• Thurstylark@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    This isn’t about that specifically, but the gist of it is that they basically got a one-of-a kind prototype GPU water block from a boutique startup to review, and instead of reviewing it with the correct model GPU and sending it back as requested, they did their review on the wrong card, concluded it was crap, and then sold it at auction during their convention.

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      1 year ago

      And to make matters worse, insist that no amount of modification would justify buying that cooler ever. It’s literally covering your ears and muttering la-dee-da repeatedly.

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      1 year ago

      And GN calling them out on this and a pattern of getting many things wrong with Linus doubling down on the whole thing as a response.