Re: Tonight's movie

Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:

A big problem with videos as opposed to text is that it's harder to
watch critically than to read critically.  When you read something,
you can slow down for key points and leave the text to check it for
something else.

The same is true of video now.  My browser (Firefox on Ubuntu) lets me
pause, backtrack, or vary speed.  I frequently do so.

But I need a new ad blocker.  YouTube has suddenly become all but
unwatchable, with multiple unskippable ads breaking into videos in
the middle.  Any recommendations?  Thanks.

Last night's movie, selected by my brother, was Zulu, a 62-year-old
movie about a then 84-year-old battle.  In other words, about an event
about three times longer ago than my false arrest.  (Why yes, it is
all about me.)

I checked to see if any survivors of that battle lived to see the
movie.  No.  Interestingly, the last one died the day after Germany
surrendered in 1945.
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