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Post by Brad Nelson on Dec 14, 2023 21:29:42 GMT -8
It's easy. Let me give you a how-to list:
1) Set up a camera on any cheap tripod and buy a $20-$30 external mic.
2) Prepare a script or just prepare bullets points that you can elaborate on.
3) Create some superfluous, fancy (and probably annoying) lead-in graphics with music.
4) Plead for "Likes" and Subscriptions.
6) Take three to five minutes to verbally masturbate before you get to your point.
7) Don't say anything remotely controversial or you could have your account suspended. You can call for the death of Donald Trump, but don't dare criticize anyone for using stupid personalized pronouns.
8) Speak somewhat slowly and distinctly as if you were talking to children. Don't use too many big words.
9) Be sure to let everyone know that these are just intellectual arguments and that if someone disagree, be sure to assure them that you are just giving an opinion and could be wrong. We don't want to trigger anyone.
10) Plead for "Likes" and Subscriptions, including requests the people to support you monthly with a "Patreon" subscription.
11) Burn a CD and send me the raw video files and I'll try to edit them into a video for you and then I would upload it.
All kidding aside (who's kidding?), you could do this. And you should ignore all my facetious advice and just speak bluntly as you normally would. I would make you a Namby-Pamby Meter that you could hang on the wall behind you. You could point out to viewers that they are not likely to see the needle move off of zero. It could be part of your shtick.
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Post by Brad Nelson on Dec 18, 2023 11:30:15 GMT -8
This was an informative little video just in time for the Christmas Season:
Yes, I do remember having to twist off and test every bulb on one of those old-fashioned string of lights.
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Post by kungfuzu on Dec 18, 2023 12:10:03 GMT -8
So do I. Hell, I can remember before such fancy bulbs were available and these were the latest thing.  |
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Post by Brad Nelson on Dec 18, 2023 15:18:33 GMT -8
Yep. The ol' mid-size bulbs, or whatever they were called. But if you've ever seen that Chevy Chase National Lampoon Christmas Vacation movie, you'll know it's just a slight exaggeration that when he lights up his house, the local nuclear power plants has to kick in another turbine.
I don't know what wattage the large, old-style bulbs were, but they certainly drew some amps. But they were glorious. However, unlike some idiots I've seen on YouTube, I don't bash the LEDs. Yes, they come in more colors. Yes, some of those colors are not traditional. (Magenta?) But when I see a house all lit up, I know that there may well be an atheist inside. But at least he or she is playing along at furnishing their fair portion of holiday cheer. |
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Post by Brad Nelson on Dec 20, 2023 10:32:04 GMT -8
One of the earliest memories I have, and certainly one of the earliest regarding Christmas, is this Christmas edition of A Giant Little Golden Book series: My Christmas Treasury  The one I have has the front and back cover torn off. That's how I can be sure that it is the same book I had when I was...5? 6? I'm not sure. Was it given to me new or was it a hand-me-down? It was probably the latter, but I'll never know, nor does it matter. I know I was fascinated by the pictures in this book. They are exquisite drawings by Lowell Hess. And certainly I read the stories and songs as well. There are different editions of this book from what I've seen on eBay. But this may be an earlier one because it has 54 pages. Other editions I've seen have about 28 or so. There are different covers as well. One is blue on the back. One is red. Here's a high-resolution scan of page 3 and the first story in the book from the one I have:  Original ImageWhat immediately brought this book to mind was listening to Bing Crosby's excellent version of Christmas Is Coming: Maybe no poem better expresses the practical aspects of Christmas. Christmas is a time for joy and plenty. Geese, turkey, ham, or one of my mother's famous casseroles. Presents, decorations, cookies. And giving to those who haven't got a ha'penny. God Bless You. Large or small, we can all take part at a time when, in our best theory, all our man-made posturing and affectations are set aside for a moment. It is, after all, the child who appears to be giving the old man the ha'penny in that illustration. |
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