Re: URL expertise needed, please!

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On Jul 6, 2025 at 7:21:52 AM MST, "%" wrote
<WHydnQmvuePoG_f1nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 6, 2025 at 12:42:47 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>> <mcunnnF65g7U2@mid.individual.net>:
>> 
>>> On 05/07/2025 18:38, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>> On Jul 4, 2025 at 12:33:12 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>>> <mcqojoFghm9U1@mid.individual.net>:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 27/06/2025 06:22, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>> On Jun 26, 2025 at 12:04:19 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>>>>> <mc5jtjF93kU1@mid.individual.net>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 26/06/2025 17:21, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>> [....]
>>>>>>>>>> You clicked a link on an image?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> *YES*!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> In THIS image https://i.ibb.co/LXtfG3Kk/Image-26-08-2023-at-10-09.jpg
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> The lowest three items in a blue font are LIVE links! (Using Safari)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> No, it is am image.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Some tools will do automatic OCR, though, to try to read it. Sounds like
>>>>>>>> whatever tool you used had a failure in that.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Using Shottr I had it look at a rectangle and it got this:
>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>> found here: https://www.canadacompanyregistry.com/companies/etresoft-inc/
>>>>>>>> PO Box number!!!!!
>>>>>>>> C forums - https://discussions.apple.com/profile/HunterBD/participation - but
>>>>>>>> was 'banned' whe
>>>>>>>> ils on Linkedin here:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaterdave/
>>>>>>>> duct!
>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> All I do is hover my cursor over the blue font item(s) and it turns into
>>>>>>> an active link. This only happens with Safari, not Firefox or Chrome.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Not even loading for me right now. But it is still OCR. Odd it errored like
>>>>>> that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can you please explain the 'jumble' shown in your post at the left side?
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://i.ibb.co/5hgDBkRK/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-18-00-04.png
>>>> 
>>>> Rectangular selection from the image. This is just a mock up of such a
>>>> selection but gives the idea:
>>>> 
>>>> https://shottr.cc/s/PUB7/SCR-20250705-frm
>>>> 
>>>> The OCR just "saw" what I selected (the darker rectangle).
>>> 
>>> Ah! NOW I understand!
>> 
>> Glad to help.
>>> 
>>> Btw, the links in that darker part of your image STILL 'work' for me.
>>> 
>>> VERY clever tech! ;-)
>> 
>> It is pretty amazing.
>> 
>> 
> i'm just completely knocked out by the whole thing

Seriously, I feel like I live in a sci-fi world.

-- 
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