That's an exceptionally high Patreon tier for me, but I appreciate the irony and figure it's worth the experiment. So here you go. Thank you for the inspiration. Let's see if it actually works. I just set it all up, and even quoted you in there :) www.patreon.com/physicsduck/membership
@@Physicsduck I want to support you so badly. I'd gladly pay the $19.20/month but it's an expense I can't do. Heck the $10/month might put me under. But I watch your videos and recommend them to everyone yes EVERYONE. Even people who don't matter. Anyways thanks for everything you do. I had no idea you'd been in prison. Doesn't matter to me other than to say "bad@$$" is so right. This video made me love you more. Keep up the great work and thanks for teaching all the guys in that 💩hole prison system. I hope they too get to see your TH-cam acct and see they too can achieve better.
@@Physicsduck I feel very honored :) Your story struck a chord with me because I often feel like I wouldn't be able to be accepted despite my past mistakes & my efforts to change for the better. You are proof that with hard work & dedication, past mistakes can be forgiven & a better life can be attained. Here's hoping enough people can earn you a years (prison) wage each month ;) I feel a bit silly; I don't earn enough to put my money where my mouth is. I myself am in a little bit of debt & the IT field doesn't pay what it used to, but I'm clawing my way out. I've never seen someone with a love of (or addiction to) teaching like yourself. Keep going Chris! I hope one day you're invited to speak at Open Sauce with the likes of Mark Rober & William Osman.
@@bpdqbpdqbeing excluded from society is not fun, but the people who do not accept you are not worth the pain it causes. I found myself drowning in shame recently and I'm not going to let anyone else define me. The work is hard and overwhelming at times, but you are stronger than you realise.
Brilliant move! That's what happens when a technologically gifted individual who is immune to the neurotypical hyve mind start applying his study of human behavior in clear rational actions. Pure genius. @captainboden tip of the hat to ya. Fellow science nerd (of the cosmology flavor) gone rogue.
In my over 10 years of using yt, I never even considered joining the membership of any channel. Even though I've found this channel about three months ago. The nice content put toghether, and his commitment to education, even after all this. I'm now a proud member! It's not a lot, but I hope it helps you in your new journey
Biologist here: given your stint in prison and the era you were in, I'd strongly suggest talking to your doctor about getting a tuberculosis test. TB is rampant in US prisons, and it's shockingly under diagnosed. Also, you do not want to be dealing with a tuberculoma 15 years down the line. Trust me on that.
Holy Bejeebus man. Even when stuck in one of the crappiest situations imaginable, you STILL found a way to help and educate people to the best of your ability. As a fellow lover of neat electrical stuff, and also as someone that likes to share that knowledge with others (sometimes against their will), my hat is off to you.
This is fantastic, very nice of you. For others willing to donate consider donating through the ko-fi link provided in his description as TH-cam take a large chunk of the donations compared to the donating websites
HOLY SHIT THANK YOU! :) Just, wow. Thank you for standing up and making such an impressive statement. I appreciate you :) I think you may have just single-handedly solved my teleprompter problem, lol. Well now I have to tidy the shop. You're pretty cool!
The fact that you got THAT burned in life. Yet still spend so much energy making videos for people on the spectrum and not. To teach them cool things about science and electronics is a demonstration of a beautiful soul. As someone who struggled my entire life with the public education system due to my autism. People like you are cherished. Thank you for doing what you do. A lot of us genuinely appreciate you.
awwwwwwwwww I'm honoured, thank you :) I'm glad that all this work is so meaningful for you. I hope it helps. :) Thank you for helping me do this! I appreciate YOU! :)
To keep it short and sweet, it takes balls to stand up and tell a story about yourself that may not have been your highest point in life. You do a great job with your editing, you put in a great deal of effort to keep things informative and entertaining and most importantly you use just enough 4 letter words. $10 doesnt go very far these days but heres a drop in the bucket as a small token of my appreciation. Keep up the good work G.
Thank you sir! :) It matters, and I appreciate you. This is a small but meaningful step closer to building a proper workshop and making WAY BETTER videos, and I'm damn glad you're here being a part of it. :) Thank you!
"Criminal Gangster with leadership skills and who can help anyone get their GED" is a pretty good title. It does get better. Something we ALL need to remember from time to time.
Former BOP officer here, his description of BOP facilities, culture, officers, and unions is 100% correct. This was a good way for me to laugh down memory lane and remember why I left. Great video!
Former inmate, went through Oxford twice in transport (once on my way to Sandstone, MN and once on my way out of it to Safford, AZ). Can confirm, he's making absolutely none of this up.
Wow. What a story, this definitely deserves to be a Netflix doco. I’ve never been inspired to give a TH-camr cash for one video but you are my new hero. Some great quotes in here! Stay strong Chris!
It feels like entrapment to me. They had to sneak someone in while he was going through a hard time. If you are not making a ton of money through your business, to where selling to that person because you NEED to(not because you WANT to) then you should NOT be allowed to use a sting. The law must change to consider being poor or in debt, as some kind of leverage that turns stings into entrapment.
@DoesNotSniffTurtleFarts To be fair, he volunteered the proposition of collecting the debt. The feds probably would only have charged him with money laundering if he only sold Bitcoin to the 'coke dealer'/ federal agent. Calling a hit on the guy that owed him money was icing on the federal entrapment cake. That is one point I can't really excuse. Trying to employ a street criminal to collect a debt (no matter how admirable the purpose of the money was) can't be blamed on the government. F the system, but he was obviously starting to go down a dark path if he was becoming that comfortable with dealing in the criminal underworld.
Your relentless refusal to fall prey to the lowest of human emotion and to hold on to your endeavors is an inspiration and the right message at the right time. Your way of thinking and viewing the world is something I aspire to! God speed, Chris!
Thank you! This is a tangible step closer to building a better workshop and making better videos. I appreciate you helping me build my future career! :)
Chris. Your message rang true with me. I am going through a similar situation and hearing how you overcame the challenges before you, makes me realize… It does get better!!! Thank you and keep up the teaching. (A small donation to your wild jazz clubs!)
Thank you so much sir! I appreciate the support. :) I hope you do better with your situation, and if you ever need to vent about it, or have questions from someone who's been down that path before, please feel free to reach out to me on my Discord and send me a private message.
Dude, you have pretty rapidly become one of my favorite channels. Every time you ask "Wanna see something cool?" my reply is "Damn right, I do!" And you deliver. Every. Time. I'm sorry you had to go through all that and I applaud you for the work you've done, and are doing.
Thank you Drew :) That's really awesome and I'm thrilled you're enjoying my dopey little science videos. Thank you for being here, for helping, and for understanding what I'm working so hard to accomplish. :) I appreciate you :)
Your candor is so refreshing. As you said, prison coaching is an easy grift. And it speaks volumes that you’re rebuilding your life without taking the easy road.
I was listening to this story, and you mentioned a science center… and I remember on my route to work each day passing by a science center that was one day raided and the demolished. Turns out they are one and the same! I remember the last thing the sign said after the raid was simply “Bye”. Definitely was disappointed to lose a resource as valuable as it was to the west side of GR. Thanks for sharing your story!
Grand Rapids? Wait I remember that building too!!!! The Bitcoin place! Holy shit. Now I gotta do more digging on all this because his name rings bells too. My head is spinning right now with loose memories scattered all over the place.
Your sticker “every saint has a past, every sinner has a future” hits even harder after watching this. Thank you for sharing your story, I’m happy to be a supporter!
I'm a convict and a physicist. My last judge literally saved my life, and now I make people's lives better. Thank you for sharing this, and I 100% agree with everything you say. I only share my story when I know I can help people, and if people ask, I'm honest. It's important for everyone to know that there's life after, and it can be a good, constructive, and positive life. My key difference, though, is that I knew I was a criminal. I grew up in Chicago in and around organized crime. I know the wrong I've done, and I have dedicated my life to making the world better.
Agree 💯 it shouldn't be allowed for land lords and jobs to hold it against you. It can be hard for those who have a record following them. Gotta work twice as hard, but it's possible. We are more than charges on paper.
The state of Florida made very clear in my plea deal, that I'll never write a book, make videos or do Interviews about my chargs. For a simple fight with my brother... Years later I found out the sheriff that responded lied to the "victims" and coached them to write matching statements. One person was a witness that only saw the last 1/3-1/2.... The sheriff was retiring the week after my arrest and was bragging about it. That was 2009, so no body cam... It took me 1p years to realize lake county Florida does not want me to tell my story because it's a story of corruption and tyranny feeding on the fears of a young teenager. It's a story of corruption and ruining people's lives.
If you can accept a disabled 50 year old as an apprentice I’m willing to move. Currently in Indiana but I am not happy here. I think it’s awesome that you taught people in prison. Your message, “it gets better,” may have just changed the trajectory of my life.
Didn’t know your story, but now that I do, I’m sorry it happened to you but glad you’ve found a positive way through and impacted so many lives in good way. I’m here to support that continued positive impact and learn things I didn’t know, while laughing at the funniest and raunchiest jokes I’ve heard in a while. 👍🏻
The way you approached this was fantastic. Humble, not trying to milk the story. You messed up, you acknowledged it, and you grew from it. Simple as. You have my respect.
Hey Chris, not sure if you'll see this, but I wanted to say thank you. I went by Toastdude in the IRC and forums, and was a young impressionable nerd. TGG had an immeasurable impact on the direction of my life for the better, and that's thanks to you and TGG staff and friends. I eventually got an engineering degree and a physics minor and now work in aerospace building cool airplanes. Thanks for building that awesome school.
whoa! I'm a software engineer who originally studied AE and wanted to work in aerospace, but couldn't afford to finish college and ended up working in tech (started programming at eight and used it to pay for what college I could afford). I made good money for a while until the market collapsed, but my dream was to work in aerospace. I now have my pilot's license but still want to get into aerospace somehow. Made it to the final round at SpaceX last year but didn't get the job. I'd love to pick your brain sometime if you're down. Great to meet a fellow fan!
"Marine Electrician out of Florida" Did 8 years as a prisoner of alcoholism after four deployments to Iraq " only everything wasn't taken from me, I burned it to the ground . You paid more than your debt for being ignorant of 2,641,861 Federal statutes unknown to 99% of the US population. When I was at my lowest and only a few days sober, looking at a drinking addiction I didn't think I could beat. An old man came up to me and said " The measure of a man is not how far he has fallen, the measure of a man is what he does with his life after he has fallen " . Gods speed in your goals , always enjoyed and up voted your TH-cam shorts and just subscribed to your channel.
5 as a prisoner of alcohol. It took my pancreas and most of my liver. I wasn't in iraq but USMC 7051 2008-2013. I burned it down and ran them away too. I'm still here tho. "Retreat, hell. We just got here!" 'rahhh
Hi Mr. Boden idk if you will read this but I found this video at a point in my life that I needed to hear your message and I thank you for that. You have earned a subscriber and some day I will hopefully support you but for now I just want to thank you for sharing your story it is inspirational.
Good luck with everything TH-cam friend. After two duis and 5 rehabs and lots of time and money and friends and relationships lost I have just turned everything around within the last couple years. At age 40 I’m learning how to live how I should have in my teens. Things will always gets better….
I’m still happy that I found your channel again, it’s so refreshing seeing the old TH-cam style. Teaching without sponsorships and nonsense. Never stop
Chris, I’ve been with you since the 2008 Kalamazoo Geek Group days when I was a freshman in high school trying to figure out what STEM subjects meant in my life. Your science rebel approach is something I’ve adopted as my own and has largely shaped my critical thinking skills and given me the courage to challenge the status quo of whatever I’m working on. I work in the aviation industry now, and I’ve changed the way we plan things by asking “why the heck do we do it this way? We could be so much more efficient.” I’ve since given presentations to our COO and fundamentally changed our planning process for the better through the use and communication of data and statistics. I’ve caught millions of dollar mistakes because I knew about chemistry, the ideal gas law, welding, and plumbing all at once. I’ve fixed $120K robots that are meant to move $60M business jets around because I knew the right questions to ask. You, and a highly select group of people like you, inspired me on my critical thinking journey and equipped me with the curiosity and courage to elicit real change in the world, and that means the world to me. Thank you.
My father likes to say "iv'e payed my dues. I dont give a shit" he typically says this after he does something embarrassing to an average Joe. He is sober 24 years
And yet the SEC, IRS, and the FBI could not figure out Enron when it was given to them on silver platters by reporter who actually did journalism back then and a stock broker. I think that if you didn't knowingly take cash from a drug dealer, I think things would have been much different for you and us viewers. Love your videos.
@@kettleshot6044 Why else would you yap about dealing coke when trying to exchange cash for Bitcoin? Actual criminals wouldn't be very smart to go around telling people of thier crimes without need. You would unnecessarily increase your risk of getting caught. An federal agent of course has to tell you of thier made up crimes, because otherwise working with them would not be incriminating.
@kettleshot6044 He confirmed in the story that it was a federal agent. That's why the person admitted they were a coke dealer. Because that admission allowed the feds to charge him with money laundering. If you're ever doing business and someone admits they got the money doing illegal activity, the feds can charge you with money laundering.
All I can say is thank goodness there actually is some "gets better" starting half-way through the most depressing story I think I've ever heard. Our government is so broken.
it might be broken, but it did teach this smart man some very valuable lessons about handling money. in a lot of cases where it fails, it kinda did its job here. even if he was doing it for good purposes, and wasnt hurting people and stealing from them, he was still inadvertently doing all of those things he was convicted of doing. i dont believe hes a bad person, his intentions were very clearly good and honest, but he didnt know that the way that he was doing was dubious. every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
@thefourthdymensionmusic They wasted millions of dollars and years of his life for an honest mistake. He may have deserved a lesson of some sort, sure- but this is beyond ridiculous. They robbed him of his freedom to keep from losing their jobs- because they obviously fucked up and overcorrected. If that's the type of job you think a .gov should be doing, then I'd have to agree to disagree. It seems evil to me.
There was a reddit AMA years ago from this dude who tried to report a security problem at his high-school and got sent to prison for four years for hacking. Got addicted to fentanyl in prison and caught HIV. This was in Canada not the U.S. too.
Spot on, either can't or simply don't want to buy. Funny how the people who are at the top of the pyramid have a hit squad they can send out any time of the day to stop you from making something instead of buying it from what is essentially them.
Truth be told, we're all criminals. If a police officer follows you long enough, he'll find a reason to pull you over. I'm sure if the IRS, FBI and every other government agency wanted to find a reason to convict anyone, they could. The problem is they harass people who can't afford to go to jail for a single day just to get them a small win... but won't waste their time with a big fish on a small win because they only care about taking them down, fully...not enforcing the law equally. Freedom is definitely an illusion. ...but I'll participate in it fully.
@@TheChipmunk2008 I'm in the UK, too and once had police knocking because I bought a Spyderco knife that didn't fit their poorly defined definition of legal. I wanted it because I'd gotten into knife collecting and it would've been cool to keep at home for opening parcels and letters. I suspect that I have a touch of tism sometimes, but I've never been assessed.
“Wanna see something cool ?” As a matter of fact, I would. That’s 1 hell of a rabbit hole we just went down. Love all the content and hope nothing but the best for you.
I spent a lifetime in the military, I'm sure my kids are sick and tired of hearing "Be responsible for your actions" but you sir are the living epitome of that saying. Love your channel and I recommend it to everyone I know!
Thank you for telling your story. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was very young and have struggled to develop proper coping strategies and live a normal life. I’ve had serious depression for many years as a result. I’ve slowly but surely been trying to improve my life and find happiness. Your resilience, hard work and determination are very inspirational. It reminds me of the Finnish word Sisu: “Strength of will; determination; perseverance;”.
Thank you! :) I'm glad you could find inspiration in all this, that is a big part of my reason for sharing it. Bad days make good stories, and if you can learn something from my scars that's a win. Thank you for understanding, and for helping me make one step closer to building a better workshop! :)
@@cromotocciano last time I watched something even remotely related to him, he was a barefoot dooms-day prepper who was convinced that we are going to war soon.
"If you've gotta eat shit, don't nibble." 32:40 Another perfectly succinct metaphor for getting through tough times, especially in this dumpster fire of a world we're living in at the moment...
I've watched quite a lot of your shorts and had NO idea of your backstory. Just saw you as an engineering nerd that talked about cool stuff and i loved every one of them. I was an early subscriber. After this video, I like the man behind them even more. If we were neighbors you would be welcome at my backyard grill for steaks and a beer any day. I can see some stickers and t-shirts in my future. A couple of the nerds I work with enjoy your content as well and will be getting some swag for birthdays and Christmas. Keep up the hard work, it is greatly appreciated on this end of the Tube. "It Gets Better".
I was too lazy and didn’t really care about you past, even though I was curious. THANK YOU for being open about that part of your past. I’m just one of many that appreciate your presence on here and look forward to your content.
Hey! I'm a Criminal Justice major in college right now, and I stumbled across your channel recently because of the shorts. I just wanted to say that your story lines up with many of the things I've learned in my studies these past few years. Your experience with the US criminal justice system is tragic, but also really interesting and valuable, coming from someone who's learning about criminal justice policy. Thank you for making this video, and I'm extremely happy to see you on the otherside of incarceration. It sounds like you've been out of prison for a while now, but I wish you the best in your reintegration with free society! Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing more of your videos :)
The other part where he said that they thought he had billions of Bitcoin locked away when in reality he had barely even one was a big smack in the face for some reason
For the love of God change your major. Your degree will be useless in the private sector unless you want to be a security guard and you dont need a college degree for that.
dude he glosses over it but hired a guy to track down and beat somebody up. Im not saying he’s a terrible guy or anything. I also hate the police (especially RICO) but I’m a bit conflicted bc naive guys like this who think if they break the law with good intentions the cops will just give them a warning really rub me the wrong way. A very considerable portion of our country have to worry if they’ll be executed by the state for walking funny. But ya nothing unreasonable really happened to him. It _is_ in fact illegal to hire bookies to break some legs for you. Even if you got scammed.
I don't know if I agree that it all seemed above board...once you start taking huge sums of cash from drug dealers, that should set off some alarm bells
I am super glad i got recommended your videos a few months back. Reminds me of old TH-cam where learning had a much higher priority. I have mad respect for educators, and your story is amazing and inspiring. You're pretty cool! 😎
I've consistently enjoyed your shorts for months and had no idea of your background. This video makes me respect the hell out of what you're doing - keep at it. You are one hell of an educator, and that's pretty cool.
You're (legally) killing it so far with the TH-cam thing. Clearly motivated to keep learning new stuff (except bitcoin) and im on the same boat of pushing themselves to get better. Science Gangster with fantastic character and integrity is a man i can support. Id say you're pretty cool
@Physicsduck Dayumn... 3 months. Your dedication is amazing. And appreciated. As someone with ADD, I can tell that you understand us. Then... to find out (previously) that you are a neuro divergent as well gave a little more understanding into who you are. I don't care about your past, but I do care about the message you give out. Both life lessons and science lessons. Wait... what was the topic here? Crap... guess I'll keep scrolling comments. Hey look, I'm reading lol 🤦♀️. Thank you Chris
@@Physicsduck The planning alone must have taken ages! Did you read out individual segments for each location or read out the entire thing and then mix and match different clips from each?
For THIS video, I did it the hard way. I cut the script into pieces and shot it out-of-sequence. Then I spent days putting it all back in the right order.
@@Physicsduck That's actually the smart way. Yeah, it may take time in the back end... script prep, practice, and editing. But it makes execution more efficient.
I found your channel this summer, and was immediately enthralled by your content. Seeing this now blows me away, I can't believe you've been through something like this and still keep up your enthusiasm about science, experimentation and learning. Thank you for everything you do Chris, best of luck with the future
I've been watching your videos for a couple months, but it wasn't until this one that I realized I've met you. I went to Geek Group as a kid. You inspired me then to learn about engineering and I'm currently saving to go to school for electrical engineering because your videos have made me realize how much it interests me. And this is pretty much how I remember you, a funny guy who loves teaching about the stuff he finds interesting. Keep doing what you're doing, because it's great
Your "Authorised personnel only" series motivated at least one person from the spectrum to work on small-Scale hydropower. A small 29kw unit from the '60s with no automatic control. Programmed a PLC for it, built the control cabinet, installed the actors and pneumatic level sensors. And a Sh*! load of trouble shooting, stuff i forgot or clams laying eggs into the level sensors. It sometimes feels like hydropower is the worst combination of greasy hands, wet feet, wet everything, dirty corners, electrical hazards. It is motivating to see a bunch of dudes working on similar stuff with similar problems. Was so glad to see season 4 starting because these videos had an actual impact on my life in terms of teaching and motivation. Greetings to you Chris and also to Bootsy
I honestly think you and this channel are one of the biggest sources of good and positivity I’ve seen on this website. To hear what you’ve done and been through, yet you continue to go on, is truly inspiring. I can’t wait to see where all of this goes and to be some small part of it. You have more than earned my viewership. Thank you.
I am 100% sure that is some kind of code. or he planned the shit out of this video. The way it goes back and forth suggests he shot just single shots of the specific lines he was doing
@ballardtech827 I noticed that the last time he did a video like this. I believe that I commented then that he must have a cheat of some type. Shortly after, I see a video about a teleprompter. Ahhh... I knew it. But then my ADD noticed the great editing he does, and how everything lines up perfectly.
I'm thinking I should write a 'clock' that updates every minute, but the time displayed is the output of running the timestamp string through an AES encryption, with the channel URL as the encryption string. That shouldn't cause any issues, should it?
This story makes me want to pull my hair out. Sucks you got caught up in this, you seem like a genuinely great person. Please keep teaching, we need people like you.
Thank you! I try to be a decent guy most of the time, but we all screw up on occasion and try to hire an undercover federal agent to break someone's kneecaps. It happens. We've all been there. Thank you for helping me get back to building awesome projects and helping people learn about science. :) I appreciate you!
Once you've served your time, I personally don't care if someone is a "con". Treating people anyway differently is part of what causes people to cycle back into the system. As far as you go, your honesty and wit are what keep me coming back to this channel. You're teaching me something new frequently with humor thrown into the mix, one of my favorite channels. Easily up into the same level as Fat Electrician, in my book. Keep it up, you're one of my favorite online personalities
I dont always say this... but you just became one of my favorite TH-camrs in a long list of nerds that had to work for years to keep my attention. You mastered it in just a few videos. I dig your style and content! 👍
I discovered your channel in March of 2024 and have been a big fan ever since. However, my respect for you and your mission increased tenfold after this video. You've had unbelievably harrowing experiences and yet you still have optimism and zeal for teaching and electronics.
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY FUCKING FEELINGS" Felt that. You're doing a damn good job at keeping my attention, I might even finish this video in one go despite not being interested in it at first
As a non-American the American Prison Regime is fucking crazy. Glad you made it through and hope someday enough of the populous will mobilize and protest for policies for better treatment and abolish mandatory minimum sentences.
I haven't read enough about it to really pass solid judgment, but from everything I've heard it genuinely seems like such a huge stain on what is otherwise a fantastic nation in so many ways. I believe most shit is handled state-by-state, too, so it isn't an easy thing to reform.
I’m Facing charges right now, thankful as hell to hear your story today. You helped me believe it gets better. I find your videos very entertaining and educational, and I hope you keep it up Positivity breeds positivity
@@alexx12545 People used to just throw thier sewage on the street before sanitation was built. A hat protected you somewhat from shit raining down on you.
Unlicensed money transferring (know your customer rules), structuring, money laundering. Officials seeking to make a name for themselves. Putting a motivated educator out of business, taking his assets and sentencing to prison. Surviving and helping fellow inmates with literacy and attaining GED. Post release, free to be a motivated educator ... and skilled at it! Thank you for this amazing, info packed presentation! Thank you for not giving up!
An unscrupulous DA who sets him up to make it nearly impossible to defend himself...that's terrible. And if I'm not mistaken the fact that he has leadership points on his record means that his finances will be monitored for the rest of his life.
Wdym, he did literally help launder money?? Unlicensed money transferring is a pretty reasonable law (helps stop all sorts of fraud and money laundering). Idrk what part of it you disagree with. I guess you could argue that he didn’t intend to commit structuring?
You've inspired me to work on electronics projects for the first time in years, and not balk at being open about my own neurospiciness. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to making the works a better place 🙏
In going through a time where I did hit rock bottom, and slowly climbing out, It Gets Better is indeed something I need to remember. Not prison for me, but drastic life changes that currently have me not having spoken to my daughter in a year. Thank you for your story and thank you for the reminder!
It gets better, but ya gotta work at it. Slow, steady, positive change. We'll get there. :) Thank you for understanding, and for helping me get one step closer to building a real workshop. :) I appreciate you!
You know, man, I respect you. A lot. Not only are you willing to be honest about the entire situation, not only are you willing to bare your life experiences, but while you're doing it you're able to make great points about the way the government exploits everyday people. Not only that, but you make it clear that even though you're guilty, you don't regret it. I don't personally believe you did anything outright immoral outside of telling that dude to beat up the guy who owed you. I don't care what you put into your body or how it gets there, as long as you don't harm others in the process. I wish you well, man. You're a hell of a role model for a lot of people, and you've got your head screwed on right.
I've enjoyed having your shorts pop-up on my feed for the past few months. Apparently the YT gods now think I am worthy enough to see your videos too and this happens to be the first. While I cant say I can understand everything you put out (electricity is still magic to me past a basic circuit), I definitely appreciate your enthusiasm to teach and I want to understand more about what you teach. This being my introduction if you will to your past is why I can't stand those that try to demonize people. I have a personal friend that also has had the pleasure of spending his free time, provided to him by a US D.A., behind bars in federal lockup and he is probably been the best dude I know for the past decade. People fuck up, and people can change.
Thanks pouring out your heart and for your honest discussion of your past! I’ve been following your shorts for a while and love them! All the best “Chris”👍🏼😊
Section 5324 of Title 31: "No person shall, for the purpose of evading the reporting requirements..." The wording of the law puts the onus of proof on them to prove you did it to obfuscate, your total lack of obfuscation at every level would make that impossible; you spread the deposits because the banks were closed, the times of the deposits would prove this, and the structuring charge would be stricken by any competent defender. Unfortunately for you, no one competent would lower themselves to working for the government. They tried to throw the book at a rich e-criminal, realized how little you actually had, and went into full CYA mode to justify their expenditures. What a bunch of idiotic clowns.
If you're depending on a public defender, you're instantly screwed. Even if they are competent, they're way too overloaded to be able to be effective. And private defense can be bankrupt inducing. (moral of the story... don't piss off law enforcement. they _will_ make your life an unending hell.)
A valid defense like that I something for a trial, but YOU DO NOT TAKE FEDERAL CASES TO TRIAL. PERIOD! Your fate is basically decided before you get near sentencing. You agree to it or right off the hat you add two points to the guidelines for losing acceptance of responsibility. And then on and on. It's rigged.
@jfbeam I had literally ONE conversation with my public defender, and it wad less than 15min before pretrial where I was advised to take the plea. Nice guy, but clearly too busy, and he was new to the system. Unfortunately it's almost always too much to fight this stuff, even when you know you're right. Honestly, I don't think Mr. Boden is quite as innocent as he claims, in that he's smart enough to know that many of the people who were buying btc were doing so for illegal purposes. I don't know all of the case context, but 30 months seems like a long time for the level of harm he claims. Much of that could be from the street level debt collection attempt, though.
Sometimes they'll pile on a heavy sentence just to make an example of someone. It can matter very little how trivially small the actual offense was. I'm not discounting the fact that some people really ought to spend time in prison, but we should wonder how often justice is thwarted by overzealous courts of law.
This is very likely why it took two years to do anything, it was all out panic that they got it wrong and looked for anything else possible to "save them" as opposed to dropping the case to the reasonable level it should have been.
Dude I found you out a couple years ago with the hydro plant series, being from a different country I had no idea why you stopped uploading and was just happy to see a new video from you a few months back. This is a wiild story! Happy to hear you're doing ok now! You're the ultra-gangsta-nerd I wanna be... Maybe without the time in prison lol
I had no idea you had this history. I just liked watching shorts about weird or obsolete tech components. Seeing this positive outlook on life after such a life changing event is inspiring. The appreciation of every baby step forward towards building a better life, even just $1 at a time. That is what makes me happy to hit the subscribe button. Not someone telling me to.
The US is scary at times. Freedom my backside... I also just destroyed my life in 5 months. I had no idea this was even possible, but, it gets better. Thank you!
I love ya dude but I gotta say this...I watch TH-cam too much, probably more than most people on a myriad of subjects. That being said, for a 34 minute video, BRAVO for the effort, location scouting, script, editing and execution! The fluidity of your speaking along with the editing is second to none! Now go out there and earn your Girth Certificate!
That's a helluva gangster story, Chris. I guess you accidentally proved the maxim that, if you're not REALLY careful, the Internet and Bitcoin will have you "enhancing" life-changing mistakes faster than tequila and handguns. You've learned your lesson. Now, keep your nose clean and in the future run away from anyone who says "I'm a cocaine dealer" as fast as your legs will carry you.
A lot of stories start out innocent with good intent, I hate when I find out something I was doing is illegal, I really hate when the authorities find out.
I kind of enjoy finding out something I'm doing is illegal, there's a rebel in me, but I'm not smart enough to get into much trouble, I'm just a poor dirt farmer.
Dude, I'm an electrical engineer from germany and i just love your channel. Your practical knowledge and skills are astonishing. You are for sure a pure treasure to your company. Keep on going.
I used to work for a good friend who was a convicted felon who committed much sketchier crimes then you did. He reformed, cleaned up his life got married and is very successful now. Everyone who has paid for their transgressions and is willing to bounce back and be a better person absolutely needs to be supported, no matter who. You got a follow, keep it up gangsta.
27:41 "it gets better." Man...as someone who has struggled with depression my whole life and selficidal ideation for a little more than half of it....that's been about the only thing keeping me going. Thank you for being here, friend. Those stickers are making lovely additions to my belongings. I'm particularly fond of the "I don't risk my life for less than triple time." Hardhat sticker😊❤
This is the best video I've ever seen on TH-cam . This guy gets locked up for teaching and trading bitcoin to help people and in prison buys books with his own money to educate other inmates, gets out and makes a successful youtube channel educating more people. Amazing. Thank you.
Much respect to you, Sir! I am quite impressed by your story. I had dreams of completing med school so I could run a non-profit, but my Patch McAdams dreams got shattered the moment I ran outta money two semesters into school. I've never accomplished the feat and ended up in 'education' as an academic counselor and later as an online college prof. Teaching is hard, especially when the students are disinterested, yet rewarding because some pay attention and go on to accomplish on their own. Thank you for your shorts, that's how I found out about your channel. Keep up the good work, know you're appreciated!
Yo Chris. if you do see this, a while ago, I was worried that you'd give up on yourself, because I know that's what would've happened to me, had I been in your shoes. I can't begin to imagine the cedar point dwarfing roller coaster you had to endure in these last few years, & problems at the lab before that! You just kept trucking on. You built an institution out of nothing. You brought simplicity to things most people find complex. You express the truth. You made learning a fun experience for people of all ages & backgrounds, you helped the surrounding community & many other folks around the world! That alone is rarer than a steak still grazing the fields. I met you in person for 4 hours & had the greatest day of my life just to finally see you in person after nearly a decade watching your videos. I wish I wasn't so lost for words that day, but I was in anxious nerd shock. I could go on & on about how you made a positive impact, & often in negative situations. You may have imperfections, but you recognize them & take them into account! You taught me many things, & in this one, a bit of humility & self reflection. This paragraph is very small sample, but that's what makes you inspirational. You not only made a difference but sustained it, & that is pretty cool!
At 53, id submit an application for an apprenticeship with you., except I live on another continent. Your videos have been a parallel learning experience while I study at a technical college. And the videos rock. Thanks for the work and effort you put in to make them.
Having stumbled upon your shorts on Instagram, I decided to look up your channel on TH-cam. I'm glad I did. While I've never been incarcerated, the last 2 years of my life have been a long and painful road to losing my left leg below the knee. It honestly cheered me up, laying here in my rehabilitation hospital bed, to here to say what you said. I can't wait for it to get better, and I'm just a bit more hopeful that it will. Thank you for your story.
After I heard Bitcoin, I started thinking "this is gonna be RICO isn't it?", and sure enough it was. Regardless of what happened, I'm happy you're here to educate and inform all of us neurospicys and the neurotypicals with some pretty awesome stuff. And that's pretty cool! ❤️
$19.20 a month (12c an hour @ 40hrs a week) sounds like a pretty good patreon tier.
That's an exceptionally high Patreon tier for me, but I appreciate the irony and figure it's worth the experiment. So here you go. Thank you for the inspiration. Let's see if it actually works. I just set it all up, and even quoted you in there :)
www.patreon.com/physicsduck/membership
@@Physicsduck I want to support you so badly. I'd gladly pay the $19.20/month but it's an expense I can't do. Heck the $10/month might put me under. But I watch your videos and recommend them to everyone yes EVERYONE. Even people who don't matter. Anyways thanks for everything you do. I had no idea you'd been in prison. Doesn't matter to me other than to say "bad@$$" is so right. This video made me love you more. Keep up the great work and thanks for teaching all the guys in that 💩hole prison system. I hope they too get to see your TH-cam acct and see they too can achieve better.
@@Physicsduck I feel very honored :)
Your story struck a chord with me because I often feel like I wouldn't be able to be accepted despite my past mistakes & my efforts to change for the better. You are proof that with hard work & dedication, past mistakes can be forgiven & a better life can be attained.
Here's hoping enough people can earn you a years (prison) wage each month ;)
I feel a bit silly; I don't earn enough to put my money where my mouth is. I myself am in a little bit of debt & the IT field doesn't pay what it used to, but I'm clawing my way out.
I've never seen someone with a love of (or addiction to) teaching like yourself.
Keep going Chris! I hope one day you're invited to speak at Open Sauce with the likes of Mark Rober & William Osman.
@bpdqbpdq @@Physicsduck awesome idea, loving the irony. And the fact that you actually did it. Have my 12ct an hour, you more than earned it 😁👍
@@bpdqbpdqbeing excluded from society is not fun, but the people who do not accept you are not worth the pain it causes. I found myself drowning in shame recently and I'm not going to let anyone else define me. The work is hard and overwhelming at times, but you are stronger than you realise.
I've never wanted to support a criminal gangster more in my life
Gangster Engineering!
*Science gangster 😅
Point me to the printed Tshirt!!
Gangster boss don't forget.
haedcore super criminal science gangster*
“But it does give me a hood pass and an invite to the cookout” DAMN RIGHT
My man
I'm absolutely dying of laughter right now ❤😂😂😂
DAMN RIGHT
And that’s pretty cool
Are you black though? Cuz if not.. you cannot confirm the validity of that pass and or invite 😅 still funny tho
This man has singlehandedly mastered the art of keeping an ADHD brain attentive by changing the scenery just before our attention span lapses
I didn't even notice, I was just thinking how entertaining this is compared to other youtubers. Is this subliminal control?
Dude, I love this content…. I feel like I have adhd my eyes haven’t left the screen.
Brilliant move! That's what happens when a technologically gifted individual who is immune to the neurotypical hyve mind start applying his study of human behavior in clear rational actions. Pure genius. @captainboden tip of the hat to ya.
Fellow science nerd (of the cosmology flavor) gone rogue.
@@TheDude420.69 This is a fellow neruodivergent who's stuff jives with other neruodivergents, as we are drawn together.
I think a big part of it is when they line up with him shouting something
In my over 10 years of using yt, I never even considered joining the membership of any channel. Even though I've found this channel about three months ago. The nice content put toghether, and his commitment to education, even after all this. I'm now a proud member! It's not a lot, but I hope it helps you in your new journey
I'm sincerely honoured sir, thank you :) I appreciate you!
Biologist here: given your stint in prison and the era you were in, I'd strongly suggest talking to your doctor about getting a tuberculosis test. TB is rampant in US prisons, and it's shockingly under diagnosed.
Also, you do not want to be dealing with a tuberculoma 15 years down the line. Trust me on that.
Just commenting to boost the comment. Yes. Please do it, TB can stay dormant for years before you show symptoms.
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In Oregon, you get a mandatory test if you're incarcerated for more than two weeks.
Just give it back. The TB, that is
They give you a tb test when you go into a new facility, from my generous experience 😉
Holy Bejeebus man. Even when stuck in one of the crappiest situations imaginable, you STILL found a way to help and educate people to the best of your ability. As a fellow lover of neat electrical stuff, and also as someone that likes to share that knowledge with others (sometimes against their will), my hat is off to you.
As a bystander from poor baltics, I appreciate your donation! Thank you!
You literally could not have sent $500 to a more entertaining cause.
Holy Joshua! That's generous!
This is fantastic, very nice of you.
For others willing to donate consider donating through the ko-fi link provided in his description as TH-cam take a large chunk of the donations compared to the donating websites
HOLY SHIT THANK YOU! :) Just, wow. Thank you for standing up and making such an impressive statement. I appreciate you :) I think you may have just single-handedly solved my teleprompter problem, lol. Well now I have to tidy the shop. You're pretty cool!
The fact that you got THAT burned in life. Yet still spend so much energy making videos for people on the spectrum and not. To teach them cool things about science and electronics is a demonstration of a beautiful soul.
As someone who struggled my entire life with the public education system due to my autism. People like you are cherished.
Thank you for doing what you do. A lot of us genuinely appreciate you.
awwwwwwwwww I'm honoured, thank you :) I'm glad that all this work is so meaningful for you. I hope it helps. :) Thank you for helping me do this! I appreciate YOU! :)
To keep it short and sweet, it takes balls to stand up and tell a story about yourself that may not have been your highest point in life. You do a great job with your editing, you put in a great deal of effort to keep things informative and entertaining and most importantly you use just enough 4 letter words. $10 doesnt go very far these days but heres a drop in the bucket as a small token of my appreciation. Keep up the good work G.
Thank you sir! :) It matters, and I appreciate you. This is a small but meaningful step closer to building a proper workshop and making WAY BETTER videos, and I'm damn glad you're here being a part of it. :) Thank you!
"Criminal Gangster with leadership skills and who can help anyone get their GED" is a pretty good title. It does get better. Something we ALL need to remember from time to time.
I need a sticker that says, “If you have to eat shit, don’t nibble.”
Great idea! bigbeaverenergy.com/a/search/all?filter_search=nibble
I am going to remember that line.
@@Physicsduck I watched your video. I subscribed. 'Never go full Wranglerstar'. I might make that into a t-shirt.
@@Physicsduck always wondered if you fly FPV
@@Physicsduckthat was fast 😂 I’m bout to order a couple of your stickers!
Former BOP officer here, his description of BOP facilities, culture, officers, and unions is 100% correct. This was a good way for me to laugh down memory lane and remember why I left. Great video!
The inmates can't leave (presumably) so this mess needs to get fixed.
Former inmate, went through Oxford twice in transport (once on my way to Sandstone, MN and once on my way out of it to Safford, AZ).
Can confirm, he's making absolutely none of this up.
@@Kystranger what's funny about treating people worse than dogs
BOP is a bunch of phat losers.
Lololol human rights abuses
Hilarious amiright
Wow. What a story, this definitely deserves to be a Netflix doco. I’ve never been inspired to give a TH-camr cash for one video but you are my new hero. Some great quotes in here! Stay strong Chris!
Ive worked for the last 8 years as a millwright, specializing in hydro-electric, with a criminal history and ASD. You’re an inspiration. Thank you.
Flat out saying that the system worked like it should and you are guilty is a 10/10 intro
@@t1mmy13 and then using that statement to identify just how shit the system is
@@matthewv9169 Exactly. The broken, corrupt, inadequate system worked precisely as designed. Stories like this will frustrate me to death, I swear.
It feels like entrapment to me. They had to sneak someone in while he was going through a hard time. If you are not making a ton of money through your business, to where selling to that person because you NEED to(not because you WANT to) then you should NOT be allowed to use a sting. The law must change to consider being poor or in debt, as some kind of leverage that turns stings into entrapment.
@DoesNotSniffTurtleFarts
To be fair, he volunteered the proposition of collecting the debt. The feds probably would only have charged him with money laundering if he only sold Bitcoin to the 'coke dealer'/ federal agent. Calling a hit on the guy that owed him money was icing on the federal entrapment cake.
That is one point I can't really excuse. Trying to employ a street criminal to collect a debt (no matter how admirable the purpose of the money was) can't be blamed on the government. F the system, but he was obviously starting to go down a dark path if he was becoming that comfortable with dealing in the criminal underworld.
Your relentless refusal to fall prey to the lowest of human emotion and to hold on to your endeavors is an inspiration and the right message at the right time. Your way of thinking and viewing the world is something I aspire to! God speed, Chris!
Thank you! This is a tangible step closer to building a better workshop and making better videos. I appreciate you helping me build my future career! :)
Chris.
Your message rang true with me. I am going through a similar situation and hearing how you overcame the challenges before you, makes me realize…
It does get better!!!
Thank you and keep up the teaching.
(A small donation to your wild jazz clubs!)
Thank you so much sir! I appreciate the support. :) I hope you do better with your situation, and if you ever need to vent about it, or have questions from someone who's been down that path before, please feel free to reach out to me on my Discord and send me a private message.
Dude, you have pretty rapidly become one of my favorite channels. Every time you ask "Wanna see something cool?" my reply is "Damn right, I do!" And you deliver. Every. Time. I'm sorry you had to go through all that and I applaud you for the work you've done, and are doing.
Thank you Drew :) That's really awesome and I'm thrilled you're enjoying my dopey little science videos. Thank you for being here, for helping, and for understanding what I'm working so hard to accomplish. :) I appreciate you :)
“I’m not going Wranglerstar on you guys” is literally the most reassuring thing you could’ve ever said.
You just gained one big time fan.
as above, good lord he went off the rails imo.
Must be an east coast man....
If he takes his shoes off I’m out
Same here! Laughed my ass off. And it made me feel great about him :)
I knew that guy was a loon like 10yrs ago when he just did axe reviews and still had to mention his cult membership
Your candor is so refreshing. As you said, prison coaching is an easy grift. And it speaks volumes that you’re rebuilding your life without taking the easy road.
I was listening to this story, and you mentioned a science center… and I remember on my route to work each day passing by a science center that was one day raided and the demolished. Turns out they are one and the same!
I remember the last thing the sign said after the raid was simply “Bye”.
Definitely was disappointed to lose a resource as valuable as it was to the west side of GR. Thanks for sharing your story!
Grand Rapids? Wait I remember that building too!!!! The Bitcoin place! Holy shit. Now I gotta do more digging on all this because his name rings bells too. My head is spinning right now with loose memories scattered all over the place.
Your sticker “every saint has a past, every sinner has a future” hits even harder after watching this. Thank you for sharing your story, I’m happy to be a supporter!
I'm a convict and a physicist. My last judge literally saved my life, and now I make people's lives better. Thank you for sharing this, and I 100% agree with everything you say. I only share my story when I know I can help people, and if people ask, I'm honest. It's important for everyone to know that there's life after, and it can be a good, constructive, and positive life. My key difference, though, is that I knew I was a criminal. I grew up in Chicago in and around organized crime. I know the wrong I've done, and I have dedicated my life to making the world better.
*Many Fall In The Face Of Chaos, But Not This One. Not Today!*
Agree 💯 it shouldn't be allowed for land lords and jobs to hold it against you. It can be hard for those who have a record following them. Gotta work twice as hard, but it's possible. We are more than charges on paper.
Oh _please_ PLEASE tell me that the Chicago mob needed a physicist... 😮
@@HuckBuddiesit should be allowed depending on the charge
yeah please tell your story. You could post it to your page and notify us here.
The state of Florida made very clear in my plea deal, that I'll never write a book, make videos or do Interviews about my chargs. For a simple fight with my brother...
Years later I found out the sheriff that responded lied to the "victims" and coached them to write matching statements. One person was a witness that only saw the last 1/3-1/2.... The sheriff was retiring the week after my arrest and was bragging about it. That was 2009, so no body cam...
It took me 1p years to realize lake county Florida does not want me to tell my story because it's a story of corruption and tyranny feeding on the fears of a young teenager. It's a story of corruption and ruining people's lives.
That's terrible to hear. I wonder if such would have happened here,to the south of you, in Polk?
Polk county is no better... Grady runs with thugs and gangsters, and fucking has the balls to throw himself all over TV like he's a good guy.
Shit, Lake County screwed you over? Never knew my home county was like that. Hope you eventually got shit cleared
If you can accept a disabled 50 year old as an apprentice I’m willing to move. Currently in Indiana but I am not happy here. I think it’s awesome that you taught people in prison. Your message, “it gets better,” may have just changed the trajectory of my life.
what happens if after the next 30 it doesnt get better?
@@nwerd7584after 30 more years you got it figured out. Trust the process and dont give up.
@@nwerd7584he will be 80
"Not going Wranglerstar on you" great quote
Talk about a guy who completely lost his damn mind
That guy jumped off the deep end hard
Oh, im not the only one that noticed. Stopped watching his stuff when he starts his shorts with beloved. Weird
I understood that reference. 😂
@@pazfightsdirty1146 oh he was always off his rocker
Didn’t know your story, but now that I do, I’m sorry it happened to you but glad you’ve found a positive way through and impacted so many lives in good way. I’m here to support that continued positive impact and learn things I didn’t know, while laughing at the funniest and raunchiest jokes I’ve heard in a while. 👍🏻
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos (and my terrible sense of humour) and I appreciate you helping build the new workshop! :)
The way you approached this was fantastic. Humble, not trying to milk the story.
You messed up, you acknowledged it, and you grew from it. Simple as. You have my respect.
Hey Chris, not sure if you'll see this, but I wanted to say thank you. I went by Toastdude in the IRC and forums, and was a young impressionable nerd. TGG had an immeasurable impact on the direction of my life for the better, and that's thanks to you and TGG staff and friends. I eventually got an engineering degree and a physics minor and now work in aerospace building cool airplanes. Thanks for building that awesome school.
whoa! I'm a software engineer who originally studied AE and wanted to work in aerospace, but couldn't afford to finish college and ended up working in tech (started programming at eight and used it to pay for what college I could afford). I made good money for a while until the market collapsed, but my dream was to work in aerospace. I now have my pilot's license but still want to get into aerospace somehow. Made it to the final round at SpaceX last year but didn't get the job. I'd love to pick your brain sometime if you're down. Great to meet a fellow fan!
@@_skyyskater yo, this the aerospace corner? I'm currently studying aerospace engineering.
"Marine Electrician out of Florida" Did 8 years as a prisoner of alcoholism after four deployments to Iraq " only everything wasn't taken from me, I burned it to the ground . You paid more than your debt for being ignorant of 2,641,861 Federal statutes unknown to 99% of the US population. When I was at my lowest and only a few days sober, looking at a drinking addiction I didn't think I could beat. An old man came up to me and said " The measure of a man is not how far he has fallen, the measure of a man is what he does with his life after he has fallen " . Gods speed in your goals , always enjoyed and up voted your TH-cam shorts and just subscribed to your channel.
I did 10 as a prisoner of heroin. Started at 14 or 15. Appreciate you sharing that quote at the end, it has helped me.
Sobriety is the only way. Keep pushing forward.
5 as a prisoner of alcohol. It took my pancreas and most of my liver.
I wasn't in iraq but USMC 7051 2008-2013.
I burned it down and ran them away too.
I'm still here tho.
"Retreat, hell. We just got here!"
'rahhh
Canadian laws man not us
@@tragikk03glad your still here bud
Hi Mr. Boden idk if you will read this but I found this video at a point in my life that I needed to hear your message and I thank you for that. You have earned a subscriber and some day I will hopefully support you but for now I just want to thank you for sharing your story it is inspirational.
I did read it, and thank you sir. Just breathe, it gets better.
Good luck with everything TH-cam friend. After two duis and 5 rehabs and lots of time and money and friends and relationships lost I have just turned everything around within the last couple years. At age 40 I’m learning how to live how I should have in my teens. Things will always gets better….
And now there are bitcoin ATM's in every liquor store around me. I guarantee they aren't always "legally" used.
Ours tend to be in places like smoke and vape shop
@@goosenotmaverick1156yup, and in the "fun" part of town every gas station/check cashing /loan place has them
For the love of Gosh do not use them , the fees are OBSCENE.
@@JCarey1988 They still require KYC, no?
And they all comply with KYC regulations
I’m still happy that I found your channel again, it’s so refreshing seeing the old TH-cam style. Teaching without sponsorships and nonsense. Never stop
This video needs a million views. Saving this for later. Very glad I found your channel.
I'm glad you're HERE! :) Thank you!
@@Physicsduck hey Chris do you still mess with crypto or did you get out of it after this whole mess
Word on the street is he only works with snowboarders now @@beefysghost867
Third of the way there!
@1:41 "But it does give me a hood pass and an invite to the cookout." LMAO you're killin me
Thanks for your honesty, great example of how “life jumps up and bites you in the ass!”
Holy shit! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I really appreciate the help :)
With life, do you mean the USA government?
Chris, I’ve been with you since the 2008 Kalamazoo Geek Group days when I was a freshman in high school trying to figure out what STEM subjects meant in my life. Your science rebel approach is something I’ve adopted as my own and has largely shaped my critical thinking skills and given me the courage to challenge the status quo of whatever I’m working on. I work in the aviation industry now, and I’ve changed the way we plan things by asking “why the heck do we do it this way? We could be so much more efficient.” I’ve since given presentations to our COO and fundamentally changed our planning process for the better through the use and communication of data and statistics.
I’ve caught millions of dollar mistakes because I knew about chemistry, the ideal gas law, welding, and plumbing all at once. I’ve fixed $120K robots that are meant to move $60M business jets around because I knew the right questions to ask. You, and a highly select group of people like you, inspired me on my critical thinking journey and equipped me with the curiosity and courage to elicit real change in the world, and that means the world to me. Thank you.
And that’s pretty cool
👏👏👍 and to you also Btown !
So send him some money….
My father likes to say "iv'e payed my dues. I dont give a shit" he typically says this after he does something embarrassing to an average Joe. He is sober 24 years
Have to steal this one.
Is he from Philadelphia?
@@gmale605 Nope, Just suburban illinois. 25 yrs sober on aug24
Being lost sucks, but finding people who care about the things you do is freeing, thank you for supporting people you never thought you would
And yet the SEC, IRS, and the FBI could not figure out Enron when it was given to them on silver platters by reporter who actually did journalism back then and a stock broker.
I think that if you didn't knowingly take cash from a drug dealer, I think things would have been much different for you and us viewers.
Love your videos.
Bold of you to assume part of Enron wasn't involved in bribery
Pretty sure that drug dealer was an undercover agent
@@kettleshot6044 Why else would you yap about dealing coke when trying to exchange cash for Bitcoin?
Actual criminals wouldn't be very smart to go around telling people of thier crimes without need.
You would unnecessarily increase your risk of getting caught.
An federal agent of course has to tell you of thier made up crimes, because otherwise working with them would not be incriminating.
@@dwayne7356 his crime was unknowingly taking money from a Federal Agent.
@kettleshot6044
He confirmed in the story that it was a federal agent. That's why the person admitted they were a coke dealer. Because that admission allowed the feds to charge him with money laundering. If you're ever doing business and someone admits they got the money doing illegal activity, the feds can charge you with money laundering.
All I can say is thank goodness there actually is some "gets better" starting half-way through the most depressing story I think I've ever heard. Our government is so broken.
it might be broken, but it did teach this smart man some very valuable lessons about handling money. in a lot of cases where it fails, it kinda did its job here. even if he was doing it for good purposes, and wasnt hurting people and stealing from them, he was still inadvertently doing all of those things he was convicted of doing. i dont believe hes a bad person, his intentions were very clearly good and honest, but he didnt know that the way that he was doing was dubious. every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
@thefourthdymensionmusic
They wasted millions of dollars and years of his life for an honest mistake. He may have deserved a lesson of some sort, sure- but this is beyond ridiculous. They robbed him of his freedom to keep from losing their jobs- because they obviously fucked up and overcorrected.
If that's the type of job you think a .gov should be doing, then I'd have to agree to disagree. It seems evil to me.
To an extent, yes, because it has allowed the penile system (intentional spelling) to become so dysfunctional, abusive, and counter productive.
There was a reddit AMA years ago from this dude who tried to report a security problem at his high-school and got sent to prison for four years for hacking. Got addicted to fentanyl in prison and caught HIV. This was in Canada not the U.S. too.
@@thefourthdymensionmusic Yes, now explain how sodomy laws are helpful.
Makes me feel less shitty I’ve been a criminal.
Sometimes the tism gets caught on crime. Sometimes you want to make chemicals that you can’t buy
Spot on, either can't or simply don't want to buy. Funny how the people who are at the top of the pyramid have a hit squad they can send out any time of the day to stop you from making something instead of buying it from what is essentially them.
I am in the UK, lots of chemicals are banned or restricted, it's annoying as an amateur chemist :(
Truth be told, we're all criminals. If a police officer follows you long enough, he'll find a reason to pull you over. I'm sure if the IRS, FBI and every other government agency wanted to find a reason to convict anyone, they could.
The problem is they harass people who can't afford to go to jail for a single day just to get them a small win... but won't waste their time with a big fish on a small win because they only care about taking them down, fully...not enforcing the law equally.
Freedom is definitely an illusion.
...but I'll participate in it fully.
@@TheChipmunk2008 I'm in the UK, too and once had police knocking because I bought a Spyderco knife that didn't fit their poorly defined definition of legal. I wanted it because I'd gotten into knife collecting and it would've been cool to keep at home for opening parcels and letters. I suspect that I have a touch of tism sometimes, but I've never been assessed.
@OutOfNamesToChoose so do you value the USs freedom more or you just gonna bring up schools getting bullets?
“Wanna see something cool ?” As a matter of fact, I would.
That’s 1 hell of a rabbit hole we just went down. Love all the content and hope nothing but the best for you.
I spent a lifetime in the military, I'm sure my kids are sick and tired of hearing "Be responsible for your actions" but you sir are the living epitome of that saying. Love your channel and I recommend it to everyone I know!
Thank you for telling your story. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was very young and have struggled to develop proper coping strategies and live a normal life. I’ve had serious depression for many years as a result. I’ve slowly but surely been trying to improve my life and find happiness. Your resilience, hard work and determination are very inspirational. It reminds me of the Finnish word Sisu: “Strength of will; determination; perseverance;”.
Thank you! :) I'm glad you could find inspiration in all this, that is a big part of my reason for sharing it. Bad days make good stories, and if you can learn something from my scars that's a win. Thank you for understanding, and for helping me make one step closer to building a better workshop! :)
"going wrangler star on you guys" is one of the most specific jokes I've heard in a while and I appreciated it.
For real I watched some wranglerstar when i was like a freshman in high school (2017) and last year I was interested to see how he was doing HOLY FUCK
@@WiddlPeppuwu-sx3rx I stopped watching long ago, whats he up to?
@@cromotocciano last time I watched something even remotely related to him, he was a barefoot dooms-day prepper who was convinced that we are going to war soon.
Could you explain the joke?😅
@@pumkin610seems pretty mild. Whats the gotcha here?
You are very inspiring, i love your videos! Keep up the good work. Thank you for sharing.
"If you've gotta eat shit, don't nibble." 32:40 Another perfectly succinct metaphor for getting through tough times, especially in this dumpster fire of a world we're living in at the moment...
I'm looking for a man in finance, 5'9", blue eyes.
Oh, this is good. Thank you for that!
I wish I could like this twice. 😂
So not a carpenter & contractor 6' with green eyes?! FML I missed out again!
This wins best comment, I laughed so hard
I've watched quite a lot of your shorts and had NO idea of your backstory. Just saw you as an engineering nerd that talked about cool stuff and i loved every one of them. I was an early subscriber.
After this video, I like the man behind them even more. If we were neighbors you would be welcome at my backyard grill for steaks and a beer any day.
I can see some stickers and t-shirts in my future. A couple of the nerds I work with enjoy your content as well and will be getting some swag for birthdays and Christmas.
Keep up the hard work, it is greatly appreciated on this end of the Tube. "It Gets Better".
I was too lazy and didn’t really care about you past, even though I was curious. THANK YOU for being open about that part of your past. I’m just one of many that appreciate your presence on here and look forward to your content.
Hey! I'm a Criminal Justice major in college right now, and I stumbled across your channel recently because of the shorts. I just wanted to say that your story lines up with many of the things I've learned in my studies these past few years. Your experience with the US criminal justice system is tragic, but also really interesting and valuable, coming from someone who's learning about criminal justice policy. Thank you for making this video, and I'm extremely happy to see you on the otherside of incarceration. It sounds like you've been out of prison for a while now, but I wish you the best in your reintegration with free society! Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing more of your videos :)
The other part where he said that they thought he had billions of Bitcoin locked away when in reality he had barely even one was a big smack in the face for some reason
For the love of God change your major. Your degree will be useless in the private sector unless you want to be a security guard and you dont need a college degree for that.
Why? You have some obsession with the public sector? @@whatstdiggn
“With the exception of the DMV, prison doesn’t like the free world”
Dude, i am DYING and am only two minutes in. Keep it up.
I thought he said "... prison ISN'T like the free world" 🤔
DO YOU HAVE THUMBS
How dare you try to raise money for a science museum for children in a manner that seemed all above board.
The bankers are the real gangsters…and they don’t like anyone horning in on their racket.
Selling 15k of bitcoin to someone who said they were a coke dealer doesn't seem to me to be all above board.
I mean, knowing the laws helps you stay out of prison
dude he glosses over it but hired a guy to track down and beat somebody up.
Im not saying he’s a terrible guy or anything. I also hate the police (especially RICO) but I’m a bit conflicted bc naive guys like this who think if they break the law with good intentions the cops will just give them a warning really rub me the wrong way. A very considerable portion of our country have to worry if they’ll be executed by the state for walking funny.
But ya nothing unreasonable really happened to him. It _is_ in fact illegal to hire bookies to break some legs for you. Even if you got scammed.
I don't know if I agree that it all seemed above board...once you start taking huge sums of cash from drug dealers, that should set off some alarm bells
I am super glad i got recommended your videos a few months back. Reminds me of old TH-cam where learning had a much higher priority. I have mad respect for educators, and your story is amazing and inspiring. You're pretty cool! 😎
I've consistently enjoyed your shorts for months and had no idea of your background. This video makes me respect the hell out of what you're doing - keep at it. You are one hell of an educator, and that's pretty cool.
You're (legally) killing it so far with the TH-cam thing. Clearly motivated to keep learning new stuff (except bitcoin) and im on the same boat of pushing themselves to get better.
Science Gangster with fantastic character and integrity is a man i can support. Id say you're pretty cool
Awwwwwwwwwww thank you :) I'm thrilled your here and I sincerely appreciate you helping me to build a new workshop. :)
The amount of places this guy went to to record one video is insane, credit to you Chris!
Thank you for noticing that! I think it was 15 different shoots in total, across a LOT of different locations. This took about 3 months to make.
@Physicsduck Dayumn... 3 months. Your dedication is amazing. And appreciated. As someone with ADD, I can tell that you understand us. Then... to find out (previously) that you are a neuro divergent as well gave a little more understanding into who you are. I don't care about your past, but I do care about the message you give out. Both life lessons and science lessons. Wait... what was the topic here? Crap... guess I'll keep scrolling comments. Hey look, I'm reading lol 🤦♀️. Thank you Chris
@@Physicsduck The planning alone must have taken ages! Did you read out individual segments for each location or read out the entire thing and then mix and match different clips from each?
For THIS video, I did it the hard way. I cut the script into pieces and shot it out-of-sequence. Then I spent days putting it all back in the right order.
@@Physicsduck That's actually the smart way. Yeah, it may take time in the back end... script prep, practice, and editing. But it makes execution more efficient.
I found your channel this summer, and was immediately enthralled by your content. Seeing this now blows me away, I can't believe you've been through something like this and still keep up your enthusiasm about science, experimentation and learning. Thank you for everything you do Chris, best of luck with the future
this has “Better Call Boden” vibes, but for physics education
I've been watching your videos for a couple months, but it wasn't until this one that I realized I've met you. I went to Geek Group as a kid. You inspired me then to learn about engineering and I'm currently saving to go to school for electrical engineering because your videos have made me realize how much it interests me. And this is pretty much how I remember you, a funny guy who loves teaching about the stuff he finds interesting. Keep doing what you're doing, because it's great
Your "Authorised personnel only" series motivated at least one person from the spectrum to work on small-Scale hydropower. A small 29kw unit from the '60s with no automatic control. Programmed a PLC for it, built the control cabinet, installed the actors and pneumatic level sensors. And a Sh*! load of trouble shooting, stuff i forgot or clams laying eggs into the level sensors.
It sometimes feels like hydropower is the worst combination of greasy hands, wet feet, wet everything, dirty corners, electrical hazards.
It is motivating to see a bunch of dudes working on similar stuff with similar problems.
Was so glad to see season 4 starting because these videos had an actual impact on my life in terms of teaching and motivation.
Greetings to you Chris and also to Bootsy
I honestly think you and this channel are one of the biggest sources of good and positivity I’ve seen on this website. To hear what you’ve done and been through, yet you continue to go on, is truly inspiring. I can’t wait to see where all of this goes and to be some small part of it. You have more than earned my viewership. Thank you.
Wow, thank you! :) I'm sincerely grateful that you're here and enjoying my dopey videos. :)
ah man i noticed the clock and now im never gonna unnotice the clock shifting from shot to shot
I am 100% sure that is some kind of code. or he planned the shit out of this video. The way it goes back and forth suggests he shot just single shots of the specific lines he was doing
@@ballardtech827 which makes it even more impressive, since his voice seems to follow the same intonation pattern as the cut before
@@ballardtech827Agree. I don’t think it’s some illuminati-style eye-in-the-pyramid code; probably some fun little easter egg.
@ballardtech827 I noticed that the last time he did a video like this. I believe that I commented then that he must have a cheat of some type. Shortly after, I see a video about a teleprompter. Ahhh... I knew it. But then my ADD noticed the great editing he does, and how everything lines up perfectly.
I'm thinking I should write a 'clock' that updates every minute, but the time displayed is the output of running the timestamp string through an AES encryption, with the channel URL as the encryption string. That shouldn't cause any issues, should it?
“I don’t wanna talk about my fucking feelings” my mood 24/7
but you have no problem posting them.....
The yelling at this part and "'DO YOU HAVE THUMBS?!" made me audibly laugh
"Weapon of mass instruction" is my new term for teacher
The opposite of _Lies My Teacher Told Me_
its also a book by a guy named john taylor gatto
Thank you for this channel, what you did with trying to open a school, what you did in prison helping people, etc.
This story makes me want to pull my hair out. Sucks you got caught up in this, you seem like a genuinely great person.
Please keep teaching, we need people like you.
Thank you! I try to be a decent guy most of the time, but we all screw up on occasion and try to hire an undercover federal agent to break someone's kneecaps. It happens. We've all been there. Thank you for helping me get back to building awesome projects and helping people learn about science. :) I appreciate you!
@@Physicsducktwice last week alone! I’m running out of knee caps over here it’s so common 🤣💀
Once you've served your time, I personally don't care if someone is a "con". Treating people anyway differently is part of what causes people to cycle back into the system. As far as you go, your honesty and wit are what keep me coming back to this channel. You're teaching me something new frequently with humor thrown into the mix, one of my favorite channels. Easily up into the same level as Fat Electrician, in my book. Keep it up, you're one of my favorite online personalities
Rough road, but being a legit science gangsta is pretty awesome
I dont always say this... but you just became one of my favorite TH-camrs in a long list of nerds that had to work for years to keep my attention. You mastered it in just a few videos. I dig your style and content! 👍
I discovered your channel in March of 2024 and have been a big fan ever since. However, my respect for you and your mission increased tenfold after this video. You've had unbelievably harrowing experiences and yet you still have optimism and zeal for teaching and electronics.
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY FUCKING FEELINGS"
Felt that.
You're doing a damn good job at keeping my attention, I might even finish this video in one go despite not being interested in it at first
As a non-American the American Prison Regime is fucking crazy. Glad you made it through and hope someday enough of the populous will mobilize and protest for policies for better treatment and abolish mandatory minimum sentences.
Right after we fix housing, healthcare, and education costs.
I haven't read enough about it to really pass solid judgment, but from everything I've heard it genuinely seems like such a huge stain on what is otherwise a fantastic nation in so many ways. I believe most shit is handled state-by-state, too, so it isn't an easy thing to reform.
It's setup for punishment, instead of rehabilitation.
Just makes people worse and then they reoffend.
@robokaos69 there are 51 penal systems in the US. 50 states and the federal apparatus. If you made it to the federal level, you really fucked up.
@@lohphat heh
I’m Facing charges right now, thankful as hell to hear your story today. You helped me believe it gets better.
I find your videos very entertaining and educational, and I hope you keep it up
Positivity breeds positivity
“Nobody goes to Oxford on scholarship.” Thanks. I got weird looks for laughing way too hard at that.
“Shit happens, wear a hat” is one of my favorite saying. So few people use it now.
Thank you so much for being honest.
im not sure i get it?
@@alexx12545 People used to just throw thier sewage on the street before sanitation was built. A hat protected you somewhat from shit raining down on you.
Unlicensed money transferring (know your customer rules), structuring, money laundering. Officials seeking to make a name for themselves. Putting a motivated educator out of business, taking his assets and sentencing to prison. Surviving and helping fellow inmates with literacy and attaining GED. Post release, free to be a motivated educator ... and skilled at it! Thank you for this amazing, info packed presentation! Thank you for not giving up!
The system tried to bury Chris Boden, but they didn't realize he was seeds.
An unscrupulous DA who sets him up to make it nearly impossible to defend himself...that's terrible. And if I'm not mistaken the fact that he has leadership points on his record means that his finances will be monitored for the rest of his life.
except crypto is nothing but a ponzi con.
and he promoted that shit to make money
Wdym, he did literally help launder money?? Unlicensed money transferring is a pretty reasonable law (helps stop all sorts of fraud and money laundering). Idrk what part of it you disagree with. I guess you could argue that he didn’t intend to commit structuring?
You've inspired me to work on electronics projects for the first time in years, and not balk at being open about my own neurospiciness. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to making the works a better place 🙏
In going through a time where I did hit rock bottom, and slowly climbing out, It Gets Better is indeed something I need to remember. Not prison for me, but drastic life changes that currently have me not having spoken to my daughter in a year. Thank you for your story and thank you for the reminder!
It gets better, but ya gotta work at it. Slow, steady, positive change. We'll get there. :) Thank you for understanding, and for helping me get one step closer to building a real workshop. :) I appreciate you!
You know, man, I respect you. A lot.
Not only are you willing to be honest about the entire situation, not only are you willing to bare your life experiences, but while you're doing it you're able to make great points about the way the government exploits everyday people. Not only that, but you make it clear that even though you're guilty, you don't regret it.
I don't personally believe you did anything outright immoral outside of telling that dude to beat up the guy who owed you. I don't care what you put into your body or how it gets there, as long as you don't harm others in the process.
I wish you well, man. You're a hell of a role model for a lot of people, and you've got your head screwed on right.
I've enjoyed having your shorts pop-up on my feed for the past few months. Apparently the YT gods now think I am worthy enough to see your videos too and this happens to be the first. While I cant say I can understand everything you put out (electricity is still magic to me past a basic circuit), I definitely appreciate your enthusiasm to teach and I want to understand more about what you teach. This being my introduction if you will to your past is why I can't stand those that try to demonize people. I have a personal friend that also has had the pleasure of spending his free time, provided to him by a US D.A., behind bars in federal lockup and he is probably been the best dude I know for the past decade. People fuck up, and people can change.
He sold magical internet money to cops role playing as bad guys. That’s about as stripped down as I can describe it.
Thanks pouring out your heart and for your honest discussion of your past!
I’ve been following your shorts for a while and love them!
All the best “Chris”👍🏼😊
Section 5324 of Title 31: "No person shall, for the purpose of evading the reporting requirements..." The wording of the law puts the onus of proof on them to prove you did it to obfuscate, your total lack of obfuscation at every level would make that impossible; you spread the deposits because the banks were closed, the times of the deposits would prove this, and the structuring charge would be stricken by any competent defender. Unfortunately for you, no one competent would lower themselves to working for the government. They tried to throw the book at a rich e-criminal, realized how little you actually had, and went into full CYA mode to justify their expenditures. What a bunch of idiotic clowns.
If you're depending on a public defender, you're instantly screwed. Even if they are competent, they're way too overloaded to be able to be effective. And private defense can be bankrupt inducing. (moral of the story... don't piss off law enforcement. they _will_ make your life an unending hell.)
A valid defense like that I something for a trial, but YOU DO NOT TAKE FEDERAL CASES TO TRIAL. PERIOD! Your fate is basically decided before you get near sentencing. You agree to it or right off the hat you add two points to the guidelines for losing acceptance of responsibility. And then on and on. It's rigged.
@jfbeam I had literally ONE conversation with my public defender, and it wad less than 15min before pretrial where I was advised to take the plea. Nice guy, but clearly too busy, and he was new to the system. Unfortunately it's almost always too much to fight this stuff, even when you know you're right. Honestly, I don't think Mr. Boden is quite as innocent as he claims, in that he's smart enough to know that many of the people who were buying btc were doing so for illegal purposes. I don't know all of the case context, but 30 months seems like a long time for the level of harm he claims. Much of that could be from the street level debt collection attempt, though.
Sometimes they'll pile on a heavy sentence just to make an example of someone. It can matter very little how trivially small the actual offense was. I'm not discounting the fact that some people really ought to spend time in prison, but we should wonder how often justice is thwarted by overzealous courts of law.
This is very likely why it took two years to do anything, it was all out panic that they got it wrong and looked for anything else possible to "save them" as opposed to dropping the case to the reasonable level it should have been.
Dude I found you out a couple years ago with the hydro plant series, being from a different country I had no idea why you stopped uploading and was just happy to see a new video from you a few months back. This is a wiild story! Happy to hear you're doing ok now!
You're the ultra-gangsta-nerd I wanna be... Maybe without the time in prison lol
I had no idea you had this history. I just liked watching shorts about weird or obsolete tech components. Seeing this positive outlook on life after such a life changing event is inspiring. The appreciation of every baby step forward towards building a better life, even just $1 at a time. That is what makes me happy to hit the subscribe button. Not someone telling me to.
The US is scary at times. Freedom my backside... I also just destroyed my life in 5 months. I had no idea this was even possible, but, it gets better. Thank you!
I love ya dude but I gotta say this...I watch TH-cam too much, probably more than most people on a myriad of subjects. That being said, for a 34 minute video, BRAVO for the effort, location scouting, script, editing and execution! The fluidity of your speaking along with the editing is second to none! Now go out there and earn your Girth Certificate!
That's a helluva gangster story, Chris. I guess you accidentally proved the maxim that, if you're not REALLY careful, the Internet and Bitcoin will have you "enhancing" life-changing mistakes faster than tequila and handguns.
You've learned your lesson. Now, keep your nose clean and in the future run away from anyone who says "I'm a cocaine dealer" as fast as your legs will carry you.
A lot of stories start out innocent with good intent, I hate when I find out something I was doing is illegal, I really hate when the authorities find out.
thats our government for you. gotta be tough on crime. or else someone might go unpunished for a mistake.
I kind of enjoy finding out something I'm doing is illegal, there's a rebel in me, but I'm not smart enough to get into much trouble, I'm just a poor dirt farmer.
Dude, I'm an electrical engineer from germany and i just love your channel. Your practical knowledge and skills are astonishing. You are for sure a pure treasure to your company. Keep on going.
I used to work for a good friend who was a convicted felon who committed much sketchier crimes then you did. He reformed, cleaned up his life got married and is very successful now. Everyone who has paid for their transgressions and is willing to bounce back and be a better person absolutely needs to be supported, no matter who. You got a follow, keep it up gangsta.
27:41 "it gets better." Man...as someone who has struggled with depression my whole life and selficidal ideation for a little more than half of it....that's been about the only thing keeping me going.
Thank you for being here, friend. Those stickers are making lovely additions to my belongings.
I'm particularly fond of the "I don't risk my life for less than triple time." Hardhat sticker😊❤
This is the best video I've ever seen on TH-cam . This guy gets locked up for teaching and trading bitcoin to help people and in prison buys books with his own money to educate other inmates, gets out and makes a successful youtube channel educating more people. Amazing. Thank you.
Much respect to you, Sir! I am quite impressed by your story. I had dreams of completing med school so I could run a non-profit, but my Patch McAdams dreams got shattered the moment I ran outta money two semesters into school. I've never accomplished the feat and ended up in 'education' as an academic counselor and later as an online college prof. Teaching is hard, especially when the students are disinterested, yet rewarding because some pay attention and go on to accomplish on their own. Thank you for your shorts, that's how I found out about your channel. Keep up the good work, know you're appreciated!
Best part of the video: Every interjection from 50 feet away
Yo Chris. if you do see this, a while ago, I was worried that you'd give up on yourself, because I know that's what would've happened to me, had I been in your shoes. I can't begin to imagine the cedar point dwarfing roller coaster you had to endure in these last few years, & problems at the lab before that! You just kept trucking on. You built an institution out of nothing. You brought simplicity to things most people find complex. You express the truth. You made learning a fun experience for people of all ages & backgrounds, you helped the surrounding community & many other folks around the world! That alone is rarer than a steak still grazing the fields. I met you in person for 4 hours & had the greatest day of my life just to finally see you in person after nearly a decade watching your videos. I wish I wasn't so lost for words that day, but I was in anxious nerd shock. I could go on & on about how you made a positive impact, & often in negative situations. You may have imperfections, but you recognize them & take them into account! You taught me many things, & in this one, a bit of humility & self reflection. This paragraph is very small sample, but that's what makes you inspirational. You not only made a difference but sustained it, & that is pretty cool!
At 53, id submit an application for an apprenticeship with you., except I live on another continent. Your videos have been a parallel learning experience while I study at a technical college. And the videos rock. Thanks for the work and effort you put in to make them.
Having stumbled upon your shorts on Instagram, I decided to look up your channel on TH-cam. I'm glad I did. While I've never been incarcerated, the last 2 years of my life have been a long and painful road to losing my left leg below the knee. It honestly cheered me up, laying here in my rehabilitation hospital bed, to here to say what you said. I can't wait for it to get better, and I'm just a bit more hopeful that it will. Thank you for your story.
After I heard Bitcoin, I started thinking "this is gonna be RICO isn't it?", and sure enough it was. Regardless of what happened, I'm happy you're here to educate and inform all of us neurospicys and the neurotypicals with some pretty awesome stuff. And that's pretty cool! ❤️