Why not do the steps you outlined above as a macro on your keyboard? This eliminates the need for JS. To extract the video URL, you could use some RegEx automatically or Ctrl+F.

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve done pretty much exactly what you describe using AutoHotKey.

As is everyone born between 1965 and 2015, which is quite a few people.

I am still invested into this weird request :)

Haha, not sure why you would be, but thanks!

Why not do the steps you outlined above as a macro on your keyboard? This eliminates the need for JS.

This is another option I am considering. Again, I’m not too familiar with the tools, but I’m vaguely aware of tools like AutoHotkey. Are there any tools you would recommend for this sort of thing?

Wow, thanks for your offer to help! I’ve added a lemmy.world link to the post of what I’ve tried so far. Should open on your home instance.

Thanks, this is a good idea. I started to look into it, but then ran into some challenges in parsing the JavaScript to extract the video ID of the ad:

• https://sh.itjust.works/post/19366883
• https://programming.dev/post/14154611
• https://lemmy.world/post/15453671

Do you have any experience with JavaScript?

Are you building a collection of ads that you feel will be lost media?

Yeah, more or less. Every YouTube pre-roll advertisement is also just a regular video on the platform, but often the video is often unlisted. I’ve had a couple cases where I thought “I remember a funny ad about that” or “I remember a unique cut of this movie trailer” once the ad is no longer running, and I haven’t been able to find them. A way to autosave every pre-roll ad would give me the option of looking them up later.

But now I will be able to have tabs within groups within windows within desktops!

things like Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are not in convenient places

Huh, I hunt-and-peck Qwerty and touch-type Dvorak and that has never bothered me. I can know where C and V are, and I just press them.

I don’t game much though, and could see the issue if WASD are scattered all over like they are in Dvorak and can’t be remapped.

Is there a Lemmy equivalent yet?

Throw the 4L bag in the fridge. Remove one of the three inner 1.3 L bags, and place it in the dedicated milk bag holder that every household has:

Snip the corner, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy!

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/we-answer-your-burning-questions-about-things-like-milk-bags-tariffs-condo-insurance-and-printer-cartridges-1.5409407/here-s-why-milk-comes-in-bags-in-parts-of-canada-1.5409420

Except that customer explicitly ordered “none pizza with left beef”, and was presumably delighted that their instructions were followed so exactly.

Vatican and Singapore?

Original longer version: https://youtu.be/azSYefZhv1s

Arbitrary webpages, I assume.

Filter messages like these -> Move to ‘Spam’.

Lemmy needs is it’s own version of place

We actually already did! !canvas@toast.ooo

I’d love to see some similar community projects.

What is your cat’s opinion on being squished?

Oh, I assumed the cat was a stand-in for rubber duck debugging.

The cheese tax! The cheese tax!

You've got to pay the cheese tax
Every time you're cooking
When the cheese comes out
This kitty comes looking

The rules are the rules
And the facts are the facts
And when the cheese drawer opens
You've got to pay the tax

The cheese tax! The cheese tax!

Hand it over quick
Or things might get sh*tty
I can scratch and kick
I'm a really crazy kitty

I'm not just asking
Because I'm looking for snacks
This is real important business
And you've got to pay the tax

The cheese tax! The cheese tax!
The cheese tax!

Cheddar is acceptable, and Parmesan is fine
But a little bit of Gouda would really blow my mind
There's no escaping, so don't try to dodge
Pay the dairy tarriff! The collection of fromage!

The cheese tax! The cheese tax!
The cheese tax!

Original puppy version by Matt Hobbs, feline adaptation by me.

Breathed and Watterson. You have good taste in comics.