Alternatively the Unhook Firefox extension allows you to toggle distracting Youtube elements.
Show HN: FocusStream – Focused, distraction-free YouTube for learners
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly speaking, I did not expect this level of traffic on the site, there was a slowdown in the mail sending service, it is fixed now, please try again.
Looks like it might still be struggling with the HN hug. I tried it, I gave it three easy topics to use, it understood them and tried to produce the web page, but it still says “Videos: 0” for all three groups. You can still get your fix in quick enough to benefit from some of this traffic spike, go for it! Good luck.
Still says “Videos: 0” for all three of my topics.
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#43I don't see anything except a login page, so, no thanks!
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#44YouTube is a quasi-monopoly and one of the most important sources of educational content in our time. Kids use it, and teachers sometimes recommend it. I am usually against regulation, but in this case I think having YouTube Shorts next to educational content is like a school kiosk selling crack cocaine next to hot dogs.
It's ironic that you call for regulation to address a concern as a comment to a free product that addresses this exact concern. What's the problem with people building tooling around it?
It doesnt because if this gets popular, Google bans it.
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Except half of it doesn't fucking work. I click on "show fewer shorts" on the homepage, refresh the page, and still see shorts in the second row. Sometimes I do that 10x in a row to no effect. I deleted my YouTube history just this week, but my homepage is full of music mixes that start with a song I definitely listened to that are supposedly "deleted" from my history. I would think if I start from a supposedly blank…
>I deleted my YouTube history just this week, but my homepage is full of music mixes that start with a song I definitely listened to that are supposedly "deleted" from my history Consider clearing out session cookies, I am under the impression that your recommended videos are also using that as a source.
To me, Youtube and YT music are the same services in different shells, maybe the algorithm uses both (maybe it includes activites from other google products as well) to suggest them on the platform.
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#46A landing page or better a login-free demo mode would be great. Right now all I see is a sign up page, which does not convince me of anything. The idea sounds interesting and attractive though.
Rakhim, nice to see you. Check out wordspike.com (launched last week), it’s def up your alley.
Hey, this is pretty damn cool! Too bad the Show HN post did not get much attention.
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#47YouTube is a quasi-monopoly and one of the most important sources of educational content in our time. Kids use it, and teachers sometimes recommend it. I am usually against regulation, but in this case I think having YouTube Shorts next to educational content is like a school kiosk selling crack cocaine next to hot dogs.
Very well said. There really should be a public option. Large scale PBS for the internet.
You mean a public digital commons owned by the people instead of malls we could be kicked out of any time?
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
>I deleted my YouTube history just this week, but my homepage is full of music mixes that start with a song I definitely listened to that are supposedly "deleted" from my history Consider clearing out session cookies, I am under the impression that your recommended videos are also using that as a source.
To me, Youtube and YT music are the same services in different shells, maybe the algorithm uses both (maybe it includes activites from other google products as well) to suggest them on the platform.
That's also a possibility. I've never been a fan of logging into YouTube due to the bad algos and am always greeted with a blank page when hitting the YouTube main page, feels better that way..
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#49Guys, there was an issue while playing the video, I've fixed it now. You can try it out.
Also, I am seeking to connect with 3-4 people and get their feedback on how can I solve this problem better. If you're interested, you can email me on: ashwin.parihar@outlook.com