Hearted Youtube comments on Veronica Explains (@VeronicaExplains) channel.

  1. WHAT DO WE WANT? AWK VIDEO! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? When convenient... I appreciate these thoughtful videos and the hard work they represent.
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  2. Remember, if it weren’t for Debian there would be absolutely NO Hannah Montana Linux. Always good to know where greatness begins
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  3. I've been using Linux since the 90s and I'm just now learning about the column command.
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  4. You haven't convinced me to accept the broad range of human preferences in the world and get on with my life.
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  5. I had no idea there was such a thriving marketplace for iPod replacement parts! There's lots of similar parts out there for Nintendo Game Boys too.
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  6. As a woman I love seeing other women who talk about Linux! Honestly, you are the first woman who isn't paid by a linux distro that I've seen discuss Linux on Youtube. Thanks! I just subbed!
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  7. I like the vibe of these unscripted, but minimally edited videos. It's really nice!
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  8. COBOL isn't just a programming language, it's a lifestyle you never truly leave 😎 lol. But honestly I wish you luck in all your endeavors :)
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  9. I had never even heard of column, but I had this Bash script that spits out a long list of terms. As soon as i saw thumbnail and title of this video i added "| column" to my script execution and it was perfect. Now I will watch the video.
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  10. Main developer and creator of this installer here, stumbled across your video just now and wanted to say that 11:32 - made me happy to hear and the excitement at 6:07 also cheered me up. Glad you loved the overall experience, if you haven't tried it yet the user experience should feel and look a lot better these days because we dropped an improved version of the TUI just after your video was made :) The current stable version has a few smaller bugs however and I'm about to release the next version in a few days. But the user interface is there to try if you wanna give it a go :) Anyways, keep up the good work!
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  11. I'd been in mainframe IT for 35 years. The last time my contract was cut, I decided I was done with the corporate world. I was tired of being a number in a system that a Sr VP could cut so he could earn his bonus. I now sell Viking/Medieval clothing at medieval and renaissance faires across the country. WAY harder job, lot less money, but so much more satisfying.
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  12. Officially requesting that "Oh No! Am I going to have to do some work, Veronica?!" becomes a regular line in your show.
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  13. How about teaching us COBOL too? There's not a lot of high quality content about it out there, and there's definitely interest. I'd also be interested in Ada, and nobody's doing that either.
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  14. This is easily my favorite Linux channel, even when the videos are things I already kinda know, because Veronica never does clickbait titles and is generally calm and reasonable.
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  15. OMG a breath of fresh air! I'm a hard core Fedora user, but the best tool is always the one that works for you.
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  16. "It's my choice, and I made it" = good. The facial expression sending that point home = priceless
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  17. Debian and Arch are the future! 😊
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  18. I've been waiting a while for Veronica to give her take on this situation. Thank you for this.
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  19. I still use my ipod classic 120GB, 15 years later because I can store all of my music on it and not have to worry about a streaming service and everything that goes along with that... Knowing that I can get an SSD for it is a game changer
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  20. After a failed career in truck driving for too many weight violations, my friend Overload decided to take up programming. Although he was excited about the idea of operator overloading, it did not actually involve putting more stuff in a container than it was rated for. He was confused. He did not know what to do. He was ready to give up. His CDL would not be reinstated for another 120 days, so he could not go back to commercial driving, which was more in line with his comfort zone. At this point, programming was his only hope, but how was he going to grasp the concept of operator overloading? Well he came for me to help, which I was glad to provide. I led Overload to a set of C++ references that covered the concept in detail and provided examples for him to follow. He was able to keep his programming job and would not return to a life of DOT violations.
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  21. I can't explain how fast I rushed to Flathub when I found out 3D Pinball was available there
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  22. Admiral Shark here! Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad my site's content was helpful! It always means a lot to hear my work has helped someone.
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  23. "Who cares! It's my channel" This is why watching your videos is such a joy.
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  24. That t-shirt is a left-over from Halloween isn't it. It sure scares the hell out of me.
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  25. I'm a retired UNIX/Linux System Administrator (30+ years) and I find your content refreshing and more to the point very useful! Yeah there are newer and perhaps simpler commands, but knowing the basics is still very important. People would ask me why learn vi when there is nano for example. Because from AIX to (name your Linux distro) etc, you'll always have vi :) Thanks again for your hard work and keep keep doing what you're doing!
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  26. There is one thing that I feel that you missed mentioning. That is command-line tools and how they can work together using piping (i.e. the '|' character). And that is something that GUI programs can not do. And it is also part of the whole Unix ethos.
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  27. I'm watching this from a 2012 MBAir on Linux Mint. Works perfectly. I'm very happy with it.
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  28. As the old saying goes, "As long as you know which end of the screwdriver to hammer on, you'll be fine."
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  29. Arch always makes you learn stuff. Even during its installation. It taught me to read logs, to 'man' every command in terminal, taught me udev, taught me to explore sysfs stuff, taught me to only keep packages that I really need. It was hard in the beginning but you do come to understand your machine far better after all.
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  30. Woo! iPod video! And a pod from Free Geek Twin Cities, too! I'm the Apple department coordinator there, so on behalf of all of us at FGTC, thank you so much for all the shoutouts you've given us, and for helping keep this old tech alive and well. Every time I put a "project" iPod out in the store, I hope that someone's going to give it the kind of TLC you have, so it's really wonderful to see that in action.
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  31. This channel is awesome! Let me explain. Veronica has such an engaging presentation style, and I always learn a pantload from her videos. I love both the humor and the depth of knowledge. More, more! Btw, I like the new tee at 3:16, but I love the original "Linux is Awesome" tee better. So, I just ordered one. Can't wait to wear it!
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  32. It’s never a bad idea to update SSH keys regularly – even better when there is a more secure algorithm. 🙂
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  33. I never thought as an IT person I'd enjoy watching a video on a printer. My entire life has been a lie.
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  34. Yes, please do a deeper dive into Mastodon! I see lots of folks that have no idea what Mastodon is all about, and what the advantages are over other social networks (no ads, no algorithm, etc.) I think a video in your easy-going style would go a long way towards easing people's fears and uncertainties. P.S. Thanks again for the video on Barrier, I use it every day with my iMac and Linux laptop and love it!
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  35. 23:02 small miracle that modern itunes still supports iPod
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  36. Keeping up with the Commodore would be a reality show I would actually watch
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  37. Hello Verónica, I'm from a small country called Uruguay in South America. I discovered your channel a while ago, and I loved the way you communicate and explain topics. I'm not a programmer or anything like that; I work in the field of cybersecurity. Nevertheless, all the topics you've covered on your channel have interested me. I really like the vintage-tech style you bring to the videos. I'm very glad that you've been able to take the step of doing what you love, because, after all, in the little time we have on this Earth, that's what we should do. I promise to watch all the videos you upload to support making this your lifelong job. Sending you a hug and congratulations.
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  38. You have a strong on-camera presence and a great voice! So happy you took the dive into youTube!
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  39. I love these episodes. Retro computing is interesting.
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  40. I like the part where veronica says "its explaining time" and explains all over the place
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  41. Vent.. uring into the realm of YouTube brilliance, this video stands out with its remarkable creativity and captivating storytelling.
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  42. (Adam from Free Geek here) Thank you so much for taking the time to interview us. This is good legislation that will hopefully receive a few tweaks in the future.
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  43. Couple years ago, I was given 10 chromebooks to install Linux to from my teacher. I tried contacting the school board to request the enterprise enrolment to be removed from them but then I found the mrchromebox firmware and with a USB eeprom programmer, had them all booting into linux in no time. The chromebooks then went onto serve the class once again!
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  44. You rock our world, Veronica. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise... AND for the inspiration and the laughs. Your skills and your irreverent and DFWM attitude is always a delight (see: the "meeting you halfway..." parenthetical comment. Perfect!) Be well! xoxo, Allen & Mike 😍👍
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  45. "The manual is angry at you for needing it!" That is a classic line, and as someone who teaches a course in technical writing for product documentation, I hereby confess I MUST steal this line for when I teach the course again later this month!!
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  46. I love this video. First Linux experience was 5 months ago after getting pretty drunk (I mean not that drunk) and installed Fedora workstation for fun. Probably the best after drunk experience in my life
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  47. I didn't know column did JSON output, thank you! (puts on seal costume) AWK AWK AWK AWK! An awk series from you would be great.
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  48. LED Overload! I've always had a soft spot for Mint, it's one of those distro's that seems to focus on getting the job done. I've started to poke around at the LMDE version just for funsies. You mentioned running Debian Sid in the video, and I'd be curious to see a comparison of Stable v Testing v Unstable branches of Debian...
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  49. Oggs were meant to be saved
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  50. 10 points for btop
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