Comments by "LoneTech" (@0LoneTech) on "Louis Rossmann" channel.

  1. In particular, better than a youtube ad, which has at least a 40% chance of being a clear scam, and 70% chance of being abusively loud garbage in those first seconds.
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  2.  @Llortnerof  You mean the little countdown before the skip button? That consistently lies by counting slow, and now they're often swapping it out for "video will play shortly" or something like that. Its purpose is to draw your attention so you don't look away from the ad. I've seen it bug out and stick in forced mode on a 15 minute ad.
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  3. Always remember: Just because you think they're out to get you doesn't mean they're not. And Louis brought public evidence.
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  4. Since they're using DASH to assemble the video, I guess what we'll have to do is fingerprint the video chunks, and skip those that don't belong. Imagine that, content ID for improved user experience.
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  5. Sounds more like Adobe's goals, terms and methods are so toxic it's unsafe to use them, whether pirated or not.
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  6. ​​@kanstantsin-buchat's very different from SSL. Web browsers already support client side certificates, useful for user authentication. DRM is all about not trusting the user and making them relinquish control of their computer, and doing it via downloaded software like this is fundamentally breakable. Basically, it's making both distributors and users pay to be insulted, with bonus security risks.
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  7. Refund? They should return the stolen goods and compensate the victims. This is them doing some of that in hopes they won't be forced to do it all.
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  8. 6:15 A moment or appreciation for the driver who noticed he was in the way and did something about it.
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  9. There's a bunch of other things that section 1201 shouldn't be restricting, such as accessibility and format shifting. It's a nasty section. Another part in need of fixing is that vexatious DMCA takedowns have no penalty (currently, the only demand is they represent a copyright holder - not that that copyright has any relevance to the case). "Smart" TVs, in particular, should be fixed to stop forcing ads and surveillance. And as usual, quite a good point that these restrictions aren't doing what they're claimed to be for - they make it illegal to remove anti-usability sabotage from products, a service that will already be done for you at those piracy sites they're holding up as so evil. The legitimate customers bear both the costs for the sabotage (big money for e.g. DeNuvo and Adobe) and the pains of the hostility (because clearly nothing makes you less trustworthy than buying from a legitimate vendor). Most of the time the publishers are too craven to even speak plainly when asked if they do such sabotage, let alone *why*.
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  10. The primary purpose of the "skip" button on ads is to hold your attention on the ad. When they say you get "fewer" ads if you skip them every time, it's not because they want to help you. It's because you're marked as a high attention viewer, so advertisers who don't want to pay extra for that aren't getting through. There's a smaller pool of ads competing, but almost certainly not fewer sent. Most of the time, their numbers are pure fabulation with the only purpose of impressing management and investors. The people paid to lie to prospective customers employ the exact same tactics when negotiating for payments.
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  11. But was it sturdy and easy to assemble? And how is the picture quality?
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  12. This case shows you shouldn't accept their "free" offers either. They're claiming the "free trial" is why they should get away with negligent manslaughter.
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  13. I think about the studio's side quite often. They're also victims of the publishers and distributors. Oddly enough, I don't think "we're hitting them harder" is a reason to accept getting hit. And hosting is emphatically not expensive today, and very much a distributor created problem when they insist on streaming instead of plain transfers - specifically so they can shut it down.
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  14. This is not a reddit AMA. It is an advertising thread in a company subreddit disguised as an AMA. Actual AMAs go elsewhere.
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  15. Well there you go. That makes sponsorblock competition to youtube premium income, so it will be attacked just as viciously as ad blockers.
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  16. This doesn't sound like the sort of thing you should trust to firmware. I believe Boeing recently made some demonstrations of some risks with that.
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  17. And they know it. It's like when Willy's would only offer self scanning to customers who signed a form declaring they'd read and accepted a terms of service document that did not even exist. They require their marks ("customers") to be on the hook for breach of contract before there's ever any conflict.
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  18. I once paid for YouTube Premium. I was offered three features of interest: ad-free, family sharing, and pre-caching (misleadingly labelled downloads). YouTube kept showing me ads, claimed my mother wasn't my family, and removed the pre-caching feature. For background, years before they offered premium, I had asked them for the option to buy the ad slots shown to me. They refused, and more than quadrupled the ads, apparently convinced they can't sell ad-free without first making their ads completely insufferable.
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  19. Nope, but they did get sued for deceptive practices in pushing their subscription tiers.
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  20. How about the drug business? Tobacco abuse is a primary factor in crap life quality, shortened lifespans, fires, and littering. It does take lives regularly, and often not just the abuser's.
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  21. Oh, it's worse. At a minimum they're collecting data on exactly who doesn't want their data collected. They're actively opposing you and the law.
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  22. I think opening the VP8/VP9/VP10 codecs (from On2) publically and as basis for AV1 may count. As for the youtube platform itself, they certainly seem enthusiastic about drawing ire.
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  23. I find your optimism unfounded. While they may finally voice the question, it'll be a "why me?" with themselves firmly in a victim role. That's not reflection, it's speculative misdirection.
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  24. Better yet, visible dislike counts gave a popularity measure to suggest confidence in the rating. Far from perfect, but helpful for viewers. Youtube decided to "protect" posters from "negativity" by... only showing it to them. I have no clue why they decided to push that lie.
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  25. «advertisement /ăd′vər-tīz″mənt, ăd-vûr′tĭs-, -tĭz-/ noun 1. The act of advertising. 2. A notice, such as a poster or a paid announcement in the print, broadcast, or electronic media, designed to attract public attention or patronage. 3. The act of informing or notifying; notification. » Yep, that's literally "it's not an ad, it's an ad!"
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  26. Here in Sweden that search should not be required, as the credit info companies send us a copy of their response to each lookup. That said, dumb shit happens still. We had a blind man fighting off the TV extortion company Radiotjänst i Kiruna while they claimed their "interpretation" defined the law. With your drive, better times are coming. Best wishes.
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  27. Make sure you have a recovery plan; back your documents up, verify the backups, and probably get an alternative software option too. Something like Knoppix or Puppy Linux, so your machine will be operable when that Windows installation fails. Just this week Microsoft announced yet another critical bug in their network stack enabling remote takeovers of all functions of the computer. Just a routine oopsie.
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  28. "Not good alternatives" is based on prioritizing some convenience (e.g., preestablished registration, huge selection, easy ordering and prepaid next day delivery including carrying up the stairs) over inconveniences like looking around, fair dealing or that pesky "warranty of fitness for particular purpose" that's legally required of a normal purchase. Most people who make this choice also consider writing a list of pros and cons too much effort. Network effect and confirmation bias are very strong here.
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  29.  @FirebunbunYT  Spiffing Brit's videos titled "Youtube Is Broken" discusses the "promotion" feature. In particular the exploit where you can pay to destroy others' channels is remarkable.
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  30. Incorrect. There is plenty of software that is respectful of user privacy and user rights, and additionally shared without demand for payment. With FOSS in particular (a rebranding of free software as described by the free software foundation) you have the right to study, improve and share it, not merely use it. Have a look e.g. at Debian's philosophy and social contract.
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  31. When none of us spend. Good luck trying to not spend time.
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  32. They also block viewing the site with a web browser.
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  33.  @hubertnnn  Of course not. That's as idiotic as the common thief's claim "if it doesn't scan, it's free". Because the document does not exist, claiming you've read it is a lie, and signing the document with that statement is perjury. As ridiculous as the legal system is, it rarely takes jokes well.
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  34. ​ @tzorfireis425 Don't forget, the "option" to not get spied on likely doesn't do what it says, just provides them another data point to sell. This is how all the tracking companies view the "do not track" header, for instance.
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  35.  @midlowreborn  I can't quit something I've never done. I don't expect you to read past the first three words this time, either.
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  36. Paranoia is unreasonable fear. It is not unreasonable to fear those who abandon reason and exploit others thinking "surely they wouldn't". Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
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  37. They never reverted the damage, so what exactly did they lose?
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  38. Sony music, who intentionally broke the CD spec to the degree iMacs had to be modified with a drill to remove the unusable disc (great design, Apple). Sony Computer Entertainment repeatedly destroyed functionality (e.g. SACD and Other OS) on sold machines, including key selling points, while advertising "it does everything" (I don't expect they've stopped). Each time blaming their victims.
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  39. A classic "goddag yxskaft" example. As the classic Swedish tale goes, there was a man carving an axe handle as he saw a stranger come walking down he road. This man was hard of hearing, so he made some guesses as to what the stranger would ask, and so their dialogue went like this: "Good day!" "Axe handles." (He'll probably ask what I'm making.) "The rye is tall this year." "Four miles." (And how far it is to town.) "Aren't you a bit twisted?" "To the left." (And which way to turn at the branch in the road.)
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  40. Sony are literally infamous for repeated bad acts like this. They never cared.
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  41. The premium feature of letting paying customers buffer subscribed videos ahead of time lasted what, two weeks? I now expect them to continue worsening their services.
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  42.  @Sonny_McMacsson  Those were not the source of the free software movement. It is a grassroots philanthropic response to hostile restrictions. For proprietary publishers (Microsoft being the main example), the restrictions exist to enforce profit (even when counterproductive, making people seek alternatives). For the free software movement, the sharing exists to retake control (of one's own tools and work). Note that money is not a factor for the latter, but dedicating significant effort requires not living in abject poverty.
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  43. While a slightly more complex interpretation, I think it may be 3 enabled by 4, redirecting the motive: "A free software phone is imperative to create, by all means, so whatever means these guys picked is fine by me." This allows for cultish recruitment of people not driven by profit. When people want something to be true, even believe it's the foundation of their self image, like "I'm honest" or "the government is lying to us", they tend to make extremely biased readings of any situation vaguely connected to the idea.
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  44.  @marcogenovesi8570  That's one xenophobic take on it. Things aren't automatically safe by being US made - and in particular US lack of regulation has made "made in U.S." into an absolute joke, among many other false markings. E.g. "recyclable", "organic", "flushable" etc. It actually isn't unreasonable to expect such a thing of a reseller; but you have a market in which it's unlikely for a responsible trader of any kind to have success, maintained by the most egregious exploiters.
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  45. ​ @TheBunzinator  Side note, used to be Canon made all HP printers. No idea which way that goes today.
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  46. Except they broke the normal experience. They take money for ad-free services they don't deliver.
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  47. That's an odd way to spell French and Les 12 travaux d'Astérix.
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  48. It's worse. Should you be unsatisfied, this document says you're not allowed to bring in other parties to resolve a conflict, e.g. a contract lawyer or actual law enforcement, but are bound to whatever they dictate through their arbiter. That part, known as "forced arbitration", is one that probably should be illegal - but if you succumb to the pressure to sign this thing, you're not allowed to even ask.
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  49.  @CptJistuce  A lot of CS departments think so. It's very clear their job is not to serve the customer but get the errand dismissed ASAP.
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  50. That is equally inexcusable and even easier to solve. Remember the space required to keep the last known good version? That's the running version. There's no need at all to interrupt that while downloading a new version, which goes in the next slot. Only after the download has finished and been verified does it make sense to proceed to the switching step. And don't try to tell me a car, which is legally required to have redundant sensors, can't afford to have dual banks of flash memory.
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