This would've been 1000 times better if it was a serious proper "how it's made" rather than this smug attitude.
Seriously show craftsmanship of your Mexican slave laborers rather than short clips

The technology for firearms exist, they will always exist now. If someone truly was willing and dedicated to kill people with a gun, they will. You can make a gun with the right materials, though obviously not the same craftsmanship as a manufacturer.

I can totally see how banning guns can save lives: If a parent, or roommate, etc, owned a gun, and someone who knew that completely legal gun was able to be reached and used to kill innocent people. Then yes, banning guns would have stopped that. But if they are, then there's a small line that guy needs to cross: to reach out to whoever to find an illegal weapon.

I for one believe they should be legal, and I also believe that if someone wants to own one, they do their damned homework and train in the ways of a gun, that would save more lives than anything else. Reckless use of a gun is stupid and deadly to the gun owner him(her)self. Would be like a knife wielding junkie going against a samurai, if you do not know how to handle a gun, or handle being under pressure, you are the junkie.

>> ^DrewNumberTwo:

You mean that the kid chopping up water bottles in his driveway isn't a professional assassin because his sword isn't expensive enough? Thanks for clearing that up.
>> ^ChaosEngine:
The sword he's using is a "Musashi Damacus Katana", which is a whopping $180 on their website.
Now call me skeptical, but I do not believe you can buy a quality sword for $180 (given that a decent blunt iaito starts at around $600 and a proper shinken starts at several thousand).
So really, this is just some muppet with a crappy sword who thinks he's a "ninja".



The deal with Cold Steel blades is that for the price, you get better steel and better precision craftsmanship than someone in their class 500 years ago could never have or afford. They are strong n durable, sharp as fuck, and they take an edge like nobody's business. I have had and still have several examples of Cold Steel's folders and fixed blades. Good shit, highly recommended.

1 Computer, 1 cable.

To think of how much craftsmanship went into this and more importantly is that there is a need for this craftsmanship.

We are truly utterly dependent on machines.

Love the little case thing he makes at the end. Thoroughly absorbing craftsmanship. Great post.

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>> ^blackoreb:

You are out of date with your stereotypes - it has been a while since American cars have sucked. Quality has improved dramatically of late. And improved quality is a contributing factor in the slow-down of the industry. Americans replace their cars less frequently than in the past (a trend that predates 2008).
GM consistently outsells Ford, so your vote-with-our-wallets argument does not work.
Ford would have gone bankrupt in 2006 if it hadn't gotten a $23.5 billion government loan. Since it was a loan Ford now has more debt than its peers. Ford was not in a position financially to "grow to fill the gap".
The domestic automotive business accounts for nearly a million jobs, concentrated in just 3 states. Losing those jobs, even for a year or two while the economy adapted, would have sucked so so bad.

They may not be at their lowest point but I'm not convinced American cars are all that great yet. My mother bought a brand new 2012 Ford Edge in November and I've driven it a few times. It's typical poorly designed, shoddy American craftsmanship.

I don't understand your point about GM outselling Ford and how that invalidates anything I said. Please explain.

I'm under the impression that the 2006 Ford deal was a bank mortgage. Please explain if I'm wrong.

Tolkein to me is the Stanley Kubrik of fiction books - to fans he's untouchable; to the few of us who aren't into it, he's long-winded and self-indulgent. People are going to throw things at me for saying this, but he could have written a much better story in two books than three

No one is going to throw things at you. Reading is a very individual experience. Not everyone is going to or has to like the same stuff any more than they have to like the same clothes or food. Your tastes in literature are just different. Nothing wrong with that.

I personally felt that every Harry Potter book (after Azkaban) could be cut in half and it would have made a far better reading experience. But to some people that would be blasphemy. I got sick of JK "The Exposition" Rowling pulling the Scooby-Doo revelation of the "Old Man Jenkins du jour" mystery at the end of every book. She took chapters and chapters to do it - sometimes hundreds of pages - and she's so addicted to exposition that she invented entire plot devices just so she could do more of them (Pensieve, I'm lookin' at you). But to some readers that was good stuff. Me - I skimmed right past it. If Tolkien's descriptions of terrain, histories, and such bog you down then just skim 'em.

Sometimes I feel bad that some folks don't get the same soul-rush I get from LOTR's language though. But there it is. You either appreciate that aspect of a text or you don't. To some people JRR's perfect craftsmanship, literary power, and brightness of theme/setting have no value - just as Rowling's redundant expositions mean nothing to me.

When I walked out of my first showing of the Fellowship of the Ring movie, I was pretty jazzed. I felt the movie (while having flaws) still managed to capture the essence of the story which was loyalty, honor, and sacrifice in the face of temptation and darkness. I heard some gal talking to her friend walking out of the movie saying how boring it was, how stupid parts were, and how the whole thing dragged out way longer than it should. Two different people with totally different opinions about the same thing. One person saw value, depth, and goodness. The other was just bored. Same logic applies to the book.

Thanks for the comments and kind words, really appreciate it.

First and foremost it's definitely about SEEING the skills being performed. The end result being on show e.g the painting, sculpture, cool machine etc isn't enough.

The focus is initially on two areas. First, dexterity, where people perform everyday actions in an incredible way and in the realm of craftsmanship.
The exception here is mostly musical - for example many people can play the guitar very, very well and there's not much to be gained therefore by including lots of music videos in the channel. And how well someone sings is definitely a matter of opinion. I'm not against a few masters of their art being included but the vast majority would not.

Secondly physical feats. There's a lot of skill to be seen in controlling and applying the human body in various ways. We already have some breakdancing because the skill level there is clearly high. Popping could also be added. Martial arts is looking to be popular but to avoid a flood I will try to only select the best (and eventually a martial arts channel will appear and I'd hate to have a lot of overlap).
The exception is mostly going to be professional sports where the skill level can be variable and a product of the team ethic. So most sport clips would not be in skillful though I can see a classic Messi goal getting in

So mental skills. That's really interesting and initially that sounds just fine to me. My concern is that if it's not externalised in some way then the video might not be that interesting. I'd like to see some example videos. Chess sounds good and so does world records because that's someone doing something exceptional. Great oratory might be more subject to debate and opinion particularly if you don't agree with what's being said. For that reason I suggest keeping those within politics/talks/comedy.
Another exception for this might be anything in the Magic channel. Where the underlying skills are partially hidden because the performer is trying to fool the audience.

Glad to have you onboard! I hope the above sounds reasonable but if it can be further modified then let me know what you think.

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Hey deano, this is probably my favourite channel. I've never even had a favourite channel before, because they never provided me with what i wanted.

So is it specifically for demonstrations of skill? As in, a video of the mona lisa is not skillful, but someone drawing the mona lisa, that's being skillful. But also, couldn't certain music videos be included then? Break dancing, body popping? Does it have to be practical skill? Could mental skill be involved? A game of chess, or perhaps Richard Feynmann videos? Oratory skill perhaps? What about world records and stuff?

Or is it like an overall feeling - if you feel like wow, they just did something incredible then it's skillful? But then i'd still need to know where you stand on mental skill.

Sorry to pepper you with questions, but it's the first time a channel has held any interest for me.

After 7 minutes my mouth was dry--I realized I'd been sitting watching this with my mouth hanging open.

Google translation from the Spanish Youtube description:

Engine V-12 naval air injection hand-built craftsmanship. Perhaps it is the engine in the world smallest of this modality. It has 12 cm3 of displacement, the cylinder bore is 11.3 mm and career piston is 10 with only 0.1 mm. Works Kg/cm2. This is constructed with stainless steel, aluminum and bronze. This motor is dedicated to Patel and her 4 oldest grandchildren Sarah, Carmen, Jose and Paul.

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OH, AND I FORGOT. THEY DO NOT PASS AROUND A COLLECTION PLATE BEFORE, AFTER, OR DURING SERVICE. They have a small box for those at the back of the room that they mention once after the session. They actually cater to poorer people. And, they build most of their churches and projects themselves. You won't find a mega church in their ranks--although all their craftsmanship is top of the line.


>> ^hpqp:
I think the Buddhism you like is the philosophy. As for the Jehovah's witnesses, ugh. From what I've gleaned off the interwebs (in only a few minutes, so I could be wrong), they seem to wait for you to grow old and senile, then suck you dry (If I were you I'd keep an eye on my mother). Moreover, people who work their whole lives for the "brotherhood" apparantly get no social security, often work voluntarily for no wages, and are left hanging when they get old.
About their publishing market: http://www.freeminds.org/organization/business/how-the-watchtower-was-financed-pre-1990.html
>> ^Lawdeedaw:
But I will upvote this on one condition hp. Religion is far different than organized religion and "other" religions. Buddhisim (My pref) is nowhere near a money pit. I doubt Hinduism is either. Amish? Jehovah's Witnesses? (My mother's prefs and damn close to a loving fellowship. They are pretty meek believe it or not.)
Change the title a bit to reflect that and I will hit that blue arrow faster than you can say "Rich on pastor."
Ps.
I don't believe anyone should have tax deductions...not since money can be "funneled" around.

>> ^curiousity:

So every time this guy carves a watermelon, they are exact replications?
You make it sound like artists making fine art do not exactly reproduce the same piece of art, but ignore that they are still using the skills that they have done "hundreds of times and has become really skilled at it."
So if this guy carves a different flower in a veggie? That wouldn't be exactly the same, but using the same skills. Would that address the point in your response?
EDIT: I reread my comment. It really comes off dickish... To be honest, I'm tired and am going to go to bed instead of trying to figure out how to make my point while being less of a dick. Please understand that was not the intended tone.

It's alright. And I didn't mean to imply that they're exactly the same every time. If they were exactly the same every time, they wouldn't be improving. Compare a carpenter to a sculptor. The carpenter works off a pattern, usually one that's been refined very slowly over hundreds of repetitions, with a very specific result in mind. The skill with which he does his work can create an object of great beauty. But he doesn't have the same goal as a sculptor who is trying specifically to create something unique and evocative for the first time, often not knowing how it will turn out. I'm not even saying that fine art is "better" than fine craftsmanship, only that there is a distinction.

You're also right that artists have skills that they have practiced the hell out of, maybe brushwork, perspective, shading. In that way they have a lot in common with craftsmen. Again, the difference is in the goal.