going to Peter's house because he has a Megadrive
and ROLO TO THE RESCUE
Thank Christ it isn't your actual job.PeteProdge wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:30 am I have a slow upload rate, like a game review every year, but it's a multiformat review with a carefully researched story
I think that's because of a rather obscure YT algorithm that favours videos longer than a certain length.XTM wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:18 pm Oh God. I was looking for an old Speccy demo to listen to the music and found this video.
It is 16:21 minutes long, but he stays on the title screen (that has no music apart from a very short jingle at the start) until the 16 minute mark, so you only get to see a short fraction of the actual demo.
WHY??
Not totally sure - as the person in question has tried to sign up to my Youtube channel several times under several usernames with the same thumbnail - and i'm sure a similar username has been used at least once or twice.
Because probably s/he automates the process of taking videos. For example s/he could loads game in many windows captured in different videos, leave the emulators on for 15 mins while s/he prepares dinner or have a chat with a friend, then presses a few keys, saves the file and uploads the thing on YouTube. Unfortunately, the "algorithms" made YT a weird place, because of the people who take advantage of its weaknesses. I stopped looking at the suggested video for good when YT thought that I was keen of seeing young people reaction to capital punishment sentences. I wonder what kind of videos I watched to make the algorithm think that I'm a creepy heartless Bas**rd.XTM wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:49 pm But that doesn't explain his weird choice to do his videos the way he does them. Why did he not just wait for 10 seconds for the jingle to finish, then pressed space and showed the main part like any sensible person would have done? This is ridiculous. Also, apparently has nearly 5000 videos of Chaos, each only a few minutes long. Mindboggling.
I mean you realise I am never logged in, unless I want to make a comment.
I'm laughing really hard imagining some kind of Malaysian call-centre where they upload Speccy tapes all day.XTM wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:18 pm You know, sometimes I'd really like to be the literal "fly on the wall" in this guy's place. I'd love to watch him uploading all these videos, dozens every day it seems. I can only assume he somehow makes some money from it, I can't see why it otherwise would be worth his time.
Sure, there are a number of steps one can take to reduce the risks of commercial tracking/profiling and various forms of fraud. But sadly it's impossible to have the kind of privacy which really matters, from society's most sinister sector. All modern technology spies on its users, and tech companies which promise your data is safe, or claim to advocate privacy, are basically lying. Mobile phones never stop transmitting, especially if the owner is attractive.