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Right to Repair: Why Freedom and Access Are So Important

June 3, 2022

The one huge important thing about repairing things yourself is the same huge important thing about maximally empowering individuals to...

Copyright Troll & DMCA Abuser Serin Jameson Learns About Fair Use

November 22, 2021

Updated 2021-11-26 to change Serin's pronouns to be ambiguous (and thus more degrading) based on a comment whining about them....

Don’t destroy used hard drives! Wipe them and reuse or sell them with confidence!

June 30, 2021

The advice to not use a hard drive from eBay is not the best advice. You should fully wipe the...

I made youtube-dl faster for archivists…and solved a worst-case programming problem elegantly in the process

September 18, 2020

Update: there is an addendum at the end of this article; I mention it because yes, in the end, I...

A CHALLENGER APPEARS: “fclones”…fastest duplicate scanner ever? It’s complicated.

July 11, 2020

While perusing my link referrals on GitHub, I noticed this thread where my duplicate scanner jdupes was mentioned. I then...

jdupes 1.16.0: File Extension Filtering, And I Need Your Support

June 8, 2020

Please consider supporting me on SubscribeStar so I can continue to bring open source software and tutorial videos to you!...

Manny the Martyr – Be That Way MP3 (public domain, CC0, royalty free music)

May 20, 2020

When the wonderful public domain music website FreePD.com finished its redesign, this song went missing on "Page 2" and it's...

Shell script that converts Sage PRO exported text (.out files) to CSV text format

February 16, 2020

I have had this tool lying around since 2014. I wrote it once for a business that needed to convert...

What WON’T speed up the jdupes duplicate file finder

December 16, 2019

Some of you are probably aware that I'm the person behind the jdupes duplicate file finder. It's amazing how far...

Google Stadia was guaranteed to fail, according to basic freaking math

November 29, 2019

If you don't know what Google Stadia is, it's basically a networked gaming console. It renders everything on big servers...

Computer & Tech Videos

Where Did Jody Go? Work, YouTube Sucks, Writing Code, Personal Development - Jody Bruchon Tech

Stupid Overheating Intel Turbo Boost (Lenovo Yoga C740 with Fried CPU) - Jody Bruchon Tech

STOP USING DRIVER UPDATERS! - Jody Bruchon Tech

Bad Customers Are Cancer That Will DESTROY Your Business (REAL PSYCHOS ON TAPE) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Asked for a CASH DISCOUNT...How About An A-Hole Tax (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Windows 11 Extra Turbo S#!tty Edition Update Apparently Came (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Brand New Intel NUC Builds and Chill Stream 2023-01-16 - Jody Bruchon Tech

Brand New PC Bench Builds and Chill Stream 2023-01-16 - Jody Bruchon Tech

The DUMBEST UI Argument: 'Squircles' vs. Rounded Rectangles (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Firefox Became As Crappy As Chrome - 'Security' I Don't Need (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

They Got Ransomware And Had No Backups By Being Cheap (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Jody's Anti-Complex System Rant (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Jody's EPIC 'Everything's An Effing Prototype' Rant (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Windows 2000 and XP Changed Everything About Windows (Live Stream Clips) - Jody Bruchon Tech

Old Toshiba to New Dell Upgrade and Chill Stream 2023-01-10 - Jody Bruchon Tech

Entertainment Videos & Short Films

Roku's Political Opinions About Strong Women and Fat Acceptance - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

GOOD MUVI TEW WAHTCH - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

SSPHPPLIE vs. Jody - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

Roku is Racist! - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

Sad Screwed Doorbell - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

Ribby the Party Frog Intro Bumper (Never Used) - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

Having As Much Fun as a Dinosaur! - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

I only eat rotten food and this is perfect - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

TECH TIP - Heat Gun Hot Dog #shorts - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

THE COOLEST STORE EVER. THIS WAY! - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

oh my gourdness - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

A Beautiful Driving Time Lapse (#5) - PSYCHEDELIC - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

A Beautiful Driving Time Lapse (#4) - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

A Beautiful Driving Time Lapse (#3) - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

A Beautiful Driving Time Lapse (#2) - Jody Bruchon Entertainment

Photography & Videography Videos

How to Lubricate VHS Cassette Tapes for Smooth Playback - A Last Resort! - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

SHOWDOWN: $8 Clamp Light BEATS $2,500 Camera?! Filmmaking on the Cheap! - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Point-and-Shoot Cameras are DEAD?! The End of New Pocketable Cameras - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Sony 4K Camcorders' Manual Controls Suck - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Equipment Reviews: Entertainment vs. Information (Z Cam E1 Retrospective) - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

THE BEST Z Cam E1 Comprehensive Review (Cheapest EVER Mini 4K Camera) - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Mountain Moon and Stars Fisheye 5K Time Lapse (2.5 hours in 103 seconds) - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 34 Days in 3 Minutes - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 25 Days in 2 Minutes - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 17 Days in 2 Minutes - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 12 Days in 3 Minutes (FAST) - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 10 Days in 5 Minutes - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 6 Days in 6 Minutes - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Long Time Lapse Project: 40 Hours in 5 Minutes - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Better Photos Through Image Stacking With GIMP (Tutorial) - Reduce Noise! - Jody Bruchon Photo/Video

Spicy Political Videos I Won’t Apologize For

Kyle Kulinski is a LIAR. (Secular Talk)

ARRESTED FOR WALKING ALONE: Cops Threaten Families of Independent Kids - Jody Bruchon Politics

Lotus Eaters "On Victimless Crimes" SMACK BACK - Jody Bruchon Politics

"Incitement" SHOULD NOT Be a Crime (Democrats Making "Hate Speech" Illegal) - Jody Bruchon Politics

Steven Crowder is Right, Daily Wire is Wrong (Pass-Through Soft Censorship) - Jody Bruchon Politics

Tim Pool IS NOT a Good Host: Ye WALKS OFF Timcast IRL w/Nick Fuentes & Milo - Jody Bruchon Politics

Libertarians Will Never Win - Jody Bruchon Politics

"BUT THE LOCKDOWNS WERE TRUMP'S LOCKDOWNS!" - Democrat Voters In My Comments - Jody Bruchon Politics

Democrat Voters Are Stupid: A 2022 Midterm Election Analysis - Jody Bruchon Politics

How to Prevent 2022 Midterm Election Fortification: DEMS REPORT COUNTS FIRST - Jody Bruchon Politics

EVERYTHING is "Advertiser-Friendly" and Leftist Snowflakes Aren't Customers - Jody Bruchon Politics

CuckTube: Why Does YouTube Allow Adpocalypses To Happen #BanTheGayWonk - Jody Bruchon Politics

Blue Laws Are Stupid (No Alcohol on Sundays Before Noon) - Jody Bruchon Politics

COVID Amnesty? NEVER FORGIVE. NEVER FORGET. - Jody Bruchon Politics

The TRIGGERING of Karlyn Borysenko, Candidate for NH Governor - Jody Bruchon Politics