History WebVideo / TechnologyConnections

** Alec eventually gets to this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVpABCxiDaU "Film: The reason some of the past was in HD"]] when describing differences between video originally recorded on film, and video originally recorded on analog videotape:

* ShapedLikeItself: Alec eventually gets to this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVpABCxiDaU "Film: The reason some of the past was in HD"]] when describing differences between video originally recorded on film, and video originally recorded on analog videotape:
-->'''Alec:''' But the number one sign of something shot on tape is...it looks like it was shot on tape. [[LampshadeHanging Okay, this isn't helpful, I know]]. But honestly, you sorta get a feel for this after a while. Analog video is just kinda smooth and soft and fuzzy, and film just isn't.

-->'''Alec:''' [The "cat's eye" reflector] was the first raised roadway marker, with many copycats appearing over the years. No, I will not apologize.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Invoked and lampshaded by Alec [[https://youtu.be/Bi_Tp1H9CDs?t=843 at the end of his "cat's eye" demonstration]] in the retroreflector video:
-->'''Alec:''' [The "cat's eye" reflector] was the first raised roadway marker, with many copycats appearing over the years. No, I will not apologize.

* CaptainObvious: Alec using his cat [[https://youtu.be/Bi_Tp1H9CDs?t=811 to demonstrate the inspiration of an early retroreflection design]] in his retroreflectors video:

'''Another commenter:''' [[SarcasmMode Phew, I would've never known what it was if you never told me]]!

'''Another commenter:''' Phew, I would've never known what it was if you never told me!

-->'''Alec:''' I'm pretty sure they use a fair bit of current, so I better use this car battery that I just have ly--(''touches the klaxon's wires to the car battery dipoles, and it startles him with a loud honk'') Holy *''Gary honk''*, this thing is loud!

* SoundEffectBleep: In [[https://youtu.be/adD5oC2asXI?t=190 his discussion about car horns]], he startles himself when he activates the titular, and ''very'' loud, klaxon and follows it up with "Holy *[Gary Honk]*, this thing is loud!"

* BuffySpeak: Alec will occasionally include comically imprecise language for humorous effect.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Invoked and lampshaded by Alec [[https://youtu.be/Bi_Tp1H9CDs?t=843 at the end of his "cat's eye" demonstration:]]

'''Another commenter:''' Phew, I would've never known what it was if you never told me!\\

'''Alec:''' (''following the demonstration'') No, I will not apologize.

'''Another commenter:''' Phew, I would've never known what it was if you never told me!

* ShapedLikeItself: Alec eventually gets to this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVpABCxiDaU "Film: The reason some of the past is in HD"]] when describing differences between video originally recorded on film, and video originally recorded on analog videotape:

* InsultBackfire: in [[https://youtu.be/_AdBcTMHG0Q?t=13 the defense of CFL]], Alex says one commenter described [=LEDs=] as "glowing computer chips" as if it was unflattering, but Alec thinks it sounds cool.

--> '''Alec:''' Yes, I'm a sucker for Christmas lights, I just love how festive everything becomes when we waste just that extra bit of energy lighting up the neighborhood with frankly silly sums of small, shimmering string-suspended shiny sources of sparkling light. Since striving for savings seems sensible sometimes, scores of stores sell some super slick se... uh, okay that's... that's enough of that!

---> '''Alec:''' Yes, I'm a sucker for Christmas lights, I just love how festive everything becomes when we waste just that extra bit of energy lighting up the neighborhood with frankly silly sums of small, shimmering string-suspended shiny sources of sparkling light. Since striving for savings seems sensible sometimes, scores of stores sell some super slick se... uh, okay that's... that's enough of that!

[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q Technology Connections]] is a series of Website/YouTube videos created by Alec Watson. It explores numerous aspects of technological history, including how things work, the way things developed, and anything in between. There is no limit to what kinds of tech could be covered -- one minute you may be learning about how electron guns draw pictures on an analog television, and the next you might be discovering that your modern toaster is a piece of junk.

While the channel officially started back in 2015, Alec's forays into [=YouTube=] go somewhat farther back than that, at least to 2013. However, at that time, he was a much smaller-known [=YouTube=] channel with much lower production values and is something of an OldShame for him. The Technology Connections channel proper also first experienced its major surge in popularity with his video on [=VCRs=] in 2017, and further experienced another bump with the VHS vs. Beta format war series. Since then, it has become a fairly well-known series of videos among tech focused [=YouTube=] users, in particular because of the aforementioned variety of content and its uniqueness.

* InsultBackfire: in [[https://youtu.be/_AdBcTMHG0Q?t=13 the defense of CFL]], Alex says one commenter described LEDs as "glowing computer chips" as if it was unflattering, but Alec thinks it sounds cool.

* BerserkButton: In his video on humidifiers, the video is going along as usual until he turns on the large unit and reacts with horror when he sees it has a blue LED display. He then proceeds to go on a rant about the blue LED trend and how he considers it a textbook case of style over substance. And just when it appears he's about to get back on track, he then proceeds to make a few more jabs at it before finally resuming the video.