My bottomline is this. If this what is needed for YouTube to survive, I'm all for it. The alternate is YouTube shutting down (like what gfycat.com did) and years of stuff .. Just vanished. Source: 7 months ago

Yt-dlp https://gfycat.com/@killsapo [Gfycat] Extracting URL: https://gfycat.com/@killsapo [Gfycat] @killsapo: Downloading video info ERROR: [Gfycat] @killsapo: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by ); please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U. Source: 12 months ago

You can use https://gfycat.com/ and https://streamable.com to easily convert YouTube videos/Twitch clips/Twitter videos (the latter of which also supports audio without the need to create an account). Source: about 1 year ago

Another victim of the VC squeeze; Gfycat is just straight up shutting down September 1st. Source: about 1 year ago

Gfycat is apparently being permanently discontinued, according to its front page:. Source: about 1 year ago

PatternPad: It generates graphical patterns based on a variety of parameters. This results in an endless number of variations. You can choose from popular styles or create your own individual pattern. - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

That's an SVG pattern in a CSS background-image property, the exact line of code is here. If memory serves me correctly, I used this site to generate the pattern: https://patternpad.com/. Source: about 2 years ago