I've enjoyed his series on the KIM-1, something that he wasn't personally involved with but is interesting nevertheless.
As for the trite content, only he knows the motivation behind that. I agree that thumping his credentials does take away from what would, in some cases, be interesting topics. Heck, someone with the right background could probably make that Pi/M1 "drag race" interesting (i.e. deep enough to contrast the architecture of the processors, rather than presenting numbers with a faux sportscaster voice).
As for the trite content, only he knows the motivation behind that. I agree that thumping his credentials does take away from what would, in some cases, be interesting topics. Heck, someone with the right background could probably make that Pi/M1 "drag race" interesting (i.e. deep enough to contrast the architecture of the processors, rather than presenting numbers with a faux sportscaster voice).