More Fundamental Fridays please - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: cybermaus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2014, 09:30:17 pm
content: More Fundamental Fridays please

author: deth502
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2014, 09:56:24 pm
content: +1

author: cybermaus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 11:15:01 am
content: Just so we understand: It was not a demand. Just a suggestion.Even if he just does his own thing, its bound to be steered a little by popular suggestion, either subconsciously or rationally because popular=>advertisers=>bread&butter

author: electronics man
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 08:59:47 pm
content: It would be nice if he die some more fundemental Friday episodes maybe on things like differential signalling, mane some more opamp stuff mabe some micro controller suff as well.

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2014, 08:28:46 am
content: You know, I was thinking Dave, while Fundamental Fridays may not be viewed as much by the current base of users, maybe its a good way to bring in new viewers? I know my first few videos of yours I saw were FF's.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2014, 09:13:05 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on January 13, 2014, 11:15:23 pmFact #1: FF videos are not as popular as regular videosFact #2: FF videos are harder to produce than many regular videos, and also lead to more public demands and expectation than regular videosFact #3: My intention with the blog has never to be systematic or regular teaching resource, and that continues to be the case.Add those together and you can see why I am not that focused on and dedicated to FF or other regular tutorial videos.The FF videos were a trial to see if the concept would be popular. The answer is, no it isn't. People like it, for sure, but not as many as I expected.QuoteIt's about a) enthusiasm, and b) what you set out to achieve.Chris deliberately set out to achieve a systematic and interactive learning system based on very well defined concept. And he did it (in part) deliberately to make it an income source.Thus he is a lot more motivated and invested in such a concept than I am.He spent 6 months behind the scenes working stupidly late night producing 170 or so systematic and sequential videos, without any satisfaction of people enjoying them or getting feedback. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.My video blag has and always will be "off the cuff" and the next video will be about whatever I happen to find interesting or be working on tomorrow.Ask me what videos I'll do next week, and I likely can't tell you.That is why I ton of stuff embarrassingly lies un-reviewed, un-torn down on my shelves, because I'm not a systematic kind of guy.I could be of course, if I really forced myself to, but that's no fun. And once the fun goes out of it, that's when I throw in the towel and move onto something else.QuoteSure, and I admit that.But what am I to become, some super optimised robotic electronics tutorial production machine?No thanks, that's not what I want to do.QuoteCorrect!I only ask one thing of my viewers - don't put pressure on me to produce certain stuff, just let me do what I like, and I will continue to happily produce content.And I've said it before and I'll say it again - it is IMPOSSIBLE to please everyone. Absolutely flat out impossible, no matter how hard I work, or how many or what type of videos I produce.So I would be a fool to try and chase that.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2014, 09:19:07 am
content: Quote from: cybermaus on January 14, 2014, 11:15:01 amSure the blog is steered by popular suggestion.I know FPGA videos for example will be very popular, and they are always on my to-do list.But I also have to balance that ideal to-do list with other stuff I find interesting on any given day.

author: electronics man
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2014, 03:30:51 pm
content: Ai like the way that you are alwase thinking about us dave. It great that you make a video whenever you find something that would be of interest to us, your most recent video is a perfect example of this we highly appreciate it. Thanks dave your off the cuff style is what makes the eevblog unique.

author: Icchan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 01:03:25 am
content: That's not very nice to hear... that FF videos aren't very popular... I mean like... there's very few well produced electronics blogs with clear and enthusiastic presentation with humor and personality.I much would like to have more of them. Not just for myself, but for any other who's studying EE.There are many channels with EE topics, but few of them have the production value (good audio, good lighting, good video, good editing) that your blog has. I very much dislike ie. Jeremy Blum's videos because of their style is overproduced in wrong areas. They don't get deep enough on the subjects they try to cover and on the other side Signal Path Blog's videos are way too school like. They cover topics in depth, but in little bit dry way. Meaning that they're not very fun to watch unless you really need to learn about something and don't want to read a book. SPB doesn't really edit his videos either so... they're little dry in presentation and rhythm since they're mostly made in one take and don't have any cuts..So please, someone with the presentation skills of Dave, start one or encourage Dave to make more! I want to learn more about Pre Compliance testing for example!

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 01:41:58 am
content: I agree that Dave's "off the cuff" style is part of what makes EEVblog great. I wouldn't want that to change.But I am curious Dave - how did you determine that FF videos were not popular? Number of related posts? Anecdotal feedback? I've never seen a poll or systematic way to voice preferences.I also really liked the FFs and would vote for more if given the chance.Either way - keep up the great stuff !

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 01:49:58 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on February 21, 2014, 01:41:58 amNumber of views compared to other videos, and number of comments and interaction.It's not surprising really, because my audience is a majority of experienced people who don't much care for beginner theory videos. They are watching more for the entertainment value - teardowns, mailbag, and random stuff etc.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 01:50:36 am
content: Quote from: Icchan on February 21, 2014, 01:03:25 amWho is SPB?

author: Barryg41
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 05:05:17 am
content: Signal Path BlogI guess...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 05:09:16 am
content: Quote from: Barryg41 on February 21, 2014, 05:05:17 amDoh, of course.

author: Icchan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2014, 06:33:30 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 21, 2014, 01:49:58 amThat makes sense. But here's a lot of people out there that you're inspiring and teaching a lot of stuff you know?You're a great teacher since you have all the experience in working in the field so many years and actively having electronics as a hobby. In our "university" (more like a polytechnic), many EE teachers haven't done real electronics in I don't know how many years and it shows in how they communicate with the students and how they're unable to answer the questions regarding practical electronics. And all those "traps for young players".. our teachers really seems to be unable to understand the difference between the theory and the practice like you do. You have that important knowledge, and it's there every time you talk about somethingAnd if it hadn't been you, I would have been a programmer... so... one soul at least saved by your educational content?Not to say that youmustdo fundamental Fridays (or what have you), but be assured, there's a lot of us to whom they're very very important, informational and fun to watch.So what ever you decide to do with the blog and your time, it's always fun to watch. But educational content doesn't go to waste, you can be assured of that!

author: Zh4ng
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 25, 2014, 09:04:07 pm
content: Full Ack @ Icchan.....

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 25, 2014, 09:15:38 pm
content: Quote from: Icchan on February 21, 2014, 06:33:30 amI realise it doesn't go to waste, and I enjoy producing those types of videos occasionally. But I do enjoy the higher interaction and comments garnered by the other videos.