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IT's late and I'm both hungry and tired from shooting Scrapyard Wars (which by the way is an LTT series and will be airing ad-supported on YouTube very soon for your viewing pleasure).
 
But there are a few points to address and you've already been patient enough.
 
I said LMG content would always be free. This was poor wording on my part. There has always been content produced by me and my team that was not necessarily available on a free platform like YouTube.
 
These "The Boost" videos that we make on contract as a sales training resource for Intel, for example:
 
 
 
In much the same way, Vessel has contracted LMG the production company to create an original series for their platform. They bankrolled the whole thing, giving us an opportunity to make something that otherwise would have been too costly, and per the licensing agreement they own the right to exploit this content. It's their show until such time as they decide it's not anymore.
 
We played more of a "production company" role in this than we're accustomed to.
 
This could, and SHOULD have been communicated better, and for that I'm sorry. The community should have heard about this from us FIRST, and not from a random email newsletter, but I've been (and so has the whole team) absolutely busting ass to not only get Nerd Sports produced, but also make sure that we're keeping up with everything else that we've got going on including not having missed a single day of LTT uploads for something like 5 years..
 
With that said, quantity isn't everything, and I've noticed that not everyone has appreciated the LTT content as much as usual lately, but it's hard for me to tell if that's because they don't like our new direction (fewer reviews, and more exploratory or experimental videos) or if they just saw a video or two they didn't like and raised hell in the comment section - it wouldn't be the first time.. And I will say, too, that honestly if a couple of the videos felt rushed then it's probably because they were.. HOWEVER, the primary reason for the rushed videos was  the entire week we're taking off this week to film Scrapyard Wars Season 4, which will be premiering on Vessel sometime in the next few weeks or so, followed by a release on YouTube 1 week later, which is the standard agreement for OUR content that is paid for by LMG or our sponsors.
 
Nerd Sports was shot 40% during evenings and weekends with employees taking time in lieu later on when we hire some more staff or when things slow down a little. We were careful to avoid disrupting any of our other commitments because imo you guys deserve the best we can deliver.
 
Which is another point that was brought up in this thread - "How will LMG keep its commitment to maintain the pace and quality of the other content if they're making Nerd Sports or other contractual content?"
 
We couldn't. We're hiring.
 
I've never shied away from investing in more staff or better equipment or a better facility to make sure that we're doing our best for ourselves, each other, our sponsors and our viewers. If we play our cards right, absolutely everyone wins.
 
Nerd Sports has been a fantastic learning experience for us, and whether we continue the series with Vessel, create other completely different web series in the future, or just say "fudge it" and flip burgers from now on, we'll be able to do those things better than we could have without having done this.
 
So bottom line is this. I screwed up the way I communicated "LMG content", which was meant to be content funded BY Linus Media Group rather than content funded entirely by and licensed to a 3rd party, and I screwed up in a MUCH bigger way the LACK of communication about this project. Sorry guys.

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!
You, Sir, are a f-ing genius!

Here's one:
 
"Every cloud has a silver Linus."

Exactly what I'm hoping for, apparently the first one did well enough that they made a second which is good news. 

Maybe a Turbo 3, then?

Stoked.

Source: Android Central
 
 
Well, it appears that Costco has accidentally revealed that it will be selling the Verizon-exclusive "Droid Turbo 2" later this year....
Even before Motorola actually announce the phone to the general public.
 
Not much to say other than let's hope that the "Turbo 2" will improve on the flaws of its predecessor instead of taking a step backwards entirely.
 
 

 
EDIT:
@LinusTech

Someone get Linus!

Here's one:
 
"Every cloud has a silver Linus."

I'd like to see the Logitech MX Master get reviewed. 

http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html

Ladies and Gentlemen! I give you... THE MX MASTER:

Logitech's new Uber-High-End mouse.
 
Basically, it takes the Performance MX and dumps it in the bin (maybe).
 
A few selling points:
The shape is hand-carved, so it'll probably feel nice. It uses Logitech's "Darkfield" laser sensor, for your glass or mirror tabletop. It has two scroll-wheels (awesomely unthought-of):
-A regular scroll-wheel that can automatically switch between "Logitech's freescrolling" and regular clicky scrolling based on the force of the user's scrolling (so it thinks for you).
-A horizontal thumb scroll-wheel located at the thumb that can be rebound in software to other functions. It has a supposed 40 day battery life on a full charge (and you can supposedly get a full day from 4 minutes of charging). 400-1600 DPI (a nice touch). Logitech Unifying Receiver and Bluetooth 4.0LE support. With paring to up to three separate devices at once! (selected with a switch on the bottom) (a feature that I REALLY DO LIKE). Has On-board memory to store profiles and button/scroll-wheel settings. Will cost $100US (steep), and will be available in April (but it's already in stock on Logitech's site).
 
All-in-all, the MX Master looks very promising, but I'm personally gonna wait for some reviews first before buying it.
Depending on how it performs (pun intended), I'll either get it or, if (hopefully) the Performance MX's price will drop, I'll get that since I was already considering getting it in the first place.
 
Sources:
The Tech Report
Logitech
 
 
EDIT:
@GoodBytes already posted this topic, but I couldn't find when searching...

Now i want this mouse. Before, i wanted the MX Performance Mouse, but now i want this.

Ladies and Gentlemen! I give you... THE MX MASTER:

Logitech's new Uber-High-End mouse.
 
Basically, it takes the Performance MX and dumps it in the bin (maybe).
 
A few selling points:
The shape is hand-carved, so it'll probably feel nice. It uses Logitech's "Darkfield" laser sensor, for your glass or mirror tabletop. It has two scroll-wheels (awesomely unthought-of):
-A regular scroll-wheel that can automatically switch between "Logitech's freescrolling" and regular clicky scrolling based on the force of the user's scrolling (so it thinks for you).
-A horizontal thumb scroll-wheel located at the thumb that can be rebound in software to other functions. It has a supposed 40 day battery life on a full charge (and you can supposedly get a full day from 4 minutes of charging). 400-1600 DPI (a nice touch). Logitech Unifying Receiver and Bluetooth 4.0LE support. With paring to up to three separate devices at once! (selected with a switch on the bottom) (a feature that I REALLY DO LIKE). Has On-board memory to store profiles and button/scroll-wheel settings. Will cost $100US (steep), and will be available in April (but it's already in stock on Logitech's site).
 
All-in-all, the MX Master looks very promising, but I'm personally gonna wait for some reviews first before buying it.
Depending on how it performs (pun intended), I'll either get it or, if (hopefully) the Performance MX's price will drop, I'll get that since I was already considering getting it in the first place.
 
Sources:
The Tech Report
Logitech
 
 
EDIT:
@GoodBytes already posted this topic, but I couldn't find when searching...

Oh hey thats neat. Will ISPs block that too since you know the only usage of p2p networks is pirating.

Internet providers need the freedom to block and throttle Internet traffic.
 
 
Sigh. 
 
I mean...
 
I've got nothing. This is a new level of stupid by the Republicans, and I've often been amazed at the stupid either side can pull off. You don't need a PhD to figure out where these people are getting their PAC money from (Ars however is nice and tells us just how much this one person got from ISPs). 
 
I hope Tom Wheeler shows up in court and beats these clowns a new one. Hell, even showing up in Congress would suffice. I can't believe the misinformation that people are spreading with regards to net neutrality and even worse are the people who are soaking up that misinformation and spreading it further. 
 
And yes, that quote was in comic sans. Why? Say stupid things, get stupid fonts. Thats why. 
 
 
 
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/republicans-internet-freedom-act-would-wipe-out-net-neutrality/

Me too! They ended on such a great "cliff-hanger" that just begs for a sequel...

well i read all the books so i know waht is going to happen but they never go deeper into what happend to sev.

an older but still great game i still hope they make a sequell some day.

OUCH! That was fast!
 
Since @Paralectic was first, he'll get the key.
 
Sorry everyone.

I remember there was a thread on this a while ago: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/212160-make-glossy-plastic-look-nice/
 
Basically you can fake a brushed aluminum finish with Scotch Bright.

And all of a sudden I have decided what my next monitor will be.

Well, i think momentum in-ears would suit you well, they have a 3 buttons for android too which is sweet

I don't know if this was mentioned, but......
 
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional.... :,(