LTT: I Love Anthony

[trevb0t]

Hey guys! 

 

If anyone else feels like I do, they want to see more videos with Anthony.

Something about his sage-like expressions while Linus watches tech fail to perform is HYSTERICAL to me.

And after it fails and Linus is like, "Wait... Did this company NOT include this thing in their thing!?!?!?" Anthony has this smile and nod like, "You're right, and I knew it all along and never told you, because I dug ridiculously deep into this tech way before I wrote this episode. I just wanted to see if you could figure out why it doesn't work."

 

Perfect.

Anthony, do more!

[Imbellis]

 

I agree. Anthony's videos don't feel clickbaity to me - they just feel genuine. He doesn't put on a show - instead, he describes the tech and its uses.

Anthony seems able to find obscure tech that nobody has heard of, but still has it's useful niche. (In short, he does his research)

 

I'm waiting for the day Anthony (Or somebody else) does NVDimms.

[Lord Mirdalan]

Another agree - good, in-the-weeds techy content. Keep it coming.

[Bitter]

1up from me as well.

[SenKa]

Agreed as well

[NineEyeRon]

No disrespect to the other writers but I do enjoy Anthony videos, also whenever he comes into shot I know its a good video.

[lewdicrous]

@GabenJr We love you!

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

Yup, I have to agree as well.  Wouldn't mind seeing him in a lot more vids. 

[Inversion]

I also love Anthony's videos, especially with Linus. For the cool hardcore extreme tech stuff he's definitely the best guy to be working with Linus for it. I do enjoy some of the more meme-y content that Linus does with James (or James does on his own) and it's all really good but Anthony's tech stuff is so good (especially like the new floatplane video that isn't on YouTube yet).

 

Please more Anthony!!!

[trevb0t]

50 minutes ago, Inversion said:

I also love Anthony's videos, especially with Linus. For the cool hardcore extreme tech stuff he's definitely the best guy to be working with Linus for it. I do enjoy some of the more meme-y content that Linus does with James (or James does on his own) and it's all really good but Anthony's tech stuff is so good (especially like the new floatplane video that isn't on YouTube yet).

 

Please more Anthony!!!

Agreed, I like all of the dudes! I probably like James best in the build videos, because he's just plain good at it.

 

(okay... okay there's a couple I struggle with. I won't call anyone out though.)

[DumbAsshole32]

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[Lady Fitzgerald]

3 hours ago, Kriss ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) said:

I'd love more stuff from Anthony aswell.

Same here. Besides knowing his stuff and sharing it without theatrics, he has a pleasant voice.

[Bitter]

6 minutes ago, Lady Fitzgerald said:

Same here. Besides knowing his stuff and sharing it without theatrics, he has a pleasant voice.

He does, he presents things nicely as well with thorough explanations. He seems like he knows a lot about a lot, not that Linus or the other guys don't. It's just that Anthony comes across as more helpful, patient, and willing to explain the ins and outs where as Linus comes across more like...

 

Which I don't think is on purpose, it's just Linus being Linus and that's OK too. I don't dislike anyone in their videos, but I do certainly have some I prefer to watch more than others in differing roles. For technical expertise Anthony is the best.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

For the record, I don't dislike any one of Linus' Merry Band. It's the sum of their differences that makes the channel good.

[Bitter]

Just now, Lady Fitzgerald said:

For the record, I don't dislike any one of Linus' Merry Band. It's the sum of their differences that makes the channel good.

Whole heartedly agree. Everyone is good at something there, some better on camera with certain types of information than others and it's refreshing to see different people in different roles with different presenting styles. It keeps the channel interesting!

[Emily Young]

This is a pretty surreal thread... I legitimately don't know what to say, I've never been that popular with much of anyone up until now(ish) - Certainly not through school. Thank you?

 

On 3/8/2019 at 11:28 AM, trevb0t said:

And after it fails and Linus is like, "Wait... Did this company NOT include this thing in their thing!?!?!?" Anthony has this smile and nod like, "You're right, and I knew it all along and never told you, because I dug ridiculously deep into this tech way before I wrote this episode. I just wanted to see if you could figure out why it doesn't work."

That's basically how it goes. For those unscripted segments, I spend a bunch of time preparing and then get Linus to try and figure it out on his own. If/when it doesn't work, I take over. I think it's a pretty good dynamic, although sometimes I worry that it comes off as patronizing.

 

On 3/8/2019 at 12:31 PM, Imbellis said:

I'm waiting for the day Anthony (Or somebody else) does NVDimms.

I am so on that whenever we get our hands on some. NVDIMMs are super interesting to me, and the sample script I actually sent in with my job application was a Techquickie style video on universal memory - Things like MRAM, FRAM, Optane/3DXpoint, etc, and how we've kind of come full circle since using SRAM with a battery backup.

 

I recall Linus mentioning in the phone interview "that's showing your age", but we're actually the same age. I'm just a giant geek.

 

13 hours ago, Finwillwin said:

@GabenJr Could you fire Colton?

I'm not sure if I outrank Colton. We writers answer to Linus directly, so the hierarchy is a little fuzzy. I definitely have seniority over him though - He gets fired so often, he's basically always a new hire.

 

8 hours ago, Bitter said:

He does, he presents things nicely as well with thorough explanations. He seems like he knows a lot about a lot, not that Linus or the other guys don't. It's just that Anthony comes across as more helpful, patient, and willing to explain the ins and outs where as Linus comes across more like...

 

Which I don't think is on purpose, it's just Linus being Linus and that's OK too. I don't dislike anyone in their videos, but I do certainly have some I prefer to watch more than others in differing roles. For technical expertise Anthony is the best.

I mean, I know a lot, yeah, but it's mostly random and I feel like I've forgotten a lot more. Most of the time, it's all about the research - Sometimes it's stuff I read in my spare time, other times it's stuff I'm researching directly for the video. I'm certainly no Steve Burke or Wendell, although it's good to have people to look up to as a role model - Kind of like an "I want to get there too" goalpost.

 

8 hours ago, Lady Fitzgerald said:

For the record, I don't dislike any one of Linus' Merry Band. It's the sum of their differences that makes the channel good.

This exactly. We all have our strong points and that's what's carried us forward from the 3.6 million subs we had when us writers started to the over 8.3 million today, although it's still surreal to me that I've been a part of that. One major weakness I have is in liquid loops - It's not something I ran into very often during my time in PC sales and repair in the mid 2000s - early 2010s. That's where Jake and Alex shine.

 

Come to think of it, I don't think Linus has written an actual video in a while... Sure, he's got projects (like 6 editors), but most of the time that's vloggy stuff, not scripted or otherwise guided. He used to do all the phone reviews, but that's since been handed off to us, now, too.

[Bitter]

As someone else who was never popular I know compliments are hard to take without skepticism, but while I can't speak for others, I do genuinely appreciate your participation on these forums and your work in the videos. The back and forth doesn't come off as patronizing or smug, I think it helps move the video along in a good way. It shows two different approaches, the 'just dive in head first' and the 'thoroughly researched' approach. Both are valid, both work and get results, both are entertaining to see. Thank you for what you do.

 

Liquid cooling is fun, I think you should build a few loops and experiment and see what works and doesn't work. I'm actually getting back into it now after a decade with a very old school Koolance case and gold plated waterblock (bling bling). I'll make a build thread when my $30 Xeon comes in and tag you in it so you can revel in the nostolgia as well. I'll try to take plenty of photos of the process of getting something from 20 years ago which hasn't had coolant changed in probably 10 years working and running again.

 

[warrenr]

Count me in as another fan of Anthony's contributions to LTT. 

 

Even this thumbnail is just great. 

[Automobili3XF]

Big fan of Anthony as well!

Would like to see a colab with him and Wendell from L1 sometime in the future, i feel like they could come up with some really cool ideas together.

[trevb0t]

On 3/10/2019 at 11:40 PM, campy said:

I can't remember if it was Anthony who was specifically interested in weird old stuff. I think it was mentioned a few times.

Anthony + Ivan talk about post win95 era hardware when?

Send LGR on a run for his money 

Ivan is another that I love to see, and just don't see enough of.

[trevb0t]

On 3/9/2019 at 9:36 PM, GabenJr said:

That's basically how it goes. For those unscripted segments, I spend a bunch of time preparing and then get Linus to try and figure it out on his own. If/when it doesn't work, I take over. I think it's a pretty good dynamic, although sometimes I worry that it comes off as patronizing.

I think if it were someone less savy than this crew it could be misconstrued as such, but since you're mostly just laughing WITH Linus in those moments, it definitely doesn't. You're like a good straight man in a comedy show! (Which also requires you to be funny, just not as in your face about it.)

[TVwazhere]

17 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

Ivan is another that I love to see, and just don't see enough of.

@Ivan M

 

I personally really liked their segment when comparing PC SI's against eachother in an otherwise blind study. However it appears Ivan has quietly left LMG, given he no longer has an LMG title. 

[trevb0t]

30 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

@Ivan M

 

I personally really liked their segment when comparing PC SI's against eachother in an otherwise blind study. However it appears Ivan has quietly left LMG, given he no longer has an LMG title. 

1. Do you happen to remember the name of the video / segment? (Sometimes I find the massive number of videos difficult to navigate on youtube's limited interface.)

 

2. If that's true, I hope Ivan is doing well in whatever he's doing!

[TVwazhere]

3 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

1. Do you happen to remember the name of the video / segment? (Sometimes I find the massive number of videos difficult to navigate on youtube's limited interface.)

 

2. If that's true, I hope Ivan is doing well in whatever he's doing!

It was their Secret Shopper Series they did right before the new Year

 

Spoiler

 

Specifically Episode 3 was a great showcase of journalism and how some SI  integrators are excellent, while others require better Customer Support Training.

 

Linus confirmed it in this thread

 

[Giganthrax]

Anthony is good, yo. Linus & him got a good dynamic going on, always love those videos.

 

(then again, I love all LTT videos)