Uncles Favourite Podcasts & Videos (1 Viewer)

[Uncle Gizmo]

I just watched this video on the development of the transistor and transistor radio in Japan after the Second World War. It's a marvellous video because they show you the shortcuts, tricks and the things they did to build these transistors with no money!

Birth of The Transistor: A video history of Japan's electronic industry. (Part 1)

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Wallows - Are You Bored Yet? (feat. Clairo) [Official Video]

I found this by accident when I was looking up bored on Google! I quite liked it..

 

[ColinEssex]

I was flicking through the telly the other day, and came across a programme I've never seen before. It is called The Simpsons. It was really wierd, there are these yellow skinned people who obviously have a major liver problem given their colour. The wife has blue hair piled high on her head, and the man just eats a lot of doughnuts. The people in it seem to be deformed, maybe it's funny to laugh at disabled people in the USA. There are some children dotted about, but I can't see what their role is. I really think they need to change their hairdresser as whoever does it is a total idiot.
I didn't watch it all as I couldn't work out what the point of it was. It wasn't funny, so obviously not a comedy, and the story appeared vague. I came to the conclusion that this programme is appealing in some way to Americans, but am unclear if it is popular in the UK.
Very strange. Oh, one more thing, the mans voice seems the same as Cliff the postman in 'Cheers'.
Col

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

I came to the conclusion that this programme is appealing in some way to Americans, but am unclear if it is popular in the UK.

I understand that it is very popular in the UK, however like you, I don't quite get the comedy in it. I do watch it occasionally, but generally avoid it. I'm wondering if it's because some of the comedy is based on USA issues?

 

[NauticalGent]

Never did understand why it was so popular. It was in it's prime when I was in my mid-twenties so I was the intended audience, but I thought it was just plain stupid...

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Though it is USA-based and is, in fact, quite popular here, I don't care for the style of humor either. I am definitely not a fan. It has been running here for over 20 years. It is intended as satirical but to me it comes across as just dumb. On the other hand, we have a quote from P.T. Barnum to the effect that (paraphrased) no one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

The Simpsons - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

What saddens me is that the U.K. must be having the same level of entertainment drought as we currently have in the U.S.A. We are seeing re-runs of old golf tournaments and "marathon" re-runs of old TV series. We get old sports - you get Simpsons re-runs. Ghastly.

 

[ColinEssex]

Yes, The Simpsons if I remember was on Virgin (cable) telly, not normal telly.
Plus, we are getting reruns of old football (soccer) matches, lots of films - B rated though. Today, they are starting a rerun of Downton Abbey from the start, so that's good.
I'm glad most people here think The Simpsons is strange, I thought it was just me as I'm old.
Anyway, the sun is shining, and it's not windy so I'm off to sit in my garden and have a nice cup of tea.
Col

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I'm just waiting in breathless anticipation of the international Curling events. And maybe, if I'm lucky, we'll see some tiddlywinks tournaments.

 

[Deleted member 147267]

Or better yet - darts.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

At first glance this video sounds completely boring a video about coding? - The presenter, excellent! excellent dialogue, excellent content - just riveting!

Below I have picked out particular sections of the video that I found very interesting which you can skip straight to if you don't want to watch the whole lot. I watched the whole thing at double speed, and it's easily digestible at double speed, mind you I watch everything at double speed, so I might have a slight advantage!

I thought the synthesizer program Sonic pi was particularly interesting. I've never seen anything like it before!

I've started a separate thread to explore Sonic Pi... Click HERE:-
I hope to make some synthesizer programs and post them in The Thread, and if anyone else wants to make some synthesised music and post it there as well... Hopefully get a nice little thread going.

Now I should say I've got new musical ability at all! so it could be a complete load of duda...



The Art of Code - Dylan Beattie

Amstrad Logo

The function of art is to hold a mirror up to nature.. Douglas Adams - the restaurant at the end of the universe

Conway's game of Life

Gosper's glider gun


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=534
NAND gate in conway's Game of Life


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=660
Imaginary numbers


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=840
Benoit Mandelbrot


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=1230
How hard can it be to tell the difference between a puppy and a muffin?


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=1920
32:00 Web page that prints its own source


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2100
35:00 Ouroboros Quine 128 Programming languages


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2160
36:00 Shakespeare programming languages
Designed to write computer programmes that are also Shakespeare plays


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2218
"Hello World" in Shakespeare


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2340
Hello world in the chef programming language is a recipe!


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2460
This is "hello world" in Piet


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2600
This is brilliant the programming language is called Sonic Pi and you can synthesise music with computer programming - Programme with Music!!!
New thread to post your Sonic Pi Creations --- CLICK HERE:---

More on Sonic Pi HERE:- https://sonic-pi.net/


https://youtu.be/6avJHaC3C2U?t=2810
The "Rockstar" programming language

 

[AccessBlaster]

Never did understand why it was so popular.

I think the Simpson's are extremely popular because they are not afraid to cross social norms in their satire.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

This is a "Spam" post!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Breaking Bad's Heisenberg reborn!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Novel method for creating diamonds!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

From AvE
A trick everybody (but me) knows!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Our cat telling our dog off!

You Ate My Cat Food Again!!!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

JDP explains how to argue like a man...

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

My Husband's Guilty & The broken gavel!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

There's a hole in my bucket Dear Liza -

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Bending Concrete into Furniture Wood looking Table