{"id":4073,"date":"2019-10-17T01:57:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T05:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=4073"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:36:58","slug":"youtubes-i-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=4073","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Channels I Like&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In no particular order (probably newest at the top), here are my favorite YouTube channels&#8230; (added &#8220;youtubes i like&#8221; so i can find this fucking post again&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@electricviking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Electric Viking<\/a> &#8211; he&#8217;s very positive on evs.  but seems truthful.  3 or more short 10-min reports a day.  one warning: he drops a quick add for his services into his videos with no announcement or break, just a hard cut to the advert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Hacktuber\">Hacktuber<\/a> &#8211; he reviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/w\/wholesale-esp32.html\">cheap electronics from aliexpress.com<\/a>.  i love this stuff.  probably add 1\/2 of what he reviews.  SEE YA!<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69d6320274c32\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"\"    ><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d6320274c32\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">Yes, I giggled when I added the link to aliexpress.com!<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@saveitforparts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saveitforparts<\/a> &#8211; lots of satellite stuff, radios, alaska, general weirdness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hHEgBKguyrg?si=zSlYpcrYAzpqCgTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISEE Blast Video of the Month: Quick Supply Co.<\/a> &#8211; explosions.&nbsp; mostly civil engineering.&nbsp; once a month or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MythfitsPod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mythfits Podcast<\/a> &#8211; Tori &amp; Kari, stories from Mythbusters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@whatdamath\">Anton Petrov<\/a> &#8211; daily or so science news, usually space or physics, but always interesting.&nbsp; might be russan, nttawwt.&nbsp; he&#8217;s never political.&nbsp; always ends with the goffiest smile, likely similar to what i would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bearded Butchers &#8211; watching these guys <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tYsY4fInjgs?si=3namZkCqHDr-zs6y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut up a side of beef<\/a> is a great education.&nbsp; reminder to try &#8220;chuck eye steaks, from beside the rib eye, veery flavourful at half the cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bigclivedotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bigclivedotcom<\/a> &#8211; teardowns of simple electrical devices, esp <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=39088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chinesium<\/a> devices.&nbsp; love his accent.&nbsp; and his reverse engineering explainers are great.&nbsp; also does &#8220;will it fizz&#8221;? where he sodastreams various drinks (spirits, dairy, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"sal-shipping\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wgowshipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s Going on in Shipping?<\/a> &#8211; 10-15mins summary of world-wide shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@INSIDERUSSIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Russia<\/a> &#8211; long discussion about Russia, from a Russian who fled after Russia invaded Ukraine.&nbsp; Much focus on economics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AnnafromUkraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna from Ukraine<\/a> &#8211; short, daily summaries Russia invasion of Ukraine, from someone living in Ukraine.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ProjectFarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Farm<\/a> &#8211; tool reviews.&nbsp; if you can stand his voice and the very repetative patter, you will learn more than you ever wanted to about tools.&nbsp; This one on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/thLm3y3HjYI?si=XpyKLYE51PYkmK9z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheap vs. expensive ratchets<\/a> is typical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheBeardedButchers\">The Bearded Butchers<\/a> &#8211; watching these guys break down a complete cow is quite educational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@michaelanthonyvideos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Anthony Videos<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;Gordie Howe International Bridge videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@niagarafallslive1566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niagara Falls Live<\/a> &#8211; Niagara Falls, mostly Horseshoe Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WebcamGreece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garbage Dump Recycle Transfer Station Trash Pit Webcam Dozer Waste Management Oregon USA<\/a> &#8211; a garbage \/ recycling transfer station in Oregon.&nbsp; I think Id like the job of the dozer operators.&nbsp; kinda like <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=26834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sidewalk snow plow job<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Physicsduck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Bowden<\/a> &#8211; lots of large machinery, especially hydro power generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Spring is here, which means it's finally time to go outside again to run, bike, hike and camp. If you need to update your gear or looking to go on a new adventure this year, look no further than our favorite outdoors retailer, REI. Check out all the hottest items at REI now to get you ready for spring.  Source: 33 REI bestsellers to get you ready for spring adventures | CNN Underscored\">Nautilus Live &#8211; Quad Stream<\/a> &#8211; E\/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24\/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nautiluslive.org\">Nautilus<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sampson Boat Co. &#8211; <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4FhTu3aGM60&amp;list=PLB00JHoTw1TeX82Qw8hoFLRJI89Us_jMw&amp;index=2&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restoring Tally Ho <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dangar Marine &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DangarMarine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">restoring a steel trawler<\/a> &#8211; the first guy I ever bought merch from (T-shirt).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AvE &#8211; one of my first YouTube man crushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RC models at Leipzip 2016 &#8211; <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oM4X_fcPQAw&amp;list=FLvhGnPq2zk4h2oBH71XUHOQ&amp;index=2&amp;t=25s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">low-speed 1:14 scale trucks and such<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bears at Brooks Falls &#8211; <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c4C1c4z8hTQ&amp;list=LLvhGnPq2zk4h2oBH71XUHOQ&amp;index=97&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">live cam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Eater&#8217;s series on <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HyznrdDSSGM&amp;list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565dvjafglHU\">building an 8-bit computer on a breadboard<\/a>.&nbsp; I should send Ben the money I spent on college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Savage&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/tested\">Tested<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/FrenchGuyCooking\">Alex<\/a> the french cooking guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcMDMoNu66_1Hwi5-MeiQgw\">The Hydraulic Press Channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC5vubsnFBpy-lFB8S8rZEg\">Anni&#8217;s <\/a>channel.&nbsp; Learned a lot about Finnish licorice from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCworsKCR-Sx6R6-BnIjS2MA\">Clickspring<\/a> &#8211; amazing machining videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msadaghd\">Electroboom<\/a> &#8211; ya, most of his &#8220;shocks&#8221; are either fake or setup.&nbsp; But he funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMb0O2CdPBNi-QqPk5T3gsQ\">James Hoffman<\/a> &#8211; my favorite coffee guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ\">Lock Picking Lawyer<\/a> &#8211; is there any lock he can&#8217;t open?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2rzsm1Qi6N1X-wuOg_p0Ng\">Project Farm<\/a> &#8211; pretty good tool and home hacker reviews.&nbsp; But that voice&#8230; \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCThY8lOKKkVDd9HVBT59zCg\">Still It<\/a> &#8211; small batch distilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0YvoAYGgdOfySQSLcxtu1w\">Beau of the Fifth Column<\/a> &#8211; politics; he looks like a redneck, sounds like a redneck&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_2Te-XAMn1E\">Dr. John<\/a> &#8211; some reasonably (to me) good coverage of the COVID-19 stuff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In no particular order (probably newest at the top), here are my&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[126,16],"class_list":["post-4073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-my-work","tag-youtube","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4073"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44573,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4073\/revisions\/44573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}