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There is an astonishing amount of good content on youtube. In the last 3 or so years it has blossomed into something of a renaissance and begun to grow into wha

by sho 8y ago

There is an astonishing amount of good content on youtube. In the last 3 or so years it has blossomed into something of a renaissance and begun to grow into what I always kind of hoped "citizen content" could be. To my mind it is the most obviously beneficial of all of those "web 2.0" companies. Do you like jet engines? Prepare to lose the rest of your day watching AgentJayZ talking about his job repairing jet engines in such detail I'm surprised his channel isn't a national security violation. Like teardowns of tools and sardonic commentary? AvE. Electrical engineering discussions? EEVBlog. Planes landing? Cargospotter. Interesting shit? Wendover/half as interesting. Analysis of famous Roman battles? Historia Civilis. 2 hour long videos of japanese train rides from the cabin? ato5kgyasetaito. I could go on.. and on.. and on. I suppose I am letting my tastes show a little here but to me the issue isn't finding the content, it's knowing when to stop!

8bitsrule 8y ago
Ya, YT is a bottomless well of helpful info. (Just try stumping it with some obscure musical artist or band from whenever. Good luck.) YT's great especially for doing things. A relative of mine with -some- car repair experience (mostly engine) just acquired the parts and rebuilt the car's entire front end, learning how from YT sharers. (I used to be into electronics ... pre-surface-mount ... and from what I can tell it's the same way.)
blhack 8y ago
Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Want to spend hours watching somebody repair marine props and shafts on machine tools? Keith Fenner does excellent, detailed repairs. Regular car reviews makes incredible car reviews of mostly normal cars (this detailed review of the PT cruiser is amazing. Watch the WHOLE thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c) Ben Krasnow (on applied science) is an intellectual and engineering treasure. Watch anything he makes. Youtube has for sure become one of my favorite websites. There is SO much good content there.
- sho 8y ago
  > Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Honestly his stuff just comes first to mind as "outstanding, fascinating videos I would never have seen without this platform." Say what you want about Youtube but they sure have enabled an amazing flourishing of creativity and sharing. Will check out your others! RcR though... there really should be a warning. That is some advanced cynicism. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But your link is, how should I say, "the deep end"
  - sho 8y ago
    If you have 2 minutes to spare it will not be better used than by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIz3klPET3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIz3klPET3o And if you can't find time in your life for 2 minutes of art.. I don't wanna be ya
porker 8y ago
I've never gotten into YouTube either, so thanks for all the names. One thing old, more-closed communities did well was curation. I needed your curation to propel me into YouTube because I've been before and there's so much crap (and by crap I mean the slick stuff designed for viewing, to make $$$)

by sho 8y ago

8bitsrule 8y ago

Ya, YT is a bottomless well of helpful info. (Just try stumping it with some obscure musical artist or band from whenever. Good luck.) YT's great especially for doing things. A relative of mine with -some- car repair experience (mostly engine) just acquired the parts and rebuilt the car's entire front end, learning how from YT sharers. (I used to be into electronics ... pre-surface-mount ... and from what I can tell it's the same way.)

blhack 8y ago

Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Want to spend hours watching somebody repair marine props and shafts on machine tools? Keith Fenner does excellent, detailed repairs. Regular car reviews makes incredible car reviews of mostly normal cars (this detailed review of the PT cruiser is amazing. Watch the WHOLE thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c) Ben Krasnow (on applied science) is an intellectual and engineering treasure. Watch anything he makes. Youtube has for sure become one of my favorite websites. There is SO much good content there.

sho 8y ago
> Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Honestly his stuff just comes first to mind as "outstanding, fascinating videos I would never have seen without this platform." Say what you want about Youtube but they sure have enabled an amazing flourishing of creativity and sharing. Will check out your others! RcR though... there really should be a warning. That is some advanced cynicism. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But your link is, how should I say, "the deep end"
- sho 8y ago
  If you have 2 minutes to spare it will not be better used than by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIz3klPET3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIz3klPET3o And if you can't find time in your life for 2 minutes of art.. I don't wanna be ya

porker 8y ago

I've never gotten into YouTube either, so thanks for all the names. One thing old, more-closed communities did well was curation. I needed your curation to propel me into YouTube because I've been before and there's so much crap (and by crap I mean the slick stuff designed for viewing, to make $$$)