nothing, i just don’t like those link shorterners that are used for stupid things like twitter and such, especially in a forum where the entire link can be posted and if the video doesnt play, cn be obtained from quoting the post and just grabbing it out.
those things are things used by hackers and such to pass the link through or advertise as it passes through or install malicious code, etc…
a link should always be to the domain itself unless it is a “leaving” link that a site uses to tell you you are leaving a trusted site and going to another site. yet those are annoying, at least they serve a REAL purpose rather than hiding the actual domain you are going to.[/quote]
Normally I would agree with you, but youtu.be is YouTube’s own URL shortener. Unless Google is a group of evil hackers, I don’t think their URL shortener is going to be very dangerous. If you go to the share tab on a video you’re watching, it’s the URL they give you for the video. All URL shorteners do, is redirect you to the site the a person wants you to go to, so in the case of something like tinyurl, you have no idea where you’re going, but in the case of youtube’s own URL shortener, you can find out exactly where it’s going to take you…
If you read the URL, you’ll see that their URL shortener, is just youtu.be/ then the alphanumeric code for the video…
so if you take the link for the the Jinx video I linked before, and if you take the letters and numbers from the end, and put it into a normal youtube video URL: YouTube, you’ll go to the same video.
nothing, i just don’t like those link shorterners that are used for stupid things like twitter and such, especially in a forum where the entire link can be posted and if the video doesnt play, cn be obtained from quoting the post and just grabbing it out.
those things are things used by hackers and such to pass the link through or advertise as it passes through or install malicious code, etc…
a link should always be to the domain itself unless it is a “leaving” link that a site uses to tell you you are leaving a trusted site and going to another site. yet those are annoying, at least they serve a REAL purpose rather than hiding the actual domain you are going to.
Normally I would agree with you, but youtu.be is YouTube’s own URL shortener. Unless Google is a group of evil hackers, I don’t think their URL shortener is going to be very dangerous. If you go to the share tab on a video you’re watching, it’s the URL they give you for the video. All URL shorteners do, is redirect you to the site the a person wants you to go to, so in the case of something like tinyurl, you have no idea where you’re going, but in the case of youtube’s own URL shortener, you can find out exactly where it’s going to take you…
If you read the URL, you’ll see that their URL shortener, is just youtu.be/ then the alphanumeric code for the video…
so if you take the link for the the Jinx video I linked before, and if you take the letters and numbers from the end, and put it into a normal youtube video URL: YouTube, you’ll go to the same video.
You see the “take a break” message a lot more often now. It’s just their way of covering their backs so if someone gets sick/dies from playing their game non-stop. Also, it’s already suggested that you take breaks from playing if you use the 3D function, since it puts strain on your eyes.
This is more prevalent in online games though… A lot of Korean free-to-play online games will have some sort of feature that tries to prevent people from over playing. Like having a “stamina” bar that goes down as you do quests and missions, and only replenishes after a certain amount of time, to prevent you from playing too much at one time. I can’t remember if this is/was a law in Korea, or if it’s just their attempt at protecting themselves.
[quote=“Hornet65” post=156404]You see the “take a break” message a lot more often now. It’s just their way of covering their backs so if someone gets sick/dies from playing their game non-stop. Also, it’s already suggested that you take breaks from playing if you use the 3D function, since it puts strain on your eyes.
This is more prevalent in online games though… A lot of Korean free-to-play online games will have some sort of feature that tries to prevent people from over playing. Like having a “stamina” bar that goes down as you do quests and missions, and only replenishes after a certain amount of time, to prevent you from playing too much at one time. I can’t remember if this is/was a law in Korea, or if it’s just their attempt at protecting themselves.[/quote]
Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn’t it reported in Korea that a guy died playing too much Starcraft some years back? It especially makes sense there, but it still is nonetheless an annoying interruption.
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lol it’s the the opposite with me. It’s funny how the bird goes crazy when you’ve accomplished so much like master a dungeon. Stupid bird needs to chill.
