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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags = ["fun", "recipe", "net", "nix", "clipboard"]
 
 In today's episode of [guides nobody asked for and likely having
 been covered by someone more qualified][idgaf], lemme show you
-the **correct** ways to view videos hosted on YouTube and other
+the _correct_ ways to view videos hosted on YouTube and other
 hostile, tracker-riddled hellscapes.  Whilst I despise Google's
 mass surveillance practices, it stores a large proportion
 of culturally significant videos and clips that would be difficult
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ Because of YouTube's circumvention of advertisement blockers,
 the ad-blocking arm race finally caught mainstream media attention
 and tis kool to talk about that now.  Hence I'm happy to jump
 on the bandwagon, albeit a wee bit late, but this ain't just that.
-I feed you poison—over 4% of the pages linked from my site
-are on YouTube—so the least I can do is sell you my cures.
+Since I feed you poison—over 4% of the pages linked from my site
+are on YouTube—the least I can do is sell you my cures.
 
-## Using a Real Media Player
+## Using a Proper Media Player
 
 The most popular solutions are either to use for a good blocker
 on a browser with (supposedly) long-term support for [Manifest V2]
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ Just drop the URL into an mpv window and [boom], it werks!
 
 Either [drag-and-drop] or invoking `mpv $url` is quite convenient,
 but not that close to following an anchor, is it?  You'd need
-to first open mpv or a program launcher (or a terminal emulator),
-then drag the URL there, or perhaps copy and paste it for the latter cases.
+to first open mpv or a program launcher[^launch], then drag the URL there,
+or perhaps copy and paste it for the latter cases.
 What if you [gotta go fast], aye?  As a [hedgehog-maxxer] meself,
 of course I can do better, and here's how.
 
 ## With a Browser Add-on
 
 While drafting this article, I noticed that the _ff2mpv_ extension I was using
-had technically been [non-free][pacifist] for a while.  Although I understand
+had [technically been non-free][pacifist] for a while.  Albeit I understand
 and respect the author's noble intention against violence, I believe
 discrimination never ends up helping those oppressed due to the power imbalance
 for the exclusion false-positives to be worth it.
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ an extension's ID and download URL, search for it in [Mozzarella].
 ```
 
 Even though Mozzarella is supposed to only show libre add-ons, be aware
-that the metadata it crawls from addons.mozzila.org might not always
+that the metadata it crawls from [addons.mozzila.org] might not always
 be [correct][ff2mpv].  Ideally, browser extensions should be packaged
 in the distribution's repository, but packaging discipline is not exactly
 NixOS's strong suit.  I will probably post an update on how to declare
-policies.json in Guix once I figure that out.
+`policies.json` in Guix once I figure that out.
 
 ## From a Feed Reader
 
@@ -116,23 +116,24 @@ YouTube still provide Atom [feeds] for syndication.
 Funny enough, they are advertised on the channel pages as RSS:
 
 ```html
-<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS"
+<link rel="alternate"
+      type="application/rss+xml"
+      title="RSS"
       href="https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=…">
 ```
 
 The referenced feed employ [Media RSS] to communicate the video URL.
 This extension is widely supported by feed readers, as well
 as the previously mentioned feed-discovery mechanism.  I use [Liferea],
-which allows me to directly paste the YouTube channel's URL
-(`https://www.youtube.com/@…`) and displays each video's description,
-thumbnail and enclosed media, e.g.
+which allows me to directly paste the YouTube channel's URL[^ytc],
+and displays each video's description, thumbnail and enclosed media, e.g.
 
 ![Liferea in action](/assets/liferea-youtube.png)
 
 For each MIME type to, enclosures can be configured to be opened
 by a user-preferred program.  In this case, I set `mpv --ytdl-format=b`
 for `application/x-shockwave-flash` (a reminiscence of a time
-when browsers needed [Flash] to play to play videos and animations)
+when browsers needed [Flash] to play videos and animations)
 for the _second_ best quality to save some bandwidth.  YouTube encodes
 the highest resolution video separate from the audio, so the best combined
 format `b` is one level lower than yt-dlp's default best video
@@ -143,8 +144,7 @@ and best audio together.
 People also share videos with me via instant messaging.
 I find it cumbersome to open the URL in the browser then redirect it
 to the media player, so the clipboard is used as the bridge instead.
-To do this, I simply create a key binding to the command below.
-On [Wayland], replace `xclip` with something equivalent.
+To do this, I simply create a key binding to the command below.[^wl]
 
 ```sh
 mpv --ytdl-format=b "$(xclip -out -selection clipboard)"
@@ -155,26 +155,30 @@ mpv --ytdl-format=b "$(xclip -out -selection clipboard)"
 There, I shared how I do it so [you can too]!  If they seem
 needlessly complex, you share my disappointment on the UX evolution
 of the mainstream web.  I dream of a more semantic web, not necessarily
-web 3.0, but perhaps just a more explicitly typed web, where e.g.
-a YouTube URL for embedding would be a `video/webm` instead of a `text/html`.
+web 3.0, perhaps just more explicitly typed, where e.g. a YouTube URL
+for embedding would be a `video/webm` instead of a `text/html`.
 
-If `mailto` URIs can open our email client, and social media pages
+If `mailto` URIs can launch our email client, and social media pages
 can bug us to open the post in their own app, why can't we have
-interoperable media handling?  Maybe we should, but I'm not sure we can.
+interoperable media handling?  Maybe we should, but I'm not sure if we can.
 [Greed] stands in our way.  Providers force us to use their proprietary
 [malware] to consume their service.  [DRM] has become the foundation
 of media distribution.  Grassroots movements like [Framasoft] might never
 reach mainstream status.
 
-I don't mean to tell you to give up however, just to direct your energy
+I don't mean to tell you to give up though, just to direct your energy
 to where it matters.  Spend less on developing [alternative front-ends]
 than on ethical replacements, bridges and inviting people over.
-We need more [videos], more [music], more [podcasts], more [knowledge]
+We need more [videos], more [music], more [podcasts], more [knowledge],
 better [instant][xmpp] [messaging][matrix], better [search engines],
 better [translations], better [home] [automation][platypush], and whatnot.
 Against all odds, maybe things will finally start to improve
 even for those outside of our bubble.  [Perchance.]
 
+[^launch]: Or a terminal emulator
+[^ytc]: Something starting with https://www.youtube.com/@
+[^wl]: On [Wayland], replace `xclip` with something equivalent
+
 [idgaf]: https://www.alexmolas.com/2023/07/15/nobody-cares-about-your-blog.html
 [Manifest V2]: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#issuecomment-1332300191
 [uBlock Origin]: https://ublockorigin.com
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ even for those outside of our bubble.  [Perchance.]
 [policies.json]: https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates
 [Mozzarella]: https://gnuzilla.gnu.org/mozzarella
 [ff2mpv]: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/68361
+[addons.mozzila.org]: https://addons.mozilla.org
 
 [feeds]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed
 [Media RSS]: https://www.rssboard.org/media-rss