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I think it'd be cool to do a video about how content distribution networks work for business, especially content creators. In a recent(ish) video you guys mentioned having a faster internet connection to the Vancouver exchange 'which is basically all the important stuff like Google, ...' (as Linus described it then). For most people CDN's are entirely transparent and you don't need to think about them at all until something goes wrong with a site. There's some fun side topics to it like 'How DO they keep all these nodes across the world synched up so perfectly that it's totally invisible to the end users?', 'how much of the internetwork (i.e. the places where a regional providers like Comcast meet up with each other) traffic is just CDN's replicating information?', and the like.

Thank you for the explanations. I HAD thought all mechanical switches had some sort of feedback at their actuation point, that this was the whole point of mechanical switches: you could feel where the actual actuation point was. Ah well, another lesson learned, albeit a very expensive one.

bought a Corsair K100 with "optomechanical" key switches. These activate somewhere near the bottom of max travel, but there's NO feedback or feel to where that actuation point is. Are there any scenarios or use cases where this is BENEFICIAL? Or is it just a marketing gimmick so they can include "mechanical" in the description without having to actually pay for expensive (due to demand) switches? Quite a few times I inadvertently fired off an ability just by resting my finger on a key in preparation for using it.

like the title says, how did Wendell from Level1techs get to be known as such a wiz with servers? I've looked at his channel and it's almost entirely just news and occasional reviews, the same as LTT, Gamers Nexus, and the like - no mention of server stuff anywhere. He does have a couple of other channels that focus on Linux and servers. The server one is all from 4-years ago, and the Linux one looks like just a linux-centric news channel. Nowhere on HIS channels is there anything that would make me think he'd be my first choice for help setting up or troubleshooting a server. However, every time he's appeared on LTT or Gamer's Nexus it's obvious he DOES know his stuff and at a fairly deep level (like Anthony does for workstations). He almost Don't get me wrong. He's a cool guy (I really enjoy his teams' news videos), I just don't see anything to justify his apparent reputation (if you hadn't worked with him before).

I've done too many reinstalls to store actual files on my desktop. I've got quite a few shortcuts on my desktop, though, because I love using keyboard shortcuts for my most common stuff (e.g. ctrl + alt + v opens up my videos folder). Stick the batch files in your documents folder (which you'll always remember to backup), and use ALT + drag to create a link to them on your desktop.

I'd put the launchers on your C drive (which I assume is a smaller, faster SSD than this new one) and configure them to store files on the D drive. Speedwise it probably makes no difference, but that will make it easier to find the game files if you like adding mods, modifying save files, or otherwise tinkering with the game files yourself.

Well played. Well played.

How can I figure out how much power my system needs from a UPS? I'm looking at getting a battery backup for my system, but I have no idea how much power it actually uses. All the UPS calculators I've tried require you to know the wattage, or they can assume some number based on BROAD categories (e.g. server, workstation, laptop, etc.) that seems ridiculously low. I've got 3x hdd's, and an optical drive, where most systems would have just one hdd or ssd and likely no optical drive. I could just post my specs here and ask, but I like knowing how to figure this stuff out myself. My power supply is way oversized for my system (nearly 2x what most power supply calculators say I need), and most UPS guides say even the PSU's rating is a way more than they'll ever actually use.

can somebody explain the origin/meaning of replacing "ck" with "cc" in certain words (as seen in their recent video on the case that rips off err, "copies" the mac pro's case design)? I've also seen this as a standard meme in pet-related stuff: "s/he protecc, s/he attacc, but more than that s/he (does something cute/silly)". The only result I've been able to find through googling is some BS about rappers and gang affiliations. Supposedly , "ck" means cripp killer even if it's the normal ending of a word (actually got a cramp from all the skeptical eyebrow-raising these articles induced). Every other intentional respelling (whether it's in textspeak (iirc, imo, etc.), modern chat acronyms, gamerspeak, etc.) I've encountered has some logic in addition to the standard goal of telling everybody "hey, I'm a ...".

Think they talked about this in one of the WAN show tangents. Vessel was a single, low subscription for all the content. This resulted in most creators getting only a small slice of a small amount of revenue, which just wasn't worth the added hassle of managing a second platform. This also eliminated the fan benefit of supporting content you enjoy. Why pay for something when you can wait a few days and get it for free? It's also possible I'm misremembering that episode and they were talking about some other video platform.

I've noticed/learned a couple of things from LTT and Techlinked videos lately (WAN show in particular). 1. LMG has a lot of people that are awesome as hosts. Linus is no longer the only (or even the best) face for videos. 2. Linus does bring an interesting perspective or angle to a lot of tech stories by discussing the business'es side of a story (i.e. what the person paying the bills at the relevant company might be thinking). Using him as a "talking head (i.e. reading a script somebody else has written with only that persons knowledge) is a waste. It's really interesting and enlightening to look at a story from the perspective of the person in charge of paying the bills for/at the company behind a story (e.g. Microsoft, Sony, Fractal Design, etc.). I've seen this quite often on the WAN show. Luke will be talking about some story from the consumer/techie side of things, often with a sort of "WTF were they thinking?", and Linus will explain what the company might have been thinking by talking about what he'd do and how he'd react in a similar situation. Most tech news sites I've looked at over the years don't (and really can't) cover this, or rely on blurbs from, or interviews with the subject company. Sure, you can see the business side of things by reading business news, but they usually ignore the consumer implications or reaction (they generally seem to assume consumers will go along with whatever a company does). Since Linus is already stepping back from being the mascot or primary host for LMG videos, why not have him switch to a sort of 'business commentator' role (sort of like the political commentators on CNN and other mainstream news sites)? You could even launch another channel that looks at top tech news stories/events from the business side of things. Linus has credibility with his audience as a fellow techie has shown off his business smarts in quite a few videos (not to mention starting and building LMG to it's current state). You could even have some of the business-side staff host on occasion (there's quite a few people I'd like to see more of that have only been featured in behind-the-scenes videos). p.s. I apologize if this is the wrong forum section for this, or if it's been covered to death already in another thread. I'm a relative newcomer to these forums (but have been watching the videos for many months now).