[HN Gopher] Ian Cutress leaves Anandtech
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Ian Cutress leaves Anandtech
Author : zdw
Score : 308 points
Date : 2022-02-18 15:07 UTC (7 hours ago)
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| mensetmanusman wrote:
| Technology Journalism is interesting, because those most
| qualified would almost always be taking a huge pay cut to
| contribute.
|
| Those technologists that work in a field of interest only publish
| in illegible patent speak or keep trade secrets.
| blowski wrote:
| Don't remember who said it but "technology writers either know
| about technology or writing, rarely both".
| bavell wrote:
| RIP Anandtech. It was the first tech news site I followed as a
| teen and got me into hardware, letting me peer behind the curtain
| of these mysterious machines we all use. Probably responsible for
| me choosing computer engineering in university. Many good
| memories of flashes of insight, wonder and amazement.
|
| Haven't been frequenting the site as much since Anand left and I
| felt the site's days were numbered. They still had good content
| coming out but with Ian leaving, I think most (all?) of the old
| guard has left and this is probably the final nail in the coffin.
| uluyol wrote:
| I've always enjoyed Ryan Smith's articles, but I think he's
| been busy with other duties since taking over. I have noticed
| that the quality of work coming from their junior writers
| improves over time. I mean just look at Ian. I always enjoyed
| his writing, but in the past few years it has gotten really
| really good and he's expanded to doing many Q&As and interviews
| (where you know, he actually asks interesting and tough
| questions).
| awiesenhofer wrote:
| Don't count them out just yet - they still got Billy Tallis
| excellently covering the storage side of things. At least I
| think they do, haven't seen much of him in a while.
| IanCutress wrote:
| Billy left in the middle of last year
| awiesenhofer wrote:
| Damn, now I'm getting pessimistic as well. Thank you for
| the clarification!
| vbphprubyjsgo wrote:
| Isn't that just a techspam website? I only read their monitor
| reviews and they were all wrong.
| georgeburdell wrote:
| Not unexpected. He's been building his own brand (TechTechPotato)
| on YouTube for a while.
| pxeger1 wrote:
| Steve from GamersNexus said a few weeks ago he might have just
| managed to catch "a big fish" in hiring...
| [deleted]
| IanCutress wrote:
| Pfft I didn't expect this to be HN worthy, but y'all are amazing
|
| I'll still be around, doing my YouTube channel on tickover before
| other ventures are ready. Just need to square some things away,
| and I'll probably announce via Twitter next week.
|
| Anything input always welcome!
| lynguist wrote:
| No, that's so sad! You're my favorite writer at Anandtech! I
| was loading the main page of Anandtech every few days to see if
| you wrote a new article!
| dilippkumar wrote:
| Regular reader here. Good luck on your future ventures!
|
| If you are going to continue to participate in written content
| on the internet, please remember that RSS is not dead and there
| are many of us who consume content exclusively via RSS. My 2
| cents :-)
| wilsonjholmes wrote:
| Yes!
| sydthrowaway wrote:
| Are you going to join FAANG?
| toiletfuneral wrote:
| ericd wrote:
| Thanks for all the great articles over the years, especially
| the in-depth CPU ones!
| [deleted]
| hendersoon wrote:
| I'll read anything you write Ian, good luck on the next step!
| CitizenKane wrote:
| Hey Ian, thanks for all the very thoughtful content over the
| years. I started reading Anandtech shortly before Anand left
| and I remember being worried. However, in hindsight there was
| clearly nothing to worry about.
|
| Your analysis helped convince me to go all in on some AMD stock
| purchases that ended up really saving me over past year. It's
| beyond appreciated, and I'm far more knowledgeable about
| semiconductors thanks to you! Best of luck in your new journey
| cebert wrote:
| I always loved reading your articles and interviews. You never
| dumbed things down, which I've always appreciated.
| ethbr0 wrote:
| One curious question.
|
| No names or details, but in hindsight was there ever news or
| review points that you felt should have been reported, but
| wasn't because of publishing / relationship concerns? (Read:
| actual, factual details... discounting pique at counterparties
| / PR being assholes from time to time and deserving to be
| blasted)
|
| I've always been curious how that balances. Would hope the type
| of stuff AnandTech covers has more natural immunity (vs
| something like games journalism).
|
| PS: Thanks for all your work over the years! Between you and
| Anand, you guided years of PC builds, starting with a Pentium
| IV on an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe to get my university fiber-to-
| the-room traffic off the PCI bus. ;)
| IanCutress wrote:
| There were stories over the years that I wanted to write but
| didn't get approval. Anything that might instigate a
| political discourse was discouraged, for example, such as a
| story about holding an event about wireless network
| connectivity in an area where locals struggled to get even
| basic phone service.
|
| I mean, there have been times where PR have been rude and
| incorrigible. Nothing to the extent that it'd be worth
| putting them on loudspeaker for, as that'd gut any future
| relationship, and sometimes it's down to one person in the
| chain causing the fuss, not the culture.
|
| Part of what I've learned at AnandTech is how these chains of
| command work - you're not speaking with Company X, you're
| speaking to Person A on behalf of company X, and sometimes
| the information they are feeding you goes through 15 hands
| before it gets to you and if there's a bad apple in that
| chain, it could cause it all to go pear shaped. That's also
| part of the 'behind the curtain' I've tried to showcase in my
| reporting, rather than just simply dealing with a big box
| with company logo on it that prints money.
|
| Part of the balance you describe is, in my mind, simply the
| result of reporting on people. If you stick to the science,
| the research, there's less room for disagreement.
|
| Then again, Samsung stopped sampling us smartphones because
| every Snapdragon/Exynos review we did, with industry standard
| tests and power measurements, showed Snapdragon ahead for
| several years. They felt it wasn't in their best interests to
| sample us anymore, so we ended up buying the hardware after
| launch. At least, that was the PR team who didn't want to
| talk. The SoC team still wanted our input, but the way
| Samsung works, it was always difficult to have those
| discussions. Compare that to Samsung Foundry, who have
| invited me to consecutive industry events to learn about new
| features - they loved the coverage, and the questions I ask.
| Same company, different BUs, different media list, different
| blacklists.
|
| Perhaps it's worth a book. When I'm retired.
| CyanBird wrote:
| Looking forward to your future adventures!
|
| I guess we all already can take a guess at where you might end
| up haha
|
| Cheers!
| apetresc wrote:
| Does the guess rhyme with "sinus"?
| willis936 wrote:
| Not "wenis"?
| ksec wrote:
| Oh no. I have long suspected this will happen Anandtech seems to
| have trouble getting editor to stay. And people are either
| leaving or becoming freelance. Andrei left not long ago. I am not
| even sure if they have a full time editor any more.
|
| I think he is going to spend a lot more time on his Youtube
| Channel. OR,a possible scenario.... Would he be joining STH? I
| know he sometimes comes to HN :)
|
| >and all I've wanted to do is lash out!
|
| I am glad I am not the only one. And that is why I enjoy
| Anandtech and Ians writing so much. To educate the reader instead
| of being mislead by marketing and sloppy journalism that are only
| here for clicks.
| AlphaSite wrote:
| I know LTT is also starting a lab and talked about getting
| certain folks to join his team...
| EtienneK wrote:
| This was my 1st thought as well. Also, Linus said "think I
| can't afford you? Try me".
| szundi wrote:
| This may change later when he might realize (hop not) that
| these guys don't return enough on investment. But maybe LLT
| is the one who will be popular enough, who knows.
| ethbr0 wrote:
| Good review sites suffer the same problem as government: from a
| financial standpoint, you cannot afford to pay people
| competitively vs their alternatives, for the skills you really
| want.
|
| So it becomes a labor of love. But that only goes so far, for
| so long.
|
| IMHO, in an industry like that, you have to be honest about
| what you're bringing to the table for employees in lieu of
| compensation: an opportunity for increased name recognition and
| networking in a public role, and the fun of being a public
| face!
|
| But! You also have to continually deepen the bench with new
| prospects, because you know you're going to be continually
| hemorrhaging top tier talent to job switching.
|
| Credit to AnandTech that people stay for as long as they do.
| 10+ years is damned impressive!
| Ataraxic wrote:
| I remember joining the anandtech forums in the very early
| 2000's. I'm continually surprised how great a resource it's
| remained for over 20 years now. Certainly impressive!
| ghaff wrote:
| Journalism is one particular problem. I expect most halfway
| decent tech journalists could head to many tech companies to
| do content marketing and make a lot more money--though they
| might well find the work less interesting.
|
| Arguably, pay disparities in the industry exist more broadly
| even if you just restrict the conversation to
| developers/engineers. I suspect that the big tech companies
| are sucking a lot of the oxygen out of the room at least in
| the US. Some people may not _want_ to work for those
| companies and others, whether because of lack of skill, poor
| interviewing, or just bad luck, can 't get an offer. But if
| someone can get in, it will be hard for a lot of other
| companies to match the comp.
| erosenbe0 wrote:
| Big tech SWE interviews seem to be just tests that are very
| poorly administered. With practice and some luck a large
| segment of the developer population can pass within a few
| years of really diligent effort. Some need a lot more
| practice than others though.
|
| I don't know why they don't just administer real tests.
| Probably some kind of demographic or legal nightmare?
| ghaff wrote:
| Well, for one thing, if it's a standardized test, it will
| be leaked even if there are a few different versions. "A
| few years of really diligent work" also seems a pretty
| high bar to improve odds of getting a job at a handful of
| companies.
| creato wrote:
| If people are spending a few _years_ to prepare, that's
| probably enough time to self educate to actual
| competence.
| ethbr0 wrote:
| Given enough optimization and no upper limit on
| prospective hire annoyance, any interview test series
| eventually evolves into an undergraduate degree program.
| sidkshatriya wrote:
| > I have long suspected this will happen Anandtech seems to
| have trouble getting editor to stay
|
| Wasn't Ian associated with Anandtech for 10 years? That seems
| like a long enough in today's world.
|
| Also please note that working for Anandtech gives you a lot of
| profile and publicity. Other people in the industry may want to
| snap you up!
| munificent wrote:
| _> Anandtech seems to have trouble getting editor to stay._
|
| I don't think we should necessarily celebrate people continuing
| to do the same thing over a long period of time. Humans like to
| grow and experience a variety of things. Change is good. You
| have 11 lifetimes:
|
| https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2012-09-02
| ghaff wrote:
| Perhaps but
|
| 1.) People can grow and change within a single organization,
| especially given that they're not spending a lot of time to
| learn a new place and
|
| 2.) We also shouldn't celebrate people because they jump
| around every 18 months when something isn't going quite their
| way or they've gotten bored.
| munificent wrote:
| Sure but in this case, the person was there 10 years, so
| (2) doesn't seem to apply.
| ghaff wrote:
| Oh certainly, 10 years is a very respectable tenure with
| an organization. That's been around the point where, at a
| couple of prior jobs, I was definitely ready to move on.
| mastazi wrote:
| my biological clock seems to be 4 or 5 years max in an
| organisation and about 10 years max in a given career (sw
| development is my third "career" so to speak, what I did
| before was completely unrelated; I'm already planning the
| next endeavour which is only tangentially related to
| "tech")
| [deleted]
| kapilvt wrote:
| I appreciate so much two folks in tech reporting Ian and Jon
| (Corbet at lwn.net), over the last decade they have both put out
| so much content, that frankly pulls the behind the layers to make
| them not magic but, science and journalism with integrity.. kudos
| and if we find ourselves in go fund me journalism, know that I'm
| happy to contribute to the cause.
| tom-thistime wrote:
| Maybe he'll get Joy Division back together again.
| mrweasel wrote:
| Isn't that a brand of sex toys?
| acomjean wrote:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division
|
| and Ian Curtis.. Vs Ian Cutress...
| agumonkey wrote:
| More like an architectural choice.
| jpgvm wrote:
| Ian if you come by HN and see this I would like to say thanks for
| all the amazing content over the years. Tech needs quality
| journalists and you are one of the greatest we have ever had. I
| hope you land somewhere where you can continue to output such
| great stuff.
| IanCutress wrote:
| Thanks :)
| awill wrote:
| I feel AT is great for enthusiasts. I want them to become more
| mainstream, as their reviews are so much better than generic tech
| sites, but they need a better balance. They sometimes release
| iPhone, Galaxy or Pixel reviews weeks or even months after
| launch. Just look at Youtube, and impact on views from being
| first with a review. Reviews that arrive weeks after a product
| launch don't have mass-market appeal. AT either doesn't
| understand the market, or is understaffed.
|
| I get a thorough review can't come out on day one, but they need
| to get something out. Maybe a first look with some opinions,
| followed by a more thorough review a week later.
| IanCutress wrote:
| Simply understaffed. Since I've been full time, we've only ever
| had two full time employees.
|
| Also, Samsung doesn't sample AnandTech.
| awill wrote:
| Interesting. Is that because you caught them benchmark
| cheating? :)
| trynumber9 wrote:
| Andrei, who did a lot of the measurements in their CPU reviews,
| left a few months ago. Now with Ian gone it is likely the end of
| Anandtech.
|
| But I'm impressed it managed to make it past Anand's departure.
| uluyol wrote:
| They adapted after Anand and Brian Klug left, so hopefully they
| can do it again.
| Rafuino wrote:
| Let's hope Tech Tech Potato continues!
| bonyt wrote:
| I wonder if he's going to LTT's labs venture?
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3-6BsWlPk
| thereddaikon wrote:
| That was my first thought. Linus has hinted heavily about
| industry veterans applying. I wonder if Ian is one of them.
| PragmaticPulp wrote:
| Linus Tech Tips is all-in on the clickbait-centric style of
| YouTube production that is the polar opposite of quality tech
| journalism. They emphasize exaggerated reactions and silly
| accidents over the thoughtful and well-prepared content that
| Ian's writing is about. Some people love it (obvious from their
| numbers) but I always feel like it's a waste of time to watch
| his videos because it's 90% entertainment and maybe 10% useful
| info. Entirely different audiences.
|
| So I hope he's not joining them. It would be great if he formed
| his own venture instead.
| baybal2 wrote:
| > Linus Tech Tips
|
| The first thing I though before googling it up was that Linus
| Torvalds got into youtubing.
| CyberRage wrote:
| Had to chime in after seeing this comment. LTT is definitely
| a click-bait, simple and shallow channel but that's their
| strength.
|
| LTT wouldn't be as big if they did highly technical "boring"
| analysis, they can be so big and influential because they are
| light, layman-friendly almost at a stupid level.
|
| Youtube is about attracting the crowd and let me tell you
| something, the crowd isn't very smart for the most part.
| bavell wrote:
| On one hand I respect their success - what they do isn't
| easy and they run a successful business. On the other hand,
| I'm not at all impressed with their info-sparse, silly,
| light-hearted approach to their content. I understand
| there's demand for it in the market but it's a big turn-off
| for me...
| tomc1985 wrote:
| You just described everything that is wrong and also most
| profitable about Youtube culture
| PolygonSheep wrote:
| LTT Labs could end up being like BuzzFeed vs BuzzFeed News
| where a site famous for its clickbait, inane quizzes, and
| half-assed listicles started doing serious investigative
| journalism.
|
| If you told me ten years ago that BuzzFeed's news site would
| end up winning many prestigious awards including a Pulitzer
| Prize I would have thought you were joking.
| azeirah wrote:
| The interesting thing is that that was all planned from the
| start.
|
| I think it's a TED talk but I'm not entirely sure. Buzzfeed
| was an MIT grad product to figure out how far they could go
| with virality and virality alone. If the project proved
| succesful, they'd invest in serious journalism.
|
| It's all there in the video I don't have a link to!
| JohnBooty wrote:
| What an insightful point. I was thinking the worst, but
| this gives me some hope.
| bavell wrote:
| Totally agreed. I've been following Anandtech since ~2008
| along with other tech news but I've always had a very low
| opinion of LTT. I've watched a few videos but they feel so
| fake to the point of cringe. I'm definitely in their target
| demo but they're way too childish for me to take them
| seriously.
| sockaddr wrote:
| Disagree. His videos definitely have the click-baity look and
| titles. But the content is usually pretty top notch even if
| you need to ignore some silly parts of certain videos. I
| think his channel pairs well with GamerNexus.
| BoysenberryPi wrote:
| I agree you about LTT to a certain point but I think you are
| dragging them too much. LTT has done some very good tech
| journalism in the past and brought some very important
| stories to light. While I do not prefer them for my hardware
| information for reasons you stated, I would not call them the
| polar opposite of quality.
| jolux wrote:
| I don't know if this has changed but at some point I
| stopped watching LTT because my own knowledge of computing
| exceeded his (as far as I can tell) and I started noticing
| trivial technical errors in a lot of the content he made,
| delivered with unwarranted confidence. He's not an
| engineer, he got his start demoing products for tech
| retailers.
|
| This is why I've long since preferred AnandTech to LTT.
| They employ people like Cuttress, who has a respect for
| scientific rigor and can go deep into the technological
| weeds and actually report usefully from them, whereas I
| feel LTT was limited mostly to surface-level observations
| when I watched regularly.
| ethbr0 wrote:
| YouTube is HN taken to the extreme: nobody asks for
| credentials if you present content with infinite
| confidence.
| PragmaticPulp wrote:
| That's the 10% good info that I referred to.
|
| If I drop into a random page of a random Ian Cutress
| article, there's a high probability it will be interesting
| and well thought-out content.
|
| If I drop into a random LTT video and scroll to a random
| timestamp, it's most likely going to be some minimal
| content arbitrarily stretched past the 10 minute threshold
| for YouTube monetization. I can usually find the answer to
| the clickbait headline with enough seeking around, but many
| of his videos contain so little actual content that it
| could probably be summarized in a couple of Tweets. His
| specialty is expanding it into 10+ minutes of overly
| enthusiastic, slow-paced talking about it.
|
| The information density is at polar opposites of the
| spectrum, and that's by design. YouTube favors quantity and
| clickbait, and it's no secret that Linus is playing that
| game as aggressively as he can.
| newsclues wrote:
| Wow, entertaining content is orders of magnitude more
| popular and profitable than in depth analysis.
|
| Doesn't mean that entertainment doesn't benefit from
| rigorous science and methodology.
| freemint wrote:
| Which LTT has been shown to be interested in producing,
| buying cable testing equipment, using high speed cameras
| for monitor analysis, ... and with LTT Labs those efforts
| will likely increase.
| thot_experiment wrote:
| I mean very obviously you're comparing different media
| aimed at different audiences but even so you're wrong,
| there are plenty of LTT videos where they dive into their
| methodology and provide explanations that are fairly in
| depth. I think you should be blown away by the fact that
| LTT manages to retain it's broad audience going as deep
| as they do when it comes to stuff like testing thermals
| under various conditions. I came into LTT thinking it was
| clickbait trash but it's absolutely not, you have a long
| way to go before you get to the "polar opposite of the
| spectrum".
|
| In any case people are suggesting Ian join LTT Labs, not
| LTT.
| willis936 wrote:
| This is what annoys me most about LTT: they have nuggets of
| value in most videos, but they're buried under a mountain
| of optimized dirt.
|
| It's cool to see them try a different format and hope they
| succeed in bringing proper empirical-mindedness to the top
| of the presentation.
| user_7832 wrote:
| I think you're quite misinformed about the situation.
|
| Linus has literally said that he doesn't like the clickbait
| himself but it's almost essential to get decent views thanks
| to YouTube's algorithms. It's true that a lot of their work
| is more surface-level compared to AnandTech but that's just
| partly because a. You need a lot of talent that they might
| not have had, and b. They actually ARE expanding in that
| direction.
|
| Side note: Tom Scott/Rohin Francis/Veritasium have also
| started having more clickbaity video thumbnails. Do I blame
| them? No, I blame YouTube. Don't forget, Linux has a huge
| team he needs to pay and support.
| Kye wrote:
| Linus might be a showman, but I didn't see anything
| inaccurate or uselessly shallow in the videos I watched. It's
| not my style, but if the only complaint you have is
| stylistic, it's not enough to dismiss the whole thing.
| ivank wrote:
| He has an entire video about cleaning keyboards that
| consists of putting them in the dishwasher as a whole, PCB
| included. There's no way that's ever a good idea because of
| corrosion.
| freemint wrote:
| Yet the video shower that wasn't an issue and he gave
| tips how to minimise corrosion anyway
| Kye wrote:
| This seems to be in agreement with what I said, but you
| appear to have put it up as a counterexample. Showman
| means entertainment. He's an entertainer. He _also_ seems
| to be one of the rare entertainers who doesn 't fib for
| greater entertainment value. The LTT labs thing linked
| elsewhere suggests he cares about the technical side and,
| like BuzzFeed News, wants to use entertainment to fund
| more serious stuff.
|
| I don't see a problem here. The keyboard thing sounds
| entertaining, so I'll go check it out.
| Philip-J-Fry wrote:
| They do a lot of low effort clickbait stuff, but that pays
| the bills for them to do higher quality journalism. They have
| done plenty of high quality reviews of new tech.
|
| Plus they have made a big investment into doing even more
| advanced testing and reviewing. So I don't really agree that
| they are "all-in". They do it because that's what makes
| money, but Linus also wants his channel to be a place for
| high quality journalism.
| weaksauce wrote:
| so was buzzfeed until they used that money to fund their
| actual journalism.
| mrweasel wrote:
| People shouldn't fool themselves, Linus is running a
| business, and the clickbait titles and thumbnails bring in
| viewers. Linus even stated this in a video.
|
| I do think his heart is in the right place and his team is
| able to produce high quality, both in terms of the content
| and the production. If LTT is serious about LTT Labs, then
| they need someone like Ian Cutress, and LTT is one of the few
| place that would be able make him a genuine offer.
| joshstrange wrote:
| Agreed, I get annoyed with the over-the-top-ness of many of
| his videos, even the podcast, but overall they do a decent
| job of covering things. Clickbait titles/thumbnails are
| unfortunately table stakes on YT and while I hate it I
| can't bring myself to hate the player. LTT is far from
| perfect and I certainly don't agree with him on everything
| but I'd rank his content over quite a few other channels.
| awiesenhofer wrote:
| If he does I hope they also start a website for long form
| articles. Just watching short highlight clips of whats
| happening in the world of chips instead of reading his
| detailed, in-depth articles and interviews about these complex
| topics would be hell.
|
| Heck, even if they where hours long, some stuff is just better
| suited to be read than watched.
| apocalyptic0n3 wrote:
| That is the plan. They're launching "LTT Labs" which will
| focus on thoroughly testing products (I think they're aiming
| to do what Steve at GamersNexus does) and moving toward
| launching a written review and news site (I don't think he's
| mentioned that name yet).
|
| Given the level of respect he's shown Cuttress in the past
| and the timing, combined with how excited he's been on WAN
| Show about the person he was finalizing a deal to hire to
| lead these efforts, there's probably a decent chance Cuttress
| is the hire. That's all speculation at this point, though.
| sharken wrote:
| Only just hearing about LTT Labs now, but it sounds like a
| great idea.
|
| And i see no problem with LTT and their approach to
| hardware, it is entertaining but make no mistake, that they
| know what they are talking about.
|
| But let's see what LTT is up to.
| Macha wrote:
| He's been testing the waters with going independent for the
| last couple of years with his tech tech potato channel, and has
| collabed a lot with Wendell of Level1Techs which is a similarly
| sized channel, so I'd see it as more likely he's going to try
| go full time independent. Though it is always possible his
| experiences have convinced him the other way and he tries to
| join up with someone now.
| ChuckNorris89 wrote:
| That was my first thought too. LTT has gotten really big and
| Linus now has the money to pay for top editors and he's been
| bantering with Dr. Cutress for a long time.
|
| It's kinda sad to watch all the big name editorials I used to
| read as a teenager like Anandtech and Toms Hardware lost their
| spark and are withering away, and LTT is now becoming the tech
| review juggernaut.
| geerlingguy wrote:
| The key question is the balance between advertising revenue
| and editorial independence. LTT seems to be walking that
| tightrope a lot more than some other outlets do, but IMO I'd
| rather see someone like GN take up the mantle from
| Anandtech... alas it seems like they often cater more towards
| gaming/enthusiast PCs in their work and aren't as broad as an
| LTT or Anandtech in their coverage.
|
| I hope there will always be a place for Anandtech's and Tom's
| Hardwares in this world, though. Text content with decent
| illustrations can't be adequately replaced by video.
| nisegami wrote:
| >LTT seems to be walking that tightrope a lot more than
| some other outlets do
|
| LTT's sponsored content is clearly marked and for videos
| with an ad read, the writing staff isn't informed what
| companies will get a spot in the video while writing. Seems
| like pretty solid editorial independence to me?
| freemint wrote:
| Which is also explains why the Segways are so off the
| cuff.
| wheybags wrote:
| The problem is that GNs videos are often kinda long and
| boring. If i just want to know what's going on, I will
| watch an ltt video. I only watch GN videos when I'm making
| a purchasing decision.
| FullyFunctional wrote:
| I've said that repeatedly; the contents is good but it's
| needlessly repeated throughout the videos. I feel most of
| Steves review could be presented in half the time without
| loosing much. And to be frank, most of the time there is
| just too much details.
| xbmcuser wrote:
| LTT just gets 1/3 of its revenue directly from sponsors
| because of the success of its merch store now so it is
| getting more editorial independence. Though you really
| can't alienate the tech companies if you want access to
| tech before news emargos etc.
| Kranar wrote:
| From the tweet linked below [1], which sparked a lot of
| controversy about the definition of piracy (which I
| entirely disagree with Linus on), about 65% of their
| revenue comes directly from sponsors and 32% comes from
| merchandise.
|
| [1]
| https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/1486918784401088515
| xbmcuser wrote:
| Just 35% comes from direct sponsors ie in-video sponsor
| and sponsored projects. Apart from these 2 none of the
| other categories would effect editorial independence.
| tacLog wrote:
| > 65%
|
| This just isn't what the tweet shows? Unless you are
| counting AdSense as sponsors? That doesn't seems to make
| sense.
|
| You seem to be saying LTT is beholden to their sponsors?
| There is always an argument to be made there but
| misrepresenting: floatplane, AdSense and other sources
| that I don't see how you can call sponsors, which make up
| another 33% seems very disingenuous.
|
| Unless I am misinformed about how AdSense works.
| ksec wrote:
| Yes. That was something I wanted to write in the 15 years of
| HN thread but then decided to left it out. I was thinking if
| there are any site that I have been visiting for more than 15
| years. And Anantech is the only one. I stopped reading The
| Register and Tomshardware a long time ago.
|
| I dont mind LTT, the problem is just it is way too dumbed
| down. It is part of the reason why Hardware discussions, even
| on HN is pretty average to say the least.
|
| May be people just dont like reading long and detail review
| but instead only want short form video.
| tristor wrote:
| Echoing others, I don't really respect LTT. They are more
| entertainment than information or any real attempt at tech
| journalism. On the other hand, Ian would be a great addition to
| a group like Gamer's Nexus, which is more focused on
| objectively testing technology products and diving into how
| they are engineered and what trade-offs are being made and why.
| gigatexal wrote:
| Ugh I hope not. Linus is an annoying click bait uploader. Ian
| should go Indy.
| willis936 wrote:
| Ian makes regular yt uploads on his channel: TechTechPotato.
| systemvoltage wrote:
| LTT is an entertainment channel. Completely different than
| Anandtech, by a long shot.
| reggegg wrote:
| Their "LTT Labs" venture is supposed to be a mainly written
| research/testing articles
| thereddaikon wrote:
| Not just that but they want to do independent validation
| work. They have dipped into it a little on the main channel
| already with cable and display testing but it seems they
| intend to go much further.
| gtm1260 wrote:
| Oh man I wonder how long till we get companies paying for
| 'LTT Labs approved' on their products.
| systemvoltage wrote:
| I wish Linus good luck, but I have a suspicion that it
| won't be like Anandtech. May be I am biased by the image of
| Linus and his crowd. I watched the Labs pitch, and it is
| _very_ gamer oriented.
|
| I've been reading Anandtech for ~20 years. It has stayed
| virtually the same [1]. Linus has turned his venture into a
| giant media and entertainment house. I hope LTT labs is
| completely different but it is hard to imagine it given
| Linus' vision and business interests.
|
| [1] This aspect is basically unheard of these days. Hard to
| find anything that stayed the same ~20 years, they refined
| their vision instead of slowly destroying it.
| schnebbau wrote:
| Lots of people replying to this comment without actually
| watching the video or understanding what LTT Labs is.
|
| LTT Labs is their attempt at producing more investigative and
| informative content that is less rooted in entertainment like
| their main channels are.
| ribit wrote:
| Anandtech has been one of my primary sources for quality tech
| journalism and unbiased reviews, mostly thanks to the works of
| Ian and Andrei. In the industry where folks report the TDP as
| actual power consumption these guys were true beacons of
| knowledge. Their articles will be sorely missed.
| PragmaticPulp wrote:
| Sad to see him go, although not entirely surprising. The site has
| had minimal updates and very few interesting articles for a
| while.
|
| Ian's articles were fantastic every time they came out, though.
| Hopefully his next venture allows him to continue doing the same
| work in another venue.
| wronglebowski wrote:
| Seconded, they seem to be getting less press samples or have
| less manpower to write articles. I don't even think there's
| more than two or three people working there anymore.
| geerlingguy wrote:
| FYI Ian has his own YouTube channel:
| https://youtube.com/c/TechTechPotato
| Katydid wrote:
| Cheers to the best in the business, here's wishing Ian incredible
| success. Thanks for so much great reporting and analysis over the
| years. Few understand how challenging such a job is, having your
| daily work product (which has to balance technical depth and
| reader appeal) on stage for the world to grill, year in and out.
| Ian nailed it with depth, energy, and humor. Can't wait to see
| what's next from the good Dr. Cutress. - N
| aucontraire wrote:
| Where should one go now to get gory details in layman terms of
| new CPU:s?
|
| Ian is my favourite CPU journalist. That insistence on reminding
| everyone, all the time, that he has a doctorate is seriously
| awkward, though.
| bobbob1921 wrote:
| STH (serveTheHome.com)
|
| LOVE that site..(and it's forums, and Patrick)
| CoastalCoder wrote:
| The "Gary Explains" channel on YouTube is pretty good imo.
|
| Not 100% the same topics, but still informative.
| leetcrew wrote:
| imo Steve at gamers nexus is the best substitute for the
| objective, thorough coverage I used to get from anandtech. he
| doesn't always dive quite as deep, but his coverage is very
| prompt. his coverage is also a bit more consumer focused, so
| you do miss some enterprise/DC hardware coverage that anandtech
| might eventually get around to publishing. on the other hand,
| he does some really good reviews on stuff like cases and
| cooling that anandtech doesn't seem to have time for.
| ksec wrote:
| >That insistence on reminding everyone, all the time, that he
| has a doctorate is seriously awkward, though.
|
| He didn't even use it until fairly recently. In the past 3-4
| years? I think he had his doctorate even before he joined
| Anandtech. He only started using it because people were asking
| him why he didn't put his Dr. in his title.
|
| And it means a lot in different context. Basically it could be
| used as the biggest middle finger to marketing and PR
| department to STFU and get a proper engineer to talk to me.
| Especially in the context of foundry where his research was on
| Electrochemistry.
| IanCutress wrote:
| I'd add that aside from my byline on AT, the only other
| places I have the Dr. is on Twitter, and on my business card.
| Everyone else introduces me that way. If they ask how to
| introduce me, I say whatever works best.
|
| For some reason people equate this to me shoving it down
| their throats. There was a big reddit thread about it
| recently.
| paulmd wrote:
| > If they ask how to introduce me, I say whatever works
| best. For some reason people equate this to me shoving it
| down their throats.
|
| I don't know about "strong opinions in _both directions_ "
| (I don't think I've ever met someone who felt strongly that
| an academic doctorate title should never be mentioned?) but
| there are certainly some people who are serious about
| "ring-knocking" and will get super offended if you _don 't_
| say it, and given the 'do whatever' instruction, people may
| be defaulting to putting it in, just in case. Perhaps,
| again, not even out of fear you'll jump on them, as much as
| someone else might.
|
| In other words, it might not be you so much as the other
| assholes.
| apurtbapurt wrote:
| As a fan and random stranger from the Internet, your
| Anandtech byline and twitter handle are how your public
| persona introduces himself to me several times per months
| over the course of multiple years.
|
| Your actual person I of course know nothing about and pass
| neither judgement nor praise for. That is none of my
| business!
| ghaff wrote:
| It's something about which some people have very strong
| opinions in both directions. I do not have a strong opinion
| personally.
| wilsonjholmes wrote:
| Might be a little bit of a rediculous request, but do you
| have an image of your buisness card? I have begun to create
| my own, and I am wondering what others' in tech look like.
| IanCutress wrote:
| My advice is to put your head shot on it. I have on mine.
| Going to events and getting 100 business cards and not
| remembering what people look like - but they all know
| what I look like.
| nazgulsenpai wrote:
| His YouTube channel is quite good
|
| https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato
| M277 wrote:
| There's Chips and Cheese[0], but not sure if "layman terms" is
| accurate. They're really great, though.
|
| [0]: https://chipsandcheese.com/
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