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A 6 minute video weighting at about 150MiB for "explaining" what can be summarized in a couple sentences of text is another particular version of hell.

djbusby 3y ago
Why didn't you explain it? Is this more hell?
- lionkor 3y ago
  Why didnt you? Now I have to go watch the video on expensive data, darn it
  - djbusby 3y ago
    I didn't watch the video then but I will for you. It's about the Chicago Parking deal in 2008 with some machines for parking. Daley gave control of parking meters to a private company until 2083. Sold out his citizens. For a super discount. And now, in a shocking twist, the private company is squeezing the citizens and government. It's a pretty good watch.
    - lionkor 3y ago
      Oh, wow, thank you! Appreciate that a lot
    - tptacek 3y ago
      I'm not going to stick up for the deal itself, but parking in Chicago got better after that deal, and downtown parking in Chicago is cheaper by far than NYC, and than Boston. It's about as expensive as Seattle is. Downtown parking shouldn't be cheap!
t0mas88 3y ago
I close the YouTube app anytime it makes me watch more than a 5 seconds skippable ad. This was one of those times so I have no idea what was in the video :-) In other words: Fuck Google and their ad bullshit.
- TheRealPomax 3y ago
  Raising the question: why do you have the Youtube app installed at all? Modern phones can play Youtube in the browser just fine, and browsers like Vivaldi come with adblock built in.
  - t0mas88 3y ago
    The Microsoft Edge Adblocker on iPhone doesn't work on YouTube ads. On desktop using uBlock Origin works great.
seabass-labrax 3y ago
Half as Interesting could alternatively be titled Double as Long. Most of the extra length is taken up with in-jokes and the obligatory streaming service advertisement, but you could try the browser plugin 'SponsorBlock' to cut the length back down.
TheRealPomax 3y ago
No, that's just every single youtube ever made. It's what x2 playback exist for.
- AshamedCaptain 3y ago
  You still have to download all of 150MiB for absolutely nothing.
  - TheRealPomax 3y ago
    I have questions about where you live if 150 MB of data is an even remotely significant amount of data... Are you on a cellphone in rural Canada or something?

djbusby 3y ago

Why didn't you explain it? Is this more hell?

lionkor 3y ago
Why didnt you? Now I have to go watch the video on expensive data, darn it
- djbusby 3y ago
  I didn't watch the video then but I will for you. It's about the Chicago Parking deal in 2008 with some machines for parking. Daley gave control of parking meters to a private company until 2083. Sold out his citizens. For a super discount. And now, in a shocking twist, the private company is squeezing the citizens and government. It's a pretty good watch.
  - lionkor 3y ago
    Oh, wow, thank you! Appreciate that a lot
  - tptacek 3y ago
    I'm not going to stick up for the deal itself, but parking in Chicago got better after that deal, and downtown parking in Chicago is cheaper by far than NYC, and than Boston. It's about as expensive as Seattle is. Downtown parking shouldn't be cheap!

t0mas88 3y ago

I close the YouTube app anytime it makes me watch more than a 5 seconds skippable ad. This was one of those times so I have no idea what was in the video :-) In other words: Fuck Google and their ad bullshit.

TheRealPomax 3y ago
Raising the question: why do you have the Youtube app installed at all? Modern phones can play Youtube in the browser just fine, and browsers like Vivaldi come with adblock built in.
- t0mas88 3y ago
  The Microsoft Edge Adblocker on iPhone doesn't work on YouTube ads. On desktop using uBlock Origin works great.

seabass-labrax 3y ago

Half as Interesting could alternatively be titled Double as Long. Most of the extra length is taken up with in-jokes and the obligatory streaming service advertisement, but you could try the browser plugin 'SponsorBlock' to cut the length back down.

TheRealPomax 3y ago

No, that's just every single youtube ever made. It's what x2 playback exist for.

AshamedCaptain 3y ago
You still have to download all of 150MiB for absolutely nothing.
- TheRealPomax 3y ago
  I have questions about where you live if 150 MB of data is an even remotely significant amount of data... Are you on a cellphone in rural Canada or something?