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Not now, not before, not ever. Why do you ask - did something change recently that I'm not aware of?
No, seriously, it has nothing to do with who runs it. Twitter is just one of those companies that can only accelerate civilization's downfall. Compare the positive that has come out of it (I can't think of a single significant example), vs all the witch-hunt taking place - all the snowflakes and butt-hurt people digging up ancient tweets just to embarrass people and contribute to the cancel culture.
Musk would only do us all a favor by taking the bullet and shutting it down. Then go after Facebook next.
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Mould ten into something for the survivor. (7)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Momento ?
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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nope
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I see what you did there! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Glad someone has 
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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And I was right!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Mould (anagram)
ten into (fodder)
something for the survivor (definition) tontine[^]
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YAUT! Care to explain?
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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It has already been edited. 
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a response in sonnet form to a recent Insider News topic: [^]
is it so surprising these gods we create,
then, endow with the freedoms we imagine
we have: surprise us by evolving strange
powers we, the left in the dust creators,
can't fit into that prison of syllogisms
where our logical minds are incarcerated
will it surprise us when our new avatars
demand blood-sacrifice, demand we behave
just-so, on penalty of being unliked and
logged-out; require reeducation for kids;
censor our phone-calls; monitor our diet;
snoop on our bedrooms; watch us shopping
a small price for immortality and safety:
what happens when they get bored with us
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Until I read the title, I thought you were talking about politicians. My bad.
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Lord Elon the Precarious comes to mind.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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He certainly pokes enough bears that your epithet may be prescient.
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You know them, they, those in power, I guess...
Recently the number of stupid (Youtube) ads has been on a sharp rise (as I would call them, I will admit it's subjective of me to dismiss revelation about ancient aliens to be wasteful stupid balderdash, anyway.. moving on), yesterday I got 2 in 1 hour! Including one ad that easily last like 10 minutes (I imagine I saw the yellow line almost not moving and skipped)!
What's happening?! Is the world really turning crazy?!  
Also, it's annoying, I have to get up from my couch in order to press next, lazy Lloyd is not amused!
modified 2-Nov-22 2:07am.
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You can probably avoid the ads by using an ad-blocker like uBlock Origin 
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I guess also... I like to think me suffering the ads contribute a tiny bit to the revenue of the content creators I am watching...
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They will get the cash either way, so don't worry.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Really?
I just googled and.. couldn't find any info about that... :/
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There is no real way for the youtube player to check if an ad has been viewed or not - otherwise videos would simply stop playing and things like AdBlock or Vanced wouldn't work.
Youtube pays a dividend over the total Ad income split based on several factors related to the channel, mainly subscribers, active viewers and content virality.
The only entities that decide how much Google gets paid are the customers, the only entity that decides how much the creators are paid is Google, but there is no straight link between those. YT doesn't work like the pay-per-view and pay-per-click banners.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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mm.. makes sense.. good to know thanks!
might install that adblocker after all then!
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And blocking annoying ads means that maybe, just maybe the ads they show will change and be less annoying?
Yeah, right - but we can hope ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Pi-Hole works great to block the image overlays that appear at the bottom center of the videos (although you still get a "broken image" rectangle outlining where the ad would be), but can't do anything for video ads interrupting whatever you're watching, unfortunately.
If I absolutely insist on watching something that's particularly long (without the interruptions), I use youtube-dl to download the video locally and watch it later. But if it's just me watching random videos I don't particularly care about...I just put up with it (barely).
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The tube has increased the number of ads they show people. Google is also taking steps to eliminate ad blockers in Chrome. They really, really want you to view their adverts but that doesn't mean you have to.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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…and say
“Computer. End program!”
Just to make sure!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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