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33 pointsnadocrew13y ago14 comments

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Please also add "blocked extensions" so we can add zip/rar/.tar.gz/.torrent/etc as these will download if you hover over them.

nadocrewOP13y ago

Thanks for the idea. We will make that update right away

thejosh13y ago

Great, I'm loving this extension a lot, great idea and execution.

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laserDinosaur13y ago

Strange that the video is only 58 seconds long, but runs out for 2:08 with just the logo.

nadocrewOP13y ago

It's to fix youtube's weird thumbnail choosing algorithm

xxbondsxx13y ago

You can manually choose the thumbnail:

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an...

The days of gaming youtube thumbnails by putting in frames at the 50% mark are long gone..

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proksoup13y ago

Maybe a bug ... hover over a download link (e.g. install on nodejs.org) and the file downloads.

Very much dig it. Very fast rendering of preview.

nadocrewOP13y ago

It is a bug, we will fix it asap.

melvinmt13y ago

It even works on the reply links on this page, pretty neat.

doctoboggan13y ago

Now we just need to get a parent link.

anigbrowl13y ago

This is great - a real time saver.

icbarber13y ago

really neat tool. i like the shift option

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14 comments

thejosh13y ago

Please also add "blocked extensions" so we can add zip/rar/.tar.gz/.torrent/etc as these will download if you hover over them.

nadocrewOP13y ago

Thanks for the idea. We will make that update right away

thejosh13y ago

Great, I'm loving this extension a lot, great idea and execution.

1 more reply

laserDinosaur13y ago

Strange that the video is only 58 seconds long, but runs out for 2:08 with just the logo.

nadocrewOP13y ago

It's to fix youtube's weird thumbnail choosing algorithm

xxbondsxx13y ago

You can manually choose the thumbnail:

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an...

The days of gaming youtube thumbnails by putting in frames at the 50% mark are long gone..

1 more reply

proksoup13y ago

Maybe a bug ... hover over a download link (e.g. install on nodejs.org) and the file downloads.

Very much dig it. Very fast rendering of preview.

nadocrewOP13y ago

It is a bug, we will fix it asap.

melvinmt13y ago

It even works on the reply links on this page, pretty neat.

doctoboggan13y ago

Now we just need to get a parent link.

anigbrowl13y ago

This is great - a real time saver.

icbarber13y ago

really neat tool. i like the shift option

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse