February 27, 2015 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/thewanshow/the-wan-show-leonard-nimoy-passes-youtube-has-1b-viewers-no-profit-feb-27-2015

 

News

FCC Approves Net Neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as a utility (+ other NN updates/FCC rulings from the hearing)

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Victorious Secret

Source 2: engadget.com

Source 3: arstechnica.com

Source 4: arstechnica.com

Source 5: arstechnica.com

Source 6: arstechnica.com

Source 7: arstechnica.com

Source 8: gizmodo.com

 

•  “The Internet is simply too important to allow broadband providers to be the ones making the rules.” - Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman

• FCC passed Title II by a vote of 3-2

• new rules largely resemble the “open internet rules” that Obama laid out three months ago

• allegedly up until last week there was language in the FCC proposal that could “unintentionally allow Internet service providers to charge for sending content to consumers”

• unsurprisingly, politicians that have funding relationships have been speaking out against title II regularly

• FCC also overturned laws that protected ISPs from local competition

• the FCC [now] has the authority to preempt state laws that prohibit municipalities from creating their own broadband infrastructure to compete against private companies.

• “No one, whether government or corporate, should control access to the open internet. This is no more a plan to regulate the internet than the first amendment is a plan to regulate free speech. Some people call this a secret plan to regulate the internet. Nonsense!” - Tom Wheeler

• begs the question, what caused this drastic 180 from the side of the ISPs to the side of the consumers, and should we be worried about a flip back?

• BONUS ROUND: Verizon is super salty and released a statement listing just how mad they are titled “Title II Regulations a Net Loss for Innovation and Consumers”

• “Changing a platform that has been so successful should be done, if at all, only after careful policy analysis, full transparency, and by the legislature, which is constitutionally charged with determining policy” (and also in the back pocket of the ISPs)

• Full statement http://publicpolicy.verizon.com/blog/entry/fccs-throwback-thursday-move-imposes-1930s-rules-on-the-internet Verizon is salty TRANSLATION: http://publicpolicy.verizon.com/assets/docs/VZ_NR_--_2-26-15_VZ_Statement_on_Open_Internet_Order_FINAL_1.pdf

NVidia CEO and President on GTX 970

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Hitsu1

Source 2: blogs.nvidia.com

• Jen-Hsun said he “can see why” consumers were disappointed with the misrepresentation of the GTX 970’s memory segmentation

• goes on to reiterate that the GTX 970 is a 4GB card, even though the upper 512 MB has reduced bandwidth

• failed to communicate that properly to the marketing team

• “[The fact that people are/were upset] is understandable. But, let me be clear: Our only intention was to create the best GPU for you. We wanted GTX 970 to have 4GB of memory, as games are using more memory than ever.”

• “We won’t let this happen again. We’ll do a better job next time.”

Leonard Nimoy dies at 83

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Crion

Source 2: nytimes.com

• Spock has passed away

• occurred early this morning at his home, confirmed by his wife Susan Bay Nimoy

• caused by end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• announced that he had the disease last year, the result of years of smoking (a habit he had given up 30 years prior)

• he acted since he was 8 years old (not professionally, but in community productions)

• pursued many artistic expressions throughout his life including music (classic albums like “Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock’s Music From Outer Space”), spoken word, poetry, and photography

• in his later years he re-invested in his Jewish faith, and often referenced that the split-fingered salute from Spock was based on the kohanic blessing, a manual approximation of a Hebrew name for God

• “Given the choice, if I had to be someone else, I would be Spock.” - Leonard Nimoy

New Office

 

This Tim Cook thing: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/318544-tim-cook-apple-watch-will-slowly-replace-every-gadget-you-own-even-replacing-your-car-keys/

 

This is the new Pebble

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Cloclo8003

Source 2: kickstarter.com

• named the Pebble Time

• color e-paper display, same battery life as old Pebble

• still compatible with old Pebble apps

• timeline organizes past, present and future notifications and events

• on Kickstarter

• has reached 20x the original in a matter of days (currently over $11 million)

Windows Phone did not get pebble support due to Pebble's CEO personal feelings about Microsoft

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Rafy

Source 2: windowscentral.com

Source 3: windowscentral.com

Source 4: windowscentral.com

Source 5: windowscentral.com

• Microsoft was in talks with Pebble

• designed a proof of concept app, fully functional and ready to publish

• Pebble wants a consistent user experience across platforms

• Microsoft delivered a “nearly completely functional” app in only a few months, only missing the Pebble Store (which could have been added later)

• Microsoft had even included a plan for Cortana integration, which would have given the Windows app a step up on Android and iOS

• plan was to release it in 2014, but CEO Eric Migicovsky vetoed the deal because of personal distaste for Microsoft and their mobile OS

HTC One M9 leaked videos

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Kuzimins

• Chinbar still present., two tone colour scheme

• videos showcase new features

• Sense 7

• photo editing capabilities, camera features

• custom themes, changing icons & food recommendations depending on location

• unclear where they originated (leaked by Upleaks), but they seem to be official videos

• other features include Ultrapixel front cam, 20-megapixel camera, two-toned design, and improved Boom Sound now with Dolby surround

• set to officially unveil the M9 March 1 at a press conference in Barcelona, Spain

2/25/2015 Lenovo CTO: "Hey, look around – we're not the only ones with a crapware infection" as of 2/27/2015 Lenovo promises “cleaner, safer PCs”

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Opcode

Source 2: github.com

Source 3: channelregister.co.uk

Source 4: arstechnica.com ARTICLE WITH 2/27 UPDATE

• CTO commented after the SuperFish debacle that left Lenovo users with ad-injection code and a rogue root CA certificate that compromised HTTPS connections

• first heard of the issue 2/19/2015 (last Thursday)

• products shipped between September 2014 and February 2015 were affected

• promptly worked with Microsoft and leading anti-virus providers to get a fix, ended up with a full uninstall tool

• also “reached out to SuperFish to disable all server activity associated with their product,” but does not list a response from SuperFish

• Lenovo CTO “I'm not going to comment on the competitors but I think you guys know the reality of the state of our industry. Everyone is one step away from disaster and we're going to make sure that when we're done we're several steps away.”

• announcement 2/27/2015 at 9:50am PT

• Lenovo will stop shipping PCs with adware and bloatware and now aims to be the “leader in providing cleaner, safer PCs.”

• two part plan

• first they will scale back preinstalled software

• will still include Lenovo applications and some security software, but will work on removing all adware

• second they will list all software that is preloaded on its PCs and explain waht each piece of software is for

• may not matter to enthusiasts, but to the average consumer this is a huge plus, and could be a great reason to seriously consider Lenovo when purchasing

• non-disclosure was a big deal with the SuperFish standards (Lenovo did not list SuperFish as a pre-installed software anywhere on product listings)

• will also continuously seek customer feedback about what should and should not be installed

• Lenovo will provide a free 6-month subscription to McAfee LiveSafe to those affected by SuperFish software

Intel plans to drop silicon after 10nm

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Commandman7

Source 2: arstechnica.com

Source 3: theregister.co.uk

• Looking into indium gallium arsenide as a replacement.

• Chip researchers are trying every; Graphene, gallium nitride, molybdenite, even carbon nanotubes.

• Planned indium gallium arsenide transistor is 22nm in length, which may not sound impressive as Intel already uses a 14nm process to manufacture chips, with 10nm on the way, but silicon is fast approaching a brick wall.

• The smaller transistors get the harder it is for them to handle current efficiently.

• Indium gallium arsenide’s ability to conduct electrons is about five times better.

• The material is already widely used in fiber-optic applications and in radar systems.

• Intel is also looking into new types of packaging: 2.5D, where separate dies are placed side by side on an interposer, and 3D, where each die is stacked directly on top of each other. Both 2.5D and 3D packaging are good for reducing power consumption, with 3D really coming into its own with mobile and wearable devices.

Apple buys Camel Audio
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Prastupok

Source 2: macrumors.com

Source 3: theverge.com

• maker of Alchemy synthesizer (music production software)

• Camel Audio announced it was shutting down in January, updated corporate registry suggests they were purchased by Apple

• Apple has yet to comment on the acquisition

• speculated that they’re planning to improve GarageBand with it

• rumo0rs that Apple is relaunching the Beats Audio streaming service later this year

• beefing up their overall audio presence

Mercedes Chief Laughs at Apple's Rumored Self-Driving E-Car

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Victorious Secret

Source 2: spectrum.ieee.org

Source 3: reuters.com

Source 4: blogs.wsj.com

Source 5: google.com

Source 6: motoring.com.au

• “If there were a rumor that Mercedes or Daimler planned to start building smartphones then they [Apple] would not be sleepless at night. And the same applies to me.” - Dieter Zetsche, head of Daimler AG (Mercedes Benz)

• auto market definitely boasts less profit margins than Apple is used to receiving in the smartphone market

• profits on iPhone go as high as 69%, whereas the auto business lives on margins of 1-2%

• potential that Apple is simply playing with e-cars and automated driving systems to better understand them and make accompanying, high-margin lifestyle tech products

• important to remember that we really don’t know what Apple is doing with that team - easy to jump to conclusions

YouTube: 1 Billion Viewers, No Profit

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Overl0Rd

Source 2: engadget.com

• over one billion users per month

• according to Google/YT, the reason YouTube isn’t turning a profit is that most users arrive by links rather than daily visits to the YouTube homepage

• homepage ads drive a premium for Google

• second issue is that the majority of views are stacked on a small percentage of viewers

• estimated nine percent of viewers account for 85 percent of daily views

• “That makes it a much less appealing audience for advertisers than traditional TV programming.”

• Google hopes Music Key and other ideas can help them turn a profit through YT

• Discuss recent YouTube changes and how it relates to our new warehouse

New Moto E 2015 - $149 with LTE

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Ilikemacandpc

Source 2: anandtech.com

Source 3: anandtech.com

Source 4: theverge.com

• unbox that shiz

• LTE, 4.5” 960x540 display, Snapdragon 410, 1GB RAM, 2390 mAh battery, Android 5.0, microSD slot

Dying Light My Apocalypse version costs £250 000. (and also comes with a "zombie-proof shelter") - PC Gamin

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Nineshadow

Source 2: gamerheadlines.com

Source 3: game.co.uk

• this honestly seems like a troll/satire, but apparently it isn’t…

• includes “zombie-proof” shelter that will be built by Tiger Log Cabins

• zombie avoidance parkour lessons with Ampisound

• “be the zombie” match against devs (where apparently they let you win?...)

• trip to Poland to meet the dev team nad party with “Steve the Zombie Consulutant”

• your face in the game

• Dying Light branded night vision goggles and adult diapers…

• four signed Steelbox editions of Dying Light (Xbone)

• two “top-of-the-line” Razer Tiamat headphones…………

• human-sized zuombie figrine

Google's new AI has already learnt how to crush us at 49 games [update]

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Rohith Kumar Sp

Source 2: atari.com

Source 3: theverge.com

Source 4: g.co

Source 5: bloomberg.com

• Google created an AI system that spends all of its time mastering video games.

• This is "the first significant rung of the ladder" to building intelligent AI that can figure out how to do things on its own.

• Research project by DeepMind Technologies that Google acquired last year.

• The machines were shown 49 games on the Atari 2600, the home console beloved by all ’80s babies, and were told to play them, without any direction about how to do so.

• The system pairs well-understood AI tech with a memory and reward system inspired by what's found in human and animal brains. When the computers passed a level or racked up a high score, they were automatically rewarded with the digital equivalent of a dog treat.

• Google's AI system surpassed the performance of expert (game testers) humans in 29 games, and outperformed the best-known algorithmic methods for completing games in 43 instances.

• The system, at its base, should be able to look at the world, navigate around it, and take actions accordingly.

• This research marks the "first time anyone has built a single learning system that can learn directly from experience and manage a wide range of challenging tasks,"

• "It's mastering and understanding the structure of these games, but we wouldn't say yet it's building conceptual knowledge or abstract knowledge," 

 

 

RAPID FIRE

Intel To Rebrand The Atom

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Opcode

Source 2: pcworld.com

• new chips will have X3, X5, and X7 designations (similar to i3, i5, i7)

• let consumers know the class of their mobile chip more easily

• set to announce new mobile chips at Mobile World Congress event

60% want Apple to thicken the next iPhone to improve battery life [according to 9to5mac poll]

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Victorious Secret

Source 2: 9to5mac.com

• 3100 9to5mac readers responded

• not satisfied with current-gen iPhone battery life

• over 90% wanted an increase in battery life

• in comparison only 60% were willing to sacrifice the thin form factor for increased battery life

Apple Watch event announced for March 9 [Rumor]

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Overl0rd

Source 2: macrumors.com

• Apple sent out invites to select media

• event to be held at 10am PT on Monday, March 9 in San Francisco

• tagline is “Spring Forward”

• event falls one day after the start of Daylight Savings Time

• reference to time suggests that Apple Watch is the focus of the event

 

Google Partners With Softcard Contactless Payment App

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Rh00D

Source 2: winbeta.org

• Google went into a partnership with Softcard to presumably help Android's mobile payment technologies match that of Apple's own Apple Pay usage

• This partnership had Google purchasing patents, intellectual properties and technologies from the provider as well as offering a commitment to the further marketing of the payment options among U.S. carriers.

• Questions about the fate of the technology on Windows Phone were brought into question, and today Softcard/Google answered.

 

The Galaxy S6 Appears To Have Been Leaked In All Its Glory AND the S6 Edge

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Victorious Secret

Source 2: androidpolice.com

• previous leaks were “bang on” with specs and appearance

• images in the thread

• metal edges, rounded shape

• resemblance to iPhone 6 from the side

• camera hump on the back

• no pictures of the device on as of yet

[stephen_fung]

THANKS LINUS.

 

Will future after parties be posted on YouTube?

[KRImSIN]

Cool beans!

[christianled59]

THANKS LINUS.

 

Will future after parties be posted on YouTube?

Well Luke quit so no party.

 

/s

[wolfgang]

saving for later.

[terrytek]

I'm so happy about net neutrality passing. Finally, those fucktard ISPs can't throttle my shitty 3KB/s internet.

[LinusTech]

THANKS LINUS.

 

Will future after parties be posted on YouTube?

 

no we don't plan to put after parties on YouTube.

[terrytek]

no we don't plan to put after parties on YouTube.

You should. Or is that the point?

[dadasmithywinkle]

no we don't plan to put after parties on YouTube.

Maybe put the afterparties on channel super fun? Or maybe not, then they're more off-the-record, style

[LinusTech]

You should. Or is that the point?

 

That's the point. They're not a core content format for us. They're just a cool bonus for those who are willing to hang around and watch them.

[terrytek]

That's the point. They're not a core content format for us. They're just a cool bonus for those who are willing to hang around and watch them.

Maybe convince @Slick to make a separate channel for afterparties then?

 

Also, read your Twitter. I think i have a great video suggestion.

[mojpismonosa]

I agree, it's no problem to make additional channel only to update after-parties. Vote yes, hope to.

[LinusTech]

I agree, it's no problem to make additional channel only to update after-parties. Vote yes, hope to.

 

We don't just launch channels willy-nilly. Most afterparties are archived on Twitch for people who care enough, and for those who don't why would they want to go to the effort over subscribing to another channel.

 

Not going to happen anytime soon. Sorry

[terrytek]

We don't just launch channels willy-nilly. Most afterparties are archived on Twitch for people who care enough, and for those who don't why would they want to go to the effort over subscribing to another channel.

 

Not going to happen anytime soon. Sorry

Wait, since when did Twitch streams ever get archived? I never knew.

[mechtech]

The second you spoke of reverb, I was already typing a message about acoustic treatment, Glad to hear you got a much better deal, it's really not that expensive material wise. Insulating the inside of the walls and ceilings with rockwool will already do wonders on it's own.

 

Can't wait to see the progress on the build!! 

[kameshss]

how about WaterCooling whole WAREHOUSE!

Woww!!

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

release the whole superfun video in one part that's very long. pwetty pwease?

[aRiflip]

You should wall mount some PCs for the background of the WAN show

[Augurian]

Intro (and outro) audio wasn't working in the video, not just in the stream.

[lament]

How big is your current office and big will your new office be? (area)

[peanutsrevenge]

WANc Show backdrop thought.

IF there's a raised area that overlooks the warehouse (usually manager's office or something), would be awesome for me if the show was recorded up there with the camera looking over all the sets below behind you guys.

Of course, it's likely to end up being the editing lounge or there is no such area, but throwing out there because never know

[Guest]

'Acknowledging stupid meme videos are stupid while doing them still means you're contributing to the stupidity'

Said the guys who constantly tell lame puns while also mentioning how aware they are that the puns are lame.

[sch41]

Is the new office just one big open space, or are you partitioning it/is it already partitioned into separate rooms?

[Jumper118]

Phase cooling. super super super badass   B)  B)  B)  B)  B)

[lexmarkz51]

THANKS LINUS.

 

Will future after parties be posted on YouTube?

Hoping for this too!