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Valmy

#750
June 16, 2020, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 16, 2020, 12:41:42 PM
Quote from: Syt on June 16, 2020, 12:35:08 PM
He's pretty good, yes. I came across him when Channel Awesome didn't suck. :) Check his Safety Dance video. Quite enlightening about Canadian dance culture. :P

I had no idea what Channel Awesome was, but lately I've started following some people who were all part of it, so back in the day it must have been pretty cool.

There used to be a ton of similar type of review comedy people on the same website and have crossovers and such. It was a chaotic mess.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

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Syt

#751
June 16, 2020, 12:50:21 PM
One of the darker aspects was the case of Jewario, a fan favorite, who ended up shooting himself. Only years later did it come out that he was also grooming and molesting teenage girls he'd meet at conventions and that management covered for him. By all accounts, the site management was a shitshow, and it's now only Brad Jones (CinemaSnob) and the the original Walker brothers left on the site. It's a hot button topic for most former members of the site.
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Valmy

#752
June 16, 2020, 12:52:57 PM
Quote from: Syt on June 16, 2020, 12:50:21 PM
One of the darker aspects was the case of Jewario, a fan favorite, who ended up shooting himself. Only years later did it come out that he was also grooming and molesting teenage girls he'd meet at conventions and that management covered for him. By all accounts, the site management was a shitshow, and it's now only Brad Jones (CinemaSnob) and the the original Walker brothers left on the site. It's a hot button topic for most former members of the site.

I know but really was it that surprising it was horribly mismanaged? A bunch of 20-somethings getting together and cultivating their own fanbases. The Walkers were really in over their heads.

And yeah the Wario thing was about as dark as it gets.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

The Larch

#753
June 16, 2020, 12:53:16 PM
I had no idea about what had gone on behind closed doors, but heavy drama was always implied whenever it was mentioned, so I never really felt the need to dug it up.

Valmy

#754
June 16, 2020, 12:54:30 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 16, 2020, 12:53:16 PM
I had no idea about what had gone on behind closed doors, but heavy drama was always implied whenever it was mentioned, so I never really felt the need to dug it up.

There is no need. It is all ancient history now and it is a pretty deep rabbit hole.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Syt

#755
June 16, 2020, 01:05:24 PM
Agreed. Just follow the guys that you like. :)
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Syt

#756
June 22, 2020, 01:52:34 AM
A channel I follow is Whang! who mostly explains/researches old internet stories, viral content and memes (90s/00s). Quite entertaining to be reminded of some of the stuff, but warning: he also handles some gross out stuff (like My Little Pony Cum Jars which were apparently a thing :x ). I appreciate his use of SNES music in his videos (esp. from Shadowrun). :lol:

Anyways, one of the stories he follows is "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet", a tape recording from the early 80s from my old home radio station NDR with an unknown darkwave song that people try to identify. He just released his 2nd update on the status of the search. :D

The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90JvgNQicp0
The first update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-55pGtFL_o
The second update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1DP0lsY-0E
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

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Habbaku

#757
June 22, 2020, 09:23:50 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 16, 2020, 10:49:35 AM
New Zealand spot about adult online content and kids: https://youtu.be/94mINLDSWlk

:D

It is, incidentally a bit reminiscent about an older German spot: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cgxpw6bdI0I

There's an entire series of those NZ vids. All are pretty great and refreshingly wholesome at the end.  :D
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crazy canuck

#758
June 25, 2020, 11:29:35 AM
I am not sure how Languish has missed this - the British Museum has a Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpQ-l09fCVxJd3urZbxzHg

Josquius

#759
June 25, 2020, 11:31:27 AM
Found this to be a pretty interesting take on BLM for foreigners who grew up watching American comedies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5mo-UeeiDI

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The Larch

#760
June 25, 2020, 11:48:36 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 25, 2020, 11:29:35 AM
I am not sure how Languish has missed this - the British Museum has a Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpQ-l09fCVxJd3urZbxzHg

The Curator's Corner section is great, as is anything that has Irving Finkel, the museum's resident expert on ancient Mesopotamian stuff, who looks exactly like you'f expect an expert on Mesopotamian stuff to look.  :lol:



They have some videos on the oldest boardgame in the world, the Royal Game of Ur, which Finkel helped to decipher its rulebook.

Syt

#761
June 26, 2020, 07:45:14 AM
About: Repairing Tigers (by Military History Not Visualized)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThfWP2lBoFc

Also: Why 879 Men for 45 Tigers (by Military History Visualized)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThfWP2lBoFc
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

crazy canuck

#762
June 27, 2020, 12:04:59 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 25, 2020, 11:48:36 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 25, 2020, 11:29:35 AM
I am not sure how Languish has missed this - the British Museum has a Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpQ-l09fCVxJd3urZbxzHg

The Curator's Corner section is great, as is anything that has Irving Finkel, the museum's resident expert on ancient Mesopotamian stuff, who looks exactly like you'f expect an expert on Mesopotamian stuff to look.  :lol:



They have some videos on the oldest boardgame in the world, the Royal Game of Ur, which Finkel helped to decipher its rulebook.

I was actually going to link one of his videos, but I was not sure how widely he is known here.   :)

crazy canuck

#763
June 27, 2020, 12:58:40 PM
For Finkel, here is an extraordinary lecture - worth watching for the humour alone  :)

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

Eddie Teach

#764
June 27, 2020, 01:22:15 PM
He looks like a moonshiner dressed up for court.
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