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For those who aren't familiar with the situation, here is a synopsis of people voicing frustrations with Fanatec's Black Friday glitch and lack of communication. For those who are familiar, what is your take on this? Personally, I did order with this bug naively thinking that it was just a surprise discount meant to clear inventory/create hype. Regardless, a lot of people are very frustrated and Fanatec's [2 weeks later] response was, in my opinion, very poor. Here's the response, in case you haven't seen it. I would genuinely like to hear everyone's thoughts as to what you think about people who placed the order and Fanatec's response.
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Linus tech team please take down the twomad collab video. After all that has been revealed about what awful person he is, he doesn't deserve the collab video to be up anymore or to be associated with linus.
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I am still waiting on @LinusTechto eat his stealth hoodie as he went on record claiming the same! Timestamp 4:20 (Nice) in this video!
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The PC Hardware Debate (From My Point of View)
Marinatall_Ironside posted a blog entry in JurunceNK's Blog
This is going to be one of those rants from my perspective, based on a conversation I had with friends and family two nights ago (1 August, 2015). Names of the people involved will remain confidential. Don't ask for names. My take on this debate is with PC hardware and their choices. As you may have realized at some point, I actually love high-end, enthusiast-class hardware configurations (though not ones that are absolutely nuts and stupid like The Compensator build log they did) and many think that such configurations will not last long whatsoever and you must upgrade every year. Now this is where my view on this whole thing comes in. Absolutely NOTHING lasts long, regardless of how much you pay for it, whether it's $1,500 or in excess of $5,000 (Just the tower). It's you that says when to upgrade, not Nvidia, or Intel, or AMD. No one has any say on when to upgrade but YOU! You're the one in control of your system. You decide how long you want your system configuration to last. And no one agreed, and I was like what the hell guys? Now I agree with Linus and the community that paying anywhere from $1,500-$1,800 will yield a better value in the long run, but however, not everyone would want to spend that much on a system. And that's okay, as long as you're happy with the system, you're good to go. On the subject of how long the individual systems will last will depend on whether you're buying the latest AAA games or not and whether you're playing at 4K resolution or not, but ultimately it's you that decides. If you're playing last year's AAA games like Crysis 3 or Tomb Raider (2013) or if you're playing a game like ARMA 3 (released 2013-2014), then you can make your system last years on end before you have to upgrade to something new. But if you're playing mainstream titles or e-Sports titles like League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, DOTA, StarCraft II, Team Fortress 2, CS:GO, or even World of Warcraft, you can get away with much less, even at 4K like what Linus demonstrated with the $1,000 4K AMD gaming machine. But if you want the enthusiast-class machine, then go for it. No one is going to stop you, not even me. But I would question your hardware selection if it's absolutely nuts, silly, and nothing more than a way to shovel your money away (The Compensator anyone?) Now the challenge that I'm going to take and that anyone else would like to participate in is for every $1,000 you spend on the tower equals 1 year. For my near $6,400 gaming computer, I will make it last 6 years and 4 months to get the full value out of it. Am I going to resell it? No. But let's face it. PC hardware won't last long from a technological standpoint, but physically they will last. The GeForce GTX Titan X will last around a few years at the maximum due to its massive 12GB GDDR5 video memory, but the GeForce GTX 970 and the 980 will show its age within the next few months due to their 4GB (3.5GB + 512MB for the 970) video RAM. CPUs can in fact, last a really long time. That Intel Core i7-3970X is still standing quite well to this day, even the ancient Intel Core i7-2600K processor is going well too. The whole point is that previous hardware is still supported and it's still relative today and it will last you another year or so before you have to upgrade your hardware to something new. Also with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge motherboards, they all still support PCIe Gen. 3, so that means you can quite frankly install any GeForce 900 series and AMD Rx 300 series of GPUs because they're all PCIe 3.0, they're still supported for about 2 more years until PCIe 4.0. What I'm trying to get at is that you don't have to upgrade every freaking year guys. You don't have to regardless of how much you pay for, though higher end hardware tends to last longer in terms of performance later in the future, even though they are last generation products. It's better if you get the full value of your system if you maintain it well for almost several years. It has happened before with midrange and world-class systems before, though I don't know of anyone owning a high-end system for that long and if anything, I'll be the first to perform this incredible feat with a $6,400 computer and I will have all the bragging rights I want. And it has been done before. And I will be the first to pull it off with an expensive gaming rig that I'm aware of. What I'm promoting here is if you're wanting to buy some expensive rig like me, make it last longer than one year to get the full value for how much you spend on it. That's why my rule of thumb is for every $1,000 you spend on a rig worth $3,000+ equals one year you keep that rig as is at the time of purchase because those configurations actually last much longer than what most people think, from CPUs to GPUs, especially GPUs with large amounts of video RAM. I know from a technological standpoint that they last one year, but physically and realistically lasts much longer, even when its microarchitecture has expired. Nvidia and AMD will still support them through driver updates, so they'll still be relative for years to come. So long story short: If you plan on spending $3,000 or more, make it last 3 years or more. You are the one in control of your system. It's solely you that says when to upgrade. Sources of information (will be updated as I find valid and reasonable information) How Much Graphics Power Do You Really Need? By JayzTwoCents: https://youtu.be/_-VVBl9_2Xw Beginner's Guide to Motherboards by JayzTwoCents: https://youtu.be/ZnaQyGAg8Eg How Many CPU Cores for Gaming? By LinusTechTips: https://youtu.be/PVl8Eupbr_E Low End Video Cards Rant & R7 240 Review & Unboxing by LinusTechTips: https://youtu.be/sph6cjJeRdI Can You Build a 4K Gaming Machine for Under $1,000 by LinusTechTips: https://youtu.be/j4xDfEOGONw >>Credits go to Jay, Linus, and Luke for making these videos. These videos really bring in some valid, yet important points, along with a demonstration by LinusTechTips :) \O/<< Your feedback is much appreciated! Please leave them in the comments below :) If you want to criticize me, be constructive about it or I will not approve. This doesn't mean don't comment, I appreciate good comments and criticism.- 1 comment
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What a fu*king... Technically not an absolute tech topic , But needs to add a follow up anyways from the original controversial event thread that was posted on Tech news. Popular YouTube gamer Pewdiepie , One of the most subscribed channel on YouTube platform officially posted an apology video for a controversial statement he made off in a previous live stream , where he spilled out a racial slur out loud out of frustration while playing a game, He released a very short video for his controversial comment he spilled out during a live stream game-play & Apologized for the comments he made , plus some other stuffs very briefly . Original : Entire length Transcript (for those who don't wanna hand in a view for the channel or whatever reasons don't want to watch the video or whatever) " Hello, wanted to make statement on what i said in my previous live stream, you probably wont believe me when i say this , but whenever i go online & i hear other players use the same kinda language that i did , i always find it extremely immature & stupid & i hate how i personally fed into that part of gaming as well , it was something that i said in the heat of the moment , i said the worst word i could possibly think of & it just sort of slipped out & i'm not gonna make any excuses to why it did because there are no excuses for it, i'm disappointed in myself , because it seems that i've learned nothing from all these past controversies & its not like i can think or say or do whatever i want & get away with it , that's not it at all , i'm just an idiot , But that doesn't make what i said or how i said it okay , it was not okay , i'm really sorry if i offended or hurt or disappointed anyone , with all of this, Being in the position that i am i should know better , i know can't keep messing up like this & i owe it to my audience & to myself to do better than this , Because i know i'm better than this , i really want to improve myself & better myself , not just for me , But for anyone that Looks up to me or anyone's that influenced by me & that's how i want to move forward away from this , Thats all i had to say , Thank You for watching , Bye! " *video ends* Say What ? For those who missed out on what happened >> Anyways , It was a good move from him , but half way through it it seems like he was reading out a statement written out by his lawyer (Probably/Maybe is sitting by his side behind the camera observing) , But controversy aside , Problems like these has a skewed side to it , it's a grey area , holding one side severely accountable & the other side not at all to a same statement is very damaging to a community both online & outside of that , a sort of pseudo outrage with no pure intention other than some sidelining reasons to make it an issue , Either ways from a platform he's in & the age group of audience he addresses to i think it's a very good move from his part, But apart from that something like this so easily being spilled out might seem a bit too dark . But Anyways, in reality i think pretty much only specific certain individuals or certain groups seem to take stuff like this as offensive & seriously demeaning except some that would find it very offensive to them personally. But it's a good thing to see how things play out when things like this happen & there is actual discussions happening over it as people ask themselves & each other properly rather than follow blinding trends & go on like lynch mob & do far worse things to justify it . What do you think ? Until Next Time Bros , I mean.. uhh.. Please discuss the subject if you must reasonably & keep trolling to a minimum , Post comments replies , whatever on subject , Source: YouTube link/Trending/Main Channel
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A few days ago, January 22, Cities Skylines received an update which sparked a major fan revolt. It goes beyond just gamers being angry, the publisher may have violated the EU's GDPR and based on evidence I've seen they are also violating Steam's TOS by manipulating the game's review score. Let me give you some background so you'll understand what the hubbub is all about. As you know, Cities Skylines took the mantle of premier city builder in the wake of the Sim City debacle. The issues with Sim City is that it had to be always online, you had to sign in to play the game. EA would later fix this, sort of, but the damage had already been done. Cities Skylines was announced at Gamescom 2014 and rest was history, until now. Many people who play Cities Skylines today and who maintain the game's many and often essential mods were all Sim City refugees, so what's happened with the game recently now feels like a major betrayal of trust. How the publisher has responded to the fan backlash makes the situation much worse. On the 22nd, Cities Skylines received an update which added a Paradox Interactive launcher. When you launch the game there is no indication that the EULA for the game has changed and there are no warning dialog boxes. Due to how the game works, Cities Skylines can sometimes take 10 minutes to launch even on an M.2 NVMe SSD if several DLC and mods are installed. The launcher adds up to an additional 10 minutes to the launch time. The launcher requires a sign in to play the game. Many players have experienced a drop in CPU performance with the launcher running and others have reported the it is also eating up system memory. Other more technically minded players have found that the launcher is dialing home and send telemetry data some remote server which may include personal information (this requires deeper investigation). The launcher has rendered the native Mac and Linux versions of the game unplayable, and it was installed outside of the Steam game directory under the USER DATA area instead. All of this without any warning or fanfare other than a post in the Steam community forums that says "We're doing this, don't riot". Some antivirus programs detect the Paradox launcher as malware. Where do things stand now? Paradox has only recently responded to the controversy and they haven't taken it very well. To add insult to injury, the game and all of its DLC was put on a steep sale. It doesn't end there, one employee called fans "SJWs who hate change" on the Steam forums. The post has since been deleted, but the Streisand Effect is alive and well. Hundreds of fans of the game have been uninstalling Cities Skylines and changed their reviews on Steam to "not recommended". This influx of negative reviews changed the game's review score from "Mostly Positive" to "Mixed". There has now been an influx of reviews with thumbs up recommendations made by Steam users with simple throwaway account names and the texts are between one to three words each. There is even one review that is just the letter "h" and that's it. All of these positive reviews came in the same day and the users have barely any playtime accumulated. So many of these strange reviews have come in that it has shifted the game's review score back to "Mostly Positive". This is clearly review tampering and a major breach of Steam's TOS which is punishable with exile from the platform. These suspect reviews have been reported to Steam in mass. That is where things stand. The fans are waving their torches and pitchforks and Paradox is acting like a thin-skinned asset flipper. They may have done some things that violate both the GDPR and (potentially) COPPA, and may have certainly committed a bannable offense on Steam. Does anyone have any marshmallows I can roast over this dumpster fire?
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MSI is pretty pathetic... they have a review bot for Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3CPMSM97E6M3V/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8
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Paypal Freezes Indie Developer Kickstarter Funds
PedroBento1996 posted a topic in General Discussion
http://gamesided.com/2015/05/15/paypal-withholds-crowdfunded-payments-for-the-universim/ Hey guys, this game looks awesome so if you could share this and help raise awareness to what paypal is doing and help the devs get their funding back -
http://torrentfreak.com/google-pirate-site-blocking-just-leads-to-a-game-of-whac-a-mole-130529/ During a debate at the University of Westminster last night Theo Bertram, UK policy manager at Google stated “Blocking websites, I don’t think is as effective as going after them as a business,”. I do agree with him. With the way the industry is going is towards free music with things such as Spotify and Pandora becoming ever more popular, ad revenue could soon become the biggest form of income for the music industry.
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Back in early 2018 LTT released a video NCIX Bankruptcy Auction - Day 2 FINALE. In that video Linus attempts to purchase his old silver play button, but it is then instead bought by a kid with a YT channel called MindChop. On the MindChop channel, his last video from 3 years back is filled with hateful comments from LTT community saying stuff like "Give linus his play button back" and "You bought your subscribers" etc. He hasn't posted since.