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EEVblog:

--- Quote from: Nominal Animal on December 17, 2020, 10:58:08 am ---In Finland, this kind of lackadaisical attitude towards results has lead to only approximately one large IT project in three to actually complete.  It has become acceptable for almost two thirds of publicly funded projects to fail without producing any results, without repercussions to their leaders and purchasers, exactly because people do not want to be confrontational, and think that by being "reasonable", they are behaving in a more moral manner.  What they are actually doing, is leaving enough room for these exploiters and fakers to live large.

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There are many people (even fellow creators) who think my debunking videos are at best an absolute waste of my time, and at worst, a personal attack on genuine entrepenerial people that causes nothing but negativity and hate in the community etc.  ::)
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: jrs45 on December 19, 2020, 06:09:43 pm ---Maybe we should cite some of the hate speech of hers, such as that awful crack about "autist" engineers that dared question her (now debunked) claims.

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Choice quotes from that TED talk would be nice reference material for the Wiki, just say'n  ;D
I'd even say that a section entitled "Views on Engineering" would be a valuable contribution. It is after all one of the things she is very well known for in the community.
Nominal Animal:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on December 20, 2020, 12:01:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: Nominal Animal on December 17, 2020, 10:58:08 am ---In Finland, this kind of lackadaisical attitude towards results has lead to only approximately one large IT project in three to actually complete.  It has become acceptable for almost two thirds of publicly funded projects to fail without producing any results, without repercussions to their leaders and purchasers, exactly because people do not want to be confrontational, and think that by being "reasonable", they are behaving in a more moral manner.  What they are actually doing, is leaving enough room for these exploiters and fakers to live large.

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There are many people (even fellow creators) who think my debunking videos are at best an absolute waste of my time, and at worst, a personal attack on genuine entrepenerial people that causes nothing but negativity and hate in the community etc.  ::)

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That makes me so angry...  >:(

It is not that I am a particularly vindictive guy (even if I am a prick sometimes) who loves to go after "evildoers"; it is that that "anti-negativity, anti-hate" attitude is what allows damage to accumulate and lying and stealing to become the accepted norm; and that harms everyone in the long term.  (I recognize I am overly sensitive to it, though, because of the damage it has caused to myself.)

I am quite jealous of how you can laugh at these scammers and schemes, though.  I can't; I get really angry.

If it matters any, I know for a fact that your videos are very useful and helpful.  You see, I've used them in practice to help people understand things.

First, I show them some of your videos dealing with e.g. solar energy, say your own solar installation showing your practical statistics.  (This is to get them to see that you are not a naysayer, and actually love solar energy – when sensibly generated and installed –, and are not "an opponent".)  Then I show the video list, explaining the sort of videos you do, so they know this is not an one-off thing, and that they can easily go and check out your other videos to make up their own mind, if they get suspicious later on.  Then, I show one of your debunking videos, which uses simple back-of-the-envelope calculations showing why the "buzzword tech du jour" is bullshit.

It works well, because the introduction to your videos makes it impossible to classify you as an opponent of the technology and ideas.  After watching your solar installation videos, for example, seeing how interested and positive you are about it, makes it difficult to dismiss you as an anti-solar power guy.

(In case anyone thinks I'm just asskissing here in the hopes of not getting banned, I'd like to point out that I've had serious disagreements with Dave and moderator-Simon before.  I may be a prick, but I try hard to be honest and useful.)
madires:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on December 20, 2020, 12:01:43 pm ---There are many people (even fellow creators) who think my debunking videos are at best an absolute waste of my time, and at worst, a personal attack on genuine entrepenerial people that causes nothing but negativity and hate in the community etc.  ::)

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We're trying to teach our children critical thinking while some prefer to keep silent to prevent any negative feedback. But debating is part of the process. By keeping silent we would passively promote nonsense and betray ourselves.
jrs45:
Further, there are several mainstream articles about Paul Reynold's excellent debunking of ubeam:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/engineer-and-investor-in-spat-about-wireless-charging-startup-ubeam

https://www.businessinsider.com/ubeam-former-engineers-doubt-it-can-work-2016-5

https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/apple-hired-engineers-from-mark-cuban-backed-startup-ubeam.html

The article is only semi-protected, so someone who has a legit account on wikipedia with enough edits can make the changes.  It should, of course, be done properly, and carefully, being sure to stick to the facts and wikipedia-approved news sources.
This makes his statements, and blog, 100% fair game for wikipedia.  Someone really should convince the person who locked it to unlock it to allow this kind of truthful, relevant information.
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