I ran my YouTube-killer ideas past Gemini and it gave them a thumbs up... confirming "distruptive techology that addresses YouTube's weaknesses". Stick that in your undies YT :-)

And today's scam ad on YouTube is this simple hack with Vaporub that will cure your prostate issues TeamYouTube

WTF? YouTube removes my RC model airplane video for violating "community guidelines" on the grounds of "hate speech" yet it then serves me this as a recommendation #YouTubeIsATrainWreck youtube.com/watch?v=vzhFZq…

Just been watching Clarkson's Farm season 4 and it's a sage reminder that local Councils are generally a bunch of arses... as if *I* needed reminding of that :-)

Oh FFS. #TheAntiDroneNarrative is alive and well. Slow news day? youtube.com/watch?v=IVUGTt…

I had a video removed as "medical misinformation" for simply suggesting that the jab should be a personal choice yet somehow this woman continues to peddle her misinformation on YT despite censure by medical authorities TeamYouTube rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Boeing pays $1bn and its execs dodge any legal liability for decisions that killed hundreds. VW pays $33bn and its execs go to jail for decisions that did not directly kill anyone. USA truly does have the best justice system money can buy. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Hahahaha youtube.com/watch?v=uvVnFY…

Is the SpaceX Starship made from "the wrong stuff"? I could be wrong... but... aardvark.co.nz/daily/2025/052…

Good work PB Tech I bought a "refurbished" Dell monitor from them and this is what it looked like. I'd have preferred a replacement but they credited me the cost price and so I'm only out of pocket by the amount we get charged for e-waste disposal around here.

Imagine if YT could ditch the cost of paying creators for their content and instead simply have its AI systems create all the videos you watch. Profits would double overnight but that would never happen eh? youtube.com/watch?v=8KLYE5…

I'm just waiting quietly for my King's Birthday honour. I suspect it will be "for services annoying petty bureaucrats". The only real question is: will it be a KSO or a full knighthood? </sarc> rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Oh the hypocrisy. A great creator had to re-upload their video because YouTube deemed it to be age restricted despite nothing obvious except that it showed pro/anti trans protesters. So YT, why don't you instead deal with the soft-porn spambot comments that are on every video?

My local council wants me to fill out forms and provide "proof of qualification" plus the name of my "supervisor" if I wish to fly a 20g drone in the park down the road from me. Of course I'll do that.

And today's scam ad on YouTube ... another AI-generated ad pushing a health-hack involving a teaspoon of salt and special knowledge you can buy from the advertiser:

BONUS scam ad of the day on YouTube -- this claims to be a "wireless" SanDisk drive but what you get is neither wireless nor SanDisk branded (see the unbranded actual product from their website)

Oh, they just keep coming today on YouTube -- here's a scam ad for an aircon that does not perform as advertised and is just a swamp-cooler in reality:

First day of winter here in the Southern Hemisphere and temps have gone from balmy 16-17 deg C to a chilly 10 deg C right on cue, as if someone threw a switch. I hate the winter :-(