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This is the reason for my strong dislike of online content moving to video. It's way, way harder to skim a video to see if it's decent quality. I feel like thi

This is the reason for my strong dislike of online content moving to video. It's way, way harder to skim a video to see if it's decent quality. I feel like this is the inevitable result of video content having a lower entry bar than written. And even when writing's bad, it's more immediately obvious.

pmarreck 5y ago
It’s also monetized better
- c0balt 5y ago
  Not the gp but the "Enhancer for YouTube" extension for firefox supports up to 5x (given enough bandwidth) and MediaPipe for Android up to 3x.
  - spaniard89277 5y ago
    Yeah but then you don't understand what they say, so it's not useful. I guess this is what the Internet has come to.
    - nomilk 5y ago
      It took me a while to come across an actually-convincing example [1] of where 5x speed is useful. But the current top HN item [2] is stunning at 5x. Not to mention that it clocks in at a minuscule and almost entirely procrastination-guilt-free 35 seconds! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_ukt8g53c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_ukt8g53c [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30312694 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30312694
jasode 5y ago
>This is the reason for my strong dislike of online content moving to video. It's way, way harder to skim a video to see if it's decent quality. It depends on what people mean by "hardware". If the hardware is comparing something like graphics cards, then yes, text content with table of performance numbers and some charts is faster to parse. But if the hardware is more physical hands-on like mechanical tools, drones, grills, etc, videos of people demonstrating its use and/or reveal the flaws is easier and faster to digest. ("Picture is worth a thousand words.") E.g. a Youtube video comparing a bunch of miter gauges is better than a magazine article that's just text and photos. Text+photos is too static so the reader can't see and hear the slop in bad products that machined are out of tolerance. Conveying that type of quality is more effective in videos. If you're viewing Youtube on desktop instead of mobile, the fastest way to to skim is to press the keys 1 to 9 on the keyboard which jumps to timeline at 10%, 20%, 30% ... 90%. There's latency for 2160 4k 60ps videos but for lower bandwidth videos, it works well. If the video looks good, press 0 to rewind to the beginning.

pmarreck 5y ago

It’s also monetized better

c0balt 5y ago
Not the gp but the "Enhancer for YouTube" extension for firefox supports up to 5x (given enough bandwidth) and MediaPipe for Android up to 3x.
- spaniard89277 5y ago
  Yeah but then you don't understand what they say, so it's not useful. I guess this is what the Internet has come to.
  - nomilk 5y ago
    It took me a while to come across an actually-convincing example [1] of where 5x speed is useful. But the current top HN item [2] is stunning at 5x. Not to mention that it clocks in at a minuscule and almost entirely procrastination-guilt-free 35 seconds! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_ukt8g53c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_ukt8g53c [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30312694 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30312694

jasode 5y ago

>This is the reason for my strong dislike of online content moving to video. It's way, way harder to skim a video to see if it's decent quality. It depends on what people mean by "hardware". If the hardware is comparing something like graphics cards, then yes, text content with table of performance numbers and some charts is faster to parse. But if the hardware is more physical hands-on like mechanical tools, drones, grills, etc, videos of people demonstrating its use and/or reveal the flaws is easier and faster to digest. ("Picture is worth a thousand words.") E.g. a Youtube video comparing a bunch of miter gauges is better than a magazine article that's just text and photos. Text+photos is too static so the reader can't see and hear the slop in bad products that machined are out of tolerance. Conveying that type of quality is more effective in videos. If you're viewing Youtube on desktop instead of mobile, the fastest way to to skim is to press the keys 1 to 9 on the keyboard which jumps to timeline at 10%, 20%, 30% ... 90%. There's latency for 2160 4k 60ps videos but for lower bandwidth videos, it works well. If the video looks good, press 0 to rewind to the beginning.