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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If they put the ads in the stream, you can just fast-forward. I don’t think it’ll work out well for Google.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

This is something they are really good at, refining code until it does work well for Google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, turns out each ad is 15 seconds long per an agreement to standardize playback.

Oh, turns out you can't skip the first 30 seconds of a video.

Oh, turns out if the first 15 seconds doesn't play, the playback disables entirely.

~Solutions a lowly forklift repair technician came up with in five seconds.

Imagine what a Google developer might think of.