I haven’t watched YouTube on a desktop in years so maybe you still can…

  • MrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.place
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    1 day ago

    Correct. Nowadays streaming video is almost trivial, but in early YouTube days it wouldn’t be uncommon to click a video and immediately pause it so it could buffer far enough ahead that it wouldn’t get stuck while playing. I don’t recall playing Snake, but it easily could have happened back then.

    • netvor@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Yeah I’m old enough to remember it. Also resuming or seeking would be risky as sometimes it would erase the prized buffer or break the player altogether. Sweet times…

      I don’t remember the snake, though…