Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
In article <02fb016ea6cede8c18798de73e74472c@www.novabbs.org>
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) writes:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
NY Times reports that someone (presumably her) was found unresponsive
at her address by 911 workers. The medical examiner has not
determined the cause yet.
May be paywalled:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/dining/anne-burrell-dead.html
NY Post says cardiac arrest, but I don't put much faith in their
reporting.
On 2025-06-18 11:56 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
If we are going to speculate why not suicide or OT?
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:47:05 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-06-18 11:56 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:Because there's never been any suspicion of depression
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
If we are going to speculate why not suicide or OT?
or drug use? I've not read of anyone stating she was
having any mental health issues or even financial
issues to lead her to take her own life.
Because there's never been any suspicion of depression
or drug use? I've not read of anyone stating she was
having any mental health issues or even financial
issues to lead her to take her own life.
Plenty of speculation with celebrities. People do die in their 50s of "natural causes", I know of a couple in the past. OTOH, celebrities are more often found dead from substance abuse compared to the average guy
down the street. People often don't want to wait for facts.
On 2025-06-18 11:56 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
If we are going to speculate why not suicide or OT?
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:47:05 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-06-18 11:56 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:Because there's never been any suspicion of depression
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 1:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.I read this late Tuesday night. As no cause of death
was announced I'm going take a guess and say either
a heart attack or stroke.
If we are going to speculate why not suicide or OT?
or drug use? I've not read of anyone stating she was
having any mental health issues or even financial
issues to lead her to take her own life.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
On 6/18/2025 6:19 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
GM is an asshole. This is like asking who cares that Julia Child died.
GM doesn't cook, all he does is bitch about and disparage people who
post here.
Jill
Jill McQuown wrote on 6/18/2025 6:35 PM:
On 6/18/2025 6:19 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
GM is an asshole. This is like asking who cares that Julia Child died.
GM doesn't cook, all he does is bitch about and disparage people who
post here.
Jill
On the other hand, your majesty COOKS, but you still find time to bitch
and disparage other people.
Your Highness is a real Gem.
Priceless.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote on 6/18/2025 5:19 PM:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
Her death must not have been reported on fox news or truth social I
guess.
On 6/18/2025 6:19 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
GM is an asshole. This is like asking who cares that Julia Child died.
GM doesn't cook, all he does is bitch about and disparage people who
post here.
Jill
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
Jill McQuown wrote on 6/18/2025 6:35 PM:
On 6/18/2025 6:19 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:10:30 +0000, gm wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
Anne Burrell died today. No cause of death has been reported yet.
Never heard of her, why on earth is this "news"...???
GM
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
GM is an asshole. This is like asking who cares that Julia Child died.
GM doesn't cook, all he does is bitch about and disparage people who
post here.
Jill
On the other hand, your majesty COOKS, but you still find time to bitch
and disparage other people.
Your Highness is a real Gem.
Priceless.
GM is an asshole.
Jill
Jill McQuown wrote:
GM is an asshole.
Jill
Another irony meter torched.
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 02:44:12 -0400, "." <.@.....com> wrote:
Jill McQuown wrote:
GM is an asshole.Another irony meter torched.
Jill
Only Bryan comes close to GM's nastiness.
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 02:44:12 -0400, "." <.@.....com> wrote:
Jill McQuown wrote:
GM is an asshole.Another irony meter torched.
Jill
Only Bryan comes close to GM's nastiness.
Jill is no slouch when it comes to being an asshole.
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:19:59 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
She was just another vapid phony - baloney TV "celebrity chef", a week
from now she'll be totally forgotten...
Looking at her CV, the sum total of her initial "professional
experience" was NINE months in some Italian restaurant, lol...!!!
GM
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 6:28:38 +0000, gm wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:19:59 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:Not only was she a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
She was just another vapid phony - baloney TV "celebrity chef", a week
from now she'll be totally forgotten...
Looking at her CV, the sum total of her initial "professional
experience" was NINE months in some Italian restaurant, lol...!!!
GM
she was also an instructor there. Went to Italy and worked in
various restaurants. I can't speak for certain, but I imagine
she worked in Italy to gain more culinary knowledge. What
restaurants have you worked at?? She came back to the USA
and was a sous chef for Lydia Bastianich, became chef at Savoy,
then became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca. I, nor
anyone else here have those credentials. Your proclamation
of her being a "celebrity chef" is unwarranted and false.
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 6:28:38 +0000, gm wrote:
Looking at her CV, the sum total of her initial "professionalNot only was she a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
experience" was NINE months in some Italian restaurant, lol...!!!
GM
she was also an instructor there. Went to Italy and worked in
various restaurants. I can't speak for certain, but I imagine
she worked in Italy to gain more culinary knowledge. What
restaurants have you worked at?? She came back to the USA
and was a sous chef for Lydia Bastianich, became chef at Savoy,
then became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca. I, nor
anyone else here have those credentials. Your proclamation
of her being a "celebrity chef" is unwarranted and false.
On 2025-06-19 12:10 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 6:28:38 +0000, gm wrote:
Looking at her CV, the sum total of her initial "professionalNot only was she a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
experience" was NINE months in some Italian restaurant, lol...!!!
GM
she was also an instructor there. Went to Italy and worked in
various restaurants. I can't speak for certain, but I imagine
she worked in Italy to gain more culinary knowledge. What
restaurants have you worked at?? She came back to the USA
and was a sous chef for Lydia Bastianich, became chef at Savoy,
then became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca. I, nor
anyone else here have those credentials. Your proclamation
of her being a "celebrity chef" is unwarranted and false.
She was obviously a celebrity because she was well known. She was a chef
and she had appeared on a number of cooking shows. Whether she got those
gigs because she was already a celebrity or if she became a celebrity
because of her many appearances may be something to discuss, but all
those appearance on cooking shows would qualify her as a celebrity chef.
I can't say that I was a fan of hers.
I pity celebrity chefs. No matter how good they are, people tend to tire
of them quickly. Maybe it is because they go too much for gimmicks and
turn people off.
The same with Julia Child whom I thought THE BEST tv 'cook.'
Julia had published her now famous "French Cooking" book,
but if PBS had not given her a shot, we'd never known who
she was and most likely we'd never heard of her book either.
In article <828439924016043f3f94fd0e3fce27fb@www.novabbs.org>
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) writes:
The same with Julia Child whom I thought THE BEST tv 'cook.'
Julia had published her now famous "French Cooking" book,
but if PBS had not given her a shot, we'd never known who
she was and most likely we'd never heard of her book either.
If you get the chance to watch the documentary "Julia," it is a
blast.
The whole thing started because she and her cookbook were on the
local PBS book review show. Over station objections, she insisted
on doing a cooking demo of an omelet.
The station switchboard lit up like the 4th of July -- "I'd watch
that," etc. So they couldn't resist the viewer attention.
On 6/19/2025 8:28 PM, Drew Lawson wrote:
In article <828439924016043f3f94fd0e3fce27fb@www.novabbs.org>She was a good cook and focused on the work at hand. Very professional.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) writes:
The same with Julia Child whom I thought THE BEST tv 'cook.'
Julia had published her now famous "French Cooking" book,
but if PBS had not given her a shot, we'd never known who
she was and most likely we'd never heard of her book either.
If you get the chance to watch the documentary "Julia," it is a
blast.
The whole thing started because she and her cookbook were on the
local PBS book review show. Over station objections, she insisted
on doing a cooking demo of an omelet.
The station switchboard lit up like the 4th of July -- "I'd watch
that," etc. So they couldn't resist the viewer attention.
Food Network stars were also good, but they had to be entertaining as well. They were looking for the more flamboyant chefs.
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not watched
it in ages.
On 6/19/2025 8:28 PM, Drew Lawson wrote:
In article <828439924016043f3f94fd0e3fce27fb@www.novabbs.org>She was a good cook and focused on the work at hand. Very professional.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) writes:
The same with Julia Child whom I thought THE BEST tv 'cook.'
Julia had published her now famous "French Cooking" book,
but if PBS had not given her a shot, we'd never known who
she was and most likely we'd never heard of her book either.
If you get the chance to watch the documentary "Julia," it is a
blast.
The whole thing started because she and her cookbook were on the
local PBS book review show. Over station objections, she insisted
on doing a cooking demo of an omelet.
The station switchboard lit up like the 4th of July -- "I'd watch
that," etc. So they couldn't resist the viewer attention.
Food Network stars were also good, but they had to be entertaining as well. They were looking for the more flamboyant chefs.
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not watched
it in ages.
On 6/19/2025 8:37 PM, Ed P wrote:
On 6/19/2025 8:28 PM, Drew Lawson wrote:
In article <828439924016043f3f94fd0e3fce27fb@www.novabbs.org>She was a good cook and focused on the work at hand. Very
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) writes:
The same with Julia Child whom I thought THE BEST tv 'cook.'
Julia had published her now famous "French Cooking" book,
but if PBS had not given her a shot, we'd never known who
she was and most likely we'd never heard of her book either.
If you get the chance to watch the documentary "Julia," it is a
blast.
The whole thing started because she and her cookbook were on the
local PBS book review show. Over station objections, she insisted
on doing a cooking demo of an omelet.
The station switchboard lit up like the 4th of July -- "I'd watch
that," etc. So they couldn't resist the viewer attention.
professional. Food Network stars were also good, but they had to be
entertaining as well. They were looking for the more flamboyant chefs.
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not
watched it in ages.
Yeah, I'm not interested in watching cooking competition shows. For a
brief while "Hell's Kitchen" with Gordon Ramsay was fun but it was all
about making him a celebrity chef who was famous for yelling. In
reality, his private cooking videos are very subdued and informative,
filmed at home. Much better!
Jill
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:10:42 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Not only was she a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
she was also an instructor there. Went to Italy and worked in
various restaurants. I can't speak for certain, but I imagine
she worked in Italy to gain more culinary knowledge. What
restaurants have you worked at?? She came back to the USA
and was a sous chef for Lydia Bastianich, became chef at Savoy,
then became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca. I, nor
anyone else here have those credentials. Your proclamation
of her being a "celebrity chef" is unwarranted and false.
I like her method for spaghetti sauce. I'll have to give it a try. Her >technique of scorching the soffritto, meat, and tomato paste, is a good
one. I'm dubious of the amount of salt she's throwing around. There's no >garlic added - another good thing. She didn't use the word "deglaze"
even once. That's a relief. I'll have to pick up a bottle of the
cheapest red wine I can find. I don't have time to cook it for hours so
it'll be left in the rice cooker overnight to simmer.
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 6:28:38 +0000, gm wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:19:59 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:Not only was she a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
Just because you've never heard of her doesn't make
her non-newsworthy to many of us here.
She was just another vapid phony - baloney TV "celebrity chef", a week
from now she'll be totally forgotten...
Looking at her CV, the sum total of her initial "professional
experience" was NINE months in some Italian restaurant, lol...!!!
GM
she was also an instructor there. Went to Italy and worked in
various restaurants. I can't speak for certain, but I imagine
she worked in Italy to gain more culinary knowledge. What
restaurants have you worked at?? She came back to the USA
and was a sous chef for Lydia Bastianich, became chef at Savoy,
then became the executive chef of Centro Vinoteca. I, nor
anyone else here have those credentials. Your proclamation
of her being a "celebrity chef" is unwarranted and false.
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not watched
it in ages.
On 2025-06-20, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not watched
it in ages.
I'm not averse to the occasional food contest. It depends on
the format, the host, and the judges.
In my Discovery+ watchlist are:
Tournament of Champions (which I watch with a lot of fast-forward
through Guy Fieri)
Chopped
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Ciao House
Alex vs. America
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous challenges)
In my Discovery+ watchlist are:
Tournament of Champions (which I watch with a lot of fast-forward
through Guy Fieri)
Chopped
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Ciao House
Alex vs. America
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous challenges)
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...
In my Discovery+ watchlist are:
Tournament of Champions (which I watch with a lot of fast-forward
through Guy Fieri)
Chopped
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Ciao House
Alex vs. America
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
On 2025-06-20, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not watched
it in ages.
I'm not averse to the occasional food contest. It depends on
the format, the host, and the judges.
In my Discovery+ watchlist are:
Tournament of Champions (which I watch with a lot of fast-forward
through Guy Fieri)
Chopped
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Ciao House
Alex vs. America
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous challenges)
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials. i watch it at my brother's place
at times and it's very hard to take, but better than football
or golf or ... i usually have the remote in my hand to mute the
commercials.
On 2025-06-20 8:26 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
And it's not really a competition:The only food contest worth watching is the "Great British Bake-off".
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
No artificial drama and the contestants often help each other.
On 2025-06-20 12:48 p.m., songbird wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials. i watch it at my brother's place
at times and it's very hard to take, but better than football
or golf or ... i usually have the remote in my hand to mute the
commercials.
When I plan to watch something with a lot of commercials I often the
program.
On 2025-06-20, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-20 8:26 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
The only food contest worth watching is the "Great British Bake-off".
I'm not averse to the occasional food contest. It depends on
the format, the host, and the judges.
In my Discovery+ watchlist are:
Tournament of Champions (which I watch with a lot of fast-forward
through Guy Fieri)
Chopped
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Ciao House
Alex vs. America
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
No artificial drama and the contestants often help each other.
I'm not that fond of baking. I want to see savory food being cooked.
On 2025-06-20 8:26 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:The only food contest worth watching is the "Great British Bake-off".
Eventually, it evolved into the Food Contest Network. I've not watched
it in ages.
I'm not averse to the occasional food contest. It depends on
the format, the host, and the judges.
In my Discovery+ watchlist are:
Tournament of Champions (which I watch with a lot of fast-forward
through Guy Fieri)
Chopped
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Ciao House
Alex vs. America
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
No artificial drama and the contestants often help each other.
When I plan to watch something with a lot of commercials I often the
program.
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding >competence porn.
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding competence porn.
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous
challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding competence porn.
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
Graham wrote:
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbirdUBlock Origin was free
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding
competence porn.
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding
competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch
machining and welding videos on YouTube.
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding
competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch
machining and welding videos on YouTube.
On 2025-06-25 3:06 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:I've installed it on my TV.
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding
competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch
machining and welding videos on YouTube.
On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:06:36 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding
competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch
machining and welding videos on YouTube.
Just download them, although that could be difficult in an 80s
text-only Unix screen :)
On 2025-06-25, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:06:36 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding >>>>> competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch
machining and welding videos on YouTube.
Just download them, although that could be difficult in an 80s
text-only Unix screen :)
Why? I have a huge television with a nice soundbar and a small-ish
computer screen with junky speakers and a 100BASE-T Ethernet card.
On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:38:42 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-06-25, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:06:36 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >>><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not
to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding >>>>>> competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch >>>>machining and welding videos on YouTube.
Just download them, although that could be difficult in an 80s
text-only Unix screen :)
Why? I have a huge television with a nice soundbar and a small-ish >>computer screen with junky speakers and a 100BASE-T Ethernet card.
You can download something and watch it on your TV :)
On 2025-06-25, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:38:42 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-06-25, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:06:36 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >>>><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-06-23 3:39 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-23, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
On 2025-06-20 2:19 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-06-20, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
And it's not really a competition:
Chopped After Hours (in which the judges cook some of the previous >>>>>>>>>>> challenges)
i can't stand the commercials.
No commercials on streaming. It's clearly superior.
That depends on your streaming source.
I later realized that I pay extra on Amazon and Netflix not
to see commercials. It's well worth it to me.
I don't use any free streaming service. We even pay YouTube not >>>>>>> to show us commercials. That's where we watch machining and welding >>>>>>> competence porn.
I can't install that on my television, which is where we watch >>>>>machining and welding videos on YouTube.
Just download them, although that could be difficult in an 80s
text-only Unix screen :)
Why? I have a huge television with a nice soundbar and a small-ish >>>computer screen with junky speakers and a 100BASE-T Ethernet card.
You can download something and watch it on your TV :)
Or I could just stream it.
If I wanted to faff around installing and downloading stuff, I
wouldn't have retired.
UBlock Origin was free
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do youI haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.) I miss
the days when Youtube was just a place to watch fun or interesting
videos without being bombarded by ads. The acquisition by Google ruined
it.
Jill
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are
*determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.) I
miss the days when Youtube was just a place to watch fun or
interesting videos without being bombarded by ads. The acquisition by
Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a try. I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those notices
about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me click SKIP to
get past the ads to view something is irritating.
On 6/27/2025 9:56 AM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate
Youtube's TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those
messages all the time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks
out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to or
entertaining videos without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about
you but I have never been convinced to buy something simply because I
saw an advert.) I miss the days when Youtube was just a place to
watch fun or interesting videos without being bombarded by ads. The
acquisition by Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a try. I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those notices
about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me click SKIP to
get past the ads to view something is irritating.
Jill
On 6/27/2025 9:56 AM, Graham wrote:I have Adblock on as well!
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate
Youtube's TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those
messages all the time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks
out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to or
entertaining videos without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about
you but I have never been convinced to buy something simply because I
saw an advert.) I miss the days when Youtube was just a place to
watch fun or interesting videos without being bombarded by ads. The
acquisition by Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a try. I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those notices
about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me click SKIP to
get past the ads to view something is irritating.
Jill
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
UBlock Origin was free
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are
*determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.) I miss
the days when Youtube was just a place to watch fun or interesting
videos without being bombarded by ads. The acquisition by Google ruined
it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
watching YT videos adfree since.
On 2025-06-27 9:02 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/27/2025 9:56 AM, Graham wrote:I have Adblock on as well!
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do
you still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate
Youtube's TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those
messages all the time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks
out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to or
entertaining videos without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about
you but I have never been convinced to buy something simply because
I saw an advert.) I miss the days when Youtube was just a place to
watch fun or interesting videos without being bombarded by ads. The
acquisition by Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a try.
I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those notices
about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me click SKIP
to get past the ads to view something is irritating.
Jill
On 6/27/2025 1:21 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-06-27 9:02 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/27/2025 9:56 AM, Graham wrote:I have Adblock on as well!
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do
you still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate
Youtube's TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those
messages all the time and sometimes the Youtube video display
blacks out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to
or entertaining videos without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know
about you but I have never been convinced to buy something simply
because I saw an advert.) I miss the days when Youtube was just a
place to watch fun or interesting videos without being bombarded by
ads. The acquisition by Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a
try. I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those
notices about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me
click SKIP to get past the ads to view something is irritating.
Jill
Okay, so I'll add UBlock Origin as well. Thanks, Graham.
Jill
Jill McQuown wrote on 6/27/2025 6:38 PM:
On 6/27/2025 1:21 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-06-27 9:02 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/27/2025 9:56 AM, Graham wrote:I have Adblock on as well!
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin. >>>>>>>>Â Â if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or >>>>>>>> paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos >>>>>>>> just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
  songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do
you still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate
Youtube's TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those
messages all the time and sometimes the Youtube video display
blacks out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to >>>>>> or entertaining videos without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know >>>>>> about you but I have never been convinced to buy something simply
because I saw an advert.) I miss the days when Youtube was just a >>>>>> place to watch fun or interesting videos without being bombarded by >>>>>> ads. The acquisition by Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a
try. I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those
notices about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me
click SKIP to get past the ads to view something is irritating.
Jill
Okay, so I'll add UBlock Origin as well. Thanks, Graham.
Jill
It should work fine for your Highness.
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.) I miss
the days when Youtube was just a place to watch fun or interesting
videos without being bombarded by ads. The acquisition by Google ruined
it.
On 6/27/2025 8:53 AM, Jill McQuown wrote:
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are
*determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.) I
miss the days when Youtube was just a place to watch fun or
interesting videos without being bombarded by ads. The acquisition by
Google ruined it.
I remember when Youtube was bought out, and Google wanted me to make a
Google account to sign into Youtube, 2009 or so. I don't like Google,
but YouTube was struggling financially before Google bought them. I'm
sure they wouldn't be around today otherwise, and Youtube sure is more popular than ever.
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is advertisements. What a waste!
On 6/28/2025 7:49 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
I pay about $200 a month for cable TV bundled with Internet. I get lots
of channels that don't have advertisements or very minimal advertising.
I found a channel that runs nothing but old 'Alfred Hitchcock Hour' and 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' 30 minute episodes. Hitchcock used to make
fun of what he called "sponsors" during his intro's and when a station
break was required in the middle of a show. When I'm watching those
shows now, I don't see ads. :) That's just one example.
I don't bother to sign into Google to view YouTube videos (although I do
have a Google Account) unless I wish to comment on a video. I don't use Google as a search engine, either. It's far too intrusive. Firefox
with Duck Duck Go extension as the default browser. I took Graham's
advice and added UBlock Origin to Firefox to view the videos. What a difference!
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
On 2025-06-29 6:37 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
I don't bother to sign into Google to view YouTube videos (although I doI'm glad it works for you!
have a Google Account) unless I wish to comment on a video. I don't use
Google as a search engine, either. It's far too intrusive. Firefox
with Duck Duck Go extension as the default browser. I took Graham's
advice and added UBlock Origin to Firefox to view the videos. What a
difference!
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
I have recently come across YT videos shown as fact when they are
complete fiction
They report alleged rejoinders and put downs by someone being
interviewed by, say, Karoline Leavitt.
Snopes is your friend here!
There are also many "heartwarming" stories, supposedly factual, that are complete bullshit
On 2025-06-29 8:37 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/28/2025 7:49 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
I pay about $200 a month for cable TV bundled with Internet. I get lots
of channels that don't have advertisements or very minimal advertising.
I found a channel that runs nothing but old 'Alfred Hitchcock Hour' and
'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' 30 minute episodes. Hitchcock used to make
fun of what he called "sponsors" during his intro's and when a station
break was required in the middle of a show. When I'm watching those
shows now, I don't see ads. :) That's just one example.
I stream a lot on Tubi. There are a couple 10-15 second commercials at
the beginning and then again every 20 minutes or so. It is easy enough
to tolerate. If the commercials start getting longer or they string more >together I will be dropping that.
On 2025-06-29 6:37 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
I'm glad it works for you!The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
I have recently come across YT videos shown as fact when they are
complete fiction
They report alleged rejoinders and put downs by someone being
interviewed by, say, Karoline Leavitt.
Snopes is your friend here!
There are also many "heartwarming" stories, supposedly factual, that are complete bullshit.
I'm glad it works for you!
I have recently come across YT videos shown as fact when they are
complete fiction
They report alleged rejoinders and put downs by someone being
interviewed by, say, Karoline Leavitt.
Snopes is your friend here!
There are also many "heartwarming" stories, supposedly factual, that are complete bullshit.
On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:42:59 +0000, Graham wrote:
I'm glad it works for you!
I have recently come across YT videos shown as fact when they are
complete fiction
They report alleged rejoinders and put downs by someone being
interviewed by, say, Karoline Leavitt.
Snopes is your friend here!
There are also many "heartwarming" stories, supposedly factual, that are
complete bullshit.
Your best bet in the modern age is to not believe any video, or picture,
on your phone, computer, or TV. You probably think I'm paranoid or fear mongering. I'm not. You might think I'm trying to be funny. I'm not.
People, especially old folks, are like babes in the dark woods. This is
a whole nother ball game.
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:42:59 +0000, Graham wrote:
Snopes is your friend here!
There are also many "heartwarming" stories, supposedly factual, that are
complete bullshit.
Your best bet in the modern age is to not believe any video, or picture,
on your phone, computer, or TV. You probably think I'm paranoid or fear mongering. I'm not. You might think I'm trying to be funny. I'm not.
People, especially old folks, are like babes in the dark woods. This is
a whole nother ball game.
On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 23:49:14 +0000, Michael Trew wrote:
Do you have a DVR where you can record favorite programs
The YT ads you have to skip don't bother me much. What bothers me is
cable TV, where you pay $200/mo and 1/3 of the programming is
advertisements. What a waste!
and then just fast forward through the commercials?
On 2025-06-29 5:29 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Do you have a DVR where you can record favorite programs
and then just fast forward through the commercials?
I can PVR in my satellite receiver. It is interesting to FF through the commercials and see how much advertising you are being exposed to. SNL
is one of the worst. It's an hour and a half show but close to half of
it is commercials. It is a much shorter show when you watch only the
show and not the ads. FWIW when watching the recording and switching to
FF you see the time markers and when the ads are flashing by it is hard
to keep track of the ads as they zoom past because there are so many of
them.
On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:02:48 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
ABC national evening news is probably just as bad. One news
On 2025-06-29 5:29 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Do you have a DVR where you can record favorite programs
and then just fast forward through the commercials?
I can PVR in my satellite receiver. It is interesting to FF through the
commercials and see how much advertising you are being exposed to. SNL
is one of the worst. It's an hour and a half show but close to half of
it is commercials. It is a much shorter show when you watch only the
show and not the ads. FWIW when watching the recording and switching to
FF you see the time markers and when the ads are flashing by it is hard
to keep track of the ads as they zoom past because there are so many of
them.
story, then commercials, one news story, then commercials
until I think I've seen maybe 12 minutes or so of news. I've
pretty much stopped watching that channel for national news.
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are >*determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.)
Your best bet in the modern age is to not believe any video, or picture,
on your phone, computer, or TV. You probably think I'm paranoid or fear mongering. I'm not. You might think I'm trying to be funny. I'm not.
People, especially old folks, are like babes in the dark woods. This is
a whole nother ball game.
Let me see if I have this right. If I see a video where the Trumpster
makes and absurd comment I should assume that it is false news and I
should not believe it. Then when Karoline Leavitt stands up in front of
a microphone and says that it is false news I should apply the same
level of credibility and assume that she is lying and that he did say it.
ABC national evening news is probably just as bad. One news
story, then commercials, one news story, then commercials
until I think I've seen maybe 12 minutes or so of news. I've
pretty much stopped watching that channel for national news.
On 2025-06-29, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Let me see if I have this right. If I see a video where the Trumpster
makes and absurd comment I should assume that it is false news and I
should not believe it. Then when Karoline Leavitt stands up in front of
a microphone and says that it is false news I should apply the same
level of credibility and assume that she is lying and that he did say it.
Follow the Karine Jean-Pierre rule. Believe that a dead body ran the
United States for four years.
On 2025-06-29, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
Your best bet in the modern age is to not believe any video, or picture,
on your phone, computer, or TV. You probably think I'm paranoid or fear
mongering. I'm not. You might think I'm trying to be funny. I'm not.
People, especially old folks, are like babes in the dark woods. This is
a whole nother ball game.
The older I get, the more cynical I get. That's a virtue in Today's
World. We know people who respond to shocking emails. They spend a lot
of time sorting things out at the bank.
Rule #1: Learn how to confirm who the email is from.
Rule #2: Never respond to a email link or phone number, regardless.
Rule #3: Refer to Rules #1 and #2.
On 2025-06-29 5:02 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:42:59 +0000, Graham wrote:
Snopes is your friend here!
There are also many "heartwarming" stories, supposedly factual, that are >>> complete bullshit.
Your best bet in the modern age is to not believe any video, or picture,
on your phone, computer, or TV. You probably think I'm paranoid or fear
mongering. I'm not. You might think I'm trying to be funny. I'm not.
People, especially old folks, are like babes in the dark woods. This is
a whole nother ball game.
Let me see if I have this right. If I see a video where the Trumpster
makes and absurd comment I should assume that it is false news and I
should not believe it. Then when Karoline Leavitt stands up in front of
a microphone and says that it is false news I should apply the same
level of credibility and assume that she is lying and that he did say
it.
You have it right. OTOH, my guess is that you're going to believe what
you want to believe.
dsi1 wrote:
You have it right. OTOH, my guess is that you're going to believe what
you want to believe.
Be NICE, David... or otherwise you could end up here - BEWARE...!!!
On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 2:15:19 +0000, gm wrote:
dsi1 wrote:
You have it right. OTOH, my guess is that you're going to believe what
you want to believe.
Be NICE, David... or otherwise you could end up here - BEWARE...!!!
Here's some tips for the old farts of rfc that are looking for
galfriends. Don't worry if you think you're too old - you ain't.
Jill McQuown wrote:
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do you
still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate Youtube's
TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those messages all the
time and sometimes the Youtube video display blacks out. They are >>*determined* not to let you watch a how-to or entertaining videos
without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know about you but I have never
been convinced to buy something simply because I saw an advert.)
There's another option. Don't view youtube videos in a browser.
Download the video and watch with your favorite movie player.
yt-dlp is the best, IMO and is updated regularly. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:40:44 +0000, heyjoe wrote:
There's another option. Don't view youtube videos in a browser.
Download the video and watch with your favorite movie player.
yt-dlp is the best, IMO and is updated regularly.
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
I had a chance to get a documentary about the Hawaii Lions club on DVD
but realized that I don't have any way to play such a thing on my
computer. I used to burn a lot of DVDs, CD, and VCDs. But in the end,
such media are useless in the modern world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1v5FpRXsyE
dsi1 wrote on 7/1/2025 7:21 PM:
On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 2:15:19 +0000, gm wrote:
dsi1 wrote:
You have it right. OTOH, my guess is that you're going to believe what >>>> you want to believe.
Be NICE, David... or otherwise you could end up here - BEWARE...!!!
Here's some tips for the old farts of rfc that are looking for
galfriends. Don't worry if you think you're too old - you ain't.
Can we hump yoose wife Tojo? I hear she has great stems.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 5:46:31 +0000, Bruce wrote:
I have an external DVD player so if I'll ever get my hands on a DVD
with a documentary about the Hawaii Lions Club, I'll be able to play
it!
It's a heck of a story. It was da Hawaiians that moved the Lions International group into the modern era. A Japanese guy from Hawaii
traveled the mainland and petitioned the organization to allow
non-whites to join the club. In 1926, The Lions voted to change their constitution to allow colored folks membership. Beats me how he
convinced a convention hall of 10,000 white guys to approve of that.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 04:49:37 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:40:44 +0000, heyjoe wrote:
There's another option. Don't view youtube videos in a browser.
Download the video and watch with your favorite movie player.
yt-dlp is the best, IMO and is updated regularly.
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
I had a chance to get a documentary about the Hawaii Lions club on DVD
but realized that I don't have any way to play such a thing on my
computer. I used to burn a lot of DVDs, CD, and VCDs. But in the end,
such media are useless in the modern world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1v5FpRXsyE
I have an external DVD player so if I'll ever get my hands on a DVD
with a documentary about the Hawaii Lions Club, I'll be able to play
it!
On 2025-07-02 10:46 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 5:46:31 +0000, Bruce wrote:
I have an external DVD player so if I'll ever get my hands on a DVD
with a documentary about the Hawaii Lions Club, I'll be able to play
it!
It's a heck of a story. It was da Hawaiians that moved the Lions
International group into the modern era. A Japanese guy from Hawaii
traveled the mainland and petitioned the organization to allow
non-whites to join the club. In 1926, The Lions voted to change their
constitution to allow colored folks membership. Beats me how he
convinced a convention hall of 10,000 white guys to approve of that.
Of course it beats you. It defies your perception that all white people
are racist.
On 2025-07-02 10:46 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 5:46:31 +0000, Bruce wrote:
I have an external DVD player so if I'll ever get my hands on a DVD
with a documentary about the Hawaii Lions Club, I'll be able to play
it!
It's a heck of a story. It was da Hawaiians that moved the Lions
International group into the modern era. A Japanese guy from Hawaii
traveled the mainland and petitioned the organization to allow
non-whites to join the club. In 1926, The Lions voted to change their
constitution to allow colored folks membership. Beats me how he
convinced a convention hall of 10,000 white guys to approve of that.
Of course it beats you. It defies your perception that all white people
are racist.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 5:46:31 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 04:49:37 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:40:44 +0000, heyjoe wrote:
There's another option. Don't view youtube videos in a browser.
Download the video and watch with your favorite movie player.
yt-dlp is the best, IMO and is updated regularly.
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
I had a chance to get a documentary about the Hawaii Lions club on DVD >>>but realized that I don't have any way to play such a thing on my >>>computer. I used to burn a lot of DVDs, CD, and VCDs. But in the end, >>>such media are useless in the modern world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1v5FpRXsyE
I have an external DVD player so if I'll ever get my hands on a DVD
with a documentary about the Hawaii Lions Club, I'll be able to play
it!
It's a heck of a story. It was da Hawaiians that moved the Lions >International group into the modern era. A Japanese guy from Hawaii
traveled the mainland and petitioned the organization to allow
non-whites to join the club. In 1926, The Lions voted to change their >constitution to allow colored folks membership. Beats me how he
convinced a convention hall of 10,000 white guys to approve of that.
On 6/27/2025 9:56 AM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-06-27 6:53 a.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
On 6/24/2025 11:25 PM, Graham wrote:I haven't seen them. I installed it a few months ago and have been
On 2025-06-24 8:54 p.m., songbird wrote:
Graham wrote:UBlock Origin was free
...
I haven't seen ads on YouTube since I installed UBlock Origin.
if it ever comes down to a choice between watching ads or
paying someone to not see them i'll gladly switch off
entirely. i can listen to music recordings or watch videos
just fine here and not have to pay for them again and again.
if a dvd has a very annoying start up menu i might even rip
it to the SSD and skip all the nonsense, but it has been
very rare lately that i'm watching a movie a lot of times
where that becomes an issue.
songbird
Question: if using UBlock Origin when watching Youtube videos, do
you still get those annoying messages saying ad blockers violate
Youtube's TOS? I have Adblock Plus installed and I get those
messages all the time and sometimes the Youtube video display
blacks out. They are *determined* not to let you watch a how-to or
entertaining videos without the ridiculous ads. (I don't know
about you but I have never been convinced to buy something simply
because I saw an advert.) I miss the days when Youtube was just a
place to watch fun or interesting videos without being bombarded by
ads. The acquisition by Google ruined it.
Jill
watching YT videos adfree since.
Thanks! I'll have to uninstall Adblock and give UBlock Origin a try.
I enjoy watching videos on Youtube but the irritation of those notices
about ad blockers violating their TOS and still making me click SKIP
to get past the ads to view something is irritating.
Jill
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