We've always thought that YouTube assigns a 11-character base64 video ID randomly to each upload. However, the video The ATM Glitch That Made a Millionaire by Joeseppi has the ID m4Fi_a9QATM that ends with ATM, which is a 1 in 262 144 chance . The first 6 characters are also kinda sus.

Do you think joeseppi write a script to repeatedly start uploading the video, check the URL and abort if it didn't contain the three letters? Or found a glitch similar to the one used by bad apple but it's a QR code that links to this video? Or is it pure luck?

I could not find an official statement on that, and was unable to contact him.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11772946

For the past 30 days, I built a custom Beach Ecosystem Terrarium from scratch in my bedroom! Over the month animals such as hermit crabs, gobies, snails, shrimp, and much more were added. I even simulated natural disasters to see how the seaside environment would respond. Thanks for watching, comment any ideas you'd like to see me do below!

Also thank you Dr. Plants for inspiring this video! Go check his channel out if you haven't, he makes very similar videos to this!

Tucker interviews Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. February 6th, 2024.

Short Summary

1. The video features an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, focusing on the war in Ukraine, its origins, current status, and potential resolutions.
2. The interviewer questions Putin's motives in Ukraine, suggesting paranoia about a US attack on Russia; Putin provides historical context tracing back to the 9th century.
3. Putin discusses the historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine, including significant events and influences from Poland and Lithuania.
4. The video suggests viewers consider Putin's perspective as a sincere expression of his beliefs, regardless of agreement.
5. The speaker discusses historical struggles for rights in Russian lands, particularly Ukraine, mentioning Polish oppression in the 13th century and turning to Moscow for support.
6. The establishment of Soviet Ukraine and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 are discussed, highlighting the loss of resources bestowed upon Ukraine by Russia.
7. Putin's presidency and attempts to restore relations with Russia are mentioned, including a conversation with Bill Clinton about Russia joining NATO, which Clinton later said wasn't possible.
8. The speaker criticizes the US for violating international law and the UN Charter by bombing Belgrade and mentions Russia's support for Serbia during the Yugoslav conflict.
9. The video touches on NATO's expansion towards Russia's borders, which Russia tried to persuade against, and discusses the West's fear of a strong China.
10. The speaker concludes by discussing the importance of compromise and global cooperation, criticizing the US's use of sanctions and force, and advocating for peaceful resolutions through dialogue.

Ameshia Cross and Jessica Burbank discuss Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. #Russia #Putin #tuckercarlson

Short Summary

1. Host introduces an interview between Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin focusing on the Ukraine war, its origins, current situation, and potential solutions.
2. Putin provides a historical explanation for Russia's claim to parts of Western Ukraine and criticizes the US for involving itself in the conflict.
3. Carlson questions Putin about the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosion, with Putin accusing the CIA without evidence.
4. Discussion on the imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gersich in Russia on espionage charges, with Putin suggesting a possibility of his release.
5. White House spokesman John Kirby advises Americans not to believe Putin's statements in the interview.
6. Mention of a ban on negotiations with Russia, criticizing the refusal to negotiate since Putin is the main figure to discuss with.
7. Critique of Carlson's favorable view of Putin and concerns over the narrative around the CIA's involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline attack.
8. Discussion on Russia's relationship with China and concerns over their close ties.
9. The speaker criticizes Carlson for trying to claim logical consistency while engaging in criticism that goes against American interests.
10. The video ends promising to continue the discussion, highlighting the speaker's perspective on politics and their view of Putin as honest yet manipulative.

Their infighting is delicious to watch! 😁👍.. “when” #trump #MAGA “assholes collide” at the border at Eagle Pass, Texas, only to find THERE WAS NO INVASION OF MIGRANTS https://youtu.be/h-6BJMzmAT4?si=vRg9Wj_S_RWeC2Vu via @youtube

crossposted from: https://szmer.info/post/2199842

Did something happen to YouTube subtitles in the past few months?

I’ve been watching YouTube with subtitles for years and while they’ve never been perfect I’ve started to notice some very strange issues with them recently which did not used to occur.

The most recent example I’ve seen was from a woodworking video where the word size was subtitled as “siiz”. I’ve also noticed things like random capitalization happening more often, like “sorry for not Uploading recently” or “thanks For watching”.

Are they using a new algorithm for auto-subtitles maybe?

It's really distracting and I don't like it at all. I wish there was an option to switch to black like it was before.

What do you guys think? I haven't seen anyone talk about it yet.

#AlexeiNavalny has now been illegally imprisoned in solitary confinement by Putin for 971 days. To understand why this is A MUST-SEE VIDEO—Why is @navalny in prison? https://youtu.be/24nlfyje7xU?si=uANgTeZyCV9Syqkn via @youtube

When watching regular youtube vids using a web browser, you control the volume level of the video using the volume control in the bottom left of the video.

When watching youtube shorts, there's a speaker button that mutes or unmutes the video, but there seems to be no way to set the volume level. Am I missing something or does youtube just not include that feature for shorts?

On the website via desktop computers.

Drives me nuts as I never use the mini player function and it's a huge and frustrating disruption that I didn't ask for.

EDIT: actually I think I figured it out and it's probably nothing to do with YouTube apart from an unexpected design decision that's probably been around for a while and I never noticed. Turns out if you click and drag a video you're watching anywhere around the screen it launches the mini player. I'm not used to this kind of thing on desktops but I guess it's becoming the norm and could be helpful. I think I've been accidentally clicking and dragging just a little bit sometimes.

SponsorBlock is an extension that will skip over sponsored segments of YouTube videos. SponsorBlock is a crowdsourced browser extension that let's anyone submit the start and end time's of sponsored segments of YouTube videos. Once one person submits this information, everyone else with this extension will skip right over the sponsored segment.

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What is with the "made for kids" bs? I know it's about COPPA compliance, but I also think YouTube bears some responsibility for how stupid they have made their system.

Basically, any video that is "made for kids" lacks most basic features. You can't leave comments, you can't add the video to the playlist. You can't use the miniplayer in the app, which is a UI feature. Why? Because the people who wrote COPPA are a bunch of boomers who don't understand the internet.

This would all be fine, because I don't tend to watch content that is actually for children. But as someone who has helped others upload video to YouTube, I know first hand how easy Google makes it for people to want to click the "made for kids" button even when their content is targeted to the general audience. Basically, people think "well, there's nothing in this video that is unsafe for children, so I must check the box then" which effectively handicaps anyone watching their video from using the most basic features.

This shit makes me so fucking angry.

The author installed Improve YouTube after reading gHacks’ praise for the extension’s bevy of features — there are well over 80 at this point, and more are added regularly. It does everything from outfitting YouTube’s website (or web app) with better controls and layout options, to blocking ads, comments, and unwanted channel recommendations, and way more.

Improve YouTube is available for FireFox and Chrome derivatives.

See https://lifehacker.com/this-might-be-the-only-youtube-browser-extension-youll-1846575110

#technology #youtube #browsers

My videorant thing about getting my first copyright claim as a new youtuber.

I 100% believe my usage was fair but the YouTube appeals system is skewed so hard in favour of the copyright holder (in this case a record label) so I decided not to push it.

Has anyone out there ever fought for fair use and won?

So I was browsing YouTube and I noticed it was listening to the mic while just watching videos, looking at the trending page, etc. I’m on iOS 14 so I don’t have access to f droid store wish I did but it’s Apple.