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2024-06-23 16:39:10
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2024-06

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At the one week point exactly, I can say the release of the Power Macintosh G5 video was a great success. Views in the first week were 50% more than my subscriber count, so I can't complain at all. Comments always come in heavy after a video release, but this one was a lot more.

Comments are nearly all positive, but human nature is to focus on the few negative comments. Most negative comments I predicted... A Windows guy mentions PAE allowed more than 4GB on 32-bit system. But I'm talking Personal Computers not Servers. Another one of them claiming Apple always takes credit for 7 year old ideas. Maybe he's also confusing 64-bit workstations and 64-bit personal computers? And despite getting several messages to the contrary, there's always, "You really are doing yourself a disservice by continuing with this camera. I'm all for continuing to use things for as long as possible, but... I think it's time..."

I also got educated on a few things. Those OSX first boot music tracks are all published music! I thought they were something Apple hired someone to whip-up. Now I can groove to the whole song, Sofa Rockers by Sofa Surfers.

Sadly, I confirmed a report that the Poland Apple museum closed three weeks ago. That was a major disappointment.

When I was talking about recent keynote presentations at the 10 minute mark, some thought I was implying that gender diversity ruined the keynotes. I was actually making fun of Apple. They are showing how inclusive they are by featuring ONLY female developers in their Mac Studio video? That's the opposite of inclusion and diversity, Apple! I just posted a clarification on YouTube and there are some ... varied opinions, but level-headed consensus was to add a pinned clarification, so I did that.

One confirmed mistake so far ... You did not need the expensive adapter for the ADC port to DVI monitor connection. It was the other way! Damn! May do some surgery on the YouTube video to remove that bit of bad information.

The Blade Runner parody went over well. At least I didn't have to awkwardly explain to anyone why I was wearing a bathrobe and my big 1988 glasses, talking to a G5. I would have had Alexander Brandon to do the voices for that segment, but it didn't happen due to missed communication. In addition to being a great composer, he also does voice-over work, for example, JobBot in Job Simulator, the VR game.

Anyway, still answering the comments...

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The following is a post from long-time supporter, Lettuce, which I am re-posting because I hit the wrong button and deleted it! ..And then I said "Damn!" Lettuce "I guess I'll offer some perspective on the "diversity" bit. The whole "this is all women, that's not REALLY diversity!!" Doesn't really land because if you were to list all devs featured in every keynote you would have an overwhelming lead in men in the ratio of men/women. I don't really keep up with keynotes that much anymore and I'm not sure which year that particular one came from, if I had to infer the context, the message probably wasn't even just blanket "diversity", but to feature women specifically. We can argue about meritocracy or whatever but the reality is many of these people weren't given a fair shot or were straight up blocked from progressing for most of the history of the industry. So poking at some women who are getting this huge opportunity just kinda feels mean spirited. Blah, blah, "everything is fair game in comedy", etc. etc. but I think even hard hitting comedians like George Carlin or Bill Burr know that punching down isn't really a good tactic. I've always found you pretty clever and funny in a sea of "tech" YouTubers who lack even a hint of a funny bone, so I wouldn't say I was particularly "offended" by the bit, just that it felt kinda off brand...? Hope this doesn't come off as bitter/preachy, I just think this requires some nuance and not just be blown off as young people trying to kill comedy or something. And ultimately you'll make your own path forward. Congrats again on the video release, was a spectacular one overall."

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Thanks for taking the time to share your perspective on this. When I boil it all down, I would say the problem with the bit is that it was whittled-down from it's original length because it was "off-brand", as you put it. So, it kinda lost the thread of what I was trying to say. The genesis of wanting to do this bit was the following: 2016 - Apple gets bad press for featuring only male presenters in their keynote, and previous keynotes weren't much better. A valid complaint. 2022 - Apple's keynote features all women presenters (except, of course, the CEO and two Senior VP's). Then they unveil the Mac Studio. The Senior VP says, "Let's hear what some of our some developers have to say about it". Cut to a video where six developers are introduced, all women. No context of featuring women at all. My take-away from these two events was that Apple was taking advantage of these women in the Mac Studio video to improve their own corporate image. It appeared to me as blatant pandering, so I wanted to call attention to it. I was trying to "punch-up" at Apple, not down at female software developers. There was a better way to do that, I just never figured it out. I am happy they got that opportunity to be featured on the big stage of Apple because they earned their position, but they came off as part of an agenda, which, sadly, takes away from that in the eyes of the audience. I value diversity in my own audience, but statistics from YouTube show a disappointingly vast gender imbalance. I don't know if I can do anything to change that, and this incident didn't help, but I certainly wouldn't follow Apple's example. I mostly value the fact that you, being a talented artist, still enjoy my work. Much appreciated.

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P.S. - The commenter who wanted me to get a new camera watched some more videos and said, "In another video I commented about needing a camera upgrade because blah blah blah. Nah. This is gold. Keep at it." Won him over! :)