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  • Emily_Semily_s@mastodon.me.uk
    Oct 13, 2026, 4:38 PM

    "oh cool, a new image format. Wonder if I can do any fuckery with it like I did with tiffs."

    "oh ... never mind"

    A screen shot of the iso standards web page for ISO/IEC 18181-2:2026 which tells me I must buy a copy from the bsi to be able to read it.
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  • Emily_Semily_s@mastodon.me.uk
    Oct 13, 2026, 4:49 PM

    The thing I "love" about iso standards is there is no way for a normal person to actually verify something complies.

    I remember back when my son was born I was thinking I would make his cot. Then I discovered there is a standard for the construction of cots to make sure they are safe for babies. I remember the standard doc being hundreds of quid to read. I didn't build the cot but I also noticed I had no way to prove the ones I saw in shops actually complied either.

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  • Emily_Semily_s@mastodon.me.uk
    Oct 13, 2026, 4:50 PM

    bonus points for the "buy from bsi" link in the first post not actually linking to the correct document, but the BSI homepage.

    (its 151 quid to get a copy of the standard)

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  • Irenes (many)ireneista@irenes.space
    Oct 13, 2026, 4:50 PM

    @emily_s yeppppppppp. it's... yep. it's a very clear decision about which interests the standards process serves :(

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