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Ask HN: What are your favorite YouTube channels to learn stuff?

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Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite YouTube channels to learn stuff?

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Post by cpete »

Out of necessity, lately it's been Grayfurnaceman (https://www.youtube.com/user/grayfurnaceman) for home HVAC/appliance repair and Scotty Kilmer (https://www.youtube.com/user/scottykilmer) for auto repair.

For fun: Amarguitar for Phish guitar solo analysis and lessons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP31spBZuvhmXf2gz9ugO8w

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Post by ElTejaso »

Medlife Crisis is great, does videos about medicine: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRBRE1DUP2w7HTH9j_L4OQ)

kiwami japan teaches a lot about various material properties without saying a single word: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3qsVzHeUt5_cPpcRtoaJQ) PolyMatter is really good at economics and politics: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNg3vwj3xt7QOrcIDaHdFg)

Guitar and other music channels: Davie504 (https://www.youtube.com/user/Davie504) Rob Scallon (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDZai57BfE_N0SaBkKQyXg) TwoSetViolin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAzKFALPuF_EPe-AEI0WFFw)

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite YouTube channels to learn stuff?

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Post by spectramax »

HocusLocus wrote: post #26

Louis Rossman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2mFZoRqjw_ELax4Yisf6w Routinely shows bench scope detail of him doing circuit troubleshooting and replace of "no user serviceable parts" modern surface mount Apple stuff, but in the process shows good heart and entertaining moxie. EEVBlog (David L. Jones) https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog Likes to take things apart and people send him things, but he is a great teach…

I do not recommend Louis Rossman. Instead of learning, you’ll listen to endless hateful anti-Apple rants, deceitful personal attacks and unsubstantiated speculations of how terrible Apple engineers are - the whole community is cultish and they love listening to LR just about anything. I despise his channel and his popularity.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite YouTube channels to learn stuff?

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Post by Rotten194 »

Among others that have already been mentioned (Applied Science, Bon Appetit, Food Wishes, etc.):

* Game Maker's Toolkit -- in depth analysis of game mechanics and game design (from a journalist / player perspective, not so much a technical one -- though he does host yearly game jams -- my point-and-type entry last year was https://vgel.itch.io/themengi )

* NativLang -- (Mostly comparative / descriptive) linguistics videos

* Historia Civilis -- very in-depth takes on (mostly ancient) history, military, & politics

* Clickspring -- professional clockmaker, has a series of him building a mechanical clock, and is currently working on a series of him recreating the Antikythera Mechanism with investigations into the original construction methods

* This Old Tony -- videos on hobby machine shop projects

* Steve1989MREInfo -- showcases old military MREs, talks about their design / development, and eats & reviews them... including 40+ year old ones. It sounds weird, but it's strangely interesting and calming.

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