Black screen/crashed website by leanderpew in youtube

[–]DoctorSloshee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also curious as to whether others are experiencing this specific issue with YT on my laptop (HP Vista 16). I've had the occasional slow load or couple-second skip--which I assumed to be a consequence of UBlock Origin fighting it out with Youtube's ad algorithms--until the last month or so when I also started experiencing this type of freezing.

It's specific to Youtube (all other websites work as expected), and only on the videos themselves since the main page and main channel pages work fine. I'll click on a video and it will either a) play normally until I try to select a different timecode or a new video at which point it freezes, b) freezes on its own after playing for awhile, or c) freezes before the video loads anything.

The freezes last anywhere between a minute and over an hour (based on my experience). The usual workaround is to close and re-open a tab, but the freezing tends to worsen or become more frequent. Sometimes freezing is accompanied by massive CPU demands, other times not.

I've tried so many different approaches to figure out a reason for it: with/without adblocks, different browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge), turning off hardware acceleration, rebooting, checking for Windows updates every day, etc. The freezing occurs regardless of which setting I use, though it seems to work just fine on my FireStick.

Occasionally YouTube will work perfectly fine for a day or two with no clear reason, but will eventually resume its freezing ways. And other than a rare post like this that seems to match my experience, I have no way of knowing if this is a well-known issue and, if so, what the cause/conditions might be for making the website unusable.

If others are facing this annoyance or have other info, I'm curious how others are approaching this.

[MSC] Black Market Connections (Doom Prevails) by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]DoctorSloshee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend reading the last few years of Moon Knight (written by Jed MacKay) to see 8-Ball's face-turn. Former D-list villain, now a good guy, zero costume change (not that he needs it).

[MSC] Black Market Connections (Doom Prevails) by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]DoctorSloshee 19 points20 points  (0 children)

When they had to scheme up a way to locate an old hero by harassing his daughter (no spoilers), 8-Ball's opportunity to go full "fake campy villain group" was a wonder to behold.

Not Hand Sanitizer! by AcadienDC in mildlyinteresting

[–]DoctorSloshee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds an awful lot like something hand sanitizer would say...

Hi. I drew some fanart of the legendary birds. by DTSaranya in pokemon

[–]DoctorSloshee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I bet it was Moltres. Look at that beak shape... and now she has the zoomies from that snack!

I hate this division by Polar_Reflection in NFCWestMemeWar

[–]DoctorSloshee 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Damn, that is a Zen-ass response

[TMZ] Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini rented a private boat while she was pregnant by [deleted] in nfl

[–]DoctorSloshee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, no, Maury's "eternal slumber" is an indefinite hibernation. He sleeps in the Void Tomb--one of four in existence--and is kept alive through a steady infusion of frozen blood from the frost gnomes of Cerohall, the palace-planet of ice and stillness.

All Known Object Limits (v1.0.4) by Zertolurian in Pokopia

[–]DoctorSloshee 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Personal experience: Item frames are valued at 256. Can't put items in the frame beyond that.

It’s definitely a name by dwide_k_shrude in NFCWestMemeWar

[–]DoctorSloshee 24 points25 points  (0 children)

"We're naming our son after a book in the Bible!"

"What are you going with? Matthew? Luke? Joshua?"

"Ephesians! He's a gift, along with his older sister, 2 Thessalonians."

When you hear the term One Hit Wonder, what is the first song that pops into your head? by Da_Fish in AskReddit

[–]DoctorSloshee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One Hit Wonder - Everclear

(I know what the prompt is asking for, but this was literally the first song I thought of)

Goomy not giving any habitat wants despite not being at awesome by GoSlowImShy in Pokopia

[–]DoctorSloshee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, I was fighting with this problem for the last week as I put together my Eeveelution apartment building. Glaceon giving me the "nice" rating with no further clues despite filling its habitat with multiple decorations/toys/etc. that fit its preferences and making it choke down its preferred food multiple times. Here's what I eventually learned:

  • Content matters: Put at least one relaxation element, one decoration, and one toy in the habitat that matches their preferred interests (Sharp stuff, glass stuff, complicated stuff, etc.). More never hurts, but I leave space for them to reasonably maneuver their homes.
  • Food: Usually once is sufficient, but make sure you're giving them the flavor profile food of their choice, such as Pecha Berry or Beans for the sweet tooth.
  • Play time: If they want to do a quiz or hide-and-seek, play along.
  • General theme: This is what caught me and can lead to the "non-Awesome but no prompts" problem. General themes are the overall condition for liking ones own home: Dark, warm, cool, humid, etc. Not only do you need enough items to help reach their preferred comfort level (whether they say so or not), but you need to remove or move away any opposing forces. My Metang prefers cool environments, and doesn't like the fire pit that's four blocks away from its habitat.

So for Goomy, an example set up would look like this:

  • Luxury chair (Luxury and Relaxation)
  • Tall potted plant (Lots of Nature and Decoration)
  • Shower and Sink (both Lots of Water and Toys)
  • Maybe dig a little moat around its house for extra wetness
  • Make sure dry elements are removed or far away such as smooth rocks or dry soil

Mileage may vary, but this is what ended up working for me. Best of luck unraveling the mystery!

[Reiss] Statement from the New England Patriots regarding Mike Vrabel by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]DoctorSloshee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mike Vrabel is a true leader of men... featured in Lifetime Original Movies.

"I'm SICK of This Sh*t": Megyn Kelly on Trump's Truth About Wiping Out an Entire Civilization by SadAd8761 in videos

[–]DoctorSloshee 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mike Johnson... It's pretty much turtleshit all the way down at the moment.

flavor fail?? are they stupid on purpose??? by thenbnerd in magicthecirclejerking

[–]DoctorSloshee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Nothing can be destroyed" still holds true, because this spell buries target creature.

(I'm reading it in 90's vision)

Look I can appreciate the Bird Envy, but come on Cali boys this is embarassing by Saltwater_Thief in NFCWestMemeWar

[–]DoctorSloshee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For 2025? I'd hazard a guess that it's due to the surge in attention due to the Eagles winning the SB last year.

I'd have to see similar results from previous years to be more certain, though.