Origin of “Bisqwit”? Married? Font&color theme - Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1/4

[@Bisqwit]

On the topic of personal distances in Finland: country-balls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/country-balls-personal-space.png

[@sondreavik5337]

Pull yourself together, expose yourself over and over whatever makes you anxious, have breakdowns, rinse and repeat till you've overcome your anxiety. Saying this is a lot easier than doing it of course, it can feel nearly impossible to triumph anxiety but I believe you can get there and I know you will find your soulmate if you keep on trying hard enough.

[@TrevorScanlan]

Similar to the way of exposing yourself to a new programming concept or language. You may not assume everything is going to work right away and there are always bugs to fix or accept (sometimes a bug is a feature of an imperfect system)

[@njsynthesis]

The thing I like most about Bisqwit is that he actually answers questions instead of being a wiseass about it.

[@jamesbalajan3850]

Indeed. He is refreshingly genuine compared to other KZbinrs.

[@sucersdungeon]

I appreciate in particular how he addressed the question about the color scheme. Instead of dismissing it as a clueless question (which it is) he pointed out why exactly the question did not make sense and managed to educate the audience in the process.

[@RoryDavidWatts]

"Essentially at this age, the chances of any sort of relationship ever happening that wouldn't be totally lopsided in terms of experience or dissonant in terms of worldview and values are looking pretty much zero" Bisqwit, just remember that if a relationship is something that you want, then your chances aren't anywhere near zero, despite what you might resign yourself to thinking. You do have to be open and willing, and that can be very hard. Just remember, when you're feeling insecure about yourself, a great many people subscribe to your channel because they enjoy you! You're a great joy for many people, don't forget that.

[@Bisqwit]

Unfortunately I can’t just will people into existence. Mathematical and sociological facts are at play. At the age frame that I would be comfortable with, there just do not seem to exist women that aren’t already in a relationship (obviously excluding), or single mothers or something (the lopsided part; if they have years or even decades of experience of relationships and family life and I don’t, that’s not a fair situation, but one that calls for being taken advantage of - and it would mean that they could not share any of the “first” moments with me) and share a compatible world view (non-secular Biblical beliefs etc.). Even just the latter eliminates like 99% of the world - and sharing a common world view is very important; fundamental viewpoint differences can easily tear down a relationship.

[@Bisqwit]

Thank you for your opinion.

[@l3p3]

@@Bisqwit I have a different world view but I share with you that it is ruling out over 95% of humanity to be possible friends to me. I understand you a lot because of this. But I myself are in an inner conflict on that topic. On one side, I feel disgusted by how most people (not) think about their existence and the world around them. On the other side, I don't think that it helps the planet if I keep my world view for myself. I am actively interested in politics and learnt the high value of debate, compromises and tolerance. Actually, I have more sympathy to people whose world view is the complete opposite of mine than for the broad mass that does not give any shit about the "why" question. I recognised that in many cases, seemingly opposite-minded people feel very similar like me but frankly just use different terms and see slightly different images but we could still agree on very much. These talks were very inspiring to me. Today, I would say your issue *may* be more your attitude to people of other world view than your world view by itself but I will not judge you, I don't know you enough to tell you what to do. And at the end you have to know what you want. You have to know if your relationship to God is enough or if he may want you to open yourself up to this very complex world but I am sure you already thought about that for decades. Muchos gracias.

[@Bisqwit]

It’s not a thing that matters with casual friends, but for a person whom you spend the rest of your life with, it is important. Like the Bible says, do not be unequally yoked. If something is very important to you and the other person thinks it is nonsense, it eats at you. Nearly all of my friends are actually women (for some reason), some of them married, some are younger, most are older, and they all have different world views, and this is fine with casual friends. For a casual relationship, you can tolerate disagreements, and as long as you both respect the other’s right to have different opinion than you, the friendship is stable. But in a family, you do not want to have disagreements. They will be a constant source of potential arguments. The more important the thing is to you, the more powerful chasms it can drive between you.

[@sufiyanadam]

@@Bisqwit I very much agree with you, I have been in a relationship where we both loved each other but there was a fundamental difference, I liked something which she didn't, she knew it was important to me but she couldn't get to a common ground where I would have made some compromise on my part and she on hers to make our relationship work. She said she was trying and I know she wasn't lying about it, she genuinely tried but I never felt like that. I knew she was honest to me, but I did not feel at anytime that she made some effort on her part. Perhaps it was her inner conflict. Fast forward nine months, we broke up. I still love her (and she does too) but I can't stay with her like that anymore. So yeah, fundamental difference do matter.

[@HealliesGames]

I can feel sincerity on your videos. Besides being an outstanding programmer, you're a great person. Wish you the best.

[@motbus3]

Same here!

[@EZO.FUZZ.IS.OFFLINE]

I have such a huge respect for your talent, patience and calm personality. The fact that you resign yourself to a life without a loving partner almost hurts me. You bring so much joy, knowledge and fun through your programming and videos to thousands if not millions of people. Insecurities have held me back at many points in my life, so I understand the strugge.

[@callidaria8772]

I just wanted to say: When I first started programming I've found your channel and was completely astonished by the NES emulator coding video because i nearly didn't understand anything. I looked up to you and you inspired me to go all in with c++. Over the years I noticed that I understood more and more of your code and that motivated me to get even better. I just wanted to say thank you. You had a big role in my path with programming without you even knowing it and I'm positive that I'm not the only one. So long story short: Your work is phenomenal and very much appreciated. You have a positive effect on the world of programming. Keep it up!

[@lr2147]

I love how honest he is talking about his private stuff. I feel you and I hope you are happy! You’re not too old and I’m sure you will find the right one. Keep it up and feel hugged! Much love sent from Germany :)

[@dopeboy8164]

"'I'm sure you will find the right one" a such comment hurts more than it helps

[@lr2147]

Dope Boy I haven’t found the right one too and i’m in a similar situation. In my opinion it’s not a failure to be convinced that he will find the right one..

[@pedrofayolle]

42? Damn, I always thought you were in your mid-twenties.

[@Bisqwit]

Well, I have _been_ in my mid-twenties… It’s just that, that was 17 years ago. This channel, I created about 14 years ago…

[@snooks5607]

also, relationship == stress == premature aging

[@birbies]

@@snooks5607 pretty incellish way to think about it. you shouldn't be in any relationship that stresses you out.

[@motbus3]

Bisqwit does really look much younger! I thought he was 30-ish because of the content he refers too. I'm 30 looking 100yold right now ^^'

[@snooks5607]

@@birbies sure , there also shouldn't be hunger and pain in the world, but that's just idealistic. a lot of people, might even go as far as most are living in a relationship where they stretch themselves thin for surface level reasons, they engage in petty arguments to feel superior etc, people on average can be a bit shit

[@anirangoncalvesbr]

Surprised for seeing you replying some quite personal questions so naturally. I wish all the best for you Bisqwit sir, you are a huge inspiration of mine!

[@aryesegal1988]

שלום, ביסקוויט! :) Thank you very much for being honest and answering all of our (somewhat repetitive) questions. Never give up on finding a relationship. Loving someone brings the best out of you in every aspect; this will eventually translate into higher quality videos for us to enjoy, so I'm somewhat biased ;) Keep up the great work and GOD bless! :)

[@Crytoma]

Highly polished, entertaining and informative content. Thanks for everything Bisqwit. Dziekuje.

[@stormrs1286]

Highly "Polished", eh? :)

[@nefastes]

Hey Bisqwit, Just wanted to say you are a huge inspiration for a new programmer like me. The amount of knowledge you have about computers is unimaginable, to the point I doubt I will ever reach the same level. Really good stuff ! Looking forward to your videos, N.

[@clintonevans2226]

Your videos have helped me with my depression, just want to say thanks.

[@farbfalter291]

Such a honest and upstanding guy! Passionate going his way and teaches thousand of people by doing what he loves. I really hope he will get the love he (and all of us) deserves.

[@spearPYN]

I love this guy, he represents the true idealistic hacker culture of the 80s and 90s. Those modern young programmers nowadays are just different.

[@farioko9254]

Wanna learn about Agile? ;)

[@jneberhardt]

Dear Bisqwit, Your content is so wonderful and you seem to be such an interesting and nice person. Thanks for sharing all this! All the best from Germany!

[@Lattamonsteri]

That ending seemed a bit sad :( i hope clouds of self-doubt and sadness will soon lift from harassing bisqwit

[@plk173]

this, its never too old to find someone and i bet in right enviroment hed find someone to bond with on that level. Experience isnt a must and there is no right time for anything, esp when youre a smart, interesting polite and a well conducted person, sounds like ideal dating material

[@JazzyHamster_ar]

You're such an awesome content creator, thank you so much for sharing stuff with us!

[@000adrianelpiola000]

Thanks to you I decided to study computer science and every time I think to leave something that is beyond what I can see your videos to inspire me. Thanks so much, when I grow up (but I am, I'm 21!) I want to be like you, I don't care if you're not the perfect model, you are the model I would long to be.

[@000adrianelpiola000]

And i want to add something, i have lost arround 6 months in the hospital but now i want to go back to the university in Argentina BUT the quarintine and the socialism kills every oportunity. I will not give up, i promise.

[@Bisqwit]

Thank you for your kind words. To inspire is what I aspire to do with my videos, too. I have a friend who lives in Cordoba, but he travels abroad a lot. I have not asked lately how he fares…

[@treebirb1701]

Hey Bisqwit! Your programming videos have helped inspire me while I've been in University studying software engineering. I'm set to graduate after this fall semester. Keep up the good work!

[@Kazooie]

I live in Finland I know what you by highly individualistic culture and personal boundaries in Finnish society. Good luck on your life man and keep up with the great content!

[@jayasribhattacharya2048]

how are you, Joel? I am very happy to see you after a very long time. thanks for making such informative videos. :-)

[@frognik79]

Watching your videos is like looking into a mirror for me. 41 and single and at this point leaving the man cave sounds scary. I had a couple of relationships when I was younger however my interests were far outside the norm. I started programming and tinkering with assembly as a kid in the 90's while the other kids were all about sports and concerts. Moved on to game hacking, mainly online games, for a few years and recently I've put a few game mods out (believe it or not it all started from game password cracking like you). There are few people to share your interests but you are not alone.

[@More_Row]

Appreciate your always very pointy honesty Joel. Keep up the great work on your videos.

[@EximiusDux]

The red and blue shirt are a nice idea. I love it. Good luck with your channel and life.

[@МаксимПоляков-н2н3м]

Wish you all the best, you are a really good person, keep doing your stuff, world will be boring without people like you.

[@RamLaska]

42 and single all your life. I feel your pain, bro. If it’s any consolation, most people’s conception of relationship and love is centered around self and fulfilling needs/desires, and not anything resembling “agape.” When the pangs of decades of lost opportunities come to consume me, I remind myself that they are 90% fantasy. Real life and love is found in what you give of yourself, not the Barbie-and-Ken fairytale.

[@Nadox15]

I am right now 25 years old and I have been in a relationships but in recent years I just stayed home and focused on my degree and carreer in CS. When people asked me if you wanne go to a Bar I said almost everytime no, because I am worried if I go, i will lose on day to improve my skills. Its not about making money to buy a car or a fancy house its more about helping my family. But every day I am asking myself, is this all worth it? Right now are my best years and I think, I should go out and meet some cure girls, go on dates etc. and I am scared that one day that "when the pangs of decades of lost opportunities come to consume me" I will think the same and then its to late. I really dont know what to do

[@MarquisDeSang]

Not everyone needs human interactions.

[@firstnamegklsodascb4277]

I failed life lole!!!!

[@RamLaska]

ʂʆåɥƐ ƦīȥƐƦ Agreed

[@snooks5607]

@@linux666 for a lot of ppl the issue could be more about getting started with zero experience. it can seem daunting and then the brain protects itself from emotional trauma by coming up with excuses to not wanting to socialize in the first place which might lead to bitterness and/or depression. otoh living happy life alone is probably just as possible as living unhappy life married and given the divorce rates it shouldn't be surprising. the difference is imo mindfulness, if one knows what they're doing and don't lie to oneself about it then it could be fine. it honestly was probably much easier back in the days before 9 to 5 jobs and mortgage.. I could really use a couple of years just wandering around outside, exchange ideas around campfire, build something physical without power-tools, learn sailing, help save a forest or something, but, naah..

[@WillJohnston305]

Really enjoy this channel. Hope you keep up the good work!

[@victormikhaltsevich5148]

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, then in theory this should end all insanity or at least lessen the frequency of it's occurrence. After watching a fair share of your videos, I admire your virtue. Your methods and approach have the poise of someone who is on the path to mastery; if mastery is ever truly a discrete measure. Stemming from a different technical background, I can only hope that at some point my body of knowledge can converge to understand most of what you cover on your channel. Until then I can only humbly watch and learn through recursion. Thank you for this content and all the amazing work that you do. .

[@b_kind]

Hey Joel! Do you consider the possibility of doing vulkan in future cg videos?

[@Bisqwit]

Vulkan is made of boilerplate. Like, 200 lines of code before you accomplish _anything._ I have not yet figured out a formula to make that into an entertaining video.

[@demenevdmitriy4175]

@@Bisqwit what if you try to code something in Rust and C++ then? Rust has nice features for generating code for you. It must be a lot of fun to watch you struggle with a new language. If you need some help, I can help you out. JohnDark#7043 (Discord)

[@SupaKoopaTroopa64]

@@Bisqwit I like your style of short, easy to read code (Almost everything I know about SDL and OpenMP is from you). I'm glad that you don't put things like Vulkan and OpenCL that uses so many lines of code just to set things up in your videos.

[@kangalio]

@@linux666 Oh cool, do you have a link? I can't seem to find it

[@FODKOM]

Your intelligence is unparalleled. I know I have asked this question before, but are you interested in making tutorials related to demoscene? I think you would be very good at it. Thank you, and God bless for all your teachings.

[@trashkassett]

Bring up this post

[@Bisqwit]

I could make tutorials on 1990s demoscene effects… Not something particular usable today I’m afraid.

[@FODKOM]

@@Bisqwit It is definitely useful in the world of video. With the majority of people using template based formats not even created, demoscene would bring a very cool addition to the motion graphics world. It started there anywy.

[@cradledani]

@@Bisqwit There's plenty of new computers styled like old ones coming out today. Like the Colour Maximite 2 and the Commander x16. I think Demoscene has the potential to come back right about now... I think it's the perfect oppertunity!

[@trashkassett]

It’s useful for the joy of coding

[@ecranfortessa]

"Proguru" I mean, you're not wrong, you are actually good a this :) I wish you the BEST.

[@dripman78]

What advice would you give to your younger self?

[@Bisqwit]

I have absolutely no idea. To my knowledge I have never made any mistakes. Every decision was the right decision at the time _given the information_ that I had at that time. There might be bigger life lessons but they are too complex to be put in KZbin comments probably. One of the most striking lessons to me was awareness that people who care about things judge according to that thing. People who don’t care about the thing will never judge you according to that thing. For example, people who don’t care about fashion, will also not care whether your clothing is fashionable or not. I can’t recall any situation where that knowledge could have been useful to a younger me, but that’s the thing with thinking about advice to your younger self. You are only able to recall things that you were aware of. Things you were not aware of are not things you can recall, and thus cannot retroactively give advice on. So instead of advice, the things I would have liked to give to my younger self would have been immaterial things like love. I don’t mean sex, but physical intimacy. A hug. These were things I never had as a child. The only form of physical intimacy I experienced was bullying: punches and kicks, from my peers. Our family was extremely platonic. There was no physical intimacy, aside from physical punishments.

[@willmcpherson2]

Bisqwit That’s really messed up man, I hope you feel the love on your channel. We’ve got you 🤝

[@tenet-rotas]

@@Bisqwit Man no one should have to go through that. Sending you a big virtual hug

[@dewijones92]

@@Bisqwit i am so sorry xx

[@paulwratt]

@@Bisqwit some might say physical pain is better than emotional pain, you know when its gone. others might say, if you cant beat them, join them. I would say that you have not yet reached a point in your life where you have realised that all that came before, prepared you for that moment that you will be then pondering, with a sense of "uh huh!" (unless this already happens to you at every pico-second of your life) - I have peered into the time of your death-bed, and I can asure you, You - Joel, will not die alone.

[@juliangemignani1548]

Love your videos. They are pretty challenging and I learn a lot with them. Greetings from Argentina and please keep up posting.

[@CykPykMyk]

1:47 well, the thing is, that this whole game with women DON'T rely on things that can remind of some sort of resume... let it be this way. Believing in "this one forever" is crashing many people's minds for a very long time, to the point where they end up being old and alone. Being alone since always in your 60s without any romantic contact is a real sad waste. I understand your viewpoint Bisqwit, and it's not about questioning your beliefs or other virtues that you have and guard them. This is your treasure. It's not about changing oneself to fit to a woman either, no. It's about having open mind and open heart to the other person. People are very different, and women especially, are different planet. If you want to have someone that has the very same worldview as you, then you'll probably find a friend. Romanticism isn't hidden in that. You don't work for it. You don't need a portfolio to be romantic. These are little things, and a little bit of a courgae. JUST A LITTLE BIT. Nothing else than that! A Phd in physics and a waitress can be a great loving couple! Relationships don't work that way as you think! Nothing is obligatory! When it comes to love, there are no rules! Remember! :) COURAGE, COURAGE, and again COURAGE. I wish you all the best, and i REALLY love your channel.

[@coldtech06]

I always come back for the "Creating a Doom-style 3D engine in C", that video alone inspired me to learn stuff like OpenGL and GLSL, in fact im alt-tabbing to another ""engine"" im developing when i finish this comment lol, just wanted to say thank you for your content! Seeing someone actually build that from scratch (even using old techniques like portal rendering) made me think that maybe learning CG was something a mortal like me could achive.

[@saultube44]

Don't give up on a relationship, just try to meet people for friendship, with similar lifestyle and interests that will complement you, eventually something comes us, that's the nature of the Universe, but you have to invest a little in it. *Thumb up*

[@JedziaDax]

Awesome man I hope you're doing well in these hard times

[@victorgabr]

Bisqwit the great!, keep doing your amazing videos. I hope you have time for twitch streams too.

[@ricardo.mazeto]

I also have insecurities, low self-stem, and other issues, but it doesn't stop me from trying. The benefits out weights the costs. Tinder, Badoo, and OK Cupid are great options for introverts to break the ice. You look pretty good for a 42 years old, and with more than 7 billion people on earth, the chances are never zero. So, don't give up.

[@Bisqwit]

I have tried Tinder for a bit. All of the three matches I got during the two years unmatched me before any messages were interchanged. I don’t do Badoo, because it has spammed me. And the third one, not tried it. Nonetheless, it does not solve the problem of matching experience and world views. 99% of women I see on Tinder are single mothers. That’s pretty much the epitome of lopsided situation for me. The remaining 1% might be land whales…

[@ricardo.mazeto]

@@Bisqwit LOL. Dude, I've dated single mothers before. It's not that bad. The last one was 40-ish years old (I'm 31yo), her son was 19 yo and had a job. I get where you're coming from. I still have a preference for women without children. But if you want to elevate your chances, you gotta lower something else. Now about the land whales, well... I agree, but the chubby ones are acceptable, although not optimal. But you gotta message them first. Think 'What do I have to lose?'. I know it's hard. I'm an introvert too. The majority lose interest in me at some point, sometimes I lose interest in the person too. But that tiny percentage that are interesting and keep the conversation going is where the gold is at. The benefits out weights the costs. Keep trying.

[@Bisqwit]

Well, you are a different person than me, that much has already been established in the past years.

[@gabrifroja5186]

@@Bisqwit I suggest you to try OKCupid. Its algorithm suggests you profiles who have a high affinity to your world views, ideals and preferences. Of course you need to tell the app your preferences first. Plus, you can match people from anywhere in the world, according to your wishes. That's an app designed for long term relationship, rather than hookups.

[@multirampage1]

​@@ricardo.mazeto Think about it: you're good looking and even you have to go for older single moms and chubby women. What do you think is left for us average and below average guys?

[@jesusjar11]

1:48 bisqwit changes his shirt using some cool lookin gradient. I'm rewatching the video and first time I thought that he was indeed changing clothes lol

[@Bisqwit]

Good catch! It was not my intention to make the change visible there.

[@StuartLoria]

Very interesting channel content, I was not expecting to be able to relate to a couple of points from your story.

[@MikeLeed]

Damn dude, I didn't know you never had a relationship before. I am 42 too and I was just like you up until I was 26 when I found the book by Robert Greene The Art of Seduction. I sincerely hope you go out and find someone, even if they are not perfect, no one is, I know your life would be enriched. You are a brilliant dude, a person would be lucky to have you.

[@ihaveneverwantedto]

Your viewers appreciate you! Others will too. Keep hope alive.

[@FurkanGvn]

oohh you look like the new spiderman guy in that red thingie

[@DoomRater]

42 and looking younger than in previous videos. That's a skill I hope to acquire, but first I have to get good sleep during the night.

[@errvega2705]

I love the way you think and I wish I could grasp it as you do. Thats why I dont get people quoting geniuses to apply their knowledge on their lives. These people were quoting are geniuses, they think differently. I always find contradictions because I am so redundant with my thoughts and end up not believing in anything. Not even myself.

[@motbus3]

Hey Bisqwit, are you alright man? You sounded bit sadder than usual. If anything is troubling you I hope it gets better and as you always shared much of your knowledge I'm sure you'll find some nice people to talk on internet. There will also be a lot of azzholes but there will also be nice people too. Thanks for always showing your great content and helping your regular viewers!

[@Bisqwit]

Reading stuff from screen on camera is a lot harder than recording narration. When I do narration, I pay much attention to my expression, and I do lots of editing, mixing different parts of different takes together. But on camera I just try to say everything as fluently as I can, and because I inevitably still stutter and fumble my words many times, the entire English language being a tongue-twister to me, I try to keep as stable pose as possible so that the cuts between different takes are not too jarring visually.

[@motbus3]

@@Bisqwit so that's it :) that's good! We like you man! Keep up nice work!!!!

[@SelectLOL]

Hello proguru :)

[@m4rt_]

Wow, the similarities between finnalnd and norway are a lot, we also have a lot of personal boundaries in norway too

[@Kawa-oneechan]

Where can I get a color-changing shirt like that?

[@Bisqwit]

Magic!

[@Kawa-oneechan]

@@Bisqwit Your magic needs work, Bisqwít.

[@Bisqwit]

That’s the thing with everything. There is always a way to do things better, and someone who can do it better than you.

[@leenukes7418]

Man you are genius!

[@TrevorScanlan]

Good vid, man. Thanks.

[@AmineZyad]

Hey Bisqwit, we miss your videos. May god bless you!

[@leonardocastro742]

Thanks for your sincerity about your relationship status. I relate a lot with you. I'm in a similar situation. It is nice to find out that there is people with similar personalities. English is not my first language.

[@ui6144]

Always find your intellectual depth as well as candidness very commending. I apologize if this is already in your Q&A, but I'm curious if you've ever been offered opportunities in Silicon Valley or even considered one? P.S. We see lots of these young and talented Silicon Valley people on youtube, and let's just say compared to them, I appreciate more your lack of pretentiousness and gloating. Best wishes and more power!

[@Bisqwit]

Job opportunities that involve relocation, especially across the sea are very few and far in between. I have been approached on a few occassions by Google (for Ireland/UK/Switzerland) and Amazon (Canada) and a couple of smaller companies, but none in California. Also, not everything is wonderful in USA. Healthcare costs in particular are a subject of horror stories, and probably one of the biggest reasons why I am not looking forward to moving to USA.

[@dillon4321]

@@Bisqwit Even if you were interviewed and hired by any of these big companies in other continents or countries, not having a bachelor's degree would likely be your biggest hurdle. I've known way too many brilliant self-taught and/or dropout programmers losing opportunities due to many governments' immigration policies just shutting them down. Even if these companies hire their country's immigration lawyers, it can be tough. My friend couldn't get a visa to work as a programmer in Japan for this reason despite his prospective employer not caring about his lack of credentials. Often it's more about the degree than the skill...

[@mariobrother1802]

Hi Bisqwit! Long time fan here. I have a question regarding finding a low-level programming job, or rather, learning the skills required to find one. What languages/skills would you recommend to learn to get a low-level programming job (such as embedded programming, like the one you had)?

[@NightpireVideos]

I follow you for some time and wish I would get even half as good at programming as you. You're a cool guy.

[@AlexNukem]

Do you want to start any relationship in the future, even the possibility is almost zero? Do you feel lonely, or you ok just being with yourself?

[@Bisqwit]

I don’t want to entertain expectations. If things happen, they happen.

[@natecoley160]

I don't understand why possibility is almost zero to be honest, he looks good, insecurity could be fixed with psychotherapy (it even would not take too long with psychodelic therapy which is partly legal in some european countries), "experience of relationships" does not have any sense, there are no such thing. Experience in bed? Could be achieved in one or few nights.

[@AlexNukem]

@@natecoley160 I also think that possibility is much higher than he thinks.

[@danilo2735]

@@AlexNukem yeah. The guys is incredible with computers seems very smart. Maybe the fact that he is very religious might be a problem.

[@Aivottaja]

@@natecoley160 Stop lying. The more relationships you have, the easier it is to process them. My first relationship was, as Bisqwit put it, lopsided. She said I was the love of her life . I actually felt that. Then she cheated me, dumped me and said she wants nothing to do with me. The difference is I'm her ex number 4 or 5 while she was my first actual relationship. The experience is not the same for both. She got over me in a matter of weeks. It took years for me. It was a practical and more of a cold process to her because she had done it a lot of times. Also, stop peddling shrinks. His head is not in need of doctoring. He's a sane man in an insane world. A smart, capable, good-looking guy. As far as factors in his control go, there's no reason he wouldn't be in a loving relationship and about 30 years ago, he would have been. You're stealthily trying to stack the burden on him as insinuating he's single because it's all on him. He has the right attitude. A kind a Stoic approach. If it happens, it happens. No expectations. That's all even a guy like him can do in this day and age while doing the things he's good at and likes to do.

[@outlierjahd7910]

I like this type of video

[@Saturos02]

Seriously can't get over that you look half your age!

[@d3ibit]

He is single. Not being married make you look younger.

[@Amaraticando]

He looks old and young at the same time.

[@1schwererziehbar1]

Most visible aging is caused by sunlight to the face. That's why black people age slower. Their skin shields them against sunlight. And Finland just doesn't have a lot of sunlight. So Finish people age slower too.

[@benjaminq3226]

@@d3ibit I wonder if there's an evolutionary factor and advantage in this - like, because your body is still looking for a mate.. and then once you find one a switch turns on or off in an unknown brain gland. Sort of like that Simpsons clip where that woman passes by and once she's gone all the beer bellies of the men synchronously release.

[@More_Row]

Benjamin Q interesting.

[@Pinky0579]

can someone pls pause at 2:57 2:58 and spot the nickname at the right top corner? please type in the comment below 👇🏻

[@Pinky0579]

nvm, just found proguru

[@TheIDCh]

Than ending is genius :D

[@rafaelrosa3841]

brother in Christ, your relationship skill doesn't matter to god, he can give you a family if you want, you age doesn't matter too, look the history of Abraham and Sarah. I like you Bisqwit, seems to me a excellent person, God bless you.

[@DanIel-fl1vc]

Insecure to form long relationships but gladly narrates long videos on youtube for thousands of people. I guess some people are more comfortable in front of crowds than with individuals.

[@More_Row]

You can be insecure in different arenas. Not sure why you think it’s so black and white. It all has to do with different life experiences and your genes. Nurture and environment, yo.

[@Bisqwit]

Exactly. Also, when I am making these videos, I am not in front of crowds. I am only in front of my camera, and most of times not even that. I don’t do well in crowds. For example, I can discuss anything and just fine with one person, but if there are three or more people in the discussion, I am usually quiet, because I am very unskilled at making myself heard in a group. Usually when I try to say something, someone else speaks over me, and I lose my train of thought. Or, I have a single thought in my mind, and I wait and wait for the opportunity to chip in and say it without interrupting anyone, but the discussion wanders and the sentence in my mind becomes off-topic long before the opportunity manifests to express it. If I have the platform, the situation is different. Nobody is interrupting me then. That’s why I can lead dance workshops despite it involving crowds. But as soon as I am not in a teaching role, I am nobody, as good as not present at all.

[@paulwratt]

@@Bisqwit welcome to the club. This is one reason religeous teachings define roles. Dont sweat it, God has not required you to be herd over the crowd, nor may you ever need to be, just as long as you are prepared to stand up when no one else will, this is the most God will expect from you, what ever else you are doing at any moment is the right thing for you to be doing at that point, and only hinesight and exteme overviews will expose any thread of interactive influence. Most people arent aware enough of there own predicament to have an honest view of the world around them, and thos that are, are more often than not, selfish. As long as you employ compassion, any self - ish nature will not have an negaitve impact in the long run (the short term may look otherwise, to others).

[@bakali1999]

Q: As far as I see in your videos you are using IDEs that have no intellisense or autocompletion. How do you actually manage to write code for bigger projects? Are you remembering most of your code or do you have some kind of trick to do this stuff? And what if you are working in a team project would it not take to much time to read the code of others and understanding it and than starting to use the functions/methods?

[@coldtech06]

ctrl+f is all i need, even in large projects, VSCode has such a broken autocomplete that you can learn to not rely on those given enough time

[@siddhantmisal4115]

Can u make video on " that compiler" installation ????

[@grigorpenev1761]

2:58 - upper right corner - PROGURU

[@richardbajuzik2445]

Where there will be another part of a How to Create a Compiler?

[@SlayAddict]

Don't know if this short message helps anything. But i assure you, whatever way you look at it. You're changes are certainly not zero in terms of relationship!

[@teachies902]

Do you have any opinions about build systems for bigger projects? Make, CMake, Meson, Scons, etc. I find these languages / tools very confusing and often they get in the way of just coding in C.

[@Bisqwit]

I have used scons/cmake projects created by others, but personally I tend to stick with Makefiles only - not because I think it’s superior, but because I am familiar with it.

[@Xoferif]

@Bisqwit: You should consider spending some time in a country where strangers do talk to you! I'm sure you'd be a big hit with the ladies! =)

[@Bisqwit]

It kind of needs to be bilateral…

[@zachoakes]

1:18 my homie is having none of your weak ass questions, people!

[@therewasblood]

Amazing person, I will pray for blessings to you.

[@aleksander9712]

Where your religious beliefs came from? Were they inherited from your parents or came to you at the certain moment of your life while studying Bible? Are you a formal member of any Church in Finland?

[@Bisqwit]

That’s a topic for another video, but I’ll say I am not a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland nor have I ever been.

[@aleksander9712]

@@Bisqwit Can wait to watch it. Wish you the best and God bless you.

[@rodgermilner7800]

@@Bisqwit did you ever make this video, sir?

[@Bisqwit]

Not yet.

[@silentvoidx9267]

Dude, with your programming wizardry you could probably write your own virtual companion. Sort of like a sexy jarvis.

[@srccde]

That'd be like cyber-incest.

[@kedonsiemen]

Come on, he'd surely find companion if he "started looking". Intelligence, integrity, and work ethic is very much appreciated, let alone that people love him.

[@jimmihenry]

Hi all, can't stop at the desired frame to get the 1992-1993 nick ??proguru?? does anyone has a answer? THX :)

[@hoi288]

love ur channel

[@rodrigoappendino]

Can you recommend some books that you used to learn and to get better at programming?

[@simonesechi9286]

1:53 same dude, same

[@voxbine4005]

Would you make a vídeo about searching glitchs and bugs in famous videogames?

[@Bisqwit]

Maybe.

[@voxbine4005]

@@Bisqwit yosss

[@warrenarthur4902]

I work with Finnish people, they are indeed a bit reserved, but a few dry jokes and you can break through those barriers.

[@deltakid0]

Thank you for sharing those answers. I am feeling a little bit disappointed these days since I've found computer science extremely complicated, let's say just the simple fact of building Linux from source, nobody has a definitive, simple or at least clear way to do that, so, what is the point of having an open source OS that just a small group in the world knows how to actually build??? Let's talk about computer graphics, I've wanted to create a Doom engine but it seems that after almost 30 years of its release just a few people in the world knows how to write one. I can keep mentioning a lot of popular projects that are almost imposible to implement by mere mortals like me. Nowadays I have this Motorola Xoom tablet which is actually a good hardware but there is no recent Android versions for it so there is no way you can install any recent apps, I tried to build a ROM based on LineageOS but as always, there is no information to build that from source even, there is no support for Xoom, thousands of hurdles so it seems the world wants me to throw it to the trash... How did you get that huge amount of knowledge? I am just trying to give a hand to the world, fix things, document difficult projects but it seems impossible.

[@DusteDdekay]

Did they change something? last time I build linux from source I just did "make menuconfig", went through and left more or less everything on default and then make -j 2 (yeah, it was a dual core) and that was pretty much that. Back then I only did it because the nvidia drivers never came with the precompiled modules for whatever kernel I was running, so it was easier to build one from source and point the nvidia driver installer to the right directory. These day I just install the driver package and it "just works"

[@tdelfino2509]

Linux From Scratch? That seems to be a pretty popular program to follow, and you compile absolutely everything from scratch (even the compilers and dependent tools you use to compile the kernel 😁)

[@multirampage1]

"How did you get that huge amount of knowledge?" This is going to sound pessimistic, but I think the answer to that is just intelligence, innate intelligence.

[@alandavidbanderas5899]

What operating system do you prefer to use?

[@nomfg]

Love to learn more about you, you are such an interesting person. I'm sure there are many others that think like that too, so never give up in finding a partner you can experience one of the many forms of love with. Age really does not play a role and its a nice experience.

[@walkwithme153]

Please make a programming video on Lua.

[@nngogol244]

Bisqwit, this is actually interesting language, because you can you it in so many different places: from custom tools to games. Bisqwit, did you used this language?

[@Vancha112]

Thanks for the answers, If I'm only half as good as you are at programming at your age my mission would be more than achieved ^^

[@EdwinFairchild]

i was married, she cheated , i could have been programming the entire time. stay single lol

[@rodholseth6354]

I'm in the same boat. And I agree - single life is the top.

[@lookupverazhou8599]

Hookers is all you need.

[@afonsorafael2728]

it's really weird, because you actually do look handsome

[@zizzu549]

Love is not an algorithm or something you can calculate or elaborate.

[@otonanoC]

Hey Bisqwit. Love the fonts. I use Px437 IBM VGA8 for all my coding needs.

[@TestChamberJunkie]

{2:58} Proguru nice!

[@jayjay4752]

Hei Joel, missä opiskelit? Tkk?

[@myhackertech]

This is dope FAQ

[@emmetray9703]

what is your best benh press?

[@Bisqwit]

I don’t do bench presses, so I have no idea. Considering that I have never been particularly athletic, quite the opposite even if I’m not overweight, nothing to write to home about.

[@emmetray9703]

@@Bisqwit oooookkkkkk

[@lightblue254]

I really like your haircut, I wish my hair could do that :)

[@Bisqwit]

Thanks! But I don’t understand what is special about that. Granted, I did use a curling hair dryer before filming, but the results were not very good.

[@lightblue254]

@@Bisqwit It reminds me of those cool skateboarder haircuts in the 1990s.

[@jayasribhattacharya2048]

Interestingly enough In the Bengali language too cookie also called 'bisqwit'. so your name holds its meaning in Bengali.

[@Bisqwit]

Well, considering that India has adopted lots from England…

[@hamjakdebbarma692]

"Biskut"

[@angusmacgyver]

Have you been to or thought about going to religious festivals, like the ones in Pohjanmaa? Or is the denomination a problem? At least there are lots of religious women. It could be that the single ones are very young though.

[@Bisqwit]

It doesn’t solve the problem of actually meeting someone. In a crowd I am nobody.

[@StefanNoack]

1:00 "ankka coder" 🖥️🦆

[@Bisqwit]

The name of the font is actually that, with one K. I don’t think if they meant duck though. The author speaks Esperanto, in which ankaŭ means ”also” or so it seems, but he does not seem to speak Swedish or Finnish.

[@illusionsofnothing]

You're such a cool dude!