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1. jeffhu+Mr[view] [source] 2024-08-14 17:54:16
>>hadisa+(OP)
Also works on localhost, run these commands:

`wget -r -np -k https://ytch.xyz` - downloads the website recursively

`wget https://ytch.xyz/list.json` - download the list of what every channel plays and will play (I'm not sure if this ever really changes. The real website adds ?t=<time since epoch in ms>)

Then for instance run `python3 -m http.server` and visit localhost:8000

:)

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2. hadisa+Ds[view] [source] 2024-08-14 17:58:51
>>jeffhu+Mr
When a channel reaches the last video, list.json will be fetched to get an updated list of videos.
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3. newswa+qK[view] [source] 2024-08-14 19:59:19
>>hadisa+Ds
How are you making this list? The thing I surprisingly miss about tv is that what to watch was someone else's problem. YouTube overwhelms me with choices, TV was simple, I liked maybe 4-5 channels and (I later realized) I was implicitly trusting them to have something good on.

If I was allowed to dream, I imagine a world where that specialization is brought back. People curating a feed, which was on average good.

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