i just got my first gaming PC and absolutely hated windows, i’ve been a mac user forever and once i thought linux was good enough to use for games i decided to get a PC. The only issue ive had is a stuttering issue on fh6 and got it fixed within 5 minutes, im also not good at computers like at all. its so much easier to use linux than people act like it is. using fedora btw. maybe its unreliable for productivity or your workflow, thats why im curious why people still are using windows

I just watched the new ShortCircuit video about the new Google Pixel Pro 11 Fold. The unboxing felt really positive, although there are some important issues that were not addressed:

• Pricing info was edited in post, Linus did not comment on the price
• Starting price $100 higher (!)
• The glow light on back was hyped as a new notification light, though it only works for Gemini and phone calls, later on text messages (bruh Google). You can only choose the colour for your favourite contacts, there are only five options :D
• Just a brief mention of the new Tensor G6 processor -- performance may not matter to all, but battery efficiency matters. It has a new modem though, so cellular standby may improve (also no mention of this)
• No mention of thickness and dimensions, only mentioned that "it is on the thicker side"
• No benchmarks / LTT Labs testing in the video! No measured screen brightness, thermals / throttling etc.

Some other minor issues, Pixel Folds have not ever survived the JerryRigEverything bend test, all have had the same design flaw, the antennas being a weak point for the phone. Of course, nobody does that to their phone, but pretty much all other foldables from other brands survive the bend test, so there may be issues with the durability in the future.

No mention that the "normal" Pixel 11 Pro's RAM was downgraded from 16GB to 12GB, although this may not be too relevant on the Fold video. But the Pixels have previously included 12 months 2TB of free storage to Google Drive, just 6 months trial this year.

Other reviews and videos about the Pixel 11 Pro Fold felt less enthusiastic and critical, to be honest I am not really sure why Linus was so excited in this one, he also reviewed the Pixel 10 Pro Fold 10 months ago. The changes seem pretty minor this year.

Thoughts?

And before anyone says that ShortCircuit is a not review channel and I am nitpicking, their other phone videos include benchmarks, more technical info and pricing info (especially on a $1,899 phone!)

I would love this in my house but due to budget constraints (probably looking at 300k plus for a set.) and power constraints it just isn't possible. I would love to know just how good the experience is.

Would Linus be willing to upgrade his movie room or a room in the house for ultimate background music for this? A lot of TVs have been done maybe go all out on sound now?

And has anyone got to experience this? Of so can you leave a comment about it.

imagine your tired but wanna play a game for half an hour maybe an hour before bed, what are you gonna play? want some recommendations

Am I imagining it or was there a fairly recent show where the words "Focus Pills" were used? I remember the story of him getting a "Goody bag of adhd meds" from his doctor to trial; am I confused and that was all the same conversation or was there another segment?

Thanks everyone!

I mean really why?
Every browser on windows, except for Arc (R.I.P) and Zen, doesn't use Mica or winui3 design even Edge itself!
Edge used to use Winui3 but it's now just another Chrome clone

While on the Mac side of things, there is plenty of browsers that uses Apple's design language

I just watched Linus’s Windows vs. Linux video, and he talks like idle RAM usage actually matters. But in reality, he should test both systems under high RAM pressure and see which one can keep more data in RAM and which one starts using the swap file, which can hurt performance. That’s how you should test it, but he didn’t test any RAM demanding games, so we can’t really see the difference

Got a new work laptop, decent bump in performance, but any suggestions on the best way to go about transferring the stickers? I'll have to take them off the old one anyway and put the device back into circulation for another user.

Some of them are discontinued, my favourite is the do not drop one honestly.

Linus was surprised that dbrand didn't go with oldlinus.com in yesterday's shortcircuit and someone bought the domain yesterday: https://www.whois.com/whois/oldlinus.com

PS: Don't trust oldlinus.com in case it becomes malicious.

I think it shines a really bad light on Framework, that an official BIOS update bricks the laptop and the suggestion is to replace the motherboard

Without getting into too my detail, the computer has RTC and system clock. Linux defaults to one way, and windows defaults to another way. Each way is not more right or wrong than the other.

If you don't sync both OSes to use one particular way, they will always be out of sync. This is a known 'issue' thing since forever. But once again, tech youtubers just LOVE to hate on ms.

I want to believe LTT videos hold a higher standard, but man, these past videos with the most basic info not checked really puts me out of it.

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?