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Meh. I'm not convinced most people have actually listened to what I said. 
 
I never said I was perfect. I never even said not to use AdBlock. 
 
I said I don't. I said it's piracy. 
 
I still don't. It still is. If that bothers you, then you should stop using it. If it doesn't bother you, then:
 
 
 
Edit: Sorry, 'privateer' 😉

I'm always amazed by how quickly the LTT community is to brigade/argue in bad faith against some things at the drop of a hat, but also how quickly they will justify and/or defend/argue in good faith for any bad action done by Linus/LMG.
 
 
I wish you luck OP.
I think this was an oversight on LMG's part and they thought the software was free. I think Linus and the gang still think they are some small startup that plays fast and loose with the rules and as a result don't really care about doing things like checking the license agreements for things they use. If you somehow manage to reach them they will probably pay you at least once and then pay you again if they want to keep using your product, or switch to something else.
 
Advice to Linus if you see this. When you run a large company like you do, it's a good idea to evaluate the tools you use. If a tool you use as a "purchase" tab on its website, it's usually an indication that you might need to pay to use it in some circumstances. Going to the about page or reading the EULA is probably a good idea.
As it stands right now, the only thing standing between you and being sued, is the kindness of the developer. Piracy is a serious crime.
 
 
AD = Active Directory
AAD =  Azure AD = Azure Active Directory
 
There is no "Azure Directory". But you're right, I doubt Linus has their testbench AD-joined. I kind of doubt they have their other computers AD joined either, even thought they really should.
 
 
By the way, using Windows the way Linus does is piracy as well.
You are not allowed to use the activation grace period the way Linus does. Microsoft could, if they wanted to, sue Linus for not activating Windows on his test machines.
This is what the Windows 10 license agreement says:
 
 
The important part was highlighted by me.
Just because it runs doesn't mean you are allowed to run it.
 
So in one video, Linus has actually committed two acts of actual piracy.

really hope you appreciate the irony, because this is "literally piracy", ad skipping isn't.
 
getting a version that is behing a paywall without paying for it is a crime mate, literally
 
 

I think they mean, if the computer's domain-joined in general. Domain type doesn't matter in this case. In addition to that, non-Activated installs of Windows can be joined to a domain iirc. I remember pulling it off recently. Not suggesting the practice, but it was to test a VM for functionality before pushing a license to it. 
 
Either way, I think that this is the type of thing that a procurement/legal team should be working to prevent. Software licensing research and interpretation should be a regular task for a legally-operated organisation.

I think they mean, if the computer's domain-joined in general. Domain type doesn't matter in this case. In addition to that, non-Activated installs of Windows can be joined to a domain iirc. I remember pulling it off recently. Not suggesting the practice, but it was to test a VM for functionality before pushing a license to it. 
 
Either way, I think that this is the type of thing that a procurement/legal team should be working to prevent. Software licensing research and interpretation should be a regular task for a legally-operated organisation.

Without getting into all the political behind the scenes stuff, I'll just throw this out there since we have the dev in this thread:
 
OCCT is, and has been for a long time, a better stress testing system utility than the legendary AIDA64. If I want to verify that my system works, AIDA64. If I want to crash it for funsies, RealBench. If I want to set it on fire, Prime95. If I want a good, well-rounded test of everything, it's always OCCT. The program doesn't get nearly enough love.

Occt doesn't work if AD is enabled on the machine and pro license is not present. Newer versions also have a countdown before starting a test.
I remember using occt 10+ years ago and I still remember having that donation message.
 
 
As far as Linus and LTT goes,I love how the guy who claims adblocking is piracy doesn't pay for the software.

OCCT is a paid software now?? I'll be honest, I have never once visited the main website and just keep using the Portable version(4.5.1) I got from from TechSpot long ago.
With the only mention of money being this prompt when I open the software, nothing about commercial license or what have you. Wouldn't be surprised if it was a similar situation for LTT.

[Copied from Reddit, did NOT see a post on here] [https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/srhalz/linus_tech_tips_pirating_occt_answer_from_the_dev/]
Context :
I'm making this a dedicated post since things blew up in the post about the Newegg controversy, following this comment :
https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/srb92k/holy_sht_people/hwrbhts/
TL;DR : Linus tech tips use OCCT in their videos ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJnrMNCahxc&t=270s
) and they didn't pay for a Pro license, which raised controversy in my Discord at that time, and mixed feelings. Aeryn brings that up, and it blew up, with mentions to their "adblock = piracy" stuff among others.
Seems my answer isn't publicly readable in that thread for some reason, and as it's far in the comments section, I thought it was a good idea to put it here. I jnust hope i'm not wrong. Sorry if I am !
My original answer :
OCCT dev here. I read the whole comment thread (wow, that blew up), and felt like I had to give my personal view of this.
Let me draw the whole picture quickly : i'm the sole dev behind the project (and I always have been a solo dev), and it's currently downloaded 20k+ times per day. I made that my main job due to COVID events since early 2021, and currently, i'm not making ends meet with the project, and if things continue that way, i'll have to put OCCT as a side job again, despite its huge success.
OCCT has been around for 18 years now, and has been free for personal use only for like 10+ years, at least. It's not new it's forbidden for professional / commercial use. Don't ask me when exactly, but it's been 10 years+ at least. I think it was since OCCT 2.0.
I'll say how I felt about this, without filtering anything.
First reaction was "OMFG I finally am featured on a popular youtube channel !". I was on JayZ's channel already (he used a very old version), and now on LTT, I was thoroughly REALLY happy.
Then, after a few minutes, it starts to hit you.
Did they contact you ? No. Did they pay for a license ? No. Are they out of bounds ? yeah.
Now, should I care about that ? That's the tough part. They have tremendous power. They make a video saying OCCT sucks ? I'm dead. No matter how 18 years of being "useful" are, i'm as good as dead. They can pronounce a death sentence instantly. GamerNexus, Jayz, and a lot of others can.
I never go the fight route with anyone, but here, even less so, like a David/Goliath stuff.
They also give me visibility, and that's a good thing already 🙂
Would I have offered them a free license with an email ? HELL YES. Why wouldn't I ? I mean, it's free ads for OCCT, and it can only benefit us both. So in the end, it was just boiling down to not being "nice".
I let the matter be, as I enjoyed +15% visits for a few days following this, and tried to forget about it.
Then, developing OCCT further, I tried to reach out to youtubers, as they started making content about software. Remember the CTR/Hydra craze a few months ago ? Yeah, around that time. I was introducing my benchmarks, with a new take, and tried to get attention. I emailed the 3 top youtube channels I knew : JayZ, LTT, and GamersNexus. I got a response from GamerNexus, which led to nowhere (I was still very happy about getting answered though, thanks !), and none from the two others.
Don't get me wrong - i'm not a special snowflake. I don't deserve answers. They are so big they can view me as an insect, easily, we just don't compare. But then, you realize the sole one that replied you was the one that wasn't using your work to make some of their content. I don't know if they do use OCCT regularly, I just know they did for sure, but still, it was a bitter taste.
So here I was, having no attention from major youtube channels dedicated to hardware/review, despite them using my work, and seeing them advertise CTR like crazy while the dev of CTR was being rude to his own community.
It all boils down to this : i'm not a marketer. I'm not a youtuber ( my videos are crappy). I'm not an entertainer. i'm a dev. People are so used to have OCCT around that they forget there's someone working behind it. I mean, 85% of my traffic comes from people googling OCCT, so it is a tad known 🙂
It's a lingering feeling. I read the twitter stuff about adblocking being piracy. Well, it's even more blatant in my case. I am down 10k€ of personal funds since I switched full time on OCCT since I need more money to support my family (and we aren't living the crazy life, I have 3 kids, my wife's working part time at minimum wage, so well...).
I felt like answering to their adblock is piracy tweet. It's like a big company complaining aboput not making even more money when I can't make ends meet, and it felt... unfair. Especially since they publicly "pirated" OCCT (i'm not sure you can say that since I would have given them a free license on the spot tbh).
I did not, being afraid of the consequences. I'm better off shutting my big mouth, and trying to increase slowly my income to support my family, rather than starting fires here and there, and put my "starting" business at a jeopardy.
Here's the whole picture, the situation. I'm not letting OCCT drop, i've been working on OCCT V11 like crazy (i'm at like 60 hours+ per week on it), hoping it'll be the version that makes me not worry about money anymore, and, that's a dream, being able to afford buying test hardware rather than constantly bug people I find here and there to let me access their computer to debug.
Am I mad ? no. It's just a lingering feeling of unfairness, and while you're experiencing it, you're always wondering if it's justified or not, if you're just being a special snowflake or a princess to whom everything is due. It's a complex feeling.
The times are to entertainers, not engineers, that's a fact 🙂
As a closing note, most companies are like that. Some are really nice. I'm not afraid to cite them : Asetek, NZXT, Cooler master, Videocardz,... they're all really, really nice people. They use OCCT, support me, and I even got an AIO for free from Asetek since I made a function they had the idea of (Steady mode) (I was beyond thrilled). But lots of others aren't. I did fight for 3 months with a popular graphic card manufacturer to make them pay for a Pro license when they were using it in their after-sale services (I had proof sent by a user).
It's a pretty common thing out there. So again, this is not isolated behavior, and also, I can understand it's tough to play nice with everyone and not make a mistake. On my end, it's just often... depressing 🙂

EPS 12V+ has an extra 12V line that maps to ground for PCIe. So if you try to plug in a EPS 12V+ line into a PCIe plug, you'll kill the card.
 
Otherwise if you're just trying to mod the cable and you're plugging both ends into PCIe, then sure, you could mangle the connecting end so it'll eventually fit.

I thought today might be a good day to have a little discussion about past experiences with how bad security in IT infrastructure is in the modern age. Over the years I have discovered and even gotten in trouble for discovering vulnerabilities in network configurations/equipment at schools and businesses.
 
This topic is intended as a constructive conversation where I'd like others to share their experiences and raise awareness. If even one person makes a positive change somewhere as a result of this that at least counts for something. If anyone including myself go into too much detail as far as how certain things were/are exploitable I'd appreciate if the mods could just chop out what goes against the CS as opposed to shutting down the conversation.
 
So I wanted to start off by stating I don't classify myself under the White | Gray | Black Hat hacker cauterizations. I don't actively pursue Pen Testing or elicit activity for personal gain...but when I get bored and have a computer in front of me I like to push buttons...and I've had times when doing so not only showed me things I shouldn't have access to but I've gotten in trouble for discovering...
 
Today I have four stories and I'll try to put them in chronological order as best I can remember. Each one is unique in itself which is why I'm including them all.
 
High School: Poorly Implemented Web Filters
 
WPA2-PSK has innate crippling vulnerabilities? That's the last of your worries if you own a particular popular router
 
Network Discovery, Firewall Rules, & Implementing Remote Command Execution
 
Guest Wi-Fi and requiring user login credentials.
 
That's everything I had to share. Does anyone else have anything similar to add? I feel this could be worth-while material for those who either work in IT or just want to beef up their security otherwise.

i can only think of one way to fill up 35tb.... 

How do you "accidentally" buy a server? For real now? Why can't I "accidentally" buy a Mercedes or something?  

I was going to say join the LTT folding team.
 
Or, make a personal minecraft server for you and your buddies?
 
Dunno. Maybe you could host a LAN party and use it as the hosting server for something like quake, CS:GO, Battlefield 3/4/H,
 
Something.

keep it you maybe able to use it as a fairly useful home server for your personal use , uncompresed movies and personal website server as such

I made a ridiculous offer on eBay and this happened... I'm now the proud owner of the following HP DL380 G6.
 
CPU: 2 x Quad Xeon X5570 2.93 GHz
Mem: 48GB
RAID: P410i + BBWC
HDD: 6 x 300GB 15K SAS
PSU: 2 x 750W
 
I even managed to score the cabinet rails.
 
What do I do with it?!
 
Up to now, I've installed ESXi and whipped up a Server 2012 instance. Started a small Minecraft server for myself to play around in at work, home, wherever. I thought about replicating our work's server offsite. Any suggestions welcome!

I'd love to see a LTT Minecraft server. Preferably a vanilla java experience, that'd be nice. Thank and keep it up!

I hate to do this but I've also finally upgraded, scored a Crosshair Dark Hero and a 5800x for $150 off from B&H a couple months back. I'll avoid posting my ugly tarnishing NH-D14 with a fan missing on the Intel HEDT thread. I still have the X58 P6T X5660 home server but upgrades/changes are far from likely with that unless something happens to it.
 
Real end of an era, it had two power supplies die on it. It received liquid "poured" directly into it killing half the fans and a PSU within a month without my knowledge at the time. It was overclocked from the moment my i7 930 was removed from the box. For years it was ran in dual channel because I couldn't bring myself to remove the heatsinks from my $300 G.Skill Pi Series 6GB kit. It's seen 4 cases, 5 or 6 sets of fans, 4 psus, 4 gpus, 3 cpus and 4 different memory setups, IDE drives, DVD burners, a floppy drive, 8+ sata drives, sata ssds, 3 nvmes and like a hundred bios flashes. It almost made it 12 years of daily use and abuse and it easily could keep going.
 

 
None of my spare coolers are compatible with LGA1366 though, I had a Zalman cooler new in box but that definitely isn't up to the task of 4.5ghz@1.425v so it's only been turned on once or twice since I had to rob the NH-D14 from it and evict it from my Meshify 2 Compact. That changed today though after my $30 Corsair A500 arrived, which definitely doesn't support LGA1366 but we'll see about that.
 
I noticed that the Corsair A500's mounting kit was very similar to Noctua's Secufirm. Well, actually I should reword that as a complete ripoff because it's about 1mm from being compatible with all of Noctua's mounting hardware and uses a smaller stud. Otherwise it's entirely the same, even the Noctua brackets that attach to the cooler fit perfectly but unfortunately the coldplate is just a hair wider than my NH-D14

 

 

 
Using the Corsair brackets instead with the Secufirm backplate seemed to do the trick. I'm concerned about the mounting height from the board though. The LGA1366 Secufirm kit spacers match the height of the LGA11xx spacers provided with the A500, the Noctua brackets seem to be a few mm shallower but the sprung screws on the Corsair brackets have about that much extra below the bracket. I remember something about the LGA1366/LGA2011 and LGA775/LGA1156 change over having differences in height where people would use washers to convert older coolers but I can't seem to find any specifics. Does anyone know if there's any significant difference in IHS/socket height between LGA11xx and LGA1366?
 
So far though it seems to be running at acceptable temps, I'll have to figure out what drive it should be using and then it can at least run some really nice web browsers, AFK in games or run assorted windows software that I can't run on something on a better suited build.
 
The A500 is a tight fit in a Cooler Master Scout, and when I say tight fit I mean the side panel rubs the cooler only just an acceptable amount but still fits. I'll leave the metal garnish plate off the cooler just so it doesn't get scuffed by the side panel but I'm fairly sure it just touches on top edges of the fan holders. It's still supposedly hitting the single core turbo at 4.68ghz and idles at 25-30c on the cores. Can't say it wouldn't see 90c+ at full tilt due to poor case airflow but it's definitely never going to see workloads like that anyways.

Ahh man, that's terrible... my sympathy for your loss.
 
Only thing I can say is that to me he looked like he had a great life from your stories and pictures of him... try to remember that, and that he was happy. That's what got me through losing Henry nearly 3 years ago. It's very hard to lose someone you love, and some people don't want to replace them as they remember the loss... but think about it a different way, by getting another companion you are making their lives better and giving each other joy.
I know it's early days and the loss is too much right now, but it will get better. You'll still miss him, but remembering the good times helps so much.

I won't lie. This Christmas sucked. 
 
My sisters dog Apollo was visiting for the holidays. Threw up blood Christmas eve and was brought to the emergency vet. Was diagnosed with Lyme disease that had likely been dormant for over two years and caused kidney failure. We had to put him down two days later as the treatments were not taking effect. 
 
We miss him a lot. 

My issue with google and apple in this is that you cannot use a smart phone without creating an account with at least one of them.  Unless I find an actual half decent linux phone, I simply have no options, which makes it anti consumer from the get go.

This is partly because throwing an individual in jail doesn’t have quite the same knock-on effect as suspending an entire corporation’s operations, which may impact a heck of a lot more people and even other businesses operations (that rely upon the jailed-corporation’s tech) than just themselves. 

Given that pretty much all of the bigger tech corporations toe the legal line in some way or another, the likely result of such a hardline stance (unless the country can fund its own development from the ground-up) would be depriving the populace of a lot of tech that is so widely used. 

Mac just works! As long as you pay us that $400 fee and in which you can say fck it, I will just buy a cheap Windows laptop that will just work too. 
 
 
Have you tried turning it on and off again btw?

so this one time I was hanging out with my friend who is the manager at a tech shop by where I live and a girl comes in and buys a 2tb hard drive. we let her know that we install hard drives for $1 (the cost of the sata cable we use) and she says "just because I am a woman does not mean I cant work on computers" and leaves in a huff. two days later she comes back in saying that the HDD is not working so we take the computer in to look at it, we open it and the HDD is nowhere to be seen, so we ask her where it is. and it turns out that she scanned it and put the scanned image on her desktop to install the drive. and to top that off she threw away the drive she paid almost $200 for and she wanted us to give her a new one.
 
 
 
EDIT: feel free to quote this comment, I like seeing peoples reactions even though the comment is 2+ years old.
EDIT EDIT: still funny in 2021 keep em comin'