I had the tiniest of dreams. I’m not kidding I’m a pragmatist and I have depression so I really just assumed a meager future. Egg on my face for assuming the water would be drinkable in my 80s. Fuck, bolder still to think I got 4 more decades in me.

Don’t mind me I’m just gonna go listen to that old Komsomolets song about building an unknown but hopeful future. Those kids still had hope in their voices when it was recorded.

Edit: I might as well link it Edit2 gonna link it in a reply so it gets the bot reply with the good links hang on sec

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

~~youtube~~ better links below

There we go, here’s the song

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Yay good job

[–] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

YouTube videos guides with 10 minutes of unnecessary bullshit wrapped around a single paragraph’s worth of actual information didn’t exist yet.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think video tutorials can be immensely useful when you are completely new to something. It's very reassuring to see a tool in action used by someone who has at least a basic understanding how to use it.

I'm reminded of some YouTube chemist who explained his frustration that for many chemicals and processes not a single photo exists even though that would be quite useful for people who are trying to repeat a synthesis. Going by whether something looks right is actually quite useful.

[–] Orcocracy@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree that photos can be very useful for visual things, but there is seldom any need for full video for absolutely everything. Video by necessity runs at its own pace, not the pace of the viewer. A reader can speed up, slow down, pause, and repeat merely by thought alone. A viewer needs to fiddle with tiny digital controls to usually quite random time stamps that feel like stabbing in the dark.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Good chance the instructor doesn't know ahead of time what the person learning wants/needs to see

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

I only have 70 hours of web access, I'm not wasting them watching an ad for business management software before learning some person's top 10 favorite HTML tags.