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14:28$h!tty Thumbnails on Linus Tech Tips - Honest Answers Ep. 5
1.4M views • 9 years ago
Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips addresses criticism of its clickbait-style thumbnails in an Honest Answers episode, explaining that the YouTube algorithm pushes creators toward them.
25:09The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why.
985K views • 4 years ago
GiantGrantGames
A video essay arguing that the next major real-time strategy game will fail unless it gets the fundamentals right. It covers the playerbase and demographics, what older RTS games did well, and the roles of the engine, spectacle, development tools and player-generated content.
35:53Exposing Tether - Bitcoin's Biggest Secret
4.6M views • 5 years ago
Coffeezilla
Coffeezilla gives a comprehensive history of Tether, the stablecoin issued by a company controlled by the owners of Bitfinex. He lays out accusations that it is not fully backed.
9:46Avoid These Words (And Not Just at Work)
524K views • 2 years ago
Adam Savage’s Tested
Adam Savage answers viewer questions on dealing with condescending colleagues, focusing on dismissive phrases such as 'why don't you just' and 'I would have'. He explains why such language undermines the person receiving it.
31:36No, The Tank Is Not Dead.
942K views • 4 years ago
The Chieftain
Armor expert The Chieftain explains why tanks still have a place on the modern battlefield despite drones and guided weapons. He responds to the 'tank is dead' debate, noting that tanks have been declared dead repeatedly since 1919.
27:40Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
7M views • 2 years ago
LastWeekTonight
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on freight trains and railroads, covering how profit-driven practices undermine safety. It touches on longer trains and shrinking crews.
19:55New Blender UI - The Proposal
202K views • 13 years ago
Blender Guru
Blender Guru's Andrew Price proposes a redesign of Blender's user interface, answering the usability problems raised in earlier parts of the series. He later noted the proposal had flaws and posted a follow-up.
6:57Milton Friedman justifies not recalling the ford pinto
112K views • 13 years ago
RepublicansSuckDlCK
A clip of Milton Friedman answering an audience member about Ford's decision not to recall the Pinto, in which he defends weighing safety costs against benefits. The uploader's framing is strongly hostile to Friedman.
2:24Milton Friedman - Your Greed or Their Greed?
3.5M views • 19 years ago
safvio
A short clip of Milton Friedman on the Donahue show answering whether greed is a vice specific to capitalism, arguing it exists in every system.
3:21Why Do You Make People Look Stupid?
2.1M views • 14 years ago
Veritasium
Veritasium answers criticism that his videos make people look stupid, explaining that teaching must address learners' misconceptions and that holding common beliefs inconsistent with science is not stupidity.