Be a post whore! - Page 185

glatt · 02-02-2012, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

dear glatt

I am working diligently on a project for you, something you've asked for over the years. footfootfoot, griff...xoxoxoBruce and a few others will be interested I reckon. It's a lot of text. and a lot of pictures.

I'll believe it when I see it.

monster · 02-02-2012, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I broke out the turntable last weekend and let the kids play with it listening to our collection of 45s from the 80s. They had no memory of ever seeing a turntable before, and had trouble with the concept of carefully putting the needle at the beginning of the record. They thought you shouldn't need to be so careful and precise.

They were most enthralled with Read-Along Raiders of the Lost Ark. You turn the page at the crack of the bullwhip.

My turntable places the needle automatically. And is still on top of the hifi stack in the family room, ready to leap into action.......

infinite monkey · 02-03-2012, 03:31 PM

What has happened to youtube? Videos have disappeared like crazy. Like the other night I was looking for some of my old favorite Steely Dan songs. Many that I've seen a million times aren't there anymore.

Today I was looking for the SNL clip of Phil Hartman as Frankie Sinatra with Steve and Eydie Gorme being his sycophants and Sting as Billy Idol and Jan Hook as Sinead and Chris Rock as some black rapper guy. Nuthin'. I've seen it on there a kabillion times.

And you can't even find a decent clip of the VERY FAMOUS Porkchops and Applesauce by Peter Brady.

What's happened? There's like nothing on youtube anymore.

Well, George Glass.

But seriously, they ARE disappearing.

Lamplighter · 02-03-2012, 03:56 PM

When people close their Google account, they have the option of clearing
their own postings in each Google product, such as YouTube.

I read earlier that 60,000 people said they were closing their accounts.

infinite monkey · 02-03-2012, 04:33 PM

Damn. That really sucks.

So Google, in order to be more Googly-eyed, killed youtube.

Everybody sing: Googly killed the youtubey star, Googly killed the youtubey star.

yfts

Thanks, Lamp.

Sundae · 02-03-2012, 04:41 PM

I had to open a gmail account to get a new YouTube account, because they won't send me a new password on my old one. Which I had for quite a few years and can no longer access, despite the fact I get emails telling me I have mail and that people have subscribed to me.

I won't use the gmail account, except to log into YouTube.
And that's only because it allows me access to age sensitive material.

My (useless) email address is Stupidfing1972.
Because it was being such a stupid fing by dicking me around.
Like I would abandon the hotmail.com email address that has my real name in a simple format?

infinite monkey · 02-03-2012, 04:47 PM

HEY GOOGLE!

I hope you're googling yourself.

Where can I bitch about this? Like something huge that says "WAY TO GO GOOGLE I DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR STUPID CRAP UNTIL YOU MADE ALL THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS GO AWAY. WAY TO SEND THE INTERNET BACK TO THE DARK AGES, DUMBASSES."

Oh, I just did.

like this

Aliantha · 02-03-2012, 04:51 PM

I think they're cracking down on copy write infringements to be honest.

glatt · 02-03-2012, 05:01 PM

I agree with Ali. There was that huge bust last week. It's got everyone running scared.

DanaC · 02-03-2012, 05:30 PM

Cracking down on copyright seems likely.

I have, on more than one occasion, watched entire tv series on youtube, with the episodes disappearing behind me as I worked my way through. Stargate was like that. So was classic Doctror Who.

Aliantha · 02-03-2012, 05:32 PM

Yeah, I sometimes watch episodes of TV shows which are further advanced in the US on youtube, but the last few weeks when I've tried to find them they've been gone. That was what led to my conclusion about copy write issues.

DanaC · 02-03-2012, 05:58 PM

Often I find that if something has vanished from Youtube it might still be available on Todou, as long as you don't mind the slightly grainy quality and the Chinese subtitles.

infinite monkey · 02-03-2012, 06:18 PM

Oh, well then I made my letters a little smaller.

I wonder what the numbers are on why so many got pulled? I guess if they've been cracking down on copyrights...that'd be a lot of it, but surely there must also be a faction of folks who were upset with the new privacy thing (which honestly I don't even really care much about) and pulled their channels.

Oh well, it's a sad day. I always say you can find just about anything on youtube...any snippet of a show you remembered, any song you hadn't heard in years. So it's bummage.

monster · 02-03-2012, 10:19 PM

my scepticism is in overdrive. I smell a Name: th_rat.gif
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infinite monkey · 02-03-2012, 10:26 PM

Do you smell a rat and see a worm?

Worms are easier to smell, they're all over the sidewalk after a day's rain.

02-03-2012, 04:47 PM	#2767
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	HEY GOOGLE! I hope you're googling yourself. Where can I bitch about this? Like something huge that says "WAY TO GO GOOGLE I DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR STUPID CRAP UNTIL YOU MADE ALL THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS GO AWAY. WAY TO SEND THE INTERNET BACK TO THE DARK AGES, DUMBASSES." Oh, I just did. like this Last edited by infinite monkey; 02-03-2012 at 06:15 PM.

02-03-2012, 04:51 PM	#2768
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I think they're cracking down on copy write infringements to be honest. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-03-2012, 05:32 PM	#2771
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah, I sometimes watch episodes of TV shows which are further advanced in the US on youtube, but the last few weeks when I've tried to find them they've been gone. That was what led to my conclusion about copy write issues. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-03-2012, 10:19 PM	#2774
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	my scepticism is in overdrive. I smell a __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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02-03-2012, 03:31 PM	#2763
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	What has happened to youtube? Videos have disappeared like crazy. Like the other night I was looking for some of my old favorite Steely Dan songs. Many that I've seen a million times aren't there anymore. Today I was looking for the SNL clip of Phil Hartman as Frankie Sinatra with Steve and Eydie Gorme being his sycophants and Sting as Billy Idol and Jan Hook as Sinead and Chris Rock as some black rapper guy. Nuthin'. I've seen it on there a kabillion times. And you can't even find a decent clip of the VERY FAMOUS Porkchops and Applesauce by Peter Brady. What's happened? There's like nothing on youtube anymore. Well, George Glass. But seriously, they ARE disappearing.

02-03-2012, 03:56 PM	#2764
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	When people close their Google account, they have the option of clearing their own postings in each Google product, such as YouTube. I read earlier that 60,000 people said they were closing their accounts.

02-03-2012, 04:33 PM	#2765
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Damn. That really sucks. So Google, in order to be more Googly-eyed, killed youtube. Everybody sing: Googly killed the youtubey star, Googly killed the youtubey star. yfts Thanks, Lamp.

02-03-2012, 04:41 PM	#2766
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I had to open a gmail account to get a new YouTube account, because they won't send me a new password on my old one. Which I had for quite a few years and can no longer access, despite the fact I get emails telling me I have mail and that people have subscribed to me. I won't use the gmail account, except to log into YouTube. And that's only because it allows me access to age sensitive material. My (useless) email address is Stupidfing1972. Because it was being such a stupid fing by dicking me around. Like I would abandon the hotmail.com email address that has my real name in a simple format?

02-03-2012, 05:01 PM	#2769
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I agree with Ali. There was that huge bust last week. It's got everyone running scared.

02-03-2012, 06:18 PM	#2773
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh, well then I made my letters a little smaller. I wonder what the numbers are on why so many got pulled? I guess if they've been cracking down on copyrights...that'd be a lot of it, but surely there must also be a faction of folks who were upset with the new privacy thing (which honestly I don't even really care much about) and pulled their channels. Oh well, it's a sad day. I always say you can find just about anything on youtube...any snippet of a show you remembered, any song you hadn't heard in years. So it's bummage.

02-03-2012, 10:26 PM	#2775
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Do you smell a rat and see a worm? Worms are easier to smell, they're all over the sidewalk after a day's rain.

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