He’s so good at this that after years watching his channel I’ve never realized his so private and that I basically know nothing about his personal life.
I assume that most of the famous quality content creators have children, which is why they work so hard to become famous quality content creators. Most of them seem to be family men trying to provide, not living a lifestyle.
I think the title is supposed to be: ““The Internet is Cursed”, with Tom Scott”. The way it is currently written, “The Internet is Cursed with Tom Scott”, makes it sound like Tom Scott is a curse on the internet.
I love how Tom went in somewhat reserved until he really realized it wasn't a 'good' podcast, it was a 'fun' podcast. And then started having lots of fun
That's definitely one of the nicest things about him as a guest. He's wonderfully adept at managing boundaries in a positive way. I think part of it is that he values the craft of showmanship. I would venture a guess that he views going into his personal life as a type of poor showmanship - and that partly drives his preference for privacy.
@@3nertia While it seems weird, it is so spectacularly on brand for him, particularly on a subject like that. The internet still uses a lot of security questions like "What is your pets name." etc, so giving anyone even the slightest hint is undesirable in his position, and he has an interest in stuff like that besides.
@@ashleyhamman Right, which is why I'm impressed :) I never said anything about it being "weird" though - mind sharing how/where/why you got that impression? Also, "weird" isn't really a negative in my lexicon either, just fyi in case we engage further lol
@@3nertia Oh, I wasn't saying it particularly in reference to you, but just a general "The average viewer might not know that Tom has an interest in cybersecurity-type things." and younger generations being in the culture of everyone sharing everything.
I always love when Tom Scott is on because it feels like the boys always awaken the very mischievous uni Tom that is lurking under the surface. I feel like we are just one more podcast away from a "Mad Cap'n Tom" moment.
The way the "dump" button worked back when I worked on live call-in TV shows was that the show was always on a 5 second delay, but the button controlled the audio going out over the air. If a caller said something obscene, the sound guy had 5 seconds to hit the button and keep it down until the broadcast would be past the point of the call being dropped. The sound guy and call screener had to be listening intently the entire time and the host would do his best to keep a straight face, knowing that the viewers would only see him and hear the audio drop out for a few seconds and probably never know what actually happened. In my years of audio production for live TV, I think I only used that button once.
When Tom asked Will " How's fatherhood treating you?", I thought "oh now that he's about to wrap things up, maybe Tom's going to talk about his personal life" but as soon as Will asked " do you have any pets" Tom just shot him down 1:57
I just binge watched Bobby Fingers on Tom's recommendation, and I think he might actually be the best visual artists on RUclips right now. His Bezos row boat is one of the greatest rollercoasters of a video I've seen ever, truly a masterpiece of poetry, music, craft, acting, and comedy.
We really should get a Nigel call in episode I get he doesn't wanna fly to LA for every episode but him in the bottom right corner clearly playing a game on his other monitor would add a lot to the podcasts kinda stupid factor which is very important.
I’d just want him blindly smiling at the camera with shitty ceiling back lighting on a laptop webcam and a loud fan in the background only occasionally speaking after long pauses because of a stream delay
Glad to see Tom bigging up the Bobby Fingers RUclips channel. It's the most creative series of videos I can remember watching. Not just the dioramas and sculptures, but the editing, music, narration are on anither level. He's also part of a famous comedy music partnership that had huge success in Ireland.
Agree. I stopped watching the podcast to go watch that masterpiece. Wow. Wow. I have zero regrets giving that man 30 minutes of my life and attention. Wow.
I'm a long haul truck driver. I listen to videos on RUclips premium all day long, 10 hours a day with the screen off. I specifically look for the 1 hour or more for all my videos. I just queue up a few long 3 hour videos and my day is covered
Some of my recommendations: Fall of civilizations, Perun, Drachinifel, RealLifeLore. The topics might not fit your taste, but I like the delivery of the content.
I resonate with what Tom says about having an idea and executing it immediately. Its something thats often lost as you start to optimize your process but it takes a lot of the fun out of it
i wasnt sure if he was actually gonna be in the video because thats not a given, even if someone is in the thumbnail on this channel, but im very happy to see he actually is
@TheHumorgod yeah I know and I loved that episode. But iirc. They have photoshopped people in the thumbnail even though they're not there before as a joke
If you’re British and were at secondary school in 2010, these were your truths: - A woman dumping a cat in a wheelie bin - Paul Gascoigne turning up to a murderer’s stand-off with chicken and a fishing rod - Robbie Williams back in Take That
Pants are for horse riding. The first pair found are bronze age or earlier from the Mongolian steps. They had the gusset panel already by then to keep from splitting the crotch. There's an hour doc about them. They are made of 3 or 4 different fabrics and weaves, very nice.
Of all the collabs I’ve seen on RUclips. None have surprised me more than the thumbnail for this one. I fully expected a bait and switch. It’s surreal seeing Tom Scott sitting in your lawn chair and holding your mic and a solo cup of all things. It’s perfect!
Posy is my underrated RUclipsr. He just uploaded, so he's on my mind again, but he makes some really cool videos about relatively simple things, but in a certain way that he could blow my mind talking about a glass of water.
His videos are a straight up vibe. Such a unique aesthetic, and so thoroughly thoughtful in production. I’d even categorize him as an educational channel - it’s just presented so satisfyingly to your senses that it feels like bliss. He’s the man.
If I had a nickel every time a group of people all wore red shirts to mess with Tom, I'd have 3 nickels, which isn't alot but it's weird it happened thrice.
49:40 I think the main thing with extremely long form content is that people put it on in the background while they do something like cleaning or work or (as a student) homework, etc. they listen to them when they're doing things that take a long time and they want some form of background noise. I know I do that when I'm doing the 'tedious' parts of survival or RPG games (grinding levels, gathering heaps of materials for in-game projects or crafting recipes, etc. where I'm just doing mundane tasks)
The thing with adding the music in the end credits was originally a workaround for creators to still get money even if the content was maliciously flagged for a copyright claim that wasn't actually owned by the artist. You can see this in action within ymfah's "How to Break RUclips (Copyright Claim your own video)" from 3 years ago. It explains the situation in some detail.
In case you guys are interested, here are my thoughts regarding protecting your kids from the internet. I'm no expert, but I am a parent who has been through some shit with my kids, and I work in an information field. My kids are teens, so also it's possible this advice may soon be outdated. But anyways... App limits are good; keeping an eye on what your kids are consuming is good. Making your home a safe place for your kids to talk about what they're consuming without fear of judgement is good (strict parents run the risk of raising good liars). Also - and this is a big one - I think it's becoming more and more important to start teaching kids media literacy from as young as age as possible. Keep it age appropriate; start out with underscoring the difference between what's real and what's pretend (this is not a new concept; it's literally a developmental milestone). Move on to explaining how so much of what's out there, from fairy tales to TV shows to movies to RUclips to TikTok, is designed to keep you interested and entertained, so a lot of it is made up or exaggerated - sometimes people act really rude or silly or do dangerous things to make people laugh or scare them. But it's not okay to do those things in real life because you could upset someone, or get hurt. There are lots of good resources out there for teaching kids these things. Being a Canadian of a certain age, I still remember our beloved House Hippos psa as an early example of this. Go look it up, I'm sure it's on RUclips somewhere. In general, keep talking; don't underestimate what kids are capable of understanding. Build a trusting, respectful relationship with them. That fixes so many issues.
you seem like a parent any child would be lucky to have! your comment has made me aware how much parenting (and our lives :P) has been affected by the internet.
@@aarontheperson6867 that is a very kind thing to say; thank you. My spouse and I are not perfect; we've just learned a lot over the years and been willing to admit when we were wrong and course correct. And I swear, when it comes to parenting, even parenting troubled kids, giving a shit is half the battle.
@@sheilaross1449 no problem! i totally agree with the whole "giving a shit" thing. kids don't care if you're a "perfect" parent, the effort is what matters more i feel. and being able to admit your mistakes and change?? i feel like that is one of the biggest pillars for parents to build a strong, trusting connection with their kids, besides just being a good trait to have!
No kids, and not really a serious idea, but I do sometimes wonder how practical it would be to restrict the toys/entertainment a kid had to stuff pre-2000 or so, at least until elementary. Let them get cracked at Mario 64 or whatever.
@@Appletank8 it would be way too hard to enforce, public pushback would be significant, and even at that age school is getting more and more dependent on tech as well. I think unless we can better regulate dangerous content in the first place, the best bet is just to educate kids and empower them as young as possible.
16:00 I imagine this like a messed up version of taskmaster. Sort of a combination of taskmaster and scrapheap challenge where you have people with the skills to build and make something, and Greg Davies demanding horrors from them.
Love bobby fingers mention, he is a famous Irish musician/ tv personality/ comedian . I guess look up the rubber bandits. But people don't think comedy is art so they didn't get as much credit as they deserve especially on irish tv and how our national broadcaster treated them
I think I was among the first 20k subscribers- certainly subscribed after his first video. It's the only time I've ever gotten onboard early in my life.
35:30 My generation (just turning 22) didn't get terrifying PSAs. We had a sort of interactive theatre that simulated things like train tracks, a dark alleyway, one of those green electrical boxes with the fence around them, and put the fear of death into us in an immersive fashion.
He didn't die. I wonder if his retirement announcement is meant to steal attention from, or hide beneath, the abdication of the Queen of Denmark. I would bet that he is going to Iceland soon, though. Perhaps the third time will be the lucky one where he gets to see an actual erupting volcano. 😂
@@aarontheperson6867 He's "retired" from doing weekly videos like he has for the past decade. He still has other shows, podcasts, on other channels, and if he hits on a really neat idea he might make another video. Lateral, Technical Difficulties, for example
a english public service announcement I remember, a child who was trying to get a ball off the top of a transformer station was trying to get a ball then just died. Thanks Tom for reminding me of those awful announcements
If Tom wants to know more about the button that deletes the last 10 seconds of live shows, he should speak to Dan of the H3 podcast. As far as I know they are the first livestream creators on youtube or twitch to use it. They have not one, but two of those buttons. Very expensive stuff.
@elfpi55-bigB0O85 idk about H3H3's button, but a similar one is used in radio to cover sneezes, coughs, and the like. it works by delaying the actual live broadcast by 10 seconds, and if you need to sneeze you press the button, it stops broadcasting, you sneeze, you hit it again to start broadcasting again, and you go about your show, ideally the audience never notices you even paused.
@@elfpi55-bigB0O85 its for when someone accidentally says something like "cunt" that would get the entire 3hr podcast demonetized and age restricted, accidentally showing nudity or something on a screen live, or if one of the crazy characters they live interview says or does something wild. same reason any tv or radio station would use one. it just goes back and deletes 20 seconds after the button press
@@elfpi55-bigB0O85The host has a habit of doxxing himself or saying jokes that can be clipped and used to try to cancel them. So they have an audio button and a video button.
For any Irish viewers like myself who never heard of Bobby Fingers, you won't believe me when I say this but Bobby is actually Mr Chrome from The Rubberbandits! I was already blown away by his Jacko diorama to begin with but when I learned this it all made so much sense For context for everyone else, The Rubberbandits were a comedy music duo who wore plastic bags on their heads and had the country in a vice grips for years, since then the other lad, Blindboy Boatclub runs a brilliant podcast about just about anything. I'd always wondered where Mr Chrome had disappeared to
I desperately hope that Tom Scott and the crew actually went out and made a video on that Tesla Truck idea. I've also been waiting for something like that battlebots vs ballistic gel dummy idea for a long time
Fun fact--Ann Reardon (How to Cook That) included Nigel's "chemically pure" cookie experiment in one of her debunking/explanatory videos. Highly recommend.
My kid's 1 year or so ahead of Potato. It's so hard, and everything you think you 'learned' you have to keep re-considering, because you suddenly realize, Oh shoot, that's different now. It's constant flux so far. And I am sure I will think that's different eventually too.
It's a little sad we never got Tom Scott in a Backyard Scientist/William Osman cybertruck video. Here's hoping it still happens sometimes in the future.
I HIGHLY recommend Bobby Fingers if you haven't watched him. Its weird, I wanna say he's most similar to Captain Disillusion? But really they're worlds apart, but they have a similar "Total artistic integrity over every aspect of the production" thing going on.
I really like this "more loose" Tom, and hoping they do/did the Tesla truck idea... Something I would love to see also is gameshow(s) in Tom Scott style and in Safety third style, between the two crews (technical difficulties vs Safety third) - would require another judge than Tom though...
One that I came up with that we used to use on the phone when our parents walked in was "air", an acronym for "Adult In Room". I wonder sometimes if our 'rents ever caught on, or wondered why the hell we were always studying the atmosphere and absolutely nothing else. Three-way phone call chains went psycho in the 90s. We'd have like nine people on the line and the first and last people in the chain couldn't hear each other for ish. Ah. Good times with homemade party lines, baebeeeeee
Bobby Fingers is so underrated. I have not laughed so hard in recent memory, and have not had my expectations so subverted, as when I was watching Bobby Fingers. It's a MUST watch.
Happy to see Tom back on. btw, personally for me, < 30 minutes watched in 1 sitting, > 50 I will usually watch in 2-3 sittings, if it's an interesting video (like this one actually!). < 10 minutes, I can easily binge 3-6 without really noticing time has passed. I have problems concentrating anyway... But ye short format is easier to binge for sure, but longer formats feel more fulfilling once you fully watch them through.
A little tip on the "toy that never gets boring" problem: create interest through scarcity. Don't give them access to all the toys all the time. If you buy a new thing, put an old thing they aren't currently playing with away for a bit. Rotate the options. This works very well for toddlers.
Ive thought about the dump button idea for too long as well, usually it works by slowing down the feed by 1-2% and building up the buffer. Though as Tom said you'd need to have a local buffer before sending it to encode.
I'm at the stage where my oldest is wanting to do more with the internet and we are giving small amounts of freedom here and there and teaching along the way and having consequences(losing tech time etc) if the rules we have in place are violated. It's a balance between letting her learn what is good and what isn't while she's safe at home, and just wanting to not let her have access to things because of how much junk is out there.
The Corsair 1000D is a PC case literally made for Tom Scott's problem/idea. It fits 2 motherboards so one pc does all the content creation and the other routes everything where it needs to go.
Would love to see Alpha Phoenix on! Ben Krasnow would be awesome too can't imagine how that'd go lmao. As for long form content. I used to not watch it as much but have a lot more now with my new job I have to drive or occasionally fly to job sites. Even when I'm on site the work will switch between troubleshooting and then sitting around waiting. It'd come off not great if i was reading a book or staring at my phone so it's nice listening to topics I'm interested in while still looking like i'm focused lmao.
I love how committed Tom is to keeping his private life completely private.
He’s so good at this that after years watching his channel I’ve never realized his so private and that I basically know nothing about his personal life.
You feel like you know a lot about Tom, but it's just because he's been in the public so long that there's a lot of public history to know about him.
The only “personal” detail about his life i remember him giving away was getting a text from an ex saying he might have a std
i never realized until just now that i don't know anything about him. good! goes to show how little that makes sense.
@@parwes540 I'll never forget the time he let everyone know he serves his dogs raw.
The thought that Tom Scott may have children is one that never had crossed my head
his children would definitely be online boasting who their dad is
@@FartGas-xe4yk I mean, he's not a virgin (a video from the basics series confirmed this)
He's 39.
He's not even technically a human, so who knows.
I assume that most of the famous quality content creators have children, which is why they work so hard to become famous quality content creators. Most of them seem to be family men trying to provide, not living a lifestyle.
How the hell did you get this man to come back?
I'm happy
Allen left, and they're not talking about caillou hentai like the last time
This time must've been pure luck. The next time it will be due to Scottholms syndrome.
I honestly think they all forgot he was ever a guest in the past.
His sister works with Allan so easy
I think the title is supposed to be: ““The Internet is Cursed”, with Tom Scott”.
The way it is currently written, “The Internet is Cursed with Tom Scott”, makes it sound like Tom Scott is a curse on the internet.
he is finally free from the curse after ten years
Spot on. I don't mind Tom Scott's curse though. 😂
I assumed that's what it was and just accepted it without pause.
Youre making a suggestion to the people that named the micheal reeves episode "miche"
You really think they care about the title that much?
Which is why I watched
Finally, a podcast where the main talking point is critiquing the podcast
Safety Third, meta first
Well There's Your Problem, a podcast about engineering disasters, with slides, that is itself an engineering disaster.
I love how Tom went in somewhat reserved until he really realized it wasn't a 'good' podcast, it was a 'fun' podcast. And then started having lots of fun
@@c.james1 That's correct! You've definitely been watching/listening to the podcast too!
Tom diverted the conversation from his personal life like a complete gentleman.
That's definitely one of the nicest things about him as a guest. He's wonderfully adept at managing boundaries in a positive way.
I think part of it is that he values the craft of showmanship. I would venture a guess that he views going into his personal life as a type of poor showmanship - and that partly drives his preference for privacy.
We lost Nigel, now we lost Allen. Next we'll lose the dumpster.
we also lost the extra chair in ep 81 or sth
In all fairness losing the dumpster might be a bonus? 😂
Wait where did Allen go? Now who's going to agree with me that the cone would be the most comfortable chair
if you love something let it go
Losing stuff faster than will is losing his mind
Tom really is an enigma, and very hard to read. It's a miracle you got him back on here.
And the fact that he takes his op-sec ("operational security") so seriously that he won't even reveal IF he has a pet, I'm honestly kind of impressed
He seemed so uncomfortable last time, I thought he might be back on because he's wrapping up his regular series and he's about to open up a bit. Nope.
@@3nertia While it seems weird, it is so spectacularly on brand for him, particularly on a subject like that. The internet still uses a lot of security questions like "What is your pets name." etc, so giving anyone even the slightest hint is undesirable in his position, and he has an interest in stuff like that besides.
@@ashleyhamman Right, which is why I'm impressed :)
I never said anything about it being "weird" though - mind sharing how/where/why you got that impression? Also, "weird" isn't really a negative in my lexicon either, just fyi in case we engage further lol
@@3nertia Oh, I wasn't saying it particularly in reference to you, but just a general "The average viewer might not know that Tom has an interest in cybersecurity-type things." and younger generations being in the culture of everyone sharing everything.
I always love when Tom Scott is on because it feels like the boys always awaken the very mischievous uni Tom that is lurking under the surface.
I feel like we are just one more podcast away from a "Mad Cap'n Tom" moment.
I really, REALLY want to see a Mad Cap'n Tom moment.
@@edwardphilibin3151
Mad Cap'n Tom runs for Parliament.
I think Tom has mentioned that he doesn't drink alcohol, but these podcasts feel like getting someone drunk and having a conversation.
@@Reverend_Salem In fairness, he's done that already 😅
The way the "dump" button worked back when I worked on live call-in TV shows was that the show was always on a 5 second delay, but the button controlled the audio going out over the air. If a caller said something obscene, the sound guy had 5 seconds to hit the button and keep it down until the broadcast would be past the point of the call being dropped. The sound guy and call screener had to be listening intently the entire time and the host would do his best to keep a straight face, knowing that the viewers would only see him and hear the audio drop out for a few seconds and probably never know what actually happened. In my years of audio production for live TV, I think I only used that button once.
When Tom asked Will " How's fatherhood treating you?", I thought "oh now that he's about to wrap things up, maybe Tom's going to talk about his personal life" but as soon as Will asked " do you have any pets" Tom just shot him down 1:57
I like to think that Tom has something cool like three snakes living a really nice life at home - although who knows XD
I just binge watched Bobby Fingers on Tom's recommendation, and I think he might actually be the best visual artists on RUclips right now. His Bezos row boat is one of the greatest rollercoasters of a video I've seen ever, truly a masterpiece of poetry, music, craft, acting, and comedy.
The ending is pure comedic genius. Also, he is a great actor.
We really should get a Nigel call in episode I get he doesn't wanna fly to LA for every episode but him in the bottom right corner clearly playing a game on his other monitor would add a lot to the podcasts kinda stupid factor which is very important.
Yes, like those Japanese television programs.
This is a doubly ok idea because he was often pretty distracted when he was on anyway, just having his input every once in a while would add a lot.
LIVE NIGEL REACTION
I’d just want him blindly smiling at the camera with shitty ceiling back lighting on a laptop webcam and a loud fan in the background only occasionally speaking after long pauses because of a stream delay
@@tommykarrick9130Really out of sync too so he cuts the others off and is generally unintelligible.
It isn't so much that we care about Tom's personal life; we want to know that he's doing good and is happy. ❤
Glad to see Tom bigging up the Bobby Fingers RUclips channel. It's the most creative series of videos I can remember watching. Not just the dioramas and sculptures, but the editing, music, narration are on anither level. He's also part of a famous comedy music partnership that had huge success in Ireland.
only 15 minutes in to the podcast and the hosts have come up with a better idea they'd much rather do. Welcome to Safety Third.
Safety Third, good ideas somewhere like seventh or eighth or something.
I thank you for sending me to the single best cinematic masterpeice I've ever seen of jeff bezos as a boat.
Agree. I stopped watching the podcast to go watch that masterpiece. Wow. Wow. I have zero regrets giving that man 30 minutes of my life and attention. Wow.
It was amazing. I was really surprised by the hair transplant bit, but that's the full realization of what kind of artist that guy is.
I just did this, too. Seriously, the main takeaway from this episode should just be "go watch a Bobby Fingers video right now" because dang
That’s wild haha I saw that a few days and now this video came up!
I'm a long haul truck driver. I listen to videos on RUclips premium all day long, 10 hours a day with the screen off. I specifically look for the 1 hour or more for all my videos. I just queue up a few long 3 hour videos and my day is covered
Awesome. I hope you’re happy and well right now, thank you for keeping our lives rolling!
Some of my recommendations:
Fall of civilizations, Perun, Drachinifel, RealLifeLore.
The topics might not fit your taste, but I like the delivery of the content.
Respect to any driver!
Former Amazon driver, now FedEx and same! :)
I resonate with what Tom says about having an idea and executing it immediately. Its something thats often lost as you start to optimize your process but it takes a lot of the fun out of it
i wasnt sure if he was actually gonna be in the video because thats not a given, even if someone is in the thumbnail on this channel, but im very happy to see he actually is
@TheHumorgod yeah I know and I loved that episode. But iirc. They have photoshopped people in the thumbnail even though they're not there before as a joke
Wow, he came back even after being forced to imagine the concept of C A I L L O U H E N T A I
If you’re British and were at secondary school in 2010, these were your truths:
- A woman dumping a cat in a wheelie bin
- Paul Gascoigne turning up to a murderer’s stand-off with chicken and a fishing rod
- Robbie Williams back in Take That
I tripped out when in the early 2000's I took a vacation to France, I learned there was a Robbie Williams who was NOT Robin Williams.
Well Robbie was the default to British kids bc of Take That / his solo career (depending on your age) - imagine that
Pants are for horse riding. The first pair found are bronze age or earlier from the Mongolian steps. They had the gusset panel already by then to keep from splitting the crotch.
There's an hour doc about them. They are made of 3 or 4 different fabrics and weaves, very nice.
"We can make it sharper" is peak Safety Third
Of all the collabs I’ve seen on RUclips. None have surprised me more than the thumbnail for this one. I fully expected a bait and switch. It’s surreal seeing Tom Scott sitting in your lawn chair and holding your mic and a solo cup of all things. It’s perfect!
Now we know the actual reason, he paused making his own
Posy is my underrated RUclipsr. He just uploaded, so he's on my mind again, but he makes some really cool videos about relatively simple things, but in a certain way that he could blow my mind talking about a glass of water.
Omg Posy is soo fucking amazing that's a quality channel right there
Posy rocks! Discovered him a couple months ago and I’m hooked!
His videos are a straight up vibe. Such a unique aesthetic, and so thoroughly thoughtful in production. I’d even categorize him as an educational channel - it’s just presented so satisfyingly to your senses that it feels like bliss. He’s the man.
what is more iconic in regards of Tom Scott:
the red shirt or being windswept?
If I had a nickel every time a group of people all wore red shirts to mess with Tom, I'd have 3 nickels, which isn't alot but it's weird it happened thrice.
AlphaPhoenix is an Awesome channel, his videos are always on my to watch list
Would be great to see him on the podcast at some point
I was listening to this while driving on CA-91 West, 72 mph
49:40 I think the main thing with extremely long form content is that people put it on in the background while they do something like cleaning or work or (as a student) homework, etc. they listen to them when they're doing things that take a long time and they want some form of background noise. I know I do that when I'm doing the 'tedious' parts of survival or RPG games (grinding levels, gathering heaps of materials for in-game projects or crafting recipes, etc. where I'm just doing mundane tasks)
kevin unsheathing his red t-shirt on cue killed me 💀
I love the tape on William's mic, environmental storytelling at its finest.
As someone who’s super weird about keeping my private life private, I can only aspire to be as slippery as Tom 😌
So, do you have a pet, and what is it's name? ^_~
@@pmsavenger 🙊
The thing with adding the music in the end credits was originally a workaround for creators to still get money even if the content was maliciously flagged for a copyright claim that wasn't actually owned by the artist. You can see this in action within ymfah's "How to Break RUclips (Copyright Claim your own video)" from 3 years ago. It explains the situation in some detail.
In case you guys are interested, here are my thoughts regarding protecting your kids from the internet. I'm no expert, but I am a parent who has been through some shit with my kids, and I work in an information field. My kids are teens, so also it's possible this advice may soon be outdated. But anyways...
App limits are good; keeping an eye on what your kids are consuming is good. Making your home a safe place for your kids to talk about what they're consuming without fear of judgement is good (strict parents run the risk of raising good liars).
Also - and this is a big one - I think it's becoming more and more important to start teaching kids media literacy from as young as age as possible. Keep it age appropriate; start out with underscoring the difference between what's real and what's pretend (this is not a new concept; it's literally a developmental milestone). Move on to explaining how so much of what's out there, from fairy tales to TV shows to movies to RUclips to TikTok, is designed to keep you interested and entertained, so a lot of it is made up or exaggerated - sometimes people act really rude or silly or do dangerous things to make people laugh or scare them. But it's not okay to do those things in real life because you could upset someone, or get hurt. There are lots of good resources out there for teaching kids these things. Being a Canadian of a certain age, I still remember our beloved House Hippos psa as an early example of this. Go look it up, I'm sure it's on RUclips somewhere.
In general, keep talking; don't underestimate what kids are capable of understanding. Build a trusting, respectful relationship with them. That fixes so many issues.
you seem like a parent any child would be lucky to have! your comment has made me aware how much parenting (and our lives :P) has been affected by the internet.
@@aarontheperson6867 that is a very kind thing to say; thank you. My spouse and I are not perfect; we've just learned a lot over the years and been willing to admit when we were wrong and course correct. And I swear, when it comes to parenting, even parenting troubled kids, giving a shit is half the battle.
@@sheilaross1449 no problem! i totally agree with the whole "giving a shit" thing. kids don't care if you're a "perfect" parent, the effort is what matters more i feel.
and being able to admit your mistakes and change?? i feel like that is one of the biggest pillars for parents to build a strong, trusting connection with their kids, besides just being a good trait to have!
No kids, and not really a serious idea, but I do sometimes wonder how practical it would be to restrict the toys/entertainment a kid had to stuff pre-2000 or so, at least until elementary. Let them get cracked at Mario 64 or whatever.
@@Appletank8 it would be way too hard to enforce, public pushback would be significant, and even at that age school is getting more and more dependent on tech as well. I think unless we can better regulate dangerous content in the first place, the best bet is just to educate kids and empower them as young as possible.
16:00 I imagine this like a messed up version of taskmaster. Sort of a combination of taskmaster and scrapheap challenge where you have people with the skills to build and make something, and Greg Davies demanding horrors from them.
I need this to be 3x longer-- or at least have Tom on again sometime in the future. More Tom Scott is always appreciated.
I love that Tom Scott is promoting Bobby Fingers. It gives me hope that one day he'll come to Limerick and do a video on Chicken Hut.
Love bobby fingers mention, he is a famous Irish musician/ tv personality/ comedian .
I guess look up the rubber bandits.
But people don't think comedy is art so they didn't get as much credit as they deserve especially on irish tv and how our national broadcaster treated them
ive discovered him recently and it's one of the best people ive discoverd on youtube
I think I was among the first 20k subscribers- certainly subscribed after his first video. It's the only time I've ever gotten onboard early in my life.
35:30 My generation (just turning 22) didn't get terrifying PSAs. We had a sort of interactive theatre that simulated things like train tracks, a dark alleyway, one of those green electrical boxes with the fence around them, and put the fear of death into us in an immersive fashion.
I caught Toms goodbye last night. Hes a great man, he will be sorely missed in a great many ways.
he didnt die haha he's still going to upload in other places or something right? and he might (might is a strong word) come back if he feels like it?
He didn't die. I wonder if his retirement announcement is meant to steal attention from, or hide beneath, the abdication of the Queen of Denmark.
I would bet that he is going to Iceland soon, though. Perhaps the third time will be the lucky one where he gets to see an actual erupting volcano. 😂
@@aarontheperson6867 He's "retired" from doing weekly videos like he has for the past decade. He still has other shows, podcasts, on other channels, and if he hits on a really neat idea he might make another video. Lateral, Technical Difficulties, for example
He'll be back soon.
I love how they tagged a random comedy channel that hasn't uploaded in 14 years instead of kevin by accident
So nice to see Nigel and Allen here, they always bring something interesting)
It's nice of you guys to have Audrey on the podcast this week
Another one with Tom Scott, thats awesome!
a english public service announcement I remember, a child who was trying to get a ball off the top of a transformer station was trying to get a ball then just died. Thanks Tom for reminding me of those awful announcements
If Tom wants to know more about the button that deletes the last 10 seconds of live shows, he should speak to Dan of the H3 podcast. As far as I know they are the first livestream creators on youtube or twitch to use it. They have not one, but two of those buttons. Very expensive stuff.
why would you ever need such a stupid button lmao
@elfpi55-bigB0O85 idk about H3H3's button, but a similar one is used in radio to cover sneezes, coughs, and the like. it works by delaying the actual live broadcast by 10 seconds, and if you need to sneeze you press the button, it stops broadcasting, you sneeze, you hit it again to start broadcasting again, and you go about your show, ideally the audience never notices you even paused.
@@elfpi55-bigB0O85 its for when someone accidentally says something like "cunt" that would get the entire 3hr podcast demonetized and age restricted, accidentally showing nudity or something on a screen live, or if one of the crazy characters they live interview says or does something wild. same reason any tv or radio station would use one. it just goes back and deletes 20 seconds after the button press
@@elfpi55-bigB0O85The host has a habit of doxxing himself or saying jokes that can be clipped and used to try to cancel them. So they have an audio button and a video button.
British and Canadian service announcements both, scarring kids.for life, lol.
I can't believe Tom Scott is back on the podcast! Great episode!
For any Irish viewers like myself who never heard of Bobby Fingers, you won't believe me when I say this but Bobby is actually Mr Chrome from The Rubberbandits!
I was already blown away by his Jacko diorama to begin with but when I learned this it all made so much sense
For context for everyone else, The Rubberbandits were a comedy music duo who wore plastic bags on their heads and had the country in a vice grips for years, since then the other lad, Blindboy Boatclub runs a brilliant podcast about just about anything. I'd always wondered where Mr Chrome had disappeared to
I desperately hope that Tom Scott and the crew actually went out and made a video on that Tesla Truck idea. I've also been waiting for something like that battlebots vs ballistic gel dummy idea for a long time
one of the best guests on this pod, should be a mainstay😂
BOBBY FINGERS!!!
you all need to watch bobby fingers. The man cant miss.
One of the few podcasts I like to tune in, today with my favourite guy from youtube.
Fun fact--Ann Reardon (How to Cook That) included Nigel's "chemically pure" cookie experiment in one of her debunking/explanatory videos. Highly recommend.
Also sad that he had no idea how a real cookie was supposed to look like. 😂 but that’s why we love him.
Lateral is an absolute delight to listen to
My kid's 1 year or so ahead of Potato. It's so hard, and everything you think you 'learned' you have to keep re-considering, because you suddenly realize, Oh shoot, that's different now. It's constant flux so far. And I am sure I will think that's different eventually too.
I force my nieces to watch Ann rearden all the time. Usually after they want to do something they’ve seen on 5 minutes crafts.
When they brought up underrated youtube channels i immediately thought of bobby fingers!
Tom Scott is based
Love the AlphaPhoenix callout. There's more awesome videos there now, love that channel.
It's a little sad we never got Tom Scott in a Backyard Scientist/William Osman cybertruck video.
Here's hoping it still happens sometimes in the future.
5:20 h3podcast has the dump button and he’s literally used it to stop his credit card from being shown lol
I HIGHLY recommend Bobby Fingers if you haven't watched him. Its weird, I wanna say he's most similar to Captain Disillusion? But really they're worlds apart, but they have a similar "Total artistic integrity over every aspect of the production" thing going on.
I really like this "more loose" Tom, and hoping they do/did the Tesla truck idea... Something I would love to see also is gameshow(s) in Tom Scott style and in Safety third style, between the two crews (technical difficulties vs Safety third) - would require another judge than Tom though...
I started this pod when I was driving in my car, finished it at my computer, this was a great podcast to listen to in the car
One that I came up with that we used to use on the phone when our parents walked in was "air", an acronym for "Adult In Room". I wonder sometimes if our 'rents ever caught on, or wondered why the hell we were always studying the atmosphere and absolutely nothing else. Three-way phone call chains went psycho in the 90s. We'd have like nine people on the line and the first and last people in the chain couldn't hear each other for ish. Ah. Good times with homemade party lines, baebeeeeee
Genuinely one of the best podcast combinations.
Title is wrong! The internet is blessed with Tom Scott!
as a Slough resident born and bred I thank Tom for the greatest meme I own that I send to family any time my train arrives at Burnham station
Bobby Fingers is so underrated. I have not laughed so hard in recent memory, and have not had my expectations so subverted, as when I was watching Bobby Fingers. It's a MUST watch.
when Tom comes it becomes his podcast
Happy to see Tom back on. btw, personally for me, < 30 minutes watched in 1 sitting, > 50 I will usually watch in 2-3 sittings, if it's an interesting video (like this one actually!). < 10 minutes, I can easily binge 3-6 without really noticing time has passed. I have problems concentrating anyway... But ye short format is easier to binge for sure, but longer formats feel more fulfilling once you fully watch them through.
Big “STRIKE ME DOWN ZEUS” energy at the end
A little tip on the "toy that never gets boring" problem: create interest through scarcity.
Don't give them access to all the toys all the time. If you buy a new thing, put an old thing they aren't currently playing with away for a bit. Rotate the options.
This works very well for toddlers.
He is back!!!, best guest ever
Ive thought about the dump button idea for too long as well, usually it works by slowing down the feed by 1-2% and building up the buffer. Though as Tom said you'd need to have a local buffer before sending it to encode.
love the callout for Bobby Fingers, gotta be one of the absolute best longform youtube channels out there currently
The bezos boat video was actually an art peice worthy of framing
Tom came back, after the first visit? That's awesome.
I'd love to see Tom become a maker content creator
I love how they talk about the "dump" button that H3H3 had to install without realizing or intentionally not referencing them
Tom doesn't know that the H3 Podcast has already implemented the button that erases the last 20 seconds of the stream.
And it’s honestly the funniest part of the show- the abrupt cut to the “we’ll be right back” screen kills me
I'm at the stage where my oldest is wanting to do more with the internet and we are giving small amounts of freedom here and there and teaching along the way and having consequences(losing tech time etc) if the rules we have in place are violated. It's a balance between letting her learn what is good and what isn't while she's safe at home, and just wanting to not let her have access to things because of how much junk is out there.
This is my sleep noise, thanks for all y'all do
I started watching this while alone in a Discord voice channel and I feel called out.
The Corsair 1000D is a PC case literally made for Tom Scott's problem/idea. It fits 2 motherboards so one pc does all the content creation and the other routes everything where it needs to go.
Just to scare you safety third is one of the only long form videos that i focus on and sit down to watch
I’m shocked he’s back but oh my gosh I’m so happy 😅
58:56, yup! I'm driving for work! 25mph
I am currently on the freeway going 25 mph. Got to love that afternoon traffic
On the topic of the Cybertruck, I’d like to see what would happen if one of those 400mph rocket knifes hit the door
FYI, H3 podcast has the 30 sec pause of content in case of untransmissable content of you wanted to investigate how they've implemented it
I, too, agree that the internet is cursed with Tom Scott. But like a fun curse that isn't really.
See I read that title as 'The internet is cursed with Tom Scott.' Not 'The internet is cursed, with Tom Scott'
yeah and because they jinxed it now the internet is no longer blessed with tom scott
I can't believe you managed to get him back a second time after the first
Welcome to the safety third where the guests are the host
In my generation the equivalent of 5 minute crafts was the anarchist's cookbook. I found a copy randomly in a bunch of second hand Amiga disks.
definitely love alpha phoenix! his speed and behaviors of electricity vids are so awesome!
Would love to see Alpha Phoenix on! Ben Krasnow would be awesome too can't imagine how that'd go lmao.
As for long form content. I used to not watch it as much but have a lot more now with my new job I have to drive or occasionally fly to job sites. Even when I'm on site the work will switch between troubleshooting and then sitting around waiting. It'd come off not great if i was reading a book or staring at my phone so it's nice listening to topics I'm interested in while still looking like i'm focused lmao.