Re: URL expertise needed, please!

From	Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: URL expertise needed, please!
Organization	Southern Nevada Institute of Technology
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Date	2025-07-07 04:23 +0000
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On Jul 6, 2025 at 5:32:06 PM MST, "%" wrote
<eTWdnWqqZKrmiPb1nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>:

> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> On Jul 6, 2025 at 5:12:25 PM MST, "%" wrote
>> <dQOdncKwGKhjjfb1nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>> 
>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>> On Jul 6, 2025 at 4:52:41 PM MST, "%" wrote
>>>> <jfOcndCKZp_Gkfb1nZ2dnZfqnPoAAAAA@giganews.com>:
>>>> 
>>>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 6, 2025 at 4:29:45 PM MST, "%" wrote
>>>>>> <57CcnVERbqh0m_b1nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Jul 6, 2025 at 1:29:46 PM MST, "%" wrote
>>>>>>>> <T6GcnfBSTdZeQff1nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> when you're here you do
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> We all do now.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> i know a song called ,
>>>>>>> we're all stars now of the dope show
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I know a song called "The Old Dope Peddler".
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://youtu.be/quWxrOQg9WI?si=oYnnzTeniaKiVHCq
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R682M3ZEyk
>>>> 
>>>> I have heard that before.
>>>> 
>>> i've heard yours before but not on a piyanna
>> 
>> Who did a cover?
>> 
> who knows i can't even remember where ,
> in a movie, at a party, on the radio , somewhere ,
> maybe at the toronto folklore center that's a good bet

Fair enough. Tom Lehrer has a lot of good stuff. All free, too.

https://tomlehrersongs.com

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