The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility

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Gamers Nexus 👍 👍 👍

 

 

 

 

[Mainfrezzer]

To add to this, Linus did "respond" to the video
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1526180-gamers-nexus-alleges-lmg-has-insufficient-ethics-and-integrity/page/16/#comment-16078641
 

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14 hours ago, Mainfrezzer said:

To add to this, Linus did "respond" to the video
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1526180-gamers-nexus-alleges-lmg-has-insufficient-ethics-and-integrity/page/16/#comment-16078641
 

And here's Gamers Nexus on the "response":

 

 

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Billet Labs public statement:

 

You, the PC community, are amazing. We'd like to thank you for your support, it means more than you can imagine.

Steve at Gamers Nexus has publicly shown his integrity, at the huge risk of backlash, and we have nothing but respect for him for how he's handled himself, both publicly and when speaking directly to us.

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Regarding LTT, we are simply going to state the relevant facts:

On 10th August, we were told by LTT via email that the block had been sold at auction. There was no apology.

We replied on 10th August within 30 minutes, telling LTT that this wasn't okay, and that this was a £XXXX prototype, and we asked if they planned to reimburse us at all.

We received no reply and no offer of payment until 2 hours after the Gamers Nexus video went live on 14th August, at which point Linus himself emailed us directly.

The exact monetary value of the prototype was offered as reimbursement. We have not received, nor have we asked for any other form of compensation.

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About the future of Billet Labs: We don't plan to mourn our missing block, we're already hard at work making another one to use for PC case development, as well as other media and marketing opportunities. Yes it sucks that the prototype has gone, it's slowed us but has absolutely not stopped us. We have pre-orders for it, and plan to push ahead with our first production run as soon as we can.

We also have some exciting new products on our website that are available to buy now - we thank everyone who has bought them so far, and we can't wait to see what you do with them.

We're happy to answer any questions, but we won't be commenting on LTT or the specifics of the email exchanges – we're going to concentrate on making cool stuff, and innovative products (the Monoblock being just one of these).

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We hope LTT implements the necessary changes to stop a situation like this happening again.

Peace out ✌

Felix and Dean

Billet Labs

 

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"Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls.

What started as criticism over errors in recent YouTube videos has escalated into allegations of sexual harassment,

prompting the company to hire an outside investigator."

 

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23834190/linus-tech-tips-gamersnexus-madison-reeves-controversy

[MrGrey]

I must be getting old... I can't find a reference to Unraid anywhere. 🙄

 

MrGrey.

[Michael_P]

2 hours ago, MrGrey said:

I must be getting old... I can't find a reference to Unraid anywhere. 🙄

 

MrGrey.

 

[TheGleaner]

What a disaster that came to be.

 

Unraid connection: they were featured long ago on LTT. That is how I recalled unraid when searching for a nas os.

 

I just had to search through 5 years of garbage to find the video to find the name, however.

Edited August 21, 2023 by TheGleaner