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Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by denton-scratch »

mrtksn wrote: post #103
philistine wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The thing is the whole house of cards was built on pseudonymous growth. Most Youtube accounts can be traced back to specific people and corporations, sure, but it takes a lot of manual effort to figure it out and the success rate is not 100%. And what do you do when the person is based in a country with no regards for the rule of law, no extradition treaty with the US, yet its citizens still have the ability to post…

I have this proposition that I wrote about previously. The core of the idea is that the platforms can remove your content only if you are anonymous and you can re-instantiate your content and override moderation by accepting full responsibility through revealing your true identity. So if it happens that someone post some really nasty material, the police knocks on their door and content is removed only then(some type…

Here's a better idea: hold the publisher responsible for what they publish. Don't force the public to dive down rabbit-holes trying to figure out who uploaded the dodgy content, find out what jurisdiction they're in, and try to find an advocate in that jurisdiction to hold the uploader to account.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by Gordonjcp »

pornel wrote: post #10

There is a massive YouTube and Instagram industry of outright faking craft and cooking tips. They're not just bad or a stretch, they're intentionally fabricated, made at scale by TheSoul Publishing with 550 employees. That's because making cool things looking surprisingly easy goes viral way better than actual reality-grounded instructions, and for the adtech giants nothing matters except the number of clicks. Before…

> the "just grab 2000V, it's so easy!" videos take it to another level of lethality.

The problem is, they're thinking too small. The 2kV supplies in microwaves aren't big enough.

If you used the PSU from an old single-digit-megawatts klystron TV transmitter, then you'd have about 50kV at 50A or so. Now this sounds dangerous, but believe it or not, this would be far safer to work with than a microwave transformer.

What, you don't believe me?

Of course it is! If you got a shock off it, your arm would vapourise long before your heart stopped!

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by jimnotgym »

reportingsjr wrote: post #85
HideousKojima wrote: post #50

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I had one the other week where I was replacing an outlet in the kitchen. I flipped the kitchen breaker and the lights and appliances all turned off. I skipped the important step of actually testing the outlet and stupidly assumed it no longer had power. Turns out it was on a different circuit from the rest of the kitchen. The outlet was stuck in the wall box so I reached a flathead screwdriver in to try and pry it ou…

I made the mistake of not testing _all_ of the wires in an outlet a couple of months ago. I used a non contact voltmeter, and had shut off the breaker to the outlet I was working on. Little did I know that the jackass that did some previous wiring in the house had run wires from a different breaker in to this box. It was done in such a way that I didn't fully realize it could have separate live. My palm below my thum…

I saw an electrician who did know what he was doing change a fuse board incorrectly. He accidentally swapped one end of two different ring mains so that they were in different breakers! Same result as yours. Always test every live wire. Those glowing voltage sniffer screwdrivers can be pretty handy.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by samizdis »

RektBoy wrote: post #119
samizdis wrote: post #56

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At the risk of sounding like a salesperson, I'd like to mention a feature of basic/classic Dualit toasters - namely, the optional and elegantly simple sandwich cage. [1] The cage is designed to take two slices of bread with a filling (in my usage, always heavy on the cheese). You put this into the toaster slot, which is vertical, and safely make cheese/whatever toasties. So, your 12-year-old had the right idea, but n…

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Er, Dualit is British:

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

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by DIARRHEA_xd »

honkdaddy wrote: post #42
pornel wrote: post #10

There is a massive YouTube and Instagram industry of outright faking craft and cooking tips. They're not just bad or a stretch, they're intentionally fabricated, made at scale by TheSoul Publishing with 550 employees. That's because making cool things looking surprisingly easy goes viral way better than actual reality-grounded instructions, and for the adtech giants nothing matters except the number of clicks. Before…

I just looked into it.. Ugh, this kind of content is just abysmal. 25 GLUE GUN HACKS YOU HAVE TO TRY 24 SIMPLE BEAUTY TRICKS TO MAKE YOU LOOK FABULOUS https://www.youtube.com/c/5MinuteCraftsYouTube/ Who are the people watching this stuff? I assume it's largely women and parents, as a lot of the "hacks" are beauty or parenting related. I watched a few minutes and all the ideas were just... terrible? Ranging from silly…

Children and ESLs. I personally tune in to see just how far they'll go this time.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by SECProto »

samizdis wrote: post #56
logifail wrote: post #21

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> Before people realize that they can't really make a 3-layer cake in a toaster Our 12-year-old recently tried to make himself "cheese on toast" by putting both cheese and uncooked bread into the (almost brand new, upright) toaster. Aaargh! Cue the house full of smoke, a stern reprimand, then a couple of hours of my time wasted on removing every last piece of burnt greasy cheese from inside the toaster, followed by s…

At the risk of sounding like a salesperson, I'd like to mention a feature of basic/classic Dualit toasters - namely, the optional and elegantly simple sandwich cage. [1] The cage is designed to take two slices of bread with a filling (in my usage, always heavy on the cheese). You put this into the toaster slot, which is vertical, and safely make cheese/whatever toasties. So, your 12-year-old had the right idea, but n…

I would note the parent comment appeared to have been talking about an open faced sandwich, i.e. cheese topping on a slice of toast.

Even if I'm incorrect and a closed grilled cheese sandwich was the culprit, a toaster oven would still be a better suggestion in my opinion!

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by iasay »

pornel wrote: post #10

There is a massive YouTube and Instagram industry of outright faking craft and cooking tips. They're not just bad or a stretch, they're intentionally fabricated, made at scale by TheSoul Publishing with 550 employees. That's because making cool things looking surprisingly easy goes viral way better than actual reality-grounded instructions, and for the adtech giants nothing matters except the number of clicks. Before…

There's also a lot of really really bad "electrical engineers" on YouTube, particularly from India I notice, who build stuff that runs directly off the mains with no isolation.

Oh and the anti 5G maniacs ripping people off for magic stickers

Reported them both and YT did nothing.

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

fendy3002 wrote: post #25
exar0815 wrote: post #8

When I was young and stupid, I did this. Suddenly felt some tingling sensation in my fingers, threw the leads away and jumped back. Most certainly saved my life and drilled in my head how dangerous it is. Still get a sinking feeling in my stomach whenever I am at some switching station below the 380KV leads, remembering that day. Especially after knowing people who got into 120KV, and what happened to them... Electri…

Such as a gun is always loaded, my take is electricity is always dangerous. Even professionals can get into accidents, moreover us uneducated plebs.

I remember watching some electricians rewiring some stuff at my old workplace. We were moving into a new office, and had to have some light switches changed for the new zone.

The electrician popped open the switch plates, yanked out the old switches, clipped the wires, stripped the wires, wired up the new switches, and screwed everything back together.

It was all live (like 300 volt live), as the lights turned on (queue spark), as he wired the new switches. He was not wearing gloves. It was all barehanded.

It was quick, though. Took, like, a minute.

Re: YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

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Post by DangitBobby »

pastacacioepepe wrote: post #110
framapotari wrote: post #74

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> For example, if someone is posting about something harmful the videos should remain and the person who does that should face the consequences. Ok, so now a video is up and people are tricked by it and injure themselves in the process. Some people die. Is that an acceptable cost? Does your solution make any considerations for ongoing harm?

> Some people die. Is that an acceptable cost? Does your solution make any considerations for ongoing harm? You talk as if this isn't exactly what happened in the current framework of private censorship. Even if abolishing private censorship would cause the scenario you outlined, that wouldn't be worse than the current situation and at least you'd solve the problem of pointless censorship.

If the video goes down and fewer people see it, fewer people die. How was the censorship pointless? You didn't "solve" any problems, you just ignored the actual complexity of the real world to uphold your ideals.

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Post by throwaway9870 »

raldi wrote: post #109
throwaway9870 wrote: post #62

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It probably should have been more than 3 hours given that you likely mean "voltage" not "amps". Before everyone jumps on me, "it is the amps that kill you, not voltage", I understand electricity quite well and in this context, saying something like "handling high amps in a university" is almost certainly not what was taught.

Rather than admonishing everyone for wondering the obvious question, why not just explain your reasoning?

Current flowing through your body is what kills you. But it doesn't flow through you just because it is a high-current supply (think car battery for example). It flows through you because the source voltage divided by your impedance is what controls how much current flows through you. Impedance is the general concept for resistance and basically indicates how current and voltage are related. The higher the impedance, the less current flows. Wearing rubber gloves would increase your impedance from hand to hand significantly.

So while high current does kill you, what causes it is high voltage. What is considered high? Depends on your impedance (ex. are your hands sweaty or dry?).

When dealing with high-current systems, there are safety procedures and concerns, but they are generally different than high-voltage. The systems I have dealt with are more about burns than electrocution. For example accidentally shorting out a fork lift battery can be spectacular in a bad way.

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