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[-] lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world 46 points 6 months ago

This video makes me not want to buy anything from Nichia. Nakamura invented a commercially successful product they made billions from, and Nichia rewarded him with nothing.

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They harassed him for years to stop working on the things that saved them then gave him 170 dollars per patent and 60k a year then sued the shit out of him when he left. He basically only got enough money from the countersuit to cover his legal expenses after they fought tooth and nail to appeal.

That company deserved to go bankrupt due to their shitty company culture and they punish the one guy that saved them from themselves.

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 months ago

Why are you flagged as a bot?

[-] lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Definitely not a bot. Not sure how I would disprove it though. Maybe send me pictures of crosswalks?

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

Just like any other user through a history containing high-enough-quality interactions.
It is a flag set manually, so a malicious/undercover bot would not have it set. It's more odd than suspicious.

I did look into your comments and saw no bot-like ones at all, which is why I asked. Is it like a stylistic decision or are you procrastinating actually developing the bot?

[-] lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Found it. I must have set it accidentally when I configured the account. Thank you for pointing out that it's a manually set flag.

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

~~np glad to help~~ good bot, keep fixing dat 4 me

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

You can set that in your profile, usually benign bot developers set it themselves

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago
[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

Some bot developers post manually from the same account their bot posts from, and just keep the flag on

[-] palitu@aussie.zone 15 points 6 months ago

Interesting watch. I never rally understood the concept of holes when learning about the. At uni. This made a lot more sense!

[-] itsmect@monero.town 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, the animation is excellent and really helps visualizing the concept

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 11 points 6 months ago

Interesting to see a video like this is getting downvoted at all.

[-] protist@mander.xyz 18 points 6 months ago

I'm not downvoting, but neither am I seeking out Veritaseum videos

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

Well, I don't know anything about the creator of this video but it was a nice little documentary. However if they have/had some controversial things, I see where you're getting at.

[-] Alto@kbin.social 10 points 6 months ago

I haven't heard anything controversial about him, and I feel like I would have. Obviously I could have missed something though.

[-] themusicman@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

He got called out a few years ago for releasing biased corporate ads disguised as educational content, essentially milking his reputation and audience for a payout

[-] Huschke@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Do you have a source? I watch the channel quite a bit and haven't heard about the controversy at all.

[-] Sidyctism@feddit.de 11 points 6 months ago

I know he got called out for his waymo video by another youtuber, Tom Nichols. Dont know if thats what themusicman is referencing

[-] themusicman@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Yeah that's the one. I still enjoy his content, but it leaves a sour taste

[-] kalkulat@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah... well (we have to admit) the 'hole' quantum part was very long and VERY nerdy for a whole lot of people. (Their loss.)

[-] GONADS125@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

I didn't downvote, but I hate videos being posted in the science community. Should be articles. This post belongs on a video community.

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