You also enlightened me on how YouTube is a resource hog. That answered why my laptop battery sometimes goes down faster than expected - open YouTube tabs. Good to know.
Speaking of das Tube, do you know of a way to turn off or control their infernal algorithms? If I accidentally click away somehow and go back I find a whole new set of vids come up based on previous views while any I scanned past and wanted to go back to are gone for good.
It was also better when it didn't try to "tailor user preferences" and displayed a far wider range. That pain-in-the-ass programming is very much an early version of the A.I. concept that I distrust - and this presumptive and over-reaching decision making is exactly why.
My privilege, and I hope others might be able to use it also. There are a whole lot of misconceptions about installing and using Linux. When they have actually came a long way and made it pretty easy. But they can’t set the Bios for you when it needs work and this is the biggest challenge some do have for sure. Bios is scary, bios is “brick it” time if you goof something. I can’t blame them, that is intimidating.
“That pain-in-the-ass programming is very much an early version of the A.I. concept that I distrust - and this presumptive and over-reaching decision making is exactly why.”
I watched it all come about play by play, I know exactly how you feel, I am in the same lane. They even throw in crap “they” want you to watch. And honestly, I do not know how to beat it now. Up until about a year ago I could use my “NoScript” script blocker to prevent those scripts yet still render the page to see all the elements on the page and still use it. They have now made it so that you absolutely have to allow that crap first to even render the site and use it at all.
Personally I have stopped going there altogether, I can live without them. I am not addicted like they suspect everyone is. I just take the time to go find other sources for information even if it is just text. I have not forgotten how to read yet... :)
“You also enlightened me on how YouTube is a resource hog. That answered why my laptop battery sometimes goes down faster than expected - open YouTube tabs. Good to know.”
Back again because this reminded me of something. About ten years ago for awhile Youtube was taking over and using your camera and microphone without permission. And that was just landing on their site. Not an account, not logged in nothing, just as guest user. They either do not do t anymore or they have figuered out how to sneak it in without anyone knowing. Google is Government surveillance. I am sorry to see the FR now has it included from their current hosting.