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Linus reviewed (roasted) our phone | Fairphone reacts (youtu.be)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/android@lemmy.world
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I can't believe some of the points Linus made against the Fairphone, especially given he's onboard with the same compromises for the Framework laptop. 🤭

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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Bullshit. Linus was one of the first reviewers that didn't say dumb stuff like "buy a really expensive motherboard and a mid range CPU" or "spend 200 dollars on a 1000Watt PSU for your 300Watt system".

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Was that in the past few years?

    I watched his stuff before the GN kerfuffle . I'm not unfamiliar with the self-promotion, compound-building as content, antics or free-wheeling vids (or vids made to look that way).

    Yes, even the side channel stuff.

    The tech signal to total signal is... Low-ish. It's entertaining, it's broad in its scope, but I can find denser, deeper stuff if I care about a topic.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    The tech signal to total signal is… Low-ish. It’s entertaining, it’s broad in its scope, but I can find denser, deeper stuff if I care about a topic.

    I agree, but it is important to point out that this is not necessarily a bad thing. It just means that the videos are aimed at a more mainstream audience. His videos are definitely part of what got me (and many other people) interested in tech.

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