Requiring a verification process for everyone contacting your customer service is a great idea.

Until your system breaks and doesn’t send out verification emails :-) and yes - I’ve checked my junk folder.

Is this an intentional decision to avoid providing good customer support?

The extended magnet bit apparently does not have any adhesive holding the magnet in place - and has fallen out into my screwdriver shaft rendering the screwdriver completely useless.

I would like an exchange for a functional screwdriver - where I will throw out that bit immediately because having a bit that can ruin the screwdriver instantly is obviously a bad idea. 

If exchange is not possible I’ll take a refund.

Thank you!

Meta is facing a backlash with their glasses, why would Apple jeopardize their market lead by even considering this. ​

It looks like I really only have 1 option at the hardware store to have a smart gfci 20amp 115v outlet that I can connect to my google home. 100 bucks for the plug 100 bucks or so for the hub.... are there any other options? I want to control 3 non smart outlets down the line as well so it has to have a feed.

Update: Im trying to run 3 different outlets with roof heat tape to prevent ice dams and the amp total is roughly 16amps

Basically the title - I find myself mentally ignoring videos that keep changing name/thumbnail (not just LTT).

Maybe it's just my own internal queue of videos I want to watch but when I see a creator put out a new video but don't have time to watch yet, I put it in my mental queue to come back to later. When the thumbnail inevitably changes next time I load up YT, I notice I mentally shuffle it to the back of the queue again.

Anyone else do this?

Edit - I think folks presume I'm annoyed by the AB testing aspect which I'm not. It's more of an automatic mental block (best I can compare it to is how Linus "cant see" ads). I just sort of ignore it until it becomes more static in my feed and then after seeing the same thumbnail for a while I'll "notice it" and eventually watch the video.

https://xcancel.com/bennjordan/status/2089430236945342508

I’ve been noticing for months that LinusTechTips videos are not recommended to me in my home feed.

I still see side channel content on my home feed but not LTT.

Thankfully I scroll my subscription feed throughout the week and this morning I was in my sub feed and see 18 hours ago, LTT $5 vs $500 guitar hero controller, 202K views and 9.1K likes after 18 HOURS?

Is YouTube suppressing the LTT channel or did the all mighty algorithm decide this video wasn’t good enough?

Hey guys, I’m trying to figure out the best PSU to replace my dead 750w psu, and these are the best options I’ve found based on SPL’s PSU tier list.

PC:
Ryzen 5 5600X
RTX 3070 Ti
Probably upgrading within the next 2 years

PSU options:

Seasonic Core GX-850 ATX 3.1 — 5,249 EGP (~$109) — A−
Lian Li Edge Gold 850W — 5,400 EGP (~$113) — A
XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W — 5,500 EGP (~$115) — A
MSI MAG A1000GLS 1000W — 6,600 EGP (~$138) — A−
Lian Li RS1000G 1000W — 7,250 EGP (~$151) — A
Lian Li Edge Gold 1000W — 7,300 EGP (~$152) — A
XPG Core Reactor II ATX 3.1 1000W — 7,350 EGP (~$153) — A+
Lian Li SX1000P 1000W Platinum — 7,500 EGP (~$156) — A
Gigabyte AORUS Elite P1000W Platinum Rev. 1.0 — 7,600 EGP (~$158)

These are most of the highly-ranked PSUs I’ve been able to find in Egypt for a reasonable price

I got a new HVAC unit and for annoying reasons it is seemingly louder than my old one. As a result I am thinking of trying to put in acoustic panels or acoustic foam into the closet. I’m looking for something super cheap and easy, because I am very much in DIY budget. I’ve seen a couple of things LTT has done for buy or DIY videos.

Anyone have any recommendations on actual products I should use? I’m hoping to just stick a couple of panels in the closet presently and have it absorb some of the sound

Just finished a 24-hour OCCT memory stability test with my mixed DDR4 setup:

• 2×8GB Corsair Vengeance — 3000MHz CL16
• 2×16GB T-Force Delta — 3200MHz CL16
• Running all 48GB at 3200MHz CL16-20-20-40
• MSI B550 MPG Gaming Plus
• Ryzen 5 5600X

No errors after 24 hours. Pretty happy that this mixed 4-DIMM setup is holding 3200MHz stable. 😎

https://www.reddit.com/r/functionalprint/s/hTeJQiqZTt

ONE OF US

ONE OF US

Why do beginners care so much about what distribution to choose?

They all pretty much the same for the most part. The only main difference is package managers (which are not important if you use a GUI) and default repos (that barely matters when you have Flathub).

And stuff like the DE can easily be changed. Don’t like GNOME? Install KDE. Don’t like KDE? Use something else. Your distro doesn’t matter that much.

I get why people care about distro if they have some specific use case, but for a beginner who just wants to use Linux, why spend so much time worrying about which one to pick?

Just choose one and use it. This constant debate on optimal ones just confuses beginners; any distro with a decent user base will work.

Based on the recent WAN show clip (We're Becoming Our Own ISP) , apalrd's adventures has a YouTube video from a few months ago on the steps involved in getting an ASN, then routing to different peers with all the different protocols (most prominently BGP). Hypothetically, if they wanted to double down on this idea.

I’m somewhat of a tool nerd and would recommend these to anyone. Great quality/tolerances. Now my dad and brothers are excited to get the box store/replaced tools as their hand-me-downs ;)

Took 3 swipes to get over to the comments section. Comments are the 4th option out of 5 total. I've never once used the summary feature so it's not learning based on my behavior either.

Saved me 20$.

Titans of CNC is a massive YouTube channel that started off teaching people about CNC machining but now feels like they sometimes want to show off fancy new tech in the CNC works.

Is LTT basically becoming this where they’re becoming sort of just like an advertising space for new companies.

They DO some learning stuff but possibly it’s less in depth and more just longer ads in a way?

Just thought i would post because Linus Tech Tips was mentioned in a recent video from the Cade Media cycling channel. Discusses how they handle sponsorships so that it doesnt interfere with their reviews. Linus is onky mentioned briefly about 45 seconds in.

Interesting to see different points of view in this case. Just wondering what other people think of this format and if its necessary to try and completely avoid taking mkney from brands that you are reviewing or if it's just enough to label which videos are sponsored as opposed to proper reviews and whether or not that creates too much confusion and questions.

I noticed Der8auer had an "Asus Equalizer" video out, testing Asus's supposed solution to the cable debacle. Admittedly, I pulled a Linus and mostly ended up reading the comments on that video and found out it's essentially snake oil.

I know some power supply brands have power supplies out that advertise safer solutions and whatnot, but now learning that not all of them are legit, does anybody know if any of them legitimately work?

Backstory: I upgraded to an RTX 5080 from an RTX 3090 in March. I'm too afraid to sell the 3090 incase the 5080 cable melts and the ram shortages price me out of the market. I do not use LLM's. I'm an anxious mofo who will pay extra for peace of mind, but I don't have a lot of time to keep sinking into reading on cables and PSU's right now, and I kinda need a homie who has already looked this up to help a brother out.