The purple category is >!guys you might meet at a skate park, with the answers Dan, Tag, and Phil!<. It feels like this is an inside joke I'm not a part of. Google isn't giving me any good results. What do I have to understand for this to make sense?
Spoiler for July 4th:
>!It's Ms. Pac-Man, not Miss Pac-Man. I felt so played. !<
Anyways, it's a great game, and I just wish that Hank got someone with more time and focus to write the puzzles, so we're not living in dread of the day he gives up and stops the project. And also so there wouldn't be mistakes like that.
How is everyone else feeling about the game?
As an American on America's 250th Birthday, I've been thinking a lot about the Vlogbrothers' "Broadly in favor of humans" stance and wondering if/how that applies to this country (or any country I guess).
So I wanted to ask Nerdfighteria: Are you broadly in favor of the USA these days? Why or why not? And how do you find and keep hope during these weird times?
Hi nerdfighters! Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I really enjoyed the No Effort Wasted video. The message that we are always adding to our toolbox, or figuring out which of the millions of eggs we spout will become adult Mola Mola, really resonated with me. However, since I saw the video late, I missed the pre-order window.
I was wondering if Hank ever reopens the pre-order list or if there is any other opportunity to get this shirt! I have the "We never really left the water" shirt and I love it so much.
(Similar question for the Jovian moons shirt, but I am losing hope as that one came out forever ago)
I can't be the only person looking at the guests strolling into MSG this weekend and wondering if Taylor invited her favorite author 🤔
I really, really hope that John makes a Vlogbrothers video about Cabo Verde in the world cup.
I love his football story retellings with big messages and meanings behind them. They've had such an incredible run, a complete testament to the human spirit and what can be accompanied despite the odds.
I am one of those users that unfortunately got impacted by this supposed A/B font change. I typically have no reading difficulties but it's so goddamn unreadable I've submitted several complaints already to youtube.
I've not really used youtube at all since the change rolled out because it's just too enshittified, and I've realised this could actually just break the addiction for me if made permanent. I mainly stay on youtube for the green brothers and a handful of other creators, but I might cancel my youtube subscription and replace it with something better for creators, like nebula.
I know the brothers green have some pals at youtube proper, and I'm wondering whether either of them have talked about it anywhere? this is surely an inaccessible design feature that makes the app unusable.
In a recent video Hank was talking about how science papers feel like an outdated format for sharing science. And i thought figuring out what a modern version of sharing science is a cool thought experiment so i gave it a shot. You can click through it here https://pale-loader-52873247.figma.site/
I decided to make it like something of a science github (with a bit of SNS elements).
Scientiest researchers and the like could share their experiments, data and thoughts in progress instead of having to wait to publish full papers. Allowing for potential earlier feedback and/or collaboration. (all text is filler and should be treated as lorum ipsum)
One of the frustrations of mine was finding papers on the topic i was looking into, only to find that the sample size is extremely small, as such i decided to add a sample size filter to the site
This fractionalization of the science papers into what i ended up calling research objects also allow for sharing of what i feel in underrewarded part of science which is sharing of failed experiments. Which could save effort, resources and time somebody else down the line.
Fractionalization of science papers into research objects also allow for a more targeted commenting and "attacks" as Hank put-in: people can comment, criticise or reproduce individual parts of science papers
Science papers are not fully gone and are replaced by what i ended up calling collections, which now can be shared
"in-progress"
Unfortunatly, some research has to be abandon for one reason on the other. This doesn't mean that partial effort should be wasted.
Unfortunately due to the current nature and ecosystem of funding, Journals and the prestige of being published in certain ones cannot be ignored. Not only that but they also serve as curators for what's worth paying attention to.
Journals tab allows them to publish on the platform, but in additon to that removes a bit of their moat and let's individuals interested in science to curate their own collections and share them with public
Thank you for your time.
I happen to be travelling to NYC from overseas this week for work. I'm staying until Sunday night so I would like to be able to take in the fireworks tomorrow night but I am imagining all the advertised official viewing spots will be absolutely rammed. I was wondering if a Nerdfighter with local knowledge might be able to suggest some potential viewing spots?
The official advice is: "The show will take place on the lower Hudson River and lower East River.
You can view the fireworks from any area with an unobstructed view of the sky above the lower Hudson River and lower East River."
Thanks in advance, and DFTBA!
I listen via Spotify (and maybe that's the problem) but it seems like there was some automated process for editing that really screwed up on this one. It bounces back and forth repeating itself at times. It's a pretty bad experience. That said, I also haven't heard the ads I genuinely dislike (and there are usually so many). My guess is there were supposed to be ads where it repeats itself or something and that's the issue.
Is this happening to anyone else?
I just listened to the Humans episode with Jad Abumrad. There was a part where Hank talked about a piece of art he received from his BIL that talked about discovering then naming an animal, and its nameless spirit being displaced. I've searched for it but can't find it. My google-fu since AI summary times has nosedived... Does anyone know where I might find it, or who made it? Thanks!
On the most recent episode of DH&J (459, Electric Meat with Kal McRaven). Hank said there’s a button that makes it so he can’t go faster than the speed he was driving when he hit it. I would assume Hank knows what the cruise control is but… that sounds like cruise control? Anything else it might be?
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had an issue with their paperback edition of the Anthropocene reviewed, on my copies the plastic cover just keeps peeling off. I also own the book in German and French but I only had the issue with the English one. I took a look at my entire library and I only have one book with the same issue and even then it’s not to that extent. I’m wondering if my book just has some kind of defect or something.
I feel like this is only tangentially related to nerdfighteria, but I needed somewhere to complain lol ❤️
I’m trying to save a bit of money, so decided to get rid of my Youtube Premium subscription and save $12/month for a few months.
Checked today (my first day without it) and now the options are Premium ($21/month) and Premium Lite ($12/month)
and Premium Lite does not include jump ahead or video queuing.
I didn’t realize I was ??? grandfathered in ???? i presume???? or I NEVER would have cancelled 🥲
So take this as a warning for anyone else paying $12 for Premium lol
Hey y’all! So I’ve been in a pit of depression the past few weeks and have been trying to crawl out of it. Today I remembered that I created a vlogbrothers playlist for exactly that and I wanted to share it: The Thing With Feathers. I tried to add all of the videos I could think of, but if anyone has any others they want to add, please do!
Also, the reason I remembered this video is because I was trying to remember Amy Krause Rosenthal’s name so I rewatched We’re here because we’re here. Which then reminded me of the discord of people still always posting “We’re here because.” So thanks y’all for making me glad that I’m still here and not alone.
This is related to the recent hank green video on no effort is wasted.
I did a degree in biology and put a lot of effort in it only to realize I don't want to continue in it.
I want to do tech. But obv a biology grad can't get into the crazy tech market rn without having crazy skills. After getting rejected many times, you feel like you might think the effort is not wasted but the recruiters and society at large doesn't see the same way. It's slightly disheartening.
Sometimes I feel like all those year in biology were wasted tbh and I should have studied for tech roles instead.
For context, I am from India, 23M.
I mean to start; author wrote something good *NO WAY*. But yeah being both ages behind on 2014 nerdfighter news and Dear Hank and John (or reverse order) I just saw the fake explicit monologue and laughed, and laughed bc its high key insane. And then read John's response- this should be taught in media training courses everywhere. He pointed out the obvious problems with it and denied bc yk, hes a family man and not sexual on the internet. Its a masterclass; an absolute masterclass. And while this may be a semi unnecessary detail; while the original post and its subtext didnt really offend me but did apply to me (if you catch my drift) I think my praise should carry some weight and I hope yall agree with the praise.
I am on a deep dive of an old rabbit hole I’ve been down too many times thanks to Maya Higa’s AHA episode. I need help understanding where the best places to setup a new Nonessential Experimental Population of Red Wolves. I think that will be the best way to give this species a chance.
I am aware Vonnegut is one of John's favorite authors. I picked up Slaughterhouse-Five from the library and I'm about halfway done. I was surprised to see a version of this quote in the book.
I am also quite happy to learn that I love Vonnegut.
