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The death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as the conflict enters a second month
  • I think the numbers should be verified independently

  • Starfield, is it getting review bombed?
  • I don’t know why but the game is not fun, I was bored in like 2 hours… the controls were a mess and everything looks tinted and hard to see.

    Add to that the poor optimisation on PC. I’m going to pass on that one

  • Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
  • Here are few things to consider:

    • The vast majority of nuclear waste is not highly radioactive. Over 90% of it is low-level waste. As we progresses we're finding better ways to manage and reduce this or even recycling it.
    • The Fukushima incident though unfortunate and a reminder to improve safety standards didn't result in any direct fatalities due to radiation. In fact, the amount of radioactivity released into the ocean was 0 when you look at the vastness of the Pacific and the dilution. The oceans already contain a considerable amount of natural radiation and the added amount from the incident, though not better than nothing is a drop in the ocean size bucket.
    • Air pollution from coal plants contributes to numerous premature deaths yearly with some estimates in the hundreds of thousands globally. This is far more concerning than the potential risks posed by nuclear energy especially when managed with modern safety standards. Just see Fukushima.
    • As for nuclear plants being military targets, any infrastructure can become a target in wartime, dams, chemical plants or any other energy installations. The key is to ensure safety and security measures.
  • Apple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batteries
  • It seems they are not going to make batterie replaceable without a fight. The waterproof excuse is crap, they already don’t give us repairs if the iphone is « water dommage » and they can just make a new water resistant design around the new requirements

  • Top Extensions to Make YouTube Bearable
  • When there is a will there's a way. They underestimate what people on the interwebs are willing to do to watch bad videos without being bothered by even abysmally crappier ads 🤡

  • Top Extensions to Make YouTube Bearable
  • I added it to the list 😀 thanks !

  • Top Extensions to Make YouTube Bearable
  • Nice catch, I edited the post. Thank you ! 👍

  • Top Extensions to Make YouTube Bearable
  • I feel like there was an unwritten agreement between extension developers and Google/Youtube. Youtube allowed ad-blocking for those who wanted it, and in exchange, ad-blockers didn't hide that users were blocking ads. By doing this, Youtube would break this agreement. I think there will always be a way around it, but currently, as it's still working, no alternative that I know of has been developed.

  • Top Extensions to Make YouTube Bearable

    Hello fellow, lemmings, lemmur !

    If you are like me, you probably spend a lot of time on YouTube, more than you want to admit.

    I remember the days when videos had stars instead of thumbs up or down, and when YouTube had, let's say, more mature content on it.

    Now the site has a lot of functionalitys that are great for Google, but that I don't need nor want.

    So, to improve the enjoyment of the platform, I present to you the ultimate extension survival kit for YouTube:

    1. uBlock Origin: (or your favorite ad-blocker) This is an absolute must-have. It's a good ad-blocker that not only blocks YouTube ads but also works across all websites. It's lightweight, efficient, and open-source. Say goodbye to ads.
    2. SponsorBlock: Skip over the sponsored segments of videos. It's a community-driven project, with users submitting the timestamps of sponsored content. You can even customize it to skip over different types of segments like intros, outros, and more.
    3. Return YouTube Dislike: Since YouTube removed the dislike count, it's been harder to gauge the quality of videos. This extension brings back the dislike count.
    4. DeArrow: Extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails. It removes click-bait titles and thumbnails providing a cleaner Youtube.
    5. YouTube Shorts Block: If you're not a fan of shorts, this extension is for you. It plays the Youtube shorts video as if it were a normal video and hides the "shorts" tab from the left menu. Firefox Link Chrome Link
    6. Enhancer for YouTube: Allows you to add theming options, auto-HD, keyboard shortcuts and more.

    These are the extensions I use. Don't hesitate to suggest more. I will edit the post accordingly.

    It's not lost on me that these extensions remove many things that were not initially a problem on YouTube but that either arose because of the monetary incentive of Google handling the website, Youtubers trying to make money, or as countermeasures to problems that were taken care of by a previous extension. This kind of feels like an arms race…

    Edit 1: Changed the YouTube Shorts Block description and added Enhancer for YouTube

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    DeArrow extension for YouTube that makes thumbnails bearable
  • Thank you for the link. It works great! Now I have the perfect YouTube with Ublock Origin + Sponsor Block + Dearrow + Return Youtube Dislike. It's crazy how many extensions you need to add to make YouTube bearable.... it's really time for a good competitor to take its place !

  • Social networks can keep storing EU user data in the US under new agreement
  • Hum I don’t know why but feels like a step backwards for Europe in regards to privacy. The comment about Meta viewing this positively doesn’t smell good …

  • Reddit Gives Final Warning to Subreddits Using NSFW Protest Tactic
  • They should just migrate to other platforms or join us. I don’t understand why would they stay on a website hostile to its users like this. They want to protest on the same platform that is the source of the problem…

  • oct_opus oct_opus @lemmy.world

    Ex-Redditor since 2012, now living my best life on the Fediverse! I figured it was time to ditch the karma and embrace the bugginess 🐛

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