BeepMar 10

YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable

https://lemmus.org/post/20747859

Show threadThe Velour Fog Mar 10
laughs in uBlock Origin
Show threadProxMar 10
On your TV?
Show threadCyv_
I mean there are ways, like pihole, but I like the simple option of a really long hdmi cable that I use to plug my computer into the TV, so I never have to use any of the shitty built in TV apps.
Mar 10 at 9:23pmWeb
Show threaddkppunkMar 10
I would love to run a long hdmi cable from my pc to my tv, but I have rabbits and they like the spicy hay
Show threadCyv_Mar 10
Oh no, I feel that, we had an orange kitty who adored his electric spaghetti! We had to run cables through that tube conduit stuff everywhere >.<
Show threaddkppunkMar 10
Oh the orange ones are the most fun. I had a couple oranges as a kid and they were so sweet and so dumb. I loved them lol
Show threadcmnyboMar 11
Look for an armored HDMI cable. They are wrapped in a steel jacket. Conduit is also an option.
Show threaddkppunkMar 11
Conduit is probably the best option, I just haven’t done anything with it yet. And I might have to convince partner to cut some holes in the wall to make that work. I’ll eventually figure it out.
Show threadW98BSoDMar 11

So I was watching Forrest Gump and he’s running through the jungles of Viet Nam. All of a sudden he stops running. And I know that’s not right because he hasn’t rescued “him” yet.

Turns out my jerk face rabbit chewed through the Ethernet cable.

Rabbits do love that spicy hay.

Show threaddkppunkMar 11
And we love them even with their destructive habits. I love my two babies 😊
Show threadW98BSoDMar 12
When he was still with us, we loved our jerk face too.
Show threaddkppunkMar 12

What a handsome fella he was! Thank you for sharing.

Here are my buns

Show threadW98BSoDMar 13
Great looking to, thanks! 😊
Show threadDecqMar 10
pihole hasn’t worked for years to block youtube ads, no?
Show threadCyv_Mar 10
Honestly, I’ve not used it, I just know of it. From a quick search it looks like you’re right tho, you’d probably need to use an external device like an android box or something.
Show threadmic_check_one_twoMar 11
You’re correct. Pihole works at the DNS level. Since YouTube hosts their ads on the same servers that host their videos, blocking the ads with DNS would also block the videos. Which I guess it technically works to block YT ads, but that’s a little like saying “set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.”
Show threadDecqMar 11
I thought so too, but maybe I missed something new with Pihole/YT Ads.
Show threadguyMar 11
What, it works for me? Put on an 8 hour video while doing chores and had ads every 5 minutes. Filled with rage I installed pihole and no more ads.
Show threadDecqMar 11
I’m curious how. Maybe a different region? I don’t have Pihole anymore but it didn’t use to do anything for me for YouTube. Luckily we have uBlock.
Show threadguyMar 14
Maybe? My region is Sweden. I really haven’t had any ads on YouTube since installing pihole. “Works on my machine”
Show threadexcursion22Mar 11
Yeah I unsmarted my TV and just threw Mint on an old laptop. FreeTube works great on there.