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You may also like to read how to block the BBC News website Breaking News pop-up banner for all devices on your network, even when out and about. »

Update: I’ve written guides on how to do this in Firefox and Safari. I’ve written about how to block the breaking news banner on the BBC News website, including how to hack it into an anti-procrastination or prank playing tool on all of your devices (at least until HTTPS is rolled out). »

The monthly tube strike is pretty inconvenient but it does offer opportunities to test things. Here is what my LED strip looks like today. »

I’ve revisited an old project of mine. My original pragmatic tube status. I’ve updated it a bit over the years and I recently had to move it to a new host. »

I’ve been asked for a comparison of what my LED lights tube status alert project looks like during normal service versus disruption. »

Update: There’s a newer article about how to do this on all devices, including phones and tablets. TL;DR, block polling. »

Update: I’ve got this working and written about it here. I listen to a fair amount of Radio Paradise (an awesome internet radio station). »

I’ve written previously about using the new mobile app install banner in Chrome. It’s possible to test this by setting a flag (chrome://flags/#bypass-app-banner-engagement-checks) but I experienced some weird edge cases so I did a bit of digging (the beauty of open source). »