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		wpollock 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Avoid UUID Version 4 Primary Keys in Postgres YouTube video ids are just integers in a base-64 encoding, modified to be URL safe.

pdimitar 33 days ago [–]

Interesting. Any examples? I mean, I can probably reverse-engineer something myself but just curious.

I am much more interested in the `si` parameter.. but I am fairly sure nobody outside of Google knows what it is exactly.

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