Subj : Steampunk Pi To : Ky Moffet From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Jul 31 2020 08:00:00 Hi Ky! > > KM> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIYZwsc19CU > > KM> Was a little cranky getting there, but the end result is cool! > > At least he sped up the video when unscrewing and screwing in the case > > cover! ...Otherwise interesting video: booting from the SSD card really > > made a huge difference! > KM> He's a former professor of computer science (or something like, > KM> at Nottingham no less -- used to ride the same public transit as > KM> the Periodic Videos guy!) and is now a professional presenter. So > KM> he has a full set of clues on how not to dwell on the boring > KM> parts. :) > He did learn something from the snoozing students in the lecture hall! KM> Haha! While back he did a video on how he does videos -- actually KM> full of useful info! Making good videos is more than aiming the camera in the general direction and tapping the record button. > ..Was sort of nice to see he as a professional and knowledgeable person > also had those change of plans as the project progressed: what works on > paper doesn't necessarily work in real life. And the plan to send the > copper boards off to be laser cut - don't recall the reason he didn't > but most of us would probably save the money (and processing time) by > doing at home, even though the results might not look totally > professional. KM> Yep, he likes to show how things Didn't Work As Planned too, but KM> usually with a Solution or Workaround. Which could help with self-esteem: "he did it soooo easilty"! Nope, he had a few false starts also. > KM> Unlike a few I could name, who spend WAY too much time filming > KM> the mundane and repetitive, and not nearly enough on the useful > KM> bits. > Yup. And some cut too much: how did you get from this point to that > one? And thinking of some of the Raspberry Pi cases: if insert the > board this way won't fit easily but this other way it falls right into > position. Tell us that!! Or at least show. KM> Oh yeah, I've seen that too. If they were writing a novel, they'd KM> be the kind who can't figure out how to write action, so instead KM> of showing the fight, they show the argument and then cut to KM> talking about the bleeding bodies. Yup. And a side note on the Raspberry Pi 4: the have two mini-HDMI ports -- use the one next to the power connector as the other one doesn't have sound. Or at least doesn't if the only HDMI port used. > KM> While back Chris had one comparing various SD card options that > KM> was so useful, I printed out the results chart to carry with me > KM> for when I next buy SD cards. > Oo! Have the link? I've see where a brand looks to be the same except > the colour is different. Obviously a reason, but what? KM> http://doomgold.com/pcstuff/USB/ KM> ready to print. :D Thanks!! (I've got to get working on my website -- but first!) KM> His video would have been in March but since the New Youtube KM> nuked the Old Mobile Interface (and the joke is on them... ever KM> since, all their ads error out!), I can't get channels to come up KM> (and if they do, there's no way to Sort All by date)... um, I I thought I have been able to get to the content without ads a lot lately! Do and don't go to YouTube that much: usually prefer text instructions though most of the stuff I'm looking for is fixed/etc. via command line, though sometimes it is nice to see how something is inserted right-to-left instead of randomly. KM> think this was the benchmarking video: KM> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUResed38uo KM> and here's another with info on different types of current SD KM> cards, including the numerous speed classes: KM> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUResed38uo Will check those out -- might be doing screen shots or taking notes. KM> Hmm. I note that the slower Sandisk SD card is made in China, and KM> the faster one is made in Taiwan. Now that's a bit of an odd bit of trivia! KM> Got a laugh from one of the comments... "this man looks like a KM> cross between the Beatles and Bill Gates." :D (I swear, never a KM> hair out of place and always looks the same. The black shirt is KM> for green screen filming, tho.) As for green screen, every so often one of the meteorologists would wear something with the right green, or detected as the right green and portions of the overlay would show up on jackets/ties/blouses. KM> A fair generalization for flash storage is that higher capacity KM> is faster, because smaller bits means shorter distance per KM> read/write. Though that occasionally backfires: haven't tried with the RPi 4 but the older Pi's took forever to boot with a large capacity card. KM> Oh, for the Pi enthusiasts, a comparison of Pi OSs: KM> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSF_jXGH4EQ I'm going to be busy later! > .. 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