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Josh Lyman posted:It almost certainly was just the manufacturing cost Or even more likely the cost estimate for the replacement that they ordered from their metalworking contractor.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Linus attempts to lighten the mood during a WAN Show stream, "well, HR at the time was just *Borat voice* MY WIFE..." I re-listened to the leaked audio from the meeting, Linus does say they have a "3rd party HR Firm". However does also say that him or Yvonne are to be talked with after manager and before HR in the chain. It's just sickening listening to how badly they don't understand much of anything. It is sad that there won't be a WAN show tonight. To see him pile drive the last few nails in the coffin himself, Luke try and mental gymnastics his way out and into another job somewhere, while Dan just walks o
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Koskun posted:I re-listened to the leaked audio from the meeting, Linus does say they have a "3rd party HR Firm". However does also say that him or Yvonne are to be talked with after manager and before HR in the chain. It's just sickening listening to how badly they don't understand much of anything. Oh, I'm sure there'll be one next week. My guess is there was a herculean effort to stop the show one time and they won't be able to do it a second.
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The WAN Show would have gone off the rails after the chat was full of all sorts of nonsense while they’re trying to talk about Intel’s new GPU Busy software. Eventually Linus starts breaking down. “Guys, I’m sorry, but I can’t keep doing this. Like…seriously, that guy in the chat just accused me of losing Billet Labs’ 3090 ti.” Luke looks at Linus like ok here we go. “Do you think you could be here, in my shoes, and do this better? Do you think you could not lose a 3090ti now and then? Like come on guys. OK fine. I’m done.” A pause for like 10 seconds. “Like I’m just flesh and blood like the rest of you guys, just trying to do the best I can, doing right by my subscribers and everyone here in the chat. Maybe we made a bunch of HR mistakes, I don’t know, maybe we did. In fact I know we did. I know for a fact that-” Yvonne walks on set from off screen, walks up to Linus, and tases him in the balls.
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Hardcastlemccormik posted:
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Sydney Bottocks posted:Yvonne wouldn't do poo poo, she probably thinks her poor husband is the victim in all of this. I imagine her having more self-preservation than Linus does even if she sucks just as much, but then again she hasn’t stopped him from posting through it, so you’re probably right.
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Hardcastlemccormik posted:I imagine her having more self-preservation than Linus does even if she sucks just as much, but then again she hasn’t stopped him from posting through it, so you’re probably right. When Linus was doing the WAN show at home after he got Covid (right after Computex), Yvonne was in the next room hosting a crafting party. It's a pretty safe bet she doesn't. Koskun fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Aug 19, 2023 |
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Hardcastlemccormik posted:In short Isn't the thing that kicked things off a snarky comment some guy in Labs made on video that took shots at Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed?
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HamburgerTownUSA posted:Isn't the thing that kicked things off a snarky comment some guy in Labs made on video that took shots at Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed? Probably to an extent, but it all began to simmer some when GN called out Linus' backpack bullshit.
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HamburgerTownUSA posted:Isn't the thing that kicked things off a snarky comment some guy in Labs made on video that took shots at Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed? The comment from the guy in the Labs was during a tour that happened at LTX, which was like 3 weeks ago. Steve said this was something they had been working on for months, and the backpack warranty con was just part of it. That video clip being released was simply icing on the cake for him.
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Unlike Youtube, Twitch chat runs all the time, regardless if there is a stream up or not. People are already chatting it up on LTT's Twitch channel even though there'll be no WAN Show today. That'd be hilarious if people just stayed the entire time the show would've run, and "comment" on the proceedings that aren't happening. "Hey everyone. Oh, it's 8:30, this would be where Linus tells chat they're wrong, and proceeds to let them know why with several incorrect examples. Luke's soul continues to visibly leave his body."
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peepeepants posted:The CEO and everyone else around him. Just as likely Luke and Dan refused to do the show and that is what changed Linus's mind. I hear McMurdo Station is lovely this time of year.
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Lima posted:I hear McMurdo Station is lovely this time of year. Linus: "Look honey, there's a helicopter chasing a sled dog! Wonder what that's about?" 
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Seams posted:Is there a link to the GN segment about the LTT backpack? https://youtu.be/OdxVtAiYeL0 And then the follow up where Steve outlines how he’ll cover LTT in the future https://youtu.be/jsX3tUA-wJk Hardcastlemccormik fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Aug 19, 2023 |
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HamburgerTownUSA posted:Isn't the thing that kicked things off a snarky comment some guy in Labs made on video that took shots at Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed? realistically, this video would have been in production for a bit already, while it's not impossible to crank out a video in the two weeks since LTX, I can only assume there was some introspection and time delay emailing back and forth with Billet, followed by the gathering of reciepts. SwissArmyDruid fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Aug 19, 2023 |
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The first ltt vid GN posted is up to 4.3mil views :x maybe he shoulda monetized lol (jk. do not attack me for jokes. it is illegal and I will start crying)
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beep by grandpa posted:The first ltt vid GN posted is up to 4.3mil views :x maybe he shoulda monetized lol Linus, is that you?!?!?!
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The followup has over 2 million views (5 or 10 times as many as a normal video of theirs), so he is getting at least some money off of it at least. I wonder if he's picking up subscribers as well.
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Hardcastlemccormik posted:https://youtu.be/OdxVtAiYeL0 Thanks for these. I particularly liked this line right here which has aged like fine wine in context of the lovely Billet Labs re-testing cost comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsX3tUA-wJk&t=557s Timestamped, please listen to these 10 seconds 
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beep by grandpa posted:The first ltt vid GN posted is up to 4.3mil views :x maybe he shoulda monetized lol you are under my protection. Should any strike at you I will quote them and write “oh???”
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beep by grandpa posted:The first ltt vid GN posted is up to 4.3mil views :x maybe he shoulda monetized lol praying 4 u 
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Triikan posted:The followup has over 2 million views (5 or 10 times as many as a normal video of theirs), so he is getting at least some money off of it at least. I wonder if he's picking up subscribers as well. GN picked up another ~120K subscribers since Monday, so yeah. https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/gamersnexus And Floatplane has lost nearly 6K subscribers in the same time frame. That's ~30k/month gone in four days.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Unlike Youtube, Twitch chat runs all the time, regardless if there is a stream up or not. People are already chatting it up on LTT's Twitch channel even though there'll be no WAN Show today. That'd be hilarious if people just stayed the entire time the show would've run, and "comment" on the proceedings that aren't happening. I typed something in there (not related to the drama) to see how long the slow mode is set to, and it disappeared. I think they have people monitoring chat to keep it empty unless I’m an idiot and just can’t see anything for some reason.
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Twitter thread from DBrand. Of note:   Did DBrand just drop LTT as a sponsor? That's how I'm reading it, but it doesn't look like Reddit figured that out yet.
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Hopefully Linus Torvalds doesn't treat his staff like this.
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Dogwood Fleet posted:Twitter thread from DBrand. Reads to me like they're planning to wait and see, and just being edgy with the box of glass comment.
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Dogwood Fleet posted:Twitter thread from DBrand. They should have put 500 dollars in the box of broken glass.
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rio posted:I typed something in there (not related to the drama) to see how long the slow mode is set to, and it disappeared. I think they have people monitoring chat to keep it empty unless I’m an idiot and just can’t see anything for some reason. The chat is empty when you join. People who are hanging around in the chat can see messages, but you won't see previous messages if you leave and come back.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Hopefully Linus Torvalds doesn't treat his staff like this. I'm torn between he never would because he's spineless and he's way worse because god drat have you ever seen the poo poo he posts?
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SpartanIvy posted:Reads to me like they're planning to wait and see, and just being edgy with the box of glass comment. Oh the broken glass is standard DBrand, but putting a sponsorship on pause is a surprise.
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Dbrand are assholes, but not that kind of assholes. They'll be edgy all the way up until a partnership can damage their brand. The box of broken glass is just standard "dbrand antagonizing Linus" stuff, but they will probably pull sponsorships if the investigation goes south.
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Will this be the first time Linus has to fire someone for optics / to duck any responsibility himself? (Not that the person won't necessarily deserve it, but that won't be why its being done.)
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