Same here, just tried that search and got no intrusive propaganda. Wonder why you got it?
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 11:58 PM Jim Karlock <[email protected]> wrote: > I download a lot of Youtube stuff and the downloads are ad free. > > Thanks > JK > > > At 09:39 PM 8/21/2020, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > >This may belong on plug-talk, but my problem probably has > >a technical solution to block YouTube spam, without getting > >into the sordid politics beneath. > > > >This evening, I searched for a YouTube video about opening > >a can with a manual rotary can opener. See the PPS below. > > > >The problem is, a well funded national politician has > >saturated YouTube with a gazillion whack-a-mole pop-up > >attack ads, and I can't close them fast enough to finish > >the video I want to see. > > > >I do NOT want to discuss that politician on plug-linux, or > >even discuss why Google allows their YouTube service to be > >ruined this way, as Google already has more money than God > >and doesn't need an extra billion or two from that national > >politician in return for destroying YouTube. > > > >I do not want to discuss either of those subjects here. > >PLUG-TALK please. > > > >----- > > > >The TECHNICAL/LINUX subject: > > > >I WANT to learn what SOFTWARE or TECHNIQUES to use to > >filter and block the F***ING pop-ups. Unless I do that, > >YouTube is ruined. Other services may soon be ruined as > >well. I need to find and install and learn those tools > >before the internet turns into S*** and I can't get to > >the tools. > > > >I use Firefox an older version of CentOS Linux on a small > >screen 4GB laptop; I hope for a compatible solution. > > > >Alternately, perhaps "we" (meaning those of you who know > >how to write code) can develop tools to migrate useful > >YouTube videos to Internet Archive, and tools to protect > >the Archive from vandalism. I prefer both personal as well > >as institutional defenses. > > > >Keith > > > >P.S. Google? This is forwarded to many gmail addresses, > >so your servers are capturing dozens of copies of this > >email. Please do the right thing; your business won't > >survive if we deploy better solutions than Google. > > > >P.P.S. Most people don't know the can opener trick; I saw > >snippets of a really annoying video by a motormouth moron > >who doesn't know the trick either. > > > >Turn the handle a quarter turn the opposite way before > >turning it your normal away all the way around to open > >the can. The lid always separates cleanly that way, > >because the cuts line up at the closing. > > > >You're welcome ... > > > >-- > >Keith Lofstrom [email protected] > >_______________________________________________ > >PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > >PLUG mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Ph 4:13 KJV Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. Fil 4:13 RVR1960 _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
