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Post by attero » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 10:57 AM UTC

devanl wrote: post #68

dxuh wrote: post #40

Assuming 40 minutes per entry is way off base imho. Most of the stuff I watched is sitcoms with 20 minutes per episode each. If you are just going to count the lines of the file I "Upload" to your website, maybe don't even do it at all. Also why does the button say "Upload" and right below it says "Your data is processed locally and not sent to any servers.". Upload implies precisely that data is being transferred. I…

I've looked into this in the past. I would suggest using the full GDPR-style takeout-all-my-data request from: https://www.netflix.com/account/getmyinfo As one would expect, Netflix's tracking provides quite a bit more detail. Whereas "NetflixViewingHistory.csv" only provides the title and a date, the "ViewingActivity.csv" from the takeout includes: - Start timestamp with resolution down to the minute - Watching dura…

Post by attero » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 11:02 AM UTC

dhritzkiv wrote: post #33

Phelinofist wrote: post #22

idk seems wrong: Analysis results Found 2123 videos in the watch history. Assuming average 40 minutes per video... Recent stats 0 minutes this year so far 0 minutes on average per day during last 30 days All time stats (over last 0 days) 1415 hours 20 minutes during all time Infinity hours on average per day Infinity hours on average per week

Same here: Found 5098 videos in the watch history. Assuming average 40 minutes per video... 0 minutes this year so far 0 minutes on average per day during last 30 days All time stats (over last 0 days) 3398 hours 40 minutes during all time Infinity hours on average per day Infinity hours on average per week

Post by hombre_fatal » Sat, Jul 23, 2022, 1:21 PM UTC

Krisjohn wrote: post #54

hombre_fatal wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s plenty of good content. I think people who say this are stuck in a very narrow comfort bubble. The kind of person who gets mad when a single show gets taken away, like The Office. For example, just check out the best content from other countries. Should take you a while if you have a healthy life balance and don’t watch netflix all day.

There's not "plenty" of good content. There's maybe two months of good content if you subscribed now and haven't watched anything on it before, ever. You're lucky if eight hours of good new content is added a month.