- Invidious, a privacy focused YouTube frontend: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch/?v=tF4AD2K0LPk
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/tF4AD2K0LPk
Another one bytes the dust. Vex is a YouTube (gaming oriented) tech channel with over 200k subscribers. He just switched and started his journey to Linux. It’s a 46 minutes video, so there is lot of coverage. I think its always interesting to see of someone switching to Linux and documenting it in public, especially someone with lots of followers (OK its not a PewDiePie… but still).
Video description:
I’ve had this Windows laptop, the Zephyrus G16. It is fast, has a beautiful display, lightweight, well-built… but it runs Windows 11. That has always been nagging me that it is holding it back, and I have only heard amazing things about Linux for the efficiency and customizability. So let’s see what it can actually do.
0:00- Windows
2:27- why stay?
5:49- THE DISTRO
7:32- installing Linux
11:20- onboarding
16:29- attempting a game + Davinci Resolve
20:45- idle power consumption
21:53- window management is incredible
24:12- fixing the brightness
24:52- Davinci Resolve... STUDIO
27:13- choppy audio
27:52- webcam is ugly
28:31- adding 120Hz!
29:24- DLSS Upgrades
30:17- boot times have been BAD
30:37- GPU switching sucks
31:12- it keeps freezing
32:02- modding a game
32:25- playing a WINDOWS game, but not in Steam
32:57- My Pros
34:34- my downsides
36:30- GAMING vs WINDOWS
41:37- creative apps...
42:33- my experience
44:09- am I keeping it though???
Hah, I thought it was funny when he skips the shader compilation and then complains when the game is studdering as it compiles shaders on the fly. Even his livestream chat was pointing that out to him and he was ignoring it.
While it was wrong move, it is a legit option. Such streams just displays what many people actually do, especially those not very technically versed. So I see more of an exposure of many, than a single personal mistake here, because this is not an issue in isolation. And its good that we see this on display, because we talk and point to it and others learn why that needs to be done. I’m not defending his mistake, just talk more broadly about the issue.
We have seen ignoring warnings from other channels too… its more common than people think. I think people ignore this, because everything is overwhelming when new to Linux. They learn so much, experiment so much, its just like in Tokyo all lights blend you and then you just click off… ok… at this point I maybe defended his mistake. :D Goddammit I’m too optimistic!
Oh yea, it’s the classic linux ethos where linux lets you shoot yourself in the foot. In fact in this instance it’s even the highlighted option. You can tell he didn’t even read the popup, he just auto clicked the button with muscle memory. This one is kinda on Valve though, they should make that option less appealing in my opinion. or even better have an option that will auto-precompile the shaders as part of the download process. So when the user sees the big green play button it starts playing the game.
I don’t really like that guy, he seems to talk about things he doesn’t really understand
he seems to talk about things he doesn’t really understand
Isn’t this normal if you just get started?
yes it is and seeing the ignorance and the impatient hubris it brings on full display is a little bit painful to watch since i used to (and still do) a lot of time. lol
Because it reminds of your own mistakes. :-) I agree it is sometimes painful to see in the mirror. But I’m more forgiving probably. I just don’t like if newcomers got shamed on and discredited not understanding what they are talking about. At least that was my impression reading the comment I replied to. I see good will and will to learn and this should be applaud. Even if someone struggles with basics, its always good to see where and how they struggled.
yes, it’s not pleasan to watch people commit the same mistakes you’ve learned from for sure and:
I just don’t like if newcomers got shamed on and discredited not understanding what they are talking about.
it’s definitely gotten better, but the old RTFM sentiment is still very strong in the linux community and there are too many that make it their entire identity.
There is also a new trend, where some newcomers from Windows don’t want to rely on the community and ask Ai bots instead. I’m not a big fan of doing that if you are new to a subject, but on the other hand it can be helpful if the community gets toxic, and they (I mean some random people) say it helped them. So that is another thing we have to deal with, hallucinations and such.
BTW I think there are two types of RTFM, The Read the Fucking Manual and the other explaining and helping as much and then pointing to the documentation for more, let’s call it Read The Fine Manual. :-) So yes, I do not like people just dropping and leaving the asking person helpless with the advice they should read the manual. But I’m a fan of helping and giving them a specific link to a part where the documentation can help further than I can.
I would at least pretend to learn from my mistakes. So when I skip the shader compilation, then experience freezes while shaders get loaded and the whole f***ing chat mentions it, letting them compile first and then seeing if that fixes the issue would be in fact the first thing I would try…
So no, this is not honest “showing common mistakes other people will experience” or “struggling with basics”. Because if it was honest there would be any mention of the underlying issue once he understood it. And he obviously did, judging by a later offhand comment about “yeah, shader issues…”
Are you telling me he does that on purpose?
