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i have to say it's really an "easy content, but actually did some serious effort" type of feel on this one. aside from the tier list i like the quick "history lesson" that this turns out to be.
 
on that note.. the PS3's rather disappointing game library made me go from PS1 to PS2, to nintendo wii.
 
the wii is also the last console i've bought, despite returning to the game store SEVERAL more years i always ended coming home with a pc game to play on holiday, rather than a new console.
 
on that note, i am slightly disappointed that the switch made it to S tier, but the wii didnt. i still own the wii i bought in 2007, and the balance board i bought in 2008. of ALL the gadgets we have piled up in the attic, the only thing that regularly descends from the heavens for family events is the crusty old wii.. because nothing before it, and nothing after it will capture that "quirky party game" vibe like the wii did. yes the games are incredibly simple, but the simplicity is what makes it so "timelessly fun". i can load up wii fit's ski jump minigame, and no matter the audience, everyone will have a blast.
the only huge downside.. is that the "great" wii games are very rare.. with my "top 10" including "achtung wii kurve" - a hacky homebrew port of "achtung die kurve / curve fever", a silly snake-alike flash game, that apparently sorely needed tilt controls to be even more unplayable.

Those systems really deserved so much better than the lot they got. Both were sabotaged almost immediately in different ways, and it meant a quick move away from what was the Nintendo generation I had been most excited for going in (and I've been on board since the SNES days).
  
Super Mario Maker 1 still had a dedicated community, particularly due to the amiibo costume support along with some other features that didn't make it into the sequel. Not to mention how you could get SMM1 courses for free due to Nintendo Network (the 3DS/Wii U online infrastructure) being a free service, whereas SMM2 requires a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership for its online features (like all Switch games), including just downloading courses.
 
Also, "commercial failure" doesn't mean "bad". I'll keep banging that Wii U drum until the day I die.

The Novint Falcon! I wanted one of these back in the day, with the gun grip. I remember that TF2 had gotten support for it, and it had the thing force-feedback against you based on each gun's weight and recoil. TF2 got a lot of support for weird hardware like that; it later supported the Razer Hydra and then Oculus' first VR prototypes way before anything else on the market.
 
I still think there's merit to the force-feedback thing. I'd love to see it miniaturized into control sticks, which people have already started prototyping. Yeah, the DualSense has its adaptive triggers which can adjust their resistance, but that's only half of the equation. I want sticks and triggers that push back against you. I think that's the next big step in controller evolution; I can see a lot of uses for it.

So can we all finally admit that the Wii U was a good idea that deserved to sell far better and get far more support than it did?
 
Because I've been waiting eleven years for that vindication.

Anyone else getting a little stunod with the home tech videos? I guess it's a lull season for tech developments as a whole and so they need filler, but in that case I'd love to see some more videos on unusual devices or factory tours again, some more in-depth product reviews than what Short Circuit offers, or even just some tech roundups/buyers' guides since we're getting into that season.
 
Pretty much every other video these days is about Linus upgrading his home setup, and as fun as they can be to occasionally check into and see the antics ensue, I seriously can't bring myself to care enough about what a guy with far more money than me is doing to further smart-ify a home already far nicer than my own that my eyes don't glaze over when I see the day's upload is yet another home tech video. I've stopped trying to force myself through watching each one because there's nothing new I'm getting out of them at this point besides "look at this nice new house I've moved into".

My opinion is that that nothing has really changed, and short of hearing about a lawsuit, it probably won't.
 
You have to remember that since 2016, any claim of sexual assault = forever canceled. Even if it's false. But merely being accused of harassment, sexual or not, will only get someone canceled if there is a power dynamic or money in play. Most of the time, it's about money, and not something genuinely worth dragging out into the court of public opinion because that tends to hurt everyone involved. The person making the complaint, the people being complained about, and the companies represented by either party end up having to do damage control, and that tends to work out poorly for the people who do not have money to do so.
 
The selling of someones property without their consent, basically is theft, and again, unless there is a lawsuit, probably won't change my mind. As far as I'm concerned, it has been addressed, even if that was pressure by an outside party to do better.
 
My only real beef with the entire thing was Linus's initial reaction that felt like he was trying to not get canceled by doing everything that people who get canceled do. 
 
When accused of wrongdoing, the right answer is always to verify the claim before speaking about it, because two wrongs don't make a right.

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was the founder of a small business which ended up very popular and successful among the Steam userbase in the early 2010s. I won't go into details or who he is, but he'd been "cancelled" over something once and had been reassuring me over similar attacks on my own character a few months ago. This is what he said; it really stuck with me:
 

 
In other words: like sharks smelling blood in the water, people can be almost gleeful to pick up the torches and pitchforks and dogpile on someone the horde has designated the latest bad guy, and they'll keep it up for like a week or so until they get bored and move onto the next target. It gives people an excuse to tap into that inner shrieking ape and pound a dude's skull in with an "OOK OOK OOK" without it impacting their conscience; quite the contrary, it's like a conscience drug because they're smiting evil in the name of whatever form of righteousness they've decided they're fighting for this week. They can feel proud of themselves for being a Good Person™, even if their idea of "being good" is attacking and heaping abuse on someone they barely know, all from behind the safety of a monitor and an arbitrary username, free from the specter of "consequences".
 
Welcome to the online disinhibition effect. Quite the "GIFT" to our base instincts, if you catch my drift.

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was the founder of a small business which ended up very popular and successful among the Steam userbase in the early 2010s. I won't go into details or who he is, but he'd been "cancelled" over something once and had been reassuring me over similar attacks on my own character a few months ago. This is what he said; it really stuck with me:
 

 
In other words: like sharks smelling blood in the water, people can be almost gleeful to pick up the torches and pitchforks and dogpile on someone the horde has designated the latest bad guy, and they'll keep it up for like a week or so until they get bored and move onto the next target. It gives people an excuse to tap into that inner shrieking ape and pound a dude's skull in with an "OOK OOK OOK" without it impacting their conscience; quite the contrary, it's like a conscience drug because they're smiting evil in the name of whatever form of righteousness they've decided they're fighting for this week. They can feel proud of themselves for being a Good Person™, even if their idea of "being good" is attacking and heaping abuse on someone they barely know, all from behind the safety of a monitor and an arbitrary username, free from the specter of "consequences".
 
Welcome to the online disinhibition effect. Quite the "GIFT" to our base instincts, if you catch my drift.

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was the founder of a small business which ended up very popular and successful among the Steam userbase in the early 2010s. I won't go into details or who he is, but he'd been "cancelled" over something once and had been reassuring me over similar attacks on my own character a few months ago. This is what he said; it really stuck with me:
 

 
In other words: like sharks smelling blood in the water, people can be almost gleeful to pick up the torches and pitchforks and dogpile on someone the horde has designated the latest bad guy, and they'll keep it up for like a week or so until they get bored and move onto the next target. It gives people an excuse to tap into that inner shrieking ape and pound a dude's skull in with an "OOK OOK OOK" without it impacting their conscience; quite the contrary, it's like a conscience drug because they're smiting evil in the name of whatever form of righteousness they've decided they're fighting for this week. They can feel proud of themselves for being a Good Person™, even if their idea of "being good" is attacking and heaping abuse on someone they barely know, all from behind the safety of a monitor and an arbitrary username, free from the specter of "consequences".
 
Welcome to the online disinhibition effect. Quite the "GIFT" to our base instincts, if you catch my drift.

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was the founder of a small business which ended up very popular and successful among the Steam userbase in the early 2010s. I won't go into details or who he is, but he'd been "cancelled" over something once and had been reassuring me over similar attacks on my own character a few months ago. This is what he said; it really stuck with me:
 

 
In other words: like sharks smelling blood in the water, people can be almost gleeful to pick up the torches and pitchforks and dogpile on someone the horde has designated the latest bad guy, and they'll keep it up for like a week or so until they get bored and move onto the next target. It gives people an excuse to tap into that inner shrieking ape and pound a dude's skull in with an "OOK OOK OOK" without it impacting their conscience; quite the contrary, it's like a conscience drug because they're smiting evil in the name of whatever form of righteousness they've decided they're fighting for this week. They can feel proud of themselves for being a Good Person™, even if their idea of "being good" is attacking and heaping abuse on someone they barely know, all from behind the safety of a monitor and an arbitrary username, free from the specter of "consequences".
 
Welcome to the online disinhibition effect. Quite the "GIFT" to our base instincts, if you catch my drift.

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was the founder of a small business which ended up very popular and successful among the Steam userbase in the early 2010s. I won't go into details or who he is, but he'd been "cancelled" over something once and had been reassuring me over similar attacks on my own character a few months ago. This is what he said; it really stuck with me:
 

 
In other words: like sharks smelling blood in the water, people can be almost gleeful to pick up the torches and pitchforks and dogpile on someone the horde has designated the latest bad guy, and they'll keep it up for like a week or so until they get bored and move onto the next target. It gives people an excuse to tap into that inner shrieking ape and pound a dude's skull in with an "OOK OOK OOK" without it impacting their conscience; quite the contrary, it's like a conscience drug because they're smiting evil in the name of whatever form of righteousness they've decided they're fighting for this week. They can feel proud of themselves for being a Good Person™, even if their idea of "being good" is attacking and heaping abuse on someone they barely know, all from behind the safety of a monitor and an arbitrary username, free from the specter of "consequences".
 
Welcome to the online disinhibition effect. Quite the "GIFT" to our base instincts, if you catch my drift.

A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was the founder of a small business which ended up very popular and successful among the Steam userbase in the early 2010s. I won't go into details or who he is, but he'd been "cancelled" over something once and had been reassuring me over similar attacks on my own character a few months ago. This is what he said; it really stuck with me:
 

 
In other words: like sharks smelling blood in the water, people can be almost gleeful to pick up the torches and pitchforks and dogpile on someone the horde has designated the latest bad guy, and they'll keep it up for like a week or so until they get bored and move onto the next target. It gives people an excuse to tap into that inner shrieking ape and pound a dude's skull in with an "OOK OOK OOK" without it impacting their conscience; quite the contrary, it's like a conscience drug because they're smiting evil in the name of whatever form of righteousness they've decided they're fighting for this week. They can feel proud of themselves for being a Good Person™, even if their idea of "being good" is attacking and heaping abuse on someone they barely know, all from behind the safety of a monitor and an arbitrary username, free from the specter of "consequences".
 
Welcome to the online disinhibition effect. Quite the "GIFT" to our base instincts, if you catch my drift.

OVERVIEW vs REVIEW should be better communicated!
In order not to deceive customers and avoid unnecessary reactions from the community!
 
Something similar was said in the video, but I think this one needs to be VERY CLEAR!
I saw A LOT of comments criticizing the overviews as they were full reviews last week!

I am really glad that Linus called out online abusers who harass people. Why people think that is ok is beyond me. 

While mistakes happen and it's good you're compensating them, I'm concerned about Billet's IP.
 
How much of that prototype was a trade secret? Now it's out in the wild.

Is it possible to contact the winner of that auction and ask for it back to return to Billet, while fully reimbursing the buyer for what they paid? I think making an effort to actually procure and return the prototype on top of compensating Billet for what they asked for would be a major show of good faith.

Is it possible to contact the winner of that auction and ask for it back to return to Billet, while fully reimbursing the buyer for what they paid? I think making an effort to actually procure and return the prototype on top of compensating Billet for what they asked for would be a major show of good faith.

While mistakes happen and it's good you're compensating them, I'm concerned about Billet's IP.
 
How much of that prototype was a trade secret? Now it's out in the wild.

While mistakes happen and it's good you're compensating them, I'm concerned about Billet's IP.
 
How much of that prototype was a trade secret? Now it's out in the wild.

While mistakes happen and it's good you're compensating them, I'm concerned about Billet's IP.
 
How much of that prototype was a trade secret? Now it's out in the wild.

Is it possible to contact the winner of that auction and ask for it back to return to Billet, while fully reimbursing the buyer for what they paid? I think making an effort to actually procure and return the prototype on top of compensating Billet for what they asked for would be a major show of good faith.

While mistakes happen and it's good you're compensating them, I'm concerned about Billet's IP.
 
How much of that prototype was a trade secret? Now it's out in the wild.

Is it possible to contact the winner of that auction and ask for it back to return to Billet, while fully reimbursing the buyer for what they paid? I think making an effort to actually procure and return the prototype on top of compensating Billet for what they asked for would be a major show of good faith.

While mistakes happen and it's good you're compensating them, I'm concerned about Billet's IP.
 
How much of that prototype was a trade secret? Now it's out in the wild.