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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! :)

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Hi Dante. Happy to give some insight. The museum is mostly relevant in my life for a 1998 video that would gain a following in conjunction with my unrelated vintage Mac videos 20 years later. The 'spouse' theory is the Hollywood ending. I didn't hang around long enough to witness an unsanctioned Millwright party, and Sarnia is ... like... a 25 minute drive ... each way! Glad you enjoy the museum bits :)

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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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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."

Dante Blando

I love getting the trip to the local museum in pieces over time. I want to figure out its relevance in your life. Is this how you met your spouse? Did you eventually have a millwright party and make beer mash with the belt drive shafts? Is Sarnia really that far away?

Jon P

The video was classic 65scribe style (reusing old personal footage + familiar memes from previous videos, like Canadian Tire Money, Damn!, etc) infused with fresh jokes. Blade Runner was very well executed, and the Intervention clips throughout the episode were placed perfectly. Basically another instant classic video. Keep doing what you’re doing and don’t overthink or second guess 👍

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Great info, Ben. Another rabbit hole to go down! :)

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Good to know. Thanks!

superstar64

Just be sure not to play the Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard music for too long, the Content ID system picks that song up now.

Ben Szymanski

As for the first boot songs, i always thought these were custom songs, too. I later learned these were actual songs, and I suspect these came from playlists used inside of Jony Ives studio. He reportedly hired some well known DJ to create mixes that he’d blast at high volume in the ID studio. Best pick they didn’t end up using (for 10.3) was Ocean Air by dZihan and Kamien. If not already familiar, look it up - It’s a great jam! Was supposed to be used for the 10.3 intro (findable on YouTube) but for reason they went with the other option we know well.

Ben Szymanski

Don’t let yourself get down about the diversity observation. People will find any reason to shut you down, especially for their own gain. You were being genuine, as usual, and we know what you meant.