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Just spotted this Video from Nerdfighter Rebekah Austin:

It's part of the Exchanges Connect video contest, which I'd never heard of. Exchanges Connect is basically a social network for the whole world that was started, oddly enough, by the US State Department. It allows us not only to connect within our normal spheres, but also throughout the world to people whose lives are very different than ours.

It's, like, exactly what I would've done if someone wanted me to create a soc… Continue

I don't get angry easily. I have a very broad view of how people should live their lives and very few hard beliefs of my own. I find it very easy to see both sides of an argument. I like arguing, don't get me wrong, but I can do it from either side of most of the big controversial issues of our day without inconvenience. Arguing, for me, is like playing tennis with a friend. You don't keep score, you don't really care, and you do it until you feel like doing something else.

That is not the case… Continue

So here's the thing. There are nerdfighters out there who were not at all happy with the "shot gun noise" ending to Vlogbrothers, and I've got some things to say about that. So let us begin.

First, and most simply, I made about 20 of the clips to begin with, which was a fairly complicated and time-consuming process, so I wasn't super-excited about having to change noises out, despite the fact that folks have legitimate concerns about whether Shotguns increase worldsuck.

Second, where I come fr… Continue

Just posting Nerdfighteria Island, because I forgot to do it. But I also wanted to bring something up.

So, just today, YouTube posted a little note up on their logo bragging that they had hit One BIllion VIdeo Views PER DAY! Obviously, big number. But it's more important than it looks.

My first instinct was to take that number and find out what percent were vlogbrothers video views. Since, y'know, I want to know exactly how important I am.

I discovered that we're responsibl… Continue

Yo! I'm in the studio right now recording a song called "Nerdfighteria Island" written by Tom Milsom. So, for the video, I need LOTS of images of "nerdfighteria island." If you send something in, I promise it will get in the video. Hand-drawn or computer-drawn or photoshopped...all fine. Add them as comments here and… Continue