ominouslemon

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Why doesn't youtube shut down their public web api?

so we already know that youtube doesn't like people freeloading their bandwidth using something like invidious, piped, newpipe etc. why don't they just close the public web api and require a login or something. by requiring login they can keep track of what users are watching and if a user is watching thousands of videos daily...

ominouslemon ,

No, even if they wanted to, they have no expertise in UGC and they don't have the infrastructure to do any of that

ominouslemon ,

It's the Babylon Bee. Not spam, not an ad. Maybe shit, but still

ominouslemon ,

Reddit shows you communities that you are not subscribed to in your subscription feed.

Yeah, like I said, not spam and not an ad. It's just an internal algorithmic recommendation

Should I avoid or engage in current news right now?

During the last 'election summer' things went haywire but ultimately nothing meaningful really happened, and not a whole lot really changed as a result of that unrest. This time things are going haywire again, and it seems like something big will happen but people thought that the last time... Would it just be better to ignore...

ominouslemon ,

IMHO you always have to stay informed. Just find a news source that does not create too much FUD and you're set. E.g: Axios, NPR, Reuters, etc

ominouslemon ,

Tidal has recently eliminated its most expensive plan and bundled everything it offered into the cheaper tier. So it's actually the opposite of enshittification. I love it

ominouslemon ,

Friendly reminder that Tidal costs the same, has a bigger catalog, does not pester you with podcasts, has lossless quality audio and it includes lyrics

ominouslemon , (edited )

They have recently changed that. Lossless is now part of the basic plan

ominouslemon ,

I'll bash them if and when they'll start to do shitty stuff. For now they are great

ominouslemon ,

Re: tidal on Linux, if you use Arch there are a couple of options in the AUR. I don't know about other distros.

linux as a non supported web browser

I'm confused about this one, lol. I did not know that Linux was a browser rofl

ominouslemon ,

Yeah, on my good headphones the difference is quite noticeable

ominouslemon ,

What has been debunked was the whole story regarding MQA audio, which now they have abandoned. Now it is truly lossless

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