What are you YouTubeing right now?

J_C · February 15, 2025, 5:56pm

This one got me!

Hierbas · February 15, 2025, 6:16pm

does he actually believe he’s a good actor or is all a knowing send-up? can never be sure…

MorrieSE11 · February 15, 2025, 11:45pm

I did see him perform in a Harold Pinter play a good few years ago (directed by Pinter who, if I recall correctly, was also in the cast), and he was very good as one of the unsettling henchmen.

Nice2CU2CUNice · February 16, 2025, 12:34pm

A great little video of Sides DC in Dublin

AndrewFlying · February 16, 2025, 2:26pm

Now that’s dedication, right there!

Balearic_Clapton · February 17, 2025, 3:22am

New Andy Kauffman doc trailer - produced by the Safdie Brothers.

Hierbas · February 17, 2025, 4:39pm

youtube’s got really bad for ads. Feels like they’re trying to drive everyone to premium

J_C · February 17, 2025, 7:39pm

If you’re on Android Vanced works pretty well, blocks ads

dustyfingers · February 18, 2025, 3:43pm

U-Block Origin browser extension kills YouTube ads, dead.

Phil · February 18, 2025, 8:48pm

Thank you.

Balearic_Clapton · February 18, 2025, 10:36pm

this put me off, but most things I’ve added as extensions or subscribed to probably have similar access to my data?

Vlad · February 19, 2025, 6:47am

Can’t see how it would need all that of that just to block ads - presumably they want your data to make money. Even if it’s all above board, and maybe all ad blockers do this now, but being able to access your data for all websites is a real security risk - logon details, financial stuff. Scary.

Balearic_Clapton · February 19, 2025, 8:24am

Finally, one I knew 85% of the tunes on! haha

dustyfingers · February 19, 2025, 8:26am

Not out to persuade anyone, but use of uBlock Origin is standard practise in the developer/IT community. It’s open source software so subject to the scrunity that provides. Here’s their privacy policy.

However, Google are currently trying to shut down UBlock Origin in Chrome, because their entire business model is based on tracking everything you do in that browser and selling the data (I’m using Firefox FWIW).

dustyfingers · February 19, 2025, 10:15am

Another option - Brave browser

Discophrenia · February 19, 2025, 10:56am

Yep, this is what I use. Works great.

neatbeats · February 19, 2025, 11:40am

Yeah that’s a bit easier than normal.

There are 3 tracks in there that are on a single Weatherall tape I posted here a few years back🤓
And Prosumer ID’d another one for me when I heard him spin it years later!

Hierbas · February 20, 2025, 4:29pm

Balearic_Clapton · February 20, 2025, 7:40pm

Danny Baker delves into the tribal zones of UK Jazz Funk collectors and DJs.1980.

padsyms · February 21, 2025, 9:46pm

Thanks for sharing, never seen that. So many WTF moments in there: The Ovaltinies (for context, the song they were singing was from one of the TV ads); Chris Hill singing (singing!); the sheer amount of talking by the DJs lol.

I found it particularly bamboozling because my introduction - perhaps induction would be a better word - to the world of dance music was on the periphery of this scene. Closest I came to the epicentre was an alldayer at Margate Winter Gardens and The Caister Roadshow when it blew through Ramsgate. That night I learned that the tradition at Caister was to end the weekend with Lulu’s Shout, at which point the entire crowd would lie on the dancefloor and shake their arms and legs in the air.

I loved a good singalong (still do!) but a lot of the more braindead audience participation antics were a huge turnoff. Arguably both reached a nadir with Steve Walsh.

Thanks again. Reminded me of a lot of stuff I’d forgotten.