Wow, what a great rant "j I hadn't thought of SOPA that way yet, but it makes sense. American history, especially its economic history, is full of companies not trying to just be the best but trying to be the only. With YouTube being free (if you have the technology to access and participate on it) it's intimidating to try to compete with it. I wish good philosophies had the same success...
@17peteclarke You do realize they promote charities of all kinds and they stopped posting so often over the years due to the volume of OTHER things they are doing. And Hank went to Haiti to help with the earthquake relief after it stopped being big news. The Project for Awesome is an annual thing they do. There is more than OMG STOP SOPA on this channel and we forgive you for FTBA (forgetting to be awesome).
You condemn this stuff so I guess it would be ok for me to make copies of your brothers books and sell them or get some guys together tour and sell tickets under your names? Libs are such a bunch of hypocrites!
If I don't get into my first choice college, I will probably end up going to New Orleans' Tulane University, which is very far away... This video made me feel better about it, though :)
Of course. I lived in New Orleans until a few months ago, moved to North Carolina where I was only an hour from Asheville, and then moved back to my hometown in Eastern Oregon which is five hours from the nearest tour stop (Portland). And now I'm leaving the country. One day I will get to see Hank and John in person.
@fatzdepenguin it was the same where I live, too (Brighton, also in England, UK) but a few of my friends and me helped to spread the word, it was pretty freakin' cool to be honest.
I liked this because it explained most of what was going on humorously and in layman's terms. But I am now scared. I'm scared because in the light of what feels like a huge victory (but may in fact be a comparatively small one) people might become complacent over ACTA. I don't understand ACTA, but I understand that it's coming for Europe. I want the internet to get riled again. It made me feel safe.
Grammar edit: Momentarily means for a short time. Meaning that you will see John for only a moment and then continue on your merry way. The second definition has recently become "in a moment", but it only got put in the dictionary because sometimes people disregard definitions and then things like "inflammable" and "flammable" happen. Also things like "nauseous" and "nauseated", which used to mean two different things as well.
SOPA and PIPA got killed. That day, much WorldSuck was defeated. And then ACTA came along and confused the hell out of us. Help make the world less sucky and explain ACTA to the Nerdfighters? And me?
@MorganOfTheAncients As I am likely to be 12 times more confused than you, I second that. I also said likely as I do not know just how confused you are.
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Like we, the Nerd Fighters, would allow such an abomination as SOPA or PIPA to tread on our rights and freedom? NEVER! Though divided we are but drops of water, together we stand as the tsunami of Nerd Fighters United!
The internet is (arguably) the single best invention of the entire modern world. And now our government wants to tell is how to use it. They can't tell us how we can use and access something that lets us share ideas and information. They have no right to censor me when I say fuck them.
I like the internet as a street analogy. On any street, many things happen, everything from crime to charity, fun things and boring things, anything that you can imagine. The way justice works in the real world is we arrest the criminals, prove that they are criminals, and punish them accordingly through the court system.
SOPA would not target criminals, it would just put a fence up around the whole block. This would stop legitimate users, but criminals would just hop the fence.
They tried planning some form of internet censorship here in Australia too. I think I mentioned it already in another comment. But I for one am thoroughly against restricting others from their freedoms unless the intent is to harm or kill another.
SOPA and PIPA are gonna be one of those things that gets passed around congress so many times, and changes a little bit everytime, until its eventually grounds for passing...
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honestly whats the difference between youtube and football? Its a form of entertainment. Yes they should be payed for entertaining us. Nfl players and strippers do!
MOMENTARILY means for a moment, for a short amount of time, for a moment. It does not mean SOON! If you were beside me saying that I may have shouted at you. I apologise for the rude tone, but there are things on the internet which ill offend people of average sensibilities.
HANK! I love street performers too! I just watched this vid on youtube of one in downtown Portland and I'm obsessed with it now, it's INCREDIBLE! Type in 'Portland Halo Cover' and you'll find it. Watch it please? I hope you like it! DFTBA
Do one about ACTA please! I've seen a few things about it and, being in the UK right now while this is a discussion, I really think everyone should know about how it could actually be worse than SOPA and PIPA....
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To be honest I don't think they were ever going to pass this bill, I think they just want to see how far they can push peoples buttons, but it's wonderful to see everybody speaking out against it.
"you know how you are going about the house in your pajamas? Well, I do that too a lot and I call that 'Jammin.' And this, Is something I wanna ask, will you please start using that phrase? I am trying to start it up."
I don't think that the giant media companies are concerned about content creators in the internet. I think they are - as they are saying - concerned about people who steal their stuff.
However, SOPA is not a good way to stop it.
P.S.: A leading man of some giant media coporation critized the internet's protest against SOPA, because it's not constructive. And actually, I have to say that he is right! No one I've listened to has offered a good alternative that would stop online piracy...
@TheGearsKeepTurning treaty or law, ACTA is still a threat to the internet as we have come to know it. Not to mention, the fact that Obama silently signed it ticks me off.
Hello there NerdFighteria, we are some Australian nerd fighters and we wish to spread awesome. Though we do not have many viewers. We are Vlogbrother approved (They subbed to us), so you can trust that we are good. It would mean a great deal to us if you came and checked out our channel. Thank you and DFTBA
People don't need governments to protect them. SOPA was brought down by an unregulated mass of people who came together to fight for the greater good. Do you think that if governments didn't exist we wouldn't put out fires? Of course we would. We don't need to be held captive under the threat of force in order to recognize value, be it of life, liberty or property. Nerdfighteria, YouTube, and the Internet as a whole shows us what people do when they're free - they reduce world suck.
DON'T YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND?! SOPA was tabled Jan 18, Megaupload shutdown next day by US Gov. They had the power ALL ALONG. They just wanted JUSTIFICATION for things they are already doing.
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Hank and John, I have heard about you guys from other people I follow on YT and knew that you kind of pioneered vlogs on the internet, but I had never seen your videos. Today, I had some time and decided to see what all the long-lasting buzz is about. All I have to say is Thank You! Thanks for showing the world that being smart is a good thing, that liking things that others think is silly is ok, and for generally making the internet content not completely revolve around sneezing pandas! DFTKBA
I went the the New Orleans show last Wednesday and it was FANTASTIC. Thank you John and Hank for being awesome and making a Nerfighter's life complete.:)
i was literally 2 hours away from you. 2 FREAKING HOURS!!!! oh i'm so sorry for not going to the show, but my lovely sister did get me a signed copy of TFIOS. So thank you and John for the signatures!
Have you and John looked into the consequences of shocking yourselves so much, btw? I don't want you guys to fry your brains while on tour. Or, you know, any other time.
The thing that is very annoying about SOPA and PIPA is that the US government is going to try to regulate the internet which really isn't theirs to regulate. the internet does not belong to any specific country or organization so they should not have the right to organize it.
Could you guys look into and raise awareness of ACTA, please? Its basically the EU version of SOPA, been hovering around being all secrety for a few years and now its popping up again in word of mouth which means something new has probably been leaked although I have yet to find out what.
Oh my gosh! It just got even better!! Your book has just arrived John!! I literally screamed!! I can't believe my day just keeps getting better and better! The only way it could get better, is if even one of you read this! You are such an inspiration John, Hank and the rest of the Nerdfighters, thank you :)
John + Hank, I wasn't all too today, but when I have an impulse, I act on it, and I ended up asking a girl in my form, in last lesson "Do you know who the vlogbrothers are?" she then replied yes! I gasped and asked if she was a Nerdfighter in a really excited voice, to which she also replied yes! We high fived, and nobody knew what we were on about XD Neither of us know anybody else who's a nerdfighter and we were so happy! We've both ordered your book John too! Thanks for making my day better!
Even though I preordered a copy of TFiOS, every time I go to a book store, or any store that has TFiOS I go Hankler fishing and Yeti hunting because they are just so cute and my copy didn't have one.
Also, tomorrow (Tuesday, the 24th) is my 18th birthday! I'm just so excited, I thought I'd share.
It's just so weird to have two videos a week, I keep coming back to your channel thinking "weird, my subscription box might be broken again... damn you, youtube" and then I realize it's not broken and I get sad :(
but the SOPA and PIPA as it is right now, SHOULD NOT BE PASSED. it doesn't define the lines on what is "freedom of speech" or "facilitating piracy". it can get way out of hand and abused...
Nobody complained about people recording shows on their VCR for their own personal use. Downloading is the same principal. Corporations are just butthurt that downloading is more efficient.
@cdimitr0v There's a video from TED going around, and it makes sense. The entertainment corps. WANTED the gov't to say that all recording was bad. That is why they have been trying ever since to reverse that law. SOPA and PIPA are just their newest attempts. This is also why they had laws passed that said that entertainment companies could infringe on the capabilities of electronics (as in, your cable service can scramble your DVD recorder.)
the "small businesses" being protected by SOPA and PIPA NOT being passed by the congress are those sites that facilitate piracy, and that sort of business model, quite frankly, is very flawed. if they didn't take profit from it, then it's another issue... they're just a bunch of "outlaws".
avoid invoking terms like "anarchy", etc, etc, because it just conjures up dozens and dozens of idea being clumped together badly and unnecessarily.
Where did you go with street performers? I was in the French Quarter on Saturday and all I saw were a bunch of kids falling off skateboards near the river D':
Hank, that's the best analogy of the internet EVER! You are so right; one of the 5 fundamental economic questions is "how will an economy adapt to change?" Propping up the old and not using the new creates inefficiency and doesn't meet societies wants and needs. I love you guys to death.
The venue of performance does not put it into the public domain automatically. Especially if the one man band didn't have public performance rights to begin with.
If you recorded the one man band playing his own music, he retains the public performance rights to his own music, regardless of where it was created, and so a post of it on the internet is considered a public performance, which means he would still have to give you permission.
Wow, what a great rant "j I hadn't thought of SOPA that way yet, but it makes sense. American history, especially its economic history, is full of companies not trying to just be the best but trying to be the only. With YouTube being free (if you have the technology to access and participate on it) it's intimidating to try to compete with it. I wish good philosophies had the same success...
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@17peteclarke You do realize they promote charities of all kinds and they stopped posting so often over the years due to the volume of OTHER things they are doing. And Hank went to Haiti to help with the earthquake relief after it stopped being big news. The Project for Awesome is an annual thing they do. There is more than OMG STOP SOPA on this channel and we forgive you for FTBA (forgetting to be awesome).
rebelks88 1 day ago
i went there im from the desert and i can say that place is hotter than the devils ass
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You condemn this stuff so I guess it would be ok for me to make copies of your brothers books and sell them or get some guys together tour and sell tickets under your names? Libs are such a bunch of hypocrites!
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@Dano1945 Given your shaky command of English grammar, I sincerely doubt anyone would mistake you for John Green.
pensandpearls 2 days ago
I like how tired, terrible liberals such as yourself will discuss SOPA but don't go anywhere NEAR subjects such as the possibly imminent war in Iran.
Civil rights being infringed upon on a daily basis and suffering due to disgusting corporate organisations. - "Bleh doesn't effect me."
They're taking away the internet. - "OMG EVERYONE GET HYPED UP ABOUT THIS IT'S REAL SHIT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT."
Listen to some Phil Ochs you sophomoric dullard
17peteclarke 1 week ago
@17peteclarke If you poked around, you would find that both vlogbrothers do discuss these things. Raincheck your ignorance! :) dftba
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@NicoleeRaviolee *searches their channel* - Iran - no results that aren't 2 years old
*again searches channel* - War - same result
17peteclarke 2 days ago
I WAS IN NEW, ORLEANS THE SAME TIME YOU WERE! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
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@bananapop27 Oh my... very cool.
EdgarxXxApproves 2 weeks ago
Brass bands make EVERYTHING better.
TheFallenFace 2 weeks ago
If I don't get into my first choice college, I will probably end up going to New Orleans' Tulane University, which is very far away... This video made me feel better about it, though :)
goodmight34 2 weeks ago
Of course. I lived in New Orleans until a few months ago, moved to North Carolina where I was only an hour from Asheville, and then moved back to my hometown in Eastern Oregon which is five hours from the nearest tour stop (Portland). And now I'm leaving the country. One day I will get to see Hank and John in person.
PapilioBlue 2 weeks ago
@fatzdepenguin it was the same where I live, too (Brighton, also in England, UK) but a few of my friends and me helped to spread the word, it was pretty freakin' cool to be honest.
imissrose123 2 weeks ago
they just give me joy
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I'm probably just behind on the news, but what did president Obama have to do with it?
EhudtheDeliverer 3 weeks ago
put what about ACTA???
boy577 3 weeks ago
DUDE... NO EDGE...
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I liked this because it explained most of what was going on humorously and in layman's terms. But I am now scared. I'm scared because in the light of what feels like a huge victory (but may in fact be a comparatively small one) people might become complacent over ACTA. I don't understand ACTA, but I understand that it's coming for Europe. I want the internet to get riled again. It made me feel safe.
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There's a Footlocker in the French Quarter??? WTF is happening to this world?
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@MaeNotEast There has been a Footlocker in the French Quarter for as long as i can remember. Its on Canal St, where there are more mainstream stores.
adamdenterkin 1 month ago
Grammar edit: Momentarily means for a short time. Meaning that you will see John for only a moment and then continue on your merry way. The second definition has recently become "in a moment", but it only got put in the dictionary because sometimes people disregard definitions and then things like "inflammable" and "flammable" happen. Also things like "nauseous" and "nauseated", which used to mean two different things as well.
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I was in New Orleans on a trip literally three days after they left..Sigh. Memphis is always forgotten on things like these.
bowtiesareneat127 1 month ago
Move to Canada. You and John. Doo itt.
indazz 1 month ago
good god i miss new orleans. sheesh.
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TheDudeman619 1 month ago
OMG I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE YOU JUST WALKED AND HAVE SEEN A FEW OF THOSE PERFORMERS!!
Yay for New Orleans being metaphorically compared to the internet!!!
rainbowseaweed 1 month ago
Wow! Hank can control time and the sun!
LucindaHoldsworth 1 month ago
STFU - press like if you agree
CompactJam 1 month ago
Oh my gosh, the internet is like New Orleans? Where's my beignets!?
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SOPA and PIPA got killed. That day, much WorldSuck was defeated. And then ACTA came along and confused the hell out of us. Help make the world less sucky and explain ACTA to the Nerdfighters? And me?
MorganOfTheAncients 1 month ago 4
@MorganOfTheAncients As I am likely to be 12 times more confused than you, I second that. I also said likely as I do not know just how confused you are.
theonlyzdog 4 weeks ago
You walked by the Bienville House! We spent our honeymoon there!
caseyjz1 1 month ago
@awesomelyizzy oops! Forgot. Thanks.
VictoriaRosification 1 month ago
Rich people buy things Poor people steal things.. Thats how the world works now Stfu.
GalaxieCraft 1 month ago
wut
freekowtcowsno 1 month ago
I was so distracted by the surroundings!
makingnoise22 1 month ago
Thewolffromhell66666 I live here, its pretty awesome.
VictoriaRosification 1 month ago
@VictoriaRosification if u wanna tag someone u need to put an @ sign in front xx
awesomelyizzy 1 month ago
im guessing that i am wrong and please correct me if so, but isn't obama trying to pass sopa and acta?
EmoWolfMaster 1 month ago
@EmoWolfMaster You are correct, he is supporting it very strongly and openly.
KittenKoder 1 month ago
GAHHHH now what are we gonna do about Bill C-11, EH?!?!?!?!?
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Keiseroll 1 month ago
Like we, the Nerd Fighters, would allow such an abomination as SOPA or PIPA to tread on our rights and freedom? NEVER! Though divided we are but drops of water, together we stand as the tsunami of Nerd Fighters United!
JDBriceProductions 1 month ago
I have watched all of them!!!!!!!
I know everything!
TheKatsProductions 1 month ago
The internet is (arguably) the single best invention of the entire modern world. And now our government wants to tell is how to use it. They can't tell us how we can use and access something that lets us share ideas and information. They have no right to censor me when I say fuck them.
CampyMcCamperPants 1 month ago
I like the internet as a street analogy. On any street, many things happen, everything from crime to charity, fun things and boring things, anything that you can imagine. The way justice works in the real world is we arrest the criminals, prove that they are criminals, and punish them accordingly through the court system.
SOPA would not target criminals, it would just put a fence up around the whole block. This would stop legitimate users, but criminals would just hop the fence.
TheReykjavik 1 month ago
i have walked the same path as hank green. my life, its awesomeness just increased substantiously.
murphybird16 1 month ago
I want to live in the BIG EASY
thewolffromhell66666 1 month ago
In Spain they've already passed a similar law for internet censorship due to US Embassy preassure. So... thanks, US!
angriffdg 1 month ago
They tried planning some form of internet censorship here in Australia too. I think I mentioned it already in another comment. But I for one am thoroughly against restricting others from their freedoms unless the intent is to harm or kill another.
WolvenClawPeacemaker 1 month ago
SOPA and PIPA are gonna be one of those things that gets passed around congress so many times, and changes a little bit everytime, until its eventually grounds for passing...
QuantumDae 1 month ago
How tall is hank?
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Keiseroll 1 month ago
i love the people looking at hank in the backgroud like he is a wierdy
thelittleloud1 1 month ago 68
@thelittleloud1 I never quite get used to that.
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honestly whats the difference between youtube and football? Its a form of entertainment. Yes they should be payed for entertaining us. Nfl players and strippers do!
CarCrusher3 1 month ago
AWESOME!! I was born in new orleans and my whole family was!!! I want to go to Tulane!! Sorry for the rambling!! I love street performers!!
DFTBA!!!!
82coolgurl 1 month ago
MOMENTARILY means for a moment, for a short amount of time, for a moment. It does not mean SOON! If you were beside me saying that I may have shouted at you. I apologise for the rude tone, but there are things on the internet which ill offend people of average sensibilities.
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SOPA & PIPA on crack equals ACTA /watch?v=N8Xg_C2YmG0
MofoingSANTA 1 month ago
Hank, could you make a song using SAT words? Please.
Sincerely, a troubled student
sexzymustache 1 month ago 60
It's nice that you gave the performers a tip.
Buddlebot 1 month ago
HANK! I love street performers too! I just watched this vid on youtube of one in downtown Portland and I'm obsessed with it now, it's INCREDIBLE! Type in 'Portland Halo Cover' and you'll find it. Watch it please? I hope you like it! DFTBA
BigDrinkOfH2o 1 month ago
That was a great analogy.
Skulldragon999 1 month ago
Amen, brother!
EphemeralEpiphany 1 month ago
I was so sad when i realised that im missing a nerd fighter gathering in my city for the first time in history.
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I was at that conference!
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New Orleans is my favorite place in the world. I was freaking out because you were walking by places I have actually been to. :DD
Sorry for the rambling. heh.
sakurasugoi 1 month ago
7 days until I get to go to TDN!
OoOImWithCrazyOoO 1 month ago
@OoOImWithCrazyOoO What does TDN stand for? The Damn Nation? Those Defective Noses? Those Dumbass Nudists? The Death Note? Those Darn Needs? Well?
thecommenter401 1 month ago
@thecommenter401 TDN stands for Tour De Nerdfighting! I admire your amazing initalisms.
OoOImWithCrazyOoO 1 month ago
Do one about ACTA please! I've seen a few things about it and, being in the UK right now while this is a discussion, I really think everyone should know about how it could actually be worse than SOPA and PIPA....
mmarisa1 1 month ago
new orleans looks beautiful.
animalsROCKhard28 1 month ago
I love the people's reactions when they walk by Hank seeing him talk to a camera. They just stare.
pbjellybeanful 1 month ago
i wonder if hank didt get distracted by the bourbon girls....
you know what im talking about
MrAchu12 1 month ago
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Keiseroll 1 month ago
Nobody in Watford (uk) knows what SOPA/ACTA/PIPA its really frustrating
fatzdepenguin 1 month ago
To be honest I don't think they were ever going to pass this bill, I think they just want to see how far they can push peoples buttons, but it's wonderful to see everybody speaking out against it.
AurasBookBox 1 month ago
A Question For John.
"you know how you are going about the house in your pajamas? Well, I do that too a lot and I call that 'Jammin.' And this, Is something I wanna ask, will you please start using that phrase? I am trying to start it up."
Hank, that can go for you too.
TheKidWithBlueHair 1 month ago 2
Half of me is going, awh, poor guys were probably tired on Monday, and half of me is going PUNISHMENT. PUNISHMENT. I'll see you guys on Friday!
TehWanderingKind 1 month ago
I love the French Quarter. I also love the internet. This is a good video and you should feel good about it.
ArtemisRampant 1 month ago
I don't think that the giant media companies are concerned about content creators in the internet. I think they are - as they are saying - concerned about people who steal their stuff.
However, SOPA is not a good way to stop it.
P.S.: A leading man of some giant media coporation critized the internet's protest against SOPA, because it's not constructive. And actually, I have to say that he is right! No one I've listened to has offered a good alternative that would stop online piracy...
McNoat 1 month ago
He thanked Obama.... Why?
ezland100 1 month ago
@ezland100 Because Obama made a point of saying he didn't support SOPA.
inkandstardust 1 month ago
I just received my copy of TFIOS today!!! :D Denmark is slow and i suck at english xD
Scamriice 1 month ago
Help STOP ACTA! POLAND will sign it! please HEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!
dumbnetworks 1 month ago 2
Hank please make a video about ACTA too.. it is very important that people know about this law !!!!!!!
0oZzZzZo0 1 month ago 254
@0oZzZzZo0 Acta is not a law. It barely does anything actually. (I do strongly oppose sopa and pipa so yeah....)
Nerin124 1 month ago
@0oZzZzZo0 ACTA isn't a law, it's a treaty. Jesus, stop blindly following people and read shit.
TheGearsKeepTurning 1 month ago
@TheGearsKeepTurning treaty or law, ACTA is still a threat to the internet as we have come to know it. Not to mention, the fact that Obama silently signed it ticks me off.
chetoos008 4 weeks ago
@0oZzZzZo0 what is ACTA?
coolangel834 1 month ago
@0oZzZzZo0 sopa and pipa aren't a threat to the internet, pirates laugh at the idea. ACTA is a threat.. in everyway
Alyxm 3 weeks ago
@0oZzZzZo0 Well it's technically not a law, but it is still very important. XD
Llawliet246 3 weeks ago
Hello there NerdFighteria, we are some Australian nerd fighters and we wish to spread awesome. Though we do not have many viewers. We are Vlogbrother approved (They subbed to us), so you can trust that we are good. It would mean a great deal to us if you came and checked out our channel. Thank you and DFTBA
TheFrenchmenPlatoon 1 month ago
... Well, you're also stealing their stuff. :P
NameWithoutNumber 1 month ago
Except I don't have to wait two years to visit the Internet...
NameWithoutNumber 1 month ago
It worked! Finally! There's a video on khanacademy that explains this. Check it out!
GaryOldmanfan23 1 month ago
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GaryOldmanfan23 1 month ago
wow, I tried to mention the website that explains this. But youtube keeps saying Error, try again. I'm totally being censored. Gross!
GaryOldmanfan23 1 month ago
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GaryOldmanfan23 1 month ago
Wow. That was a great metaphor
retardednerd28 1 month ago
In what sense is the internet anything other than categorically finite?
jhmcwhirter 1 month ago
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gl3bm 1 month ago
People don't need governments to protect them. SOPA was brought down by an unregulated mass of people who came together to fight for the greater good. Do you think that if governments didn't exist we wouldn't put out fires? Of course we would. We don't need to be held captive under the threat of force in order to recognize value, be it of life, liberty or property. Nerdfighteria, YouTube, and the Internet as a whole shows us what people do when they're free - they reduce world suck.
soundwavedm 1 month ago
Today sucked. And I realized why.
No John or Hank to decrease world Monday suck.
But I'll suffer for now, yall deserve a break.
ChestertheBigRedDog 1 month ago 108
New Orleans is the one place in the world that I want to visit! you're so lucky!! i hope you enjoyed your stay.
tellyretros 1 month ago
I was in New Orleans for my winter break and watching this video makes me sad that I missed the Vlog Brothers in the city :(
gman6501 1 month ago
How do I ask questions for Question Tuesday?
WeAreSparticus 1 month ago
DON'T YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND?! SOPA was tabled Jan 18, Megaupload shutdown next day by US Gov. They had the power ALL ALONG. They just wanted JUSTIFICATION for things they are already doing.
Pinoyako11705 1 month ago
Hey fellow nerdfighters, I'm a senior in high school and have started making vlogs (all too similar to vlogbrothers, but they say imitation is the best form of flattery) due to my senioritis. If you guys could support me with a few views, I'd really appreciate it. Helpful criticism wouldn't be minded either (especially from you, if John or Hank is reading this). Thanks!
Keiseroll 1 month ago
hugely entertaining on many different levels.
bubbabond22 1 month ago
Hank and John, I have heard about you guys from other people I follow on YT and knew that you kind of pioneered vlogs on the internet, but I had never seen your videos. Today, I had some time and decided to see what all the long-lasting buzz is about. All I have to say is Thank You! Thanks for showing the world that being smart is a good thing, that liking things that others think is silly is ok, and for generally making the internet content not completely revolve around sneezing pandas! DFTKBA
mschoonover0117 1 month ago
I met a Nerdfighter today. She was quite pleasant.
xDoobersX 1 month ago
did you know that thinkgeek has a corn dog machine.
AlfaSierra937 1 month ago
I went the the New Orleans show last Wednesday and it was FANTASTIC. Thank you John and Hank for being awesome and making a Nerfighter's life complete.:)
Terov104 1 month ago
That awesome moment when all the videos on your list of Recommended videos are by vlogbrothers! =D
BlazingLightSword 1 month ago
i was literally 2 hours away from you. 2 FREAKING HOURS!!!! oh i'm so sorry for not going to the show, but my lovely sister did get me a signed copy of TFIOS. So thank you and John for the signatures!
campcutie165 1 month ago
I cant wait to see you guys in Albuquerque!!!! only one more day!
sameasam 1 month ago
sopa means soup in portuguese!
GabrielaMSiqueira 1 month ago
Guys i found a nerd fighter note in Barnes and nobles in Manhattan I couldn't buy the book so I took the note instead
OfficialSmirker 1 month ago
time is such a slut...
hi1ace 1 month ago
Can someone show this to the government?!
spicks26 1 month ago
Have you and John looked into the consequences of shocking yourselves so much, btw? I don't want you guys to fry your brains while on tour. Or, you know, any other time.
TheEracentricChick 1 month ago
The thing that is very annoying about SOPA and PIPA is that the US government is going to try to regulate the internet which really isn't theirs to regulate. the internet does not belong to any specific country or organization so they should not have the right to organize it.
livz56 1 month ago
Could you guys look into and raise awareness of ACTA, please? Its basically the EU version of SOPA, been hovering around being all secrety for a few years and now its popping up again in word of mouth which means something new has probably been leaked although I have yet to find out what.
BoxFaery 1 month ago
I got my first nerdfighter note yesterday. It was glorious.
musicluvpeace11 1 month ago
Sparksflyup@gmail.com has not responded to my original email that I sent over a week and a half ago. I have sent another one since then.
I have not started reading TFIOS because I don't know if I have to send it back.
I'd like someone to address what is happening here. This is increasing World Suck
invigilator1 1 month ago
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renben95 1 month ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
The people staring at you as you vlog make me have the giggles.
CassidyLeigh21 1 month ago 2
In the future they will be robots!
cornbreadman64 1 month ago
Can you make a video on the Megaupload fiasco please!
sora000111 1 month ago
i learn more from john and hank than i ever will in school.
mermaidblushxo 1 month ago
You should really watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Netflix!
VegetarianVulcan 1 month ago
SOPA AND PIPA ARE DEAD! WOOHOO!
Raithulu 1 month ago
Can I get that whole video on a tshirt? Please?
moondance169 1 month ago
Just got my tfios with a HANKLERFISH!!!! :D :D
Irishtayto 1 month ago
why are you guys so cool?!?!?!
bobbidydobhasfun 1 month ago
1:31 man in yellow jacket and girl accompanying him stop walking to stare at the man walking and talking into a camera.. the life of a youtuber <3
suchhAradical 1 month ago
"Bithnizz?" Lisps XD
98SkinnyLatte 1 month ago
Oh my gosh! It just got even better!! Your book has just arrived John!! I literally screamed!! I can't believe my day just keeps getting better and better! The only way it could get better, is if even one of you read this! You are such an inspiration John, Hank and the rest of the Nerdfighters, thank you :)
ilovejelliex 1 month ago
John + Hank, I wasn't all too today, but when I have an impulse, I act on it, and I ended up asking a girl in my form, in last lesson "Do you know who the vlogbrothers are?" she then replied yes! I gasped and asked if she was a Nerdfighter in a really excited voice, to which she also replied yes! We high fived, and nobody knew what we were on about XD Neither of us know anybody else who's a nerdfighter and we were so happy! We've both ordered your book John too! Thanks for making my day better!
ilovejelliex 1 month ago
Happy Birthday Henry!
janeclique 1 month ago
will you guys come to canada for a tour
diblover9 1 month ago
Even though I preordered a copy of TFiOS, every time I go to a book store, or any store that has TFiOS I go Hankler fishing and Yeti hunting because they are just so cute and my copy didn't have one.
Also, tomorrow (Tuesday, the 24th) is my 18th birthday! I'm just so excited, I thought I'd share.
CheyenneFae 1 month ago
This has been flagged as spam show
hey does any one else think that sal khan from the @khanacademy should be at vidcon??
thumbs it up so hank and john can see this..
ps. the thought of sal becoming a nerdfighter gives me goose-pimples.. :)
sk90y 1 month ago
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sk90y 1 month ago
Awww... Makes me miss NOLA! Hope you had an awesome time in my favorite city!!!
sarahisavampire 1 month ago
saw a nerdfighter wearing a dftba t shirt outside of a pancake house in san antonio... it is pervasive.
Tastykimchi 1 month ago
A TEDtalks video on SOPA, PIPA and all the other crap the media industry has tried to pull: watch?v=9h2dF-IsH0I
warlord1981nl 1 month ago
what about ACTA?
MiniDebz 1 month ago
Brilliantly executed as usual
rriffraff 1 month ago
lol. under the video: "Hank Green: As seen on: John Green"
Whoa.
IlEatYouForBreakfast 1 month ago
It's just so weird to have two videos a week, I keep coming back to your channel thinking "weird, my subscription box might be broken again... damn you, youtube" and then I realize it's not broken and I get sad :(
beffudlementdraught 1 month ago
but the SOPA and PIPA as it is right now, SHOULD NOT BE PASSED. it doesn't define the lines on what is "freedom of speech" or "facilitating piracy". it can get way out of hand and abused...
mrdabbleswithpotion 1 month ago
Nobody complained about people recording shows on their VCR for their own personal use. Downloading is the same principal. Corporations are just butthurt that downloading is more efficient.
cdimitr0v 1 month ago
@cdimitr0v There's a video from TED going around, and it makes sense. The entertainment corps. WANTED the gov't to say that all recording was bad. That is why they have been trying ever since to reverse that law. SOPA and PIPA are just their newest attempts. This is also why they had laws passed that said that entertainment companies could infringe on the capabilities of electronics (as in, your cable service can scramble your DVD recorder.)
People. What a bunch of bastards.
LizzyGrinningSoul 1 month ago
@cdimitr0v That's exactly right, that and cassette recording the radio back in the day!
babyboy5880 1 month ago
the "small businesses" being protected by SOPA and PIPA NOT being passed by the congress are those sites that facilitate piracy, and that sort of business model, quite frankly, is very flawed. if they didn't take profit from it, then it's another issue... they're just a bunch of "outlaws".
avoid invoking terms like "anarchy", etc, etc, because it just conjures up dozens and dozens of idea being clumped together badly and unnecessarily.
mrdabbleswithpotion 1 month ago
Where did you go with street performers? I was in the French Quarter on Saturday and all I saw were a bunch of kids falling off skateboards near the river D':
animeluvergurl9 1 month ago
Hank, that's the best analogy of the internet EVER! You are so right; one of the 5 fundamental economic questions is "how will an economy adapt to change?" Propping up the old and not using the new creates inefficiency and doesn't meet societies wants and needs. I love you guys to death.
NCISfreak123 1 month ago 28
I love how I knew everything you showed in Nola ! New Orleans born and reared ;)
baileon2016 1 month ago
@fluffballmaestro
livefortheater 1 month ago
That "pre-dusk streetlights on still tepid out" Time is definitely my favorite time of day. darn Winter :(
proof2580 1 month ago
@vlogbrothers you need to talk about ACTA its like SOPA but WORSE!!!!!
Hobofight101 1 month ago 2
Remember when Hank couldn't do videos with people watching? I guess those days are over...
er5683 1 month ago 2
The venue of performance does not put it into the public domain automatically. Especially if the one man band didn't have public performance rights to begin with.
If you recorded the one man band playing his own music, he retains the public performance rights to his own music, regardless of where it was created, and so a post of it on the internet is considered a public performance, which means he would still have to give you permission.
JuliaR2D2 1 month ago
@TextOnlySword and thanks :)
RockytheAwesome 1 month ago
i wish my school's trombones were that good. :(
bAndGeEkruLEr 1 month ago