Both an analyst and a therapist

Spam via an astroturfing campaign? As far as I can tell, “astrospam” is not a term, but thrt is my best guess.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing

The linked article mentions how it was recently removed from Tubi

Viewers noticed notifications on Tubi indicating that all five seasons would no longer be available after February 10, 2026, effectively removing one of the most accessible free streaming options for the space opera.

the “black bar” whiners

Is that still a thing? I genuinely don’t know whether it is, or if that is just an executive thinking back to the days when people would complain when modern content that has a 16:9 aspect ratio would produce black bars on their aging 4:3 televisions. I would hope that people in modern day with 16:9 televisions understand why old television shows might look different on a modern display, and that they would be willing to put up with the black bars that they know are helping them to not lose any content. But maybe the ignorant whiners do still exist. I don’t know.

It was actually filmed in 16:9, but aired in 4:3.

I have heard that about Stargate, which is why modern remasters of Stargate SG-1 are in an uncropped 16:9, with more content onscreen than the original 4:3 run.

That’s arguably the optimal place to share something like this, as you’re not “preaching to the choir”

Obligatory Simpsons cropping that ruined jokes:

Hopefully nothing this bad will end up happening. Regardless, I really don’t know why anyone would still choose to crop a release after issues like this have been known to unintentionally occur.

Looks like they cropped the 4:3 original to make it 16:9. Below here is a comparison of a random shot from both this YouTube release (top) and the Blu-ray (bottom).

You’re painting yourself into a corner by avoiding degoogled Android operating systems. I guess my suggestion for you would probably have to be to install yt-dlp on your server, and then use an SSH app when you need to download a video. Maybe someone more familiar with Apple can offer a better suggestion.

I always recommend Seal just because I can never remember the name of this app. Has anyone made use of both and has an opinion on which is better?

• https://github.com/deniscerri/ytdlnis
• https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal

If you installed with pip, simply re-run the same command that was used to install the program

Simply running pip install yt-dlp doesn’t update though, right? You need to add an upgrade flag, so either:

• pip install yt-dlp --upgrade
• pip install yt-dlp -U

EDIT: Maybe I should actually read this documentation that I am commenting about. Their steps to initially install it with PIP mention to use the -U flag anyway. That flag is meant for updating, but it won’t make the package install wrong if used during initial installation of the package or anything, so no reason not to.

As others have already said, yt-dlp is absolutely the gold standard. It even works in Termux. As for a dedicated Android app, there are apps like Seal which are effectively just wrappers for yt-dlp. Then the open source YouTube clients like Tubular, which are primarily for browsing/watching videos, have a download button on every video.

The twink/bear spectrum

Is there some significance to the circled portion here?

That’s the worst part: the implication that someone may have generated this image that should have taken mere seconds for any competent person to design. But I think it’s mostly just the off-white coloring that is tipping me off here.

I could definitely see Claudia Black as a Sunny-esque trashbag

1. Direct link without giving this blogspam clicks: https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota
2. Anyone else getting an AI vibe from that incredibly simple thumbnail for some reason?

Say “what” again. I dare you. I double dare you, motherfucker, say “what” one more god damn time!

None. I’m an adult.