This was a pretty fun watch. Really makes me want to see what rev 2 and rev 3 might look like. It had plenty of minor pain points that could use some improving. Makes you wonder why humans hadn't...
This was a pretty fun watch. Really makes me want to see what rev 2 and rev 3 might look like. It had plenty of minor pain points that could use some improving.
Makes you wonder why humans hadn't thought of this sooner!
Oh wow, I haven't watched Cody in years! I'm glad to see he's still alive and posting interesting videos though, so thanks for sharing this @Kremor. I will have to start going through some more of...
Oh wow, I haven't watched Cody in years! I'm glad to see he's still alive and posting interesting videos though, so thanks for sharing this @Kremor. I will have to start going through some more of the videos he has made since I last watched him to see what he's been up to all these years. :)
Here's a quick recap as far as I can remember. He started off doing neat videos about mercury and various chemical reactions, precious metal extractions, videos about geology, etc, but there was a...
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Here's a quick recap as far as I can remember. He started off doing neat videos about mercury and various chemical reactions, precious metal extractions, videos about geology, etc, but there was a turning point after he released his uranium extraction video. Everything he did in that video was legal in the US, the end product he made wasn't illegal, and wasn't extremely dangerous given the precautions he used.
After that video he amassed a lot of online haters who reported him to various authorities any time he made a video. He was raided by the FBI and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission who scanned his parent's homestead, confiscated a couple things, said his workspace was above background radiation levels but otherwise he everything he did is legal and his storage methods were sufficient.
He released another video showing him creating an overkill containment canister with inch-thick lead walls. No commentary on that video, but he explained the raid a year or two later. After this he continued making precious metal extraction videos and general science videos, but they all got demonitized by online haters reporting every video regardless of its content.
Eventually Youtube demonitized all his videos, and stopped paying him, including a six-figure amount he was owed. This went on for at least a year and a half, during which he wasn't being paid for any content he uploaded.
During this time he went on to buy some land in Nevada and started building his dream of a simulated Martian colony on Earth. He's always been big into the colonization of other planets, especially Mars, and has worked with a lot of like-minded groups who are doing their own biosphere projects. He's bought a bunch of large plastic containers meant for storing thousands of pounds of food or cosmetics and has started converting them into water storage, greenhouses, etc. He's trying to make the whole thing self-contained and self-sufficient, using nothing but solar power and recirculated water. He's even commissioned a pressurized space suit and worked out how to keep his greenhouse airtight while managing temperature/humidity.
Anyway, about a year ago or a bit less, Youtube has finally paid him the $150k or whatever they had been withholding and started allowing him to monetize his videos again. Since then he's been uploading a lot more and now has the funding to take on even more ambitious projects.
It's been really great seeing his mood and outlook improve. It seemed like he was going through a fair amount of depression at some points, while isolated in the Nevada desert with nothing but cats and chickens and the camera to talk to.
Mostly Noise But man, why do so many people chose to funnel so much time and energy into just being awful people online? I know that's like, the modern internet in a nut shell, but like, are all...
Mostly Noise
But man, why do so many people chose to funnel so much time and energy into just being awful people online? I know that's like, the modern internet in a nut shell, but like, are all these people just as awful in real life?
I am super glad to hear that he finally got paid by YouTube and is able to monetize his videos again! Thanks for the summary. Although TBH I was already well aware of most of what you wrote about...
I am super glad to hear that he finally got paid by YouTube and is able to monetize his videos again! Thanks for the summary. Although TBH I was already well aware of most of what you wrote about since I was still watching him throughout all the unfortunate YouTube demonetization and user report brigading/harassment drama. I only stopped watching his videos shortly after he started setting up at chicken hole base (not because of anything he did, I just lost a bit of interest and moved on to watching other channels). IIRC the last video of his I watched was of him setting up his beehive at the base, which was 6 years ago.
Haven't thought about Cody in years. I used to watch him a bunch, but I forget why I unsubscribed. Seeing his channel come up from Tildes was a welcome blast from the past, and appreciate your...
Haven't thought about Cody in years. I used to watch him a bunch, but I forget why I unsubscribed. Seeing his channel come up from Tildes was a welcome blast from the past, and appreciate your summary of what's happened in Cody land.
This was a pretty fun watch. Really makes me want to see what rev 2 and rev 3 might look like. It had plenty of minor pain points that could use some improving.
Makes you wonder why humans hadn't thought of this sooner!
Oh wow, I haven't watched Cody in years! I'm glad to see he's still alive and posting interesting videos though, so thanks for sharing this @Kremor. I will have to start going through some more of the videos he has made since I last watched him to see what he's been up to all these years. :)
Here's a quick recap as far as I can remember. He started off doing neat videos about mercury and various chemical reactions, precious metal extractions, videos about geology, etc, but there was a turning point after he released his uranium extraction video. Everything he did in that video was legal in the US, the end product he made wasn't illegal, and wasn't extremely dangerous given the precautions he used.
After that video he amassed a lot of online haters who reported him to various authorities any time he made a video. He was raided by the FBI and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission who scanned his parent's homestead, confiscated a couple things, said his workspace was above background radiation levels but otherwise he everything he did is legal and his storage methods were sufficient.
He released another video showing him creating an overkill containment canister with inch-thick lead walls. No commentary on that video, but he explained the raid a year or two later. After this he continued making precious metal extraction videos and general science videos, but they all got demonitized by online haters reporting every video regardless of its content.
Eventually Youtube demonitized all his videos, and stopped paying him, including a six-figure amount he was owed. This went on for at least a year and a half, during which he wasn't being paid for any content he uploaded.
During this time he went on to buy some land in Nevada and started building his dream of a simulated Martian colony on Earth. He's always been big into the colonization of other planets, especially Mars, and has worked with a lot of like-minded groups who are doing their own biosphere projects. He's bought a bunch of large plastic containers meant for storing thousands of pounds of food or cosmetics and has started converting them into water storage, greenhouses, etc. He's trying to make the whole thing self-contained and self-sufficient, using nothing but solar power and recirculated water. He's even commissioned a pressurized space suit and worked out how to keep his greenhouse airtight while managing temperature/humidity.
Anyway, about a year ago or a bit less, Youtube has finally paid him the $150k or whatever they had been withholding and started allowing him to monetize his videos again. Since then he's been uploading a lot more and now has the funding to take on even more ambitious projects.
It's been really great seeing his mood and outlook improve. It seemed like he was going through a fair amount of depression at some points, while isolated in the Nevada desert with nothing but cats and chickens and the camera to talk to.
Mostly Noise
But man, why do so many people chose to funnel so much time and energy into just being awful people online? I know that's like, the modern internet in a nut shell, but like, are all these people just as awful in real life?
I am super glad to hear that he finally got paid by YouTube and is able to monetize his videos again! Thanks for the summary. Although TBH I was already well aware of most of what you wrote about since I was still watching him throughout all the unfortunate YouTube demonetization and user report brigading/harassment drama. I only stopped watching his videos shortly after he started setting up at chicken hole base (not because of anything he did, I just lost a bit of interest and moved on to watching other channels). IIRC the last video of his I watched was of him setting up his beehive at the base, which was 6 years ago.
Haven't thought about Cody in years. I used to watch him a bunch, but I forget why I unsubscribed. Seeing his channel come up from Tildes was a welcome blast from the past, and appreciate your summary of what's happened in Cody land.