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by atemerev 3487 days ago
I can't get any useful information from videos, it is so slowwwww. Even on 2x (the fastest I can watch), it is still 3 to 5 times slower than I read. Also, I can control my reading, skip the minutiae, or reread important parts or look up some reference — but I can't do that with videos or audiobooks or podcasts. I wonder how people even find it convenient.

Unfortunately, Rich Hickey really loves videos for some reason, so everything he says is lost to me.

(Yes, there are transcripts, but those are linear and unstructured.)

1 comments

Hey, I usually take notes when reading or watching stuff. If you're willing to read through my semi-coherent org-mode notes, it summarizes the talk better than a full transcript.[0]

[0]http://pastebin.com/bmF0xc7y

Thanks!