EEVblog #92 - Get your MIT Engineering Degree for FREE

Drive time rant.
Has electronics design information become a bit of a commodity? And how can you differentiate yourself?

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• electronics
• design
• information
• commodity
• mit
• engineering
• degree
• youtube
• video
• lecture

[tlfort]

I don't have a clue what you talk about in your videos but I sure like them.

[seeindarkness]

70% Entertainment

20% Educational

10% Boredom

[zaraak323i]

than I had in a year of tinkering!

The vblog of the ucurrent was like that for me and I'm still looking forward to catching up with the rest of your videos.

[zaraak323i]

One of the best educational experiences I had was when I was working in a small TV repair shop and a man came in and wanted to be able to push a button to start a model train on it's track whilst a tape of the theme from Petticoat Junction played and then stop after the theme was over. He also wanted a delay so that it couldn't be restarted immediately, so his grandkids couldn't just sit there, pressing the button. My boss and I stayed late, hammering out the design. I learned more that night...

[zaraak323i]

Honestly, I first subscribed hoping to learn more about electronics. I agree with you that your blog is not specifically about education, but I've learned a lot anyway. I do find you entertaining which also probably helps with the education. The video where you went through the design of the ucurrent design was hugely informative.

[abpccpba]

Hello Dave

I watch you for information and your so called entertainment.

I enjoy them in both modes.

I like the blogs that speak to a specific IC or some basic concept.

Keep up the good work.

I finely got to see a eucalyptus forest on your blog. Here in Arizona Phoenix we use them as a base of landscaping.

[vladimirFNX]

You may not deliver much of theory, but you teach a lot of things that are not on textbooks, you know, very practical things, your experience, that's why I watch your videos, you share your experience, not many teachers do that. KEEP IT UP!

[MewesK]

50%/50%. Electronics Engineering is just a hobby since I'm a Software Engineer. So I need some entertainment to motivate me spending time on the weekends to learn something not programming related. But if I am actually working on project and have specific questions I need other information sources. Especially since videos are not searchable.

[danielcoig]

Dave, There is a bit of importance to sharing information in a way that makes it personal. So many teachers present information as a mirror of text and simply as a job. It makes school expensive, boring, and... "a real trap for young players". I love your blog. Thank you. A website I've found that is pretty good for learning neat stuff is mindbites. Its the closest thing to courses for free. btw, what car do you drive? Looked like a mazda 2 or something out front in the crzy birds video.

[KaslarProductions]

I only barly touch into real electronics... I make little osscillator drone synths and I modify 80's computers. and I watch EEVblog because I love listening to things way over my head just to pick up little things every once in a while that i can understand...its mosly all greek to me...

[linagee]

Dave Jones is an advanced version of Bill Nye the science guy. :-) Cheers