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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    1 hour ago, RealMarkDeneen said:

     

    Pretty much anything and everyone that challenges, contradicts, rebutts, or debunks the ongoing social-control narrative for western civilization.

    Now that the same 'screen' can be seen by all eight billion people, consolidation to a single narrative was inevitable.

     

    I guess my position is I saw what basically pre/non-censorship brought us and I'm happier with the alternative...Once you think we've reached balance AI comes along. Oh, well. Watched about 3 hours of YouTube already today. 😎

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    12 hours ago, the real Duke Spinner said:
    On 9/11/2023 at 12:02 PM, RealMarkDeneen said:

     

    I think we're always the product.........🤢  But that's just modern life.

     

    I think of YT as "world television." I am nonetheless concerned about their censorship policies and actions.

    I several friends that have been censored numerous times They are diverse channels Prepping, Law, Guitars. 🙄

    What are they being censored for?

    Hot Hot Hot

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    Got mine in and enjoying the Roarin' Reaper as we speak! 😊 Sprinkled on chicken, tossed on salad for lunch along with Humboldt Fog I found for half price. 😎 Good job on this batch.

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    2 hours ago, Islander said:

    ...I'd pull up one particular one and watch the sunrise in Belfast, in real time, five hours before the sun rose in Toronto.  It was a small thing, but it made the city seem a bit less distant for a few minutes.

    Yeah, I also enjoy realizing the time difference between Texas and my European webcams...There's also some live walks in Amsterdam and various recently filmed ones in the Jungfrau Region of Switzerland. Ha! I watch all of this several times a week. 

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    2 hours ago, Gilbert said:

     

    Way, way, waaaaaay less than 6 hours/wk.  More in-line with 30 to 60min. a month.  

    I was like that several years ago and then after subscribing got down interesting pigeon holes. Mostly travel and then documentaries, and now historical religious studies along the rest. 

     

    1 hour ago, Jeff Matthews said:

    What's with the Real(name)?  Makes me wonder if next, we'll start seeing the RealReal(name).

     

    The last one had a reputation so he had to distance himself from it/him...Dunno but both of you guys are more subdued. Must be retirement. 😎 Good to see everyone posting and hope all is well.

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    Different amps. I Can’t really tell differences

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    On 9/10/2023 at 3:26 PM, Klipschtastic said:

    I’m really not trying to create a stir here but I’ve tried several amps with my Cornwall IVs.

    I didn't see this mentioned but similarly designed SS amps should sound identical and where you'll see differences is in the preamp. That's my take. If you really want to hear differences in amps it seems Tubes is the way to go. 

    Different amps. I Can’t really tell differences

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    9 minutes ago, Fido said:

    ... Synergy and personal taste are most important for me. Years of having Klipsch speakers from my Forte 1s to my Forte IVs I am used to their sound signature and love them. I likely will never be done changing out gear but I don't need to AB every component ever made to enjoy them. 

    I agree with the first part but the only time I'm changing out gear is when something breaks. :) I'm a multichannel guy and wish I could out-in-out justify upgrading to a head unit with the newer codexes but I've been pretty happy for almost 2 decades...

     

    On the music front, I'm definitely a source guy and usually think about the day and let my imagination rule while listening to familiar material. 

     

    Need web site critique

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    2 hours ago, OO1 said:

    I  noticed that  ,    people talking of what they cook , the time they get up  ,when they go to bed ,  the temperature ,  the coffee and weather , the beer they drink , the booze they enjoy , the magical  cookies and herbs , fishing on the lake ,  work ,  the klipsch speakers they love to use and fix , the kids growing up  , Church  ,  Family life  , cars and trucks   

    I agree but what's up with all of the LIKES and jukebox posts? 

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    37 minutes ago, OO1 said:

    Youtube's main engine runs  on paid ads 

    There do appear to be various paid subscriptions to YouTube but truthfully the ads are short and most can be skipped. WAY less than other free content. Heck, the link dtel provided at ads all over the place. On YouTube they're 8 seconds and are predictable....On that note, it does get sinister when you consider how they get the ad streams. 🤐

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    9 minutes ago, RealMarkDeneen said:

    I think of YouTube as the best kind of TV. Considering how crappy streaming services are, and how useless cable TV is, it's the only decent alternative. But no, I won't pay for it!

    I agree. No streaming service or cable here either and we don't pay for YouTube. Otoh, that means we're the product! 😮 So far I'm good with it but I do wonder...

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    10 hours ago, wuzzzer said:

    I wouldn’t say it influences my life, but I do spend a lot of time on it.  In addition to watching how-to videos such as auto repair, boat repair, etc I’m subscribed

    I'm interested in biblical history and scholarship and can't believe how much and varied the content is. Bart Ehrman and James Tabor give more of a historical overview (and have their own channels) as they discuss the texts with several others that have scholars on.

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    5 hours ago, JJkizak said:

    Almost never. On replacing car parts , mower parts, or watching some of my films.

    JJK

    Thanks for posting! Ironically it was about a year ago I too had to take a YouTube tutorial on lawnmower repair. 😊I bet that screwed up the algorithm! 😉 Speaking of which, those folks have my watching pegged--Scary? 🤔

    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    2 hours ago, dtel said:

    I said between 6-12, only because  it's football season.

     

    The rest of the time it's 2 hours a week, two shows, Oak Island and Skinwalker Ranch and maby an occasional documentary.

    Good to hear from you dtel. Yeah, I don't watch any sports and travel the world on YouTube and my modest 55" monitor. I have a library of Live-cams from favorite places where I visit daily and usually put on the headphones for a recent (or Live) walk or train ride in Europe...Amazing footage with alot being 4K.

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    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    5 hours ago, OO1 said:

      Lord , I am a BIG Sinner  

    Ha! Actually it's FREAKY how deep you can get on tangents that investigate "sin," including biblical history and apologetics surrounding it...

    2 hours ago, dirtmudd said:

    24/7/365

    I'm pretty close. I read before bed/after waking but there's a good 4 to 6 hours of YouTube watching on weekdays and even more on weekends if nothing's planned. 

     

    Thanks for participating. 

    How much YouTube do you watch?

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    15 minutes ago, YK Thom said:

    Mine not much at all. The only time I really ever use it is when I'm BBQing. Generally live concert tracks.

    If you watch less than an hour a week I'd call that pretty much none. On that note is there anyone who NEVER clicks on YouTube?

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    What Book Are You Reading?

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    20230903_181226.thumb.jpg.799184b72d96aab50c1f0717c67c3b13.jpgI have a fascination with the history in the 3 centuries surrounding 70 CE and how it relates to the Dead Sea Scrolls. I started a few months ago reading the Bible again using the 2 commentaries above and comparing. The "Harper Collins Study Bible" on the left is more scholarly oriented and I got for my birthday in June, while the "Jeremiah Study Bible" was given to me by a friend/student as a gift and has more of a sermon point of view. Ironically, both at the same time and not knowing about the other.

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    Yer Doing yer Home Theater Wrong

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    On 8/25/2023 at 4:22 PM, Paducah Home Theater said:
    On 8/15/2023 at 10:10 AM, wuzzzer said:


    So you’d be a proponent of a setup with Khorn mains and a KV-2 center as someone on here had?

     

    Deleting the KV-2 and having dialogue coming out of the extreme corners of the room isn't exactly a huge improvement.  Both are weird.  

    Fwiw, this was also my first thought...It seems the point the OP/thread starter was trying to make was that he didn't realize how important the center channel was, tried a *unique* solution and is happy with it. :) It seems the consensus is get the best front soundstage you can, and most can do it without using 2 center channels. I just don't think folks that can accommodate a large center can't also position 2 large F/L speakers as well.

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