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The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > My name is Jamie, and I've decided to build a giant robot, DAMMIT
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Steve Holt!
Aug 28, 2006

STEVE HOLT!

 This guy lives out in the forest on a mountain, and he is building a giant robot and video blogging the process. He is the ultimate badass.

Here is his first video, where he builds his own sawmill and starts building his own workshop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Krv3gE-c4

This is his latest video (part 53), posted a day ago, where he is trying to work out how to steer the nearly complete robot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6QEI1RNzCw

And here's a playlist of all his giant robot videos, which I plan to spend all day watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ON...3A11662BDE6EB83

Update: Jamie posts in the thread! Right after I post about an embarrassing dream I had!

Steve Holt! fucked around with this message at Jan 26, 2011 around 11:29

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Spaticus
Feb 25, 2007

Understanding what thread you're in is futile the monkey said as it double-clicked the report button.


Holy poo poo if he gets the robot working.

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Krakened
Dec 8, 2008

by Fistgrrl

 53 videos. Holy poo poo.

I'm all for a GIANT CRAB TANK OF DEATH, but I can only see this ending badly. I can see the headlines on the day he rides it into town: "Man robs bank with giant robot, shot on sight"

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Cosmik Debris
Sep 12, 2006


 I guess first I have to grease up all those ball bearings, so it can swivel more easily

Cosmik Debris fucked around with this message at Nov 14, 2010 around 01:35

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hankor
May 6, 2009

The feast is not the most important meal of the day.
Breakfast is!


 That guy is awesome, he seems like he actually knows what he´s talking about and has that quirky habit of leaving stuff he wants to cut in his videos (intentionally?).

But why is someone who is fascinated with robots living in a forrest without electricity besides solar?

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Not an Anthem
Apr 27, 2003

I'm a fucking pain machine and if you even touch my fucking car I WILL FUCKING DESTROY YOU.


 His portable bandsaw is soooo sweet.

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Quake Williams
Feb 1, 2010

by angerbeet


 This type of thing motivates me so much to go just do everything I've been apprehensive about doing. It's awesome. Jamie is awesome.

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Pookdaddy G
Jun 13, 2007


 This is amazing. I am already hooked on video three, so hopefully he can keep this up

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Vanagoon
Jan 20, 2008

I run a forum which is literally just threads I started and am the only poster in.


 Maybe this guy is trying to outdo the almighty killdozer. (rest in peace, Marvin Heemeyer)

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE


 His mannerisms in that last video make him sound exactly like a real-life mad scientist. I adore this guy.

"'And you live in a forest on a mountain?' YES."

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Jewel
May 2, 2009

Everything is wonderful!


 This guy is my new idol

I can't believe it, this is pretty much my dream, just building giant robots and whatnot. I love building but I can never find the resources/money for what I need. This guy has inspired me though (I also love his style of humor, it's just appealing to me).

Guess I know what I'm wasting the next 10 hours doing!

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Disargeria
May 5, 2010


 I love how he refers to everything as a thing-a-majig and sticky-outy-thing and also knows what he's doing.

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE


 There's something so amazing about a giant spider robot stomping around in the mountains of Vermont that can't be put into words.

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The Geoff
Oct 11, 2009


 Watching these videos counts as studying for my engineering exam tomorrow, right?

The Geoff fucked around with this message at Nov 14, 2010 around 02:20

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Sir Liquid Jerk
Aug 10, 2002
I have Ham Armor +5!

He sounds like Charlie from Always Sunny.

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Vector 7
Sep 29, 2010



 That is some neat engineering he's got going on there. I wonder what he does for a living.

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bobomb
Jul 22, 2005

Undisputed
Moe Master


 This is true genius. I love his portable DIY bandsaw as well. There goes the next 10 hours of my life.

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Spaticus
Feb 25, 2007

Understanding what thread you're in is futile the monkey said as it double-clicked the report button.


These videos make me feel like such a slacker.

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE

Sir Liquid Jerk posted:

He sounds like Charlie from Always Sunny.
Holy poo poo, I thought I was the only one who thought this.

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1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

What?


 This guy is crazy in the best ways.

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Disargeria
May 5, 2010


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWJi...feature=related

This one explains his thought process.

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Ularg
Mar 2, 2010


 And now all the effort I've ever made in my life has been dwarfed by his first video.

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Philthy
Jan 28, 2003

Oh yeah.

 This guy would probably have made this seasons Survivor worth watching.

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lordblytzkrieg
Jan 9, 2007


 "Not to be nosey, but how to you find my videos? For some unknown reason, starting about 8pm tonight, I've been getting lots of views. ....far more than usual..."


He's curious as to why a lot more people are watching him. He's awesome, he makes me want to build things and learn.

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE

lordblytzkrieg posted:

"Not to be nosey, but how to you find my videos? For some unknown reason, starting about 8pm tonight, I've been getting lots of views. ....far more than usual..."


He's curious as to why a lot more people are watching him. He's awesome, he makes me want to build things and learn.
Is this because of SA or did the OP get this from reddit or something?

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Tshirt Ninja
Jan 1, 2010


 What's this? Hello there kind sir, did you say your name was 3/16ths? Very nice to meet--HAR HARUGHRHGAHOII

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Velvet Sparrow
May 15, 2006

'Hope' is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune, without the words, and never stops--at all.

 Oh my GOD, someone buy this man an account and point him to this thread, pronto. His energy and positive outlook are both amazing. If this guy was President the country would be more energized, fiercely brave & proud of what we could do again, and the bullshit would be cut through and things would get done.

I love this video, this is pretty much how I feel about things, too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOzbCiRHhM

Also the way he scrounges around the house/shop for things to reuse/repurpose is exactly what I do, heh. This guy needs to do motivational speaking at middle schools to fire up the kids, he could save the loving world.

Great find, OP!

Velvet Sparrow fucked around with this message at Nov 14, 2010 around 21:08

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lordblytzkrieg
Jan 9, 2007

Hazo posted:

Is this because of SA or did the OP get this from reddit or something?


Probably Reddit, but I'm sure SA is helping out plenty.

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ff7cid
Jun 27, 2008

Beartato! I just became aware of the vast speed at which we are hurtling through the universe! Now it's all I can think about!

 Suddenly, everything I've accomplished in my life up to this point feels really unimportant and stupid.

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aSSbAG.
Apr 10, 2005

Somethingawful's MAD Trucker


 This guy is living the minecraft dream. He has to build things to build things so he can build things. What's he building? A bigass tower as of video 2.

I hope he collected his lumber by punching trees.

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Hugh Malone
Nov 20, 2007
Bàthaidh toll beag long mhòr.

 See http://www.jamius.com for more frenetic JME awesomeness.

Found his website when I watched this tribute remix video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDSj...=watch_response

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Steve Holt!
Aug 28, 2006

STEVE HOLT!

Hazo posted:

Is this because of SA or did the OP get this from reddit or something?

Yeah I saw it on reddit, I think his videos are getting passed around the internet a lot right now.

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Ularg
Mar 2, 2010


 poo poo he visits Florida? We need to make him give a seminar on how we can be as awesome as him for us Floridian Goons.

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Action-Bastard
Jan 1, 2008

Now this is partying 80's style!


 There's probably a military application for this thing

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Philthy
Jan 28, 2003

Oh yeah.

Velvet Sparrow posted:

I love this video, this is pretty much how I feel about things, too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOzbCiRHhM

Fragmaster?

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Forums Medic
Oct 2, 2010

Peyote you say?

 This guy is like Survivorman, only instead of merely surviving nature, he survives, spends his time building poo poo, has time to chop his own firewood, then goes on to build a giant robot spider to terrorize the woodland creatures.

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Phoix
Jul 20, 2006
a jerk

 He has a trampoline floor in the third story of his self-made dome house. This guy is the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6c2...feature=channel

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Ularg
Mar 2, 2010

Forums Medic posted:

This guy is like Survivorman, only instead of merely surviving nature, he survives, spends his time building poo poo, has time to chop his own firewood, then goes on to build a giant robot spider to terrorize the woodland creatures.

He commands nature with robotic fury.

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE

Steve Holt! posted:

Yeah I saw it on reddit, I think his videos are getting passed around the internet a lot right now.
That's weird how a video posted in 2007 suddenly explodes in popularity on a random November night in 2010.

Is this guy unemployed? Wait, for that matter, how does he have Internet access when he's off the grid?

gently caress it, I want to hear this dude's story from the beginning.

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Phoix
Jul 20, 2006
a jerk

Hazo posted:

That's weird how a video posted in 2007 suddenly explodes in popularity on a random November night in 2010.

Is this guy unemployed? Wait, for that matter, how does he have Internet access when he's off the grid?

gently caress it, I want to hear this dude's story from the beginning.

He actually has a life story section on his website.

http://www.jamius.com/Life.html

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