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Is EEVBlog worth it
EEVblog:
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--- Quote from: Mazo on November 18, 2021, 05:38:31 pm ---Started watching the youtube channel when I was 15-16,after just a few videos I binge watched all the videos,that Dave had uploaded,and anxiously waited for new ones.I HAVE a very clear memory how I learned how an opamp "works" from Dave's Video Op-amp Basics(or whatever it is called) and because I got really interested in electronics design,bought and read alot of books and watched a lot of other videos ofcourse,while reading the forum everyday without actually searching for something,just reading and learning from the old farts.
Long story short 8years later I still read the forum everyday,sadly I rarely watch the videos anymore(sorry Dave :-\ )
The result:Finished university as an EE,it is my hobby and profession(almost 4years of experience),and I already have a lot of projects behind my back,and I can confidently say that the difference in technical knowledge between me and almost every collegue,who hasn't/doesn't spend that much time and energy in reading and watching videos on electronic's topics is obvious.
Is EEVBlog(the videos part,not the forum) worth it for me now?Probably not really,as I barely watch 1-2 videos per year.
Was it worth it for my personal development-immensely.
The forum is still the best electronics "pub",I have found on the 'net,so nothing to discuss here.
Pretty sob and cliche story,just wanted to share,so people here can see that while they are just chatting,there might be doing what formal education isn't.
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That is a great story: from EEVblog to EE. Not sure what could be a better endorsement, and Congrats on all the excellent progress. :-+ :-+
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You'd be surprised how many times I've heard this same story. It's the thing that makes me the happiest :-+
eti:
Dave, we love you mate. It brings joy to my heart to know that you’ve been able to help so many people with your passion, and you certainly have a natural gifting and passion for electronics in spades and spades.
I’ve now been watching you for so many years that I’m able to feel sentimental about the passage of time since I watched the first video I saw of yours, where you took apart a Kindle keyboard. Fantastic. You’re a one off and we wouldn’t have you any other way.
Feel encouraged by those of us who love your funny jokes and catchphrases, your lighthearted spirit and your signature voice (don’t let people insult you because of that - it means you’re memorable and a one off, a gift to humanity, and exceptionally memorable - and a kind funny man). I see how you are with your children - a kind, patient Daddy to them and clearly very patient and encouraging in your helping them to discover the same passion you’ve had since a child, yourself - and now I’m sure you are astute enough to see that this same passion you share with your own flesh and blood, blesses all the children who get equally excited in learning from your videos.
😃 God bless you Dave old pal.
MrMobodies:
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--- Quote from: dtmouton on November 17, 2021, 03:35:48 pm ---Wonderful blog.
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Just noticed he changed his tune.
At first with the alternative video platforms tht Dave was encouraging us to explore I didn't think much about it but explored them a little and then forgot about them. Now they coming in very handy with what has happened with Youtube. Thank you very much for introducing us to something that I find is looking so much better.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: MrMobodies on November 19, 2021, 03:58:04 am ---First post:
--- Quote from: dtmouton on November 17, 2021, 03:35:48 pm ---Wonderful blog.
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Just noticed he changed his tune.
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:-DD
MrMobodies:
A couple of weeks go I saw a video with Curiousmarc and his friend trying to trace a fault with an IBM PS/2 motherboard and that they ended up swapping a controller of a faulty donor sent from some generous collector IBMMuseum as well as a working one.
I think it was in part 4 of this repair that his friend altered the bios to play a tune depending on where it got stuck.
JOKE: Apparently when he put the "magic finger" on the culprit it changed it's tune and started to work.
In his last video a couple of days ago now it turned out to be a cracked veer under it.
I vaguely remember Dave Jones explaining all sorts of things about veers (holes in pcb) and the different types in a video demonstrated with some cad software, how they can run out of space, cost of including more layers and what can go wrong with them and at the factory when they may keep the production waiting if there isn't enough of a certain colour where it could cost them more.
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