The pitchforks were raised because for the past 2 years criticism was met with pushback before actual correction. The whole reacting first then giving rational thought later is bad PR. I get it, i love watching the wan show and hearing your oppinions raw, but in these situations you need to tread carefully.
What happened to old linus i knew, the one who would listen to feedback and put emotions aside. The one who would make an effort when correcting videos, even for comedic ones like the cheap onn tv video where there is a jumpcut clarifying something minor.
The linus I see now is one who immediately sees criticism as people out to get him first, and while i get that toxic people are out there, most of the time their criticisms maybe have an ounce of truth that should be considered fully. I also see someone who cares more about opportunity cost than making quality videos first.
And i get it, LTT is massive, but the goals of LTT should remain constant, making the best videos possible, reguardless of how size and scale changes. If anything impedes on making quality videos, maybe it should be taken a closer look at.
Saying that LTT is going through growing pains works maybe once or twice. But i would think that the next GPU or CPU review would have way more time spent ensuring mistakes dont happen again. In the past, egregious mistakes often have the video taken dowm, and a corrected video be issued. This is no longer the case, and it rings a "but we will lose momentum in the algorithm" concern that causes the video to stay up. Sometimes, its better to eat the loss instead of trying to maintain profit, like that time you messed up pricing for a product at NCIX and instead of canceling orders, your boss telling you to honor the orders and eat the loss.
And look, i understand a big company like yours has miscommunication all the time, but the moment you saw it start to impact the quality of videos, the issue should have been addressed then and there instead of sweeping it under the rug. Using the whole "our company is growing" as a scapegoat only works so much. Its time to take drastic action, and actually take responsibility rather that point to a nebulous term.
Watching the GN video, typing this response was very hard for me to do. The last GN video about TMB i didnt agree with, as i felt it didnt consider the human element in that situation, but this is different. Im a big fan, i own the OG Swacket, mousepad, waterbottle, and have ltt stickers everywhere. Been watching the channel for 8 years. But seeing the GN video, but more specifically this response that just sang the same tones as every other response to a mistake LTT has made, felt like a stab in the chest.
All i ask for is i guess affirmative action at this point rather than using the same scapegoat. Taking a pause and iorning things out. I hope someone at LTT reads this, and doesnt pass me off as a hater, rather a deeply dissapointed fan.
You being a ham sandwich would actually explain a lot to be honest 😛
Bad jokes aside, the question of whether or not Steve is a journalist is completely irrelevant to the discussion actually. Finding angles to attack him on, however many you find, does not change what Linus did wrong in this situation and what has been going wrong at LMG. In fact, Steve could be a professional clown and these issues would still persist.
Again with the double standard ... everything Steve reported on, was publicly available information, too - he just pointed it out to his viewers. Wouldn't logic dictate then that no ethical violations have been committed by GN here, because I could have found out about all of this by myself?
First of all, the whole Billet Labs stuff is completely absurd if true. I don't think they would intentionally sell something they couldn't, probably some massive fuck up in communications happened between the team responsible for sending it back and the people choosing the items to be auctioned, but it's still a huge issue and 100% LTT's responsibility to fix it and make sure something like this never ever happens again.
About the rushed content, it's something that a lot of times crosses the border of "fun jank" to being just frustrating. Every single project they do seems to be rushed, unfinished, untested and plagued with issues and oversights. And that could be their content "brand", seems like many people enjoy the jank. But if they now want to present themselves as serious testers, someone the community can look up for reliable data with Labs, that mindset needs to change, FAST. How the hell can I trust someone who has to correct themselves almost every video? And makes errors that a basic review of the content could catch?
You need to pump out 7 videos a week? Sure buddy, but maybe allow more time sensitive projects to be properly planned, executed and reviewed and throw some "here's 10 fun crap we found on aliexpress" videos to make up for it.
If legitimate criticism of how a company's testing methodology resulting in errors is considered an attack, then I'm not sure what else to say besides it not being one.
Here's the thing, if you want to be a lab, and you want to be held to lab standards, then you open your methods and data to scrutiny, which is what GN is doing here. LMG has the ability, and the right to respond to these allegations by re-running the tests to reproduce the data if they want to stand by it, but they aren't. GN's video isn't an attack, it's a flashlight on some of LMG's recent practices that have dubious ethical standings that need to be addressed.
I dont remember when it happened but they were bought, and since it has been downhill. But yeah they were already slowly dying with all their financial issues.
Part of the problem is they dont update or work on their "service" but we all let it slide because it worked ok enough even if still terrible. The other part being they charge quite a bit for the hardware that if you looked inside would realize is almost all profit! But yes, at the end of the day most will be most upset about them promising from the beginning no fees ever. I feel like this may have just killed their company if they reverse it or not, blood is already in the water.
ComputerBases's performance review on the new Pentium G4560($64USD) shows that it's total performance is neck and neck w/ the i5-2500K($230USD)
Gaming at 720p and 1080p the Kaby Lakes-based pentium G4560 beats the Pentium G440, FX-6300 and A10-7890K - while just 5% slower than the more expenisve Corey i3-6100 and Core i5-2500K processors.
Dragon Ball Xenovers 2 out tomorrow on Steam and we're seeing its best discount to date by around eight bucks. The place to be is GamesPlanet, where after coupon you can pick up a copy 32% off in the US. The trick is GamesPlanet only shows British Pound prices, but you can buy from them world wide, so after currency conversion your price will come out to approximately $34.19 in the US.
Use Voucher/Coupon Code: PGWNVIDIA
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $51.29 / £41.99 (list price $75 / £60)
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Steam) — $34.19 / £27.99 (list price $50 / £40)
Authorized retailer, so hot deal. A few regions should not buy from GamesPlanet, these are: Japan, China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Pakistan.
If this site is anything like deal extreme used to be like they sell good stuff at great prices but unfortunately everything is shipped in bulk by ocean freighters from china which takes ages. This can be rewarding some times as you forget you bought something and it's a nice treat when it arrives.
News
Electric cars could boost CO2 emissions in some provinces
Source 1: cbc.ca/news
replacing your gas guzzler with an electric car may be worse for the environment in some provinces
affected provinces are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia
electric cars generate more carbon over their lifetimes than gas-powered cars said Chris Kennedy, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto
due to these provinces generating electricity through coal burning plants
[Rumor] Nvidia reading GM200-based GeForce GTX 980 Ti?
Source 1: linustechtips.com/nvidia-readying-gm200-based… OP: sir_game_alot
Source 2: techpowerup.com/nvidia-readying-gm200-based…
based on the 28nm GM200 silicon which powers the Titan X
rumored that Nvidia will call it the GTX 980 Ti or the GTX 990...985?
reported by SweClockers
full complement of 3072 CUDA cores and 6GB of memory (compared to the 12GB of Titan X)
memory bus width stays at 384-bit
since this card would be available for add-in card partners with custom cooling designs, there is the potential that this card could clock significantly higher than the Titan X which is limited to the stock cooler
likely to be timed with the launch of AMD’s 390X
Apple employees to give fashion advice.
Source 1: digitaltrends.com
Apple retail personnel have been instructed to make comments such as, “You seem to have a fun style. I think the pink Sport band would match your style perfectly.”
also told to explain how other customers chose their Apple Watch
present choices outside of a person’s price range just in case there’s a chance to upsell
big launch day for Apple Watch is April 10. On that day, people will be able to try on the Apple Watch for 15 minutes.
New Tesla Spotted
Source 1: dailycaller.com
drivers shot a video of the car first noticed by TechCrunch and uploaded it to YouTube late last week.
signature parts of the trim, lights and brand markings were camouflaged in white
Model X’s other familiar design elements revealed for the first time in 2012 were unmistakable
was Tesla’s formidable, noiseless acceleration
not the first time the car has been spotted in the wild n
Intel and Micron announce 3D NAND production, open gates to 10TB SSDs
Source 1: linustechtips.com/intel-and-micron-announce… OP: Amit Moryossef
Source 2: digitaltrends.com/intel-3d-nand-10tb…
revealed on Thursday
Intel and Micron teamed up
not only can it create high capacity SSDs, it should also drive down the prices of low capacity SSDs
quoting a maxiumum capacity of 48GB per memory die
equates to 3.5TB in small M.2 drives, over 10TB in 2.5” SSD
In doing so it greatly increases the potential data capacity of a single chip. Intel and Micron are quoting a maximum capacity of 48GB per memory die
YouTube reportedly challenging Twitch w/ new streaming service
Source 1: linustechtips.com/youtube-challenging-twitch… OP: Srgnt_Ballistic
Source 2: technobuffalo.com/twitch-competitor-youtube-streaming…
live streaming product
already allows livestreaming, this will put a larger focus on gaming and broadcast events
specifically wants to cater to esports
“Google reportedly wants to do it bigger and better with major sponsorships and exclusive events.”
“There’ll be huge opportunities for established streamers and organizations soon and I would say that the record numbers of esports viewers are only going to grow when Google start promoting and partnering with these events.”
Is this the LG G4 Note?
Source 1: linustechtips.com/is-this-the-g4-note… OP: snowComet
Source 2: xda-developers.com/lg-g4-note-leaks
photos leaked of a large G4
has been rumored for some time now to compete with Samsung Note series
LG CEO stated that G4 will come out in Q2, another high-end product in the second half of 2015
still unconfirmed, but relatively safe to assume that this is the G4 Note
HTC One M9 released today, widely available April 10
Source 1: linustechtips.com/m9-release-is-tonight-available… OP: Zambonie
Source 2: ca.ign.com/unlocked-htc-one...
unlocked version available from HTC’s site for $650
5” screen, 20 megapixel camera capable of 4k, 64-bit Snapdragon 810, 3GB of RAM
allegedly offers 21.7 hours of 3G talktime and 400 hours of standby on a single charge
up to 32GB internal storage, up to 2TB of storage via micro-SD
comes with “Uh-oh Protection” which we discussed last week, one free replacement for water damage, cracked screen, or switching carriers, overnighted to you
Xbox Ones will use a collective $250 million in energy over the course of a year. In standby
Source 1: linustechtips.com/xbox-ones-will-use… OP: matt12046
Source 2: nerdreactor.com/xbox-one-consumes…
even when the console appears to be off, it continuously draws significant power just having voice commands enabled
would be easy to fix this poor design flaw
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has repeatedly requested that Microsoft solves the problem, but they have not
more than 7 million Xbox One consoles sold in NA
you can fix the issue yourself by disabling “Instant On” mode, but that option is buried deep within the menu
in EU it is disabled by default
Amazon announces unlimited cloud storage plans
Source 1: linustechtips.com/amazon-announces… OP: ahhming
Source 2: amazon.com/clouddrive/learn…
“Unlimited Everything Plan”
$59.99/year
unlimited uploads
also have an “Unlimited Photos Plan” for $11.99/year or $1/month
store as many photos as you like in the cloud
both offer 3-month trials, 90-days before committing
Your Files for personal, non-commercial purposes
WARNING: There is a kinda freakish image, so if you are a bit of a 'scaredy cat', you have been warned.
Bio-hackers have figured out how to inject night-vision into your eyes
Source 1: linustechtips.com/bio-hackers-have-figured PICS OF INJECTION IN EYE OP: MrMineHeads
Source 2: mic.com/a-team-of-biohackers… PICS OF INJECTION IN EYE
allows humans to see over 50 meters into the dark for a short time
theorized that they could enhance healthy eyesight enough to induce night vision
use a king of chlorophyll analog called Chlorin e6 or Ce6
chemical found in some deep-sea fish used as an occasional method to treat night blindness
has actually been used intravenously as a treatment for some cancers since the ‘60s
they slowly drip 50 microliters of Ce6 into the eye, aiming for the conjunctival sac, which carries the chemical to the retina using what is essentially a really fine turkey baster
guy who had it done to him “To me, it was a quick, greenish-black blur across my vision, and then it dissolved into my eyes.”
effects start kicking in within an hour
in the woods he could identify where someone was, even if they were standing against a tree, at 50 metres
he had 100% accuracy with the Ce6, without the Ce6 he only had 33% accuracy
they’ll be doing further testing and presenting a study, but it’s not hard to acquire the chemical as is
PayPal fined $7.7M for allowing illegal payments
Source 1: linustechtips.com/paypal-fined-77m… OP: Master Disaster
Source 2: bbc.co.uk/new-technology…
US Treasury Department says PayPal failed to adequately screen and prevent transactions
includes a $7,000 transaction from someone listed by US gov’t as involved in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
PayPal said they had “voluntarily” reported to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) certain payments between 2009 and 2013
delays in scanning allowed some prohibited payments to be completed
“Since then, we’ve taken additional steps to support compliance with Ofac regulations
one case involved Kursad Zafer Cire, named by US State Dept in 2009 as being linked to weapons of mass destruction
PayPal reportedly processed 136 transactions to or from account registered to his name
other payments involved goods and services going to and from Cuba, Sudan, and Iran
according to Treasury Department, nearly 500 transactions worth almost $44,000 had potentially violated sanctions that ban US companies from doing business with individuals or organisations on a blacklist
Elon Musk: “Burning fossil fuels is the dumbest experiment in history, by far”
Source 1: linustechtips.com/elon-musk-burning-fossil-fuels… OP: Johners
Source 2: archive.today/2zsHv
was in a conversation with Cosmos host Neil deGrasse Tyson
“If we don’t find a solution to burning oil for transport, when we run out of oil, the economy will collapse and society will come to an end.” Musk
“If we know we have to get off oil no matter what, we know that is an inescapable outcome, why run this crazy experiment of changing the chemical composition of the atmosphere and oceans by adding enormous amounts of CO2 that have been buried since the Precambrian Era? That's crazy. That's the dumbest experiment in history, by far.”
Tyson sounded surprised: "Can you think of a dumber experiment?" he asked Musk.
"I honestly cannot. What good could possibly come of [staying on oil]," Musk said.
of course Musk has a vested interest in clean energies becoming the norm based on his current investments and companies, but I think it’s safe to say that he is very knowledgeable in this area
difficult to make change in the US because of the influence the oil giants have on the politics and economy
Dissecting G-Sync and FreeSync - How the Technologies Differ
Source 1: linustechtips.com - dissecting g sync and freesync how the t OP: Werto165
Source 2: pcper.com - Dissecting G Sync and FreeSync How Technologies Differ
“it’s more than just a branding issue”
40-144Hz both offer “pure variable frame rate” where the refresh rate of the display matches the game’s frame rate
above 144fps both go into a V-Sync state (as long as you enable V-Sync in FreeSync)
below 40fps they shift
FreeSync keeps the refresh rate static as frame rate dips below 40Hz
causes a combination of stutter and frame tearing (if V-Sync is off)
G-Sync starts doubling refresh rate and inserting duplicate frames starting at around 37 FPS
continues until game frame rate hits 19/20 FPS where a third frame is inserted and refresh rate is increased again
effectively G-Sync has no bottom window for variable refresh and produces the same result as if the display was going to the lower refresh rates without artifacting or flickering
possible that AMD could implement a similar doubling algorithm for FreeSync at the driver level without the need for an external module
Radeon GPUs have the ability to send out a duplicate frame based on what frame rate it is rendering at
this would require a great deal of cooperation between panel vendors and AMD
"Halo Online" Beta Coming to PC
Source 1: linustechtips.com/main/topic/335227-halo-online-beta-coming-to-pc/ OP: Madsprite
Source 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-to-play
Source 3: engadget.com/2015/03/25/halo-online-free-pc-russia/
Source 4: engadget.com/tag/343Industries/
Source 5: linustechtips.com/main/page/articles.html/_/articles
Source 6: halowaypoint.com - halo online closed beta launching in russia
launching free-to-play closed beta in Russia
PC-only
based on a modified Halo 3 engine
capable of running on low-end PCs
coming from Saber Interactive and software developer Innova Systems, partners of 343 Industries and Microsoft
NEW SHIRT http://teespring.com/sifp
RAPID FIRE Twitch leaks a bunch of personal information
Source 1: linustechtips.com/twitch-got-hacked OP: Tocsin_786
“there may have been unauthorized access to some of your Twitch user account information, including possibly your Twitch username and associated email address, the latest IP address you logged in from, and any of the following if you provided it to us: first and last name, phone number, address, and date of birth.”
one would think that after the Sony issues last year other services would have learned and changed their practices
Valve Approved Half Life 2 Update
Source 1: linustechtips.com/valve-approved-half-life… OP: qwertywarrior
Source 2: nextpowerup.com/valve-approved-half…
fan-made Half Life 2 mod
available as a free update on Steam
includes enhanced textures, improved lighting and effects, bug fixes and more
aims to give the best HL2 experience yet
OnePlus to release new drone next month
Source 1: linustechtips.com/update-326-oneplus-to-release… OP: Majinferno
Source 2: reddit.com/r/30dmjj/oneplus_amaa_late_march…
called the DR-1
revealed in a reddit ama
just over a year after their inception as a company they’re entering a new product category
no real information, just “It’s almost here” tagline
Titan X Running at over 2GHz
Source 1: linustechtips.com/titan-x-running-over… OP: UltraNeonGaming
Source 2: facebook.com/kingpin
KINGPIN made it happen
using LN2 to cool it
peaked at just over 2GHz running FireStrike
Facebook shares at an all time high, as of Tuesday $85.31
Source 1: 680news.com
somewhat surprising as thought Facebook was on it’s way out
Facebook in talks with the likes of the New York times re links on your home page
YouTube is experimenting with 4K 60fps
Source 1: linustechtips.com/youtube-does-60fps… OP: GMdavidson
Source 2: engadget.com/youtube-4k-60fps…
low-key, semi-secret playlist with 6 videos
have 4K 60fps on all 6 videos
So I found this Groupon for a collection of IT courses through Teaching 4 Business. ~$1,117 USD worth or certifications for $99 USD. You have 18 months of unlimited access to the courses and tests, so you can learn at your own pace. I looked into it and they seem to be a legit company, so I bought one. The Groupon is open for another 7 hours 20 minutes, ending at 0000 (-6:00 GMT) 8 March.
1. Budget & Location $400USD
any stores in US/Canada
Cannot go over budget
do not count Mail in Rebate
2. Aim Items must be new in box
Must be bought from a store, what store doesn't matter but shipping cost and taxes must be factored into the price
The goal of this post is to create the best computer from NIB parts from a store that we can in order to have it compete with the scrapyard wars computers
Must be a fully functioning computer with storage, a case... etc, but no OS required.
mromutt reacted to jooroth18 in Gamers Nexus alleges LMG has insufficient ethics and integrity
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