Xavier H.M. - Videos

Welcome to my channel!

Styled after old-school YouTube profiles, this is a page for my own videos, as well as videos that I've curated from across the web.

All: All videos, including my uploads and my favorites.
Uploads: Only my own videos, organized by tags.
Favorites: Only other people's videos, sorted by date.
Playlists: Playlists about my favorite interests, hobbies, music, etc.

Titles, creator names, links, thumbanils, and original dates for external videos are all pulled from public data. The descriptions are written by me and explain why I like each video/creator.

Dates are sorted by when I added each video; original dates for external videos are in the descriptions.

Resources used to build this page:

Built using Astro and Bun
All HTML/CSS hand-coded by me
Video data JS file written by me
Javascript written with the help of ChatGPT
Channel views, sign-in date, etc implemented with Max's Nekoweb stats
Recent Activity feed built using my site's RSS feed and RSS 2 HTML
Visual design cross-referenced against BitView profiles and this random screenshot (shoutout to packattack04082 lol)

The code is a hot mess right now, but at some point in the future I'll clean it up and make it public. If anyone wants to make a similar page for their own website, e-mail me and I'll send what I have!

Other resources:

Bitview: retro video-hosting platform
FreeTube: privacy focused YouTube desktop client
Old YouTube Layout: restores the OG YouTube web interface
Unhook YouTube extension: hides shorts, subscriptions, suggested videos, distractions, etc; support for mobile and desktop
yt-dlp: command line module for downloading YouTube videos and extracting metadata

Playlists

Bags: Bags, backpacks, slings, packs, pouches, suitcases, etc; includes packs I've used/owned, and packs that I just find cool.
Books & Lit: Book reviews, literary analyses, reading lists, etc.
EDC: Everyday carry items, "what's in my bag" videos, etc.
Gear: Gear and products that I enjoy and use frequently (or plan on purchasing in the future), and stuff I just find neat or interesting.
Linux: Everything to do with Linux, distros, desktop environments, ricing, etc.
Minimalism: Minimalist lifestyles, travel methods, decluttering techniques, critiques of overconsumption, capsule wardrbobes, etc.
Music: My favorite music, music videos, albums, songs, etc.
Software: Software programs that I use, FOSS stuff, etc.
Tiny Living: Walkthroughs of tiny houses, microapartments, effecient/modular living spaces, etc.
Tech: Tech hardware, including computers, game consoles, handhelds, music players, etc