Lister posted:

It's also funny because a similar thing happened six months ago and got dropped quickly after he never mentioned it https://linustechtips.com/topic/148...ication-needed/

If the why is subjective, then it isn't all rock solid. The video mostly being right doesn't put it above criticism. I think that pulling quotes from employees saying they wish they had more time to make videos, without actually getting direct quotes specifically on the subject of the video, was irresponsible too. It's drawing a conclusion from those statements to GN's thesis without allowing the people saying those things from elaborating.

Beve Stuscemi posted:

Its funny to see this entire thread go against Linux on this one. The forums are never that galvanized

Lister posted:

Nitpicking is Linus saying that it was wrong of GN to say the block was sold instead of auctioned for charity. That's a non-substantive change. What I'm talking about isn't so minor.

They were public statements made in one context (being asked "What would you change about LMG?") then being taken and put into a new context ("We know these issues at LTT in terms of the rushing... pushing employees and staff to hit deadlines despite concerns with the data or the collection of the data. We know these come from top down as shown in a recent LTT interview that it conducted with its own employees where many of them stated concerns with content quality pertaining to restrictive time constraints.") to support GN's thesis. This is the definition of taking a quote out of context.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662 posted:

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence, they are not sure of their self-worth and are easily upset by the slightest criticism.

A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas of life, such as relationships, work, school or financial matters. People with narcissistic personality disorder may be generally unhappy and disappointed when they're not given the special favors or admiration that they believe they deserve. They may find their relationships troubled and unfulfilling, and other people may not enjoy being around them.

[...]
People with the disorder can:

• Have an unreasonably high sense of self-importance and require constant, excessive admiration.
  
• Feel that they deserve privileges and special treatment.
  
• Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements.
  
• Make achievements and talents seem bigger than they are.
  
• Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate.
  
• Believe they are superior to others and can only spend time with or be understood by equally special people.
  
• Be critical of and look down on people they feel are not important.
  
• Expect special favors and expect other people to do what they want without questioning them.
  
• Take advantage of others to get what they want.
  
• Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others.
  
• Be envious of others and believe others envy them.
  
• Behave in an arrogant way, brag a lot and come across as conceited.
  
• Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office.

At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they view as criticism. They can:

• Become impatient or angry when they don't receive special recognition or treatment.
  
• Have major problems interacting with others and easily feel slighted.
  
• React with rage or contempt and try to belittle other people to make themselves appear superior.
  
• Have difficulty managing their emotions and behavior.
  
• Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change.
  
• Withdraw from or avoid situations in which they might fail.
  
• Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection.
  
• Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, humiliation and fear of being exposed as a failure.

Grapplejack posted:

Shugojin posted:

I didn't post here but I thought he was an entertaining clown because all I ever watched was the "we built (gimmick) PC, let's see if it turns on and works" which isn't exactly rigorous reporting

Grapplejack posted:

Grapplejack posted:

Combat Pretzel posted:

Too blurry, didn't read.

whatis posted:

if my bank fucks up i don't call their number to ask how they're doing and let them know ill be there for them if they need me.

Kazinsal posted:

Calling it now: Linus is slowly working towards trying to revive what he thought of as the glory days of NCIX, just with him at the helm. The LMG empire will collapse because nobody wants NCIX back and the already dwindling role of "fairly helpful brick and mortar computer parts shop" has been fulfilled not only in Vancouver but all across Canada extremely well by Memory Express (who snapped up a bunch of NCIX's abandoned leases during the bankruptcy lol).

kliras posted:

the ncix youtube play button was his rosebud all along

Grapplejack posted:

Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess

Josh Lyman posted:

Catching up on this thread since I didn’t know it existed before yesterday and lmao

Grapplejack posted:

Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess

Grapplejack posted:

Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess

Kazinsal posted:

Calling it now: Linus is slowly working towards trying to revive what he thought of as the glory days of NCIX, just with him at the helm. The LMG empire will collapse because nobody wants NCIX back and the already dwindling role of "fairly helpful brick and mortar computer parts shop" has been fulfilled not only in Vancouver but all across Canada extremely well by Memory Express (who snapped up a bunch of NCIX's abandoned leases during the bankruptcy lol).

Kazinsal posted:

Calling it now: Linus is slowly working towards trying to revive what he thought of as the glory days of NCIX, just with him at the helm. The LMG empire will collapse because nobody wants NCIX back and the already dwindling role of "fairly helpful brick and mortar computer parts shop" has been fulfilled not only in Vancouver but all across Canada extremely well by Memory Express (who snapped up a bunch of NCIX's abandoned leases during the bankruptcy lol).

Klyith posted:

You don't have to go back more than 1 week to find an example of how bad LTT testing is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wBxYQdN96s

They test some games with 3 youtube 4k videos playing in a browser, either behind a game on a single monitor or displayed on extra monitors.


Guess what a browser will do when its window is totally obscured behind a maximized window or full-screen game? Or if you power-save the display? It slows or stops rendering videos and updating the window. Because it knows you can't see anything!

So they didn't really test anything relevant to multiple monitors. They tested playing 3 videos versus having 3 semi-idle browsers in the background. To do this test *properly* you'd have to make sure the videos were actually displaying -- maybe play the game in a window that didn't take up the full screen and have the 3 youtubes poking out around it or something.

Just basic methodological failure to see an interesting result and say "wait, what does this really mean?"

Kazinsal posted:

Calling it now: Linus is slowly working towards trying to revive what he thought of as the glory days of NCIX, just with him at the helm. The LMG empire will collapse because nobody wants NCIX back and the already dwindling role of "fairly helpful brick and mortar computer parts shop" has been fulfilled not only in Vancouver but all across Canada extremely well by Memory Express (who snapped up a bunch of NCIX's abandoned leases during the bankruptcy lol).

repiv posted:

you somehow linked the thumbnail version

remove _d from the end of the filename and its fine

whatis posted:

despite the more than 100 employees and his self-imposed CVO demotion, linus still thinks he is LMG and that LMG is him. the lack of separation between himself and this massive entity he's created has caused him issues for years and its just getting worse.

its also completely batshit. pointing out that your insanely huge organization is loving up left and right is not something that is appropriately taken care of with a "wellness check," what the gently caress. if my bank fucks up i don't call their number to ask how they're doing and let them know ill be there for them if they need me.

priznat posted:

I'm honestly kind of shocked how large the CanadaComputers place out in the Tricities is now. They originally moved in NCIX's old digs near Coquitlam Centre but then moved a few blocks over into a massive space.

I don't know if they're any good or not I've just bought a couple things but did the quick pickup.

Never been to a Memory Express just none near me but their website seems pretty good!

priznat posted:

I'm honestly kind of shocked how large the CanadaComputers place out in the Tricities is now. They originally moved in NCIX's old digs near Coquitlam Centre but then moved a few blocks over into a massive space.

I don't know if they're any good or not I've just bought a couple things but did the quick pickup.

Happy_Misanthrope posted:

What distro

Kazinsal posted:

Yeah, if the ME in Langley doesn't have what I'm looking for I'll usually just drive out to the Canada Computers in poco instead. Not that far of a trek and chances are if there's something you need, it's somewhere in there.

Lister posted:

Nitpicking is Linus saying that it was wrong of GN to say the block was sold instead of auctioned for charity. That's a non-substantive change. What I'm talking about isn't so minor.

They were public statements made in one context (being asked "What would you change about LMG?") then being taken and put into a new context ("We know these issues at LTT in terms of the rushing... pushing employees and staff to hit deadlines despite concerns with the data or the collection of the data. We know these come from top down as shown in a recent LTT interview that it conducted with its own employees where many of them stated concerns with content quality pertaining to restrictive time constraints.") to support GN's thesis. This is the definition of taking a quote out of context.

priznat posted:

I used to live near Broadway and Granville in Vancouver and that areas was like computer store nerd mecca. So many little shops all the way along Broadway and then a Future Shop too. Ahh I miss the days of actual B&M stores sometimes lol.

I do not miss going into a place and asking if they had specific DIMMs and they rummage in a drawer and come out with them with no bag or anything. Hmm.. no thanks.

Happy_Misanthrope posted:

jfc, those are literally the same thing. One context is asking them what they want changed, the other is showing the problems that needs to be changed, by using the employees own recorded words identifying the problems...that need to be changed. Your brain is soup.

If you have a series of interviews and one of the most common critiques of the current work environment being given by employees is that time pressure is leading to struggles with producing quality content, and the thesis of your video is that content mine pressure is negatively impacting the quality of a channels work, that is not 'out of context' - that is fitting a square peg into a square hole perfectly. Like what is wrong with you?

slidebite posted:

[vancouver_memorylane_hijack]
Remember that second hand PC/junk store on Canada Way? That place was amazing. Literally old boxed software and hardware from the 80s just stashed in ~wherever~

That can't still be there can it?
[/hijack]