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A long rambly update

Greetings and salutations,

I have for you one amazing, fantastical, and absolutely riveting update. It talks about what's happening this month, as well as a very impromptu trip I jus...

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It's time for thermostats!

Final update, I swear! I botched the last one and forgot to change the actual video link in the Patreon embedded part, so if you found that the video didn't work in the last email you got... that w...

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The most common interruption at HQ

Here's something silly for you.

There are a lot of turkeys. A LOT. And they hang around HQ. And they make noises. I honestly don't know if they could be heard in the basement, but nearly ever...

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Flexplay: The DVD that self-destructs

https://youtu.be/ccneE_gkSAs

OK. So I thought this video was gonna be just sorta meh. And to be honest, there's much more ...

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Second channel: Audio equipment

Although I don't plan to put 2nd channel videos here for you early, it was suggested that I at least post that I've made them here for those of you who have disabled YouTube notifications.

So...

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The follow-up is live!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vcdbtAca0Y

Here's part 2. It's a lot longer than I anticipated but h...

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The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours

Alright, here it is! The audio is... well it's not too great, if I'm honest. I tried a new audio recorder and am not super happy with its interface. It led me to believe I had the recording level m...

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Upcoming changes to credits

I wanted to give you all an update on the credit situation. I have finally decided to start using an automated service to generate my list of credits, which means the order of them...

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This time it's two videos in one!

It's finally time to unveil HQ! Here's the quick introductory video I shot; it also serves as an introduction for the video I'll talk about in the next sentence:

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Hi there!

Happy April, everyone! Well, a slightly belated happy April but a very happy April nonetheless.

I wanted to give you an update in regards to my plans for the next month. I have many great vid...

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Let's look at E-Ink

This is officially the first video made entirely at HQ! And, thanks to my AT&T box not cooperating, this took far too long to upload. I wanted to have this up for you last night around...

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It's Official: The First Video at HQ is Filmed!

I forgot one thing! It's the candle that sits to the left of the cassettes (in the cell directly to the left of my head). Everything else, though? I think I might have pulled this off.

For th...

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Let's Build the Set Together! (and learn a bit about it!)

This turned out to be far more explanatory than I first I imagined. For the video where I go through everything in the set, what it is, where I found it, etc., I plan on putting that up publicly on...

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Automatic Beyond Belief! An early preview of the Sunbeam Radiant Control Toaster

This thing is the best.

Honestly, I was flabbergasted by this when I first used it. To know how old it is, and yet how futuristic it seems, is a little mind-boggling.

Now for s...

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Deconstruction

Now I just gotta tear this apart without messing up any of the wiring or shelves and whatnot. Should be fine. It'll be fine. It's fine.

I'm fine.

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The Final HQ Update

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB0H731hNLI 

This was the video I was yelling into the Twitters ...

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The Electromagnet in your Toaster

The last video required travel to Orlando and Houston. This one needed a toaster.

As the headquarters move nears (which--big video update coming very soon!) I have attempted to move forth wit...

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In other news...

I bought an actual teleprompter thingy! My home-made thing was getting far too annoying and soon I'll be able to leave this set up in a corner without constantly tearing it down all the time! And I...

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Tiny update

So... it turns out that there was either a miscommunication about the carpet install date or else I'm an idiot. In either case, the carpet is actually due to be installed this coming Monday. Angry ...

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It's that time where I write an update and junk

Should I call these newsletters? Maybe? That's kinda what they are. Well, let's move on from this internal dialogue and continue.

It's been a while since the topic of HQ (the new filming loca...

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WAY MORE STUFF about the airport adventures!

Hey look, I made a thing about the thing.

https://youtu.be/Wm1fxMzGuU4

I realize I described this as "vlog-like" in ...

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Behind the Scenes! An Adventure in Dubbing

I tricked you. At least I hope I did.

https://youtu.be/ZsRUkALlXeU

This video explains what dialogue replacement is,...

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The Story of Disney's Third Peoplemover

Well, here it is! I finally got all that I needed to make this, and it was a lot of fun. Truly, this is the most exciting video I've made yet, as it was not only fun to go and film everything, but ...

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More nonsense

Greetings everyone,

Here's that follow-up video. I had to re-upload it due to a snafu so you'll be able to get about 23 minutes of early access (sorry about that). The videos are going live s...

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Space Heater Nonsense

I need you to tell me if you think I'm crazy

https://youtu.be/V-jmSjy2ArM

This has bugged me forever. Now, a long lo...

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I've been up to something (updates, stories, spoilers)

Hello all, I made a thing about a thing I did to make a thing. Things!

https://youtu.be/Dpt1kEXYaA0

As many of you m...

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The Time-Lapse VCR

Alright, spoilers are over!

This was a surprising adventure in more ways than one. Thank you for making it possible!

This won't go public until Saturday at the very earliest. It depends...

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Last spoilery update, I swear!

Alright, I finally found a source that outlines time-lapse VCRs well. 

It turns out that the most remarkable thing about time-lapse VCRs isn't in the heads, but in the capstan motor. It ...

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Super extra spoilerific video of spoilers

Again. If you don't like spoilers... don't watch.

Here's a quick thing showing what I'm going on about. It's now, with the help of Jeroen Domburg, looking like this is really a 4-head VCR tha...

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Spoilery pictures for spoilery topic help

I've attached some pictures of the board.

If any ICs jump out at you, let me know. The one NEC chip that looks interesting needs some deep cleaning before I can read it.

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