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Published 2020-04-06

The title of this video should change with the times. But nothing lasts forever: here's the story of how I made it work, why it used to be easier to make that work, and how it all ties in to the White Cliffs of Dover and the end of the universe.

Edited by Michelle Martin: twitter.com/mrsmmartin

Includes an accelerated section of "Traduction automatique des flux d'information (Yahoo Pipes IV)" by Laurent Moccozet, which is licensed under CC-by: • Traduction automatique des flux d'inf... - the remainder of this video does not fall under that license.

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All Comments (21)

@loetarded 4 years ago

"If the title is 100 percent correct, its a miracle" Seems like it's been a very long miracle
@khanhjie 3 years ago

I love how this video periodically gets recommended to us when the title is exactly right
@chiiblossom 21 days ago

The title has been 100% accurate every time I’ve clicked on this video
@Paritisen 2 months ago

4 years later, still works, massive respect!
@Brklyn583 2 years ago

I love how this vid appears on my recommend every once in a while.
@cienciabit 4 years ago

This is a TED talk, but with better background.
@TheJamalThomas 1 month ago

How did I not get recommended this video in four years til now?
@commenter3002 1 month ago

"If it's actually 100% spot-on, it's a miracle" Today I witnessed a miracle
@benhasaspike7511 3 years ago

“Don’t bother refreshing and refreshing” everyone: refreshes
@akudate 3 years ago

"the title of this video won't be exactly right" "those bastards lied to me"
@OSW 1 month ago

Revisiting this after watching a Man Carrying Thing video mentioning it. Title: This Video Has 72,086,406 Views. Description: 72,086,406 views Hot dang! :) I love how Tom makes sure to end his videos with such thoughtful positivity.
@purgruv 1 month ago

Yep, still working, Tom!
@jordy2299 3 years ago

Tom: “if it’s actually spot on, it’s a miracle” It’s spot on
@stryker_6568 3 years ago

"the code will eventually break" YouTube: Nope.
@Fancypengin 1 month ago

It's 100%spot on to this day!!
@fedesupi 1 month ago

I love that, not only the video is educational, inspiring, and entertaining, but also it goes very much against current editing styles that have a cut every 3 seconds. This was great for scrolling addiction!
@tobyk5091 3 years ago

“The title will not be exactly spot on” “That statement is exactly spot off”
@holdenconvertino9280 2 years ago

This feels like his final message to humanity before some secret organization got to him.
@705jrock 1 month ago

It's perfect in may 2024.
@elenar9901 2 months ago

I love coming back here. A little bit of enrichment added to my day.