#ad breaks

[fofi42]

Alex, breaks, hands and Patatas

[lalalipuyofgulg]

Non-binary ads!

I miss non-binary ads. You know what's super offensive?

If I put my biological "age" and "gender" into the Disney plus app profile... (I just wanted to watch the Simpsons treehouse of horror episodes)

Well I got ads for menopause treatments, incontinence pads, "digital pregnancy tests" (as if anyone would want THAT in our current political climate).

I hate to sound like an old person here, but I would love to see some ads for the general public. I liked it when ads WEREN'T targeted according to THEIR bizarro version of what I want.

How about some liquor ads?

How about some ads for the new Gatorade flavor or the my-pillow, or something hilarious like the shake-weight? (Look it up! It's so funny!)

Nonbinary ads! I miss you!

Of course watching broadcast television is even more awful because it's all pharmaceutical ads geared towards the truly elderly..., So I guess it could always be worse.

Anyway, our society sure loves binary oppositions, huh?

Or, you know, they could actually use their much lauded algorithms to advertise dungeons and dragons products, or fantasy novels/memorabilia, or cosplay supplies to me.

That algorithm ain't shit.

[radarsteddybear]

Hot take: ad breaks in TV shows are good actually

[theedgeofhappiness]

Also the french advert bit, pardon my/his french was a missed opportunity

[cinema-hallucinations]

Prompt: create a movie concept for a feature-length movie with a gimmick of the story being told entirely through fictional advertising spots. The movie chronicles huge social changes through society via the progressive changes in the advertisement for media offerings (new shows/movies/video games etc.), new products and businesses, clinical trials, lawsuit, hirings, government services and other PR campaigns etc.

Title: Slogans

Tagline: A story of ad breaks and gloop.

Logline: Decades of social upheaval are chronicled entirely through a series of hilarious and satirical commercials, reflecting the ever-changing landscape of a society struggling to adapt to the arrival of benign, but incredibly messy, aliens.

Concept: The film unfolds through a series of interconnected fictional commercials spanning several decades. Each ad campaign reflects the evolving societal response to the arrival of a race of friendly, but incredibly messy, aliens called the "Glorbs."

Examples of Ads:

Early Days (1970s): A wholesome family commercial for "Glorb-Be-Gone" cleaning spray, promising to eliminate the sticky green slime the Glorbs leave in their wake.

The Honeymoon Phase (1980s): A glitzy ad for "Glorb Gear" - stylish jumpsuits designed to protect against the Glorbs' unpredictable "bio-spray."

Inter-Species Dating Boom (1990s): A cheesy dating show ad for "Glorb-al Attraction," promising to find love between humans and Glorbs (despite their vastly different physical forms).

Glorb-onomics (2000s): A slick corporate ad for "Glorb-Co," a company utilizing the Glorbs' natural slime production for a new line of eco-friendly cleaning products.

The Grunge Years (2010s): A gritty commercial for "Glorb-Fighter 5000," a high-powered cleaning robot designed for the truly dedicated Glorb-haters.

The Rise of the Glorb Lobby (2020s): A heartwarming PSA from the "Glorb Integration Initiative," advocating for equal rights for the messy extraterrestrials.

Interspersed between these ads are glimpses of news reports, political debates, and legal battles reflecting the changing social climate. A class-action lawsuit against Glorb-Co for "bio-hazard negligence" transitions into a documentary on the rise of a powerful Glorb lobby pushing for "Glorb-Positive" legislation.

The humor comes from the absurdity of the changing social dynamics, the exaggerated efficiency of the cleaning products, and the ever-present Glorb slime that seems to permeate every aspect of human life.

Themes:

The challenges of interspecies coexistence.

The power of advertising to shape public opinion.

The human capacity to adapt, even to the messiest situations.

Ending:

The final ad campaign depicts a utopian future where humans and Glorbs live in harmony. A new product called "Glorb-Tastic Slime" is marketed as a fun, gooey toy for children, showcasing how even the most disruptive change can be normalized over time.

Slogans is a humorous and thought-provoking exploration of social change and adaptation in the face of the unexpected. It's a reminder that sometimes, the most profound stories can be told through the most mundane means – even a commercial for slime remover.

[blazehedgehog]

So a couple days ago I decided to turn down my ad frequency on Twitch because everybody complains about it, even if there are guides by big twitch streamers saying its fine. Well, today Twitch just implemented an "automatic length" feature that means I can't turn it down anymore.

The way it works is: show more ads, get a better earnings percentage. 30% by default, 55% if you exceed a threshold of ads per minute. It was a nudge to encourage you to crank ad frequency up, and like I said, I found guides by bigger Twitch streamers like "put it as high as it will go, you have nothing to lose."

(This is a generalization: the idea was that a huge block of ads every hour was less obtrusive than smaller breaks closer together, because longer uninterrupted chunks was better while still getting you a good earnings rate.)

So I cranked it to max as instructed: three minutes of ads every hour. 55% share percentage. And in every single stream, literally half my viewership would complain whenever they'd hit a giant block of ads.

Twitch had two sliders: ad length and ad frequency, and you could adjust them independently to find the right sweet spot and still hopefully nail that 55% earnings rate. So, I tried to find a way to turn down ad length while also not getting to be too annoying about ad frequency.

But hitting that 55% is hard. Twitch wants you to watch so many ads, friends. The shorter the ad breaks, the more frequently they want you to have them. Cutting ad breaks shorter by 30 seconds means seeing a break 25% sooner.

3 minutes of ads every hour then becomes 2 minutes of ads every 30 minutes. That's not a very fair ratio, and I think that's the point. Again: they want you to max this stuff out, not be kind to your viewers.

I figured we'd try 150 seconds of breaks (down from 180) every 45 minutes. Just a nudge down from where it was.

Now... I can't do that. They introduced this "automatic length" setting, which removes your ability to set length/frequency independently even if you turn it off. Two sliders become one.

If I want to hit that 150 second break threshold that previously kept my 55% share rate, it now FORCES it down to 30% earnings, because it only calculates per hour now. There is no "150sec/45min" setting anymore, just "150sec/hour".

On the other hand, they will GLADLY let you crank it up to 3 minutes of ads every 8 minutes of stream. No problems there. By all means, make 40% of your stream an ad break. We don't care. Go nuts.

Apologies in advance to all my viewers but I think Twitch literally took the tools out of my hands just now to make this better. There is no way to set it to less than "3 minutes per hour" and still earn that 55% anymore.

[thenaturalfriends]

PSA that if you watch Taskmaster on YouTube you are missing the bits just before and after the ad breaks and that is where all the gayest shit happens.

You are missing literal on-air kisses.

Luckily an intrepid fan has posted compilations of all of them so go on and catch up with all the weird Greg/Alex stuff that gets cut: https://youtube.com/@youmagnificentbst?si=HvituEmuhZE5p8dO

@youmagnificentbeast is the hero we need AND the hero we deserve

[sketchy--akechi]

last night

[eriochromatic]

winter outing featuring cross guild and company 🌨️🌨️🌨️

[lostbluejayart]

[ "I am a lovely woman.

Who will come into my kitchen and be hungry for me?" - Jenny Slate ]

[ad-caelestia]

curse removing wash

acts as both a banishment and a cleansing

ingredients

basil (protection)

thyme (cleansing; antimicrobial)

sage (protection + cleansing + banishing; antimicrobial)

rosemary (protection + banishing)

chamomile (cleansing + banishing + peace)

sea salt (protection + banishing)

lavender and eucalyptus oil (cleansing; just a few drops of each)

water

instructions (plan to use immediately; not meant to be stored for later use):

add dried herbs and sea salt to water, boil and reduce to a simmer until the water becomes fragrant and changes color

remove from heat and let cool - strain and pour into a container

add your essential oils, seal the container and shake well

proceed to add this mixture to your soapy mop bucket or spray some on windows, doors, and baseboards to be wiped down

pro tip

open your windows to let the negative energy escape your home as you clean

♡ luna

© 2025 ad-caelestia

[t-u-i-t-c]

Giftober 2024 │ Day 23: Fourth Wall

"Destroying Toei Studio would be even faster!"

[s0fter-sin]

something people just don’t think about is how often chronically ill and disabled people just don’t have access to good food. not healthy food, good food; well made, tasty meals that don’t come from a jar or a freezer. how many of us are housebound or can’t drive? delivery services only offer within certain distances, if you live outside a city they aren’t an option. many people don’t have the energy or ability to cook for themselves if they have the skill to begin with. many certainly don’t have the ability to learn how. it’s something that goes completely unnoticed, just the opportunity to have a good meal and how much that wears you down

[tsunosagun]

i flew too high, please catch my fall

[yuqsdug]

I don't really play forsaken (it's really just not my type of game) but I feel like we need 1x to just comment on the absurd amount of mafio skins

ALSO HOW DID MAFIA END UP HERE

(Factory hell au 1x1x1x1 =])

There are quite a lot of survivers wearing suits.

Also the mafia's here because of Dream game.

(ignore how only one of these skins is a Mafia skin)