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Help on a topic--Don't read this if you want to avoid spoilers

Hey hey everybody!

I'm working on a video right now that was a viewer suggestion. Torrance sent me an email and wanted to know about time-lapse VCRs used in analog security camera equipment, ...

A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Posting Day

I've been meaning to make this for a long while now, and I finally had a good opportunity to do it. And it worked out to be a very good day! Not only has the video done well, but there was an inter...

DRYWALL

Wouldn't ya know it, things are progressing! And quickly!

It's looking more and more like the end of February will see the first video filmed at HQ. Nearly there!

The Story of the Disc in the SD Logo

The silliness got dialed up a bit for this one. Just a bit. You may recall that I mentioned this before in my video on DVD and how it pretty much ended Laserdisc, and now, here it is!

This is...

Disney parks related videos--ideas? Desires?

In the not-too-distant future I'll once again find myself in the depths of the Mouse Kingdom. This trip was way less planned than most, and I have my impulsive brother to thank for spurring this al...

Birty durners

I'm a sucker for spoonerisms.

For those that watched the latest HQ update, I thought I'd update the update with an update on the furnace situation. Given how a few of you were in agreement as...

Second channel video

It's gonna be live in like a half-hour, but here it is in your inboxes in case it gets lost in the weeds or something...

An embarrassing thing

Yeah. It's dumb and bad.

So ever since I started this page, I'd occasionally get emails from Patreon telling me "New post by _username_". Now I could read these posts in the emails, and I did...

DVD-RAM

I somehow kept putting this video off, when it's been one I've wanted to make for a long time. DVD-RAM is a mysteriously underutilized format, mixing the storage capacity of an optical disc with th...

A Headquarters Update

This might be news to some of you--and if this is your first "Patreon update" video experience, be prepared for a lot of rambliness. I'm generally bad at this sort of thing. It may be best enjoyed ...

The Superheterodyne Radio

Here's a little Christmas present for you! I've just wrapped this up (PUNS!) and it's ready for your enjoyment. Go on. Open it!

I worked to get this done for public release Christmas Morning,...

I made a little TC2 video

Good morning!

I made this thing. It's a thing about how I film CRTs. I put it on the second channel because it's kind of a mix between behind-the-scenes and a how-to, and since it's a very low-effor...

Closed Captioning: An Overview

Good afternoon everyone!

It's been a long time coming, with an eBay order, a bunch of capturing, and lots and lots of B-roll to sift through, but it's finally here!

Captions are coming soon (H...

The story of how my mind works

So you know how there are usually two options? That's patently false there are lot's more than two. Pretend there's just two 'cause that's the situation I'm in.

Option one: Write a script...

Behind the Scenes! The Making of the "Festive" intro

Were you wondering how the beginning on the last video happened? Well have I got news for you! You can find all the juicy details in this here video!

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LED Holiday Light Experiments (for color)

Remember that video I never made but then said I was gonna make after the next one but then said I was gonna make before the next one? Well, I made it! And you can watch it! You can watch it right now...

Slight change in plans ( plus PO Box! )

OK, an announcement with some history etc.

Last year as the holidays approached, I made a dumb video about my favorite kind of decorative holiday lights. In that video I complained about how most mu...

#ThankYouPatrons

Today, Patreon has asked many of us to come together in a show of thanks to our supporters around the world and across the platform. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches (in the US at least) I've be...

A thing for you to read

Wow, lots of new patrons since the last video! Welcome, and thank you! From time to time I post little text updates about what's happening, and what better time than when I'm stuck between classes and...

Requesting your input--is this idea good or crazy?

I've had this idea for a while now and I'm torn on whether to pursue it. First, THE THING I DIDN'T SAY HERE was that the shuttle wasn't working at O'Hare and that's why the test filming didn't work. I...

LightScribe: remember that?

It's here! This got a little more involved because I was originally planning not to show the disc being burned. I was hesitant to destroy my slim drive but realized it would be a shame if I couldn't s...

BTS Photo--my filming organization

Consider this slightly spoilery perhaps, but then again if you watched the latest Patron only video you know this is coming...

I'm about ready to start shooting B-roll for the LightScribe video, and...

So, uh, this happened

This is slowly becoming a meme and I'm not really helping to stop it...

Updates, stories, HQ, blabber, plans, and more

Yeah, so you can think of this largely as an update video. Apologies for not filming any of this at HQ, but I didn't bring my camera this time and I was busy pretty much nonstop. Lots of things were a...

The Ubiquitous Sound That You May Have Never Noticed

I'll admit I'm a little apprehensive about this video. It may come off simply as a bit of trivia (though I hope I sprinkled in some other interesting tidbits). But I'll tell you, it was fun to make! I...

Out-of-Context Sneak Peek

This is a rough edit of a sequence that's appearing in my upcoming video. It will probably be only about 6 minutes long, but that means it will be out pretty soon! In fact, depending on how the evenin...

CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and all the rest

This might be wrapping the CD up? There are other things to talk about in the realm of optical discs, but I think I've said all there is to say (or at least most of it) on the compact disc itself.

T...

Patreon Exclusive! First project at HQ

Hi everyone!

I spent some of the weekend on this addition at HQ. The lights in the basement have been replaced with some much brighter fixtures, and this video shows the process. It's kinda long, bu...

BTS: How I Hurt My Hand (and other stories)

Looking for a long, relaxed video? Have I got the video for you!

The first half of this video is footage that I didn't use for my Intro to Headquarters. It's a little more personal and talks about w...

Simple battery backup solution

Wednesday, huh? That was optimistic!

As usual, what I envisioned as a simple video about a simple thing turned into a longer video going into more detail than I had planned. But, I suppose that's th...