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Just finished watching the video and I strongly agree. 
IMO, Dr. Cutress managed to identify problems with both sides of this story. He talked about how hard can things get when you start to scale, something that GN failed to notice. He also talked about where LMG went wrong and why they need to change.
I do hope for more people to watch this video, I know it's long but I think it's necessary for everyone who is taking sides to watch this and be more level headed. Both sides (GN and LMG) made mistakes and mindlessly defending one of them or wanting to cancel the other just doesn't solve anything.

Just finished watching the video and I strongly agree. 
IMO, Dr. Cutress managed to identify problems with both sides of this story. He talked about how hard can things get when you start to scale, something that GN failed to notice. He also talked about where LMG went wrong and why they need to change.
I do hope for more people to watch this video, I know it's long but I think it's necessary for everyone who is taking sides to watch this and be more level headed. Both sides (GN and LMG) made mistakes and mindlessly defending one of them or wanting to cancel the other just doesn't solve anything.

Just finished watching the video and I strongly agree. 
IMO, Dr. Cutress managed to identify problems with both sides of this story. He talked about how hard can things get when you start to scale, something that GN failed to notice. He also talked about where LMG went wrong and why they need to change.
I do hope for more people to watch this video, I know it's long but I think it's necessary for everyone who is taking sides to watch this and be more level headed. Both sides (GN and LMG) made mistakes and mindlessly defending one of them or wanting to cancel the other just doesn't solve anything.

Just finished watching the video and I strongly agree. 
IMO, Dr. Cutress managed to identify problems with both sides of this story. He talked about how hard can things get when you start to scale, something that GN failed to notice. He also talked about where LMG went wrong and why they need to change.
I do hope for more people to watch this video, I know it's long but I think it's necessary for everyone who is taking sides to watch this and be more level headed. Both sides (GN and LMG) made mistakes and mindlessly defending one of them or wanting to cancel the other just doesn't solve anything.

Mods, can we create a new post specifically for the discussion of the points outlined in this video?

It’s going to get buried. But someone who does not have the perception of trying to use the drama for views. This man is a professional media analyst.
 
 

I am fully sure that a lot are here to just hate or be on the cancel culture bus looking for the next big name to attack . Heck i think even the ME TOO crowd are joining in . I dont think any apology is going to make them put down their pitchforks .  
 
First of all i think LMG done the right thing by allowing Floatplane subscribers to see it first . They pay direct to LMG to get content and rightly deserve to see and respond to the apology first . IF some in the community cant respect that decision then that's on you . Its says more about you as a person that gets FREE content than it does about LMG apologising to paying customers first .  
 
As for the so called sponsored apology . Really you guys pick on the LTT screwdriver which was done as a joke by nick to lighten the mood . They even explained it was a joke . Yet not one of you picked up on Yvonne's joke about Dbrand . For fuck sake guys if your going to be that much of a hater at least be consistent .  
 
WHat i saw there was genuine human responses to a very stressful situation . The staff fell back to what they knew to lighten the mood not only for us but for themselves so they didnt up been an emotional mess while trying to apologise and not make things worse . Linus sounded croaky as if he was about to mentally break down . Yvonne was a nervous wreck as well as most in the video . so a few jokes about sponsors and merch i feel lightened the mood but did not take away from the seriousness of the mistakes made and them taken ownership of it . 
 
At least it wasnt standard violins playing in the background with what equated to "sorry i made a mistake please forgive me" without taking ownership of anything .
 
As for Linus i think that was a harder more bitter pill to swallow than anything else . This is what happens when you double down because you feel like your been attacked . I hope he is a bit more objective with his practices in the future . I guarantee this has been a humbling experience for him . 
 
As for the conduct of employees in madison's case . I am not sure if anything happened other than madisson feeling overwhelmed and others egos getting in the way . The I.T sector is brutal for workload and timelines . Not to mention people in this sector are usually very EGO driven . I am sure others EGO's were threatened and they took it upon themselves to make her feel the way she did .. However the ME TOO crowd that are creating accusations out of thin air need to leave the conversation or come up with some proof other than their own conspiracies . Again it seems that haters are going to hate no matter what is said . Maddison never mentioned sexual harassment only that others belittled her while she was there . 
 
 I still see the need for linus to address STEVE from gamers nexus and apologise .  GNs video while brutal was factual and based solely off of publicly available statements and videos .While i did get the impression of anger from Steve . However it felt like LMG as a whole was been held accountable for their own mission statement . How could LMG hold manufacturers accountable if they dont take ownership their own misdeeds .   I also believe some of what linus previously wrote about certain staff members making statements on behalf of the company when they shouldn't . These are things i wished they addressed in their video . It would be nice to have a public facing statement to that extent .
 
For my thoughts at the moment i will wait and see . I have been following linus since LTT first took to youtube . I wont be unsubscribing for now . I think jumping on the cancel culture bandwagon isnt acceptable . It sends the wrong message to other creators . FIrst scream fpr an apology then say it was fake and cancel them anyway . So NO i wont be dragged along with those idiots . 
 
We got a proper apology . They have given us a plan to move forward . Lets wait on the results and see if Linus and LMG deserve our time after this . I am perfectly willing to keep watching as long as change is made for the positive . I think the video apology was a good start . 

I don't really care about the accuracy issues as long as they are working on it.
 
They need to sort out the pressure the staff has been put under (including properly apologizing to ex staff that left due to these issues) and make right the issue with Billet labs.
 
Linus still gets my support for now, lets see if things can improve.

As someone who has been watching LTT since the old house days and reading/watching GN for many years, I don't think there are any major ethics or integrity problems with either party. I don't believe LMG having Asus or Noctua as sponsors is the reason behind any positive reviews (or lack of negative ones). The same goes with having a CEO that had worked for Dell and Corsair or having Gary as head of the labs, these are not problems IMO, people always move between companies.
I also believe that GN should have asked LMG for comments on selling the prototype to get the full story.
 
The current problem with LMG imho is accuracy. Some of it is growing pains which I totally understand and I think we can see a clear improvement if we look at where they started at with Labs. The other part of the problem is ShortCircuit, the videos blur the line between unboxing and review and they might also involve data from Labs (which can be a good thing if they explain the testing methodology or link to it) but at the same time, the host can sound totally uninformed about the products and make obvious mistakes. The last example that comes to mind is Galaxy Z Flip 5 video. The video was too late to just be a simple unboxing (other channels posted full reviews around the same time frame). There were also test data from labs which also indicates that this is more than a simple unboxing or first impressions but at the same time, the host made mistakes which indicates that he didn't even properly research this product, for example, he said you can't run every app on the cover screen but you can, you just need to enable it in settings, a point that other sources got right. He also said that he doesn't know how many updates the phone will get and Samsung is slow at releasing updates. Anyone who follows the smartphone space or does proper research knows that Samsung offers 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates (even on their midrange phones) which is even better than what Google offers. If I'm not mistaken, they also are 2nd fastest in releasing new Android versions (just behind Google) and at times were faster than Google in releasing monthly security updates. 
 
These kinds of inaccuracies and mistakes are becoming more common on ShortCircuit and thus making it harder to trust the information provided in other ShortCircuit videos as well. I mean how can I trust the information on a shortcircuit video about a topic that I'm not familiar with if I can easily find simple errors in videos about topics that I am familiar with? 
 
Maybe when a shortcircuit video is becoming less of an unboxing and more of a review, the host should do proper research and writing before shooting the video and commenting on the product. Maybe set a minimum number of days that the host should use the product for when videos are more than a simple unboxing. 
The correct solution might be something else but I do believe that LMG management can come up with a solution to improve the accuracy of the information provided especially in ShortCircuit videos.

As someone who has been watching LTT since the old house days and reading/watching GN for many years, I don't think there are any major ethics or integrity problems with either party. I don't believe LMG having Asus or Noctua as sponsors is the reason behind any positive reviews (or lack of negative ones). The same goes with having a CEO that had worked for Dell and Corsair or having Gary as head of the labs, these are not problems IMO, people always move between companies.
I also believe that GN should have asked LMG for comments on selling the prototype to get the full story.
 
The current problem with LMG imho is accuracy. Some of it is growing pains which I totally understand and I think we can see a clear improvement if we look at where they started at with Labs. The other part of the problem is ShortCircuit, the videos blur the line between unboxing and review and they might also involve data from Labs (which can be a good thing if they explain the testing methodology or link to it) but at the same time, the host can sound totally uninformed about the products and make obvious mistakes. The last example that comes to mind is Galaxy Z Flip 5 video. The video was too late to just be a simple unboxing (other channels posted full reviews around the same time frame). There were also test data from labs which also indicates that this is more than a simple unboxing or first impressions but at the same time, the host made mistakes which indicates that he didn't even properly research this product, for example, he said you can't run every app on the cover screen but you can, you just need to enable it in settings, a point that other sources got right. He also said that he doesn't know how many updates the phone will get and Samsung is slow at releasing updates. Anyone who follows the smartphone space or does proper research knows that Samsung offers 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates (even on their midrange phones) which is even better than what Google offers. If I'm not mistaken, they also are 2nd fastest in releasing new Android versions (just behind Google) and at times were faster than Google in releasing monthly security updates. 
 
These kinds of inaccuracies and mistakes are becoming more common on ShortCircuit and thus making it harder to trust the information provided in other ShortCircuit videos as well. I mean how can I trust the information on a shortcircuit video about a topic that I'm not familiar with if I can easily find simple errors in videos about topics that I am familiar with? 
 
Maybe when a shortcircuit video is becoming less of an unboxing and more of a review, the host should do proper research and writing before shooting the video and commenting on the product. Maybe set a minimum number of days that the host should use the product for when videos are more than a simple unboxing. 
The correct solution might be something else but I do believe that LMG management can come up with a solution to improve the accuracy of the information provided especially in ShortCircuit videos.

As someone who has been watching LTT since the old house days and reading/watching GN for many years, I don't think there are any major ethics or integrity problems with either party. I don't believe LMG having Asus or Noctua as sponsors is the reason behind any positive reviews (or lack of negative ones). The same goes with having a CEO that had worked for Dell and Corsair or having Gary as head of the labs, these are not problems IMO, people always move between companies.
I also believe that GN should have asked LMG for comments on selling the prototype to get the full story.
 
The current problem with LMG imho is accuracy. Some of it is growing pains which I totally understand and I think we can see a clear improvement if we look at where they started at with Labs. The other part of the problem is ShortCircuit, the videos blur the line between unboxing and review and they might also involve data from Labs (which can be a good thing if they explain the testing methodology or link to it) but at the same time, the host can sound totally uninformed about the products and make obvious mistakes. The last example that comes to mind is Galaxy Z Flip 5 video. The video was too late to just be a simple unboxing (other channels posted full reviews around the same time frame). There were also test data from labs which also indicates that this is more than a simple unboxing or first impressions but at the same time, the host made mistakes which indicates that he didn't even properly research this product, for example, he said you can't run every app on the cover screen but you can, you just need to enable it in settings, a point that other sources got right. He also said that he doesn't know how many updates the phone will get and Samsung is slow at releasing updates. Anyone who follows the smartphone space or does proper research knows that Samsung offers 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates (even on their midrange phones) which is even better than what Google offers. If I'm not mistaken, they also are 2nd fastest in releasing new Android versions (just behind Google) and at times were faster than Google in releasing monthly security updates. 
 
These kinds of inaccuracies and mistakes are becoming more common on ShortCircuit and thus making it harder to trust the information provided in other ShortCircuit videos as well. I mean how can I trust the information on a shortcircuit video about a topic that I'm not familiar with if I can easily find simple errors in videos about topics that I am familiar with? 
 
Maybe when a shortcircuit video is becoming less of an unboxing and more of a review, the host should do proper research and writing before shooting the video and commenting on the product. Maybe set a minimum number of days that the host should use the product for when videos are more than a simple unboxing. 
The correct solution might be something else but I do believe that LMG management can come up with a solution to improve the accuracy of the information provided especially in ShortCircuit videos.

@LinusTech Thank you for taking the time to write a response. 
 
I would hope that there was a misunderstanding between GN and LMG, and GN had reached out for comment prior to publication as you are perfectly correct that would be a normal journalistic practice.  I would like to think that GN practices good journalism, but disappointment is the order of the day it seems.  However, regardless of GN's own potential shortcomings, there are valid issues raised regardless of opportunity to comment.
 
i also completely understand the growing pains.  Complexity is an exponential bastard, and fights dirty too.  With all the scaling LMG has done, I think it's pretty obvious that vision has outpaced just about everything else, and these compounded mistakes are the result.  Hopefully, when the new CEO was brought in (sorry, no idea how to spell his name and not gonna try), a lot of the friction points started to get smoothed out.  If not, then perhaps this might be a "come to jesus" moment regarding how LMG reviews scripts prior to shoots and reviews content prior to publication, and perhaps taken as an opportunity to prioritize getting those processes right over production volume.

I think in your heart, you still think of yourself of Linus, the guy with the scrappy little YouTube channel about PC gaming.  But you really need to internalize the idea that you aren't Linus of the scrappy little YouTube Channel.  You are Linus, the Director of a $100 million media corporation.  That's awesome!  You built that!  But it also means that LMG can't get away with a lot of the stuff that Linus, the guy with the scrappy little YouTube channel could.  For example, not wanting to spend $500 to properly review a completely over-built, over-priced, ludicrous water block.  Scrappy Linus could get away with "eh 4090 is like a 3090 but more, right?" because resources weren't an issue.  But your company has spent millions on LTT labs to provide accurate testing for consumer PC products.  The belief that spending $500 for accuracy wasn't worth the ROI sounds kind of boneheaded compared to that investment, doesn't it?
 
I think there are other points Steve made that you didn't address.  For example, the use of "Swap in Place" I believe it was called, to update corrected videos instead of removing the inaccurate videos until they can be corrected.  That is a choice that continues to spread bad information after LMG has been alerted to the inaccuracy.  That inaccurate information could be removed immediately by taking down the video, but LMG instead chooses to leave that information up longer, and it's hard not to speculate that choice is made so as not to negatively impact the monetization of the video.  I'm not a YouTuber, I truly have no idea how monetization works, but I would assume that a video with more views is more valuable, and removing and replacing a video effectively resets the view count.  Based on that understanding, it would appear that this choice is done in the sense of profits over accuracy and transparency.  And no, I'm not going to guy that a pinned comment to a video is effective notification of an inaccuracy.  This was not a one-off, but appears to be a repeated decision by LMG.

So as consumers, what are we to make of a $100 million corporation that appears to put profits before limiting the spread of inaccuracies?  Sure, a lot of those were very minor inaccuracies.  Others, such as the whole thing with the mouse or the vastly overstated performance of the 4090 are pretty major, but the choices about how to correct those failures were the same. 

I'm not trying to be a dick here, but we're not your friends.  We're customers, and when it comes to LMG the product we buy is information.  What would you do, what have you done, when GPU manufacturers have put increasing revenue ahead of the quality of the product?  If there's one thing I've learned from watching Kevin O'Leary on shark tank, its that you can't compromise your core product.  Unfortunately, some of the choices made by LMG in the past have led to questions regarding LMG's core product. 

I hope that LMG is able to, figuratively, take a step back and re-evaluate some of the choices and motivations for those choices, and make better ones in the future.

As someone who has been watching LTT since the old house days and reading/watching GN for many years, I don't think there are any major ethics or integrity problems with either party. I don't believe LMG having Asus or Noctua as sponsors is the reason behind any positive reviews (or lack of negative ones). The same goes with having a CEO that had worked for Dell and Corsair or having Gary as head of the labs, these are not problems IMO, people always move between companies.
I also believe that GN should have asked LMG for comments on selling the prototype to get the full story.
 
The current problem with LMG imho is accuracy. Some of it is growing pains which I totally understand and I think we can see a clear improvement if we look at where they started at with Labs. The other part of the problem is ShortCircuit, the videos blur the line between unboxing and review and they might also involve data from Labs (which can be a good thing if they explain the testing methodology or link to it) but at the same time, the host can sound totally uninformed about the products and make obvious mistakes. The last example that comes to mind is Galaxy Z Flip 5 video. The video was too late to just be a simple unboxing (other channels posted full reviews around the same time frame). There were also test data from labs which also indicates that this is more than a simple unboxing or first impressions but at the same time, the host made mistakes which indicates that he didn't even properly research this product, for example, he said you can't run every app on the cover screen but you can, you just need to enable it in settings, a point that other sources got right. He also said that he doesn't know how many updates the phone will get and Samsung is slow at releasing updates. Anyone who follows the smartphone space or does proper research knows that Samsung offers 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates (even on their midrange phones) which is even better than what Google offers. If I'm not mistaken, they also are 2nd fastest in releasing new Android versions (just behind Google) and at times were faster than Google in releasing monthly security updates. 
 
These kinds of inaccuracies and mistakes are becoming more common on ShortCircuit and thus making it harder to trust the information provided in other ShortCircuit videos as well. I mean how can I trust the information on a shortcircuit video about a topic that I'm not familiar with if I can easily find simple errors in videos about topics that I am familiar with? 
 
Maybe when a shortcircuit video is becoming less of an unboxing and more of a review, the host should do proper research and writing before shooting the video and commenting on the product. Maybe set a minimum number of days that the host should use the product for when videos are more than a simple unboxing. 
The correct solution might be something else but I do believe that LMG management can come up with a solution to improve the accuracy of the information provided especially in ShortCircuit videos.

I'm a long time LTT fan (and will continue to be) and empathize with much of this post but there is one thing still bothering me that I haven't seen others address specifically.
 
It's a bit disappointing that it still seems like you have a fundamental misunderstanding of some of the issues with the Billet Labs cooler video. I don't think the biggest issue is that people wanted to "see it rip" and are sad they didn't get that. While I agree the end result would have been the same (the conclusion that it was not worth the expensive price tag and didn't make sense) that doesn't mean that everything leading up to that is meaningless. In a market that you yourself described as "astonishingly unforgiving" don't you think you should have at least given the product a chance to show it's best potential (within reason) by using the claimed compatible components? Seems a bit unfair to a small company to do otherwise. I think this is magnified by them being so new/small as that could be some people's first and only impression of them. Doesn't help when you frame it as a cost issue either as then it makes it sound like your financial well being is more important than theirs and doing it "right".
 
tl;dr: While the conclusion was fair to the company/product, (if you're holding yourself to a high standard) the product demo part of the video wasn't and should have been too.

Happy to see I'm not the only one lol
IMO If u r in google ecosystem, their built-in password manager is a really good option  

I personally just use Google Password Manager. 
I can't be arsed with installing a separate app to manage my passwords, my passwords are synced between Chrome on all my devices and with pretty much every app I use on Android.
 
Oh, and it only costs the low, low price of all my data, something which I'm past caring about protecting!

I think I got everything... if you have any questions, ask below
 
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The first step is to decide what you want your setup to be, as you'll need to know how many parts to order. There is a few different options, and once you've chosen, click on the parts list for your respective setup.
 
1. Single Camera w/o hub server
Parts list: Pros Least expensive setup Cons Lower attainable FPS/res 2. Single Camera w/ hub server - *RECOMMENDED*
Parts list: Pros allows for future expandability higher attainable FPS/res more reliable vs. no hub Cons costs more (you have to buy a second Raspi) 3. Multiple Cameras w/ hub server - *RECOMMENDED*
Parts list: Pros higher attainable FPS/res more reliable vs. no hub Cons cost (lol, 2 cameras + hub is still cheaper than a Nest cam) 4. Multiple cameras w/ a desktop computer as a hub
This is a setup that you can build, but I haven't investigated it yet, so stay tuned on this.  
My recommendation is to have a hub server regardless of the number of cameras to ensure the best possible image quality, but if your budget doesn't permit, a single camera w/o a hub server can still work decently.
 
 
Click on the header for your desired setup to see the actual DIY steps.

I took these at noon Sunday

I counted about 20 Aussies on the map. Only ran into 2 of them.

A lot of my Edmonton buddies were there lol

A more side-ways view, but it was taken on the first day.

Does anyone have a picture of the world map with all the pins from ltx2019?

I took this the second day, not sure if it was the "final" one, but it should be pretty close.

Yep
It doesn't need to be that thin. A tablet is not going in to my pocket so why should I care if it was a bit thicker but instead had better battery and stronger frame or even some sort of passive cooling (or a better one if it has one already)
 
People used to carry flip phones and the thickness wasn't a problem. So I don't know how a slightly thicker phone than what we have now can bother them, let alone a tablet that is not going inside pockets.
But the thing is this: a thin and light tablet makes more headlines and that's what apple is thinking about probably. 
And there is a big problem with the whole thin thing that they are doing:
As you know big companies like Apple and Samsung are in a position which makes them able to trend some stuff. Samsung did 18:9 aspect ratio and glass backs, wireless charging etc.
Apple did headphone jack removal, notch, useless thin designs and now, they brought back the "who has got the thinnest" fight to tablet market.
And probably, some manufacturers are going to blindly follow that and sacrifice performance or battery life for this. And that's the problem. You might get effected even if you don't have an apple product. 
And that's the sad part. Companies that just follow everything blindly(and most of the times they "copy" the bad stuff that apple does. Instead of learning from good stuff they do like 120hz display or mute switch ...