When my brother went to the TV to select a movie for us to watch this evening, I told him that I knew what movie he was going to choose, and
I jokingly told him that we had watched it last night and the night
before and the night before that, etc., and I didn't want to watch it
yet again.
Keith F. Lynch wrote:
When my brother went to the TV to select a movie for us to watch
this evening, I told him that I knew what movie he was going to
choose, and I jokingly told him that we had watched it last night
and the night before and the night before that, etc., and I didn't
want to watch it yet again.
Were you right about which one he chose?
We ended up mostly watching YouTube videos.
On 2/3/2025 11:14 AM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
We ended up mostly watching YouTube videos.
Most notably, a new Lehto's Law video that shocked even me. And I
thought I was unshockable. It's about a man who was compelled to
plead guilty to stealing his own identity. He had to falsely confess
that he wasn't who he claimed to be. (He was eventually exonerated.)
Lehto's Law is a channel that demonstrates something I hate about
YouTube.
It has interesting content, but the 'video' angle has exactly zero
added value - its just him sitting in his office talking at the
camera.
You spend 10-40 minutes for a story you could have read in 5 minutes.
No wonder I watch it at 1.5x to 1.75x speed, and still feel he's
wasting my time.
pt
Cryptoengineer wrote:
No wonder I watch it at 1.5x to 1.75x speed, and still feel he's
wasting my time.
I watched a Lehto's Law video with a friend yesterday, about the
challenge to a Louisiana law that says cops can order people to stay
25 feet away from them. I'd already known a lot of what was in it.
The main benefit was that I got my friend to see it.
I noticed that lots of episodes of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie
can be viewed for free on YouTube. I recognized Billy Mumy ("Will
Robinson") in one episode of each series. That kid really got
around. Hard to believe he's in his 70s now. And that the
principal characters of Bewitched (Samantha and both Darrens) died
when they were younger than I am now. At least Barbara Eden is
still with us.
And, switching to the other pair of 1960s competing fantasy sitcoms,
The Addams Family and The Munsters, can you believe that the original Wednesday, Lisa Loring, is in her 50s?
If so, you're mistaken. She's dead, as is the boy who played
Pugsley. It's her *daughter* who is in her 50s.
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
Cryptoengineer wrote:
No wonder I watch it at 1.5x to 1.75x speed, and still feel he's
wasting my time.
I always watch it at 2x speed, since he speaks clearly and has good microphones. I'd try for 3x if my computer let me.
I watched a Lehto's Law video with a friend yesterday, about the
challenge to a Louisiana law that says cops can order people to stay
25 feet away from them. I'd already known a lot of what was in it.
The main benefit was that I got my friend to see it.
As I implied, I often watch them with my brother.
Watching videos is often a social event. Reading is almost always a
solo event. There is room for both.
Sounds right to me. I doubt I ever saw a television
set until after the show's run.
On 2/5/25 8:31 AM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 2/3/2025 11:14 AM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
We ended up mostly watching YouTube videos.
Most notably, a new Lehto's Law video that shocked even me. And I
thought I was unshockable. It's about a man who was compelled to
plead guilty to stealing his own identity. He had to falsely confess
that he wasn't who he claimed to be. (He was eventually exonerated.)
Lehto's Law is a channel that demonstrates something I hate about
YouTube.
It has interesting content, but the 'video' angle has exactly zero
added value - its just him sitting in his office talking at the
camera.
You spend 10-40 minutes for a story you could have read in 5 minutes.
No wonder I watch it at 1.5x to 1.75x speed, and still feel he's
wasting my time.
pt
I watched a Lehto's Law video with a friend yesterday, about the
challenge to a Louisiana law that says cops can order people to stay 25
feet away from them. I'd already known a lot of what was in it. The main benefit was that I got my friend to see it.
I think videos are popular because many people use phones for computers,
and it's a pain to read much text on them.
A big problem with videos as opposed to text is that it's harder to
watch critically than to read critically. When you read something,
you can slow down for key points and leave the text to check it for
something else.
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
A big problem with videos as opposed to text is that it's harder to
watch critically than to read critically. When you read something,
you can slow down for key points and leave the text to check it for
something else.
The same is true of video now. My browser (Firefox on Ubuntu) lets me
pause, backtrack, or vary speed. I frequently do so.
But I need a new ad blocker. YouTube has suddenly become all but unwatchable, with multiple unskippable ads breaking into videos in
the middle. Any recommendations? Thanks.
Last night's movie, selected by my brother, was Zulu, a 62-year-old
movie about a then 84-year-old battle. In other words, about an event
about three times longer ago than my false arrest. (Why yes, it is
all about me.)
Keith F. Lynch wrote:
But I need a new ad blocker. YouTube has suddenly become all but
unwatchable, with multiple unskippable ads breaking into videos in
the middle. Any recommendations? Thanks.
uBlock Origin works very well for me.
personally, I am not having any issues with uBlock Origin, and I've
been using it for a few years at this point.
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