• tabular@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    There would be less talking over each other over definitions if the music industry had not convicted people that murder and stealing on boats was good way to describe unauthorized copying.

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      9 months ago

      German has the term raubkopieren for piracy which translated literally means theft-copying. I kind of find that term funny because somehow it makes it sound even worse than just piracy, since with pirates we at least have the pop fiction image of the pirate, and because it has a paradoxical sound to it (“how can you steal something by copying?”).

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      9 months ago

      uBlock Origin, not uBlock. uBlock is a bullshit extension riding uBO’s popularity to bait people into downloading it.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, I got tired of his videos half-assing the work and the failed reviews hurting small manufacturers while Linus doubled down after GN documented their failures.

      But this I can get behind.

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        9 months ago

        Doubled down? After being called out they slowed the upload cadence, are taking more time to make sure mistakes don’t get through, and changed their production process. They also formed a volunteer team of “beta tester” viewers who see each video pre-release to catch any mistakes they didn’t internally. I think they handled it well. Of course it would be better if they didn’t have a problem in the first place, but I’d never call it “doubling down”.

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          Doubled down?

          Yes, doubled down. After being called out Linus made two separate long posts about why he wasn’t wrong.

          They also formed a volunteer team of “beta tester” viewers who see each video pre-release

          So using free labour instead of just doing their jobs? If they can’t “catch any mistakes internally”, then they’re just bad at their jobs (which they are).

          I think they handled it well.

          Yes, the PR team they used gave them a good corporate playbook to work with.

          “Slowed the upload cadence” is just another way to say “wait for this to blow over”.

          I used to watch LTT, mostly because it was interesting from the “let’s see what those guys have to say”. I had zero interest in their technical expertise because, well, they don’t really have any. They’ve always been clowns, but after their storage server video and their Linux “challenge” I lost all respect for any talent or knowledge they claimed to have. After the Billet Labs incident I lost any shred of respect I had for them.

          They are clowns.

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            9 months ago

            You live in a fantasy world if you think it’s possible to catch 100% of mistakes internally. Even safety critical equipment with many layers of checks fails and kills people every now and then (medical equipment, bridges).

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              9 months ago

              You live in a fantasy world if you think it’s possible to catch 100% of mistakes internally.

              Nice strawman. No one said anything about catching 100% of mistakes internally. But outsourcing that work to unpaid volunteers with zero verification of qualifications is the definition of “passing the buck”.

              The correct answer is to hire and train up a QA team.

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          9 months ago

          Not initially. Linus mouthed off as he likes to do on his own podcast before eating crow after GN reinforced their claims.

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            9 months ago

            Yeah, I don’t like Linus all that much but I do enjoy LTT’s content overall. He tends to drastically and publicly overreact to literally any criticism, and then the rest of the team gets involved and he walks it back. Whether they legitimately change his mind or just convince him he’s gotta look like he’s changed his mind I have no clue.

            My favorite instances of Linus are when he’s an absolute idiot on the WAN show and we just get to see Luke’s reaction live. The hard-r thing was absolutely hilarious.

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              9 months ago

              Yeah Luke’s look of “oh no bro, stop” is pretty much a staple of the WAN show.

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          There was an initial reaction from Linus on his forums where he massively doubled down on his stance that he had not done anything wrong with the review model LTT had auctioned off without permission (I can’t remember the name of the company). He had even accused GN of not following “journalistic standards” by not giving LTT a chance to put their side forward.

          This was met with another video from GN, and overall criticism over the dismissive attitude Linus was displaying. That’s when they came out with a YT video, admitting their numerous faults, and Linus himself admitted that the way he responded on the forum was not acceptable.

          Pretty much doubled down initially, till they realised that they’re in actual deep waters.

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            9 months ago

            He has a legit point that Steve did not give LTT a chance to comment. “He doesn’t have to!” Maybe. But he gave the other side a ton of airtime/chances to comment. It was very one sided and while GN made some good points, it felt like a hit piece. And Linux, imo rightfully, felt a little betrayed by a guy he’d worked with in the community.

            His reaction wasn’t great but it was that of a guy who was defending his team and from someone he’d probably consider a ‘friend’ impugning his integrity and dragging them without giving them any opportunity to comment or even letting him know it was coming–two very common practices/norms.

            A unflattering view of GN vid is that he felt threatened by LTT labs entering the space and he wanted to get out in front of that an expose"how unreliable" they are. He didn’t give LTT a heads up or allow them to comment because he knew they’d have a solid response. He blindsided him on purpose.

            All that said, GN did Linus a favor. It accelerated his transition away from CEO and forced them to review their dumb production rates and the videos that are coming out now are better than ever.

            Ironically, it left a sour taste in my mouth about Steve and I haven’t watched any of his videos since.

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            9 months ago

            Fair enough. Still commendable for taking the heat himself without ever mentioning which employee made the mistake with misallocating the review item to the charity auction.

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            9 months ago

            I would wager money on the suspicion that deep down, Linus probably still thinks he did nothing wrong.

            And that the actual change only came about because the people around him (like his wife and executives) threatened/forced him into changing positions.

            Cause we got a good glimpse into the kind of person Linus was when that whole thing started, by selling the prototype that wasnt his, then going out and lying about being in contact with the company, who he lied about forgiving him and making a deal to make up for it… Which was quickly rebuked by GN asking the company if Linus had contacted them, to which they said “No”

            And the kind of guy that does that kind of shit, isnt the kind of guy that suddenly goes “Okay, I screwed Up, I did it, I’m sorry” without someone behind the scenes threatening catastrophic personal consequences.

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              Cause we got a good glimpse into the kind of person Linus was when that whole thing started, by selling the prototype that wasnt his, then going out and lying about being in contact with the company, who he lied about forgiving him and making a deal to make up for it…

              10’000%

              This is what all his rabidly loyal fans miss. He showed true colours during this incident.

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          9 months ago

          After being called out, this genius doubled down on his actions and defended his methods all the while inserting an ad right in the middle of a response video.

          It was then that he lost my respect.

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          9 months ago

          They said they did all that. But actually Watching the videos? It’s the same shit as before. Sloppy edits, errors in the comments etc.

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        9 months ago

        They let Luke bleach it on the wan show.

        He’s never done it before, and took too long so some parts are ultra blonde and others are barely different.

    • friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      There’s a Firefox plugin that replaces YT thumbnails with stills from the video. It makes browsing YT so much better.

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      9 months ago

      All of their thumbnails are unfortunately click-baity. They spoke about ut in an older video. Apparently, the click-baity images drive too much traffic for them to justify something more subtle.

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        Oh, no I totally get it. I’m well aware I’m in the tiny minority that are put off by them. It’s just the kind of illusion that once it gets broken you can no longer unsee it.

        It’s the same with clickbait headlines. If it’s a question, the answer is no.

        “Is this the end of Russia?”

        No.

        keeps on scrolling

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      9 months ago

      Their video about thumbnail A/B testing was quite interesting to see. Considering how they have dedicated designers to make these thumbnails I guess that works pretty well, despite your personal opinion on it, with which I agree too.

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        You have to understand shit like these thumbsnails arent made for people like you and me.

        They are made for the mindless horde of sub-intellectual gremlins who are incapable of rational, independent thought. The kind that run out and put sandpaper on their windshield wipers and microwave their phones to “fast recharge” them because they saw a video that said to do that.

        and the sad, terrifying reality, is these mentally stunted little goblins outnumber us by margins that are too terrifying to even think about.

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          9 months ago

          If someone cares about their view count then you shouldn’t give their content your time of day

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                Dude, this isn’t the Youtube of 2006 anymore.

                Content creating, whether for TV, Radio, or Internet is a job.

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                  You need to spend more time around small channels

                  LTT is a good example of how what you’re saying is bullshit. All the money in the world but they’re still tech illiterate people making tech videos

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          9 months ago

          That’s the way that yields the longest combined watch time from the audience.

          Do they go back and change thumbnails after a while? LTT does focus on a lot of evergreen content as well.

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            People start yt channels for a lot of reason and probably the biggest reason is money. I don’t really understand your fixation over yt channels only being passion project.

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              9 months ago

              Especially with some channels being financially successful labors of love like Red Letter Media.

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              i understand even less when people are saying that when someone does something out of passion it should allow us to consume it for free

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        As part of the mindless horde of sub-intellectual gremlins, i have to say that while i dont love thumbnails like that, i still click on the video because i know it’ll be quality

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          On mobile I can avoid ads by using a VPN to my home network which then has pihole. Usually I just don’t watch any videos on mobile

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            I use PipePipe too. Also has SponserBlock inbuilt. Make sure you enable it though.

            Alternatively, Firefox and uBlock Origin works.

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          ReVanced if you want the original Youtube app

          Otherwise there are dozens of apps which don’t show ads, just look arround F-Droid

          SmartTubeNext for AndroidTV

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        9 months ago

        Me neither. I have the combination of Firefox+uBlock origin+privacy Badger and I’m a pretty happy camper.

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          9 months ago

          Firefox, UBO, Privacy Badger, and YT Premium. Sorry if I disappoint, but that family account with YT music is a great solution. Not to say I wouldn’t reconsider when prices increase…

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    9 months ago

    …to the surprise of absolutely no one who’s been paying attention. They got rid of the coalmine canary clause like a fucking decade ago.