the Tracker and Ad Blocker / Site info button on the left side of the Address Bar. To see all the times you’ve visited the site, tap on the ► little arrow on the right side of the date.

Alternatively, you can search for the site in the History Panel.

#android #webPages

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Tip #617

Take screenshots of full web pages with the Capture Page tool.

Have you ever tried to take a screenshot, but the target area doesn’t fit on your screen? In Vivaldi, you can screenshot whole web pages, including the areas that are out of view.

To capture a full page:

1. Click on the Capture Page button on the Status Bar.
2. Select “Full Page” as the area you want to capture.
3. Select the preferred output option.
4. Click “Capture”.

#capture #webPages

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Tip #602

View and access your most visited websites from the Top Sites Dashboard widget.

Top Sites offer a quick access to the sites you visit most often. Based on your browsing history, this feature ensures you spend less time searching for the websites you frequently use.

To enable Top Sites:

1. Go to the Dashboard.
2. Click on “Add Widget” at the bottom of the page.
3. Click on “Top Sites”.

#dashboard #webPages

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Tip #593

Create custom widgets for the Dashboard with the help of Webpage Widgets.

There are different widgets you can add to the Dashboard in your Vivaldi browser – Feeds, Tasks, Bookmarks, etc. The Webpage Widget offers you the most flexibility, allowing you to add any webpage to the Dashboard (preferably one that looks good in a small web view).

To add a Webpage Widget:

1. Go to the Dashboard.
2. Click on “Add Widget” at the bottom of the Dashboard.
3. Select “Webpage”.
4. Enter the link of the website you want to view from the widget.
5. Click “Done”.

In the image below, you can see two webpage widgets on the bottom row. The widget on the left is a web page with a game and the one on the right shows the widget setup process.

#dashboard #webPages

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“Lawsuits have been filed against three healthcare companies and the social media platforms #meta and #linkedin over the use of #Tracking tools on #webpages that collect sensitive #health information. “ https://www.hipaajournal.com/linkedin-meta-healthcare-companies-sued-tracking-tools/ #cookies #healthdata

#Development #Releases
Add content to print margins · The Chrome browser brings new CSS printing features https://ilo.im/160mvv

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#Printing #Webpages #Content #FootNotes #CrossReferences #Chrome #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #CSS

Tip #586

Access your most visited web pages on mobile from the Top Sites group on the Start Page.

In addition to Speed Dials, you can have an automatically generated group of your most visited web pages on the Start Page.

To enable Top Sites:

Option 1

1. Open a new tab with the Start Page.
2. At the bottom of the page or from the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page, open “Customize Start Page” settings.
3. Toggle on “Display Top Sites”.

Option 2

1. Go to  Vivaldi Menu > Settings > Start Page.
2. Toggle on “Display Top Sites”.

#android #iOS #speedDial #startPage #webPages

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