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Looks great, but I'm skeptical on the "bringing 3 of your own builds to life" at the end of 30 days, especially if you lack the tens of thousands of dollars of tools that Mark has.
You don't need 10s of thousands of dollars worth of tools to build something.
Similarly, it would be amazing for Randall Munroe (of XKCD fame) to write a physics textbook.
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If you’re into this type of engineering check out “stuff made here” or “BPS Space”.
"Stuff Made Here" is amazing. I can't believe how talented that guy is. And he seems much less edited/fake than Rober (who I also enjoy). I watch both of their videos whenever they upload a new one, but "Stuff Made Here" appeals much more to my engineering side, and I appreciate the lack of "showmanship" that is so prevalent in Rober videos.
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Don't forget he also worked for Apple.
Which to me seems way more impressive than working for NASA
Since it's not mentioned until pretty far down the page I'll say that you likely know Rober as "the guy who glitter bombs package thieves on Youtube".
This is clearly marketing, and clearly good one. From what I can tell, it's a course that was mostly produced by someone else and will be delivered by someone else, but they recorded Mark Rober - the guy famous on YouTube for glitterbombing people - as the instructor. But their FAQ already states that he will "be able to" look at what students are doing and "may occasionally [..] give feedback", so most likely he won…
Considering the size of his platform, limited engagement probably the most feasible thing to do...but I suspect that there will be a number of people signing up that will expect Mark to be present and open for engaging.
Seriously surprising, actually.
I'd love to understand the source of it. Why people want to reduce his success to "showman", "milking it", "not actually done by him", etc? Why diminish something that makes the world a better place and is not taking anything away from others?
I'd love for Mark Rober to make an accredited physics class for high school students. It would be a huge undertaking, but I could see it becoming the standard for distance learning. He could even do it in pieces, in partnership with Khan Academy. Heck, I'd pay for a Kickstarter for this. Similarly, it would be amazing for Randall Munroe (of XKCD fame) to write a physics textbook.