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Building the perfect Linux PC with Linus Torvalds

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  1. [4]
    creesch
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    Disclaimer, haven't fully watched the video yet but am really enjoying it so far. LTT (Linus Tech Tips) had Linus Torvalds over as a guest. The title doesn't quite cover it though, as it is...

    Disclaimer, haven't fully watched the video yet but am really enjoying it so far. LTT (Linus Tech Tips) had Linus Torvalds over as a guest. The title doesn't quite cover it though, as it is effectively an hour long interview.

    Considering the frequent Linux topics popping up on Tildes I figure some of you will also enjoy this video.

    20 votes
    1. [3]
      zoroa
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      Haven't watched an LTT video besides the WAN show in years, this is going to be the one to break the streak. Thanks for sharing creesch!

      Haven't watched an LTT video besides the WAN show in years, this is going to be the one to break the streak. Thanks for sharing creesch!

      8 votes
      1. [2]
        creesch
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        No problem, after posting it finished watching it and it was truly worth it. Great little insights and good humor imho.

        No problem, after posting it finished watching it and it was truly worth it. Great little insights and good humor imho.

        3 votes
        1. chum-cha
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          Agreed! I don't typically follow LTT, but I thought this was a very fun watch.

          Agreed! I don't typically follow LTT, but I thought this was a very fun watch.

          3 votes
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    Slystuff
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    Very good video, I knew it was in the works from references in WAN shows. Glad they kept to a longer run time instead of trying to cut it down to 20-30 mins. In particular found Torvalds take on...

    Very good video, I knew it was in the works from references in WAN shows. Glad they kept to a longer run time instead of trying to cut it down to 20-30 mins.

    In particular found Torvalds take on the state of AI to be nuanced and genuinely realistic.

    16 votes
    1. shrike
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      He has the exact same attitude towards AI as me, something about the practical Finnish mind or something =)

      He has the exact same attitude towards AI as me, something about the practical Finnish mind or something =)

      5 votes
  3. Narry
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    This was pretty good. The number of times I thought Real Linus was going to sink into the floor when Fake Linus got overly nerdy and/or a bit too “I am meeting my hero, this is awesome!” Also the...

    This was pretty good. The number of times I thought Real Linus was going to sink into the floor when Fake Linus got overly nerdy and/or a bit too “I am meeting my hero, this is awesome!”

    Also the question that got asked about what happened to Linux if Real Linus should die, the way it was asked and the immediate aftermath were pure comedy gold. Chef’s kiss, amazing, wouldn’t change it. It was the real stand out to me.

    I did also liked how Real Linus gave Windows a bit of cover for its infamous crashes likely being down to poor quality components like RAM and the like rather than due to any inherent flaws in the core operating system. I’m no Windows evangelist, but I thought it was a classy thing for him to just say off-handedly like that.

    11 votes
  4. [5]
    Carrow
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    So why did he choose the Intel Arc? He almost makes it sound like he would've taken an Nvidia for AI dev, but then we get puns, no explanation for Intel over AMD either, then cuts to the next...

    So why did he choose the Intel Arc? He almost makes it sound like he would've taken an Nvidia for AI dev, but then we get puns, no explanation for Intel over AMD either, then cuts to the next question. Is he planning on finishing the drivers for Intel?

    6 votes
    1. [3]
      zestier
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      To paraphrase the answer given in the pinned comment: he uses multiple big displays, but not for gaming. So it was intentionally something small, weak, and quiet just to be a step up in power from...

      To paraphrase the answer given in the pinned comment: he uses multiple big displays, but not for gaming. So it was intentionally something small, weak, and quiet just to be a step up in power from integrated to handle the large number of pixels without needing any fancy heavy graphical powers.

      16 votes
      1. [2]
        Carrow
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        Funny, I have an older, small & quiet AMD saved for a build when someone wants something like that. That makes sense though, I make good use of integrated, but haven't had a use case where such a...

        Funny, I have an older, small & quiet AMD saved for a build when someone wants something like that. That makes sense though, I make good use of integrated, but haven't had a use case where such a limitation was an issue.

        3 votes
        1. zestier
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          Wanting something newer may have been due to a piece of context I left out or maybe it's just the structure of this project not considering old parts that are sitting around. That piece of context...

          Wanting something newer may have been due to a piece of context I left out or maybe it's just the structure of this project not considering old parts that are sitting around. That piece of context is that the large monitors are 6k.

          4 votes
    2. DefiantEmbassy
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      It’s explained in the pinned comment.

      It’s explained in the pinned comment.

      1 vote
  5. Pavouk106
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    There are some extras on Floatplane (LTT self-hosted platform), but even though I pay for Floatplane, I don't think it is actually worth paying one month for watching these extras alone. That is...

    There are some extras on Floatplane (LTT self-hosted platform), but even though I pay for Floatplane, I don't think it is actually worth paying one month for watching these extras alone. That is if they don't come up with another extras from this almost hour long video.

    But if you wanted to pay for a month to watch these extras, you should know that you can download them and keep.them forever in that month. Actually you can download any video they published there, even older ones up to around 2018 so it may be worth those few bucks for one month.

    5 votes