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David Imel

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Guy who makes stuff sometimes Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast YouTube.com/davidimel Davidimel.com https://pixelfed.social/Davidimel Old: Senior Reporter at Android Authority, Systems Engineer at Intel I skeet about new stuff but also old stuff

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David Imel @davidimel.com · May 2

New 🎥 from me:

Lately, I’ve noticed companies smashing onto every new feature they claim is “AI-powered”. I set out to find out why this is happening, and wound up in Japan

How AI Stole the Sparkles Emoji

Enjoy: youtu.be/g-pG79LOtMw

How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji

Lately, I’ve noticed companies smashing ✨ onto every new feature they claim is “AI-powered”.This annoys me, because the ✨ emoji is my favorite emoji, and I d...

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 1d

Aware Google did this with Buzz, which failed by trying to growth hack on Gmail, but Google is very often 10 years too early to every good idea (see, Glass)

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 1d

Instagram always touts how many DMs are sharing reels. I don't see why YouTube should be different. I'm more interested in consuming something a friend recommends vs a platform. We are social beings who want to feel understood, and consuming the same content is one way to do that

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 1d

follow, not algorithmic. If YouTube wants to keep people on their platform (and to be fair they already do with well with their recommendation system), a friends recommendation social system seems obvious to me.

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 1d

because they want you to stay on their site, it doesn't work well.

Plus, There are things I'd share on a YouTube rec network I probably wouldn't post to other socials - live music, niche interests, etc.

Would work best like old Twitter, where you can follow anyone but your feed is only people you

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 1d

I know Google is scared of doing anything remotely social anymore, but I feel like there is a real opportunity for YouTube as a social video recommendation / sharing network with friends.

There are so many videos I would love to share/recommend but because other platforms suppress links

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 2d

New from me: Leica made an M camera without a rangefinder. I analyzed why they might have done this, and did some trigonometry.

Crucially though, the government shutdown has prevented the FCC from certifying it for sale in the U.S., so a launch date here is uncertain.
youtu.be/sUrFAYeGkYs

Why Leica shed it's most iconic feature - M EV-1

YouTube video by David Imel

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 4d

I fear I am going to buy this
www.theverge.com/news/803328/...

Ricoh is making a dedicated black and white camera | The Verge

Welcome to monochrome, Ricoh.

www.theverge.com

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 4d

Testing Atlas just confirms to me that I STILL don’t want to move on from Arc

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 4d

So many product launches today, but this is the one I’m most excited for

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David Imel @davidimel.com · 12d

These are all film lol

David Imel @davidimel.com · 12d

I'll probably wait for the international version launch!

David Imel @davidimel.com · 13d

Hasselblad Flextight 646 virtual drum scanner

David Imel @davidimel.com · 13d

That happens with longer lenses 😅 In this case I was shooting with a 90mm. It compresses the background to look closer. So I mean, they are massive, but they'll look bigger than a wide-angle lens.

David Imel @davidimel.com · 14d

Haha, not this time 😅

David Imel @davidimel.com · 14d

Have only scanned a little bit of my film from France so far, but I'm amped on these already.