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Pretty damning review.

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[–] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey, remember that time when Linus promoted a kickstarter scam? https://youtu.be/VHjmlQdzpW4

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[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I watched this yesterday and even I was cringing for both of them because i like LTT but GN's points are valid, but also you can tell this was a very tough video for GN to make.

There's a certain tone or cadence to the way that Steve talks that really makes him sound like an authority on the subjects he's talking about. Like an old school radio reporter from the 30s or something. Not sure exactly how to describe it, but once you hear him say something, you know it's a very serious topic.

Either way, I think GN made some very valid points, but also some much less so. I mostly watch LTT for the entertainment value but I've never taken their reviews particularly seriously. I've always hated how LTT handles charts and data - they just zip through the data so bloody fast. At LTT it is clear that Linus knows his stuff, but it's also clear that he's not trained as a scientist or engineer in the scientific method. Listening to him, yiu can tell there's a lack of knowledge in the methodology of setting up an experiment, but on the other hand if you step back for a second, you realize how ridiculous some of the topics all these reviewers obsess over really are. 5 FPS in a game that's already getting 150+ is utterly pointless in the real world. These are just games, guys. It's not the end of the world here.

I'll continue to watch LTT, mostly for TechLinked and now GameLinked because Riley, James and now Jacok crack me up.

[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

LTT is no better than the fnaf guy.

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[–] NewBrainWhoThis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

All valid points. But regarding the measurements, neither LTT or GN testing methodology are realy scientific. Those are youtubers with limited understanding of experimental design and analysis. I have never seen them do simple significance tests or try to explain the variability in the data. But I havent watched all the videos so 乁⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠_⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠ㄏ

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk why they don't just run the test 3 times and average the result.

It would fix a lot of these issues... If you are testing a cooler, remove, clean CPU, reapply thermal compound and reseat cooler.

It's really not that hard to make their testing, maybe not perfect, but a lot better

[–] Sentau@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Idk why they don't just run the test 3 times and average the result.

Hardware unboxed does this if I remember correctly

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not really sure if you ever watched a GN video, but he throws facts at you at a rate which no one else i know does.

He knows his stuff and is always open to learn new things.

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[–] sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 1 points 1 year ago

I love LTT, but Linus has always been a marketing guy first. The whole purpose of the Tech tip videos was to move product, and with the seventeen ads per video it sorta still is.

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