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Annoyance of the year: overriding copy/paste functionality using JavaScript

I got a bit annoyed with NoScript last week due to the continous white-listing while randomly surfing the web, so I reluctingly decided to pick the dangerous Allow Scripts Globally option. However, this has introduced me to an annoyance far greater and that is: websites overriding copy/paste functionalty using JavaScript.
Yes, this is actually possible and [...]

What’s the deal with custom backgrounds?

I’m quite content with using Identi.ca, a microblogging service that runs on top of the open source microblogging engine Laconica, where thankfully custom backgrounds are just not done (no patches please). On that other microblogging site however, you know the anti-freedom one, that’s most definitely not the case. Some folks have even build an entire [...]