• HStone32@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      They had a good thing going. YouTube was far from unprofitable. But the skyrocketing density and plummeting quality of ads drove people to adblockers.

      I suspect though, the day will soon come when ad-space is no longer quite so valuable.

    • bigFab@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Youtube servers are terrible. Why not focus on offering a smoother experience? Then charge what you want.

  • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This is the ideal tech worker. You may not like it, but this is what peak technology looks like.

      • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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        10 months ago

        “You literally said ‘ten’ and then ‘one’, why do you think I’m still here?”

          • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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            10 months ago

            He either said “two” (10) “one” (1) “zero” (0) “why are you still here” (because the guy is unfazed)
            or he said “ten” (10) “one” (1) “zero” (0) “why are you still here” (because the guy is confused)

            I’m guessing the second one occured

            • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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              10 months ago

              Why would you convert to decimal naming conventions when using a binary numbering system? Or do you think numeric values like 42(dec) have inherent names? That’s as silly as thinking that the freezing point of water is 0 degrees or, even worse, 32 degrees.

              • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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                10 months ago

                I’m trying to show that the joke only works as a written premise, and falls apart immediately as a spoken premise as was presented initially.

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    1. Get a job working for Google making anti-adblockers.

    2. Use your 20% time contributing to FOSS stealth adblocker and anti-anti-adblockers.

    3. ???

    4. Profit for life

    • yogi_pogi@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      This was actually my life a few years ago.

      I was hardening our applications to stop scraping and automation bots.

      Then contributing to open-source to have better scraping and automation.

      I wasn’t purposely creating loop holes or anything because that’s highly illegal. It’s about making sure both sides “play nice”, because the automation bots are frequently used by spammers/evildoers.