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

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It isn't mean spirited at all. It's observations based on his videos the past 1-2 years. He also has pretty blah production quality with rough edits, often terrible lighting, lots of rambling, more oft than not questionable (at best) safety practices, when he's doing chemistry he never has proper safety equipment etc. Unlike NileRed that has fantastic lighting, proper ventilation, obviously at least partially scripts…

Uh, who are you talking to?

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

#112
I'm a big fan of engineerguy (https://www.youtube.com/user/engineerguyvideo). Lots of older tech explained.

As for Apex Legends, I find that Frothy (https://www.youtube.com/user/FrothyOmen) has some great strategy and discussion videos.

For general gaming topics, can't go wrong with Raycevick (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1JTQBa5QxZCpXrFSkMxmPw). His "Years later" series of videos is a highlight.

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

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Tech Ingredients - Speaker and science maker series.

Savage Geese - Long form in-depth car reviews.

Rich Rebuilds - Guy rebuilds decommissioned Teslas.

Joe Rogan Experience - Longform interviews.

PBS SpaceTime - Quantum Physicist explains astrophysics.

Scott Manley - Everything space travel.

Joe Scott - Science for the masses.

SciShow - Science for the masses.

French Guy Cooking - French cooking.

FortNine - Motorcycle advice and reviews.

Bon Appetit - Cooking.

mtmwood - Making Chess and cutting boards.

kobeomsuk - Japanese handmade furniture.

Tom Scott - Applied Science.

SteveMould - Physics explanations.

Hudson Henry Photography - Photography.

Rick Beato - Music theory.

What I've Learned - Diet and Nutrition.

How To Drink - Cocktail mixology.

Firebox Stove - Camping cooking.

Forty Times Around - Motorcycle camping.

Stock & Barrel Co - Making leather apparel.

Thomas Heaton - Landscape Photography.

Simon Baxter - Landscape Photography.

WiseCrack - Film Theory.

The Film Theorists - Movie breakdowns.

Rare Earth - Sociology.

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

#114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Cody'sLab - chemistry NileRed is far better (in content, video/lighting quality and Editing). His newer channel NileBlue shows him safely cleaning up and what not. And he's not currently going through what appears to be a mental breakdown. Cody had the feds come out to his property after he posted several questionable videos (like rushing through an airport talking about blowing himself up, showing all of the radioa…

> girlfriend leave him around which time he started being super mopey That tends to happen. I often wonder what enables people to leave such scathing reviews of someone else's work. Reviewers like you had nothing to do with the production or promotion of videos and often don't pay anything to watch them. If a user feels a channel is going awry, they have no resistance to belittling the creator and doing so with a tot…

"I often wonder what enables people to leave such scathing reviews of someone else's work."

Possibly some sort of internet-enabled device running a web browser?

"Reviewers like you had nothing to do with the production or promotion of videos and often don't pay anything to watch them."

That's true of practically all reviewers of every product/service ever. In fact, if they were involved in any way it would deserve some sort of "vested interest" warning. It's also true of much of the content on youtube.

"It's as if you felt a sense of ownership in Cody'sLab and he let you down when he began to display the negative affects of his real live in the videos he created....Your feeling of ownership over something you have done nothing to earn is entitlement."

I don't see that in the original comment at all. They just seem to prefer channel 1 over channel 2, and gave a reason ("..shows him safely cleaning up and what not.."). What's wrong with that?

If one is producing youtube videos for fun, and finds it no fun, they should stop. Likewise, if they're doing it for money and not making enough money, stop. No-one's forcing them to do it. Nobody owes them anything. There are a million other channels out there, and i'm grateful to the OP and everyone else in this thread for pointing them out.

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

#115
I really like Bucky Roberts. His channel name is "TheNewBoston." He has a fun way of teaching and gets to the point. I started programming 6 years ago watching his intro to java videos. 6 years later he has millions of subscribers and has videos on a ton of topics including how to make beer lol.

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

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I really like Bucky Roberts. His channel name is "TheNewBoston." He has a fun way of teaching and gets to the point. I started programming 6 years ago watching his intro to java videos. 6 years later he has millions of subscribers and has videos on a ton of topics including how to make beer lol.

I still remember back in 2010 when I was in 5th grade watching his HTML/CSS videos, as a child no other tutorial series stuck as his did. really great work

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

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Tech Ingredients - Speaker and science maker series. Savage Geese - Long form in-depth car reviews. Rich Rebuilds - Guy rebuilds decommissioned Teslas. Joe Rogan Experience - Longform interviews. PBS SpaceTime - Quantum Physicist explains astrophysics. Scott Manley - Everything space travel. Joe Scott - Science for the masses. SciShow - Science for the masses. French Guy Cooking - French cooking. FortNine - Motorcycl…

kobeomsuk is a Korean furniture making channel

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

#120
The CMU Database Group: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnBsf2rH-K7pn09rb3qvkA

It's mostly run by Andy Pavlo, a professor at CMU. Full recordings with slides+notes of class lectures, and lots of talks by visiting lecturers. It's far and away the best resource I've found for learning about DB internals.

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