I really like this guy's content, but his way of speaking is somehow extremely hard for me to follow. Maybe it's because I'm not a native, but I really have to focus on listening, otherwise it's just a blur.
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I hate the number of people teaching useful things using videos instead of writing articles.
I'd disagree regarding such vids: these are more of a time fillers (how exactly is it useful to know the history of x11?). Hence, it's more convenient to listen to them as a podcast (e.g. via newpipe or mpv).
It's his accent. He's British, but quite plainly spoken. There's quite a lot of "-ink" instead of "-ing" and "-ff-" instead of "-th-" (e. g. "nuffink" instead of "nothing"). The softer constanants are just characteristics of certain regions in the UK, but they can cause the sounds at the start/end of words to blur into each other.
To my ear, a fellow Brit, he's perfectly clear, but I can see how it could be slightly tricky for a non-native.
Yeah, it's the same for me. The content is awesome but requires a lot of concentration.
Too much Youtube posts.
That was much better than what I expected going in knowing only that it was a youtube video about the history of X. Informative and enjoyable.