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American English slang question in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My wild guess: “Jay” stands for “Jordans”, that is, a pair of shoes which are deemed to be very cool by most kids.

So, “Jay AF” could mean “cool as fuck”.

Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Vinegar + SponsorBlock on iOS/iPadOS/MacOS.

Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election: Exit poll in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You mean the Berlusconi phase, maybe.

youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Vinegar app for Safari on iOS/iPadOS/MacOS has a very clever feature that’s called “switch to ad skipping”. It basically deceives YouTube by telling it you watched the ads and the videos load perfectly.

Also, UBlock Origin on Firefox’s been doing an excellent job at removing ads from YouTube.

Is Lemmy THE reddit alternative for you? Are you thinking about moving somewhere else? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Waiting for third parties apps to pop up, but so far I’ve been pretty satisfied with “wefwef”. The future looks very promising!