I find that deleting videos from my watch history in youtube does more for recommendations then brute forcing other videos.
did that, but i seem not to be entertained about the new algorithm
We need to get off YouTube’s monopolistic dick
Agreed. Check out Grayjay: https://grayjay.app/ https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay
It’s a client for following creators across platforms while the user retains control. YouTube is one of the platforms Grayjay can access but you don’t have to let YouTube play adverts, track you, etc. It lets users turn the screen off and keep playing audio, bypass intros or sponsored ads, download whole videos, and other quality of life features.
You can also avoid YouTube entirely and only stream from PeerTube, NewPipe, SoundCloud, etc. You just tap the plugins you want and it respects your choices.
It’s still under active development during an ongoing arms race with YouTube but I’ve been using it for over a year and have only encountered two bugs that kept me from using it. It’s been a refreshing experience overall and I find myself watching more of the stuff I care about, more meaningfully supporting the artists I care about, and disallowing Google to abuse those interactions.
I’m not affiliated with them in any way. Just a happy convert.
Lately I’ve been watching Practical Engineering where the host gives some basic explanations about the engineering considerations for designing various infrastructure projects like dams or railroads. I’ve also seen some interesting videos from Wendover Productions about airline operations like how airlines design their route networks for a competitive advantage or how they assign planes to routes.
Also Animagrafs, if you’re into engineering.
I recommend turning the algorithm off and only watching what Lemmy tells you to.
This is what I do
Good idea! Your options are between linux kernel mailing list drama or linux Wayland issue tracker drama.
Huygens Optics, some old Dutch (I think) guy who shows how to make optics (like, for telescopes and stuff) and talks about physics stuff. And he sometimes randomly throws in silly (and musically competent) songs and dancing videos. Doesn’t do any sponsor stuff at all, just a cool, chill channel talking about physics and grinding glass and such.
I’m not even remotely in that field, I’m just some linux idiot who likes learning random stuff. And his videos are so damn good, technically very deep but not at all inaccessible, somehow
I’ve been watching a lot of Josh Johnson stand-up. I don’t understand how he’s so prolific that he’s putting out a completely new set every week at least, and maybe even every show he does? https://www.youtube.com/@JoshJohnsonComedy
Each show is unique, from what I see in the comments. I feel like he’s not doing the traditional ‘write a set’ thing, but he works backwards from an idea (“America feels like a Dollar General nowadays”, for example) and has the ability to conjure an hour of almost shaggy-dog-story material on the spot leading you to that endpoint.
Rare talent.
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Any Austin is pretty great, he talks about videogames but more like checking the unemployment levels in skyrim or following powerlines in GTA to see if the infrastructure makes sense
VideoGameDunkey is a certified classic
MiniMinuteMan does some cool paleontology videos, as well as some good conspiracy debunking
Explosions&Fire is a chaotic Australian chemistry channel (along with the sister channel Extractions&Ire).
Rybonator makes custom dice from resin and is a great choice for DnD fans and dice goblins
Natural Habitat Shorts is a hilarious animation channel that focuses on real animal facts
+1 for Miniminuteman and Explosions/Extractions
Technology connections
Boring history to sleep
Dime store adventures
Qxir
Peter Santanello
Ichabod Slice
Epimetheus
Justin Chase
Copying from a different comment of mine:
Educational
- Atomic Frontier
- Captain Disillusion
- DSA (My city’s local chapter’s youtube)
- Kurzgesagt
- Philosophy Tube
- Scott Manely
- Technology Connections
Educational Adjacent
- Jim Browning
- Primitive Technology
- Sam O’Nella Academy
Hobby Projects
- Code bullet
- Colinfurze
- Project KegRocket
- Stuff Made Here
- The Bibites: Digital Life
- Tom Stanton
- Works By Design
- Zach Freedman
Gaming
- Doshdoshington
- EthosLab
- Grian
- Hazardish
- Matt Lowne
- Michael Hendriks
- Project Incursus Gaming
- Starship EVO
- Stratzenblitz75
Art
- Felix Colgrave
- The Sixth Door
- Worthikids
Misc
- Atomic Shrimp
- Brick Experiment Channel
- Hbomberguy
- Lyle Forever
- Two Gay Grandpas Travel
Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhcSupkNs8 Please don’t half-watch while doing something else, this deserves your full, uninterrupted attention.
What, and I mean this in all sincerity, the fuck?
Art
Also I’m fairly sure he’s one of the guys from Rubberbandits
This guy’s hilarious.
“The last time I did speed, I ended up talking to a guy for 2 hours.”
This is damn beautiful
A tutorial on how to drink water
I like the second thought channel, Jessie Welles folk music, democracy now, Seth Meyers closer look, daily show, John Oliver and crayon capital
dan olson/folding ideas
Norwegian farm life
Drain cleaning Australia
Project kamp
DCA is amazing! I don’t quite understand why I watch every single one of his videos, but I do
