Mar 4, 2016 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

 

Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/thewanshow/the-wan-show-macs-cant-handle-vr-mar-4-2016

 

Main News Topics

HTC Vive sells 15K units in 10 minutes

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/558322-htc-vive-sells-15k-u OP: Samfisher

Source 2: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/the_htc_vive_sold_over_15k_unit

Shen Ye - VR @ HTC Tweet

• Shen Ye tweeted “Woah, more than 15k units in less than 10min :o” on Feb 29th

• will start shipping in April

Samsung ships the world’s highest capacity SSD, with 15TB of storage

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/558836-samsung-ships-the-world OP: NonaHexa

Source 2: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3040208/data-storag

• announced Wednesday that it is shipping highest-capacity SSD

  • 15.36TB PM1633a

  • 2.5-inch SSD based on 12Gbps Serial Attached interface

    • for use in enterprise storage systems

• random read IOPS performance is about 1,000 times that of SAS-type HDDs - Samsung said

• has sequential read speeds of up to 1200MBps - Samsung says

• can write from two to 10 times as much data as typical SATA SSDs

• performance of the PM1633a SSD is based on four factors:

  • 3D NAND (vertical NAND or V-NAND) chips

  • 16GB of DRAM

  • Samsung’s proprietary controller chip

  • 12Gbps SAS interface

• V-NAND chip utilizes same 3D Charge Trap Flash (CTF) structure

  • arrays stacked vertically to form a 48-storied mass that is electronically connected through 1.8 billion channel holes

  • each chip contains more than 85.3 billion cells

    • they can each store 3 bits of data

    • 256GB on a chip that’s larger than the tip of a finger

• along with the 15.36TB model, Samsung will offer the PM1633a in 7.68TB, 3.84TB, 1.92Tb, 960GB and 480GB versions later this year

• pricing has not been announced

• Sidenote: In this 4U case you could fit 72 of these. Thats (1080TB) 1PB of raw storage.

Oculus - Palmer Luckey: Rift will come to Mac if Apple “ever release a good computer”

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/559614-palmer-lucky-rift-w OP: Master Disaster

Source 2: http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-founder-rift-will-come-to-mac-if-apple-ever-release

• Shacknews asked Palmer Luckey if the Rift will come to other platforms, like the Mac

  • Luckey responded “That is up to Apple, if they ever release a good computer, we will do it”

• Luckey quickly clarified he was referring to Apple’s lack of high-end GPU support

  • “You can buy a $6000 Mac Pro with a top-of-the-line AMD FirePro D700, and it still doesn’t match our recommended specs” he added

  • “So if they prioritize higher-end GPUs, like they used to for awhile back in the day, we’d love to support Mac. But right now, there’s just not a single machine out there that supports it.”

Oculus Recommended Specs:

• Nvidia GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater

• Intel i5-4590 or greater

• 8GB+ RAM

• Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output

• 2x USB 3.0 ports

• Windows 7 SP1 or newer

Windows Store Games have Serious Limitations: won’t have VSync off, SLI/CrossFire, Fullscreen or Modding

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/555406-windows-store-games- OP: MEC-777

Source 2: http://www.techpowerup.com/220368/windows-store-games-wont-have-vsync-

• games purchased through Windows Store are built on Microsoft’s Universal Apps Platform

  • NOT the conventional desktop-based executable

• games are essentially a “modern UI” app, not conventional Windows application

  • no NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFire support

  • no real full screen mode (just borderless windowed mode or pseudo-fullscreen)

  • V-sync always on

    • may cause input lag and drop in performance

  • game overlays are not supported

    • if you want to record, you have to rely on the built-in recording capabilities instead or find another app that adds the capabilities to the system

• can’t add games to Steam because UAP apps don’t have .exe extensions

• can’t play games on Windows versions older than Win 10

  • Steam version of Rise of the Tomb Raider, compatible with Win 7, 8.x and Win 10, whereas the Windows Store copy is only compatible with Win 10

John McAfee Reveals to FBI, On National TV, How to crack the iPhone (He doesn’t know how iPhones work)

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/557794-update-3316john OP: No Nrg

Source 2: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/john-mcafee-better-prepare-to-

John Mcafee Explanation (Watch 1:15 - 2:40 seconds for instructions

Summary from John McAfee

• you only need two people, a hardware and software engineer

• • hardware engineer takes the phone apart

  • copies instruction set

  • then run a disassembler which takes ones and zeroes, gives you readable information

  • coder sits down, reads and finds first access to the keypad

  • reads the instruction for where in memory the secret code is stored

  • it’ll take half an hour

• plan to crack the iPhone will not work at all

 

Rapid Fire

Dow Chemicals & DuPont Merger

Source 1: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dupont-says-u-regulator-needs-142746433.html

Source 2: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/dowdupont-ceo-parachute-1.3474697

Source 3: http://www.wsj.com/articles/dow-and-dupont-strive-to-find-the-right-c

Source 4: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dow-dupont-mer

• deal valued at $130 billion, 18th largest corporate deal ever

• company looks to challenge Monsanto’s seed dominance

• will create three separate entities in India with Agriculture products, material science and specialty products as main businesses

• Dupont and Dow Chemicals have long been criticized for their track records regarding environmental stewardship

  • Dupont refused to take responsibility for toxic pollutants spilled into the Ohio River

    • company has also received scrutiny of its release of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), used to make non-stick products like Teflon

  • Dow was responsible for producing napalm, used by US military to devastate populations in Vietnam

    • Subsidiary, Union Carbide, was responsible for the deaths of thousands in Bhopal, India, in 1984 following a massive leak of a chemical used to make pesticide

    • Dow continues to refuse to clean the site or to fund medical initiatives to address the spill’s ongoing aftermath, company’s critics say

 

DOW CEO Andrew Liveris gets nearly $53 million ‘golden parachute’ after DuPont merger

• $53 million in severance compensation following merger with Dow and DuPont

  • according to Securities and Exchange Commission filing

Apple patents magnetically detachable wireless earbuds for iPhone

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/559444-apple-patents-m OP: Implosivetech

Source 2: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/01/apple-patents-magnetically-detachable-

• awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  • Patent No. 9,277,309 for a “Detachable wireless listening device”

  • details headphone that accepts audio signals via a traditional cord in one mode, and Bluetooth or other wireless protocol in another

• patent shares design similarities with pair of regular earbuds

  • relies on two cables:

  • one connecting the stereo headphones together to form a listening subsystem

  • one tethering that subsystem to a host device

• magnetic attachment mechanism connec and wired audio signal transmts the listening device to the host cord for battery rechargingission

DX12 Explicit Multi-GPU Mode: Bringing Radeon and GeForce together

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/554748-dx12-say-goodbye OP: Omon_Ra

Source 2: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3036760/hardware/the-impossible-has-happened

• Geforce and Radeon cards can run side by side in a single PC

• DX12 “Explicit Multi-GPU” mode

• has been teased in previews

• still currently in beta

• will make its debut in Stardock’s Ashes of the Singularity game launching next month

• available for testing in a Beta II build

• Gordon Mah Ung at PCworld benchmarked with resolution of 2560x1600 with the “Crazy” preset selected in game with these following cards:

  • two GTX 980s with SLI

  • single GTX 980

  • single Fury X

  • GTX 980 + Fury X

• here are the results: Chart

• saw better performance with SLI switched off and the game’s Multiple GPU mode o

• DX12 Multi-GPU feature only works on games that allow it

‘Happy Goggles’: McDonald’s Happy Meal box folds into a virtual reality headset

Source 1: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/happy-goggles-mcdonald-s-happy-meal-box-fol

McDonalds VR Goggle Instruction Video

• offering limited edition Happy Meal boxes that can fold into VR goggles

• special boxes being issues to mark 30th anniversary of the Happy Meal in Sweden

  • only select McDonald’s restaurants in Sweden will be selling the boxes for now

• To accompany the goggles, McDonald’s is launching a special VR game, called “Slope Stars” which will be available to download off the McDonalds Sweden website starting March 4th

• company says game will offer player 360-degree ski experience

  • teaching them how to stay safe on the slopes

• reaction to the goggles on the McDonalds Facebook page was mixed

Quantum Break’s cutscenes require an internet connection to stream

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/558362-quantum-breaks-cuts OP: SamFisher

Source 2: http://www.pcgamesn.com/quantum-break/quantum-breaks-live-action-cut

• time warping shooter

  • employs blend of video game cutscenes and live action TV show

  • attempt to tell story in a new, cross media way

• live action cutscenes won’t be on disc, but will be streamed to your PC

• developer says there wouldn’t have been enough room to get it all on-disc

  • 40 different variations of the show

• Xbox One players will have the option of downloading episodes, but PC players won’t

• game set to release April 5th

Stream PS4 games to your PC or MAC with next system update

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/557832-stream-ps4-games-to-y OP: Kloaked

Source 2: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/stream-ps4-games-to-your-pc-or-ma

• PS4 version 3.5 expands the useful feature past Vita, PlayStation TV

• system update will launch in beta tomorrow

• streaming feature won’t be available until a full release expected later in the month

Far Cry Primal Map = Same Map as Farcry 4?

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/558570-far-cry-primal- OP: Trik’Stari

Source 2: http://www.gamepressure.com/e.asp?ID=563

Farcry 4 Map

Farcry Primal Map

• Farcry Primal = Ancient Europe setting

• Farcry 4 = Himalayas

• Ubisoft has yet to officially comment on it

[Loleo]

Will watch this now ^^

[wyattzx]

First time having a topic I posted be featured on a WAN Show!

[LittleCarrot]

Why wasn't the SpinTires topic chosen?

[wyattzx]

32 minutes ago, LittleCarrot said:

Why wasn't the SpinTires topic chosen?

Because it consists almost entirely of "he said she said", which Linus said he doesn't want to bring up on the WAN show. The developer denied sabotaging the game, and the publisher (in conjunction with the person working to fix it) said the same thing; that the game was not sabotaged. 

[Master Disaster]

Some internet logic...

 

HTC is Taiwanese,

HTC and Valve are partners,

Dennis is Taiwanese,

Dennis was holding a crowbar,

DENNIS HAS INSIDER INFO ON HALF LIFE 3!!!!

Half Life 3 confirmed and it has Zombie Prawns in it.

 

Either that or Dennis is actually Gman

 

So @Linus Tech when are you guys doing the HL3 reveal trailer?

[DuckDodgers]

 

[WillG]

Linus you need Epoxy based paint for your video card, the most common commercially available stuff are firearm finishes. 

Cerakote or Duracoat

[Daft_Vader]

I would have just use a permanent marker for the GFX card. Would have looked good and no mess.

 

Also Dennis.

[EricX2]

Wouldn't model paint work for the wording on the 980 ti? I would have just thought a very small brush and model paint would let you get that filled without ruining it and probably been easier than the syringe.

[TheWoollyMammoth]

I think we need to see a Wan-show hosted by Berkel and Dennis.

 

That's be on a whole new level of crazy.

[Murasaki]

1 hour ago, TheWoollyMammoth said:

I think we need to see a Wan-show hosted by Berkel and Dennis.

 

That's be on a whole new level of crazy.

Then it would be the ChannelSuperFunShow. Good tho.

[Master Disaster]

Gotta be honest, I love Dennis to pieces because he is just so silly but on the WAN Show, nah thank you. When I'm digesting my weekly hit of tech news I'd prefer someone who actually knows something about the topic at hand rather than someone dressed with a shrimp around his neck.

 

Just my opinion though.

[TheWoollyMammoth]

1 hour ago, Master Disaster said:

Gotta be honest, I love Dennis to pieces because he is just so silly but on the WAN Show, nah thank you. When I'm digesting my weekly hit of tech news I'd prefer someone who actually knows something about the topic at hand rather than someone dressed with a shrimp around his neck.

 

Just my opinion though.

I don't mean it to be like that all the time. Only a single show, or maybe even the first ten minutes of an episode. Just for them lulz.

[xnamkcor]

I'd love if my DS410 had a 10Gb link and has those SSDs.

[Murasaki]

10 hours ago, DuckDodgers said:

 

thanks for the new avatar

[Daft_Vader]

I want Luke and Dennis to host next time. That would be cool.

[xnamkcor]

If your most notable "criticism" is that you made Teflon possible or you effectively killed people in war, you're grasping at straws.

[DaiGurenMK42]

Please Vote For Our Lord And Saviour Sir Dennis Prince of Atlantis The King Of The Shrimp And The Rightful Heir To The Throne of Atlantis.

 

https://imgur.com/a/szNLs

 

#MakeAtlantisGreatAgain

#YouShould

[xnamkcor]

21 minutes ago, DaiGurenMK42 said:

Please Vote For Our Lord And Saviour Sir Dennis Prince of Atlantis The King Of The Shrimp And The Rightful Heir To The Throne of Atlantis.

 

https://imgur.com/a/szNLs

 

#MakeAtlantisGreatAgain

#YouShould

I read that as "Prince of Denis".

[SansVarnic]

Should have used a lager gauged needle for that "poor mans epoxy".

[NumLock21]

Linus was using gel base nail polish. Maybe non gel base will be easier?