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usonian

(22,419 posts)
2. I'm as mad as hell, about "Secret Santa" You Tube Posts and I've done something about it.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:50 PM
Nov 1

I spent most of the afternoon finding an efficient way to get and reformat transcripts in a highly readable way, and I'm not going to reveal it until sufficiently bribed/rewarded for all the time and work. (I'll let the admins know first, as a courtesy)

HERE'S YOUR INSTANTLY GENERATED AND FORMATTED TRANSCRIPT: Posted at pastebin. (give or take errors in the process)

https://pastebin.com/raw/UP9KU71F

hunter

(40,187 posts)
3. I simply ignore all political videos posted here on DU or anywhere else.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:17 PM
Nov 1

This includes DU favorites like Colbert, Maddow, and Oliver, who are at least coherent.

The rambling "Secret Santa" transcript you posted made my head hurt.

usonian

(22,419 posts)
4. I skimmed it and it made zero sense.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:24 PM
Nov 1

It looked like it was broken at each sentence, which is what I might have programmed, if I programmed it myself (Reminder: seriously review regular expressions in perl. )

If something is REALLY important, I'll copy the transcript and insert paragraph breaks.

But 99% of the time, I agree with you.

It's usually a couple of minutes worth of information CRAMMED! into 30 or more.

Hugin

(37,123 posts)
6. The nugget seems to be that there is a question about...
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:40 AM
Nov 2

1. If Kirk’s people had requested security. (Pretty standard to do so, I guess.)

2. If security was provided, the University won’t release a required security plan which would have had to be developed for the event.

Aaaand… That’s about it. All within about the top twenty “paragraphs” of your transcript. Which is pretty readable to me. I don’t know if that is a good thing or bad.

It turns out that one of my hidden skills seems to be sifting out the needle of meaning from the haystack of blather. Marketable? I doubt it.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
7. Thanks. I got the same take on it. Had to skim it, it was so tricky to read (but still faster than a video). . . . nt
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 09:53 AM
Nov 2

travelingthrulife

(3,782 posts)
9. Still trying to blame his killing on the dirty liberal college I see.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:04 AM
Nov 2

Where are the breathless stories about his MAGA killer?

Woodwizard

(1,231 posts)
11. I play a guessing game when I see a video post
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 01:46 PM
Nov 2

Of who was the poster.

Pretty much always know the ones posted about Russia's imminent demise twice a day for the last 18 months.

Just about all hype no info. Ad click revenue. I don't watch any after my realization it is just a wast of time.

If the video section disappeared it would be an improvement.

hunter

(40,187 posts)
12. I "disappeared" them on my browser, mostly using uBlock Origin.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 01:57 PM
Nov 2

As a star member you can also trash entire forums here.

Woodwizard

(1,231 posts)
13. Thanks
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 09:41 PM
Nov 2

I never looked into what the star member perks were.

Just been coming here since bush to get the latest news figured I should chip in.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
8. Thanks. I skimmed it and the first part was interesting, re security arrangements or possible lack. . . . nt
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 09:54 AM
Nov 2
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