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by bkraz 4y ago
Not necessarily disagreeing, but do you have some metrics to show the scale and speed of the problem?
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by bkraz 4y ago
"The world is getting worse" is a belief perpetuated by the media and repeated by many people to explain their own unhappiness. However, many important indicators show things are getting better globally https://www.vox.
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by bkraz 4y ago
It's a good point. If YouTube were my day job, I'm not sure that I would turn down the significant money from sponsorships. If I didn't personally dislike ads so much, I'd probably have already done it. Patreon may not r
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by bkraz 4y ago
For my channel, Patreon provides about 2-3 times as much financial support as YouTube ads. If I started doing 30-60 second sponsorships in my videos, that would provide about 5-10 times as much as YouTube ads. I really like Patreon becaus
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by bkraz 4y ago
Thanks! It's nice comments like yours that keep me making new videos.
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by bkraz 4y ago
Haven't used them. Looks good. Costs a lot more than the Amazon one, so could be different class with different expectations.
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by bkraz 4y ago
I really liked owning my own business (MRI-compatible computer peripherals 2006-2011), and I'll very likely start another unrelated small business in the future. I also like to do YouTube videos as a hobby or at least Patreon-supporte
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by bkraz 4y ago
I agree! I've had the best luck with this one, which is far better than the average pH pen from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Accuracy-Suitable-Testing-...
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by bkraz 4y ago
I have to admit, I almost never read fiction. Maybe Catcher in the Rye, and that was years ago!
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by bkraz 4y ago
Understanding solid state electronics - https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Solid-State-Electronics... On Food and Cooking Inventions of Daedalus Surly You're Joking, Mr. Feynman Materials selection in mechanical desi
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by bkraz 4y ago
That's a good question. A Windows laptop. It's super annoying, constantly updating itself, forced reboots, network disconnections, fragile, yet is required for many CAD and acquisition/control proprietary software.
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by bkraz 4y ago
I always get a kick out of seeing my videos randomly on HN. Ask me anything.
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by bkraz 5y ago
-People spend more time thinking about what they might lose instead of what they might gain by doing something. Partially, this is because wealth and prosperity are generally higher. -People were more likely to ignore things they didn'
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by bkraz 5y ago
No.
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by bkraz 5y ago
Best of all worlds: A website that doesn't require account sign-up, shows current wait time and special menu items, allows payment in-person or online, and doesn't even require an email address if you don't want to provide.
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by bkraz 5y ago
I agree. Spotify acknowledged the request to remove podcasts from the home screen in June of this year: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Po... Keep adding votes and pressuring them.
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by bkraz 5y ago
I haven't worked on EDM in a while. Check out BaxEDM and his other customers for a DIY wire EDM design. The BaxEDM channel recently showed one of those ultra right tolerance sliding parts where the joint disappears.
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by bkraz 5y ago
Thank you. I make a conscious effort to avoid the craft that I hate so much myself. Luckily, I have a day job that allows me to treat the channel as a hobby -- I know others are not in this position. Other downside is that the day job takes
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Forced update on Lenovo Android includes adware notifications app(forums.lenovo.com)
4 points by bkraz 5y ago|1 comments
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An Update on EAA Solidworks Licensing(reddit.com)
2 points by bkraz 5y ago|0 comments
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by bkraz 5y ago
Best: Stay calm and recognize that long term success is more important than short term ups and downs. Worst: Good people can sometimes land in the wrong role. Change conditions before passing judgement.
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Ask HN: Why did everyone buy electrical surge protectors in the 90s?
7 points by bkraz 6y ago|15 comments
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by bkraz 6y ago
Thanks for the really interesting link! Posts like this are why I read Hacker News.
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by bkraz 6y ago
Probably the convenience of paying multiple creators with one credit card transaction, and one login. I guess you could call this a network effect. YT had/has various direct payment options, but they are confusing and never made as muc
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by bkraz 6y ago
Yes. To clarify, I post all of my content on YT for free, and Patrons help pay for it if they choose. This model seems to make everyone happy.
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by bkraz 6y ago
Graph showing revenue for my YouTube channel vs Patreon over the years. In other words, my Patrons mean more to me than the YT algo. https://twitter.com/BenKrasnow/status/1300643248508080129?s=...
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Gmail, Contacts, Assistant and Messages apps no longer support sending money(support.google.com)
94 points by bkraz 6y ago|113 comments
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Lawsuit Against Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Reinstated(forbes.com)
1 points by bkraz 6y ago|0 comments
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by bkraz 6y ago
I've lived a long time in the SF Bay Area, and it would be my first choice given the ability to live anywhere. Very close second choice would be Seattle area.
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by bkraz 6y ago
Yes, I think that may be true. It's fairly opaque even to us creators -- I don't know which ads are served, or how many people click, etc. Patreon has been a huge help, and if it gets high enough, I'll probably turn off ads

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