WAN Show Document - March 31, 2017

[Slick]

 

r/buildapc get Linus-ized: April Fools!

Source 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/

 

• The subreddit was given an unsightly makeover

• A Sticky announcement was posted discouraging April Fools pranks on the forum

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/62n9tf/regarding_april_fools_day/

• They’re also trying to get Linus to be the first Google result for the search “Hot Canadian”

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/62nifd/hot_canadian_if_you_vote_this_up_this_image_will/

 

Youtube’s response to advertiser flight costs Creators

Source 1:

http://adage.com/article/digital/youtube-feels-ad-squeeze-creators/308489/

Source 2: http://clicklancashire.com/2017/03/31/googles-ad-crisis-intensifies-as-at-t-and-j-j-join-boycott.html

 

• Hundreds of brands froze spending on Youtube after it was revealed that ads were appearing alongside objectionable, and even terrorist-backed, videos.

• This boycott has expanded beyond Youtube to all Google Advertising

  • Wal-Mart and PepsiCo said they will stop buying ads that Google places on third-party websites.

  • Verizon said it had suspended all digital advertising not related to search

• In response, Youtube has created new filters that advertisers can apply to campaigns that will help them avoid several types of objectionable content.

• There used to be two filter categories, or "sensitive subject exclusions":

1. "sensitive social issues"

2. "tragedy and conflicts"

• Now, there are 3 more exclusion types, including:

3. "sexually suggestive,"

4. "sensational and shocking,"

5. "profanity and rough language,"

• Google: "Advertisers can be more conservative by implementing sensitive subject exclusions"

• But now channels that touch on sensitive or slightly offensive topics are being impacted, including:

  • The Rubin Report, which offers political commentary,

  • H3H3Productions, a comedy channel.

  • Conservative talk show host Steven Crowder lamented that his channel was being being categorized into the age-restricted version of YouTube while liberal media was displaying as normal for all ages.

• Youtube: "There's a difference between the free expression that lives on YouTube and the content that brands have told us they want to advertise against,"

• Youtube: "If you're seeing fluctuations in your revenue over the next few weeks, it may be because we're fine tuning our ads systems,"

• The company has also given creators new tools to appeal videos that get flagged.

 

Ashes of the Singularity Receives Ryzen Performance Update - Up to 31% Improvement

Source 1: Posted by: HKZeroFive https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759592-ashes-of-the-singularity-receives-ryzen-performance-update-up-to-31-improvement/

Source 2:  https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/246840-new-ashes-singularity-update-substantially-boosts-ryzen-performance

 

• AMD cited Intel optimization as the biggest reason Ryzen chips weren’t kicking total ass on 1080P gaming tasks

• Ashes of the Singularity is the first game to be optimized for Ryzen and the performance boosts are significant

  • 1.27x performance improvement in the GPU-focused test

  • 12% boost in the CPU-focused test.

• Other games may receive more modest boosts, as AotS is a game with many units on screen at once, relying on many threads, a Ryzen strong point..

• Bethesda has also pledged to work with AMD to improve game performance in future titles

 

Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook

Source 1: https://uploadvr.com/palmer-luckey-departs-facebook/

Source 2:  https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/palmer-luckey-facebook/

 

• When asked if Luckey’s departure was voluntary, Facebook representatives declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing internal personnel matters.

• Facebook: “Palmer will be dearly missed. Palmer’s legacy extends far beyond Oculus. His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and helped build an industry. We’re thankful for everything he did for Oculus and VR, and we wish him all the best.”

• Luckey became a controversial figure after it was alleged that he donated significant funds to Nimble America, a group that used inflammatory online tactics to discourage the 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton

• As a result, Luckey willfully skipped the last Oculus conference, after being a major personality at both OC1 and OC2.

• More recently, Luckey was called as a witness alongside Zuckerberg to defend Oculus from allegations of intellectual property theft from Zenimax.

 

Samsung store catches fire a day before Galaxy S8 announcement

Source 1: Posted by: hey_yo_

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759025-samsung-store-catches-fire-a-day-before-galaxy-s8-announcement/

 

• A Samsung outlet in Singapore

• "The fire was extinguished by water sprinklers in the store and no one was injured during the incident. We are currently assessing the property damage and working closely with the authorities to determine the cause of the fire."

 

Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S8 and S8 PLUS

Source 1: http://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s8-release-date-and-everything-you-need-to-know

Source 2: https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/03/samsung-galaxy-s8-s8-plus-have-an-18-59-display-ratio.html

 

• Samsung spun the s7 battery debacle into an S8 feature, highlighting the extensive safety testing the new phones undergo before shipping.

• Display: 5.8” or 6.2” HDR-enabled Infinity Display with an 18.5 by 9 aspect ratio (skinnier and taller, better for one-hand use)

  • 2960 x 1440 pixel resolution

• Battery: 3,000mAh or 3,500mAh

  • Battery life: https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s8-battery-claims/

• Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are identical except for the screen and battery size: the internal components such as processor, RAM, camera area, and more are the same.

• Refined user interface

  • there's nothing visible on the front of the phone any more

  • There’s a pressure-sensitive button at the bottom of the phone

• Bixby AI assistant with dedicated button

• Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor

• Release date:

  • April 21 in the US

  • April 28 for the rest of the world

• Price: $720

 

Special Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition to be sold in Microsoft Stores

Source 1: Posted by Daring

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759731-final-nail-in-the-windows-phone-coffin-microsoft-to-s

• The update will finally kill the device by no longer letting it charge.

• But, the customers holding on to these devices are likely to simply avoid the update.

 

...Samsung to sell refurbished Note 7 phones (2/2)

Source 1: Posted by SCGazelle https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758390-samsung-confirmed-that-they-are-going-to-sell-refurbished-note-7-phones/

Source 2: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/samsung-s7-note-sales

 

• The company announced it has "established three principles" to make sure the Note 7 is "recycled and processed in an environmentally-friendly manner".

• In the first instance, the phones will be used as refurbished devices or for rental.

• If the phones can't be reused, Samsung will remove parts that can be put into other devices and reused elsewhere.

  • Specifically, semiconductors and camera modules will be removed and used for "test sample production purposes".

• Finally, metal shall be extracted from the phones using environmentally-friendly methods.

  • "Samsung shall first extract precious metals, such as copper, nickel, gold and silver by utilising eco-friendly companies specialising in such processes"

 

Lastpass Fails

Source 1: Posted by : DeadEyePsycho https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759034-last-pass-exploit-allows-hackers-to-steal-passwords-and-execute-code/

Source 2:  https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/21/lastpass_vulnerabilities/

 

• A flaw in the latest version of the LastPass browser extension makes it possible for malicious websites to steal user passcodes and in some cases execute malicious code on computers running the program.

• The vulnerability was described by a researcher with Google's Project Zero vulnerability reporting team who developed a proof-of-concept exploit and sent it to LastPass officials.

• Developers now have three months to patch the hole before Project Zero discloses technical details.

• The exploit most likely isn't in the wild yet.

 

Elon Musk Launches Neuralink to make you a Cyborg

Source 1: Posted by: SCGazelle

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758631-elon-musk-launches-neurolink-a-venture-to-merge-the-human-brain-with-ai/

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15077864/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-computer-interface-ai-cyborgs

 

• The company is still in the earliest stages of existence and has no public presence whatsoever

• Their aim is to create devices that can be implanted in the human brain, with the eventual purpose of helping human beings merge with software and keep pace with advancements in artificial intelligence instead of becoming completely obsolete..

• These enhancements could improve memory or allow for more direct interfacing with computing devices.

• Neuralink is registered in California as a medical research company.

 

What’s Coming Out on Floatplane? Go Over Current Week.

Rapid Fire

 

I Have Returned: Blizzard remasters original StarCraft

Source 1: Posted by sTizzl https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/757837-blizzard-remasters-original-starcraft/

Source 2: http://www.pcmag.com/news/352634/blizzard-is-remastering-starcraft-in-4k

 

• Both SC and Broodwar are included

• Resolutions up to 4K supported

• Summer 2017

 

Samsung Debuts 34-foot 4K HDR LED Display For Movie Theaters

Source 1: Posted By: WMGroomAK

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759459-coming-soon-to-a-theater-near-you/

Source 2: http://hothardware.com/news/samsung-34-foot-4k-hdr-led-display-movie-theaters

 

• The 34-foot display "easily accommodates modern theater dimensions" and delivers LED quality visuals at a 4K (4096x2160) resolution.

• It is the first movie theater display to support HDR for vibrant colors

• and has a peak brightness level that is 10 times higher than standard cinema projectors (146fL versus 14fL)

• Through the use of low tone grayscale and ultra-contrast settings, Samsung also touts a "nearly infinity:1 contrast ratio," a claim we haven't seen from a display maker before.

• Samsung says its Cinema Screen is currently in the process of being DCI certified.

 

Windows 10 Creators Update is Coming

Source 1: Posted by: GoodBytes https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758313-windows-10-creators-update-%E2%80%93-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-out-april-11-get-ready/

Source 2:  http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/30/15127846/microsoft-windows-10-creators-update-download-early

 

• Microsoft is prepping for a gradual, multi-stage rollout of the Windows 10 Creators Update starting on April 11th, but, you can manually download it on April 5th

• Microsoft is making an effort to ensure the update process doesn’t suck this time, giving users the ability to:

  • specify a time that is convenient for you

  • pause updates for a week

  • expand the ‘active hours’ time window during which you don’t want to be disturbed by an update

• The update includes:

  • Game Mode

  • a new 3D Paint app expected to integrate with Windows Mixed Reality-enabled headsets down the line.

  • A night light feature that reduces blue light automatically at sunset

  • a picture-in-picture view for movies, TV shows, or Skype calls

  • Automatic locking when your iPhone, Android, or Windows phone moves away from your computer.

 

Domino’s to deliver pizzas with ROBOTS in Europe

Source 1: Posted by: CoeGunnell https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759315-domino%E2%80%99s-will-use-robots-to-deliver-its-pizzas-in-europe/

Source 2:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4360698/Domino-s-use-ROBOTS-deliver-pizzas-Europe.html

 

• Dominors has joined forces with Estonia-based robotics company Starship Technologies to deliver pizzas with self-driving robots.

• deliveries will launch in Hamburg, Germany, and robots will carry up to eight pizzas at a time

• Customers will use a code sent to their phones to unlock the robots and get their order out

• Service will be up and running within two months, say Domino's bosses

 

Razer server down, resets all keyboards and mice

Source 1: Posted by NumLock21 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758843-razer-server-down-resets-all-keyboards-and-mice/

Source 2:  http://vrzone.com/articles/razers-servers-go-second-time-month-resetting-mice-keyboards-globally/124761.html

 

• Razer’s servers were down over the weekend, and as a result gamers were forced to resort to playing with their RGB-enabled mice and keyboards stuck on default settings.

• Razer’s drivers store profile-related information in the cloud, and when the cloud servers went down, that information became unavailable.

• Razer does give the option to store profiles locally on the devices themseves, but that option is not turned on by default.

 

FedEx will give you $5 to reinstall Flash

Source 1:  Posted by iamdarkyoshi

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758959-fedex-will-give-you-5-to-reinstall-flash/

Source 2:  http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/24/15052286/fedex-adobe-flash-five-dollar-discount-print-orders

• FedEx apparently desperately needs customers to reenable Adobe Flash to be able to print things from its website.

• FEDEX Offer: “As a thank you for your patience and for being a valued FedEx Office customer, please use ‘FLA726’ at checkout to receive $5 off on orders over $30”

• Flash content increasingly being phased out for HTML5

• YouTube dropped Flash in 2015

• a good number of sites still do run on Flash, especially free webgame sites and those with custom video players. For that reason, Google, Apple, and Microsoft all make it relatively easy to reenable the plugin when necessary,

 

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Available in NVIDIA GTX 1060 or GTX 1070 configurations
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The world's most compact 1080 graphics card at 8.3 inches
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90mm fan for increased static pressure and 100mm fan for maximum airflow
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All metal backplate and overall neutral color design and lighting
 

Video Description:

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Potential Topic Links

 

1. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758381-apple-rumored-to-consider-purchasing-disney/

2. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758328-physical-retail-stores-are-dying-gamestop-closing-approx-225-stores-worldwide/

3. http://www.vocativ.com/415350/house-rep-pushing-to-set-back-online-privacy-rakes-in-industry-funds/

4. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758320-microsoft-could-be-facing-a-class-action-for-windows-10-os-upgrade/

 

5. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759031-intel-officially-announcing-10nm-manufacturing/

6. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/758765-a-tour-of-ios-103-checking-out-apfs-the-settings-app-and-other-tweaks/

7. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759190-intel-stratix-10-destroys-nvidia-titan-xp-in-machine-learning-with-beta-libraries/

8. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759717-new-pwc-study-addressing-impact-of-automation-by-2030/

9. http://kotaku.com/destiny-2-officially-revealed-confirmed-for-pc-1793838721

10. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/760206-mad-catz-files-for-bankruptcy/

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[Starelementpoke]

First

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, Slick said:

Ashes of the Singularity Receives Ryzen Performance Update - Up to 31% Improvement

Source 1: Posted by: HKZeroFive https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/759592-ashes-of-the-singularity-receives-ryzen-performance-update-up-to-31-improvement/

Source 2:  https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/246840-new-ashes-singularity-update-substantially-boosts-ryzen-performance

 

• AMD cited Intel optimization as the biggest reason Ryzen chips weren’t kicking total ass on 1080P gaming tasks

• Ashes of the Singularity is the first game to be optimized for Ryzen and the performance boosts are significant

  • 1.27x performance improvement in the GPU-focused test

  • 12% boost in the CPU-focused test.

• Other games may receive more modest boosts, as AotS is a game with many units on screen at once, relying on many threads, a Ryzen strong point..

• Bethesda has also pledged to work with AMD to improve game performance in future titles

 

i really hope they keep improving much as they can, hopefully become stable as a x99 system. we really need more competition in the cpu market.   

[ZackCodesAI]

7 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i really hope they keep improving much as they can, hopefully become stable as a x99 system. we really need more competition in the cpu market.   

Apparently they are working with current and future game devs.

Just follow them on twitter, it'll give you realtime updates on the situations.

[2FA]

Ayyyye, that's my first news piece that made it to WAN show.

 

EDIT: They only put it in the document but didn't discuss it.

[Nowak]

 

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[NumLock21]

Number 11 is missing.

Battery died?

 

 

 

[Daniel644]

so is this gonna be set to Public anytime soon or are you guys holding this to be Saturdays Video since you released your April Fools video a day early (and NO I don't want to hear how it was April 1st in Australia, neither YOU or I are in Australia so it's not April 1st until it's April 1st in the TIMEZONE YOU LIVE IN). Also, Linus Acting skills no good, didn't even grab the Predator when leaving the building.

[TheEndIsNear]

Wan show is not on youtube yet? Will it be? Im waiting because i wanted to download it before i go home (cause my house have crappy internet speed)

[Daniel644]

3 minutes ago, TheEndIsNear said:

Wan show is not on youtube yet? Will it be? Im waiting because i wanted to download it before i go home (cause my house have crappy internet speed)

youtube unlisted link is at the top of this page

[TheEndIsNear]

1 hour ago, Daniel644 said:

youtube unlisted link is at the top of this page

Didnt see that o.o, why is it unlisted though?

[Daniel644]

Just now, TheEndIsNear said:

Didnt see that o.o, why is it unlisted though?

as for why it's STILL unlisted I don't know, but generally speaking LTT videos get posted to there threads in this section of the forum and remain unlisted for varying amounts of time to later go public, so while not a week in advance like Floatplane we get a few minutes early for being forum members. Personally I think it's because they did that stupid April Fools video on FRIDAY MARCH 31st and since they only post 1 LTT video a day that the WAN Show will be Saturdays video, but we haven't gotten confirmation on that.

[TheEndIsNear]

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

as for why it's STILL unlisted I don't know, but generally speaking LTT videos get posted to there threads in this section of the forum and remain unlisted for varying amounts of time to later go public, so while not a week in advance like Floatplane we get a few minutes early for being forum members. Personally I think it's because they did that stupid April Fools video on FRIDAY MARCH 31st and since they only post 1 LTT video a day that the WAN Show will be Saturdays video, but we haven't gotten confirmation on that.

Oh i see, hope they can comment on this, and i didn't know they generally release unlisted videos in the forum. Maybe because i never heard them even promoting that. I realized LTT rarely mention stuff like benefits of floatplane club or forum member and so far only constant advertising of FPC in wan show. And i never heard them saying early release in forum. Although to be fair most of the time it doesn't matters to people and might be annoying to some people so i guess i kinda understand why they don't promote much.

[Daniel644]

1 minute ago, TheEndIsNear said:

Oh i see, hope they can comment on this, and i didn't know they generally release unlisted videos in the forum. Maybe because i never heard them even promoting that. I realized LTT rarely mention stuff like benefits of floatplane club or forum member and so far only constant advertising of FPC in wan show. And i never heard them saying early release in forum. Although to be fair most of the time it doesn't matters to people and might be annoying to some people so i guess i kinda understand why they don't promote much.

it's typically just a few minutes, so it's not like the full week of FPC or anything.

[SammoFS]

@iamdarkyoshi @hey_yo_ you guys got sauced in this (source)

your posts made it to wan show!

[captain_to_fire]

@Slick Why is the WAN show video unlisted?

[anotherriddle]

just so you know.

The WAN-show did not show up in my notifications and I can't see it on YouTube.

The only way I could find it was via the forum. Have you set it to private or unlisted or something?

Edited April 1, 2017 by anotherriddle
clarification: "unlisted"

[iamdarkyoshi]

12 hours ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

Ayyyye, that's my first news piece that made it to WAN show.

 

EDIT: They only put it in the document but didn't discuss it.

Same

[2FA]

5 hours ago, anotherriddle said:

just so you know.

The WAN-show did not show up in my notifications and I can't see it on YouTube.

The only way I could find it was via the forum. Have you set it to private or unlisted or something?

They pretty much always put their videos on the forum first unlisted.

[-TesseracT-]

Really? Unlisted for 17 hours? Why? 

[imreloadin]

1 hour ago, -TesseracT- said:

Really? Unlisted for 17 hours? Why? 

Probably because they're too busy not giving a shit lol, the clickbait isn't going to write itself after all...

[Nomar1245]

So Luke wants stickers for his laptop...and I don't know a better way to share this info with him:

I recently rebuilt my PC and wanted to theme it a bit. I came up with adding drive labels.

 

I was able to accomplish it by getting these: 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000093L1J/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I very much like how they turned out, but think I would use glossy sheets instead if I were to do it again:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Milcoast-Shipping-Sticker-Adhesive-Resistant/dp/B01FWVUVI2/ref=sr_1_3?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1491350689&sr=1-3&keywords=glossy+shipping+labels

 

A few measurements, some photoshop, a quality printer, and a steady hand to trim them with will give you what you are looking for if you can't find a service to do it for you.(It's tough getting custom stuff with copyrighted material.)

 

If you're concerned about the adhesive being permanent, I'd consider getting a clear top cover shell, assuming you can find one slim enough, and sticking them to that. It would give it a floating effect that could enhance the look of the three pieces.