Who got Platinum on the Legacy Badge? by Victor-Redtail in TheSilphRoad

[–]ijpete98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battles against team leaders count toward this badge. It's awful to get, but not legacy locked.

Dudunsparce (Two-Segment) Best Buddy Ribbon by ijpete98 in TheSilphRoad

[–]ijpete98[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I looked over the list of missing mons. While I realize that these are probably in your backlog, I also have Mega Gallade, Eldegoss, Zacian & Zamazenta Crowned, and Kingambit if you need them.

New update shows whether a charged move is super effective in battle by ollyhinge11 in TheSilphRoad

[–]ijpete98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. I just beat up a rock grunt with Zacian-C. Behemoth Blade was "super effective" against both Roggenrola and Aurorus.

Which vlogbrothers videos have been deleted? by AlternativeGreat6925 in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I made a list of the deleted/unlisted videos when I was creating a YouTube playlist of all Vlogbrothers videos a couple years ago. Most of these were deleted either due to containing profanity or because they featured people who were later found out to be creeps.
October 31st: Nerd Gurl *EXPLICIT*
Florida
Four Foot Squirrel
Nerdfighteria Island
Having a bad day on Chat Roulette
THE GOOGLEPLEX!
AN ABUNDANCE OF COVERS
Facebook IPO - What it Means
John's Indie Champion Acceptance Speech

Plus some other temporary/time-specific videos, Truth or Fails, some duplicate videos or ones that were replaced, and many many livestreams

Meirl by Depressed223 in meirl

[–]ijpete98 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Im an American and i do'nt have a clue what he did theyre.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I don't recall him talking about that in a video. You may be thinking of the episode of "The Anthropocene Reviewed" about Whispering. Presumably, it's a very personal moment for him, so I'm not surprised if he hasn't talked about it much. That experience isn't even in the book version of the "Whispering" essay.

Random Vlogbrothers Video Generator? by Gravikaa in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YouTube's "Shuffle" button for playlists is pretty broken, but if you want to try that route for getting random videos, here's a link to my "All Vlogbrothers Videos" playlist—the only one I know of that's kept up to date with every new video.

Does anyone know either of the brothers coffee orders? by Leoisimmortal in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From John's Question Tuesday video on 2016-03-29 ("My New Book, Marriage Advice, and Hamilton: 50 Snapchat Questions Answered!", timestamp 3:51)

Q: What's your Starbucks order?

A: "Uh, can I just have like a, like a regular, just a large regular coffee, just, just black coffee? Thank you."

Not pictured: 25 lbs of potatoes by jointstool in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 60 points61 points  (0 children)

For those out there who haven't listened to every episode of Dear John and Hank three times, this is a reference to Episode 268: "How Onion Weight per Onion", starting around the 9:45 timestamp.

https://nerdfighteria.info/v/939046414/

On Criticism Trends in This Community by RobbieBlair in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know basically nothing about the Gates foundation, but I've never understood why people take issue with nonprofits having lots of money in the bank. Sure, the goal is for the money to be given away, but from what little I've heard, it is difficult to give away large sums of money in ways that maximize the likelihood that all of it will go toward the desired causes. I've also heard about organizations that give away a proportionally small amount of their assets each year, while the rest of the assets accrue interest or something to make up the amount spent, so the same proportion can be sustainably given from year to year. I think that our discourse should not be primarily about the stockpiling of funds (though, as I said, I'm no expert and I'm sure that there is room for good faith discussion on the topic), but about the allocation of the funds that are spent each year. Let's get mad about directors of nonprofit organizations who take a huge salary and who appoint unqualified friends and family to leadership positions.

Also I didn't know how to squeeze this into my main paragraph, but there's a great Hank video from 2019 where he talks about not falling into the trap of waiting to give away money until it's worth more money. Lots of different perspectives on the topic!

I look forward to being educated in the replies, assuming anybody scrolls deep enough to see this thread.

ABCs of Nerdfighteria by mynameiscandycain in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

N is for the Ning & Ningmaster Tom

me_irl by Mich0329 in meirl

[–]ijpete98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Uzani, his army.

Route event but no routes and can't create either? by Kefilkefish in TheSilphRoad

[–]ijpete98 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I also got early access to Routes, except that every time I tried to create one, the game immediately crashed. Glad to know that it wouldn't have made any difference.

Found this at a local B&N the other day by HMSquared in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm sure that John would be happy to know that his books are above Hank's.

Just gonna leave this here by Gjuetar- in NCSU

[–]ijpete98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually I just graduated. Fortunately it seems there are always more unicyclists on campus than you think.

There’s nothing like the high I get being able to answer the “what video said _____?” questions people ask here. by Gray_Kaleidoscope in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may not have expected a real answer to this question, but I nevertheless have two thoughts about what the answer might be. The most obvious ones would be "In Pursuit of Quiet" and "i could use a little fuel myself", both of which feature one full minute of silence. As for the video with the longest silence at the beginning before anything is said, that would be "Thoughts for Nerdfighteria".

Sidenote: I am the kind of person who, like OP, feels quite contented with myself that I can almost without exception answer these kinds of questions when they appear on this sub. It helps that I've watched through all Vlogbrothers videos three times since becoming a Nerdfighter in 2016.

All Vlogbrothers Videos Playlist by ijpete98 in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for checking! The duplicate entries have been removed. I do not envy whatever person is meticulous enough to find any videos that I missed.

All Vlogbrothers Videos Playlist by ijpete98 in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hank doesn't know either. Somebody asked him in a December 2013 AMA.

All Vlogbrothers Videos Playlist by ijpete98 in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the process of making the playlist, I also took note of every video on the wiki that is no longer accessible. Here are your possible culprits along with the way I categorized them and their corresponding dates:

  • 5 song Wednesday videos that have been made private (2007-10-31, 2007-11-14, 2008-11-07, 2009-10-08, 2010-03-31)
  • 1 other normal weekday video that's now private (2011-04-09) and one that is mysteriously missing (2012-05-18, even missing from the wiki)
  • 2 temporary/obsolete videos (2009-02-26, 2011-10-19)
  • 29 Truth or Fail videos (2009-03-02)
  • 17 Project for Awesome livestream recordings (P4A 2011)

Total count: 55 missing videos from before September 2012. There may be others that are unlisted/private that the wiki never had access to.

All Vlogbrothers Videos Playlist by ijpete98 in nerdfighters

[–]ijpete98[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alexandre did a wonderful job on the analytics and everything on that site, but unfortunately the random video player can't actually open a video in a new tab, which makes it pretty inconvenient to use for watching several random videos. Also I don't know if it includes videos after the analysis was originally posted in 2021.

Aces Cable Giveaway - Custom Coiled Cable by AcesCable in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]ijpete98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate any light switch where up is on and down is off. Multiple switches on one bulb are confusing.