Dec 4, 2015 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

Sponsors!

 

Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/linus, offer code LINUS to save 10%.

 

TunnelBear: http://tunnelbear.com/LTT - Browse privately and get your first 500MB for free!

 

Soundcloud Link: TBD

 

Main News Topics

Amazon Explains How its Drone Service (Prime Air) Will Work

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/495595-amazon-explains-how-t OP: pixeldensity

Video

• designed to “safely get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less”

• no launch date yet

• “Putting Prime Air into service will take some time, but we will deploy when we have the regulatory support needed to realize our vision”

• explained through a “funny” commercial with Jeremy Clarkson (of Top Gear fame)

• hybrid “helicopter/plane” design

• drones rise vertically to 400 feet like a helicopter then travels horizontally like a small plane

• the drone in the video is only one version - soon to be “a whole family of Amazon drones”

• different designs to carry different package sizes and for use in different environments/conditions

• drone shown in video can fly for 15 miles

• “sense and avoid” technology to avoid obstacles on the ground & in the air

• user receives a message from Amazon when the “Prime Air” drone is arriving

• user designates a landing area with an Amazon logo landing pad (small plastic pad, doesn’t have to be a permanent location)

• drone scans landing zone for hazards, and if clear, lands (once again, vertically as a “helicopter”)

• landing process seems very efficient - takes mere seconds to land, drop package, and take off once again

• learn more at amazon.com/primeair

YouTube wants to compete with Netflix

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/498385-youtube-wants-to-c OP: PCBjon

Source 2: http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/12/youtube-wants-to-compete-with-netflix-s

• the Wall Street Journal reported that YouTube is looking to bolster YouTube Red with TV shows and movies

• this would be content made available in addition to the original content they are developing with stars like Pewdiepie

• it is currently unknown whether YouTube has secured deals with any traditional content studios

• interesting note - traditional studios have historically been quite wary of Google’s online dominance

• with that said, Google has the money to compete

• Netflix is expected to have spent $3.3 billion in 2015 on licensing deals, with Hulu and Amazon at $1.5 billion each

• recent hires by YouTube also support this route - former programming chief of MTV and former Netflix content executive

• Google has some deals through Google Play Movies & TV, though those are for a la carte purchases rather than bulk streaming

 

Sony unlocks PS4’s 7th Processing Core for developers

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/494548-sony-unlocks-ps4s... OP: kameshss

Source 2: http://www.geek.com/games/sony-unlocks-ps4s-7th-processing-c

• Microsoft did this in January 2015 for the Xbox One

• this should put the PS4 even further ahead of the XBone in terms of performance (Star Wars: Battlefront runs at 900p on PS4 and 720p on XBone)

• one core must remain locked for background processes such as menus, so this should bring CPU performance on the PS4 as close to its potential max as it may get

Scott Wasson [Tech Report] joining AMD

Source 1: linustechtips.com/breaking-news-scott… OP: Agent181

Source 2: techreport.com/into-a-new-era

• started “some months ago” when Scott was contacted by Raja Doduri from AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group

• being brought on to help implement the frame-time-based testing methods for game performance that they’ve “championed at TR”

• Scott will be focusing on creating better experiences for Radeon owners, and though “AMD is a company facing some distinct challenges right now… [they] have a renewed vision and focus.”

• opportunity was “too good to pass up”

• will make the transition in the new year

• stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of Tech Report

• TR will continue under Jeff Kampman, Managing Editor for the last year and a half

• looking for a new writer to fill Scott’s role covering CPUs and graphics

• a major change on the staffing side, but TR should continue to function as normal from a reader’s perspective

Call out shirts, last week of this round of campaigns

 

Rapid Fire

Systemax’s Tigerdirect Sold to PCM

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/494146-tigerdirect-sold/ OP: EvilLemur

Source 2: http://www.twice.com/news/retail/tigerdirect-sold-pcm/59501

Source 3: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article46527225.html

• Sold to PCM, formerly PC Mall

• includes some assets of its North American B2B division

• $14 million

• PCM will have the right to hire about 400 of Systemax’s B2B sales reps in the US and Canada

• laying off 241 works from brick and mortar stores by January

GTX960Ti (allegedly) coming soon for $249

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/494502-gtx960ti-comin OP: SamStrecker

Source 2: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/48663/nvidia-rumored-preparing-ge

Source 3: http://techfrag.com/2015/11/26/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-ti-specs-leaked-will-laun

• speculated to have 10 or 11 SMMs (1280-1408 CUDA cores)

• falling right in between the GTX 960 and GTX 970

• rumored to have a cut down GM204 GPU

• possible unveil could be in early January around CES

(Rumor) Fury X2 paper launch before 2016 - $1070 Launch Price

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/496824-rumor-fury-x2-paper-l OP: CommandMan7

Source 2: http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-fury-x2-launch/

• WCCF has a “concrete date” range on public disclosure of AMD’s upcoming dual GPU flagship, the Fury X2

• paper launch to take place in December, shipping cards “later in Q1 2016”

AMD drivers locking fan speeds to 20% and killing GPUs. (Patched)

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/495366-amd-drivers-locking-fa OP: Syntaxvgm

Source 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3up8r2/amd_bugged_new_d

• bug with Crimson drivers that AMD released

  • locked GPU fan speed

  • some players reported fans spinning up to 100% without reason, others were locked to 20%

• in some cases it didn’t even reboot the PC

• crashed screen graphics (displayed orange bars), users had to manually turn off PC

• cooked some cards (most complaints are from GCN 1.0 card users)

• AMD issued a fix

• sidenote - some will remember that a similar situation actually occurred with Nvidia in 2010 when they released patch 196.75

Intel Skylake CPUs bent and broken by some third-party coolers

Source 1: arstechnica.com/intel-skylake-cpus-bent…

• coolers could damage Skylake CPUs and motherboards thanks to Skylake’s thinner construction

• pressure exerted by some popular coolers caused the “structurally weaker” Skylake CPU to bend

• Noctua, EK Water Blocks, Scythe, Arctic, Thermaltake, and Thermalright commented to a German tech site that the damage is most likely to occur during shipping or relocation of a system

• only Scythe has offered a solution, offering new screws to reduce the mounting pressure

Your Printer Could Be (Helping) Spy on you

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/496062-your-printer-could OP: iamdarkyoshi

Source 2: https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots

Source 3: http://www.pcworld.com/article/118664/article.html

• scattered yellow dots used to trace documents

• gov’ts use this to track counterfeiters

• Xerox rep, says they put the number of each machine coded into the yellow dots

• dots cover less than one-thousandth of a page

• dots can’t be seen to the naked eye

• use a blue LED flashlight, and magnifier you can see if they are there

Mac Pro case for the DIY

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/498966-mininews… OP: NumLock21

Source 2: https://benchlife.info/built-you-own-mac-pro-with-windows-os-12042015/

• by Sheng Electronics (Chinese company)

• approximately 73 USD, 97 CAD

Just cause 3 suffers from terrible frame rate and load times on the Nextgen consoles

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/496276-just-cause-3-suffers-from-t OP: Mr_Troll

Source 2: http://www.thegamescabin.com/just-cause-3-load-times-frame-rate-ps4-bloody-awful/

• load times = best 30 seconds, worst 2.5 minutes

• AFTER day 1 patch

 

[Curufinwe_wins]

First, currently unlisted if that is intentional.

[Juanse]

dAMN SECOND

[kgorringe]

third but whos counting. wait i am

[Agent181]

what is the reddit post to the jar jar being a sith lord?

[Curufinwe_wins]

what is the reddit post to the jar jar being a sith lord?

https://www.reddit.com/comments/3qvj6w

[Agent181]

https://www.reddit.com/comments/3qvj6w

that changes everything from the first 3 movies 

[SaperPL]

My new text message ringtone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygPLNwDUK-c&feature=youtu.be&t=608 

[RSiNC]

Yeah, maybe stop explaining the delays? You'll be there when you get there.

Those who need the explanation are usually the people that want to disagree or mock.

[NumLock21]

Sorry, just have to post this.

[charliesav]

 FlowEFD is a good example of computer cooling simulation, https://www.mentor.com/products/mechanical/flotherm/​ sure they would give you a trial and simulate a hi spec computer.

[PuSHiSLaND]

WAN ShOW format change request:

 

1. please have the forum members up-vote (pre selected topics from LTT employees) for you to cover in the show on Thursdays before the show

 

2. on Fridays before you air the show you can add your own shtick topics if they didn't get up-voted on Thursday

 

3. no more excuses about being late!, just be on time or stop making excuses or even explaining why you are late and just go straight into the topics/show (i.e stop wasting time talking about being late, its pointless and wastes even more time IMO)

 

4. do after-show parties on a more reliable schedule.. like a minimum of 1 company after-show party per 4 wan shows including guests, and LTT employees (no offense, but just Luke+Linus combo could be improved upon even if its just a little)

 

 

thanks for all the hard work LTT team!

 

 

also, I just got my royal blue LTT t-shirt a couple days ago.. its sweet

 

[Hans Power]

Scythe still in business!? From my perspective it's an extremely odd question. I always wondered why the Hyper 212 Evo was always the recommendation on american tech forums cause in germany the Scythe Mugen is and was for the longest time the absolute go to CPU cooler which everyone and their mom with a gaming rig uses and most Hardware retailers use those as well in their gaming PC offerings. While it's about 10-15€ more expensive it's certainly a much better performer than the Hyper 212 Evo but I guess you get your moneys worth with both.

 

It's good that they reacted so quickly, so I guess their still on top of things. I have a Bequiet Dark Rock 3 and Bequiet didn't give any comment at all so far which is worrying and disappointing. Luckily I'm still on Haswell cause I'm pretty sure that this one would crush a Skylake CPU.

[johnrobg]

http://www.tonymacx86.com/mac-pro-mods/120757-mac-pro-late-2013-replica.html you mentioned building a mac pro case and it reminded me of this, a number of people in the hackintosh community have tried this build 

[Frontgear]

Those legal problems you stated in the show concerning drones are not (IMO) actual problems. Air space questions are the most urgent 1st step decisions, that has to be resolved before large scale usage begins. Otherwise no problem.

I love your show! Keep up the good work.

Ps. I love to hear why you are late. It is hilarious to listen

[kameshss]

Finally featured on a WAN show.

 

Although @LinusTech spelled my name wrong!