Tag: Video
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An Arte Documentary Series about Cars
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I watched two episodes in a documentary series about a brief history of cars. In the first documentary we see a discussion about the history of cars from the 19th century to modern day with the use of archive footage. In the second we see how the car helped with…
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Instagram and Net Neutrality
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen videos are older, or are not viewed often their quality will be downgraded until they are either viewed regularly or never at all. This decision showstype: posts that Instagram is forgetting that it should promote net neutrality rather than a two tier system where influencers get the red carpet, and normal…
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The Need to Play with 360 Video
Reading Time: 1 minuteA few years ago I signed a contract to generate 360 content but the contract ended after just a month because the company restructured or something similar. I then bought a 360 camera and played with it to film interesting angles. I keep forgetting that I have this fantastic camera. It’s fantastic…
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Leaving Netflix Soon
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the last week, or less, I have been choosing what to watch, not based on what’s new, or recommended, but on what is leaving Netflix soon. With netflix it is very easy to think “I don’t know what to watch” and “I don’t want to watch anything that is being recommended.…
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Exploring the Titanic – A YouTube Video
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver a few days I have watched a few minutes at a time of a video on youtube. They used Unreal Engine 5 to model the entire ship. It’s a walking tour where you start on the grand staircase and explore the ship one deck at a time. It shows how the…
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Deepest Airbnb Video
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently I watched [a video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4yrSVMwis) of two people going to sleep 1375 feet (about 400 meters deep) down in a cave that had once been a mine. As they descend they go from daylight to tunnel shafts, to walking in darkness until they get to places where they need to go…
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HowNOT2 Videos – Climbing Safety
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn scuba diving and aviation safety is a discussion that takes place before and after every dive or flight. It is discussed every time divers meet up. With climbing safety is important too but the focus is different. “This is how you should belay, this is how you should climb, this is…
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YouTube suggesting Six Videos at a Time
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday when looking at YouTube over lunch I noticed that they now show six videos at a time, compared to the 20-30 videos they used to show, back in the good old days. This means that you have six videos to choose from. The algorithm is cutting down our choice constantly from…
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The Cow and Pheasant
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I went for my daily walk and I came across a couple of pheasants. One was female and the other was male. I was actually standing right next to the female and didn’t realise until she flew away from me. I was startled but no more. I was more focused…
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Flying a Toy Plane 22 Miles
Reading Time: 2 minutesJames May is interesting. People like me know him from Top Gear and Grand Tour with Clarkson and Hammond but his side projects are interesting. Instead of farming like Clarkson, or driving cars with his daughter Clarkson plays with grown up toys. When I say toys I don’t mean adult cars, planes…