VERAULT
Veteran Member
YES They do. Because I use them.. And I dont watch ads on youtube.
Thats because its part of the video but god I wish It could. Makes me really respect the 8Bit guy for saving us from having to deal with that crap in his videos.uBlock Origin will block youtube ad "videos." What it can't block are those stupid sponsored segments, where suddenly the host starts blathering about ridge wallet or league of legends or some other crap..
Wait until YT nukes his ad revenue for no apparent reason, leaving him with no choice but to start doing sponsorships if he wants to sustain his channel as a career...Thats because its part of the video but god I wish It could. Makes me really respect the 8Bit guy for saving us from having to deal with that crap in his videos.
If you think the term 'landline' is bad, you'll be even more saddened to hear that much of Gen Alpha (and some of the latter part of Gen Z) don't even know what a home telephone is anymore.I just have to chime in how evil requiring a cell phone verification, especially with no other options, is.
After many years I finally got access to my old Youtube (now Gurgle) account. Google finally added the ability to call a proper telephone ("landline" as the kids call them these days). As much as I hate giving them a telephone number, at least that works for me. As soon as I can get off my arse to post the videos elsewhere, I plan on deleting them off of butfirstandunskippableadvertismentTube.
Not really unique. Changes to banking rules require two channel verification. PayPal in the UK will either text me or phone me. When it phones it uses my landline number (well from tomorrow it will be a VoIP number, but that is another story). If you think that is bad you should see the loop I am in trying to top up my Spanish PAYG mobile. It wants a Spanish banks card and my Spanish bank card needs my mobile to be working.....I closed my PayPal account last year - and it took me months just to log in to be able to close the damn thing. They started demanding mobile phone verification to log in and I don't own a mobile phone. There was no way to bypass. Their "contact us" is an exercise in frustration and gets nowhere. (I don't need a f-ing FAQ!!)
One day (after 5 months or so) I casually tried logging in expecting the usual crap, but I didn't get the security prompt. I wasted no time in closing the account.
Screw them.
I wouldn't want to use the internet without Adblock Plus. I haven't seen a single YouTube commercial - ever. As for the sponsored crap, I'm always quick on the forward arrow. The second somebody starts talking about their sponsor, I press forward as fast as I can. I see brief flashes, hear bits of audio that would make Max Headroom proud, then get to the spot where the real video continues.uBlock Origin will block youtube ad "videos." What it can't block are those stupid sponsored segments, where suddenly the host starts blathering about ridge wallet or league of legends or some other crap...
If you think the term 'landline' is bad, you'll be even more saddened to hear that much of Gen Alpha (and some of the latter part of Gen Z) don't even know what a home telephone is anymore.
You missed the point. *I* use ad blockers, but the rest of the world does not. I do not approve of Youtube inserting anything before/after/inside MY videos when other people watch them.Do you not use adblockers? I dont watch or listen to commercials... Anywhere
I have no time to have a bleeding heart for the misinformed when living in this world is already a challenge for me. Let them figure it out as I have or suffer... These are the same people who still pay for cable so F*ck them for being behind the times, I figured out how to not deal with ads, they can to. The more of us fight against it, the better off we all will be.You missed the point. *I* use ad blockers, but the rest of the world does not. I do not approve of Youtube inserting anything before/after/inside MY videos when other people watch them.
I did not even approve of that "auto play" crap they shoved down everyones throat a long time ago. The page would play my Microsoft-bashing video then start playing some pro-Microsoft crap video, while making it sort of look like it was still part of my video. I was tempted to add in a disclamer at the end of my videos stating that anything it played next may not represent my views.
When I see other people watch videos on Youtube or similar sites, they don't use ad blockers, they believe ad-blockers might get them in to trouble, and they will just calmly sit through advertisments even if they can skip them. Even extra-annoying or inappopriate ones. We live in a world full of cows. I hate this planet.
Yeah, I used to run into it all the time switching landlines to voip back in the day.Does pulse dialing still work???
Out of context. What made you ask?Does pulse dialing still work???
Good idea.I guess I will explore other ways of paying for certain products that have gone with exclusive Paypal instead of starting up the account I have let lay fallow for the several years.