[kwlug-disc] Linus Tech Tips tries Linux as daily driver

[CrankyOldBugger]

Sure, you have to hand it to them for their level of professionalism, even
if sometimes they seem to be grasping at straws for topics.  But they have
a fair sized staff backing them up, so the content and production is
usually pretty good.  And Anthony has always been the expert on their
staff, not just for Linux stuff but also Windows.  It's nice to hear him
say that he prefers Linux, though.



On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 12:36, Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've always enjoyed LTT, especially if Anthony is presenting (Linus can be
> annoying depending on his caffeine level that day).
> Some content is excellent, while other content isn't very valuable (who
> cares about cooling a 12900 CPU with an industrial air conditioner?!?).
> But for the good content, the coverage is complete and unbiased (or their
> bias is stated up front) - that's good tech reporting.
>
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 10:27 AM CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This series of videos was both funny and frightening....  I don't
>> remember seeing anyone having so many problems with a simple OS install.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 08:47, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc <
>> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> > Thought I'd throw this out before Monday's meeting. Might make for
>>> > some interesting discussion, plus the channel is a home-grown success
>>> > story and worthy of being aware of.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Linus of Linus Tech Tips YouTube fame (very successful Canadian
>>> > YouTuber) has a series where he and a co-founder(?) of the channel are
>>> > attempting to use Linux for their daily work & play machines.
>>> >
>>> > It's interesting, entertaining, and sometimes frustrating.
>>>
>>>
>>> Two cents. Apparently he put some investor money into frame.work laptop
>>> maker. This is respectable, well, assuming reasonable terms are in.
>>>
>>>
>>> > Note: the business runs a lot of Linux servers (96TB storage on NVMe
>>> > running CentOS for his *home* storage - the videos of his new home
>>> > reno are great).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The Linus Linux Challenge:
>>> >
>>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0506yDSgU7M
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Other interesting videos I'd recommend: his new, hot pink home server
>>> > rack ("Wow. I guess I need neon lime green patch cables.") containing
>>> > 96 ethernet ports, half of them PoE, all running 10+Gbps.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Any video of them building new office servers.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > They spent $100,000 on materials to make a solid gold game controller
>>> > (his wife's reaction is priceless).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > His reaction to the $250,000 spent on Red 8k video equipment and how
>>> > disappointed he felt.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > His "influencer flex" where he felt his youngest kids weren't able to
>>> > sufficiently partake in badminton, so he bought a gym... In the
>>> > Vancouver real estate market.
>>> >
>>> > ...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hopefully someone finds something entertaining / informative.
>>> >
>>> > rb
>>> >
>>> >
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