Sorry to interrupt. I've just found out that the music is too loud. To balance this out, the next video will feature no music at all 🔈 coming soon: 🎵 ARROWS in ARROWS in ARROWS (hopefully less than 3 months this time)
Sorry to interrupt. I've just found out that the next video will feature no music at all. To balance this out, I've decided to express my worries, as i feel that the music is a very central piece of your videos. And I very much enjoy your videos. I'm also ready to be proven wrong, so I'm also intrigued.
Sorry to interrupt. I've just found out that you feel the music is too loud. Actually, the music was fine and was actually telling a story the whole time, and would get louder in proportion to the weirdness
ps: (feel free to delete this comment if u don't want it to be discussed here but) i just found out u were trans and it's always great to stumble upon trans siblings in the wild 🏳⚧✊
haha really glad you like the videos and glad they scratch all those itches! that's what I'm aiming for! and yes, secretly all these videos are allegories for trans-ness and enby-ness. eg: the time travel video is actually about me deciding whether to transition or not. I hope to be a 'publicly slow transitioner' because it's what I wish I saw when I was growing up
Pure genius; if genius was a way of describing an egg that has sat in the sun all day and you wanted something warm and gooey that could roll down a hill with ease. Thank you for making this
"Lets use a proper programming language, like *Microsoft PowerPoint*" This just hit me like fricken freight train. I knew the information, but you never expect it to come up.
This video is quite a definition of art. I watched the "Spellular Automata" video, then jumped into "New Cellular Automata", then "Top 9 ways to make Time Travel", then I just decided to binge the entire playlist. I thought these were just devlogs with creative presentation. But now I've reached the current cliffhanger of this saga. This is quite a unique experience I haven't really seen before. This video, to me, felt like it defined this saga as a whole: started with a concrete idea bound by certain expectations, subtly started going out of the box, then fully turned into an amorphic vessel to project your creativity onto, using loopholes inside the rules that you yourself created. This is a ship of Theseus that was partially repaired and rebuilt over time at first, but now you just create an entire new ship every episode. Then you turn that ship into a fractal. Sorry to interrupt, I'm writing this comment right now, and I've just realized I've started going off a tangent trying to make sense of my thought process projected onto your videos projected onto me. Maybe I'm not supposed to try to understand it all 100%. Either way, I'm here to enjoy the ride. I hope whatever is holding you back from creating the next episode (seeing how the 3 months thing has already been surpassed) is only temporary, and that you're doing well.
thanks, glad you're enjoying the ride :) i put whatever emotions i currently have into these videos, so they're usually based on something really specific, but i think the underlying emotions sometimes resonate with others too, sometimes not. all is well with the next video, I'm enjoying making it. it's taking longer for a number of reasons, like: it's an 'all-star' mix of some recurring themes (similar to define define), I'm using different editing software, I'm busier doing admin around the videos because of the channel growing, I'm doing a different thing with the background music. looking forward to it though :)
This is such a great and unique style of combining art, creativity and computer science in one video, I absolutely love it! By the way, HTML/CSS actually *is* Turing complete and therefore *is* a programming language. I once made Minecraft in it (without JavaScript).
I love the concept of Turing complete. As long as you have a simple set of concrete rules in a system, practically anything can be Turing complete. Once you have two logic gates, it’s Turing complete.
@@plumune1705Funnily enough, this also applies to programming-languages and bytecodes/machine-codes: It's possible to make a TC lang with 1 instruction/opcode, since this single instruction is allowed to do many things in sequence, such as conditionally-writing memory and conditionally-jumping
I rarely comment on any video (never did if I think about it) but I just have to now. I saw the first sandpond saga vid just a couple weeks ago but was hooked after the first minute. The combination of beautiful animations, story and code is phenomenal. Love it. Educational entertainment with a grain of trippy animations and voiceovers. Keep up the fantastic work.
It's safe to say this is one of my top 5 favorite videos on this entire platform, and it has been since the day I first saw it. To be honest, it might even be my very favorite. You found away to combine some of my favorite ideas, such as coding and philosophy into an extraordinary video that will always have a special place in my heart.
This video made me realize that lots of TodePond would fit really well on an educational TV series! Good vibes and imagery, not crazy technical while still being informative, and it doesnt take itself too seriously. BBC please pay Lu lots of money.
My god, im amazed by how simple your videos are but yet, they make me question the simplest of things. Please keep up your work and create more! Much love!
Hey I found your videos on Mastodon and I just want to thank you for making them - they're all lovely and creative. This is probably my favorite channel I've come across in the past year.
As someone who has a lot of computer science stuff on their youtube feed that is super technical, I love that your videos instead of getting very technical go much more into that philosophical and introspective direction. Really like your stance on definition (and powerpoint!) because when I try to come up with information about myself I struggle finding anything (eg. what music I like, what hobbies I actually have, what my primary interests are), it's much simple just being yourself, not thinking about it and enjoying the things you do!
I just discovered your channel recently, and they are definitely the type I will keep rewatching whenever they appear in my feed. A lot like Exurb1a but for (sometimes tangentially related) sand engine content. I love it.
I've never felt so confused yet amazed with a single video. Thank you so much for whatever this experience was. And please continue making this, by far one of the best channels out there love the quality of everything
I love this so much, the ideas are so unique, it's programming, and it's funny, and it's just a little out there. The little clarifications coming in to further specify it again and again was just amazing
Can safely say I haven’t experienced anything like your channel before. Truly unique and so pleasantly addictive. Cannot wait to see where future vids take us. Also, perhaps the most soothing voice on the platform.
I love that I can watch these videos, from some of them learn something, from all of them feel like I learn something. They are insanely creative. You're going to do great things.
I just recently found your channel and have watched most of your videos by now. Sad to see that you have not got more traction by now, you videos are really high quality. For what it's worth I would be happy to see new videos from you.
I can imagine being very annoyed by comments "correcting" whether something counts as something. The HTML bit definitely gave me a giggle. Nice work as always.
Okay, you've convinced me the universe was created last Thursday. There's no way your videos have been out for months and months and I haven't found them yet. Such a nice, quirky and creative way of doing things. :)
I absolutely adore this video. I love the soothing sounds, voice and background, the visuals are shapy and cute, and the humor is so endearing. I will definitely binge all previous 36 episodes tonight. See ya then! Love 🧡
We've been kind of obsessed with your videos. Just found them right this instant and keep ... like, not watching them fully because low energy and adhd but keep jumping around from video to video and they are so comfy and also we spent a silly amount of time trying to make sense of cellpond yepyep.
I cannot define how much I loved this vide- sorry to interrupt but I was just posting this comment and I realized that was a definition of how much I loved this video.
bro i got suggested this guy's channel like once and i love his voice so much lol (calming) i cant stop watching the sandpond saga now ive used some videos to help me sleep
The best way I can describe his work is something that'll fail you college, something the industry doesn't want to buy, something the world desperately need. Something different.
who needs mushrooms, i have the sandpond saga, wich is a series of videos in youtube. edit: actually, while i was reading my comment i realized, the sandpond saga is not a series of videos in youtube, instead it is a vaguely conected list of videos in youtube, a real series of videos in youtube would be the parts of a let's play
actually while i was editing my comment, i realized that that is not really a comment about the video, but just an idea i had, a real comment about the video would be: it was a great video, now i learnt tha the strict definition of define lets me be vague
It is incredible how good at communicating through art and specifically videos whoever behind this channel is/are. You are insanely talented, it's almost a crime how small this channel is, but I would guess it doesn't matter that much as long as you are having fun So I hope you do, will be waiting for another video!
Getting used to the brain massage of the other videos then watching the absolute frogfuzzle that is this video is definitely an interesting experience.
I just found your channel and I love it and I love you. Everything I've seen so far is so unique and wonderful, I think you have a beautiful soul which is beautifully expressed here. I really hope to see more! I'm sure this takes so much work so I will be patient but the world needs more of you in it
Gotta say, binging your channel is like tasting every flavor of fever dream (affectionately). I absolutely adore your style, its so incredibly creative and interesting.
This video was awesome! I think it’s meaning or “definition” to other people differ. I saw it as exploring the fluidity and looseness of language and the human mind. We define things, but they aren’t always clear. They aren’t concrete and they can mean different things. What really is a “cup”, is a cup anything different from a pile of atoms? How do we differentiate between a cup and a bowl? What is art? Is scribbling art? Is everything created by human art? What defines anything, what defines define. Or maybe this wasn’t the message, maybe I just got the definition wrong.
I feel like I've stumbled upon a hidden part of RUclips that can only be unlocked if you've suffered some form of traumatic brain injury and need to be rehabilitated. I love you Lu, I pledge myself to you.
Really cool, semi-psychedelic video! I like how it kinda very subtly covers a lot of ground, from AI controversy to Tetris being a cellular automaton and it still makes all the transitions smooth
definitions are a way that our limited minds can grasp parts of the infinite. They approximate the truth as an instance of a fractal approaches a fractal. but just as a fractal can be understood but not fully described, the truth can be defined but not fully described.
I swear these videos are so entertaining and novel that time dilates and they feel twice as long as their timestamp. This felt 20 minutes long and I loved every time-stretched second
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference (and no difference)." - William James Using this quote, define is defined as that which ascribes properties to that without properties.
This entire video is just an elaborate way of asking someone their pronouns
I laughed guturally idk how to spelt
ill send this to anyone who i want to ask
:(
lol nice
how so?
I'm going to be honest, that reuse of the definition of art to get the definition of definition was amazing. Please don't stop being this.
it flows specially wellafter fractals
WOW
Sorry to interrupt. I've just found out that the music is too loud. To balance this out, the next video will feature no music at all 🔈
coming soon:
🎵 ARROWS in ARROWS in ARROWS
(hopefully less than 3 months this time)
Sorry to interrupt. I've just found out that the next video will feature no music at all. To balance this out, I've decided to express my worries, as i feel that the music is a very central piece of your videos. And I very much enjoy your videos. I'm also ready to be proven wrong, so I'm also intrigued.
@@3snoW_ Not to worry, I'm sure there will be a twist or two along the way :)
Sorry to interrupt. I've just found out that you feel the music is too loud. Actually, the music was fine and was actually telling a story the whole time, and would get louder in proportion to the weirdness
Arrows? 😂
@ yes! no relation to tldraw :)
Sorry to interrupt, but I love this. Very good definitions for art and define. 10/10 would annoy the neighbors again
You've quickly become one of my favorite RUclips channels, and I'm really happy you're making these videos.
definetly the best channel i discovered in 2022
ps: (feel free to delete this comment if u don't want it to be discussed here but) i just found out u were trans and it's always great to stumble upon trans siblings in the wild 🏳⚧✊
haha really glad you like the videos and glad they scratch all those itches! that's what I'm aiming for! and yes, secretly all these videos are allegories for trans-ness and enby-ness. eg: the time travel video is actually about me deciding whether to transition or not. I hope to be a 'publicly slow transitioner' because it's what I wish I saw when I was growing up
@@TodePond Damn, now I gotta rewatch all your videos with a new interpretation
How horrible 🏳️⚧️💙
@@stinkytoby hahaha... I'd say from "Crime" onwards is where the videos become more than just coding videos. it's when the robot was introduced
Hey, another transister, here, waving at my other trans siblings, who I stumbled upon accidentally, and didn't even know it.
Pure genius; if genius was a way of describing an egg that has sat in the sun all day and you wanted something warm and gooey that could roll down a hill with ease. Thank you for making this
Thank you! (I think?)
happy rolling out there
Its really hard to define what your videos are . But they feel very unique and psychedelic in a way. Thanks so muich for uploading.
"Lets use a proper programming language, like *Microsoft PowerPoint*"
This just hit me like fricken freight train. I knew the information, but you never expect it to come up.
I'm not sure if this was on purpose or not, but I like how the end cards appear at the same beat of the song
haha thanks - yes it's on purpose :)
This video is quite a definition of art. I watched the "Spellular Automata" video, then jumped into "New Cellular Automata", then "Top 9 ways to make Time Travel", then I just decided to binge the entire playlist. I thought these were just devlogs with creative presentation. But now I've reached the current cliffhanger of this saga. This is quite a unique experience I haven't really seen before.
This video, to me, felt like it defined this saga as a whole: started with a concrete idea bound by certain expectations, subtly started going out of the box, then fully turned into an amorphic vessel to project your creativity onto, using loopholes inside the rules that you yourself created.
This is a ship of Theseus that was partially repaired and rebuilt over time at first, but now you just create an entire new ship every episode. Then you turn that ship into a fractal.
Sorry to interrupt, I'm writing this comment right now, and I've just realized I've started going off a tangent trying to make sense of my thought process projected onto your videos projected onto me. Maybe I'm not supposed to try to understand it all 100%. Either way, I'm here to enjoy the ride.
I hope whatever is holding you back from creating the next episode (seeing how the 3 months thing has already been surpassed) is only temporary, and that you're doing well.
thanks, glad you're enjoying the ride :) i put whatever emotions i currently have into these videos, so they're usually based on something really specific, but i think the underlying emotions sometimes resonate with others too, sometimes not.
all is well with the next video, I'm enjoying making it. it's taking longer for a number of reasons, like: it's an 'all-star' mix of some recurring themes (similar to define define), I'm using different editing software, I'm busier doing admin around the videos because of the channel growing, I'm doing a different thing with the background music.
looking forward to it though :)
This is such a great and unique style of combining art, creativity and computer science in one video, I absolutely love it! By the way, HTML/CSS actually *is* Turing complete and therefore *is* a programming language. I once made Minecraft in it (without JavaScript).
I love the concept of Turing complete. As long as you have a simple set of concrete rules in a system, practically anything can be Turing complete. Once you have two logic gates, it’s Turing complete.
@@musclechicken9036 a single logic gate even, if it's NAND or NOR
@@plumune1705Funnily enough, this also applies to programming-languages and bytecodes/machine-codes: It's possible to make a TC lang with 1 instruction/opcode, since this single instruction is allowed to do many things in sequence, such as conditionally-writing memory and conditionally-jumping
turing complete does not equal programming language, does it? genuine question...
😅
I rarely comment on any video (never did if I think about it) but I just have to now. I saw the first sandpond saga vid just a couple weeks ago but was hooked after the first minute. The combination of beautiful animations, story and code is phenomenal. Love it. Educational entertainment with a grain of trippy animations and voiceovers. Keep up the fantastic work.
6:47 "Sometimes the art is for other people. And sometimes it's just for you." Amen!
It's safe to say this is one of my top 5 favorite videos on this entire platform, and it has been since the day I first saw it. To be honest, it might even be my very favorite. You found away to combine some of my favorite ideas, such as coding and philosophy into an extraordinary video that will always have a special place in my heart.
I just found this channel, and I fucking love it. It is so exactly the right way of f'ed up meta analysis on everything, it amazing
This video made me realize that lots of TodePond would fit really well on an educational TV series! Good vibes and imagery, not crazy technical while still being informative, and it doesnt take itself too seriously. BBC please pay Lu lots of money.
My god, im amazed by how simple your videos are but yet, they make me question the simplest of things. Please keep up your work and create more! Much love!
Wow, this video is fascinating! I'm blown away that such high-quality content isn't more popular, great job!
This was..... an experience. This was the best thing that I could've discovered tonight. Thank you.
Hey I found your videos on Mastodon and I just want to thank you for making them - they're all lovely and creative. This is probably my favorite channel I've come across in the past year.
thank you very much, that's absolutely wonderful to hear! really glad you're enjoying them :)
As someone who has a lot of computer science stuff on their youtube feed that is super technical, I love that your videos instead of getting very technical go much more into that philosophical and introspective direction. Really like your stance on definition (and powerpoint!) because when I try to come up with information about myself I struggle finding anything (eg. what music I like, what hobbies I actually have, what my primary interests are), it's much simple just being yourself, not thinking about it and enjoying the things you do!
I just discovered your channel recently, and they are definitely the type I will keep rewatching whenever they appear in my feed. A lot like Exurb1a but for (sometimes tangentially related) sand engine content. I love it.
I can't believe that every video on this channel is just as amazing as the last. You make me cry. in a good way ;)
thank you meat dress
I define myself as a huge fan of the TodePond channel on RUclips!!
This is so cool I cannot. I binged almost your whole channel by now. I am watching this video for the 4th time because it's just so cool
I feel like I just had a fever dream
I only just discovered your channel and I am hooked on your unique and brilliant content and style
I love this channel so much
Words can't describe it
I've never felt so confused yet amazed with a single video. Thank you so much for whatever this experience was. And please continue making this, by far one of the best channels out there love the quality of everything
I love this so much, the ideas are so unique, it's programming, and it's funny, and it's just a little out there. The little clarifications coming in to further specify it again and again was just amazing
Everytime I see your videos pop up I get excited, another banger as always. Keep it up!
Can safely say I haven’t experienced anything like your channel before. Truly unique and so pleasantly addictive. Cannot wait to see where future vids take us.
Also, perhaps the most soothing voice on the platform.
I love that I can watch these videos, from some of them learn something, from all of them feel like I learn something. They are insanely creative. You're going to do great things.
I just recently found your channel and have watched most of your videos by now. Sad to see that you have not got more traction by now, you videos are really high quality. For what it's worth I would be happy to see new videos from you.
Thanks! I dunno, the traffic has seemed huge recently compared to what I'm used to, I wouldn't want it to speed up tooo much 😅
I can imagine being very annoyed by comments "correcting" whether something counts as something. The HTML bit definitely gave me a giggle. Nice work as always.
YOUR FINALLY AT 10K! CONGRATULATIONS!
We must protect bird at all costs
That onesie.... TodePond is now officially my favourite channel! (And also has a gorgeous face and hair that I hope to see in other videos as well)
challenge: find the 3 previous episodes with my face in
I love your channel so much! Your videos are so polished and unique, and cover a lot of nicher interests I enjoy :)
Definition unclear, I somehow am now subscribed to TodePond.
I just binged this entire series in one sitting and that was amazing, excited to see what's next but I already feel like I've learned so much
The aesthetic in this video are top notch! It's so calming watching your videos! Your voice is so soothing!
was looking up fractals and chaos today and this video came! it's so refreshing!
Okay, you've convinced me the universe was created last Thursday. There's no way your videos have been out for months and months and I haven't found them yet.
Such a nice, quirky and creative way of doing things. :)
btw, congrats for your channel picking up momentum after such a long time of making videos!
I absolutely adore this video. I love the soothing sounds, voice and background, the visuals are shapy and cute, and the humor is so endearing. I will definitely binge all previous 36 episodes tonight. See ya then! Love 🧡
good luck out there! please enjoy your binge at the Pond
This was amazing. Loving these monthly uploads. 😊
I wish they played this video at rave parties
Is it odd that I find your videos really comforting? Because I really do.
Also, cute onesie!
Yes! What a great new video 😍 very creative as always
We've been kind of obsessed with your videos. Just found them right this instant and keep ... like, not watching them fully because low energy and adhd but keep jumping around from video to video and they are so comfy and also we spent a silly amount of time trying to make sense of cellpond yepyep.
3:42 Top 10 anime plot twists
This is the best channel i've found this year! Your videos are so original and fun to watch.
I cannot define how much I loved this vide- sorry to interrupt but I was just posting this comment and I realized that was a definition of how much I loved this video.
I found your channel thru your interview with Primeagen and fell absolutely in love with this video, it's really aesthetically pleasing
bro i got suggested this guy's channel like once and i love his voice so much lol (calming)
i cant stop watching the sandpond saga now
ive used some videos to help me sleep
there's a reason why your videos are in my favorites playlist
This channel is a gem, I'm so glad I found this. I know what I'm binging next!!!
This was such a lively/intelligent video~ Good job!
The best way I can describe his work is something that'll fail you college, something the industry doesn't want to buy, something the world desperately need. Something different.
Thanks Lu you’re the only person on RUclips whose videos never fail to make me smile! So proud to be a yellow frog in the pond 🐸
who needs mushrooms, i have the sandpond saga, wich is a series of videos in youtube.
edit: actually, while i was reading my comment i realized, the sandpond saga is not a series of videos in youtube, instead it is a vaguely conected list of videos in youtube, a real series of videos in youtube would be the parts of a let's play
actually while i was editing my comment, i realized that that is not really a comment about the video, but just an idea i had, a real comment about the video would be: it was a great video, now i learnt tha the strict definition of define lets me be vague
Like your style of videos, really immersive music and visuals.
Just found you through DreamBerd, hats off to your dedication!!
This channel is FLAMES!!! Criminally underrated!!
It is incredible how good at communicating through art and specifically videos whoever behind this channel is/are. You are insanely talented, it's almost a crime how small this channel is, but I would guess it doesn't matter that much as long as you are having fun
So I hope you do, will be waiting for another video!
Getting used to the brain massage of the other videos then watching the absolute frogfuzzle that is this video is definitely an interesting experience.
Wonderful video! The Life | Intelligence part is outstanding!!!
I just found your channel and I love it and I love you. Everything I've seen so far is so unique and wonderful, I think you have a beautiful soul which is beautifully expressed here. I really hope to see more! I'm sure this takes so much work so I will be patient but the world needs more of you in it
Gotta say, binging your channel is like tasting every flavor of fever dream (affectionately).
I absolutely adore your style, its so incredibly creative and interesting.
This video was awesome! I think it’s meaning or “definition” to other people differ. I saw it as exploring the fluidity and looseness of language and the human mind. We define things, but they aren’t always clear. They aren’t concrete and they can mean different things. What really is a “cup”, is a cup anything different from a pile of atoms? How do we differentiate between a cup and a bowl? What is art? Is scribbling art? Is everything created by human art? What defines anything, what defines define. Or maybe this wasn’t the message, maybe I just got the definition wrong.
You're the best obscure yt channel ever!
I randomly landed on yout video but omg I never seen something like that I really loved it.
The perfect way to explain why critiques are not agreed by yourself
Sorry to interrupt, I'm writing this comment right now and I've just realized this video is really good!
These videos are always such a delight
This is my absolute favorite video.
You are painfully underrated and you deserve more.
Keep making this content!!!
you inspire me like nothing else has. thank you pond animals
thank you that's very kind of you to say! I'm very glad to hear that. and I will pass on the message to all the pond animals!
Wow ok I think I've just discovered a little gem on the internet that is your channel. Thank you very much for your "definition" 💚
I feel like I've stumbled upon a hidden part of RUclips that can only be unlocked if you've suffered some form of traumatic brain injury and need to be rehabilitated. I love you Lu, I pledge myself to you.
Really cool, semi-psychedelic video! I like how it kinda very subtly covers a lot of ground, from AI controversy to Tetris being a cellular automaton and it still makes all the transitions smooth
I was expecting some thoughtful exploration into "code as art" and got sucked into a fever dream of existential crisis.
So good production quality. Your channel is really underrated
Hope the channel grows soon :)
omg I was listening to the eastward soundtrack, and the epic cinematic drop happened right when I saw this notification lkadjg
how did they know!!?
I've just watched the entire SandPond Saga and now I'm sad that I have to go back to regular RUclips :((
Thanks for making this !!
I don't quite fully understand how I got here but what I do understand is that I need to watch more.
This video was amazing, I really regret ignoring your videos in my recommended for so long (sorry! hahaha)
I just found your channel, and all your videos are super interesting and well made. Your style is very creative.
definitions are a way that our limited minds can grasp parts of the infinite. They approximate the truth as an instance of a fractal approaches a fractal. but just as a fractal can be understood but not fully described, the truth can be defined but not fully described.
I swear these videos are so entertaining and novel that time dilates and they feel twice as long as their timestamp. This felt 20 minutes long and I loved every time-stretched second
This video was mesmerizing, wow. What a great idea hahaha. I would love if I had that kind of ideas, the good thing is that I watch you.
Holy, this video is literally ethereal, what I thought was just a run of the mill coding lesson turned out to ascend me to the fourth dimension
you never cease to amaze, i love your work
oh my god i love the quality of the production and everything about it
i dont know why but these videos are more captivating that multi million dollar series for some reason
Holy shit I love this. This is beautiful. Thank you.
You are brilliant and engaging. Oh how long I've searched for you. Subscribed. :)
super impressive work. Define = art
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference (and no difference)." - William James
Using this quote, define is defined as that which ascribes properties to that without properties.
You arr brilliant. Thanks for keeping me up way after I needed to sleep❤