NYC on Christmas with an unusable camera angle(I'm sorry, didn't notice until after it was done)

[@ondrejsedlak4935]

This terrible camera angle would never have happened, had Oreo not been fired.

[@XiamaraLaurensWifeyMu]

Oreo's live matters!

[@davidguillory4311]

🐈👈 Oreo i believe he has reposition the camera on Louis helmet because he got fired. 😸😹😹

[@zappawench6048]

@@XiamaraLaurensWifeyMu Black and white lives matter!

[@americannomadnews5370]

You are one of the few authentic content creators that the algorithm lets me see.

[@TechSlice]

I appreciate Louis keeping me entertained on Christmas. I have no friends, no family and I couldn't find any content worth watching on KZbin but you were there for me Louis. For that I thank you!

[@caninetherapyinc9031]

I hope you are kidding because you made me laugh so hard I cried.

[@TechSlice]

@@caninetherapyinc9031 I am not kidding at all. It is sad but I really enjoyed the video and it kinda cheered me up

[@caninetherapyinc9031]

I honestly thought you were kidding. I am sorry you are going through a tough time. Hang in there.

[@redsmith9953]

The sound is amazing!, the mic in the helmet is the best audio !

[@MermaidLuvly]

I used to work at H&M on 34th street in Herald square. One day i went to buy lunch at grays papayas i think it was called, a hot dog spot anf this aged white man was standing across the street with a sign that says “please need money for food! Im hungry!” I bought an extra hot dog combo and i exited out went straight to him and offered him a meal and he said “no thank you”. I assured him i just purchased it from the store behind me and he still declined and i said okay and left. Gave the extra meal to my coworker. Most of the “homeless” in Ny are 1 of three people, scammers, mental problimatic agents of chaos, or the ones that dont want to eat or better themselves- they want drugs and alcohol to get high until they’re dead. My delivery guy saw a woman shooting up heroin on 10th avenue by my job a month ago and he told her “that shit’s going to kill you” and she replied “im already dead.” I just avoid them at all cost and i think thats the common mindset with NY’ers, most of these people dont want help.

[@snowblow1984]

I don't know if "most" homeless are scammers. Some certainly are. Having said that, I see more and more homeless and crazy people on the trains. Then the times were good, neither DeBlasio nor Cuomo were addressing the issues and now the problem is magnified by pandemic and recession. There's a youtube channel that's called Invisible People. Aside from helping homeless, they let them speak for themselves. It's quite an eye opener. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKSzaZ-uZrJskNE

[@rossmanngroup]

It's really sad. The moment you say this out loud, you become an evil bastard, tossed out of polite society. When in reality, the people judging you for saying what you just said are typically people that have never spent $13 on a meal for a homeless person in the first place

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

"Uploaded six minutes ago." All is right this Christmas night knowing Louis can't sleep either.

[@jcnot9712]

He promised himself he wouldn’t do it on video a few days ago but it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks it seems.

[@DanielFrost79]

Welcome to the world of Non-Sleepers. Know how that feels for sure. (Freaking annoying) I live on an opposite side of the world.. but still.

[@Marxone]

Eugene hiding in the boxes claimed another $60 from Louis

[@JasonSmith-tv2zw]

I'm from the UK, 20 minutes from London and I have always found the big cities to be soulless, anti-human places. Not once have I had the inclination to go to New York. That was a very kind thing you did giving 60 bucks to a box troll, bless you

[@BaconAstronaut]

Might as well start a podcast because I'd still watch even with this shitty angle

[@abdisaniini]

I would honestly love it if he uploaded the sound just to SoundCloud or Spotify lol

[@AFAndersen]

I would never listen to it if it was a podcast, because that's not how I use media.. for some reason I just love watching moving images while listening to the "podcast" part. That said, I think it would be a good idea for people who listen to it in the car, at work, while exercing etc. :)

[@abdisaniini]

@@AFAndersen Well I can't fault you there, personally I can't stand watching streams but have no problems with VoDs, so like what you like, but I would just like to listen to him while doing other stuff

[@hognof]

@@AFAndersen I'm totally the same tbh

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

He hates Apple, why would he create something for their marketplace, and much more importantly, what makes you believe Apple would tolerate him‽ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoeZeWWBndxnbrM

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

@3:45 "It's one of the worst diners in the city." My favorite greasy spoon restaurant had the words "Worst food, service, prices in town" on its reader-board. Place was always packed.

[@revelationreflection]

Haha sounds great. Love places with a cheeky sarcastic attitude like that

[@pcsecuritychannel]

Is isn't *technically* unusable if you used it?! GoPro fine print.

[@johnf7683]

NYC looks SO much better with the new camera angle, Louis!

[@rkan2]

18:00 "I usually don't do that, but its christmas. He's probably high as shit."

[@snakejunt]

"The government already takes 40-something% of my money, let them do something about it" is exactly why I don't give money to panhandlers

[@IncertusetNescio]

Especially since you don't know if they're homeless due to their own stupid s&%t or bad luck, or if they're a terrible person or not. Not worth the gamble IMO.

[@davidwelty9763]

The NY pays more in taxes than it gets from the federal government argument seems valid until you look closer. I heard an interview once from California congressmen Tom McClintock talk about this since Californians were using the same argument. The deficit actually exists because people retire from places like California, New York and New Jersey and move to low costs states like Nevada, Florida and Texas and bring their state funded pension money with them. The states pay billions in pensions and the retirees spend the money in other states. It’s the states fault for taxing people to death.

[@danielsegarra36]

As a person with social anxiety, born and raised in in NYC, this is my daily POV

[@Buckykatt]

i love the long louis talks, aside from the repair videos these are my favorite

[@quietactlady2871]

That’s okay, you’ll remember next time. Just along for the ride, listening to you, and catching myself angling my phone every so often. Thanks. 😉

[@TheMunky83]

I've heard that quote before, but it went more like this; "How many couches would you have to go through before you had to sleep on a bus stop bench? How many people would you have to piss off before you didn't have a roof to sleep under anymore?"

[@xpyr]

17:50 Louis being nice 50:40 a blinking red light means you are to stop and then go when it's safe dmv.ny.gov/about-dmv/chapter-4-traffic-control-2

[@thehobbit1]

Something soothing about Louis ranting and also being nostalgic while he rides around. Had this on while cleaning up after Christmas

[@anevilrotisserie9136]

I can imagine Louis doing this in a apocalypse type scenario where he is the last man on earth. Talking about long dead friends etc etc.

[@jaynone9262]

Your to good of a person to live there. I remember when you asked yourself are you a newyorker. No your not..I mean that as a big compliment. I live in Alabama and can understand your honest train of thought. I didn't see that in all those people you tried to rent from. Hell, people would like you anywhere you decide to go. Merry Christmas

[@rossmanngroup]

Thank you!

[@ixionn563]

@@dertythegrower Like an old rusty hammer that falls out of the back of a truck, then gets picked up again and used/abused more.

[@tomwagner4516]

You make the world a better place. Thank you!

[@perwestermark8920]

IR heaters works well for outdoor dining in colder climates. One trick to know when pedaling with a camera on the head or bike - if trying to lift the other leg, then the pedaling gets smoother and the front wheel (and camera) will not swing as much left/right. It's possible to get smooth pedaling even if not using bike shoes with cleats.

[@davidturk6170]

“Worse business, but still in business”, all car dealers in NYC. They don’t give a crap since they have so many potential customers.

[@norman102745]

The view is just the matrix,, but the narrative is the gold.

[@matevskij]

To be fair Louis, I thought you'd kick the boxes knowing there was a guy inside because I had always thought you were that kinda guy. Happy holidays.

[@Da1ienx]

"our currency is not worth shit" me: laughs in australian

[@sowianskizonierz2693]

hey it's basically 1:1 with Canadian :( take that back!!!

[@infinidominion]

Can complete the level faster when looking down like that.......goldeneye speedrun tactics😉

[@m.campbell2776]

Thanks Louis .

[@wenchology]

It’s nice to see authentic and thought provoking content actually become successful on KZbin.

[@chrisglanzer4383]

Early reflection are a good trade off for more consistent vocal delivery...don't have to yell over the wind noise. Keeping Louis' head warm is a secondary benefit.

[@peterclarke7240]

Jesus, louis. As someone who's worked with people who're homeless, the vast majority are people who had no support network to begin with. In fact the vast majority are ex-service men or care leavers. They didn't fuck over anyone. But they lost their job, or lost their home, and had nowhere else to turn so they ended up on the street. Christ, if my landlord decided to sell my flat tomorrow, I'd struggle to find a place i could afford, and i couldn't rely on friends or family because they all live a way away. I'm just as likely to wind up homeless as anyone, and i work full time and rarely piss anyone off (except on youtube).

[@theblackhundreds7124]

The vast majority are *not* the examples you said. Those are the ones who fell through the cracks and its a terrible fate. The majority of homeless in America are people with serious mental issues or drug addicts. Not "normal and mentally healthy" people as you say. If mental asylums would not have released all their patients because of the outcry in the 70s and 80s, we would not have such a large homeless population. This is because America has a habit of throwing away something that is broken instead of fixing it because that is easier.

[@cccpkingu]

That is a selection bias.

[@thundercat_pumyra]

"See that building?" No "see how it's tilted?" Like your camera. Not really.

[@bdoleza]

I think it's a good camera angle to use...maybe not for all the bike videos, but for one of them it's fine IMHO. It really shows the challenge of riding a bike in NYC with all the show and ice and obstacles you have to deal with. (Granted I'm sure there's usually a lot more snow at this time of year) Good video!

[@microteche]

Still a worthwhile video Louis even for the commentary,

[@7000fps]

Love the RIDE-N-Chats, thanks

[@tommyjohnson7506]

1 hour of pure pavememt nice 👌

[@Psi105]

A "rainy career fund" as you put it, is a common thing people do in countries/cities with reasonable wages and a reasonable cost of living where saving money is possible. In Australia it's usually called a FU fund or FU money, Dave from EEVblog talked about it in a video. Basically it's enough savings for you to live for 6 months with no income. Having it available means you're never scared about losing your job. You have the power to threaten to quit (and go through with it) if your employer pulls any crap, You're always free to go FU to the boss and leave.

[@emrazum]

Jokes on you, I longboard so basically All I do is stare at the asphalt with this exact same angle

[@2JZ_Cressi]

Wrongboard*

[@a4000t]

Nice gesture but charity rarely works. You either gave him enough to stay high or drunk or whatever. Charity usually just makes the person giving it feel warm and fuzzy. Its the old 'give a man a fish it feeds him for a day,teach him to fish it feeds him for life'. Is there a good solution? who knows.

[@rossmanngroup]

It's Christmas.

[@a4000t]

@@rossmanngroup And tomorrow it won't be Christmas,and he will still likely be high,drunk and homeless :) A friend once told me long ago when i gave a few dollars to a homeless person that i was selfish for doing it. His reasoning was i did it because it made me feel good and it wouldnt solve the mans problem. He was right. Don't take this as a criticism,it's not meant to be,just maybe some insight.

[@jeff15]

Merry Christmas 🎅 Louis to you and ur family.

[@nolanjohnson2009]

That building beside Bryant park was in one of the Superman Movies and the character Ross from friends worked there.

[@milesmartel2258]

I love the 3 am upload

[@0xeb-]

Lovely ride and nice storytelling.

[@nicee_guys]

Louis would you make a series dedicated to setting up your e-bike? Interested in cost/efficiency perspective. Or like tutorial for dummies and Q&A along with it !

[@ParasiteDelta]

Well, since you took down the Gnome video, just wanted to add that Ubuntu as a core thankfully has some of the highest compatibility for a variety of software and alternatives, including DEs (desktop environments). While you may or may not have the time, I would wholeheartedly suggest switching to Mate or Cinnamon as a DE, and if you want to dive headfirst into productivity workflows, something like Regolith or plain i3. Despite Pop OS (custom distro based on the Ubuntu core) being a pretty good OS on its own, the first thing that I always do is switch the DE since it ships with a customized Gnome 3 DE, and while it takes a bit to get used to, Regolith/i3 is literally unbeatable for productivity once you learn the controls.

[@JustCallMeInsane]

What you were going for was showing us the true consistency and beauty of NYC roads.

[@alancruz7084]

I think that in many instances, especially in NYC, landlords shouldn’t be bailed out because they are essentially treating real estate like a stock market. Buying dividend stock is like buying real estate you make an initial purchase in hopes that you will be paid a certain amount every couple months and maybe later down the road you sell the stock for higher than you bought it. So to sum it all up I think landlords shouldn’t be bailed out.

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Politicians < pawnbrokers. That's bad.

[@gurnardherded3539]

Honestly don't mind the angle, I think if these videos more of podcasts anyways, and it still catches enough Imagine getting claimed for 12:53

[@Magnus833]

Still cool hearing you talk about the city

[@BubbleMania5678]

Just remembered that I had a similar experience with a guy at NY Penn Station. A guy was asking for food and water and a woman tried to offer some food she had in a carry-out bag but he wouldn't take it. After that, I also went up to the guy and offered to buy him a sandwich or something as long as the price was within reason. He responded by saying that he wanted to earn his money. Upon hearing this, I had no idea what to do anymore...

[@ПётрБ-с2ц]

13:30 it works because in restaurant there is no constant stream of cold air blowing at your hands.

[@lost4468yt]

20:20 - that's a rather ignorant way of looking at it, it assumes that those homeless people even had those people to piss off... Or it assumes that they pissed them off on purpose, and not because of something like mental illness. E.g. someone comes from a low income household where a family member was always abusive, they finally manage to try and move to e.g. NYC to get away from their old life. But they struggle to meet people due to their abusive upbringing. After e.g. 3 months there they get laid off for something entirely not their fault, and get evicted not long after. Ok now they don't know many people, but one person offers them their couch for a few weeks. Sadly due to the job market and housing market there's a good chance they will get kicked out before that. So no they can easily end up on the street without pissing anyone off. That's not the majority though. The majority are people with serious mental health problems who need serious help.

[@Even-Steven]

The Rossman Asphalt Inspection Tour !

[@IncertusetNescio]

I, living at home in what amounts to a 1rm 1/2 bath apartment with kitchen and storage space access ('cause it ain't mine!), basically live in a cube...possibly spacious by NYC standards. It still sucks on the regular. That said, I'm glad I have a warm cube to live in with kitchen and storage space access instead of an overpriced, tiny, low-ish quality apartment (in my area) for craploads more than I'm super lucky to be paying currently. (

[@davedennis6042]

Even with the bad angle we learned a lot about New York. Very interesting

[@joefowble]

Seattle has some pretty awful traffic but the stretch you travelled was between SeaTac and Tumwater. You saw Olympia and Tacoma and SeaTac traffic and Seattle was even further North. At least missing your flight allowed for a quality Taco Bell visit before they cut Erica's favorite items from the menu.

[@davidwelty9763]

Camera angle not that important. We like to hear you talk about life in NYC right now.

[@ruitersr6290]

the big apple - oh the irony!

[@Marxone]

The favorite pothole angle.

[@tankninja1]

Brookfield, Wisconsin is indeed a very nice place. Kopp's is better than any burger place you care to name. But the housing prices there have been increasing incredibly fast for the last 20 years. Tons of new development.

[@arun8623]

Thanks Louis, no problem.. u can show us some other day..

[@zurizoraya8672]

Sometimes people just don't have good support systems and the few people they know may not have anything to give. They can also be socially awkward. That was my situation. I've been homeless multiple times in multiple places looking for the opportunity to work because where I'm from the economy is bad. I'm a black sheep though and have had bad social skills so that made it hard for me to get jobs when I found out at most places they don't care about your qualifications. They only care about how much you make them feel like they're your best friend even you're polite and professional. Having social skills is something people really take for granted but if you're a dork and grew up isolated without siblings or parents that engage you that way that shit doesn't just develop out of no where. I'm waayy better now but for the longest I couldn't even converse with people.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Enjoy your Christmas in NYC !

[@MBisFrenchy]

And NYC prevents landlords from evicting even the crazy tenants too. We have ones who literally assault another tenant. So NYC says we can't bailout landlords but prevents them from operating by evicting non paying tenants who aren't willing to even try to negotiate partial payment.

[@nemtudom5074]

18:00 Look at that, good guy Louis actually helping the homeless

[@backlightsnew]

It would have been fun seeing a bike ride through NYC. Maybe you can do it again.

[@oldroscoe2590]

A dose of reality. When things begin to show their true value.

[@Bobsols]

The government can't denie evictions and then denie a bail out. either the government gets involved or it doesn't. They shouldnt get to decide who gets fucked. Unpopular opinion.

[@snowblow1984]

banks will get bailed out. That's usually the case in US

[@2.Panzerdivision]

Thank you, Louis.

[@callofdutykillerman]

Gardenia Deli is pretty good, definitely worth a try

[@Goldbars23]

I appreciate your perspective but damn this camera angle makes me feel like I’m wearing a VR headset that can’t tilt up 😂. Blame Erica and Oreo for sure

[@Bassotronics]

Apple is coming out with a vehicle soon. I bet you Louis will be the first one to buy it for Erica.

[@Jako1987]

That box camo would have tricked me

[@TheWabbit]

I had some work to do on the computer so I just sat my phone down and listened. I'd check occasionally to see if anything was up ( such as the camera angle ) but it was still a good upload. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.

[@thuggooch1776]

I didn’t know you were into biking! Cool!

[@panamamike3823]

That was a nice gesture Louis.

[@rossmanngroup]

No it wasn't. Actually helping someone would be a nice gesture. Giving someone who has already had their life destroyed sixty bucks so I can wash my hands of caring what happens to them is pretty much the bare minimum and likely won't have any lasting effect. Gestures are just that, gestures... People need much more than a gesture right now. Don't give me more credit than I deserve!

[@panamamike3823]

@@rossmanngroup Common Louis, you sound like someone suffering from survivor guilt. You didn't need to do what you did, and maybe you did it to make yourself feel better, but it's still a nice gesture. You didn't change the world, but you did a little something and every little bit helps, even if it's not a herculean task. Don't sell yourself short, if everyone in NYC followed your lead, I bet things would be better, keep up the faith.

[@estosgarage486]

That show: "How to make it on America" was very influential for some strange reason...

[@denisdespins1127]

If his Birthday is important, just remember if you could get to Heaven by doing anything at all without him coming to take your sins away, he was born for actually nothing...

[@Harjawalda]

Good Ross has a nice ring, almost sounds like old english, essentially means good horse. Your company logo should be a black norica stallion.

[@thejellyfisher5009]

It would be great if Louis used a 360 degree camera during his daily bike rides.

[@madtechie.]

I think that was Kramer with Rusty the horse!

[@trixunix5411]

Came for the sightseeing, stayed for the narration

[@jonathanpeain5233]

HOPE YOUR FIX WOKED MERRY XMAS KEEP BLEAVING YOU CAN DO IT

[@MrKago1]

Heh, even youth I knew about the camera angle before the video even started I STILL spent a good chunk of time trying to swipe up thinking the page had scrolled down a bit.

[@americannomadnews5370]

I like the view because I have a thing for looking at things people normally ignore.

[@INDIE505]

Amazing microphone! Does anybody know which camera or mic is Louis using?

[@johnmueller6456]

Louis, Please comment on the new M1 MACS !! Are they worth buying ?

[@mwint1982]

Merry Christmas. Could you win the internet and make a PS5 ce108255-1 error video. Sony refuses to say it's a hardware issue. We need a real engineer on the case. Save Christmas for us!

[@SummerSausage1]

13:20 I usually just do a line beforehand. I thought that's what everyone else did, too?

[@thundercat_pumyra]

It's the Apple of restaurants. No matter how bad you are, you still (somehow) stay in business.

[@JohnSmith-fe3di]

I’m that schmuck working on Christmas.

[@joshuahall587]

Louis you are a awesome guy!!

[@hognof]

As much as I love these riding videos and seeing the streets of NYC, I strangely didn't hate the angle this time.

[@hognof]

and the helmet audio is very good!

[@TheFarCobra]

Thumbnail suggests that Louis now identifies as “a bus”

[@Visiorary]

I like those gloves. I ride year round too. Love my snow tires. I bet my helmet is cooler than yours!