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  • čas přidán 27. 12. 2023
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    Producer/Co-Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
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  •  Před 4 měsíci +1382

    Given my IT background, nothing in this video really surprised me, but I love the openness and honesty. This sort of customer-relationship should be rewarded.

    • @Decton
      @Decton Před 4 měsíci +8

      rewarded?
      their reward is people giving them money

    •  Před 4 měsíci +24

      @@Decton That is what I meant, rewarded with business.

    •  Před 4 měsíci +20

      @@dosmastrify Having a bad day? I am giving my perspective, which is that this great breakdown of how content is distributed and load-balanced may be somewhat mind-blowing to the uninitiated, but what really appealed to me was the candor.

    • @Kaede-Sasaki
      @Kaede-Sasaki Před 4 měsíci

      Why does API and other architectures even need to be (re)built? Isn't that the equivalent of reinventing the wheel? Shouldn't there be ready-made APIs and architectures you could buy (physical analogy: you COULD build your own office and install the plumbing, or you could rent/buy an office with the plumbing already done).

    • @Simone-uu8ne
      @Simone-uu8ne Před 4 měsíci +5

      ​@@Kaede-Sasaki It might seem like reinventing the wheel, but there are several reasons why APIs and architectures are (re)built rather than universally bought or adopted as-is.
      - Customization: Every system or application has its unique requirements.
      - Scalability and Performance: Tailoring APIs and architectures allows developers to optimize for performance and scalability. Generic solutions might not efficiently handle a project's growth or might have unnecessary features that impact performance.
      - Security and Compliance: Building APIs and architectures in-house allows for tighter control over security measures and ensures compliance with industry standards and regulations. You don't have to depend on other companies and, therefore, others' mistakes.
      - Innovation: Developing custom APIs or architectures enables companies to innovate and create unique features or services.
      These are the main ones that come to my mind. I'm sure that there are dozens of others.
      Just like how some businesses prefer custom-built offices to suit their needs perfectly, many developers and companies opt to create or modify APIs and architectures to precisely fit their requirements rather than relying solely on off-the-shelf solutions. Some companies need one room, and others an entire building.

  • @mahqueen253
    @mahqueen253 Před 4 měsíci +1931

    Ayo? Im on my phone on the toilet rn 😭 why u gotta attack me like that not even 30 secs into the vid 😭

    • @nursestoyland
      @nursestoyland Před 4 měsíci +12

      dang

    • @Idk-ys7rt
      @Idk-ys7rt Před 4 měsíci +14

      You saved me, thank you 😂

    • @anitahk787
      @anitahk787 Před 4 měsíci +50

      You are not alone. #toiletbuddies

    • @IKKAIWINS
      @IKKAIWINS Před 4 měsíci +8

      Ye same here...

    • @MELOMOKOTOGULU
      @MELOMOKOTOGULU Před 4 měsíci +4

      That was required an android to Pluto dwarft planet 😂

  • @emanuelescarsella3124
    @emanuelescarsella3124 Před 4 měsíci +537

    As a software engineer I really liked the key points you choose about this topic, you kept it superficial enough to be understandable for everybody but still very accurate and comprehensive.
    I also especially liked the transparency you had about AWS bills and active users numbers, many companies tend to keep that information secret to avoid revealing how little of their expenses actually goes to the physical infrastructure but you instead choose to point out how the real cost of such a business is software development, testing and the whole IT team.
    Good job 🥰👍🏻

  • @jamessimon3433
    @jamessimon3433 Před 4 měsíci +998

    For those of us in our 40s, the existence of ubiquitous high quality streaming is nothing short of miraculous

    • @Planag7
      @Planag7 Před 4 měsíci +60

      I'm not quite in my 40s yet but goodness I remember those horrible days of downloading 20 MB Real player files lol
      Funny enough I actually found a few on an old hard drive. Quality was terrible

    • @kalrandom7387
      @kalrandom7387 Před 4 měsíci +31

      Try being over 50, I grew up with 3 channels, streaming is nothing short of magic.

    • @lutello3012
      @lutello3012 Před 4 měsíci +4

      I'm amazed they can host so much at even 240p.

    • @toxicity4818
      @toxicity4818 Před 4 měsíci +19

      Shoot I'm 27 and even I remember it evolving so fast in the early 2000's. I got into computers when I was about 5, so 2001, and vividly remember the days of still using late 80's/early 90's tech.

    • @patrickjordan2233
      @patrickjordan2233 Před 4 měsíci +15

      I'm about 60? My senior HS year our school got 2 stations of Apple II's.. Then "MS DOS" prompts, baby! (Egad, I'm old...😂🤣😂🤣)

  • @MascletaTheFirst
    @MascletaTheFirst Před 4 měsíci +439

    This kind of transparency and customer focused business ventures is always a nice breath of fresh air.

  • @DomyTheMad420
    @DomyTheMad420 Před 4 měsíci +1012

    if this was released by anyone but my single favorite engineering channel I wouldn't have even clicked on it.

    • @zukacs
      @zukacs Před 4 měsíci +13

      wendover has rly good video on nebula too

    • @toxicity4818
      @toxicity4818 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Same

    • @T.E.S.S.
      @T.E.S.S. Před 4 měsíci +11

      you seem to mean that as a compliment but it really isn't

    • @Tonysopranoyafinook
      @Tonysopranoyafinook Před 4 měsíci +3

      B1M is better. Difinitive channel for construction

    • @JohnnyWednesday
      @JohnnyWednesday Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@Tonysopranoyafinook - Agreed. B1M is the best!

  • @hithere-cz4oc
    @hithere-cz4oc Před 4 měsíci +107

    Hi! I’m an engineer at Meta and I work on the reverse / forward proxy (and some other supporting infra). Great video! The scale really is mind-boggling, including the physical infrastructure, the gigantic pieces of software orchestrated together, the fault-tolerance (and the speeds at which the global network shifts when things break in certain areas), the number of different clients implemented in different languages, the number of attack vectors we have to defend both proactively and reactively, and honestly just the sheer volume of traffic. If you ever don’t know what to do in engineering, get into network engineering!

    • @kb037
      @kb037 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Network Engineering is the best! Standardized protocols and RFCs >>> random software.

    • @RaymondZhu021296
      @RaymondZhu021296 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Hello! I’m also at Meta. Production engineering in core systems. Our global
      Infra is truly miraculous in how it manages to work at all

    • @JonahNelson7
      @JonahNelson7 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Please quit Meta to stop contributing to that freaking company

    • @hithere-cz4oc
      @hithere-cz4oc Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@JonahNelson7 lol

    • @Kaede-Sasaki
      @Kaede-Sasaki Před 4 měsíci

      Maybe I could ask you, iydm:
      Why does API and other architectures even need to be (re)built? Isn't that the equivalent of reinventing the wheel? Shouldn't there be ready-made APIs and architectures you could buy (physical analogy: you COULD build your own office and install the plumbing, or you could rent/buy an office with the plumbing already done).

  • @theAessaya
    @theAessaya Před 4 měsíci +99

    "Developer Operations" has caught me off-guard, lol. As someone in the tech space adjacent to Nebula's this is the first time I've heard someone refer to DevOps by the full term in years 😂
    Great video, thanks for the explanations :)

    • @Blex_040
      @Blex_040 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Yeah, as someone who has worked as a DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer and a Cloud Operator (all jobs in the DevOps field that more or less do the same stuff - bridging the gap between software development and cloud operations), I think he did a good job of saying it that way because it's hard to summarize^^ I took part in around 40-50 job interviews on the company side and my absolute favorite question to ask is "What is DevOps?" because it's amazing how wildly different answers you get even from professionals. From a job title to a dedicated team over a position in a team and a mindset to a set of principles, I've heard them all and all of them have some truths to it (though some more than others IMO) because companies use DevOps as a buzz word like they did with agile for the last 20 years

    • @Ddub1083
      @Ddub1083 Před 4 měsíci

      heh they arent developers... when youre paying outside engineers to build your product for you, they use full words, makes it seem like youre getting more haha

    • @barneylaurance1865
      @barneylaurance1865 Před 4 měsíci

      No-one knows what DevOps is. But in one theory it's a cultural movement about software development people and and software operation people working closely together - not a job, not something called developer operations.

    • @uftv
      @uftv Před 4 měsíci

      Audience matters 😀

    • @Andrei5656
      @Andrei5656 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Same here. It's like when your wife calls you by your full name. It's technically correct but... You're in trouble.

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis Před 4 měsíci +10

    This was about so much more than I thought it was going to be about

  • @carpeinferi
    @carpeinferi Před 4 měsíci +89

    I have got to applaud you (and your team) on explaining this subject in an easily understood manner for the layman while still keeping the technical aspects correct; so often see accuracy suffer for sake of a lowest common denominator explanation.

  • @wesleykirkland7150
    @wesleykirkland7150 Před 4 měsíci +25

    Brian, this was very great! I'm a Devops Engineer at a global streaming company and a lot of this was VERY spot on. I'm surprised you we're able to go into this level of detail. I really liked your example of LG WebOs apps as I've had inquiries at work that I was reminded of when you mentioned it.

  • @richardjones38
    @richardjones38 Před 4 měsíci +189

    It's amazing that a bunch of CZcamsrs have been able to put all this together. Keep up the good work. I signed up to Nebula via Curiosity Stream, but find I watch far more from Nebula. It's where the good stuff is!

    • @RealEngineering
      @RealEngineering  Před 4 měsíci +65

      The bundle is ending at the end of this year FYI. You should switch to direct nebula.tv/unbundle

    • @OfficialSamuelC
      @OfficialSamuelC Před 4 měsíci

      Would've though existing bundle subscribers would've got a better deal than everyone else for some loyalty.@@RealEngineering

    • @ZetaPyro
      @ZetaPyro Před 4 měsíci +32

      @@RealEngineering Huh! This is the first I'm hearing about that. I've had the CS bundle since April 2021 and didn't feel the need to ever change anything about that. Guess it's time to upgrade to the Lifetime Subscription now.

    • @dsofe4879
      @dsofe4879 Před 4 měsíci +14

      ​@@RealEngineeringWait, that bundle expires? Why am I first learning about this here, I can't find any info about the bundle ending on my Curiositystream or Nebula account...?

    • @AlteryxGaming
      @AlteryxGaming Před 4 měsíci +20

      A bunch of other Nebula ads Ive seen have mentioned that the bundle is ending. Curiosity Stream has announced that in 2024 they won’t share/pay the bundle revenue, so Nebula has decided to end the deal so they can get their fair share from subscribers

  • @Showman0010
    @Showman0010 Před 4 měsíci +117

    This is the best engineering channel. You explain anything and everything with pictures and animations. In addition, if someone doesn't know anything about that topic, that person would still understand it. That happened to me all the time. Thanks

  • @minxythemerciless
    @minxythemerciless Před 4 měsíci +16

    The modems described did not use simple amplitude modulation - that was 1960s technology. the 56K modems used complex phase amplitude modulation to get a very high bit rate through 3 kHz bandwith phone line. Similar techniques are used on cable modems and digital TV broadcasts

    • @thebamplayer
      @thebamplayer Před 4 měsíci +2

      It's a lot crazier that VDSL sends signals with a frequency of a few million hertz over a telephone line, which was designed to only send signals with a few thousand hertz.

    • @jamesphillips2285
      @jamesphillips2285 Před 4 měsíci

      @@thebamplayer They actually use frequency division multiplexing. They create a bunch of 64kbps channels. If some have bad quality: it is no big deal.

    • @thebamplayer
      @thebamplayer Před 4 měsíci

      @jamesphillips2285 Changes nothing about the fact that VDSL uses a frequency of 17 mhz.

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Před 4 měsíci +6

    No matter how much i learn: The way we can send AND display video & audio WIRELESSLY.. Will always blow my mind! Just the fact how CRT TV's displayed images, how a dvd can take 0's & 1's and transfer it into a image is amazing. Even tho I'm a total nerd for anything science related, the science behind sending and displaying videos will always be amazing to me

  • @altertopias
    @altertopias Před 3 měsíci +1

    Someone give the person who wrote this script a raise. Clear, interesting, and enticing. Love to see it.

  • @lpeabody
    @lpeabody Před 4 měsíci +68

    This was an awesome video. It's got a real "we have arrived" vibe to it. Well presented. Thanks got the hard work, Nebula content is top-tier creative.

  • @calebmnb
    @calebmnb Před 4 měsíci +9

    I’m so happy for this content. I’m a software developer who enjoys studying the intricacies complexity of stuff we use everyday, and your video perfectly highlights what goes on in the background that rarely gets shown to people!

  • @Chrisey96.
    @Chrisey96. Před 4 měsíci +4

    It is amazing how quickly the technology has moved on. I remember being Furious at my mum whenever she go on the phone because it meant my connection to MW2 would drop out. That sounds unimaginable today.

  • @kcinkg
    @kcinkg Před 4 měsíci +14

    The success of Nebula is built upon trust, the customers feel the respect and repay it with trust. This is priceless and must be maintained.
    Thanks guys, great job

  • @punditgi
    @punditgi Před 4 měsíci +54

    I work for a major high tech firm offering cloud services and I love the explanations in this video. I also like seeing the guy whose voice I've come to know and love. All the best to Nebula! ❤🎉😊

    • @Blex_040
      @Blex_040 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Then you might like Jet Lag: The Game Season 1 (Connect Four Across America) and Seasons 3 (Race To The Most States) because there Brian (aka Real Engineering) forms a team together with Sam (aka Wendover Productions and Half as Interesting) to compete against two of Sam's writers, Ben and Adam, by traveling across the US and completing challenges. It's a great way to see more of the guy behind the voice!

    • @MrGtubedude
      @MrGtubedude Před 4 měsíci +1

      Bro works for Amazon

    • @dead-claudia
      @dead-claudia Před 22 dny

      @@MrGtubedudecould be microsoft, google, ibm, oracle, cloudflare, or one of a number of other companies. it's not all that specific.

  • @Toasterdemon
    @Toasterdemon Před 4 měsíci +6

    Nebula team have made a great product. I remember emailing them about poor audio quality and they had it improved very soon after. Great work.

  • @johanjvdw
    @johanjvdw Před 4 měsíci +1

    I'm incredibly happy you explained this. Because I struggle with video lagging sometimes during Chromecast streaming. And now it makes perfect sense why. I'm a proud subscriber and incredibly happy with the service.

  • @stawastawa
    @stawastawa Před 4 měsíci

    amzing of you to break this down and outline it. Super appreciative to get to look into how things work and how things come to be.

  • @imranidz
    @imranidz Před 4 měsíci +6

    This video and its transparency speaks volumes to the open and honest philosophy I’m sure everyone embodies to at Nebula. Incredibly excited about your growth!

  • @cidadaoPPT
    @cidadaoPPT Před 4 měsíci +9

    Loved this insight into running Nebula! Thank you for the transparency, it's refreshing. Signing up for Nebula!

  • @AlekseyShevchuk
    @AlekseyShevchuk Před 4 měsíci +1

    I can completely relate to all the topics discussed, and I must say you did an excellent job addressing and describing them, particularly the challenges associated with proprietary stores.

  • @tsunamie1126
    @tsunamie1126 Před 4 měsíci +21

    Thank you for showing me this explanation. It helps me focus on a discernible goal while working to become an IT-engineer. It is hard to see what these engineers work on compared to mechanical ones.

  • @jpkotta
    @jpkotta Před 4 měsíci +3

    Conceptually, you can think of modems as sending 1s and 0s, but the signals are much more complicated than "high for 1, low for 0". They use fancy modulation schemes like QAM, and get very close to the theoretical limit.

    • @altrag
      @altrag Před 4 měsíci

      We have those schemes now (developments like QAM is exactly part of why bandwidths today are so much better than they were 30 years ago). The biggest limitation in those old modems was that they had to run over POTS ("plain old telephone system"). The introduction of DSL changed that as they could then run dedicated digital signals rather than trying to piggyback on analog and get much higher speeds over the same copper - but it came at the cost of having to upgrade all of the neighborhood boxes to handle the digital signals, so it was a pretty slow roll-out all things considered. Cable went through a similar transition albeit a little quicker as they had less regulated guarantees to worry about (ie: your telephone is required to work at essentially all times so telephone companies had to be much more careful that their upgrades wouldn't interrupt normal phone service while cable companies were able to be a bit more ad-hoc about the whole thing - at least until they started selling their own telephone service as a competitor to POTS).
      The switch to digital systems was the big milestone (so much so that both telephone and cable providers now operate pretty much purely digital networks with analog support only showing up in the last mile to allow the service to still work with older devices). Once we made that leap the speed boosts that had slowly gone from 300bps to 57.6kpbs over the course of like 4 decades was suddenly able to jump to the Mbps range within the span of a couple years in the late 1990s-early 2000s and has been growing almost uninhibited ever since as newer and better encoding schemes come out one after another.

  • @arturwisniewski3747
    @arturwisniewski3747 Před 4 měsíci +8

    10:05 - The reference to Half as Interesting is soo funny :) Well done lads! I love your (and Sam) channels. Keep it up:)

    • @Omnicrola
      @Omnicrola Před 4 měsíci +1

      Glad I wasn't the only one that caught that 😆

    •  Před 4 měsíci

      It's the only reason I opened the comments 😂 The bromance lives on!

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 měsíci +1

      There's also a brief shot of Jet Lag merch at 1:52.

  • @irithylloldman6526
    @irithylloldman6526 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The lifetime subscription needs to be talked about more !! It's so incredibly rare nowadays, but so much healthier in my eyes. Thanks for all the fantastic work and yes, your animations are incredible

  • @stewbacca117
    @stewbacca117 Před 4 měsíci

    Really happy to see your service take off and garner the support it deserves. Keep up the great content 🍻💪

  • @l3ete1geuse
    @l3ete1geuse Před 4 měsíci +9

    Never knew I needed a video explaining how streaming works. But here we are. :)

  • @JesPulido
    @JesPulido Před 4 měsíci +40

    Your content is brilliant, Brian. Keep it up

  • @DHorse
    @DHorse Před 4 měsíci

    Brian what a fantastic job you did on this video! It's really well explained and produced. Kudos.

  • @3ffrige
    @3ffrige Před 4 měsíci +1

    As a Professional Services Engineer with Keysight, I work with test equipment that emulates these video streams over a stand alone or non-stand alone 5G core network, and the way HLS/QUIC protocol stack works amazes me.
    The neatest thing that HLS/QUIC does is adaptive bit rate streaming. When you initially start a stream on whatever streaming platform, you may notice low video quality, then after a while, it improves and goes to high resolution. Or in the middle of a stream, quality with the network degrades, then you see the picture goes from HD to low res, then improve after a while.
    I can’t get my head wrapped around that. I mean I know how the function works in the sense on configuring the video stream on the Keysight test platform, configure multiple HLS streams in the tool so the streams can upshift and downshift as needed based on network conditions. I also configure a network impairment emulator to simulate degradations in the network to force the streams to downshift and upshift.
    How in the world. How does it know when to upshift or downshift the stream rate? It’s either f@cking magic or that God moves in mysterious ways.

  • @UnIvErS8uL
    @UnIvErS8uL Před 4 měsíci +26

    this guy is the epitome of a smiling voice.

  • @InDaWilderness
    @InDaWilderness Před 4 měsíci +4

    Got to say. Just watched a 20 minute ad, and enjoyed it...

  • @gosnooky
    @gosnooky Před 3 měsíci

    I'm a software engineer in the video space as well (live HLS streaming), so it was fun to watch how someone else explains how all this works. As a Nebula subscriber in Cambodia, I'm thankful your CDN network grew because when I first signed up, videos were slow and always buffered and dropped down to 480p and I thought about not renewing, but this isn't the case anymore. I'm very satisfied with the service overall.

  • @carazy123_
    @carazy123_ Před 4 měsíci +1

    This video is awesome. I’ve always found the fact that we can stream videos to be pure magic even though I know what’s going on in the background. It’s insane that it works.
    When I saw you announce the creation of Nebula, I knew it would be something special. I am glad to see it taking off because giving creators fair cuts and allowing for creative liberties is an awesome thing. Great job on this.

  • @renatoctti
    @renatoctti Před 4 měsíci +7

    You and Mustard have been making some of the best videos i've ever seen. The quality of the content and video itself are just breathtaking!! You guys have more than earned my subscription.

  • @RickZotz
    @RickZotz Před 4 měsíci +27

    This may your best video to date, perhaps because you and your colleagues at Nebula have such a great stake in its operation. I'm familiar with the realm and its tech, so I'm glad to see a relatable explanation for those who don't. Great job, guys!

  • @samuxan
    @samuxan Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love this kind of insight into how those systems work. The bandwidth and cache side is quite relevant. I guess that's why netflix or youtube value way more the views on the first day than the rest

  • @KwadwoFirempongBoakye
    @KwadwoFirempongBoakye Před 3 měsíci

    This video is so well put together. Thank you for breaking it down like this.

  • @timipopov3105
    @timipopov3105 Před 4 měsíci +11

    What a way to promote Nebula and teach a very good lesson. I think Real Engineering is hand on heart the best YT channel out there. Keep it up!!!

  • @mr.groober3730
    @mr.groober3730 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thank you for yet another amazing video:) Also, in light of recent "developments" with CZcams and moves by other streaming services to include adds in their paid content I'm more than happy to support you guys. Just paid for lifetime subscription:) Thank you again.

  • @kubas3816
    @kubas3816 Před 4 měsíci

    I have the utmost respect for you guys at nebula. Gotta be the most honest and down to earth software development team out there.
    I used to have a nebula + curiosity stream subscription but being a uni student sometimes money is tight. However the minute I can I'm gonna resubscribe.
    Keep doing what you guys are doing!

  • @MichaelBattaglia
    @MichaelBattaglia Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is an amazing video from explaining complex infrastructure and software development. Kudos to you and the rest of the teams at Nebula!😊

  • @Dogo.R
    @Dogo.R Před 4 měsíci +10

    "The 2000 TB we distribute per month."
    So on average 676 people are watching at any given time on nebula assuming an average bitrate used of 9Mb/s.
    Interesting.

  • @pranjaydass6240
    @pranjaydass6240 Před 4 měsíci +16

    I never knew that Nebula was your service . Before seeing this video whenever I heard about Nebula in sponsorship I thought that its just another service by some big corporation but now I am so impressed that you and your team have built such a great service. Thank you.

    • @PtrkHrnk
      @PtrkHrnk Před 4 měsíci +3

      Maybe not big, but corporation sure it is. And acts like one too. Turns out Nebula isn't the safe space I naively thought it was...

    • @vladstr100
      @vladstr100 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@PtrkHrnkwhat do you mean about Nebula not being a safe space??

  • @TheHalo294
    @TheHalo294 Před 4 měsíci +1

    it is amazing that you can click any video on this channel and every single one is worth (re-)watching
    keep up the good work

  • @sethandrew1446
    @sethandrew1446 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Have to admit I didn’t know what to expect for this video (let alone plan to watch all 20 mins) but I just finished and enjoyed it. I haven’t been on Nebula for about a year now, but I just re subscribed :)

  • @Guywiththetypewriter
    @Guywiththetypewriter Před 4 měsíci +6

    As both an engineering lecturer and someone who is a self taught developer. This video was brilliant ^_^
    The one thing i wanna bring up is a potential easy W for adding more retention to the platform.
    I went to go watch extra credits today on Nebula. But i love specifically their videos on stuff like on theories of game design.
    But in between i see the podcasts, the behind the scenes etc.
    I almost instinctively went back to youtube and couldnt figure out why for half a second. Why i was struggling to watch EC as easy as i do on youtube.
    Then it hit me...
    Playlists...
    Having the ability for playlists for each creator would be such a huge help. All the other bells and whistles of Nebula have me staying, but im finding myself fighting my own adhd brain to stay there 😅
    Love the work you do, keep on being awesome ❤

  • @swimmerboy172
    @swimmerboy172 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Seems like the lifetime subscription is mortgaging the future for the present cash flows. What happens when that initial $300 fund is used and the user is still incurring expenses for you? Sure you thought of this but just wondering. I know $300 today is worth more than $300 5 years from now but am interested in how that will work.

    • @MusicalMangoGames
      @MusicalMangoGames Před 4 měsíci +2

      They're never going to sell Lifetime memberships to more than a small fraction of users, in reality, so they're just betting that the content they can make with that money will bring in enough new customers over the next 5-10 years to more than cover the cost of serving content to that handful of lifetime users. Seems to be a pretty safe bet, judging by their current trajectory.

    • @SplittingField
      @SplittingField Před 4 měsíci +1

      In Nebula's ToS: If you sign up for a Lifetime subscription, your Lifetime subscription will provide you access with the types of Content (e.g., Nebula Classes, Nebula Podcasts, Nebula Originals) available at the time of the purchase only. New types of Content may be subject to new subscription fees. For example, if Nebula introduces Nebula Short Stories (just a thought!), your Lifetime subscription may not cover access to this new type of Content. Purchases for Lifetime subscription plans will be clearly indicated as such on the sign up page and in the order confirmation.
      So, technically they can make other content types to entice lifetime members to want pay again.

  • @MikeHarris1984
    @MikeHarris1984 Před 4 měsíci

    Ive been a nebula sub for years. Since the begining. Absolutely love it!!!!!

  • @helmernilsen
    @helmernilsen Před 4 měsíci +1

    As someone who’s studying electrical engineering and planning to study computer engineering next year, this video is really interesting and perfect for me

  • @AshwinRaju84
    @AshwinRaju84 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I’m a software engineer in big tech and loved the technical explanation and story telling. I already had a nebula account which I was not using enough, but ended up getting the lifetime membership just to support you guys! Keep up the good work! 🎉🎉
    Of course, I’m commenting while on the toilet😂

    • @Mr.Mister96
      @Mr.Mister96 Před 4 měsíci

      Use polycentric to connect all platforms

  • @JisMortal
    @JisMortal Před 4 měsíci +7

    Thanks for the transparency and insight. There is a handful of channels that make content I enjoy on Nebula, that I found from when you guys had your Curiosity stream promo's way back. Ive been a sub to both since.
    I wonder how Floatplane from LMG stacks up. How I've heard Linus describe Nebula, on the WAN show, is you guys are hoping for a big VC firm to come in, so the creators can cash out. That does'nt seem to be the case though. I'm glad

    • @peejicasas
      @peejicasas Před 4 měsíci +3

      TBH i wouldn't trust Linus' opinion on anything anymore.

    • @philipegoulet448
      @philipegoulet448 Před 4 měsíci

      These guys have stated ( and showed through their business strategy ) multiple times that they are doing everything in their power to NOT use VC for funding.

  • @ianriddell5635
    @ianriddell5635 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You did a fantastic job on camera by the way!!

  • @willdriver7542
    @willdriver7542 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I signed up earlier this month. Been super happy with the service. 1/4 of the channels I watch are on Nebula. And I would MUCH rather pay an employee owned co-op than a shareholder owned megacorp.
    Congratulations on all your success.
    I hope it is possible to get Simon Whistler, Fact Fiend, and those currently supported by PBS.

  • @Equix586
    @Equix586 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I was a bit on the fence wether to go for the lifetime subscription, but this video convinced med. They even gave me my current plan as a discount as I had just renewed it 😎

  • @josevenegas9191
    @josevenegas9191 Před 4 měsíci +44

    Nebula is a good option for those curious people over the internet. Have you considered translating the subtitles to other languages like Spanish? That would be great

    • @chlorophyllphile
      @chlorophyllphile Před 4 měsíci +9

      Yeah, they should partner with Curiosity Stream. Oh wait...

  • @andrewgaess7542
    @andrewgaess7542 Před 4 měsíci

    This was interesting, informative and easy for a layman to understand, without being watered down. It was also and incredibly effective pitch for Nebula. Way to go! You are guys are well on your way to deserved success.

  • @nightraven836
    @nightraven836 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This video both informed me about the issues of being a startup streaming service, and also very much convinced me I should at least try nebula

  • @tracyhardyjohnson1315
    @tracyhardyjohnson1315 Před 4 měsíci +5

    I'm old enough to remember "Alien Song," the first 3D animated video short that I was aware of, in 1999. Really more of a sample that a short. Somebody had to email it to you because there wasn't a way to download anything then. That person was our IT guy at work, who showed us office workers after he got a copy in his email. Otherwise, those of us in rural America would not have known. Even then, your email service had to allow large enough file attachments. But it was astonishing at the time, and was a big milestone marker for me of the potential where technology was headed. Also realizing what a great outlet the internet could be for creative folks. You can still find copies of it on YT. It doesn't look like anything special these days, but try to imagine a time before Pixar. It's also really funny.
    We've come a long way from 256 color games.
    Edited for clarification.

  • @Idk-ys7rt
    @Idk-ys7rt Před 4 měsíci +4

    Interested about how it works after seeing Wendover's video a while back.

  • @BartoszLeper
    @BartoszLeper Před 4 měsíci +2

    I used to work on adaptive streaming in Google Play Movies for Chromecast. This video brought some cool memories. Thanks! And huge props for calling the "pain in the ass" out loud there.

  • @SuperKirezi
    @SuperKirezi Před 4 měsíci +1

    Ten seconds into this video and I’m like, wait is that you!
    Happy to finally see your face. I’ve been a fan of your content for a long while now.

  • @ndl4201
    @ndl4201 Před 4 měsíci +6

    I decided to purchase nebula when you mentioned the change in production quality over the last three years. I realized how long I've been watching your videos and you continue to post amazing content without the feeling of being constantly fed ads. Thanks for all that you do and other creators like you. I'm excited to watch the episode you had a screenshot of about how humans started speaking, that one really caught my attention!

    • @Pistolita221
      @Pistolita221 Před 4 měsíci

      I imagine the uncensored geopolitics coverage is probably pretty great, too. Hear sides and events barely covered in regular outlets from REPUTABLE SOURCES not 4chan pit shosters.

  • @kathrynjaneway750
    @kathrynjaneway750 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Engineering from the guys who actually made it...absolutely rad! It's like Leah Brahms explaining warp drive!

  • @dadamj
    @dadamj Před 4 měsíci +1

    I used to work in a role designing high capacity DWDM systems and remember 1G being complex and needing lots of work (dont even get me started on the cost) to systems with multi 100G being BAU and costing less than 1G did at the time.
    Technology really does fly at times.

  • @gadzukin
    @gadzukin Před 4 měsíci

    It's good to attach a picture to your voice. A passionate fan from a part of the world that needs your soothing and balanced tone of voice

  • @alicew349
    @alicew349 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Loved seeing your face on the channel for the first time! I know you've spoken about faceless channels on Twitter before, and you did the piece to camera great!
    Also excellent, detailed and clear video as always!

  • @llama_wehraboo7274
    @llama_wehraboo7274 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Can we get one for the F-22? :]

  • @ryanariprasetyo9233
    @ryanariprasetyo9233 Před 4 měsíci

    Love from Indonesia, I was worndering why the videos were buffering so much. Thanks for the explanation, hope Nebula continue to grow.

  • @pawelnotts
    @pawelnotts Před 4 měsíci

    This has to be the longest ad I've ever watched 🤣 But I must say I'm blown away by the quality of the videos I've watched so far.

  • @Adramach
    @Adramach Před 4 měsíci +4

    No idea where did you get that information, but dial up modems never used amplitude modulation for carrying signal. It would be too suceptible to interference. All dial up coding systems used frequency modulation.

  • @avishjha4030
    @avishjha4030 Před 4 měsíci +6

    I subscribed to Nebula for a year, but the buffering was a long term problem here in India, even on fiber with 300mbit symmetrical. Didn't end up renewing, since any Jet Lag episode had to be downloaded via YT-DLP before I could watch it, buffering was pretty bad and ruined experience throughout.

  • @ShawnRitch
    @ShawnRitch Před 4 měsíci +1

    Well made explanation. Good to put a face to the voice. Keep up the excellent work and thank you :)

  • @dominicmillerca
    @dominicmillerca Před 4 měsíci +1

    I think you've just perfectly summarized my job environment here in Montreal. Obviously, I'm specialized on certain aspects of that kind of infrastructure but if anyone ask me what's my job and what I do for a living, I'll share your video! Most people have no idea about the level of complexity behind a project like Nebula. Thanks for sharing! 👏👏

  • @CosRacecar
    @CosRacecar Před 4 měsíci +4

    As an outsider, the whole lifetime subscription thing makes me nervous. Sure, it gives you a bunch of money to burn right now, but in a couple years when half your subscribers aren't providing any new revenue, how will you continue to fund similar quality projects?

  • @Sugar3Glider
    @Sugar3Glider Před 4 měsíci +3

    If I pay $300 will you give me a download link for all Nebula content in the event of;
    1) The company is no longer 51%+ creator owned (i.e. buyout option)
    2) The company goes under (link lasts for 3 months or something)

  • @danarrib
    @danarrib Před 4 měsíci

    I'm a proud Nebula subscriber for a long time. I really enjoy your videos.

  • @doomwafflez
    @doomwafflez Před 4 měsíci

    This was one of the best 'ads' I've ever seen. Very informative

  • @mohamedalmuhairi324
    @mohamedalmuhairi324 Před 4 měsíci +6

    3:17
    it starts with 14.4k
    the max speed was 64k ISDN Upgrade from 64k to 128K
    not 56k

    • @jasonsmall5602
      @jasonsmall5602 Před 4 měsíci

      The lowest reasonable speed was 1200, though 110 was the actual lowest.
      ISDN required a dedicated line, and did not operate on a regular phone line. It required special equipment in the telephone exchange. The fasted you could get between two regular phones was 56k. 64k was possible in some hybrid cases.

    • @DuskHorizon
      @DuskHorizon Před 4 měsíci

      In the US, a single ISDN channel maxed out at ~56k due to robbed bits (for signalling). And if you use both ISDN channels for data you could no longer receive phone calls, which for families was a prime upgrade motivation. So 56K in some markets isn't an oversimplification, it was the real world limit. 64K elsewhere, until cable modems became a thing. V32bis, for 14K4, disrupted the market but there were significantly slower models before it.

    • @halfsourlizard9319
      @halfsourlizard9319 Před 4 měsíci

      *Starts* with 14.4k!? Wat!? Teletypes were doing like 45baud in the 1950s.

  • @mwam1985
    @mwam1985 Před 4 měsíci +3

    The retention is high because people forget that they have a Nebula subscription, lol.

  • @stanleykubrick8786
    @stanleykubrick8786 Před 4 měsíci

    Okay, this is simply amazing - thank you very much!!

  • @ryan4freedom
    @ryan4freedom Před 4 měsíci

    Super insightful. I appreciate it. I always wondered how this works.

  • @BodyMusicification
    @BodyMusicification Před 4 měsíci +4

    This is pretty useful for those "How does the Internet work?" interview questions

    • @surewhynot6259
      @surewhynot6259 Před 4 měsíci

      I've never heard or read that interview question, probably because it's WAY too broad. This explains how CDNs work at a high level, but that hardly scratches the surface of how the internet works.

    • @BodyMusicification
      @BodyMusicification Před 4 měsíci

      @surewhynot6259 Yes this only covers a very small portion of how the Internet works. It's a common interview question for web developers precisely because it provides the opportunity for very expansive answers from the candidate. In this way the interviewer can assess exactly how deep the candidate's knowledge and ability to explain the topic can go and compare this with other candidates' answers

  • @amcluesent
    @amcluesent Před 4 měsíci +3

    As always it was the pr0n industry that drove the technology

  • @MarcosThompson
    @MarcosThompson Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hey! I’ve been a Nebula subscriber for a while now and I didn’t know about the lifetime membership. I’ll be honest to say that I watch some of the videos on CZcams, but you are absolutely right about the retention: I’d rather keep paying for Nebula even if I wasn’t watching too many videos just to support this incredible project. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @virtua_t4695
    @virtua_t4695 Před 4 měsíci

    Thoroughly enjoyed how open you were.

  • @harbleflarb1087
    @harbleflarb1087 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I am a toilet watcher.

  • @Dogo.R
    @Dogo.R Před 4 měsíci +5

    "More than half of youtube views are from people watching on TVs".
    No that stat is for viewing videos with other people. The stat for watching videos alone TVs are only a small %.

  • @rizenfrmtheashes
    @rizenfrmtheashes Před 4 měsíci

    This is like one of the best explanations of the HLS protocol I've seen without ever saying HLS.

  • @nursestoyland
    @nursestoyland Před 4 měsíci

    never knew i needed a video on how a streaming service works

  • @velkoto1
    @velkoto1 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I had a subscription to Nebula and Curiosity Stream but for some reason I had few very interesting videos marked "Not available in your country", which is kinda idiotic. I'm from Bulgaria which is in the EU and I have NEVER seen this in any other streaming platform ever, especially in a paid one. Trust me it's not a law issue or any kind of national or religious matter. For some reason someone didn't want me to watch a video I really wanted to even though I paid for it. So I had to unsubscribe and refund and never use Nebula and Curiosity Stream ever again.

    • @RealEngineering
      @RealEngineering  Před 4 měsíci +5

      Can't speak for CS, it was likely a local licensing issue, but they just shouldn't be showing you a video that you can't watch then. The bundle is ending in 4 days time either way. Nebula does not do anything like that.

  • @andrewFJ
    @andrewFJ Před 4 měsíci +5

    I was disappointed with Nebula on the first day when I discovered that lots of less-than educational channels publish childish content, making it same as CZcams. I was expecting more serious content like Real Engineering but found many anime bullshit and game reviews, etc.
    I grew up watching discovery channel.
    Can we please have a science, education and creativity only focused service?

    • @qwerty112311
      @qwerty112311 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Just use the filters to limit the categories. You aren’t special. Other people like other content. Popular and non-scientific content is subsidizing your beloved scientific content.

    • @avishjha4030
      @avishjha4030 Před 4 měsíci

      @@qwerty112311 There aren't great filtering options.

    • @OfficialSamuelC
      @OfficialSamuelC Před 4 měsíci

      Issue is they don't make that clear or really show that in any advertisements. I love all this kind of things but the trial/bundle showed me they didn't have enough to justify it. Happy with YT Premium sub and channels on here.@@qwerty112311

  • @RyanDaniels47
    @RyanDaniels47 Před 6 dny

    Wow. I am really loving these videos.

  • @michaellinehan710
    @michaellinehan710 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Shia LaWoof confirmed to be the real MVP of Nebula