Vent thread

@Icicle Niceicle 1517
@Lil_VampireCJ
The worst part is that there’s almost nothing I can do about it.

I already filed a dispute (because the video originally had five copyright claims for five of the seven films I reviewed), and all of the claims were released except for the one for the 1964 special, which Universal seems to be super protective of. That’s the one that’s currently blocking the video, and one option is to file an appeal for the dispute, but the problem there is that 1. much like the dispute process, the claimant is in charge of determining whether my appeal is in the right (in any fair system, they’d get a non-biased third party to handle that), and 2. if the claimant (Universal) says their claim is still valid, I will receive a copyright strike on my channel and could lose my monetization altogether. So the cards are still stacked against me.

Another option would be to edit the video again to remove the offending footage, and the only way to ensure that Universal took no issue with my video would be to remove all footage of the 1964 special. But I have no idea what I would show as visuals during that segment. I didn’t exactly record video of myself talking about all of the specials—a lot of it was voiceover audio that I dubbed in over the footage. Or I could cut out the segment where I talk about that special altogether. Either way, it would be incredibly jarring for viewers. And even if I were to do that and re-upload the video with zero footage from the 1964 special, I’d still have to deal with all the other specials since they’d all get copyright claims again from my re-upload.

The only truly failsafe option that would guarantee no copyright claims would be to remake the video entirely in a way that uses absolutely no copyrighted footage whatsoever, but I have little interest in doing that. I don’t think I’m a charismatic enough host for people to want to watch my video without clips of what I’m describing, especially when a lot of what I talk about does directly pertain to what’s happening in the clips. Also, I’d just rather not have to remake this video because going back and retreading my previous material isn’t something I have a lot of interest in. I’d rather spend that time and energy making new things.

Another possibility is to re-upload the video on Vimeo or Archive.org and direct people to watch it there. The problem is that I don’t really have the kind of following that will pack up and move to another website to watch my videos. Most of my views are coming from people who aren’t subscribed, and YouTube offers a kind of visibility that Vimeo and Archive.org just don’t have.

I’m genuinely feeling disheartened by this. YouTube already screwed me when I first tried uploading it to where it was well after Christmas when I was finally able to post it, and now this is just twisting the knife in the wound. It tells me that all the hard work I put into the video, all the days I spent researching, scripting, filming, providing the narration, editing, drawing the thumbnail, toiling over the video while I was sick and recovering from my illness… all of that was for nothing.

Actually, I think perhaps the biggest irony is the fact that the special that’s being claimed, the 1964 one, is a special that A. everybody has already seen and B. that Universal, the copyright claimant, DIDN’T EVEN MAKE.

No joke, about 30 minutes ago I was walking around work and I accidentally stepped in a small hole that we use to wash trash cans and my entire body hit the concrete. I’m going to Concentra right now, I think I may have a minor concussion.

I had a minor accident on the interstate. Me and the other driver are fine, but my insurance company is sure going to love me now.

It could be worse, the guy whose car I hit just told me it’s a work car.

Invidious has been giving me crap

Kurzgesagt’s video about cancer made me a little bit depressed yet educated in simplistic manner how we cannot win against life’s ultimate monsters.

I’ve been listing to stories about whole companies of soldiers armed to the teeth getting torn apart by skinwalkers.

All these “tough guy” gun nuts on social media should take their AR-15’s then travel deep into the middle of nowhere and see how long they’ll last against these fucking things:

@CaptainXtra
That image was debunked as a movie prop.

I’m sitting here with carotid arteries and mom’s rockin’ out to ZZ Top

We’ll see how happy that cracker is when nobody pays her bills.

So I tried to provoke the Facebook pr machine on purpose by posting threatening posts to see how fast their stupid ai bots responds to reporting me.

Well done making Facebook a virtual Gulag, Zuckingdick. 🥴

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@FliegerFaustToP47
I’m really hoping things get better for you

@FliegerFaustToP47
After reading that, lemme say this:

As a guy who is losing hope since last year or two, i have to say you have so much to live for, man.

And as much as I hate looking for something sometimes, you’re not gonna give up on finding something that will keep you living on.

Don’t end your life.

@FliegerFaustToP47
Geez, I’m sorry you went through with that, your family are a bunch of assholes

@FliegerFaustToP47
They say mental illness is fake, but they sound like they got the worst kinds of mental illness.

This was similar to how I grew up, except it was just one of my parents that bullied everyone, and they live alone now.

You will see the end of it eventually. It might take a while to break your dependence on such shitty people.

A lot of people do just become homeless, and you don’t want to do that, your parents have power over you, but homeless you’ll meet all sorts of messed up people who also want that power.

Well i’m feeling better. No temperature, only occasional coughs, but man i hate this Paxlovid stuff. It leaves a crappy taste in your throat and mouth and gives you the shits. The doctor asked if I wanted to try it if i qualified, and i said yeas so i didn’t have to take it.

Good medicine tastes bad

That’s some hard-core stuff you’re on.

My dilapidated charging cable sparked and almost burned my right hand . 😶

Can electrical tape save it?

Another electric cart at my job got stolen, now leaving us with two crappy ones where the battery drains quickly. I know we’re located next to some projects, but come on

Ey guys.

Remember when I shame people for using dark mode because I find it overrated and they always say it’s comforting for the eyes?

Now I learned my lesson from this fact. Dark mode actually do be really saving large amount of batteries than in normal mode because of less brightness. I’ve been frequently using this feature more often these days because of it. And it makes my sleep go faster this way.

Punish me all the way you want for being too cocky.

@𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫
Id keep an eye on it and get a new one.

Usb c cables have like 6 or more different lines that can cross and the frayed cables build heat, and undervolt your battery causing your battery to overheat and even expand.

If damaging a electrical controller or battery wasn’t an issue frayed wires still force more energy through a smaller space, and can start a fire.

@Mr.Myoozik
You can’t get far with one of those, they’re obviously store property. I wonder if they’re being stolen for their parts or who’s buying them.

@Hima
I learned my lesson badly in my last phone that I should never leave phones charging overnight all the time. The whole lithium ion battery bloated and got cooked.

I should’ve checked the phone’s maximum capacity of charging. If it exceeded that amount, that’s where overcharging and heating progress occurs.

I’ve already regretted poking fun of everyone using dark mode. Brightness heats everything up.

@𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫
In most cases the battery controller should work properly, when your phone says it’s 100, the battery is actually at 80 or so physical capacity.

Voltage outside the input range cause the components to draw more power over all, overcharging the battery and heating up everything.

You got high ambient heat and variable power already, so you should get a new cable

The fastest way to wake someone up is having a bulldog step on their pancreas.

Still, it’s scary to see wrinkles on my pet’s face.

This car shop is really pissing me off.

I need to have my flex pipe replaced and called around. Found a good joint, one recommended by a friend no less, and set up an appointment. Well I had to wait 2 weeks but fine. My car’s stuttering kept getting worse but not much you can do about a backlog.

When I set the appointment for Monday I asked how long it would approximately take and they said I could expect it late Tuesday to early Wednesday. When I took it there I asked again, and they reiterated Tuesday/Wednesday. It’s Friday, and they are an hour to closing. They don’t open again till Monday. And every day since Wednesday I’ve called and asked if they were done and they said they weren’t.

What’s the fucking point of an appointment - a goddamn half-month wait no less - if it takes them a week minimum to do a 1-2 day job? I’m about to cancel the thing altogether and wait another 2 weeks for my mechanic brother to work on it; he could’ve done it today but silly me! I needed it done sooner than later. Look how that fucking worked out.

Oh. My. God.
My prescription insurance provider sent me an update: That Paxlovid prescription was 1,176 DOLLARS!!! OMG if it hadn’t been for that insurance I wouldn’t have been able to afford it by a mile. It didn’t cost me anything.