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YouTube Repair Guy Calls Apple on Their Shit

7 points by rusk 10y ago

libeclipse 10y ago
What channel is that?
- rusk 10y ago
  I guess it's probably this guy … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAmnV65_zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAmnV65_zw
WheelsAtLarge 10y ago
I like this guy's fighting spirit. But he's tilting at windmills. Apple will still sell millions no matter how much he complains. The real fix is to pick a competitor's product than has the repair characteristics he admires and focus on that company's product. Apple will eventually get the message.
- rusk 10y ago
  After this I looked at a few of his videos and he makes this specific point. That Fanbois and Apple-haters are as bad as each other, and the real point is that you should use what works for you. As a repair-guy Apple doesn't work for him he's saying and really that if you want your device to be repairable you should think twice about Apple. Far from tilting at windmills he's proffering his point of view as an influencer. He's got quite a large following and many, including myself would take his thoughts on board when making a purchasing decision. If enough highly respected people speak up against what they believe is wrong or unfair, it will influence people's purchases to the point that Apple will eventually get the message (-: I think that last point could be far more generalised beyond Apple ...
Terretta 10y ago
Am I lost -- is this Reddit? I don't understand linking to giant gifs of captioned clips on imgur, and certainly not when YouTube is in the title so it's worse than a reblog. Flagged since I cannot downvote a submission.
- rusk 10y ago
  Hi, I'm not sure why you object so strongly to this. The medium is atypical of HN posts, however if you take the time to inspect the content it is very much in line with reader interests. I will concede it's not the original content but a video isn't perhaps as friendly to the typical reader here (I certainly prefer something I can scan quickly and get the nuts of without having to listen to some guy whining for 3 minutes). Since you specifically mention flagging I had a quick scan of the HN guidelines and I see nothing here that contravenes these: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. With regards to the last line there, I actually went and looked at a couple of this guys videos, and from the point of view of a nerd who likes to get his hands dirty I found them enthralling. I probably should have appended `[image]` to the title. Sorry I'm new to this and will remember for the future. Finally, you yourself should review the submission guidelines I think: Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think a story is spam or off-topic, flag it by clicking on its 'flag' link. If you think a comment is egregious, click on its timestamp to go to its page, then click 'flag' at the top. (Not all users see flag links; there's a small karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did. If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a common semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.
  - Terretta 10y ago
    > not sure why you object so strongly to this You have 72 days here. After 2,532 days, you'll understand the strong objection. Also, the flagging reason was hinted: HN doesn't much like reblogs. This amounts to a reblog. As you noted yourself, an inquisitive mind would rather land in the original author's channel.

7 points by rusk 10y ago

libeclipse 10y ago

What channel is that?

rusk 10y ago
I guess it's probably this guy … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAmnV65_zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAmnV65_zw

WheelsAtLarge 10y ago

I like this guy's fighting spirit. But he's tilting at windmills. Apple will still sell millions no matter how much he complains. The real fix is to pick a competitor's product than has the repair characteristics he admires and focus on that company's product. Apple will eventually get the message.

rusk 10y ago
After this I looked at a few of his videos and he makes this specific point. That Fanbois and Apple-haters are as bad as each other, and the real point is that you should use what works for you. As a repair-guy Apple doesn't work for him he's saying and really that if you want your device to be repairable you should think twice about Apple. Far from tilting at windmills he's proffering his point of view as an influencer. He's got quite a large following and many, including myself would take his thoughts on board when making a purchasing decision. If enough highly respected people speak up against what they believe is wrong or unfair, it will influence people's purchases to the point that Apple will eventually get the message (-: I think that last point could be far more generalised beyond Apple ...

Terretta 10y ago

Am I lost -- is this Reddit? I don't understand linking to giant gifs of captioned clips on imgur, and certainly not when YouTube is in the title so it's worse than a reblog. Flagged since I cannot downvote a submission.

rusk 10y ago
Hi, I'm not sure why you object so strongly to this. The medium is atypical of HN posts, however if you take the time to inspect the content it is very much in line with reader interests. I will concede it's not the original content but a video isn't perhaps as friendly to the typical reader here (I certainly prefer something I can scan quickly and get the nuts of without having to listen to some guy whining for 3 minutes). Since you specifically mention flagging I had a quick scan of the HN guidelines and I see nothing here that contravenes these: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. With regards to the last line there, I actually went and looked at a couple of this guys videos, and from the point of view of a nerd who likes to get his hands dirty I found them enthralling. I probably should have appended `[image]` to the title. Sorry I'm new to this and will remember for the future. Finally, you yourself should review the submission guidelines I think: Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think a story is spam or off-topic, flag it by clicking on its 'flag' link. If you think a comment is egregious, click on its timestamp to go to its page, then click 'flag' at the top. (Not all users see flag links; there's a small karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did. If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a common semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.
- Terretta 10y ago
  > not sure why you object so strongly to this You have 72 days here. After 2,532 days, you'll understand the strong objection. Also, the flagging reason was hinted: HN doesn't much like reblogs. This amounts to a reblog. As you noted yourself, an inquisitive mind would rather land in the original author's channel.