YouTube Made a Huge Mistake - WAN Show November 12, 2021

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🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 93 minutes

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[0:00] Chapters

[1:44] Intro

[2:13] Topic #1: Dislike count changes.

3:07 Reasons to justify the change.

6:20 Discussing comments moderation.

8:45 What YT could do better.

9:06 Different usages of dislikes.

14:06 Linus's take on dislikes moderating.

[33:16] Sponsors.

[--] Cont. Topic #1: Dislike count changes.

35:27 Linus will call to discuss the change.

[38:12] Topic #2: Linux challenge update.

42:06 Game compatibility.

45:08 "Windows: from the perspective of a Linux user" video idea.

48:10 OpenVPN on Linux VS Windows.

49:58 Issues with Xbox & Windows gaming.

[54:50] Topic #3: AMD's data center architectures.

[55:58] Topic #4: Microsoft "SE".

[56:45] LTTStore party shirt & newsletter.

[59:35] Merch Messages.

[1:05:28] Linus leaving.

[1:06:06] Merch Messages ft Luke.

[1:31:26] Outro

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Wanchio Ladies and Gentlemen.
0:05.8	We've got a fantastic show for you guys today, but unfortunately, that's really as long
0:10.2	as I can maintain that upbeat kind of tone of voice because I am furious.
0:19.2	Kind of upset.
0:20.2	I'm pretty angry and I want to get into it in full detail later, but the long short
0:27.2	version is that YouTube disabled the dislike counter on the platform.
0:32.8	So some people have got it rolled out already.
0:35.0	Some people are still seeing dislike counts, but they're all going to be gone within days
0:40.0	is my understanding.
0:41.8	And this has an enormous impact on the usability of the platform for certain users that in
0:49.5	my opinion, doesn't outweigh the benefits for other users, but certainly makes it so
0:57.1	that we should probably at least consider other options, rather than throwing the baby
1:02.0	out with the bathwater here.
1:03.6	In other news, AMD has some huge data center tech incoming.
1:08.3	This is really freaking exciting because they just continue to make everyone else look
1:14.2	like clowns, which is great, but also we got pinched to zoom is forbidden in the court
1:21.4	of law.
1:22.9	Stop doing it.
1:23.9	What?
1:24.9	Okay.
1:26.6	Oh, wow.
1:27.6	Okay.
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