I would love to see Mr. Jones drink a beer or three and see how he copes.
"But, guys that don't have a drink ever, I don't trust. Something shady going on there."
I never touch the stuff, but in my case there's a dead simple reason, I don't like the taste.
To those who never acquired a taste for alcohol, be glad you didn't. I spent a half a dozen years in my misspent youth occasionally abusing the spirits as a binge drinker and then spent another 10 as an occasional light drinker. All I have to show for it is 20% cirrhosis of the liver, causing portal hypertension, an enlarged spleen and reduced kidney function due to recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes and drinking is not a smart thing to do. Thankfully, SWMBO has a drink very rarely and not at home, so the temptation isn't there. The really sad thing is that you don't buy booze, you only rent it awhile.
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there is a saying locally that does not translate well into English, but the Dutch and Belgium readers will understand it perfectly well. Ek drink nie, ek rook nie, ek steek nie.....my neus in ander mense se sake nie.
So that's what you guys do when watching a Jeri Ellsworth or Lady Ada video?
“Son, never trust a man who doesn’t drink because he’s probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They’re the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They’re usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they’re a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can’t trust a man who’s afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It’s damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he’s heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl.”
Just curious what real world engineers (and the EEVblog community) think of Ben Heck. Having spoken with a few I know online, they seem to lean towards disliking him for not really displaying much work, doing a lot of things off camera, and basically taking the spotlight away from others who they feel deserve more recognition.
I'm indifferent as I don't watch him. I just remember him for his "portable" PS3/Xbox 360, haven't kept up with anything else he's done, but saw him on some youtube links after watching Dave's videos. Curious how others feel is all. Thoughts?
Yep, and that's why very few youtube channels, regardless of how good they might be, or how well produced, would ultimately not make the cut on mainstream TV.
Just curious what real world engineers (and the EEVblog community) think of Ben Heck. Having spoken with a few I know online, they seem to lean towards disliking him for not really displaying much work, doing a lot of things off camera, and basically taking the spotlight away from others who they feel deserve more recognition.
I'm indifferent as I don't watch him. I just remember him for his "portable" PS3/Xbox 360, haven't kept up with anything else he's done, but saw him on some youtube links after watching Dave's videos. Curious how others feel is all. Thoughts?
Watchyed a few videos, I'm of a similar opinion to you, I find my youtube kicks elsewhere and far more in depth.
I think he's ok for hooking n00bs into the hobby/profession but they'll soon be over him.
5) I don't think it's easy, what he's trying to achieve, given the direction his paymasters will be demanding. The question is, do his paymasters have a clue what the audience want, if they are to gain and keep subscribers?
Element 14 didn't care that console modding type stuff was not anything close to their core customer base, that didn't matter to them. If it had a hint of electronics that was good enough so that marketing could go "tick" on their social media KPI and have their own platform to insert ads into.
At the time Element 14 were paying HUGE money to a production company to edit each video, you'd be shocked at how much.
At the time Element 14 were paying HUGE money to a production company to edit each video, you'd be shocked at how much.Since the quality, format, and lengths of the videos remained the same, and not much has changed - not sure if that is true.
If that "production company" was doing anything, it wasn't much. Maybe there was a middle man producer in there sucking up some dough.
Dave, the saying you're looking for is "Content is King"
But on the other hand, say you want to make a documentary that is 15 mins long, and you need to hire a company to do it, yea, $25k is the staring point.
With that said, there is a place for well produced videos of (mechanical and electrical) engineering. No one has tapped that market yet.
Mythbusters was kinda close. "Prototype This", got even closer.
With that said, there is a place for well produced videos of (mechanical and electrical) engineering. No one has tapped that market yet. Mythbusters was kinda close. "Prototype This", got even closer.
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there is a saying locally that does not translate well into English, but the Dutch and Belgium readers will understand it perfectly well. Ek drink nie, ek rook nie, ek steek nie.....my neus in ander mense se sake nie.
Yep, I understand it
Yes they have:
https://www.youtube.com/user/engineerguyvideo
QuoteYes they have:
https://www.youtube.com/user/engineerguyvideoSecret Life Of Machines
And in the US at least, we had on PBS (our version of the BBC) Physics lectures (from MIT?) that were animated and shown during the day. Can't find a link, but they were awesome.
Secret Life Of Machines
And in the US at least, we had on PBS (our version of the BBC) Physics lectures (from MIT?) that were animated and shown during the day. Can't find a link, but they were awesome.
QuoteYes they have:
https://www.youtube.com/user/engineerguyvideoNo he hasn't.