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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
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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/ linus, you don't have to do this
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Beve Stuscemi posted:Its funny to see this entire thread go against Linux on this one. The forums are never that galvanized Wrong Linus (Torvalds) entirely.
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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. If it weren’t for the reg date, I’d suspect you were actually Linus himself.
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Grapplejack fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Aug 15, 2023 |
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A WELLNESS CHECK
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As a regular watcher of the LTT's podcast I'll just drop this here: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.
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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 he is an entertaining clown, just one with a serious case of small business owner brain and whose company has grown beyond that in terms of size but not processes/professionalism
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Lotta farts getting huffed in this screenshot.
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Too blurry, didn't read.
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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).
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# ? Aug 15, 2023 21:39 |
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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.
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Combat Pretzel posted:Too blurry, didn't read. Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess
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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. Have you considered that maybe you should?
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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).
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kliras posted:the ncix youtube play button was his rosebud all along Linus, on his deathbed, whispering "NCIX" before dropping a fully loaded supermicro server as the life escapes his fingers
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Grapplejack posted:Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess Is imgbb still the decent alternative?
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Josh Lyman posted:Catching up on this thread since I didn’t know it existed before yesterday and lmao I was pretty proud of myself for that one, ngl
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Grapplejack posted:Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess https://i.imgur.com/d37RuJT.png
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Grapplejack posted:Imgur changes everything to webps now I guess you somehow linked the thumbnail version remove _d from the end of the filename and its fine
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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?"
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The too blurry; couldn't read it: Poster hopes GN learns from this debacle and improves their methods.
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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). It would be tough to beat the stupidity of the decisions that NCIX was making near the end, but if anyone could do it, it would be Linus.
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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). I think it worse that even that, rather he's probably got way bigger aspirations than "neo-NCIX as a mid-life." I would guess that the backpack and screwdriver not sinking his ship probably has him thinking he can eventually become a computer accessories if not parts manufacturer in the long, long term. The new CEO fits that vision too given that they have manufacturing and retail experience, not entertainment industry experience. Besides all of the cable management stuff he has on the horizon, via the lab, he'll have all of the engineering talent and market research samples being given to him for review which his engineers can then validate what's almost perfect per his "vision," then either partner with the best option for LTT-branded and possibly slightly spec customized versions, if not contacting an OEM to make it per spec and so on. Even if that isn't the initial intent, literally all of the tools and talent will be there for it. It's billed as 3rd party review, but if the same people are already also making prototypes for the same gear that used to be sponsors for them, and they're buying sponsored videos for those products on other youtube channels, well, yeah, this is why GN Steve wants to treat them like a manufacturer - they're acting more and more like one. Ultraklystron fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Aug 15, 2023 |
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Klyith posted:You don't have to go back more than 1 week to find an example of how bad LTT testing is: you can also pin the integrated graphics to chrome if you want lol they're gonna rediscover time sharing/dumb terminals soon
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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). 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!
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repiv posted:you somehow linked the thumbnail version Thank you, ive fixed it.
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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. oh yeah i've worked for a company where the owner did this and surprise surprise: it didn't work
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[david cross in cutoffs]
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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. 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.
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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've bought a few things from them, they're pretty good. Also I screwed up installing a new SSD boot drive and needed a new windows install on my flash drive. The tech guy downloaded and put it on for free. I mean it's just a couple buttons but given he had other things going on I can imagine a worse place (ie best buy) charging minimum time for it.
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Happy_Misanthrope posted:What distro (I did learn a lot from it though )
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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. 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.
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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. Please stop. The job of a journalist isn't to represent 'both sides' of a story, it's to represent the truth. Not every story needs to be presented as some weird partisan thing. Journalists often approach subjects of stories for comment either because it is a story about something that the subject has not yet acknowledged (e.g. Lizzo being approached for comment on otherwise unsubstantiated claims of abuse from her dancers, after the news broke but prior to her making an official statement), in part so that they don't get sued (e.g. strict libel laws in the UK) or to maintain a sense of a right to reply on accusations , not as a way to better represent some weird version of objective reality that involves a story with two sides - in this case its pretty arguable that GN are presenting facts which are all completely in the public domain and which have all been already broadcast or published by LTT themselves.
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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. 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]
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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. Ok, I'll break it down for you. One context is asking them what they want changed. The other context is saying that the stated concerns are proof that employees are being pushed to release content despite concerns about data or data collection. But it's not proof. It's an assumption GN is making based on a question it didn't ask and with answers it doesn't fully have. The most common critique was not "time pressure is leading to struggles with producing quality content." It was just generally saying they wish they had more time to work on videos or to release fewer videos. One person mentioned increasing quality. What would they like to use that extra time on videos for? I wish I knew, but GN didn't ask them. Instead they just inferred what it meant.
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slidebite posted:[vancouver_memorylane_hijack] Free Geek is gone, unfortunately Edit: Maybe I've got the wrong place
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It’s been a slow week at work so I praise Linus for giving me something to read as the workday melts away. I feel mostly bad for his employees though. I hope they’re able to jump ship if they ever need to in the future. Also I’m very happy Mac Address ginger dude isn’t involved in whatever this is. He’s the only LTT thing I routinely watch and has none of the baggage of Linus’s face on it, yet it is a little pedestrian if you’re looking for objective results and chartgore.
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Lister Tech Tips
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