Two longer YouTube posts this month – the first was another chapter reading, the other was a video discussing train sizes in a creative way. Dreaming of No Laundry I wrote this chapter ages ago and thought it would be a good sample chapter. I practiced reading the chapter aloud, making more edits in the process. When I recorded, I was more or less able to get a reading in one session where I didn’t feel I needed many edits. I received feedback from other videos that I should talk slower so I left a lot of the pauses in this one. For the visual, I used a recording of a white duvet in a washing machine. This seemed to have a soporific effect and was apropos the topic of laundry. However, the video quality didn’t seem to hold up after uploading to YouTube. However, overall, I was pleased with the result. For the thumbnail, I took a still of the laundry which happens to look a big like clouds – so the image works both for laundry as a topic and dreaming. I then added a few spinning phi logos. Trains and Barbie’s Arm I’ve wanted to present the concept of different sizes of objected managed by the next internet for a while. I remember the confusion of some people thinking I wanted to route a full-sized train in their homes. To explore these concepts, I filmed toy trains. I knew I wanted to discuss trains on a human […]
Project Update for September 2023
This month’s achievement was posting the first episode of my first podcast: The Podcast Process The jump from 5 minute videos to a 30 minute podcast felt big. YouTube requires creators to post video with podcasts. But I considered a YouTube podcast to be a mostly audio experience. So I hoped I could get away with basic graphics. This kept production more manageable. However, creating this podcast still took a lot of work. I’ve been wanting to do something with Bill Gates’ climate book for a while. I first read it back in 2021. The project sat at the back of my mind for a while. Then a few months ago, I started putting together notes. Later I created slides. Eventually, I recorded a draft audio, wrote and edited a transcript of that audio, followed by editing and more editing. Each step took a while. I would move on to other things but kept coming back. Finally I completed a draft I thought was good enough to share. I sent a draft to kind friends. They said it was good to publish so I did after making even more edits. New York Times Climate Forward Event This episode was already in the works when I learned the New York Times was hosting an event with Bill Gates. In addition to interviews about climate change, the New York Times hosted a slack channel for participants. I rushed production of this episode to have something to share on the slack channel. I […]
Project Update for August 2023
Project update for August 2023 with comments about the latest YouTube videos and a submission to the Internet Society.
Project Update for July 2023
July 2023: Updated sample chapter on YouTube (first attempt was a piece of poop, this version is the 💩). Attended a climate workshop.
Project Update for June 2023
June 2023: Mainly working on creating YouTube content. Also virtually attended the Hollywood Climate Summit.
Project Update for May 2023
The Next Net Project’s current objective is to share ideas that I’m writing about in a book called “The Next Internet: A Climate Solution.” Work in May 2023 focused on launching this venture.