Is Dave Irritating?

[Uncle Vernon]

I'd always found Dave and EEVblog interesting and informative, but clearly tastes differ as seen here in a random and unsolicited tweet from a young British lass @abbi_cuthbert.

@eevblog by god your irritating

If you find EEVblog interesting why not send @abbi_cuthbert a POLITE message stating how interesting you find EEVblog. Just one message please, we wouldn't want to be annoying, now would we!

[EEVblog]

Oh, I'm most definitely irritating!
I just either irritate people in a good way, or a bad way!
I'm the original Binary Irritator! (T-Shirt Slogan?)

Dave.

[george graves]

you're

[AntiProtonBoy]

unsolicited tweet from a young British lass @abbi_cuthbert.

Seems like typical attention seeking spam in an attempt to build followers.

[EEVblog]

you're

That was pointed out to her, but she failed to find anything wrong 
After doing it again she finally figured it out after looking at a reference provided in fun cartoon form for easy learning!
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Dave.

[SeanB]

Irritating, perhaps. Likeable definitely, interesting for sure and by gum absolutely entertaining. Can teach without making it look like a lesson yes, but probably will not make a great school teacher, no patience.

[firewalker]

High res picture of here, please. 

Alexander.

[Uncle Vernon]

High res picture of here, please. 

Alexander.

http://ellada.com/images1/greecem.jpg

[firewalker]

I said high res. 

Alexander.

BTW, I made an excellent coffee drink this morning! Much better than usual.

[pickle9000]

http://youtu.be/vapnNcFFMjU

Irritating or just plain funny, depends on how you look at it

...mike

[firewalker]

I think she is in love... 





Alexander.

[chickenHeadKnob]

Yes, Dave's presentation style is somewhat irritating for three main reasons: First is the voice. Can't do to much there to fix that at this stage in life just try to de-stress your voice if that is possible. Second is the talking head 'youtube rant' portions of the videos, you can easily eliminate those as they don't add any value. Third is the unnecessary and parkinsonian like hand movements when showing closeups of some object, calm down and slow down! The agitated hand motions on the soldering tutorials were very distracting. See afrotechmods videos for presentation style - he is really good!

My criticism intended to be constructive, most of these faults are easily rectified. I was attracted to the EEVblog by the equipment tear-downs, specifically the hantek and rigol scopes, and this content is very good.

[Uncle Vernon]

I think she is in love...

looks more like early onset diarrhoea. 

[firewalker]

I think she is in love...

looks more like early onset diarrhoea. 

LoL!!!

Alexander.

[firewalker]

I notice Dave you now appear on her twitwheel. Is that ironic, or what?

What a twitwheel is?

Alexander.

[SeanB]

Silicone city...........

[gregariz]

I think she is in love...

looks more like early onset diarrhoea. 

hmm...

There once was a girl named _______
who plopped her ass down in a bucket
full of bleach, seeking to rectify
the color & tone of her little brown eye
though after some deeper analysis, she said f&^$ it

[EEVblog]

See afrotechmods videos for presentation style - he is really good!

He also never appears on camera, likely does not speak off the cuff (mostly post-edit voice-over), and does short attention span videos.
I agree he is very good. But, he's him, I'm me. I have no desire to do videos like him.

Dave.

[Christopher]

Just because she doesnt understand the content makes her hate... just piss off if you dont like it?

[Galenbo]

Dave is certainly irritating, the way I like it.
It keeps the videos active, but I wouldn't like to hear his voice 8 hours a day :-)

.

[amyk]

Yes, his voice is definitely attention-staying, in a good way. Mike is a little less piercing but also a bit droning at times.

Maybe she found you from your latest video

[ftransform]

fuck all the putrid cunts that think you are irritating 
she caused the charnobyl disaster because she tried to sterilize lady bits with reactor uranium after a night out.

the only problem I had with you is that anti-free samples bullshit. I can't afford to buy parts.  Stop encouraging the rich man to fuck me even more

[EEVblog]

Maybe she found you from your latest video

Oh my, I do hope see hasn't bred!

She now seems very fond of her new-found knowledge of "you're" ! 

Dave.

[Uncle Vernon]

She now seems very fond of her new-found knowledge of "you're" ! 

Dave.

Alas, mastery of this new found knowledge is still proving a challenge!

[nitro2k01]

Please forgive me, but I couldn't resist making a little bit of fan art.

[EEVblog]

the only problem I had with you is that anti-free samples bullshit. I can't afford to buy parts.  Stop encouraging the rich man to fuck me even more

Many seem to get the wrong impression here. I am not "anti-free sample"!
I was merely trying to point out how "free" samples may in fact end up costing you a lot more, in ways you may not have thought of...
That may or may not apply to your individual circumstance.

Dave.

[SeanB]

Dave does give free samples, you just have to look on his blog, and all the content is free.......... No charge to enter, no charge to browse, no charge at all, unlike many paid for sites. He just thinks some might like it enough to drop a tip in the jar.

[johnmx]

Please forgive me, but I couldn't resist making a little bit of fan art.

She's on her way to Mars...

very good 

[Fallingwater]

Oh gods yes.

Don't get me wrong, I like and admire Dave and his videos are fun and informative, but I can only take them in small amounts because the way he speaks drives me completely up the wall. I mean no offense: clearly the problem lies in my oversensitivity to his specific manner of speaking rather than in him.

In contrast, I find Mike's speech extremely pleasant, occasionally even relaxing. At least one of his videos even got posted to the ASMR subreddit (I don't get the whole ASMR thing, but that subreddit is full of interesting videos so I lurk it every now and then).

[clearasday]

I like Dave, however, I find his constant complaining, negativity and nitpicking to be a GIGANTIC off-putting aspect of his persona (and don't tell me it's a screen persona - it clearly is how he is). I am not saying he is a bad person - he is a very good and kind person, who takes a lot of time to help people... but the complaining? Were that me, and it had been pointed out myriad times by different people, I'd hopefully be addressing the underlying issue(s) that cause such offputting negativity, I hope that isn't seen as my being rude, but it REALLY takes away from an otherwise amazing bloke

Saying "take it or leave it, that is how Dave is" is fine, but then Dave, and the apologists HAVE TO face the equally valid point that, okay, you're entitled to be negative (why one would WILLINGLY be so negative, is inexplicable), but on the other side of the coin, you're going to have to face reality - people WILL point it out to you, and some people not as courteously as I (hope) I am being, and they can't ALL be wrong, surely - that would be quite a denial on Dave's part.

As for ad hominem character assasinations on a young girl on Twitter, merely voicing her personal opinion... really? Have you stooped SO low in denial as to not only reject her views, but discount an observation (and not an aggressive one on her part, just an observation, after all) from a total stranger, regardless of gender, and then attack her, ad hominem, which is an immediate admission that your points don't hold water?

Dave is great, denial is not so great, nor is a weekly stream of negativity and complaining from an otherwise respected and admired ADULT engineer. Come on guys, pull up your socks and behave like the men that you claim to be (sometimes too much). Grown men don't sit on forums and slag one another off, and then pick on young girls with an equally valid opinion as oneself; that's just ridiculous, and you ought to know better, judging by the average age on here

Dave is a great bloke, I'll say that unashamedly. I am not a member of this engineers "club" or the pretentious little boy's macho brigade either, and I don't follow mass opinion for fear of mass derision, if I voice opinion otherwise. Follow the courage of your convictions, and SPEAK UP if you don't like something, although without the need to stoop to insults, but also without the need to align to view you genuinely are NOT in alignment with, just because your peers think less of you if you didn't agree.

Dave = GREAT

Negativity = NEVER EVER great, but Dave can change, if he wants (if HE wants to).

Picking on young girls? The sure sign of anything BUT manly behaviour. If you want a manly role model, look at Amish men.

Have a good day.

[EEVblog]

Perhaps you are confusing negativity and complaining with enjoying pointing out issues and problems if I see them, that's my personality.
I think it's one of the main reasons that has made me successful at this. I could be wrong on that, that it's what many people have told me.
Can I do it in a nicer way?, yeah, probably, if I wanted to, but that's not me, so I chose to just be me.

I must be doing something generally right in order to build up the audience I have, surely? I can't imagine people hating me and my style, and still sticking around and showing continued linear growth 350 videos later...?
Heck, I actually get many complaints that I'm not as tough and critical and scathing as I supposedly was in the past. So that goes to show that your opinion on this is not universally accepted. No offense, I happily take your criticism, just say'n.

And when I have never denied that many people find me annoying? I continually joke it.

Dave.

[EEVblog]

Saying "take it or leave it, that is how Dave is" is fine, but then Dave, and the apologists HAVE TO face the equally valid point that, okay, you're entitled to be negative (why one would WILLINGLY be so negative, is inexplicable), but on the other side of the coin, you're going to have to face reality - people WILL point it out to you, and some people not as courteously as I (hope) I am being, and they can't ALL be wrong, surely - that would be quite a denial on Dave's part.

Sometimes I like to have fun with those who complain. If they can't take it and have some fun back, well, that's their problem...

And it's rather ironic, don't you think, that those who complain about my negativity are the ones also being negative? 

Dave.

[clearasday]

Perhaps you are confusing negativity and complaining with enjoying pointing out issues and problems if I see them, that's my personality.
I think it's one of the main reasons that has made me successful at this. I could be wrong on that, that it's what many people have told me.
Can I do it in a nicer way?, yeah, probably, if I wanted to, but that's not me, so I chose to just be me.

I must be doing something generally right in order to build up the audience I have, surely? I can't imagine people hating me and my style, and still sticking around and showing continued linear growth 350 videos later...?
Heck, I actually get many complaints that I'm not as tough and critical and scathing as I supposedly was in the past. So that goes to show that your opinion on this is not universally accepted. No offense, I happily take your criticism, just say'n.

And when I have never denied that many people find me annoying? I continually joke it.

Dave.

Im not offended. However, please don't continue spelling "offence" in the wrong (wrong = American) way!

So, in a nutshell, you've resigned yourself to being a negative, whining guy, saying it's "part of your character"? Have you ever heard of self-fulfilling prophecies? What you say is very damaging, I think you would be prudent to re-consider addressing precisely what you see as defining your character, and how OTHERS perceive you as a person?

I want to be seen as kind, gracious and forgiving, not a constantly complaining fool with too much opinion, as seems to be "the norm" nowadays, online. You reap what you sow mate, your harvest reflects the seeds of love, patience and acceptance that only you can plant, with your free will.

It's not negative to point out, in a loving and caring manner, the issues one sees in the behaviour of another. If those people making the observations didn't respect you or care for you, they wouldn't spend the time gently (sometimes) telling you that certain aspects of what you say are unwise, even destructive and damaging to oneself, seriously. Merely accepting one's bad habits and resigning to them is pretty concerning... they DO NOT define you, but you make them a part of you, if you accept them and do not see them as a problem for your life, and you're inviting trouble into your life, in a spiritual manner, should you not address these issues.

I say this in love and kindness, I certainly don't condemn you mate - you're a star!

[Uncle Vernon]

As for ad hominem character assasinations(sic) on a young girl on Twitter, merely voicing her personal opinion... really?

The potty mouth young miss in question is the one intent on assassinating  her own character, seeming for the amusement of others. Seriously, you see a random abusive tweet as a valid expression of opinion? An act that has all the credibility of swearing from a moving car.

Have you stooped SO low in denial as to not only reject her views, but discount an observation

No! But we have had a lot of fun watching "Fake Tan Abuse Barbie" (no my creation, but the most apt handle thus far. Top Marks Alan) endlessly fail to correct the litany of spelling and grammatical errors contained within her abusive posts.
Sure this is a lop sided battle of wits, but if people want to step up to the plate and make fools of themselves for the amusement of others, then who are we to not oblige such pursuits?

(and not an aggressive one on her part, just an observation, after all)

But an abusive and random and not particularly constructive critique? Should the Internet be rearranged so the clueless need not be troubled by the results of their inadequate search skills? Why was this bimbo watching one an EEVblog video in the first place? And what kind of infantile frustration caused her to illicit a stream of abusive replies.

from a total stranger,

Yes a total stranger, who saw fit to abuse another total stranger for reasons still unknown. 

regardless of gender

What the feck has gender got to do with anything? Or is that just a card played, to add emotion to a less than watertight argument. Why not play the race card too, there is enough fake tan there to accuse a prejudice against orange people?

and then attack her, ad hominem

So random abuse is a constructive criticism, but to reply with assistance tips is abuse? How do you come up with that one?

which is an immediate admission that your points don't hold water?

Rubbish! It's nothing of the sort.

Grown men don't sit on forums and slag one another off

Yes they do! It is a long held tradition. 

and then pick on young girls with an equally valid opinion

If that was a valid opinion then you wont mind me stating that your ( <-- correct usage) whining could be considered irritating too. 

Have a good day

Stay away from sharp objects. Comments included. 

[Monkeh]

I have a strange feeling we know this 'clearasday' already.

[Rufus]

I have a strange feeling we know this 'clearasday' already.

I'm sure we know who you are thinking of, bit of a contradiction now being someone else but contradiction seems to be a theme in his posts.

Dave should have given that Rigol generator a hug and told it he loves, cares and respects it before slagging off the stupid green dot.

[clearasday]

I have a strange feeling we know this 'clearasday' already.

I'm sure we know who you are thinking of, bit of a contradiction now being someone else but contradiction seems to be a theme in his posts.

Dave should have given that Rigol generator a hug and told it he loves, cares and respects it before slagging off the stupid green dot.

Was it not AS CLEAR AS DAY, that I am who I am... sorry it took you SO long to catch on :p

I'm not ashamed of a single word I say on here, and I found it highly predictable that I was banned for criticising Dave's videos... if only the wisdom would come to him sooner, and he would see the damage of negativity - he's a great guy!

[cowboy303]

OK I must be weird but I kind of like your voice.  Back a few months ago I had to stay up till 1am to check heifers for about 4 weaks solid, when I usually go to bed about 10pm.  Any way I would watch eevblog intill that time and when I started to nod off I would have to start watching somebody else because your voice just put me to sleep.  But when I watch you I have to put head phones on because the women folk can't stand it .

A few months before I found your videos I was searching on youtube and found one of your videos and I remember it standing out as a
funny, easy to watch, easy to learn, fast to get to the point video, all around great.
so when I looked up something else and found you.  It was like hay that's that guy that had the other good video I wounder what else he's uploaded...................holy smokes.
Because it seems that ether you got good videos and he only uploaded a few (afrotechmods). 
Or they got lots of video but I don't like them as much (expert village).
both are grate but I think you are far superior.

Myer

[Uncle Vernon]

I want to be seen as kind, gracious and forgiving, not a constantly complaining fool with too much opinion

You failed!

You reap what you sow mate, your harvest reflects the seeds of love, patience and acceptance that only you can plant, with your free will.

reap? sow? The Yates garden forum is that way.    --------->>>>

It's not negative to point out, in a loving and caring manner, the issues one sees in the behaviour of another.

with loving, caring and grammatically incorrect phrases like "god your irritating"? Yeah I can see the love and care there, at least I could after sufficient consumption of strong liquor!

If those people making the observations didn't respect you or care for you, they wouldn't spend the time gently (sometimes) telling you that certain aspects of what you say are unwise

Are you serious?

Merely accepting one's bad habits and resigning to them is pretty concerning... they DO NOT define you, but you make them a part of you, if you accept them and do not see them as a problem for your life, and you're inviting trouble into your life, in a spiritual manner, should you not address these issues.

Careful Dave, this is about the time you get hit up to give over your soul and a large and mandatory quantity of cash.

I say this in love and kindness

And with equal amounts of love and kindness I will declare you to be "Teapot of the hour". Hang about, you're still in the running for the daily prize.

[Uncle Vernon]

Assembling quotes from others into a quasi-jigsaw, doesn't equate to wisdom

Yes it does! 

it promotes the image of someone with nothing better to do than defend stupidity.

you're the one defending "Fake Tan Abuse Barbie", if that isn't the finest example of  defending stupidity, I'd love to know what is?

The words "bitter" and "aggressive" seem to sum up your general outlook to life

Why thank you, it's something I have crafted into an art-form.

show me otherwise.

Why? I doubt you would get it if I did.

I care about you

That's nice, you can send cash donations if your really want to express such feelings

but you do seem to be unashamedly foolish.

Then indeed I have fooled a fool.  Enjoy your day too. 

[EEVblog]

I have a strange feeling we know this 'clearasday' already.

Yep, I smelled a rat too.
It is indeed our friend "IamwhoIam"
Same IP.

*plonk*

Dave.

[EEVblog]

A few months before I found your videos I was searching on youtube and found one of your videos and I remember it standing out as a
funny, easy to watch, easy to learn, fast to get to the point video

Fast to the point?! 
Sure you aren't confusing me with someone else 

Dave.

[digsys]

We really need a TROLL shooting gallery plug-in here .. mebbe with points scoring. SO much wasted space on the planet.

[Short Circuit]

A few months before I found your videos I was searching on youtube and found one of your videos and I remember it standing out as a
funny, easy to watch, easy to learn, fast to get to the point video

Fast to the point?! 
Sure you aren't confusing me with someone else 

Dave.

Must be an old video 

[EEVblog]

Must be an old video 

Ah, the 10 minute Youtube limitation, those were the days!

Dave.

[JohnS_AZ]

The Tektronics guys at MicroChip Masters today don't think you're irritating. They're fans. They're just hoping that Agilent scope is a box of crap. 8-)

[EEVblog]

The Tektronics guys at MicroChip Masters today don't think you're irritating. They're fans. They're just hoping that Agilent scope is a box of crap. 8-)

Ask'em when they will coming out with decent scope again! 

Dave.

[cowboy303]

Must be an old video 

Ah, the 10 minute Youtube limitation, those were the days!

Dave.

You know I was thinking and it was video #35. 
So maybe you should count that one out.

[olsenn]

Dave's not annoying, he's just a regular guy. As another regular guy (engineer, but not super brilliant), I applause Dave for showing the world that anyone can be a scientist/engineer/professional, not just Albert Einsteins and Isaac Newtons.

I do however, consider posts like this to be irritating. They have nothing to do with electronics or generally betering ourselves through knowledge.

[EEVblog]

I applause Dave for showing the world that anyone can be a scientist/engineer/professional, not just Albert Einsteins and Isaac Newtons.

or politically correct, articulate yes men in pin-stripe suits with carefully chosen and rehearsed words

Dave.

[StubbornGreek]

This thread is absurd.

@Dave: As you gain a larger following, you'll see more of this - congrats on getting to this level.

@Uncle Vernon, I've enjoyed reading your 'comments'.

[vk6zgo]

See afrotechmods videos for presentation style - he is really good!

He also never appears on camera, likely does not speak off the cuff (mostly post-edit voice-over), and does short attention span videos.
I agree he is very good. But, he's him, I'm me. I have no desire to do videos like him.

Dave.

I feel  that most of his stuff is in the "Well-----Duhh!" category,& is for those without a lot of knowledge or commonsense!
I particularly take issue with his video entitled:-

"Amplitude Modulation Tutorial & AM radio transmitter circuit "

In this,he purports among other things, to give a brief overview of the History of Radio.
How anyone can do this,without once mentioning Marconi, is beyond me,but it appears that he is a card carrying member of the Tesla Cult,as dear old Nikola got a mention!

Later on,he makes an RC oscillator,then goes on to AM modulate it.
The modulated signal looks nothing like any RF envelope I've ever seen,so it appears that either his cruddy Owon PDS 5022 is incapable of displaying such a signal,or he has an overmodulation problem.

But,then,I'm a grumpy old sod!

PS: Just in case somebody didn't read the quote,my comments are about afrotechmods, not Dave!

[AntiProtonBoy]

@Dave: As you gain a larger following, you'll see more of this

I think it's a good idea not to bite as well.

[EEVblog]

@Dave: As you gain a larger following, you'll see more of this - congrats on getting to this level.

Yes, and it shoots up any time I make a mainstream topic video where the regular punters search for and find me.

A selection of quality comments from the Mars video 

FAGGGGGGGGGGGGG?

he? keeps turning his head with is tight shirt like a gay guy

Shut Up Man....You Fucking Makin Me Sleepy? Man ...

You gave me a fucking? headache!

Shut the fuck up get to the fucking point?

i started to? watch this video, and halfway through i had to turn it off because of that annoying ass guy who is narrating!!! thanks for sounding like a douchebag and ruining the video!!! i seriously wanna punch you in the face, most annoying person ever!

What a hoot!

Dave.

[ftransform]

I'm surprised the youtube critters did not start a discussion about American politics or justin beiber.....

[David Aurora]

Definitely not irritating at all, a bloody legend in fact. I've learned a lot, and been entertained heaps along the way thanks to his style. It's like the other day when I was talking to a local tech at a pub, a really casual and interesting conversation where someone much smarter than me was sharing some wisdom. My favourite way to learn.

OK, one gripe though... the word is exactly Dave, not "edzackly" 

[SteveyG]

Anyone who uses twitter is automatically annoying. Fact.

[nitro2k01]

On the irritation front, I have a confession to make. I cringe a little every time Dave says "go figure".

[gregariz]

@Dave: As you gain a larger following, you'll see more of this - congrats on getting to this level.

Yes, and it shoots up any time I make a mainstream topic video where the regular punters search for and find me.

There are nasty people everywhere but I find this forum generally pretty good for comments compared to various software programming forums. Go post on one of those and just wait for the zealots to appear.

[rolandpenplotter]

Which of us is *without* fault or foible? We can all be annoying at times. I consider Dave to be a mate that I've never met - he's a good old boy, and - rants or not - that opinion remains. Who am I to judge him? I'm not perfect either.

You're a TOP man Dave - made this just for you:

[c4757p]

Holy old thread, Batman! We have a necromancer on our hands!

[rolandpenplotter]

Holy old thread, Batman! We have a necromancer on our hands!

And another ^

You just dug the spade a bit deeper; love the irony of that

[c4757p]

Yeah, but nobody here is surprised when I talk too much

Hmm... not just a necromancer, but a telepath! I seem to have only seen your reply in my head

And suddenly it's back. EEVblog is haunted!

[Po6ept]

Yeah, but nobody here is surprised when I talk too much

I shall not judge.  My wife actually left this at the breakfast table for me one morning:

gar·ru·lous
?gar(y)?l?s/
adjective
adjective: garrulous

    1.
    excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters.
    synonyms:   talkative, loquacious, voluble, verbose, chatty, chattering,

[manzini]

Well, not Dave or their videos.

I dont understand English in conversations. I learned by myself, reading and writing (and google translate) but I don't understand the pronunciation of complete sentences.

I'm irritated, first with me and after with youtube and inability to show correct captions with Dave's videos, as someone who does not understand English, but I can read it.

As importantly, he makes sketches or visual references, but I also miss the nuances, subtleties and irony.

The same could apply to anyone who can't hear or circumstantially not have audio on their computer.

But this does not detract nor thanks to Dave and his videos that I find a cool, nice, casual style ...  although I did not understand the words.

[Sigmoid]

I think Dave's blogging style is comedical and clownish in a very good way. People irritated by such comedy would find it irritating.

[M0BSW]

Dave would probably get on with  my wife she's irritating damn it, she's always right which really irritates me

[KD0CAC John]

Everyone is irritating to someone , its a matter who the someone is and wether they have value to you or not ?

Much like , everyone is crazy , the only difference is flavor and extent .

[SolarSunrise]

I'm just happy that Dave is still Dave from 2009 when he started EEVBlog. Good old fun Dave.

If you look at others, some of them have become corrupted from youtube money they were making (ehm... kipkay... *cough*). I absolutely hate it when someone changes because of the amount of income they make!

Keep being yourself Dave! Don't let money nor youtube change ya.

[strangelovemd12]

I'm just happy that Dave is still Dave from 2009 when he started EEVBlog. Good old fun Dave.

He seems a bit less keen on China these days 

[Greg Robinson]

A few months before I found your videos I was searching on youtube and found one of your videos and I remember it standing out as a
funny, easy to watch, easy to learn, fast to get to the point video

Fast to the point?! 
Sure you aren't confusing me with someone else 

Dave.

Maybe MJLorton?
(I know he jokes about his own length-to-content ratio, so I don't think he'd be offended by my remark - at least I hope not!)

[GreyWoolfe]

Dave, you are an absolutely irritating Aussie bloke!!   Brilliant!!   Keep up the good work!  I am a short timer, only joining in October of last year, but I feel I have known you and the blog for years!  I love the rants, the hand gestures, the lunging at the camera, the accent,  all of it.  I haven't checked out 'Barbie' and certainly can't be bothered ( ), but she does remind me of a quote from Carroll Shelby who said that it was better to have people say bad things about me than nothing at all, at least they're taking notice.

[lemmegraphdat]

Dave is a character...with character.

[Zad]

Hell yes.

The world is too full of ineffectual apologetic people, with bland squishy vague ideas and opinions. People whose attitudes are dictated by marketing corporations from Blandsville, Florida and "Faith Based Organisations" in Dubyabush, Alabama. Unlike large swathes of the world, Australia still has blokes who aren't afraid to be themselves. Their surf rescue fellas still wear speedos, and have you seen Aussie Rules and Rugby League shorts? You can tell they have balls. So to speak. And they don't gives a $£% about it. Long live independent minds!

When Dave stops being irritating I'll go take up knitting or something.

[GreyWoolfe]

Sheesh, Zad, I'm betting you have never been to Florida.  It is not Blandsville, it is God's waiting room!  Marketing is not a cottage industry, death and health insurance is )!  You want Blandsville, go to Nebraska or Iowa!

[xrunner]

He's no more irritating than I am. 

[c4757p]

You mean "allo youchoobas"? I don't even care for his videos most of the time and I've grown to love that.  It's just like Dave's "Hoi!"

[rolandpenplotter]

"shazzy"... "know-un"... "in like Flynn"... "Waahhhh! FAIL!"

We should write a book of "Dave-ese"

[atw60444]

Dave is my favourite blogger. Don't you dare change anything about him! I've been following EEVBlog since the very faltering, uneasy episode #1 I've been tinkering with electronics for the best part of 40 years, hobby and career. I'm from an era when the top 5% went to University. I did an apprenticeship and went to technical college. So I don't need to be shown how to use an oscilloscope or a multimeter. I do like to see teardowns by a guy who knows what he's talking about, advanced tutorials and information on areas I've not been involved with. Peoples accents don't bother me. Humour, delivery and style make or break it. M.J. Lorton is someone I follow, but his presentation is so measured & pedestrian I feel like nodding off after 10 minuets.  Jon

[rolandpenplotter]

Dave is my favourite blogger. Don't you dare change anything about him! I've been following EEVBlog since the very faltering, uneasy episode #1 I've been tinkering with electronics for the best part of 40 years, hobby and career. I'm from an era when the top 5% went to University. I did an apprenticeship and went to technical college. So I don't need to be shown how to use an oscilloscope or a multimeter. I do like to see teardowns by a guy who knows what he's talking about, advanced tutorials and information on areas I've not been involved with. Peoples accents don't bother me. Humour, delivery and style make or break it. M.J. Lorton is someone I follow, but his presentation is so measured & pedestrian I feel like nodding off after 10 minuets.  Jon

Dave is also my favourite

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