[sdiy] open letter to Aaron Lanterman

[John Alex Hvidlykke]

I am sorry David, you are not offending me ;-)

Because I think you are right most of the way.

YouTube is as unsuited for serious technical information...
...as serious technical information is unsuited for television.

But YouTube (and television) is absolutely great for showing young people
having a great time doing things that ROCK with electronic components and
solderless breadboards!

While Aaron does the interesting video part, the students will no doubt have
to pass a more traditional test, involving printed words or at least pdf
files.

Cheers

John



> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl]Pa vegne af David G. Dixon
> Sendt: 7. maj 2010 17:24
> Til: 'Harry Bissell'; 'Aaron Lanterman'
> Cc: 'synth diy'
> Emne: Re: [sdiy] open letter to Aaron Lanterman
>
>
> > YouTube is not going to benefit these students when they are presenting
> > their designs
> > to the big boss, eh... maybe they should use PowerPoint :^)
> >
> > (only kidding, I hate power point too. and BBDs.. did I forget
> solderless
> > breadboards ?)
>
> I hate to be the voice of dissent here (actually, I kinda like it, but
> nevertheless...), but:
>
> 1) Yes, YouTube is imperfect in many ways, but without it we
> would not have
> been able to see all these cool projects, and the students who built them.
>
> 2) I'm sure the students will be presenting their designs to
> Aaron in a more
> traditional and appropriate format.
>
> 3) Powerpoint is like anything else: in the right hands, it can be
> brilliant; in the wrong hands, it can be awful.
>
> 4) Solderless breadboards rock! (although sometimes they suck)
>
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