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Here is the Opening Draft [01:32], which could serve as a trailer.

And his current project/upcoming video is the entire series of Power Rangers

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In a hilarious takedown, münecat returns after a year with special focus on men who rationalize their sexism with bunk science.

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Jun Song, the winner of BB4, is the topic of today. People know Jun as "the floater", but oftentimes don't know what that actually entails. How exactly did Jun carve out a revolutionary Big Brother strategy and use it to win the game? I'm hopeful I'll be able to tell you. This is the story of how Jun Song won Big Brother 4.

~~Big Brother: Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss Edition~~

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submitted 6 months ago by Crul@lemm.ee to c/videoessays@lemmy.world

From the video description:

Ever hear that the neutral zone in Yars' Revenge uses the game's code for its graphics? How does it work, and is it possible to reverse engineer that code just from playing the game? It's all explained right here.

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From the video description:

Papers:

Next video: Simulating the Evolution of Sacrificing for Family - YouTube

TL;DW written with claude.ai from video transcription:

The video explores the evolution of altruistic behavior using computer simulations. It introduces the concept of "green beard altruism" - where organisms with a specific phenotype (e.g. a green beard) help others with the same phenotype. The simulations test whether genes for altruism can spread in a population.

Initially, a simple altruism gene goes extinct, even when the risk to altruists is made very low. Then a "green beard gene" is added, so altruists only help others with the same gene. This allows altruism to spread when the risk is moderate, but it goes extinct at higher risks. Finally, the "green beard" and altruism behaviors are split into two separate genes. This causes altruism to go extinct rapidly, showing green beard altruism is very fragile.

The video concludes that these simulations don't fully explain human altruism. The next video will cover "kin selection" based on Hamilton's rule, which may provide better insights.

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Full playlist: Crash course for Aliens - Zogg from Betelgeuse (YouTube)

From the video description:

First episode of Earthlings 101, a crash course for alien visitors of earth.

Greetings, fellow aliens! This is the first episode of Earthlings 101. In this episode, you will learn who earthlings are, where they live and why they are so different from all other species in the galaxy.
The video also contains useful tips for interstellar tourists, alien scientists and space invaders.
Enjoy!

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submitted 6 months ago by Crul@lemm.ee to c/videoessays@lemmy.world

From the linked page in the video description:

https://mitxela.com/candle

About a day before EMF camp was due to begin, there were still slots available for lightning talks and I impulsively decided to give one. I talked about the tic-tac-toe opponent I wrote in brainfuck. It didn't go too well, I think most of the audience didn't have a clue what I was going on about, and ten minutes was cutting it a little bit fine since I had to waste the first part explaining what brainfuck is.

But perhaps sticking the presentation into a youtube video will let it reach a wider audience.

The commented source code is available on the github page.

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From the video description:

Getting citizenship is hard, but getting rid of it is often not the least bit easier. And some countries simply won't let you go at all.

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