Is Dave on holiday on the moon?

[jancumps]

Video blogger Martin Lorton told a few weeks ago on the AmpHour that he got a similar reaction when he didn't post for a while 

It's been six days! That is not my record for going without a video.

yes, with Martin it was something similar. He didn't post for a few days and got loads of complaints

[nixfu]

Dave, I was just thinking the other day that you should take a vacation.  You have been going pretty non-stop for a while.  Just post and let us know when you take off and we can know when to expect you back on the tube. 

Maybe it is time for some canyoning videos?  Take a Rigol with you and put it to the "fluke test" or something.   

[h1386343]

For those of you suffering withdrawal symptoms I offer the following:

https://www.youtube.com/user/w2aew/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/IanScottJohnston/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/KF5OBS/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff
http://thesignalpath.com/blogs/
https://www.youtube.com/user/gezzasw/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/Photonvids/videos?shelf_id=1&view=0&sort=dd

Note that the last two bloggers have not updated their sites for a few months, maybe that will introduce a sense of proportion.

Thank you so very much

I've just subscribed to Ian Scott Johnston's channel - I'm watching him upgrade a ROM in a ZX Spectrum - he's a very good engineer, and this video is great.

Much appreciation to all, thank you, and thank you Dave for all your superb work over the years

[charlespax]

For those of you suffering withdrawal symptoms I offer the following:

https://www.youtube.com/user/w2aew/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/IanScottJohnston/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/KF5OBS/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff
http://thesignalpath.com/blogs/
https://www.youtube.com/user/gezzasw/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/Photonvids/videos?shelf_id=1&view=0&sort=dd

Note that the last two bloggers have not updated their sites for a few months, maybe that will introduce a sense of proportion.

Awesome! Thanks a bunch.

[johnnyfp]

Seems that we are getting less content on the Video Blog front. Is Dave losing interest in producing content, or just busy with other things?

[johnnyfp]

Doh!, My post got moved for good reason, Well knock that one up in not seaching correctly for a previous post. Must be my withdrawl symtoms of not enough EEV Video distractions and actually having to do Work!

[miguelvp]

he just posted the latest mailbag way before you posted. Just saying.

[nixfu]

Looks like dave is setting for a mailbag segment this morning.   The camera is setup for a mailbag segment, there are unopened packages, and "The KNIFFFFE" is sitting on the bench.

[miguelvp]

He has mentioned before that he will only do Mailbag if he has enough material to do so, it's not like it's going to be every Monday.

It's not like if a blog is supposed to be on a tight schedule. Work on a project while waiting for the next video instead

[EEVblog]

Whoops, Mr Jones' schedule seems to have gone to pot again...
Seriously, what's with the random videos and no structure, lately?

It's called having a life and other interests and things to do.
And if you must know the details, I wasn't able to finish the mailbag yesterday (Monday), and now I've just finished the Amp Hour recording today (Tues), and now it's 12pm and I haven't uploaded it yet. And now more uCurrents have come in (and I have a big backlog) so that means I might not get a teardown shot today, and even if I do won't be up to tomorrow.
I've also been spending time cleaning up the lab and organising stuff, and I haven't finished that yet still plenty to do. Plus I'm working a little bit on the odd project.
Welcome to the real world where shit happens.

[baljemmett]

Sorry you felt the need to be defensive - I was merely asking

In about the most obnoxious way you could muster without actually coming right out and calling Dave a lazy fucker, you mean?

[idpromnut]

Sorry you felt the need to be defensive - I was merely asking

In about the most obnoxious way you could muster without actually coming right out and calling Dave a lazy fucker, you mean?

Well, I do recall Dave calling himself lazy (on the AmpHour IIRC), as all good engineers are

[G7PSK]

I had a maths teacher who said that the laziest people are the ones who work the hardest trying to find the easy way of doing things. 
Certainly apply's to me and  all the engineers that I know, some simple task and the next thing is trying to make some device to carry it out, task takes twenty minuets making the device twenty months.

[Stonent]

I had a maths teacher who said that the laziest people are the ones who work the hardest trying to find the easy way of doing things. 
Certainly apply's to me and  all the engineers that I know, some simple task and the next thing is trying to make some device to carry it out, task takes twenty minuets making the device twenty months.

I will spend more time working on an issue if it means I don't have do deal with people.

[h1386343]

I think Dave should change "Mail bag Monday" to simply "Mail bag", and "Teardown Tuesday" to just "Teardown", since the usual schedule is now SO erratic, the days in the titles are meaningless. This way, he can release them on ANY day (as he is doing) without complaint.

[Leiothrix]

This way, he can release them on ANY day (as he is doing) without complaint.

There will just be different complaints.

Personally I don't watch videos the day they come out, so I don't care if there is a day reference in the title.  Everyone has their own preference though.

[Fungus]

I think Dave should change "Mail bag Monday" to simply "Mail bag", and "Teardown Tuesday" to just "Teardown", since the usual schedule is now SO erratic, the days in the titles are meaningless. This way, he can release them on ANY day (as he is doing) without complaint.

Dave is your puppet! Why won't he dance for you??

[EEVblog]

I agree with this. I don't know exactly why Dave established some sort of day schedule. Maybe he hoped it would help him commit to getting new content out more regularly.

Bingo.

[EEVblog]

I'd like to see the mail opened each day, or more often at least.

Then the complaints that my blog is just mailbag, mailbag, mailbag would be absolutely deafening.
And they'd be right if my mailbag/other stuff ratio got to 3/1 or something.

[h1386343]

Regardless of any replies from people who are being unnecessarily defensive, and from those oblivious to the workings of YouTube and being a professional video creator, Dave's YouTube - by his own admission - is his full time business. Business of the kind of which Dave has chosen to become part, is highly dependant on viewing figures, which, in turn, are highly dependant on a regular and repetitive schedule and predictable timetable which viewers can factor into their viewing schedule/lives. We humans are creatures of habit - if the 6 o'clock news was 5pm one day, 7:03pm the next day, and absent the third day, how long would the channel broadcasting it, last? Failure to be cogniscent of these simple but crucial rules for having a successful YouTube channel, are a recipe for a viewership decline, ergo, loss of revenue.

If you are commenting on this subject merely to "defend" Dave, then I would say he doesn't need "defending" as I am not attacking him. If you comment with little to no experience of being a broadcaster of sorts (IE: you're not Dave himself) then you are not entirely, or partially qualified to have an educated opinion on the subject. I run my own YouTube channel with well over 1M hits, and have noticed that because *I* do not upload regular videos (but then, I never said I would), my viewership is not poor (20,000+ a month) but nowhere near the figures I could achieve, were I to one day decide that I want to commit my life to creating and uploading videos (I don't want to, ergo my humble figures).

I am in no way attacking Dave, and I am not questioning his intellectual prowess nor his immense and valuable engineering knowledge, I am - however - a little confused as to why - for the last 2 months - episodes seem to be late, or more commonly, many weeks miss the regular episodes entirely, with no explanation (no, he doesn't HAVE to explain, but it's good practice and courteous to do so, to viewers caught in the habit of enjoying your content at set times and/or days).. and yet - arbitrary videos which seem not to be described as any of the usual "Teardown Tuesday" or "Mailbag Monday" episodes, pop up randomly out of the blue, and then silence again for a week (or two).

It's just unpredictable and confusing. Dave - mate - I am not having a go at you, I am just concerned that your viewership could decline because of this, if it becomes a regular thing of your episodes being conspicuous by their absence. If you need a few months off, wouldn't it be wiser to make a formal channel announcement... a "Gone Fishing" notice, so to speak?

Thanks you.

[KedasProbe]

About new ideas:
You could do a (monthly?) voting based on subject/suggestions given or make your own list or a mix.
This way you could avoid putting time in doing things that won't have 'much' viewers anyway, obviously you would need to check if you can do the suggestions or not.

Like "The monthly request" 

[EEVblog]

But I still think you could drop the Monday. That idea hasn't been completely successful.

Yes it has.
My mailbags gave always always been on a Monday, or near enough depending upon your time zone. But they haven't been every week, because sometimes I don't have mail to open.

[EEVblog]

I am in no way attacking Dave, and I am not questioning his intellectual prowess nor his immense and valuable engineering knowledge, I am - however - a little confused as to why - for the last 2 months - episodes seem to be late, or more commonly, many weeks miss the regular episodes entirely, with no explanation (no, he doesn't HAVE to explain, but it's good practice and courteous to do so, to viewers caught in the habit of enjoying your content at set times and/or days)

I have tried to and often explain on here and twitter if you follow me there. It's called life. Shit happens, stuff comes up, and sometimes I'm just too tied to do anything. I'll say I'll do a video tomorrow, and then something else comes up.
If you want any explanation beyond that, then you aren't going to get it, because I either don't have it, or it's person and I'm not going to tell you.
The last few months have been very hectic for me for various reasons.

.. and yet - arbitrary videos which seem not to be described as any of the usual "Teardown Tuesday" or "Mailbag Monday" episodes, pop up randomly out of the blue, and then silence again for a week (or two).

See above.
And in case you missed it, my blog has always been arbitrary and pretty ad-hock.

It's just unpredictable and confusing.

I am perfectly aware that might be the case for some people.
And FYI, your posts continually pointing this out do not help.

If you need a few months off, wouldn't it be wiser to make a formal channel announcement... a "Gone Fishing" notice, so to speak?

No. The same problem will await when I return.
Once again, your continual advice here does not help.
It's not a case of burnout, it's a case of shit happens, I have a lot of stuff going on, and I'm trying to have a life.

It's 1:20am, I need to go to sleep.

[EEVblog]

Dave's YouTube - by his own admission - is his full time business. Business of the kind of which Dave has chosen to become part, is highly dependant on viewing figures, which, in turn, are highly dependant on a regular and repetitive schedule and predictable timetable which viewers can factor into their viewing schedule/lives.

In theory, yes, in practice, no, not nearly as much as you might think, and certainly not "highly dependant" in my case.

[dr.diesel]

I am just concerned that your viewership could decline because of this

Not sure I understand this either.  I don't sit by on Monday's pressing refresh waiting for the next mailbag episode to hatch?  I subscribe to all various people that interest me, when I open YT new subscribed content automagically shows up at the top and I watch at my convenience.

It's the beauty of the internet, no schedule, watch/record/play etc when it fits your schedule.