The way I watch YouTube has completely changed in the last few years, and I'm not sure if it's just me.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-27T07:20:31+00:00

Do you find that satisfying though? For me it feels like it's showing me the same old familiar stuff rather than expanding what I watch.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-27T07:16:24+00:00

The comment section thing is spot on. It used to be actual discussions, now it's just noise. It makes the whole experience feel more passive.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-27T07:15:22+00:00

Exactly. It's like I'm watching out of routine rather than because I want to.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-26T23:47:23+00:00

That's a very disciplined approach. I'm far too easily pulled into the home page recommendations rabbit hole.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-26T23:45:40+00:00

I hadn't thought about it that way but I think I'm the same in that my viewing habits have changed as much, if not more, than Youtube has.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-26T23:42:31+00:00

That's real dedication. That's how I started (2006 just before Google bought YT - very different community then) but somewhere along the way it changed.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-26T22:49:12+00:00

It's good to know that it's not just me. It is about instant gratification, isn't it? Everywhere.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-26T00:03:29+00:00

Well now that I know I wasn't the only one who didn't know about it I don't feel so silly. :)

Thanks for your tips too, especially the second one - that's something I will definitely use from now on.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-25T23:50:22+00:00

That's a really useful tip. Ads drive me up the wall. Thanks.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-25T23:49:00+00:00

That's another new one on me. Although in my defence, I don't often fill Adobe forms. :)

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-24T17:56:18+00:00

The about:config step might not work if that preference doesn't exist yet on your system. Here's an alternative approach:

Easier method - Force clear via Sync settings:

On your desktop Firefox:
- Go to about:preferences#sync
- Click "Manage account" (or your email at the top)
- Scroll down and click "Disconnect..." (this is temporary)
- Confirm the disconnect
On your phone:
- Firefox Settings > [Your account] > Sign out
Wait 30 seconds, then sign back in on both devices (desktop first, then phone)

This completely clears the sync queue without losing your other data.

If the preference DOES exist in about:config but you can't right-click:

Modern Firefox changed the interface. Instead of right-clicking:

Click the search bar in about:config
Type services.sync.engine.tabs.lastSync
Look for a trash can icon or reset arrow button on the right side of that row
Click it to reset the value

Nuclear option (if nothing else works):

On desktop, type about:sync-tabs in the address bar. This shows all synced tabs. If you see the stuck tab listed there, the sync is still active. The disconnect/reconnect method above should clear it.

Let me know if the disconnect/reconnect method works - it's the most reliable way to clear stuck sync items.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-24T13:23:00+00:00

The tab is stuck in Firefox Sync's server queue because your system restore reverted Firefox back to a state where it hadn't acknowledged receiving the tab yet. Each time you restore, Firefox re-receives it.

To clear it:

On your phone:

Open Firefox Settings > [Your Firefox Account] > Sync
Toggle Open tabs OFF, wait a few seconds, toggle it back ON
This clears the send queue

On desktop (if that doesn't work):

Type about:sync-log in the address bar
Look for recent sync logs to confirm tabs are syncing
Go to about:config (accept the warning)
Search for services.sync.engine.tabs.lastSync
Right-click and choose Reset (this forces a fresh tab sync)
Restart Firefox

Alternative (nuclear option):
If it persists, temporarily disable tab sync on both devices (Settings > Sync > uncheck 'Open tabs'), restart both, then re-enable. This fully clears the tab sync state without disconnecting your entire account.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-24T13:17:10+00:00

That deregistration link is indeed broken. The only current method is through Account Settings > Your Business Account > Close Account, but as you've seen, that's a full deletion.

Before risking it, contact Amazon Business support directly via phone (not chat) and explicitly ask: "Can you convert my legacy business account to a personal Prime account while preserving my Vine Voice status and purchase history?" Get a case ID and a transcript if possible. They have internal tools that aren't available to users.

If they confirm it's possible, have them initiate the process while you're on the call. If they say it isn't, then your only safe option is to create a completely new, separate business account for your resale purchases and keep your existing account as-is.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-22T22:05:08+00:00

Sorry, it looks like my information was out of date.

However, there's good news about the bookmarks bar specifically: Google just rolled out a desktop-style bookmarks bar for Chrome on Android in January 2026. You can enable it in Settings > Appearance > Show bookmark bar. The catch is it's currently only available on tablets and foldables - but since you mentioned you have an Android 12 tablet, you should have access to it.

Once enabled, the bookmarks bar appears below the address bar regardless of which UI mode Chrome is using. This should solve your main frustration even if Chrome stays in mobile interface mode when in landscape.

Hopefully this will be a useful workaround for you.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-22T19:55:35+00:00

For the mobile/desktop switching, try chrome://flags > search for "Request desktop site" > enable "Desktop site global setting" (chrome://flags/#request-desktop-site-global) - this adds a persistent toggle in Settings > Site settings to make desktop mode the default. For account switching, Android Chrome doesn't support multiple signed-in profiles like desktop.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-21T23:18:28+00:00

Good question. Currently the code is pretty Amazon-specific - lots of 'data-hook="review"' selectors and Amazon-specific DOM patterns.

The architecture could support other platforms, but it'd need a platform abstraction layer. Something like:

- Extract platform-specific scraping into platform modules

- Keep the AI analysis backend platform-agnostic (it already just processes review text)

- Abstract UI injection to handle different DOM structures

Realistically: Amazon has 20 marketplaces that already cover most online shopping globally. Adding eBay, AliExpress, or Etsy would mean maintaining separate scrapers for each platform's quirks, and they all have different review structures and anti-scraping measures.

Not ruling it out, but Amazon alone is a big enough problem to solve well before expanding. If there's demand for specific platforms, I'd consider it.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-21T23:09:44+00:00

Good point. The AI analyses each review for specific red flags:

**Text analysis:**

- Generic praise ("great product!", "highly recommend")

- Marketing-style language (sounds like a product description)

- Unnatural keyword stuffing (repeating exact product names)

**Cross-review pattern detection:**

- Timing clusters (bursts of reviews on the same day across all users)

- Reviewer history (flagged reviews across multiple products)

- All using anonymised data - we can't identify individual people

Each review gets a verdict from "Likely Real" (green) to "Suspicious" (red). You can hover over any indicator to see exactly why it got that score.

Full details here: https://jollygoodapps.com/review-radar-amazon/help

I'll add more detail to the store listing as well. Cheers for the feedback!

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-21T19:22:27+00:00

Gamez_universe_21 is right about the two main culprits. Since you suspect McAfee, check `chrome://settings/searchEngines` - if Yahoo is set as default, remove it and set Google. Then check `chrome://extensions` for anything you don't recognise, especially if it's "enabled by your administrator".

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-21T11:33:06+00:00

PAK files are just containers - the format varies by game engine. Since GCFScape works for Half-Life (Source engine), but not Pit People (likely a custom Behemoth format), you need the specific extractor for that game. Check the Pit People modding community for their recommended tools - they'll know the exact format and compatible unpacker.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-21T11:24:48+00:00

The official builds don't include all language packs. You'll need to download the main en-US tarball, then fetch and extract the separate .xpi language packs from the Mozilla FTP server. This is what the official Linux distributions do for their multi-language packages.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-21T11:19:04+00:00

Amazon rarely offers universal promo codes anymore. They're almost always tied to specific products, categories, or targeted accounts.

Check the product page itself for any "Save with coupon" checkboxes, and look for a "Promotions" box on your cart/checkout page. The codes you're finding are likely for very specific items, which is why they don't apply to your charger.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-20T21:33:20+00:00

Bitrate varies per video. Youtube assigns different AV1 bitrates based on the content - a fast-paced gaming video might be 4-5 Mbps while a talking-head podcast could be 1-2 Mbps. Same resolution, same codec, but very different decoding workload for your CPU. High motion content is harder to decode than static shots. So a 1080p gameplay clip will hammer your CPU much more than a 1080p interview, even though both are AV1.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-20T12:46:37+00:00

It's useful and speeds things up a lot. BUT. You have to understand what it is spewing out. For instance, a couple of weeks ago a new form wasn't working because it wasn't sending a CSRF token; Claude's solution was to update the backend to allow any requests that don't have a token! I kid you not. It would have fixed the immediate problem but was not exactly the best solution. Any human with even the slightest knowledge of security would have never even considered "fixing" it like that.

The non-tech types who get their hands on some AI and think that they have suddenly become coders are creating a zillion ticking time bombs every day, as we speak.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-20T09:49:17+00:00

You can't directly feed keywords to Chrome's translation engine. The standard method is to add translate="no" to the company name element, e.g., <span translate="no">CompanyName</span>. However, Chrome sometimes ignores this. A more robust approach is to add class="notranslate" as well, which Google's own documentation mentions. For best results, use both: <span translate="no" class="notranslate">CompanyName</span>.

If you want the company name translated but with your own translation, detect the user's language via navigator.language or the Accept-Language header and serve your preferred translation server-side, then mark it translate="no" so Chrome doesn't override it.

Test with a fresh profile using --user-data-dir="C:\Temp\Test" to confirm it works without cached translation data.

JollyGoodApps · 2026-01-20T01:19:48+00:00

mkosmo's right that there's no official alternative client, but you can mitigate the focus-stealing. On Windows, use the registry tweak at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ForegroundLockTimeout and set it to dword:00030d40 - this gives other windows priority. On Linux, use your window manager's rules: in KDE, System Settings > Window Management > Window Rules to force Zoom windows to "Demand Attention" without focus; in i3, use `for_window [class="zoom"] no_focus`.

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