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Randalor posted:Does Adrian's Digital Basement and RMC count as restoration channels? if you enjoy watching them what do ANY of these questions matter? no one is asking for you to donate to them lol
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Lady Radia posted:if you enjoy watching them what do ANY of these questions matter? no one is asking for you to donate to them lol i mean in this thread in the last week we've had discussion of two chuds in the community (8-bit guy and jayztwocents) and you can definitely feel it affecting the content a bit sometimes. Also, speaking of RMC, Neil posted an end of year update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYmGkVzfNg He goes over some similar points in terms of income, YouTube algorithms, community building, so forth and so on just like 8-bit guy does, and unsurprisingly he has a much more positive, inclusive approach to these concerns than David Murray did. As well as him slipping a personal announcement in near the end that his approach makes very clear he is not a chud, just like I thought.
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That personal announcement was delightful. Also, keep in mind that Neil is not only restoring these machines but actively showing them in a museum he built himself. Additionally, he organizes meetings where people from the UK game development scene of the 80s and 90s come in and do presentations and he puts those presentations up on YouTube for free as well.
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Lady Radia posted:if you enjoy watching them what do ANY of these questions matter? no one is asking for you to donate to them lol It does matter because helping to boost some chuds YouTube channel with views/likes/comments/whatever, thereby making the algorithm push them to more people is a bad thing. Mercifully, I think Adrian is on the complete opposite end of that spectrum.
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Lady Radia posted:if you enjoy watching them what do ANY of these questions matter? no one is asking for you to donate to them lol i agree that people can get too wrapped up in the ethics of every single thing they consume but if someone says "yeah this guy fantasizes about killing black people" then that one is pretty easy
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Thanks for the recommending RMC - never seen it before, looks like it's totally my jam.Tiny Timbs posted:I watched this. He’s not like, super whiny about it so it comes across more like a frank and serious explanation about his finances and why he’s going to stop doing certain types of videos (restorations).
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That Dr Beer restoration channel seems good, he's genuinely pretty talented when making replacement bits and bobs and I enjoy watching him electroplate original pins, bolts and stuff back to near new condition even though they're barely visible in the assembled product.
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Inept posted:but if someone says "yeah this guy fantasizes about killing black people" then that one is pretty easy Of which two have already been mentioned on this page, which brings us back around to why its important
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Jan 8, 2024 15:23
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Beve Stuscemi posted:It does matter because helping to boost some chuds YouTube channel with views/likes/comments/whatever, thereby making the algorithm push them to more people is a bad thing. obviously if they use it as a platform to spew hateful rhetoric, that's one thing. but if you really have to dig into their entire history and facebook likes or w/e to determine if they're A Secret Chud, you're not really accomplishing anything, and if you dont know they're a chud but they say in videos Blue Lives Matter or w/e then you're being willfully obtuse and an idiot. otherwise, like - it's like boycotting Disney poo poo. you're not gonna impact anything at all. you'll have no effect on watching or not watching them. dont morally tie yourself to people you'll never know and never have a relationship with
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Jan 8, 2024 21:08
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Lady Radia posted:obviously if they use it as a platform to spew hateful rhetoric, that's one thing. but if you really have to dig into their entire history and facebook likes or w/e to determine if they're A Secret Chud, you're not really accomplishing anything, and if you dont know they're a chud but they say in videos Blue Lives Matter or w/e then you're being willfully obtuse and an idiot. Many youtubers that did a "Opsie" scrubbed their history of videos and comments, just because you cannot see now it doesn't mean it never happened.
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Lady Radia posted:obviously if they use it as a platform to spew hateful rhetoric, that's one thing. but if you really have to dig into their entire history and facebook likes or w/e to determine if they're A Secret Chud, you're not really accomplishing anything, and if you dont know they're a chud but they say in videos Blue Lives Matter or w/e then you're being willfully obtuse and an idiot. It's fine if you don't care, but other people very much do. You are the one justifying yourself here.
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I’ve dropped a lot of stuff from my watchlist from just being uncomfortable with the views they’ve espoused and don’t find myself to be missing anything. There are a million options out there for content so it’s not really that much of a big deal to just go where you feel you align with the creator’s stated values.
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priznat posted:I’ve dropped a lot of stuff from my watchlist from just being uncomfortable with the views they’ve espoused and don’t find myself to be missing anything. There are a million options out there for content so it’s not really that much of a big deal to just go where you feel you align with the creator’s stated values. Right, you owe nothing to anyone for any reason. If you don't like how someone talks or hell even if you don't like their set, just....stop watching. If they just are lovely in production or overproduced or lame or racist or whatever. You need to give absolutely zero reason to not watch someone or something. Youtube as a machine exists to entertain. If you aren't, for any reason, just don't watch.
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Jan 8, 2024 22:00
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Yeah like I stopped watching kkclue videos after that really boring Tamagotchi video where they did a bunch of """comedy""" misprononciations of anime titles in a dumb voice that was the poo poo cap on an already bad video. You can just unsubscribe because the videos suck which is my approach to The 8-Bit Guy in particular.
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Jan 8, 2024 22:04
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you can just leave just unsubscribe
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KakerMix posted:Right, you owe nothing to anyone for any reason. If you don't like how someone talks or hell even if you don't like their set, just....stop watching. If they just are lovely in production or overproduced or lame or racist or whatever. You need to give absolutely zero reason to not watch someone or something. Yeah the biggest example for me is how Linus irritates the gently caress out of me so I avoid any LTT stuff 
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I enjoyed Retro Core's old game port comparisons but then he got covid and referred to it in a video (saying why his voice might be odd) as "the China virus" and that was that. I think that's the only channel I've actively dropped, along with 8bitguy
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kirbysuperstar posted:I enjoyed Retro Core's old game port comparisons but then he got covid and referred to it in a video (saying why his voice might be odd) as "the China virus" and that was that. I think that's the only channel I've actively dropped, along with 8bitguy Thought that was just a take on the old Spanish Flu name but nope, it's xenophobia.  2024 and i'm still wearing a mask when shopping, dodging my yearly cold and flu viruses is nice (first cold since 2019 was this xmas). 
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Sagacity posted:That personal announcement was delightful. He was like “oh crap I’m not supposed to talk about my personal life on the channel! I’m leaking! Sorry, everyone!” And I’m like “No, Neil, you should share that proudly if you want to. That’s a big deal.”
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Not watching it but what’s the announcement?
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well why not posted:Not watching it but what’s the announcement? He and his wife have been approved as adopters and now begin the process of matching up with the right child
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well why not posted:Not watching it but what’s the announcement? He and his wife have been approved to be adoptive parents and are entering the matchmaking process with their local agency. Very clearly above board and with rigorous verification, not some fly by night Christian third world poo poo.
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Yeah most adoption in the UK is handled by local government services, hence foster care and adoption being heavy subjects of government public information films from the 70s and still occasionally rolled out now.
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it seems a waste of energy to go "oh no! I hope this channel I like isn't a secret fascist!" when its usually extremely obvious when someone is one. but do what you gotta do I suppose
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take it back to cspam this is SH/SC tbqh
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priznat posted:Yeah the biggest example for me is how Linus irritates the gently caress out of me so I avoid any LTT stuff 
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Lady Radia posted:obviously if they use it as a platform to spew hateful rhetoric, that's one thing. but if you really have to dig into their entire history and facebook likes or w/e to determine if they're A Secret Chud, you're not really accomplishing anything, and if you dont know they're a chud but they say in videos Blue Lives Matter or w/e then you're being willfully obtuse and an idiot. Its not hard to discover that Jayztwocents and 8bitguy are chuds. Being willfully ignorant of that and watching anyway because you personally dont have an effect is the same sort of problem as saying you dont vote because one vote doesnt really count overall.
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better things are not possible queue up the driveway retrobrite
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LOL 4 videos in like 8 hours for LTT. Really taking that "they seem overworked" to heart.
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apatheticman posted:LOL 4 videos in like 8 hours for LTT. I don't think that means anything. Their cadence is really inconsistent compared to a few months ago, so that could just mean 3 different teams had to take longer than expected and 4 were completed on the same day.
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I'd give them a pass today, CES is happening and it seems like every parts manufacturer had their embargo end at the same time. So these were probably made in a single shoot. GN had 2 videos go up about half an hour apart and Paul's Hardware I think had 3.
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njsykora posted:I'd give them a pass today, CES is happening and it seems like every parts manufacturer had their embargo end at the same time. So these were probably made in a single shoot. GN had 2 videos go up about half an hour apart and Paul's Hardware I think had 3. Fair enough
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Yeah a bunch of videos landing at once is less iffy than the death march of a video a day or whatever the pre call out schedule was. It suggests that a bunch of stuff was finished rather than an arbitrary deadline was being hit.
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Kibner posted:I just use MakeMKV. I flashed my drive with LibreDrive (more info) using this guide and it gets around region locking and various file encryptions schemes as well as increasing the max read speed of my drive. A lot of this may only be necessary for BluRays, though. Not sure. Thanks for the recommendation. I started the job tonight and MakeMKV is doing great. Might reencode in Handbrake for smaller size later, it's not like it's HD or anything.
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Beve Stuscemi posted:Its not hard to discover that Jayztwocents and 8bitguy are chuds. Being willfully ignorant of that and watching anyway because you personally dont have an effect is the same sort of problem as saying you dont vote because one vote doesnt really count overall. sure, im not pushing back on those two examples because as you say its clear. I just think prematurely fretting over it and asking for “can i watch this person” permission slips sucks i guess!
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Thats where we differ I guess. I genuinely dont want to consume media created by that type of person, nor do I want to help enhance their platform with my views, likes, attention, comments, shares, etc, even if they do make entertaining content (lovely people can still be good at their job). Asking around is easier than digging through the cesspool that is twitter and whatever random other stuff they use. Its not a permission slip for me, its a permission slip for them to have or not have all of the stuff they and the algorithm need from me.
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You will never run out of entertainment no matter how much of it you cut out no matter the reason, there is too much!
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KakerMix posted:You will never run out of entertainment no matter how much of it you cut out no matter the reason, there is too much! Yeah it’s kind of ridiculous. I recall growing up in the 80s (  ) it was not too hard to keep up with most if not all of the major trends like tv shows (must see tv!), music etc. now no way.
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I don't think it's just a today thing, I assume every generation before us hit a point where they were like "who on earth is that person, I don't recognise any of this music" because your life ends up having more things going on in it
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