Starting a New “Odyssey” (UPDATED)
UPDATE: And it’s not a good initial experience/1st impression. I’m getting this error trying to play my first...
YouTube’s Whack-a-mole with Ad Blockers
YouTube is getting far more aggressive in this game of “whack-a-mole” with ad blockers where unlike in the...
It’s Not Just YouTube (AI Age Estimation), it’s Google’s Ecosystem
Much of the recent focus has been on YouTube rolling out their AI age guestimation system starting from...
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YouTube Age Guessing System Countdown
With YouTube set to roll out their AI-based age determining system in a few days (August 13th in...
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That “Online Safety Act” Thing (UPDATED)
The original act in the United Kingdom passed back in 2023. Recent digital safety rules that went into...
When a “Smart” Home Device Becomes a “Dumb” Home “Brick”
I am glad I didn’t buy into this whole IoT (Internet of things)/smart home hub devices which sounds...
Google Chrome – Consider Getting Rid Of It
Many addons/extensions have begun to be disabled with Chrome’s latest updates as part of Google’s transition from Manifest...
New Player UI Being Deployed for YouTube + YouTube Ads
Over the weekend, users (self included) noticed a slightly redesigned player UI on YouTube. The new UI has...
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Media Embed Test (de-Google/de-Platforming)
Testing the viability of using MEGA for hosting videos to replace YouTube (as part of my de-Googling) as...
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Multistreaming via OBS
This is a work-in-progress… Multistreaming (aka multicasting) is simply being able to stream to different platforms simultaneously. Note...
Merged 実生活 (Jisseikatsu) + Bit Stream Blogs
After thinking about it, I decided to merge my old and new blogs together. It turns out that...
Blogger Transition Redux
The migration of my old personal/investing blog has been a real pain (mostly with the entries for the...
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