The problem with a lack of accuracy in the news.

Shotty news coverage reduces trust in the news. Don't worry this is politics-free.

I am going to discuss one news story on CNN. You can find fiction on every news site but this one is just a perfect example of really bad journalism.

We will start off with the headline.

Grumman X-29: The impossible fighter jet with inverted wings.

So what is wrong with the headline? 

Well for starters the wings are not inverted they are swept forward. They are not mounted upside down or backward. The leading edge of the airfoil is pointing forward as it should. It is in no way inverted. It is also not a fighter. It had no weapons. It had no gun. It was a research aircraft. A plane can not be a fighter if it can not fight.

Well, those are just words does it really matter? 

Words do matter and a journalist's first task is to get the facts straight. the real issue with this is just the laziness of this. My guess is it was researched with Wikipedia and enhanced with a thesaurus. I am sure the author just looked up backward and got inverted and thought it was an impressive word. 

It is a matter of trust.

I can not trust a news site one a subject I am knowledgeable about how can I trust them when I am not knowledgeable enough to cross-check it myself or worse will I trust them to tell me something I need to hear but goes counter to my world view? When this happens a news site has lost its power to inform and educate.

If you want to see it for yourself you can here CNN

The problem with a lot of YouTube channels I used to like.

My wife says I am not like other people.

This is a terrible picture of me wearing my Snoop Dog "as in Snoopy" hoodie. It is also a NASA Apollo hoodie. I love tools, I like homesteading and rural life, I like high technology, I like retro technology, I like history, and I like teaching my Sunday School class. But three things I really do not like are politics, left-wing self-loathing,  and right-wing conspiracy nuts!

I have friends that fit into both categories. For an example of left-wing self-loathing just listen to any music by Midnight oil. A bunch of white guys from Australia that sing about how badly the indigenous population was treated. This is true but the made a bunch of money singing about it and maybe the gave some money to help but I bet they made a pretty good living at it as well. I am sure that people feel cleansed by being told how terrible they are but it really helps nothing,

Then you have the right-wing conspiracy theory nuts that think they have the inside dope on how the world really works. You also have the left-wing conspiracy theory folks but I have not been bothered by them of late. This is the problem there is a YouTuber that does some really good projects and reviews. I really like what he does except that he is a prepper. He also has a video on preparing for WW III. He is also a big concealed carry guy and talks about taking his gun with him to dinner with his wife.  I have friends that have guns and that is fine but I do not own a gun and never really needed one.

Planning for World War III is just in my opinion a little crazy. Same thing for trying to defend the US from invasion with your own gun or rebelling against the United States government. 

So here is the problem. Because I watched his video YouTube is suggesting other extremist gun nut and prepper videos to me.

But wait your blog is all over the place as far as subjects.
Yes, that is correct but this blog is more just for me to try and improve my writing skills. I am not trying to make money off of it and my views are in the double digits at best not in the tens of thousands. It is just my interests and I keep politics out of it. In fact, this is going to be the only post I make on this subject but I really wanted to get it off of my chest. Plus I think it is possible to like making and growing things without preparing for the end of the world.

Cat Free YouTube Channels Den of Tools

Den of Tools

Yes, this is an animated bear doing tool reviews.

  This is heading back to one of my favorite types of YouTube Channel. This is more of a tool review and a good deal-finding channel. I have not seen any projects on this channel yet but that is fine. And yes I love the animated bear.

Scorecard

The Rating uses G, PG, PG-13, and R while the other categories use A for the best that I know of, B for good but others might be better, C is average, D below average, and F is just terrible. 

• Rating G From what have seen this is totally family-friendly. Red Beard is a family man and it shows.
•  Quality A I really like the animated bear that is the "host of the show". It really makes for a fun watch. Now when he shoots video the quality goes down like when he does shopping at the store video but I just do not care.
• Community A The community currently seems on the whole good but has the required flame wars over what brand of tools is the best. Red is not a fan of Snap-On because of the price. He is a best bang for the buck kind of bear.
• Depth A Red really seems to be on top of things. He seems to have inside contacts at many tool companies and stores like Lowes, HomeDepot, and Harbor Freight. 
• Overall A  It is very informative and yet fun to watch. 

Where to watch it

  YouTube Den of Tools.
   He also has a website located at www.denoftools.com
   

What I think of this show

I really like this channel. It is fun and informative. It is great fun. What is really great is that Red really keeps hin channel on target. No politics or other off-topic subjects. He does have two other channels that cover gadgets and weight loss. So if you like tools this is a channel you may like.