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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ah, I didn't realize this channel did this kind of software review as well. I wasn't expecting to have a wave of nostalgia just from watching that desktop cube spin around.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Chris Barnatt is one of my favourite people on the internet. His vocal cadence, his humour, his editing choices. It's perfection. Thanks for sharing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

He has a retro vibe going on which i like a lot. He reminds me of joy of old-school computing in 2000s.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The link was broken for me

Is there any easy way to jump to the main link when that happens? Some front ends include the link in the footer

Anyways here

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iIxRm8IhFJs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, sorry. I've been trying to use Invidious more, but it does seem to crap out rather often... Cheers for adding the youtube link ^^

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

No worries, and thanks for sharing :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/watch?v=iIxRm8IhFJs

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you like Chris Barnatt's work on Explaining Computers, you might like his work on his other channel, Nebula7Antics where he does animated shorts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

Nebula7Antics

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.