Sports
Why a darts player can lead in legs but trail in sets
Darts can be organized as a direct race in legs or as sets containing legs.
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The viewing journal — page 42
Practical reading about screens, players, Canadian viewing and the decisions behind a better setup.
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Sports
Why 21–20 does not end a standard 21-point badminton game
Under the BWF's published 21-point scoring rules,20–20 requires a two-point lead, with a cap at 30.
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Sports
In a shotgun start, “through 12”need not mean playing hole 13 next
A shotgun start sends groups from different starting holes.
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Video formats
Renaming a video extension does not convert its tracks
Changing a filename can alter which application tries to open it.
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HEVC video is not automatically HDR video
A compression format and a dynamic-range presentation are different properties.
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A hardware-decoding preference is not proof that hardware was used
A setting can request a decoding path while the actual path depends on the format, device and application.
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