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I'm confused.

 

Linus posted in the comment section of the video that they know what people bought, but they don't know who bought it.

But he says in the video there is 1 guy buying 10 dell monitors. So Linus does know who bought what to some degree.

 

What's going on? Usually i don't care about conflicting information but tbh this is imo in an area where privacy is a worry.

 

I know LMG is usually very clear about this and i'm hoping this can be explained...

If you want my attention, quote meh! D: or just stick an @samcool55 in your post :3

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Just now, samcool55 said:

I'm confused.

 

Linus posted in the comment section of the video that they know what people bought, but they don't know who bought it.

But he says in the video there is 1 guy buying 10 dell monitors. So Linus does know who bought what to some degree.

 

What's going on? Usually i don't care about conflicting information but tbh this is imo in an area where privacy is a worry.

 

I know LMG is usually very clear about this and i'm hoping this can be explained...

i would say it is a fault with of amazon itself 

Amazon could simply say

"Someone bought 10 monitors on this day at this time"

instead of 

"this guy bought these many of this monitor at this time and was delivered to this address"(i know this bcoz i am amazon affiliate myself )

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1 minute ago, Scitesh said:

i would say it is a fault with of amazon itself 

Amazon could simply say

"Someone bought 10 monitors on this day at this time"

instead of 

"this guy bought these many of this monitor at this time and was delivered to this address"(i know this bcoz i am amazon affiliate myself )

So just to make it clear, people like Linus do know who bought what?

If you want my attention, quote meh! D: or just stick an @samcool55 in your post :3

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8 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

So just to make it clear, people like Linus do know who bought what?

it goes out as (front screen/receipt )

User bought this at this time

(when you click it )

it gives the following details

Amazon user ID

Shipping details

method of shipping and payment (we get a slightly higher cut for payments by credit and debit cards)

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14 hours ago, xentric said:

 Can't believe some guy bought 10 monitors in 1 shot.

Easy, it was a business purchase. 

 

I bought 10 250GB SSDs, then another 5 250GB SSDs and 6 24" monitors.

Should I have purchased them from the supplier? Probably, but I didn't know any suppliers at that time or how to find out who they are.

 

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Where is the Video that Linus said SP Fans are better all rounders ? So confused...  I assumed AF fans are better when there is no obstructions  

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52 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Easy, it was a business purchase. 

 

I bought 10 250GB SSDs, then another 5 250GB SSDs and 6 24" monitors.

Should I have purchased them from the supplier? Probably, but I didn't know any suppliers at that time or how to find out who they are.

 

lets say you bought Acer monitors 

Go to Acer's Website and Go to "where to buy "

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5 minutes ago, spartanvi said:

@LinusTech would've liked to see you folks actually build the viewer choice's PC. Part 2 maybe?

or maybe the "freaky stuff "linus talked about

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I'm pretty sure those 10x Dell monitors are for a some business. Mind you Dell has some of the best monitors that don't scream gaming so no reason not to go for them. 

I have to say I enjoyed the video, would like to see more, I'm just not sure how to make them interesting after a while since there's not much you can talk about and talking on a monthly basis would be too much. Maybe a quarter report?

The ability to google properly is a skill of its own. 

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this was an interesting video for sure, would definitely watch more! kinda cool seeing what people are actually buying.

seeing a video on non-tech stuff would be cool too, but would definitely turn into a "what's the weirdest thing you can buy on amazon" competition

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5 hours ago, Scitesh said:

lets say you bought Acer monitors 

Go to Acer's Website and Go to "where to buy "

I did buy Acer's, but I needed them that day and they were ridiculously cheap in a store. 

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7 hours ago, Scitesh said:

i would say it is a fault with of amazon itself 

Amazon could simply say

"Someone bought 10 monitors on this day at this time"

instead of 

"this guy bought these many of this monitor at this time and was delivered to this address"(i know this bcoz i am amazon affiliate myself )

That's what I thought at first, that they see orders, hence they can know whether it's 10 orders of 1 item or one order fo 10 items. But you seem to tell us otherwise:

7 hours ago, Scitesh said:

it goes out as (front screen/receipt )

User bought this at this time

(when you click it )

it gives the following details

Amazon user ID

Shipping details

method of shipping and payment (we get a slightly higher cut for payments by credit and debit cards)

Doesn't this contradict what @nicklmg told us? o.O

 

 

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Who bought the dildo lol

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Would be good to see the system identified here used as the test system for Workshop episodes. Perhaps updating it quarterly to reflect the stuff LTT users are currently buying. 

Edited by Scape
Misspelled "buying" as "biting"
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On 11/7/2016 at 1:12 AM, Scape said:

Would be good to see the system identified here used as the test system for Workshop episodes. Perhaps updating it quarterly to reflect the stuff LTT users are currently buying. 

It's actually a pretty good idea to have something like "the average Joe test bench", that would definitely be a "real world benchmark". The usual tests ("can A perform better than B?") are fine, but it's also useful to measure how much of a difference for the typical user would it make.

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On 11/3/2016 at 8:44 PM, nicklmg said:

What are you folks in the audience buying, and what kind of PCs are you building?

 

 

Buy Intel Core i7 6700K on Amazon: http://geni.us/YEzn6

 

Buy Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO on Amazon: http://geni.us/Wj2W

 

Buy Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz on Amazon: http://geni.us/RayTTe

 

Buy ASUS Z170-A ATX on Amazon: http://geni.us/fpcA

 

Buy EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Gaming on Amazon: http://geni.us/o7ZIG1

 

Buy MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 on Amazon: http://geni.us/1AlnH

 

Buy Samsung 850 EVO 500GB on Amazon: http://geni.us/6CQ8dL

 

Buy Windows 10 Home USB on Amazon: http://geni.us/gfSPc8U

 

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 80+ Gold on Amazon: http://geni.us/RC5vo

 

Buy NZXT S340 on Amazon: http://geni.us/z5w7SD

 

Buy Phanteks Eclipse P400S on Amazon: http://geni.us/9kfF

 

Buy Corsair AF fans on Amazon: http://geni.us/xFRS

 

Buy Acer R240HY bidx 23.8-Inch IPS on Amazon: http://geni.us/8hBvB

 

Buy Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB on Amazon: http://geni.us/i8Jv45L

 

Buy Steelseries QcK on Amazon: http://geni.us/sm0a58

 

Buy CM Storm Quickfire Rapid TKL on Amazon: http://geni.us/x3TI2it

 

Buy HyperX Cloud II on Amazon: http://geni.us/bSRaV

 

Buy Antlion Modmic on Amazon: http://geni.us/bokUN

 

Buy Microsoft Wireless Xbox Adapter on Amazon: http://geni.us/rgeJGN

 

Buy TP-LINK Network Switch on Amazon: http://geni.us/fvV8

Is there some sort of discount code I can get when buying through your links or being subscribed? If yes does it still exist?

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On 11/4/2016 at 2:38 PM, samcool55 said:

So just to make it clear, people like Linus do know who bought what?

I'm not sure, but Linus has a discount code that gives a percentage off on Amazon purchases when using his links or putting some sort of code, but he knows some info of people using it.

Edit: I've searched it up and you don't get a percentage off, but instead he gets some money by Amazon only from his links. But then I'm confused as to how he knows about other products! If I could I'd delete this but no one will see it anyways.

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27 minutes ago, Zalaxci said:

Can I still get the Amazon discount code somehow or not anymore? How does it work? ?

It's not a discount code, it's what Amazon used to call an "Amazon affiliate code". You go on Amazon and buy stuff just like you used to, but when you use that link LinusMediaGroup gets a small kickback.

The idea behind is that Linus shows a product, which causes people to buy the product. That is basically an advertisement, so Amazon gives Linus some money for it.

 

All Amazon links you can find on the forum already have the code added (so this should work.. https://www.amazon.com/)

The tag added at the end of a link is this: ?tag=linustechtips-21

 

EDIT: yeah, the Amazon link works. The tag however seems to have changed to "?tag=linus21-20" 

Just visiting that link and buying stuff will help out LTT

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mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

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1 hour ago, Minibois said:

It's not a discount code, it's what Amazon used to call an "Amazon affiliate code". You go on Amazon and buy stuff just like you used to, but when you use that link LinusMediaGroup gets a small kickback.

The idea behind is that Linus shows a product, which causes people to buy the product. That is basically an advertisement, so Amazon gives Linus some money for it.

 

All Amazon links you can find on the forum already have the code added (so this should work.. https://www.amazon.com/)

The tag added at the end of a link is this: ?tag=linustechtips-21

 

EDIT: yeah, the Amazon link works. The tag however seems to have changed to "?tag=linus21-20" 

Just visiting that link and buying stuff will help out LTT

Thank for replying, but I searched it and found out before I saw your reply. If you can see I've edited it (I'm not sure how making, editing and deleting comments works here, I'm new to this site). But how does Linus know about all these "weird" stuff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cb4FoQecOc)? Is he promoting them somewhere (where and why)? Is there some sort of way he can see what other stuff people who used his links bought? Is he hacking people's computers?!

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26 minutes ago, Zalaxci said:

Thank for replying, but I searched it and found out before I saw your reply. If you can see I've edited it (I'm not sure how making, editing and deleting comments works here, I'm new to this site). But how does Linus know about all these "weird" stuff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cb4FoQecOc)? Is he promoting them somewhere (where and why)? Is there some sort of way he can see what other stuff people who used his links bought? Is he hacking people's computers?!

Linus can see what products have been bought, after people use the LTT Amazon link. 

Also, I'm pretty sure if you visited a tagged Amazon link, the stuff you buy within 24 hours of visiting that link will count towards that link.* So it's not that people specifically bought these products directly after visiting the LTT Amazon link.

 

* don't quote me on that part, I believe I heard it some time but couldn't find a source to confirm or deny it.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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