I went to OpenSauce last year, I had to scrape together as much money as I could for a cheap flight and a hostel because I was unemployed, but it was so worth it to walk through those doors and feel like I wasn’t alone in my head anymore. Can’t wait for OpenSauce 2, Flights Booked, Tickets Bought, Hotel Secured. Plus I met Michael Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeves
You are not alone. There's a bunch of us out there in all countries. Always with far too many new ideas in our heads that we can't all realise. The pursuit of the impossible unites us all.
A teen girl already made a lidar studded visor that basically turns ya into a bat running on audible tones for the blind. They get faster the closer you get and it's stereoscopic for direction. She's getting a patent.
@@BeefIngot "pretty sure" ..."100%" at least google it once to sequester your own doubt before you switch to full blown agressive skepticism based on your hunch.
Can these students please make another appearance in William's videos? They are hilarious and it's so fun to see William of all people in the role of teacher/older brother supervisor. Super fun to watch them all work on the couch together.
My childhood friend and I were makers for the last 20+ years. Once he passed all the motivation was sucked out of me. Hopefully someday I can surround myself with people like him again. Until then I will live vicariously through Big Willy.
I'm really sorry about your friend, I can't imagine the sense of loss you must have felt when he passed. If building brings you joy then I hope that it's something that you can return to soon. Best regards from Seattle.
My current project is fitting seat belt reminder system onto my old 90s car, on all seats, it's now halfway done. I'm tired of telling people in the backseat to wear seat belt. And at one point, I thought, what if I made it shock the passenger when they don't wear a seat belt, and it's not the person that sit in that seat unbuckled, but next person to them. rofl, That will ensure peer pressure. Also it can't also be defeat by sitting over it, because it will have to be pulled out enough to trip the position sensor that indicate it's really is over the shoulder. So I just wanna leave that idea here, because William might like it. lol
I think it’s fun to barrel through a project and get it just _barely_ working, but then you realize the last 25% is going to take longer than the first 75% due to poor planning, OR you could start over from scratch and do it right from the beginning. But neither of those options let you continue recklessly charging ahead, so you reach an impasse and never finish.
Its sooo good to know that other makers have exactly the same struggle. I have so many projects that my room looks like first stage of hoarding disorder. I work on something non stop, i forget to eat until I notice my hands are shaking. And out of the blue project goes on the shelf for half a year, year, sometimes more. As random as it was shelfed it gets reanimated.
I just want to add maybe pathologizing that sort of behavior isn't the healthiest thing though. I got diagnosed and medicated for ADHD and while the medication worked for me, I still quit it and then spent a long time trying to change myself by depriving myself of any sort of gratification that wasn't delayed and worked towards, until whatever part of my brain that was underdeveloped had gotten developed. It was hell the entire time but it only took like half a year for it to start feeling normal. The brain is a muscle
I love that William Osman 2 has seemed to have taken the lead because Ol' Willy spends more time now talking about how to build things, going on adventures, and looking at other people's projects instead of actually starting and finishing his own projects 😂...
Making robocouches is actually a pretty common thing. I made one with my high school robotics team 4 years ago. It worked so well that we ended up going to a parade with it, a robocouch as a float. It was badass. You have no idea the raw power it emanates when the robotics team starts rolling down the hallway in a couch.
This is just the process everyone goes through. Same with me. I tried to make a wood chip oven, but the chips suck and don't like being fed. So I abandoned it. I made a mobile wood powered shower (Made videos about it). It worked decently. Now it's in a shed waiting to be used again.
Seeing you go to Auckland uni, I was thinking, Damn, I missed you right next to me. And then seeing Zac! I was like, Omg I know him! Well, I’m glad you had a good time in Auckland anyway Will
Nah, this is definitely ADHD. ADHD isn't just one thing, it's a bunch of things and different people have different variations and combinations of all of those symptoms. Sure, not everything is ADHD, but never finishing projects and being eager to start on another is very much so.@@Voyajer.
I wanted to do an experiment on if smell could actually affect productivity in memory by having a distinct good smell in each classroom and write down the results
Rather than a stick, though, what about a vest, or wrist watch, or something not noticeable to anyone else, but they are being assisted through the world with lidars and haptics.
Having been using a wristband version to feel behind me, to get a 3x6 grid of distances, for about 6 months now - it is strange but fun experience for sure, although to get it something that blind people are comfortable using would need a lot more work and study in assistive tech side of things for designing feedback to be most helpful for them. (Giving direct 1:1 distance to haptic feedback isn't the best route) Neosensory has done some tests with a vest version and indoor lidar mapping from the building vs person to give spatial information, although I'm not sure if they published a paper on that or not. I know some people on hackaday posts I've seen have done single point/haptic distance feedback. I think CES showcased a belt that gave feedback for people around using radar this year too. The future is looking bright for assistive tech though!
@@tylerkunkelI get that idea, but it's extremely important for it to be _really noticeable_ to anyone else, because at the end of the day they're still visually impaired and people around them should be aware.
This was actually a really nice video to see. RU-vidrs typically only show you their finished projects that work. As a hobbyist, I get an idea to make something and I try to make it, only for there to be a hurdle, I take a break and then I just kinda don't come back to it. And I too also have a bin of parts that I bought with specific projects and ideas I had in mind, but just never got around to. Seeing youtubers showing their fails and incomplete projects should be more common. Kids and teens watching these channels might get inspired by all the cool things they see get made, but when they get to it, and don't finish a project for months or years, it can just be discouraging to see youtubers making something that they always finish and works
These videos are really good, pretty sure it's about 20% William and 80% the editing. These edits are so good, arguably too good for what this channel is.
Once you figure out the puzzle, or understand the whole process, what is the point of continuing to learn/work on it? Sure it makes sense to complete a project to most people, but if you aren’t motivated by a final outcome, there is no point.
I like this sentiment - sometimes you may think your goal was the end result but really you were just interested in learning about a specific interaction, and once you've done that then finishing doesn't have any added benefit. I think it's important to reflect on the work you've done and think about it in that context, it's not necessarily unfinished work but a biproduct of learning.
@@mistfir3 I think this is probably true for a lot of people. The majority of the time I enjoy the process more than the result, and my enjoyment tends to drastically drop off the closer I get to completing something.
The first question with the ADHD diagnosis is, "do you loose interest in a project once the difficult parts are done?". You really should look into it, the meds will change everything.
I wish I lived in america so I could go to open sauce. Your talk about having ideas and not being able to finish them speaks to me as someone who has literally 17 notepad files with various degrees of scripts/ideas/plans for ideas open and my most recent video is just... fart jazz. I wish I could make myself finish things. PS, we are both named William, and I love how much your sense of humour works with mine.
My brain right now: "William's already started making ______ and it's been sitting partially -finished for half a decade? That's scratched the itch, I don't need to bother trying to make it myself anymore."
I feel your pain Will. I have dozens of project bins with pretty much all the new and 3D printed parts. Along with folders of CAD designs and idea notes. I think I am close to actually completing one project. I either start new project, work on one thing on random projects but do not carry a single one straight through. Even in college I took exams by working on a little bit of each problem then move to the next. Somehow I would think of the next step or answer while working on another problem. Of course I had to force myself to finish the entire test or I would not have graduated. Maybe jumping from one thing to another is just a more efficient way for me to get the ideas out of my head before dementia sets in.
The thumbs up rotoscope and composite at the end was very enjoyable. Nicely done! (what the production value in the least watched part of the video. Makes it twice as good!)
I started a weird drone project I thought would be a few weeks and quickly realized itll take probably 2 years and require me learning a ton. Ive had to learn PCB design, already knew CAD and do coding as a profession and it involves all 3. Very not finished, very might never be finished.
I used to go to that trail after college a few years ago. I’m a local data analyst now. I won’t dox the area but good damn do I love our community. Keep it up brother.
A LIDAR based walking stick for blind people that translates LIDAR data into a tactile response is actually a genius idea and I'm actually jealous of your brain because it's that smart of an idea. LIDAR is basically just a laser powered walking stick that smacks every surface in front of it at once. The only difficult part is translating that into an understandable tactile response. I'm imagining it's held like an umbrella and gives a haptic response on the part of the grip that faces the direction the LIDAR is sensing an object in, or perhaps it is worn like a body camera and has a special haptic device specifically for relaying LIDAR data as haptic feedback. Fuck...if you don't make this, can I? I assume you haven't patented it or anything but I would feel bad doing it without your permission.
honestly really pumped that opensauce is working out well for you. i hope its sustainable and not putting you out too much. really cool what youre doing to keep the hobbyist community alive
I'm not gonna lie, that blind walking stick idea could seriously change the game for some people. I also give up on projects tho so I get it. I kinda needed this video to feel better about giving up
I thought at the start of this it was going to turn into a Collab where the maker space people help finish your inventions, which would be awesome. Could be a multi channel Collab thing, maybe you swap a draft project with someone else and breathe life back into each others stalled projects
I think it's awesome! Good on William for not trashing it too hard. In the name of science we all do crazy, scuffed things. They're called "prototypes" for a reason.
You have inspired me to get rid of all the parts and tools I will never use so I can focus on what I really want to do. I hope to bring my main invention to open sauce one day!
I had an idea to make a bullet flashlight that doesn't need any twisting or button pressing to work. I'm fascinated by the skin's ability to conduct small amounts of electricity, so I made a circuit that picks up on our constant static to turn the light on. I have the bullet shells, the circuit, everything except the internal casing that holds everything and a primer press. The latter I can get easy enough, but I thought I had to mold the plastic casing by hand with this warm-water-moldable plastic stuff. Now 3D printers exist that go to like 0.5mm, so I need to get enough money to buy one. Then learn how to design and program the casing for the printer to work... And I just gave up between those two hiccups. The circuit is still sitting on the helping hands in my closet. (Helping hands is the alligator clamps with a magnifying glass thing you normally use for soldering)
my college had a pair of guys that made a motorized couch. they drove it around to all their classes and whatnot. the school even had them ride it out for their year's graduation
