>>21874
That Shitty Robots woman. She is clever and funny.

>exurb1a
Dry, witty videos about philosophy and psychology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mheHbVev1CU

>Wendover Productions
Basically a slightly longer version of Things You Might Not Know, with a mild bias towards transport-related topics. See also the sister channel Half as Interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Wendoverproductions/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCkxoKLYO_EQ2GeFtbM_bw/videos

>School of Life
Pretentious but useful videos by Alain de Botton about emotional intelligence and applied psychology.
https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel/videos

>Nerdwriter1
Mainly deep dives into screenwriting and film directing, occasionally other topics.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1/videos

>FR Hamilton
A massive archive of old British documentaries and OU programmes.

https://www.youtube.com/user/9santarosa/videos

>Nuclear Vault
Old military training films, newsreels and other ephemera of interest to war nerds.

https://www.youtube.com/user/nuclearvault/videos

>>21877
>Pretentious but useful videos by Alain de Botton about emotional intelligence and applied psychology.
They did an interesting "Porn as therapy" thing which I was going to link here but it seems to have been scrubbed from the Art as therapy website.

>Binging with Babish
Great for those of you wanting to know how to cook or get the most out of your kitchen equipment for his new "Basics with Babish" series and frequent livestreams. He's self taught and his camerawork makes the whole experience feel a lot clearer and more interactive than most cooking shows.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHA_jMfCvEnv-3kRjTCQXw

>Big Clive
YouTube's resident Scotch tinkerer. Teardowns of rudimentary electronics that are somehow engaging and informative with just the right amount of funny.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA

>Mark Brown
Last of the greats from the heyday of gaming journalism. Mark's busying himself with a great informative series called Game Maker's Toolkit that really gets to grips with the nuanced design choices and player experience in hit titles. Particularly interesting is his rundown of the Legend of Zelda series' dungeon levels. Even if you're not much of a gamer, it's still worth watching for his captivating understanding of the interactive design experience.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ-Xo29CKyLTjn6z2XwYAw

>No Small Parts
Fan-made documentary series about C-list / bit-part character actors and their careers. Some interesting guest pieces and just a great insight into the recesses of Hollywood most are quick to brush under the rug. I recommend Brandon Hardesty's old impressions and improv videos too if you're looking for a laugh.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sg9FpMWMamzWE2lJPY-Dg

>Townsends
17th century cooking channel. The host's a genuinely interesting and humble chap and his videos are great for learning about history while you relax. All there is to it really.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr2d4As312LulcajAkKJYw

>>21879
Isn't Bigclive from the IoMan?

>>21880

He's Scottish, but he lives on the island of three-legged gay-birchers.

>Lindybeige

British guy mostly talking about history, a lot of WWI, WWII, and medieval, with a focus on tactics. He's also quite funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLtfJ0ekqVE&ab_channel=Lindybeige

>Techmoan
This guy used to do a lot of (very good) reviews of dashcams and action cams. Now he is mostly focused on hi-fi equipment, with a lot of interesting videos about obscure and obsolete formats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4K1QKKPX_g&ab_channel=Techmoan

>AvE
Mad Canadian Engineer.
Destructive tool testing. Swearing. Always something to learn from him if you have any sort of interest in mechanics and engineering (in particular he hates shill reviews of things and will tell you exactly how much something is worth). Always highly entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ggDQnQN3E&ab_channel=AvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydwaz2oPWY0&ab_channel=AvE

>>21882

>Techmoan

That guy is pretty much a blueprint for the regular customers back when I worked at Maplin. I bet he's one of those who traps you in a half hour long conversation about the merits of gold versus nickel plated phono plugs.

>>21883
Gold plated optical cable, anyone?

>>21883

I've seen him wandering around the Arndale centre a couple of times, usually clutching a chinese GoPro knockoff of some sort. I'd have talked to him if I didn't suspect the same as you. I really don't have the time to discuss my home cinema setup, as much as I'd like to.

I posted this here a while ago, but I think he deserves a mention in this thread.

>Apetor
Norweigan guy drinking Vodka and camping. A lot of jumping into frozen water involved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4gwvw-9eI&ab_channel=apetor

>>21886
I love him.

>>21884
The gold plating is stupid, but the cable is less than a tenner on Amazon. Anyone got $7,200 for an audio interconnect cable? They're dead good. You'll hear a soundstage and warmth unlike any other cable you've ever used, I promise. Comes with a free bridge.
http://www.pearcable.com/sub_products_anjou_sc.htm

Just came across these channels

> LockPickingLawyer
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ

> BosnianBill
https://www.youtube.com/user/bosnianbill

For a nice lock-autist diversion.

>>21874
>Tom Scott
I always presumed I liked him I really liked I remember being amused by his welcome to life video years ago, but I keep on finding videos of him explaining that there are exceptions to a rule that he presents really badly.

They all go the exact same way

"This is a thing that is understood by this quite simple concept but there is an exception to the rule, but then there is another exception to the rule, but then there is THIS exception to the rule, but then all that is fine, but there is an exception to the rule, and once you've understood all that there is an exception to the rule, so in conclusion it is this but then there is an exception to the rule."
None of the exceptions seemed that hard to wrap my head around, in fact he has done it for fields I've worked in, but his presentation is as if he were revealing some daunting truth that you should never even bother trying to understand in the first place like niche knowledge were some sort of elder god that must not be disturbed from it's slumber at any cost. This is a prime example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY

I think my problem is I don't like it when authors repeatedly produce video essays that follows the same structure, it feels like he went out of his way to try make the thing sound more complicated and dramatic just because that is the way he puts on a performance. I think his style actually discourages learning, as he makes things sound like these things are too intimidating to even try.

>>21920

As a software developer, I can tell you that he understated the difficulty and complexity of handling time zones. They're one of the trickiest problems in distributed database systems and have caused horrendously expensive bugs. The weirdness of how humans keep track of time has some really nasty interactions with the PACELC theorem. Like crypto, it's something that 99.9% of developers should never handle themselves, because it's just too easy to fuck up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PACELC_theorem

Most of Tom Scott's videos on his own channel don't fit the template that you described. He mostly talks about cool research infrastructure (Built for Science) or quirky little bits of trivia (Things You Might Not Know).

I think his overall message is really positive. Science and technology is often presented in a really dry, didactic way, but he shows that it's full of unexpected surprises. He shows that science isn't a body of knowledge guarded by an elite, but a dynamic system of exploration and discovery.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPiSHxfGyE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJzi0BXcGI

>Primitive Technology
Ever wondered how the ancients made tools? Very cathartic with no dialogue/bullshit.

>Computerphile
They explain computing concepts in an accessible way.

>EngineerGuy

Explains how machines work. Similar to Computerphile.

>Gamesack
Retro gaming for adults.

>CPG Grey
I know some of you don't like him because of his mistakes in videos but I think on the whole it's quite informative/interesting.

>Vsauce
Does a lot of videos on phenomena, the earlier stuff was more interesting.

>TeamFourStar

For Dragonball Z Abridged. The rest isn't my thing.

Honorable mentions:

alltime10s. Like a cracked article in video form. I haven't watched these for a while but I used to like them.

Steveo from jackass.

LAHWF - famous for his awkward "prank" videos, he's tried to move away from the persona in recent years and at least he doesn't do fake stuff and act like a douche.

>>21922
>CPG Grey
>I know some of you don't like him because of his mistakes in videos but I think on the whole it's quite informative/interesting.

It feels a lot to me like he reads a single book on a subject and then tries giving a lecture on it. Which inevitably leads to pitfalls.

Vsauce used to be great, but nowadays he's doing this youtube TV series thing that wants you to pay two quid an episode. No thanks. The whole reason his videos were good is that he explored a lot of ideas in a nice condensed, no-filler chunk.

>>21924
You can get them on TPB but I don't think they're very good.

>>21923
>It feels a lot to me like he reads a single book on a subject and then tries giving a lecture on it.
That's almost exactly what he does, as he explains in the Hello Internet podcasts.

>>21926
Indeed. I also think his podcast is shit. Especially when he thought TFA was better than Rogue 1.

If anyone is interested for some reason; I think I've found BigClives shitty American cousin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAzbxaf3mso&ab_channel=MadElectronEngineering

>>21874
What are the best language learning ones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AySqC2kU0e8

I spend a lot of time on the NASA and SpaceX pages. Loved this one from today. I never knew they used large amounts of water to acoustically insulate the rocket from itself - unprotected, the noise is so loud on takeoff that it could destroy the rocket. Amazing.

If you're in the mood for NASA deluge systems -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKtVpvzUF1Y
is always good.

>>22017
Incredible, thank you. I always wondered how they stopped the whole tower catching fire on a launch and now I know.

>>22017
His repetition makes it all sound a bit strange.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDmWYVdN8ug

>>21883
>>21882
What the FUCK is he wearing in this latest video?

>>22033
Now that is one smooth-looking suit. Top marks.

(I can't actually believe anyone would manufacture such a thing.)

>>22033

Does he reference it at any point?

I loved the minor rant he went on about chips Vs fries in the kitchen gadget video he did years ago.

The man is a true inspiration.

>>22033

One of my favourite prostitutes has curtains in that fabric.

>>22036
Get a girlfriend.

>>22037
Maybe he can't afford one, ever consider that?

>>22038

And yet he can afford enough prostitutes to have a favorite?

>>22039

Prostitutes don't make you buy them shoes and that though.

>>22039

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcuijtauGUc

>>22040
>>/b/415075

>>22042

Smart bloke.

>>22041

RIP.

Do you see this video? I hope some of you will love this guy as much as I do.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gpBdu0XfQU

Mike Jeavons?

>>22301

I find him very endearing because he's ultimately a bit crap but still manages to be quite entertaining.

>>22302

I wonder what fork in the road separates the life stories of Jeavons and Beno. Decent parenting? Two notches on the autism spectrum? Therapy? There but for the grace of god.

>>22303

Jeavons seems to bear the haunted look of a man whose parents had enough money to send him to boarding/private school, but not enough money for him to fit in at all.

I'm very tired and on my phone so can't quote the post but I vaguely remember people talking about Edd China and car shows in general.

https://youtu.be/IaW9Sg5NPyE

>>22305
Seems youtu.be links don't get picked up.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaW9Sg5NPyE

I just started watching Cool World, an astronomy professor who is uncomfortably handsome talks through new discoveries by his research team and covers some more general concepts - sometimes backed by actual papers he writes.

I liked this one as an intro:

If we live in a Möbius strip universe and you took some FTL spaceships in a circuit you would arrive home to find things would be off. You'd notice everyone's faces look slightly odd, clocks would tick backwards and when doctors examine you your heart will be on the wrong side. Everyone would claim that their left and right are correct and that you must be an alien but really it's because you've mirrored.

>>23935
That’s untrue, he’s made that up. If we lived in a universe shaped like a cone full of snakes and you traveled through the tip FTL you’d know this.

>>23935

I get some weird vibes from that guy. Not sure what it is about his channel but something about it feels a bit... Inauthentic? I don't know.

I suppose it's not a bad place to turn if you can't tolerate Isaac Arthur's speech impediment though.

>>23937
He doesn't seem very professory. I wouldn't have him supervise my thesis because I don't think we could understand each other. The odd thing is he's probably the most qualified person to talk about topics like Exomoons seeing as how he may have discovered our first.

>I suppose it's not a bad place to turn if you can't tolerate Isaac Arthur's speech impediment though.

He's had that fixed by this point, surely?

>>23938

If anything it's worse, he's gone from Wascally Wabbit Elmer Fudd to something approaching the text-to-speech with a Chinese accent on a knock-off smartphone.

>>23935

My favourite science channel is PBS spacetime. Also currently hosted by a professor:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msVuCEs8Ydo

Different focus and more physics than astronomy, but of course there's a lot of crossover in parts.

This is absolutely brilliant - he is a very knowldgeable spear fisherman who catches and then cuts up fish.

I don't even eat fish, but am hooked on this channel.

>>23942

>slicing up a threatened species

Yeah nice. Fucking prick.

>>23943
He's a drop in the ocean. Blaming individuals for problems caused by industrial scale operations is just what they want you to do to. Wake up, sheeple.

>>23944

It's not like we'#re talking about driving to wrok versus getting the bus, or not sorting your recycling thoroughly enough. You have to go to some pretty fucking intentional lengths to get a hold of a whole fucking lemon shark.

I'm not even a vego-cunt or anything, I'll happily eat animals. I just think some things are in poor taste. Like, you really don't have to, do you.

>>23945

Well, no. Moaning about a global thing is FAR more cathartic than moaning about a local thing. Pat yourself on the back, because you have made SUCH a difference!

>>23945
How about cutting up and eating an alligator?

>>23947

They farm alligators in a lot of places, so while it looks weird it's not nicking endagered things out of the wild.

>>23946

Who said I was bothered about making a difference, I was just calling the guy a prick. Anyone who makes entertainment out of cutting up an endangered species is a bit of a prick in my book.

Youtube is a pile of wank. I spent two tedious afternoons going through the youtube bookmarks I'd accrued over the past few months, and 90% of them were pointless. They mostly fell into these categories: 1) things that are momentarily interesting that I'll forget after I've watched the video with the clickbaity title, 2) genuinely interesting topics that are glossed over because of the shallow nature of the medium or because the 'content creator' is trying to sell you something. The 10% of videos that were actually worth watching were from youtubers who weren't really trying to make a living from it.

The old adage of 90% of everything being shit still holds true, but youtube is a particularly sinister pile of wank because it tricks you into thinking that you're spending your most valuable resource wisely. Sinister infotainment!

The internet is only good for complaining about the internet. And porn.

>>23955
>The 10% of videos that were actually worth watching were from youtubers who weren't really trying to make a living from it.

I've said it before but it's worth repeating: Patreon was a mistake. Making money from using the internet as a commodity is a sin.

Heard about Soft White Underbelly the other day. Basically a guy interviews people on the other side of the tracks so to speak. It's soft of interesting, but a bit dark and depressing too.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCvcd0FYi58LwyTQP9LITpA

I like to have a spooky channel to watch but they all seem to devolve into true crime which I find dull. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Stuff like:

Be. Busta is also okay if you just want reddit larps told in a spooky narration:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ir6MfYIuyvVJS_DhOhcJw

>>24468

Weird World is kind of spooky, although some of their content is a bit laughable. They focus a lot on reincarnation, ghosts, time travel and hauntings.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwT19wQm23dVTOHiap-u7w


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qanViwv5Itk

>>24468
Barely Sociable (and his 2nd channel Slightly Sociable) are good for long form documentaries on spooky mystery type stuff.
Nexpo occasionally veers into true crime but it's mainly spooky stuff, ARGs and internet mysteries
blameitonjorge is a mixture of spooky stuff, mysteries and lost media.

> Technology Connection
Ridiculously in-depth videos about mostly domestic appliances. If you ever wondered about the history gas lamps, or think you could use a few hours of video about air conditioning and heat pumps, this is for you.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections

> Practical Engineering
Breaks down large scale infrastructure projects, both how they work and how they sometimes fail. Not a prolific poster but just in depth enough that someone like me who knows nothing about civil engineering can still follow along.
https://www.youtube.com/c/PracticalEngineeringChannel

> Unreported World
Well produced foreign affairs programs (as seen on Channel 4) about often overelooked issues.
https://www.youtube.com/c/unreportedworld

> 12tone
Serious music theory breakdowns of (usually) modern songs, delightfully illustrated. I find it soothing to listen to, even though I have no musical background.
https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos

>>24473

> Technology Connection

Bit camp, but he's good fun. Although he tends to lose me on his more elaborate technological explanations. He probably has a solid engineering degree of some description, but he can be hard to follow here and there.


If you're into obsolete technology, especially obscure audio formats and similar things, then Technoman Techmoan is your guy. His is a more hands-on approach, he often likes to take things apart to see how they work and fix them. Usually very entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I2hjZYiW9gZPVkvzM8_Cw

I've been enjoying Budget Museum, a channel done in the style of old youtube videos of a nerd talking about stuff to a slideshow. It has the humour of a guy you'd meet on an RTS or fantasy MMO in the early 00s:

And then there's Rational Animations which is kind of stupid as you'd expect by the name but it covers things that have fallen into vogue like grabby aliens:

>Tank man
https://www.youtube.com/user/thechieftainwot

I can't stop watching these ones about diving accidents and deadly cave expeditions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6BotqF2pfM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbdCioTOXHc

There's loads of them and all the channels that do it are much of the same. But for some reason it's a mesmerising subject to me.

>>24690
The Rational Animations thing bugs me; it's full of mathematical shit and calls itself "rational" but they're all based on guessing. The Grabby Alien hypothesis won't hold true if the Dark Forest universe hypothesis is true or all sorts of other possibilities. I don't see it as very rational to be spending hours working out the precise equations of probability relating to "grabby aliens" when we know that we don't have all the relevant information and there can be all sorts of other factors involved. It's putting a huge amount of effort on top of what's basically just a guess, pretending that's rational then patting themselves on the back for being so intelligent. I notice the most recent video is based on something by Yudkowsky which really confirms it; these "Rationalist" types are a sort of pseudointellectual cargo cult.

>>24692

Have you seen this documentary about David Shaw? Absolutely crazy story.

>>24694

That was a good watch, cheers. Tucked myself in and watched it before bed last night.

Can't help feeling it was a bit of a case of the guy's own ego getting him killed though. He wasn't retrieving the body for the family, he wanted to be a hero. Good on the other bloke for staying level headed and getting everyone else out safe though, even with decompression sickness, top lad.

>>24692

I really enjoy the channel Dive Talk, with its two hosts Gus and Woody, who are seasoned experienced diving instructors and certified cave divers. They have great reaction videos as well as videos of their own dives, which they discuss in an always very entertaining way.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tuR5ZkuVT0

I'm only a hobbying diver who has gone on scuba dives on holiday a few times, but they really have loads of great info and advice for anybody who's either a diver or just interested.

>>24693
>I don't see it as very rational to be spending hours working out the precise equations of probability relating to "grabby aliens" when we know that we don't have all the relevant information and there can be all sorts of other factors involved.

It's fun though. And the idea is that you're using the limited data to rationally draw conclusions on questions that have immense significance.

>>24697
I'm sure it's fun to think about but it's not rational to make predictions based on information you know to be flawed. Speculate away but dressing it up as serious sensible intellectual work is delusional.

>>24698

> it's not rational to make predictions based on information you know to be flawed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference

>>24699

I can sit around making Bayesian predictions about all sorts of nonsense, that doesn't make it a rational use of time.

>>24700

I think you are quite irrationally over-thinking the use of the term "rational", mate.

>>24701

I'm sure it seems that way if you think I'm talking in the abstract and you've never encountered the diasporas of "Rationalists" from the LessWrong community.

>>21877
>exurb1a

Fucking hell he does some amazing storytelling.

>>24702
You're barking at shadows, lad.

>>24703

There's definitely a real community of people who consider themselves "rationalists" and take it all very seriously. If you've never knowingly encountered them I don't know what to tell you.

>>24703

>exurb1a

Aha, I've been trying to remember what he was called for ages.

Is he still uploading? I thought he was on the run for like, sexual assault via brainwashing.

>>24704

And? Not every use of the word "rational" is referring to them, you're just starting to sound mental.

I'd just like to cast my vote in support of the anti-rational poster here. Anyone who actively describes themselves as "rational" is by definition implying that others are not rational; nobody ever describes themselves as having two legs. Obviously it is possible for normal people to be rational, but the look-how-rational-I-am squad are almost universally fedora-tipping atheists of the absolute worst sort.

>>24704
And are the "rationalists" in the room with us now?

>>24705
I wasn't aware of it but from what I can tell there's been some internet drama where two youtubers did the irresponsible thing and shacked up only for it to inevitably go horribly wrong. Made worse by the Dutch police then being criminally incompetent in 2016 when his ex accused him of being a rapist.

Given it's 2023 and he last did a video a couple months ago I imagine it's fine, I guess?

>>24706

>And? Not every use of the word "rational" is referring to them
That's right, which is why I was explicitly referring to them from my very first post in this thread of conversation. You're barking at your own shitty reading comprehension.

>>24709

It's not poor reading comprehension to wonder why the fuck you're going on about some group of fringe loonies just because someone posted something with "rational" in the name.

longstanding rationality issues

>>24710

The person who made the video is one of those fringe loonies.

>>24711

Then perhaps you should have said so at first, because nothing about the video itself really suggests that, and I very much doubt the lad who posted it is one of them either.

>>24712
>I notice the most recent video is based on something by Yudkowsky which really confirms it; these "Rationalist" types are a sort of pseudointellectual cargo cult.

Not heard of this lad before but the sort of sardonic public prank comedy has always tickled me. A little bit Brass Eye except not as high-brow.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4gG40yOOJU

Voices of the Past is great. The concept is simple enough, someone's read the interesting written accounts of people in the past who witnesses events or go on adventures.

The Chinese Perspective on 1950s American Life is pretty funny, especially hearing him discover love, women's fashion and how democracy works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjnmzljtREk

>Stefan Milo
Focuses on the evolution of humanity and prehistory. Its a fascinating look at archaeology and anthropology - particularly how he struggles to make videos because there's always a ground-breaking new paper coming out.

>The Rest Is Politics
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart agree on things such as 'fuck Boris Johnson', 'Brexit = bad' and 'we need to stop populism by bringing in ID cards and compulsory voting'. They put out videos twice a week discussing current events for your commute.
https://www.youtube.com/@therestispolitics7503/

>The Rest is History
Similar premise to the above but Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. I'm still working my way through their World Cup special and learning a lot.

>Jay Foreman
Infrequent videos that covers things in a silly way. If you'd like to learn about London then you're in for a treat.

>>24468
Bedtime stories is great for spooky tales. It has a nice combination of narration and art that it brings together.

>Moth Light Media
He makes nice videos on the evolution of animals that answer questions I never knew I had. For example why birds don't have teeth:

>Natural World Facts
Covers life in the deep sea - here is a 10 minute multichapter documentary on the decomposition of a whale at the bottom of the ocean over decades:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdxFdubzvjw

I haven't been able to work out whether I like these or not.

>>24778
Simon Bird is getting on a bit.

>>24827
The one he did on Punks is very fun, you can tell everyone he brought in for it are having a good lauggh and struggling to keep a straight face throughout it.

>>24705
>>24708
What is going on with that Exurbia thing anyway? I wanted to talk about his latest video on narratives at work but stopped myself when I realised he might still be too controversial. And looking online there's a documentary announcement where all the comments are people 100% behind it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIrRz6uq95c

In all seriousness, Grace Long shows promise. If she hones her craft a bit more, I could absolutely see her on the comedy panel show circuit in two to three years time. She is genuinely funny, in a wry understated way.

>>24835
She ain't gonna fuck you, ladm8.

>>24836

We were past that.

>>24837
Evidently not.

>>24835

I'd piss in her arse.

>>24839
Same

>>24839

I wouldn't, because I think she'd give me that disappointed look my mum gave me as a teenager when I came home at 2am covered in sick. She's not angry, she's not even disappointed, it's just the sort of thing she has come to expect.

I would take her to a steam rally, or perhaps a National Trust property. Maybe buy her a William Morris notebook in the gift shop. Grace Long that is, not my mum.

I don't get why people do this. Not at all.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52AuNyBbedE

>>24842

>>24779
Related to Bedtime Stories is Wartime Stories

This episode is a headscratcher. Was it drugs?

Perun has also gotten hugely popular from his analysis of the Ukraine war despite running an hour-long slideshows. It's surprising how engaging he is with these, I guess because he can speak freely without the corporate guardrails:

>>24844
>This episode is a headscratcher. Was it drugs?
Sounded fictional to me, fam. Was still entertaining though, plus some good music links in the description.

First Map Men video in almost two years.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14Gtm2Z_70

Horses is a relaxing channel. Here is a video where an evil scientist tries to see how people descend into violence but ends up getting incredibly frustrated with the results.

It makes me think of Conan's line about what's good in life. Only he would instead say it's about having a group of mates around you. There's probably something in that about our nature and how right it once felt to work a shit job made tolerable by the people working with you.

A friend in Latvia is learning English and he's asked me what I think of this youtube channel.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeFjw6nPD64

I told him I'd smash her back door in and that she seems pretty capable. You'll probably end up sounding like a BBC announcer, but hey.

I tried learning Spanish with youtube a while back, as a supplement to the Spanish classes I am taking. But most youtube Spanish teachers just talk too fast.

>>24881
How many people really observe that 'the/thee' distinction depending on whether the following word starts with a vowel/consonant sound?

>>24883

I guess grammatically and phonetically correct English are more or less a construct for learners, and it's a given that not everybody will talk that way in real life. Except if you're posh and see it as a mark of social class.

It's a good idea to have a common standard and observe it when you're learning a foreign language, because it'll make it less confusing. The same is true for Spanish. I've been taking lessons for a couple of years, and our teacher puts a lot of emphasis on correct pronunciation. Again, if you travel to Spain and talk to the locals in Spanish, few will have the same regard for correct standard Spanish, but that doesn't mean the Spanish you've learned is wrong. People may even compliment you for your correct pronunciation, and tell you that they're far too lazy for it themselves.

>>24883

There are all sorts of linguistic rules that we aren't consciously aware of unless someone breaks them. We pick them up by osmosis as native speakers, but second-language speakers often need to learn them explicitly. For example, there's a specific order in which we use adjectives - "small blue teapot" sounds right, but "blue small teapot" sounds completely wrong.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/adjectives-order

>>24885

Good example, and coincidentally it's what makes adjectives in Spanish a bit confusing. Generally, adjecties follow the noun in Spanish. Few adjectives go in front of the noun, we've talked about this in class but I've forgotten the exact rule. But one example is common adjectives like bueno or mal. It'd be correct to say "Esto es un buen desayuno", this is a good breakfast. You would only say "un desayuno bueno" to put special emphasis on the fact that you are enjoying your breakfast (maybe in contrast to other breakfasts you've had). But if for example you want to say that this is a very short breakfast, you always say "Esto es un desayuno muy corto".

The typical order of distinguishing adjectives is also the inverse of English. If you want to say "This is a horrible blue shirt" then you would say "Esto es una camisa azul horrible".

People will still understand you if you don't follow these rules, but it'll be clear that you haven't yet mastered all the subtleties of the language.

>>24883
Well, most do, it just flows faster. Thuh goat, thee apple.
I suppose thee goat would be as fast, but that's weird. Thuh apple has a hiccup in the middle.

>>24886
Does that require a particular enunciation along with the word order? There's a lot that can be achieved with emphasis in English (and no doubt other languages) to move from admiration to sarcasm with the same word order.

>>24887

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkvPLtHVhOM

Unpretentious US-centric slice of life documentaries

Caleb Gamman is a New Zealander who does cultural and media critique. That makes it sound awfully dry, but he's actually good at it and very entertaining. He's not an American which is nice, because almost everyone on the internet is an American, and he has on more than one occasion reminded me of Are Stew and Charlie Brooker. Those are comparisons I feel almost guilty for making, because a pastiche of either one of those two would be awful to witness, but it's a very broad reminder, if that makes sense, as in I've sometimes become aware that Gamman's seen some of the same stand-up and TV shows I have. He isn't doing a voice or anything, but neither has he reached the heights of a line like "the pussy loves that Madeley", sadly. It's also nice seeing someone who knows how to make a video look good, it feels like every other video on YouTube is edited by men who think Family Guy-esque cutaway gags are really funny, but a bit slow and if they happened faster and more often, surely that would be better? However, these vidfeos don't come across like they were put together by someone who won an Adobe subscription in a raffle.

Anyway, my bitchiness aside, here's a video in which he highlights the strange case of a man who tried to convince women to be thin, which I think you'll both like:

And another about how noted hairy bastard Peter Jackson fucked New Zealand:

Or I could paste the same video twice, like some kind of sub-literate, half-ape, idiot:

>>24891

>a man who tried to convince women to be thin

Bastard. Still, at least he was promoting cigarettes.

This is great.

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WatchMojo is often glaringly sketchy with its fact checking, but it's just the right kind of intellectually unchallenging content to kill your post-lunch break boredom.

>>24895


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Rpn6ZKtr4

>>24896
Your recommendation is offensive and I hope you get splashed by a passing car.

>>24896

Rewatching this gem.

>>24894
>Compulsive wiping of the counter
I used to work in a lower class kitchen. Mostly pot wash with some cooking. Was great fun when you're on the ball, absolutely awful when you're not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDHlnqnJn4A


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuCQDmB-m2g

I'm in love.

>>24981

I'd invade her pitch IYKWIM.

>Asianometry
Short talks about semiconductor manufacturing and Asian economics.
https://www.youtube.com/@Asianometry/featured

>Our Own Devices
What if, instead of being trapped in the 1980s, Technology Connections was trapped in the 1940s?
https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianMacGyver

>On Her Majesty's Service
Loads of old British documentaries about trains and military history, plus some random shit off of old VHS tapes.
https://www.youtube.com/@onhms

>Ringway Manchester
Radio oddities.
https://www.youtube.com/@RingwayManchester

PBS Spacetime for physics related news and insights
https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime/videos

And acollierastro for more physics in a very informal talkative kind of way (until she occasionally whips out some maths)
https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro/videos

>>24984

>until she occasionally whips out some maths

That sentence ended in disappointment.

Travis McEnery
Spider enthusiast. Sadly only posts roughly once per month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=015PmL5kLhc

>>21874
>Issac Arthur
>One o my favorit models in life is to live forevor or die trying, as it seems like a win-win philosphy to me. But as technology to truely extend lifespands seems to dwar closor we may find out that wonger wives open the dwor to many new pwoblems and danjors too.

Holy shit I'm so sorry, my nephew has a lisp too but this just caught me off guard.

>>25013
Don't think you lads would be interested in a short awkward girl who gets really into talking about bugs but there's a channel for it.

>>25016
Better than the Swell Entertainment ones anyway.

>>25017
Swell Entertainments laugh became too predictable, got kind of boring listening to her when I realised even her laughs are scripted. She sounds like a knowledgeable person when it comes to conventions though, I wonder why she hasn't stepped into managing or consulting for them.

This new womans humour is pretty fresh. She has a great energy.

This new James Hoffmann video is just... odd.

I get it, it's a departure from his usual format. It's in front of a live audience. So far, so good.

But the audience are just fucking [i[odd.[/i] The whole thing is shot a bit like a grindhouse cult video too. I dunno, just gives me a strange sense of unease compared to his usual humorous coffee wankery.

>>25020

His normal persona is very small and intimate, like you're sat in his kitchen and he's talking in a half-whisper because his missus is sleeping off a hangover in the next room. If you put that on stage in front of hundreds of people it's just weird, in the same way that having an opera singer giving it the beans in your front room would be weird.

Oriental Pearl is nice to watch sometimes - Asian language speaking American woman suprising natives with her speaking ability. It's a little shallow sometimes how she engages people for their reaction but I get the sense that she's mostly filming what she usually does, rather than just for the views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gFG4PtBFDM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r29slGt6cY

Maxim Bady is quite a character.

I guess if somebody asked you to randomly imagine an African DM reader, it'd be pretty close to him.

I'm far too lazy to try and find the original thread where it was mentioned, even though if I bothered to move away from /*/ for a moment it's probably the next thread down or something, but Tim Hunkin of The Secret Life of Machines fame has not only uploaded some of those episodes onto YouTube, remastered and upscaled with commentary, but also made a sort of spiritual successor, The Secret Life of Components, aimed at makers and the like.

https://www.youtube.com/@timhunkin1

I almost had to message the lass I was with 5 years ago to remember this one so thank god I found it before resorting to that.

https://www.youtube.com/@kiwami-japan/videos

Mental Japanese bloke whose videos are exclusively about making and then whetstone sharpening kitchen knives out of various mundane materials, in the style of those ASMR cookery type videos but with a subtly psychotic vibe. Much more compelling than it sounds.

I've been watching too many outdoorsy videos about these Yanks going on epic treks into the Alaskan wilderness and making hearty campfire meals and so on.

So here's a bloke from Hull sitting in the rain all night, and swearing about spilling chocolate sauce in his new tent. Much more relatable.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggO8bzELQYU

>>25050

He's funny, don't get me wrong, but there's something bizarre about the side-by-side juxtaposition of someone that makes money by causing a stir by acting obnoxious and spewing nonsense, with another that makes money by making fun of the people acting obnoxious and spewing nonsense.

Lately I've been enjoying a lot of history documentaries. A recent channel is premodernist that provides long-form videos run a guy with a PhD focused on the Medieval Middle East (but he goes into other stuff too) where he manages to pull off just talking into the camera.

His Advice for time traveling to medieval Europe video he posted yesterday was really good and practical:

It turns out that Western Europe in the Middle Ages was okay aside from the crime and poor food hygiene. People would be curious about you but autistically focused on working out where you fit in terms of class and trade so they know how to talk to you. Racism wouldn't really matter and you'd cause a mental 404 if they couldn't categorise you by religion. So it's pretty much like visiting some isolated community today where the locals come out to say hello and have a good long chat to pass the time.

In reflection the bit about being chatty reminds me of how local culture is dying in the Scottish Highlands as its been opened up by road to tourists. Historically the depopulated region has meant that everyone will stop and have a good long chat whenever they see someone, mostly friendly if inarticulate people who want to exchange news and idle chatter. Unfortunately a lot of tourists they now meet have to be antisocial pricks about it so they're becoming more reclusive. I guess the start of a true us v them change that you see in tourist areas all over the place.

>>25057
He reminds me of someone. I think it's Adam Scott.

>>25058
It's the lion mane thing he's trying to pull off combined with what I think is using too much conditioner. He just ends up looking like a teddy bear.

I like his shirt and jacket combination for an autumn colour scheme though. There's something to be said for Americans being willing to wear bold colour shirts while we cling to whites, blacks and pale blue/pink.

It's not on YouTube (well, it might be, but that's not what Google offered me when I searched for it) but Japanese TV company NHK's worldwide channel, available on Sky, has a series called "Texico" which claims to teach programming concepts without any programming. It's the greatest thing I have seen in months. I just spent over an hour and a half watching every single episode (there are 10 ten-minute episodes). It's like those old BBC school programmes El Nombreeeeeee! but for problem-solving. It repeats a couple of its sequences, but even that is forgivable, especially if you love the dancing paper squid at the start as much as I did.

I have no idea what the target audience is; the website just says "Kids" but I struggled to solve a couple of the problems myself. If you want something that is simultaneously both comfy and stimulating, Texico is where it's at.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/4038001/

>>25057
>Unfortunately a lot of tourists they now meet have to be antisocial pricks about it so they're becoming more reclusive

Tourists yes, but also all the people who move there from elsewhere. I have family in the Highlands, and I've seen this when visiting them, a lot of people move there assuming it must be some sort of wholesome rural paradise, but then carry on acting in their suburban ways. The locals still talk to each other in the way you mentioned, and know pretty much everything about each other all the time. Quite a lot of the 'incomers', however, leave because they find this social life doesn't suit them.

>>25060

It does look a bit like indoctrination for a cult led by Linus Torvalds.

I'm all for it.

Bobby Fingers. Indescribable, incomparable, inexplicable.

>>25071
Getting strong BlindBoy vibes from this. Are all Irish people nuts?
I enjoyed it until about 8 minutes in where it reminded me of my highschool art class studio and the students who practiced there. They were all cunts - probably going to post about how shit my attitude is soon.

>>25072

>Getting strong BlindBoy vibes from this.

It's the other lad out of the Rubber Bandits.

count dankula. If you like crazy stories.

count dankula. If you like crazy stories.

I've been enjoying Money & Macro. It's run by someone with the qualifications for it.

A guy has spent the past 4 years developing a mountain ghost town and documenting his journey. He's still going at it.

I had no idea just how sketchy Better Help was. The world of ads feels especially nuts these days, even the ad for this (up to 1:04) is like an obvious satire of those shitty box companies.

It's beating the usual stuff but what else can you do. Apparently everyone is arguing about Starship Troopers again which is probably something to do with Israel.

>>25157
Very true. As somebody who suffers very severe and disabling physical health conditions with unknown causes, we get mostly neglected or unjustly have our symptoms psychologized.

My pet hate is when they say "We're not saying your symptoms aren't real", it's so disingenuous. I hate that they apply an extreme double standard of evidence when deciding whether an illness is physical vs psychogenic and pseudo-skeptics like Ben Goldacre don't speak up about it.

Here's a bit of David Firth for relevance: The Unfixable Thought Machine | David Firth's Health Reminder -

I thought I'd watch something made by a young person and found Lindsay Nikole who talks about evolution and cool animals.

The interesting thing about her is she's also a youth advisor for one of those de-extinction companies called Colossal. She revealed that actually bringing extinct animals back to life is just the razzle-dazzle for investors and they're really all about applying the technology to save endangered species.

>>25160
>She revealed that actually bringing extinct animals back to life is just the razzle-dazzle for investors and they're really all about applying the technology to save endangered species.
I've heard basically the exact same thing from several people in different science roles. You give a big investor presentation or talk to the media about finding aliens or the secret to eternal life, then spend the money you get on sensible stuff. We probably shouldn't discuss this at length, because if the fatcats find out science funding could dry up overnight.

>>25161
I'm told that the dirty secret of space science is that putting people up there has very limited value beyond having warm bodies to interact with experiments, but that's what brings in the attention. NASA has an entire section of their website detailing the science that comes from experiments on the ISS that you pretty much never hear about. It's easy for them to make the case to administrators, but politicians typically need something they can sell to their voters, and that's pretty much the entire purpose of the Artemis programme.

>>25162
What's your take on the apparent suspension wires that feature in many of NASAs modern astronaut clips? I've never seen them ackowledged outside of the 'space is fake' communities. I suppose you could argue they're guide wires for legitimately aiding movement while in zero-gravity but some of the clips make it looks as though the participants are actively trying to ignore their presence.

>>25163

I don't follow conspiracy theories, but the ISS is visible on most nights with the naked eye and you can see the shape of the station with a pair of binoculars. With a decent amateur telescope, you can see it in enough detail to identify individual modules and see if a capsule is docked. With a £20 receiver, you can pick up radio signals from the ISS and calculate its speed based on the doppler effect; if you have an amateur radio license and you're very lucky, you can make a two-way contact with the station.

If it is a hoax, then it's a hoax that Russia, the US and Elon Musk have all managed to keep a secret. I can just about believe the idea that Russia and the US are being controlled by a shadowy world government, but I can't believe that Elon Musk would know something and not tweet about it.

>>25164
Oh I don't doubt humanity hsa reached space and the moon, only curious to hear a reasonable explaination for the strange things the conspiracy theorists point out.
I'm suprised to hear you can actually detect modules on the ISS with only a telescope, though. Sure'y you'd have to track it through the sky? That thing must move at some speed.

>>25165
>a reasonable explaination for the strange things the conspiracy theorists point out.
The reasonable explanation is that, as usual, they're making shit up.

>I'm suprised to hear you can actually detect modules on the ISS with only a telescope, though.
Occasionally it passes across the path of something bigger and brighter, and when that happens the time-lapse photos like this turn up:
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/space-station-transits-the-sun/

I really want to buy one of these litle engines.

An auditor, but unusually for the genre, with charisma.

As far as I remember nobody much cared for Surveillance Camera Man, whose videos are now mostly gone from the internet, but I just found out he started - and has since abandoned - a new channel. I've not watched the videos yet but thought I'd mention it.

https://www.youtube.com/@VagrantHoliday

>>25169

https://www.tiktok.com/@makethehoodsmile/video/7327463162444516654

Can't stop watching it. Masterpiece of trolling.

>>25171

Aw, the thumbnail has changed. I was wondering if YouTube's algorithm couldn't detect big 70s muffs.

>>25172

>>25173

I've got to admit, those armpits are really doing it for me.

>>25174
It has truly opened up my eyes to the lengths people go working the YouTube thumbnail algorithm (successfully). From that point of view alone, it is a masterpiece.

>>25171
>>25173
I wonder how much money he actually made out of that one woman's fanny hair.

>>25173
Oi oi oi this is a SFW board.

Lately I am addicted to watching mountain biking videos.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6TQo9f0r80


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-KJz4AFT2U


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOvlsAL1bFw

I'd love to get into this sort of thing, it looks like great fun, and riding a bike is one of very few outdoorsy physical things I've ever actually enjoyed. But I would have no clue where to start, I bet a decent bike costs a fortune, and I bet the only decent parks are in mainland Europe or the US, not here.

>>25178
Those both are really piss poor excuses and far from accurate. You wouldn't say going to Alton Towers is pointless because you've seen videos of Magic Mountain and Disney World. Be honest, you won't get a MTB because you're a fat bastard in mindset if not waistband.

https://www.mbuk.com/articles/best-uk-bike-parks-with-uplift
(There are many, many more.)

Give Will Greenfield, McTrail Rider and PinnedTV a gander.

>>25179

Bit needlessly aggressive there m8. I keep in shape actually. I'm just talking myself out of something because of a lack of confidence and familiarity.

If you have any recommendations on where I should start to understand the gear I'd need and costs involved I'd be keen to hear them.

>you wouldn't say going to Alton Towers is pointless

I would actually, fuck theme parks.

>>25180

A hardcore downhill bike is going to cost you at least £4000 new, but that would be total overkill for a beginner. A more versatile trail or enduro bike would start at about £1000 new, or about half that second-hand. Something like the Boardman MTR 8.6 would be a good choice. If you're on a tight budget, have a sniff around on eBay/Gumtree/Facebook Marketplace and check Google for reviews to see what's worth buying. If you go second-hand, it's worth getting a service at your local bike shop, just so you've got the confidence that everything is bolted on properly.

If you're planning on buying new, check to see if your employer offers a cycle to work scheme. Most big employers do. The scheme allows you to buy a bike on interest-free credit with your repayments coming out of your pre-tax salary, so you can save at least 30%. On paper you're supposed to use the bike to travel to work, but no-one actually checks.

The only bike-specific clothing you really need to get started is a pair of gloves and a helmet. You can pick these up for less than £50 if you shop around. Next on your shopping list would be a pair of cycling shorts or undershorts with a chamois, which is a pad in the crotch to reduce vibration and chafing.

You'll want a pump (preferably with a pressure gauge) and a spare inner tube. I'd highly recommend a basic bike multi-tool with a standard assortment of allen and torx keys. You might want a bike rack for car (you can get a basic one for about £40) but most average-sized hatchbacks can accommodate a bike inside if you take off the front wheel and fold down your back seats - remember to bring a tarp or an old bedsheet unless you want to fill your car with cack.

There are a good number of MTB parks in this country, but again I wouldn't really recommend it as a beginner. Unless you live in Norfolk, you've probably got some footpaths or forest near you with some reasonable hills that you can use to practice your bike handling skills.

I'd highly recommend finding someone to ride with. If you don't know anyone who rides, have a look on Facebook or the bike forums. Mountain bikers are a friendly bunch on the whole and they're usually happy to take someone under their wing. It's very useful to have a more experienced rider to show you the ropes, but it's also just much more fun to ride in company. A bunch of middle-aged blokes on mountain bikes inevitably turn into 10-year-old boys, just larking about for the hell of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYgAX6D43Q
11.6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZFKMoF3iU

I often think I would enjoy woodturning as a hobby. In any case, videos about it are weirdly satisfying to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVbCY51iz1k

RobWords is a bit of a boffin, but he's fun to watch.

I feel like 2kliksphilip is the most relatable youtuber I've found so far.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ZrKH_7h2g

He's mostly known for his CounterStrike channel but this channel is a broader mixture of videogames and general tech, and just generally pissing about with stuff in a way I'm sure every .gs user understands.

>>25185
AI thumbnail.

>>25186

Perfect usecase for AI. Nobody's ever going to waste the time or money on professional art just for thumbnails, especially if they crank out 2-3 videos a week about relatively mundane shite like this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nsJasXxXrg

Stop being such a bore.

>>25187
Actually lots of people would and do, you fat sack of shit.

>>25188

Then they've either got much more money and time to spare than a one bloke channel like this, or it's shit art anyway.

I bet you're the type of person who has unironically used a word like "goyslop" on the other place aren't you. You've got enough understanding of the world to perceive when something can be bad, but you're too thoroughly autistic for any nuance.

>>25189
That's right, I have no room for naunce. It's why because I think generative AI is shite, I also hold every other opinion you disdain and I do all those activities you hate. You know, because I'm the one who lacks nuance.

>>25190
You're trying to argue with people about youtube videos on a Friday night. Go and have a word with yourself.

>>25190

You'd probably still like the channel.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDrCC2Uee3k

>>25191
I think I said "AI thumbnail", you're the one who followed up. Also, that's a very MAD-style defense strategy you're running there.

Surely an AI thumbnail is better than a bloke with his mouth open pointing at a red circle?

She talks about D&D, GMing and character design, plus her English accent is sexy as fuuuuuck.
>I'm a good girl, I am!
https://youtu.be/7LyvKfWFdMk?t=245