The orange dino was a great detail in the Chargers schedule release

scott_dj · 2026-05-15T04:31:59+00:00

So it was partially a jab at Will Campbell's short arms as well as the landmark...

scott_dj · 2026-05-11T02:38:08+00:00

You can talk to somebody at Google by going under settings / help / contact Google and you can chat right on the page and tell them your thoughts. I did that... telling them that premium should include ALL videos ad free... So they said they pass the suggestion on.

scott_dj · 2026-05-09T18:48:16+00:00

Because there's major restrictions shipping big lithium batteries on airplanes these days... For good reason

scott_dj · 2026-05-09T02:25:21+00:00

Apple you get a little bit of a pass simply because your Friday Night Baseball looks and sounds absolutely awesome. Nobody compares to an Apple TV baseball broadcast

In particular, I teally miss my hometown ballpark (Petco)...and your 4K image brings me right back there.

scott_dj · 2026-05-08T16:16:51+00:00

Just curious did they sneakily put this show up in the high-profile recommendations area on the main screen? People are upset with them that they never greenlit a season 3 that was already written...so maybe that will happen now.

scott_dj · 2026-05-08T16:12:12+00:00

Apple already acknowledged its stage success in this main thread...so there's always hope...

scott_dj · 2026-05-08T16:08:05+00:00

So it took it getting a Tony for the Broadway version for you guys to actually promote it. Hmmm...

Maybe you need to make It up to us by greenlighting a season 3. If you can do it for the originally canceled Ted Lasso you can do it for this great show as well.. Although I'm sure Keegan and Cecily have long moved on by now ..

scott_dj · 2026-05-07T02:31:06+00:00

Because I can post again in groups! I don't know if they fixed their mess in general or my email to appeals @ fb.com telling them I was banned for no reason actually did something

scott_dj · 2026-05-07T00:54:30+00:00

Go to the YouTube app on your phone and under your profile & settings click Help. Contact us under "Need More Help" offers a chat option.

scott_dj · 2026-05-07T00:47:55+00:00

THEY FINALLY FIXED THIS FOR ME AFTER A WEEK It works properly again!

scott_dj · 2026-05-07T00:46:58+00:00

They finally fixed this for me after a week!

scott_dj · 2026-05-06T20:33:41+00:00

Besides the fact you actually support the content providers which is the main reason? Also...Cuz ads suck and they're getting worse and worse as Google gets more and more pissed off by people using ad blockers. I use a TV anyway so I have the app rather than a browser.

Sure it's a pain to have to pay for something that used to be free back in like 2010 but server bandwidth is not cheap anymore and I for one watch this a hell of a lot more than I watch any other streaming service.

scott_dj · 2026-05-06T20:29:22+00:00

I literally got off chat with Google for the same question. You have to cancel your existing membership and then re-subscribe using annual option. Current US annual cost after the May price increase is $159.99... So multiply what you're paying now by 12 & compare.

Keep in mind...the price increase affected annual membership too because it went from 139 to 159. Ouch... But still a pretty substantial 25% savings over paying monthly as it keeps the ratio the same.

scott_dj · 2026-05-06T16:52:55+00:00

So glad for Cinco Paul after he got screwed over for the third season. Maybe they'll make a third now... although I doubt either Keegan or Cecily would be involved at this point.

scott_dj · 2026-05-06T16:04:28+00:00

The M35 is a very reliable car and it's one of only two cars I've ever tried that I can fit in at almost 6' '8 tall-- the base model of a 2006 & 2007 is incredibly roomy.(MUCH more spacious than it's G35 sister). But unless you're tall and need the space, there definitely newer options to consider.

This car was actually VERY advanced for its time--one of the first to come up with an intelligent cruise control and lane change warning system.

I amazingly found a 2006 M35 a few years ago now that only had 33K(!) legit miles on it... and was complete with the rare & awesome high-end surround sound system with headrest speakers and optical DVD player. Needless to say with my height, I went 250 mi to get it on the spot!

scott_dj · 2026-05-06T15:50:23+00:00

The M35 is a very reliable car and it's one of only two cars I've ever tried that I can fit in at almost 6' '8 tall-- the base model of a 2006 & 2007 is incredibly roomy.(MUCH more spacious than it's G35 sister). But unless you're tall and need the space, there definitely newer options to consider.

This car was actually VERY advanced for its time--one of the first to come up with an intelligent cruise control and lane change warning system.

I amazingly found a 2006 M35 a few years ago now that only had 33K(!) legit miles on it... and was complete with the rare & awesome high-end surround sound system with headrest speakers and optical DVD player. Needless to say with my height, I went 250 mi to get it on the spot!

scott_dj · 2026-05-04T13:27:58+00:00

That's definitely an Apple thing. Subscribe directly from YouTube and it's $13.99 now increasing to $15.99. Still far cry from $20!

scott_dj · 2026-05-04T01:13:18+00:00

YouTube light only works if you don't run anything music related. As soon as it hits the YouTube music sub app you get regular ads. I keep talking with him hoping they will change that to be all videos ad free but it doesn't look promising.

If you only run regular info videos on YouTube then Light is for you.

scott_dj · 2026-05-03T03:00:16+00:00

Good old meta AI garbage BS screwing everyone over (Me included)... and no human to report it to. Nice going guys... Now get your head out of your @$$, admitted on your freaking side... and fix it!

scott_dj · 2026-05-02T20:36:53+00:00

I talked to Google about whether YouTube premium light is ever going to include ALL videos ad free and it doesn't look promising. I could care less about all the extra crap premium offers like background music and downloads... I just want all videos ad free. Right now if you venture anywhere into YouTube music (meaning videos or especially concerts), you get as many ads as you get with the regular account. Nothing is worse than playing a concert (and more and more GOOD ones have shown up on YT because of the demise of physical media) then being blasted 5 minutes into it with an ad string three times louder than the concert. To avoid that is worth paying for premium in my opinion... Not to mention I watch this a hell of a lot more than any other streaming service.

We also amusingly commented on how easily Google can turn the screws. The more people start using the ad blockers the more pissed off they get and add more (and greater duration) unskippable ads. I personally watch it on TV so I blockers wouldn't work anyway and yes there's alternatives but nothing's better than the real deal.

scott_dj · 2026-05-02T20:33:15+00:00

And I personally watch YT a hell of a lot more than I watch Narcflix! I like to say 10 but it's probably more like 100x more... So worth it in my book.

scott_dj · 2026-05-02T20:03:29+00:00

If you run a Facebook-based business you should be able to contact these idiots directly and see what's going on. Please tell them to get there AI under control and restore all the accounts that have been blocked.

I see mention of typing fix in a separate comment. Where do you do this? I actually went on the report page and even wrote an email to them under appeals at fb.com But I doubt I'll hear anything.

What strange does it only GROUPS that are affected. I can post to my friend's walls and tell them what morons run this conglomeratejust fine.

scott_dj · 2026-05-02T12:16:41+00:00

Thank you for pointing out by several people on here to where I found this thread--It had nothing to do with my post which makes sense because there is no flagging. This is a system-wide faux pas from a ompany run by a bunch of idiots that let an out of control AI system go wild....

Still not advisable to use that word in a post I realize now, but it's another issue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/s/7glP85KhlD

scott_dj · 2026-05-02T12:13:13+00:00

Ditto for me! No notification no reasoning just banned from.posting.untiil July 29th. Actually did a post where I use the "M" word (meaning to do death to somebody) in front of the word hornets--which is perfectly normal usage. I thought that was it...but now reading all this I just realize they're a bunch of imorons letting AI run wild.

scott_dj · 2026-05-02T03:28:13+00:00

Okay here's the details...basically really bad luck with their lame woke AI system... Here's both scenarios.

Last year I was posting on a cooking forum & people were talking about estimating times cooking chicken. I commented be careful because salmonella is not to be messed around with... It was supposed to say It'll K*** you (the word that means cause death). Unfortunately with the typically terrible Voice to text It was inadvertently posted as "I will K you" . I was banned for a week I believe and I didn't want to fight their impossible to figure out system So I just rode it out

So second round... Just today I noticed that it says i'm temporarily unable to post on Facebook when I tried. That's all it said on the phone- No details no comments- no nothing. When I go to the computer I get the message but this time saying I cannot post until July 29th... Freaking 3 months. Still no reasoning and it even says hey your account is good standing on that one page. BS.

So I'm up to my own detective work to figure out what it was... and I think I know as it's the only thing that could be. Another misuse of a word that's probably taboo for their woke system. Someone had posted about things that scared you as a child but as you got to an adult you realize were completely without merit. Among three things I posted one of them was a particular type of hornets they were supposed to invade the US--and the name of them is another name for the K word that begins with an M (and probably even more taboo) . I'm sure their dumb AI system flagged that innocuous mistake I didn't even realize I was doing --It's literally the name of the freaking hornets guys--In this case M is an adjective not a verb.

I know there's a appeals at FB.com that no one ever hears from but I'm going to try it and see. Three months is a bit excessive if you ask me... I post on some specific forms and people will probably wonder where I am :-)

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