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tggzzz:

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--- Quote from: unknownparticle on April 02, 2023, 02:06:31 pm ---In that case you're going to miss some very interesting stuff!

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Sure, you can choose to come back with a snappish reply. Or you might put in the tiny bit of effort and write a single descriptive sentence of that interesting video you found, for the benefit of dozens or hundreds of viewers of your post.

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Yes. I regard that as courtesy for the reader.

If someone can't be bothered to take 30s indicating why something might be interesting, why should I be bothered to listen to them.

MK14:

--- Quote from: unknownparticle on April 02, 2023, 08:36:26 pm ---Well there is a descriptive title on the video ;)

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It would be better, to write a nice summary, of what makes it interesting for you and perhaps others.  Then others (perhaps hundreds of others), can quickly glance at the summary, and decide for themselves, if it sounds potentially interesting or not.

Rather than having to try and second guess what exactly it is about, from a very brief title or recommendation from a user on this forum, they may know very little or nothing about.

E.g.
Interesting documentary (for me, even though I've already seen it, at least once, a fairly long while ago) video.  Which seems to be about an amazing production line machine, made/designed and built from very early 1940's technology, at around 1947.

Which seems to basically be a number of analogue (or similar) computer (elements or more).  Which improve/control the process.  Which makes these (what are similar to thin-film or other types of tiles/assemblies etc).

I.e. A sort of PCB (very early), but with films/coatings/chemicals etc, to make things like resistors, capacitors, inductors (I'm not sure of the exact list of component types) and valve/tube sockets, etc.

To effectively make a module, which is most of a full radio (of that time period), which just needs a few valves/tubes to be plugged into it, and the rest of the assembly.  To make what amounts to a mass produced device, such as a radio.

Presumably, that creates lots of cost savings, allows much higher production unit rates (quantities), and with much less labour (costs).

It seems clever, for that time period (1940's).

MK14:
Using ChatGPT, to summarize the latter part of what I just said:


--- Quote ---The documentary is about a production line machine built in 1947 using early 1940s technology, which uses analog computer elements to improve and control the process of making thin-film or tile-like assemblies. These assemblies consist of films, coatings, chemicals, and other components, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, and valve/tube sockets. The machine effectively produces a module that is mostly a full radio, with just a few valves/tubes needed to be plugged in to complete the assembly. This mass-production process results in cost savings, higher production rates, and reduced labor costs. The technology is considered clever for its time period.
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Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on April 01, 2023, 02:06:31 pm ---+2

Given that 99.9% of yootoob vids are talking heads with lots of ums and ahs and content that could be summed up in 25 words, there's approximately zero chance I'm going to spend my little remaining life looking at a random vid.

Do they still teach "précis" at school? Maybe yoootooob talking heads were asleep?

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I sat and watched 2m20s from some youtuber re-phrasing what was printed in the thumbnail and the title. That, to me, is truly 'amazing'.

And then, to add insult to injury.. "But first, lemme tell you about today's sponsor"

 :palm:

RJSV:
My favorite part, at 12:50 approx. they show a big rotary switch, doing some 50 different point to point continuity checks.   Awesome.
   Yeah, it's black and white video, maybe a bit nerdy...but I appreciated watching the details, (several times).   Thanks, UnknownParticle !

   Never have seen a board sized integration, like that, with a lot of the spirit that happened with the wafer oriented integrated circuits...and even hybrids.

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