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It was really just an example. They can come up with something clever I bet.

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

Same. I kinda think this vid along with the "How to properly recycle your electronics" and "How to hide your porn" vid were basically just things they scrapped together and put out for the sake of not missing a day of content.

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

Ok... Calm down. I am sure it was a slip up and meant ultrabook. It isn't the first time that Microsoft isn't careful with its words during a presentation.
It's not like they mention this on the marketing material and product page from what I can see.
Microsoft doesn't mention the CPU exact model either. This gives the ability of Microsoft to change the specs. Like the Surface Pro 2, Intel could not meet the demand of the i5 chip as all OEMs were using it, so they started to put the higher end model chip (and Intel canceled the slower/older chip). The Nvidia chip is probably a custom chip, hence no name. My guess is that the performance will be around a 950M or 960M. A chip that would fit the device profile.
This device is not meant for gaming. I am annoyed that many people think "Oh Nvidia/AMD GPU... wait what? Its not the most highesnd model? IT SUCKS!!! It SUUUCKS!" Its like dude. All you care, is if the same or better performance than Intel graphics solution, as Intel graphics solution, say what you will, but it sucks. Horrible drivers, and doesn't have full DirectX and OpenGL support (let alone OpenCL, DirectCompute, making many software like PhotoShop that uses advance filters with GPU acceleration crash on Intel, or have issues). With Nvidia graphics solution (or AMD), you know that Yes performance might not be there depending on the chip, but at least it will WORKS.

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

I thought the video in general was awful, even without those details

Vessel is nothing to do with geo-locking content. 
 
My objection to that practice is that you're effectively telling your paying customers that they "can't have it that way".
 
In my case, all of my distribution is through the Internet, so if you have an Internet connection you are equally capable of accessing Vessel OR YouTube. It's just a question of whether you want to wait a week or not. 
 
Equal opportunity around the globe.

I would gladly pay a Vessel subscription to get LMG's videos a week early.
 
As soon as my yearly free sub is up, that's absolutely what I'm going to do.
 
You can argue all day that you think its unfair that Vessel users get free access to early videos, but we had a LONG period of time in which we could sign up for free, for an entire year. If you didn't jump on that, then too bad, that's on you. Other than that, you still get a video per day, every day on Youtube and you don't pay a penny out of pocket. That's exactly what Linus said would happen, and he's kept his promise.
 
That's like saying I paid more and got a burger with fries and a drink (the entire meal), while you are saying its unfair because you only had the money to get the fries. That's how the world works. A vessel subscription is a luxury. You don't need it. I don't need it. I want it, so I went and got it. Simple.

I actually do agree with what Bill Maher is saying on the topic, and Mark Cuban strikes an excellent point as well.
 
This has nothing to do with the teachers, they absolutely did their job. But Mark definitely notices something is up when he hears the kid's sister telling him what to say on the phone. On top of his family's background and careers, this story is HIGHLY suspicious.
 
Asking the law enforcement and teachers to let something like that slide after a recent terrorist attack in Texas... Social justice warriors fighting for Ahmed when he's CLEARLY doing fine and is alive and well... meanwhile somebody just like him is being crucified on the other side of the planet. It's disgusting.

Vessel is perfect evidence that I don't put all eggs in one basket.
 
I'll be fine.
 
Everyone at LMG will be fine.
 
We are a VERY fiscally responsible company and I always put "paying everyone a fair salary ON TIME" at the top of the priority list.

I agree, Exactly. I mean I think its like $8-10 per year? Can you even get Netflix for that? And true as well, it's not even exclusive content so why are you upset? 
 
Viewers shouldn't tell Linus how to do his job or when / how to upload videos. Linus tells Linus how to do his job and when to release videos.

Considering that he got Surface Pro 3 and Microsoft Band. And considering the price discount Microsoft is giving... I smell a Microsoft Band 2 and Pro 4 coming next month. I think Microsoft had no problem giving those away.

Social media and pre-release coverage changes nothing. By your logic this movie should be out at the same time in theaters, on DVD, on Netflix, and on cable TV, but it won't be because it's expensive to make and charging more for earlier access (hardcover books are another great example) is a widely accepted and successful business practice.
 
I did not worsen the YouTube experience. There have been trade-offs, sure, but I would argue that improved content (which is hard to see now since we're still moving into our new digs, but will definitely happen eventually) easily justifies a longer lead time on our videos. More funding will mean more great projects out of us in the future.
 
Our content is still daily, and it's still free. We never even missed a day when we made the transition. I fulfilled my commitment.
 
With all of that said, the world is changing, and online content is changing. Ad blocking, higher production value expectations, stiffer competition - these are all things that are forcing the hands of the content creators as we we work to remain relevant. 
 
We can agree to disagree on this point, but I think Vessel is one monetization strategy that hurts neither the viewer nor the creator in a significant way. It's completely optional.
 
I would argue that the "exclusive behind the scenes" and other stuff offered by many Patreon campaigns should be much more offensive to you. ALL of our content is free to EVERYONE.

Object to what?
 
To summarize what I think of this whole thing so far:
 
1) It seems like Ahmed did not build the clock. There is a clip of a guy doing the same thing in 15 seconds. I am surprised he even bought it to school to show off. It just seems dishonest. Like he want to appear more clever than he really is (which most 14 year olds try).
 
2) The police acted inappropriately. I thought it was stupid that they would try and charge him with making a hoax bomb and I still think it is stupid. Also, the handcuffs and not letting him contact his parents was just a terrible thing to do.
 
3) I don't think this has anything to do with racism, despite what his dad and other people are trying to say. Similar things has happened to white people (including Woz) and yet nobody ever brought up race in those cases. I think the real racists here are those who are behaving differently towards this case because it happened to involve a brown person. It's just something his dad tries to push since he is apparently an extremist, and people who try to be overly PC try to push to show how tolerant they are.
It's just a bunch of crap that takes focus away from the real issues.
 
4) All these companies who try to get cheap PR from this are pretty pathetic. Some of them like Raspberry Pi seems alright because they are actually fairly relevant (if he had actually built the clock himself) but companies like Facebook, Box, Google, Twitter, Foursquare etc... Come on.
Microsoft joined in on the cheap RP as well but at least they did like Raspberry Pi and gave him things related to building things, which was good of them.
 
5) We have not heard both sides of the story and are missing quite crucial parts. Just listening to one side and then jumping to conclusions is never a good thing. That's why I think it's a bit premature to say the teachers acted inappropriately. For a well know, he might have walked around with it, showing it off to everyone and not responded to questions the teachers asked. Apparently it started beeping which is why it caught the attention of teachers. In order for that to happen he would have needed to not only plugged it into a wall outlet but also set it to beep at a specific time. Maybe someone overheard it when he was showing it to his science teacher, or maybe he was going around showing it off. We don't know.
 
6) I don't think he ever intended for things to go this way. He just wanted to pretend to be smart in front of his teacher, some police treated him poorly and then the media jump on this and blew it way out of proportions. I think the best thing for Ahmed is for this whole thing to die out so he can go back to being a normal kid. I think this whole thing will either go to his head or wear him out a lot if it keeps going on for too long.
 
 
Edit:
After listening to Mark Cuban about his talk with Ahmed over the phone I really point number 5 is very important.
According to the sources Mark Cuban spoke to, Ahmed didn't just bring the clock to his science teacher and showed it in private. He took it out during class and showed it off. He didn't just do this once, he did it during 6 different classes throughout the day, even after one of the teachers telling him to put it away because it was making people nervous. He had it out for the entire lessons, and it was making noises and so on. If I was the teacher I would have told him to put it away or I would have thrown him out of class because that's incredibly disrespectful behavior.
Mark has contacts with people who has contact with the school, so his info is second hand mind you, but it seems to align with the rest of the stories very well.
 
I don't agree with the two people on the right (I think one of them is Bill Maher) but I agree with everything Mark Cuban (the one on the far left) says:

Ewww...definitely not me. Egos like that are annoying as hell, and very unattractive. There is a difference between "huge egos" and "confidence".
 
 
Wouldn't actually be a problem at all if more men could learn to piss straight. :angry: but I agree on that "treat me equally" crap, but then they want special treatment.

The toilet seat thing is stupid.
If women want to be treated the same as men, why do they demand special shit like this lol.
How bout you leave the seat up after YOU'RE done

The toilet seat thing is stupid.
If women want to be treated the same as men, why do they demand special shit like this lol.
How bout you leave the seat up after YOU'RE done

And no offense to Linus, he's completely entitled to his personal opinion on the topic, however--
I think what he said in the WAN show about it was really short sighted. In light of all of the shootings that happened in schools.. Put yourself in the position of a school teacher at this point. Your job is not only to instruct your class, but you're also RESPONSIBLE for the safety of your students.
It's easy to say that they were stupid AFTER the facts of what was actually in the 'pencil box briefcase', but in a "take no chances situation" you're supposed to report suspicious things anytime you see them or get tipped. That's part of your JOB.
What if that had been a bomb? What if somehow there was an explosive that was hard to detect inside that brief case, and it harmed or killed some students? What would you say to their parents? The case looked harmless?!
In my opinion, they did their job and the situation could have been worse.

And no offense to Linus, he's completely entitled to his personal opinion on the topic, however--
I think what he said in the WAN show about it was really short sighted. In light of all of the shootings that happened in schools.. Put yourself in the position of a school teacher at this point. Your job is not only to instruct your class, but you're also RESPONSIBLE for the safety of your students.
It's easy to say that they were stupid AFTER the facts of what was actually in the 'pencil box briefcase', but in a "take no chances situation" you're supposed to report suspicious things anytime you see them or get tipped. That's part of your JOB.
What if that had been a bomb? What if somehow there was an explosive that was hard to detect inside that brief case, and it harmed or killed some students? What would you say to their parents? The case looked harmless?!
In my opinion, they did their job and the situation could have been worse.