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This is a really good way to put it. 👍

That is good to hear! The weather seems a bit nicer this week. 70s and 80s vs 90s will be nice.

Ya, I feel like they are a bit forced to do this but the terms are very vague for creators.

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Ya, ownership is a big thing for me. As all these services raise prices, merge into packages, etc, etc. I just keep watching my media like nothing happened with no fees at all if I don't want to add anything new.

I do very little, maybe a quick warm up but generally I just do a short walk or some little activities before jumping into lifting.

I do all the bad habits. Basically no warm up and little cool down. If I do a lot of cardio, like intensive running or sprints, I'll stretch afterwards.

That is rough to hear. At least you are work from home and not needing a car is a huge perk for sure!

AI is likely the next great thing and AI assisted tasks are probably going to be some of the best and most underrated inventions we have achieved. I can also see wearable tech jumping vast leaps and even implanted tech getting a good foothold.

I have a home gym and love it! Overall, going to the gym it a bit of a drive for me and getting the motivation to drive somewhere after work or on my weekend off is just not high enough to succeed.

I always feel like body weight routines are highly underrated. They do a great job building functional strength and also hit numerous muscles at once. However, I personally find the slow addition of weight to my reps more satisfying than body weight exercises so I stick with that most of the time.

I often fall asleep with the TV on and for better or worse, that has become how I fall asleep the best. I have tried music, but it just never worked the same for me.

I use YT a lot for music, but I always found that letting YT play related music will always go off the deep end sooner or later lol.

This is how today is going. Supposed to be rolling thunderstorms, but so far just clouds and light rain drops.

Twitch has maintained a policy of exclusivity on their platform for their streaming partners that restricted them from live streaming on any other platform. Those terms appear to be loosening but are not completely gone. An email was sent to partners stating that Twitch Partners will now be allowed to stream to other services including Twitch competitors like YouTube and Facebook, but there are some major terms to this move. TL:DR: Twitch now allows partners to stream off-site Partners can fully simulcast to mobile apps (TikTok) Partners can do a limited streams on web apps (YouTube, Facebook) Details of the limits are a bit “grey” to say the least The policy of complete exclusively ended as soon as partners received their email, but the terms of the partnership still limit how those streamers can stream to other platforms. Mobile-focused platforms like TikTok and Instagram have no limits to how the streamers can use them and fully allow simulcasting their streams to these apps. However, web-focused platforms like YouTube and Facebook do not allow simulcasting a stream for ‘an extended time”. What is an “extended amount of time”? Well, no one knows as that is exactly how it is detailed in the new FAQ and that means it will likely be enforced on a per-case basis. Steamers can jump to a second platform with their stream and then stream limitlessly on that platform if they are not also streaming to Twitch at the same time. Twitch says these terms are solely to help creators build a stronger community as simulcasting “leads to sub-optimal experiences for your community”, but only on platforms that directly compete with Twitch. View full article

The new YouTube Podcast page is far from advanced and offers little in terms of suggested or curated content, but it is likely a major blow to competitors like Apple and Spotify who, according to some recent studies, are already losing the podcast war to YouTube. The page is currently only available in the US and does not offer any podcasts that are not already on the platform. TL;DR: YouTube now has a Podcast homepage (US only) The new page is fairly basic and lacks curation May show the platform wants to push podcasting YouTube’s video podcast format has been a major success for content creators and has led to many podcasts already having millions of followers. The page can be found at youtube.com/podcasts and has a major focus on popular podcasts already on the platform. Overall, YouTube’s success in the podcast market is mostly due to the simple and convenient nature that video podcasts offer users. The platform has done little to push podcasts on their platform, but this new page may be a sign of changing times. View full article

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That is actually a good question and I am not sure going by the different stories. It LOOKS like the stream will be free to watch, but require paid tiers to interact with and so far streamers appear to just be hand selected, but I have no info on how that will be done in the future, I can't imagine all will be chosen by hand.

It feels like July should be coming up soon lol

The ability to sit down and simply have a conversation with someone without any issues or needing to watch what each other say.