Comments by "Chaos Corner" (@chaos.corner) on "Louis Rossmann" channel.

  1.  @volvo09  But so is a closet with a toilet in NYC.
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  2. I understand that a lot of the scaffolding in NYC is not so repairs can be made but because it's cheaper than doing the repairs.
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  3. He had some broccoli in his teeth.
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  4. I think this may actually be a big scam. I have a feeling refund checks were being sent out and ending up in that PO Box.
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  5.  @youtert  Tech edition.
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  6.  @mromutt  It would have paid my mortgage 7x over.
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  7. I occasionally end up doing so and it's awful.
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  8. I had a few SSDs that just stopped working. That was fairly early days and I've heard they've improved things but the state of affairs is that with SSDs, you have to be prepared to lose everything at any instant. This can also occur with spinning hard-drives, of course but gradual failure is the more common experience.
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  9. Not only that but by doing so, Louis helps create confidence in the market of aftermarket repairs because more competition = more competent people doing it. It's the bigger pie model rather than a bigger piece of a smaller pie.
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  10. I'm currently working on implementing Colin Furze's motorized knife belt with katanas.
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  11.  @mjc0961  Yes. The other ridiculous thing is that on a $100 order, I could pay $20 or alternatively, drive the ~1 mile and pickup for free. There's no nuance there. Not to mention if they did it properly, they could probably have someone with a van do a 20 delivery run instead of bunches of one-offs.
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  12. You won't be able to download them from USB going forward though. They're not stopping loading through USB as far as I'm aware (though I'm sure it's coming).
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  13. Would that be the New York NYPD Police?
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  14. Unfortunately, in the same way that Microsoft seems to be copying Apples shitty hardware, Linux developers have been adopting the flaws in Microsoft's shitty software.
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  15. I hear Eugene said he liked to do it for contingencies.
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  16.  @jacobleeson4763  Dollar Tree has always been a dollar until recently. I think they were a little less for some candy (maybe 2 for a dollar? Not sure.)
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  17. Another common question from journalists: "Is this my arse or my elbow?" also "Do you have a mirror and a dollar bill I can borrow?"
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  18. Scalping usually means the manufacturer should be raising their price (this encourages manufacturers to try to find ways to meet demand) but the public has been conditioned to react badly to that. Any other method attempting to address the issue is typically a kludge.
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  19. I still do it. Not looking forward to upgrading my S5.
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  20. This kind of thing is often the sign of a company in trouble.
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  21.  @YouTube_stole_my_handle  Or just paper. If you have enough space and it's a quick repair, you can even just put the screws on the surface in the rough layout of how you took them out. Be sure to make sure you don't have a cat first.
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  22. I'd put money they gave it to the new guy or an intern.
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  23.  @lurker993  Texas might have something to say about that. There are extradition procedures.
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  24.  @Eagles_Eye  I think Iggy was referring more to the brake-saving possibilities. Though I find this is much more of a thing on manuals than automatics.
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  25. Bear in mind that typically the retail space is not the only use for the building. Louis' store has three stories above it. Presumably residential.
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  26.  @SethPowell7 Not to mention the huge boost they got through the lockdowns. This is sheer greed.
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  27. This is apparently a common thing with gyms. They'll also send debt collectors after you if you miss a payment. Be careful out there. If the collection agencies do come after you, check your local laws. In many states, uncollected debt expires (by law) after so many years.
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  28. Just watch those parasocial relationships. Louis seems like a cool guy but he's on the other side of a camera. Be careful not to end up like a stalker like that one guy.
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  29. People need to check their 365 licenses. Apparently Microsoft have been doing a forced upgrade (at a higher price) and including Copilot and it's possible to downgrade to the old tier with copilot removed at the old price.
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  30. From Linus past behavior, he seems to try to wing it to transfer blame when the spotlight is on him. I assume someone had to sit him down and have a good talk with him when all that stuff with Gamers' Nexus went down.
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  31. To be fair, I have an Epson that I use occasionally and when the ink dries in the nozzles, it's a pain to get them clear and I killed a set of cartridges trying to get it to come clean (used about 1/10 per clean). I've ended up buying a kit that lets you push cleaning fluid through the nozzles which is a lot cheaper. I keep meaning to set up a schedule to print something every couple of weeks but haven't got it set up yet. The real lesson is to avoid inkjets if possible. I have a cheap Brother B&W laser I use most of the time and it never lets me down.
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  32. Yes. Firework complaints in NYC are through the roof right now. Louis himself has mentioned it in his videos and you can even hear them in the background sometimes.
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  33. Yeah, all brands seem to go through their bad patches. Perhaps Seagate more than others.
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  34. But no label. So it all balances out.
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  35. +Manolis Gledsodakis, you can also throw it in the microwave for a few seconds to warm it up. Don't do this for too long though as you may overcharge the battery.
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  36. The free shipping thing is about not being out of the price of shipping if you need a refund. It wasn't helped with ebay sellers loading cost into shipping to keep their listing fees low and improve their search rankings.
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  37. Musk is using the new definition of "lifetime" which is "when our product breaks, that's the end of its lifetime. Sometimes sooner".
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  38. As someone from Europe, it surprised me that the plate is owned by the person, not assigned to the vehicle (though it the vehicle and plate are connected, it's not the primary connection). This is what leads to the whole paper plate thing (and for private sales, people often 'chance it' because you have to get the car home somehow)
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  39.  @bitessun  I've seen ads for their other shows which is annoying enough but I think this is straight up ads and may be during the programmes which is 100% unacceptable.
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  40. I have an idea for a Usenet 2.0. Properly decentralized (no central control) and using cryptography.
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  41. Louis should use the crazy-ex-girlfriend girl in his thumbnails.
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  42. If it was any noisier, he couldn't affoid it.
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  43.  @dertythegrower  Word is in some places, people are leaving their cars unlocked and trunks open now because the locks don't stop them anymore.
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  44. The thumbnail looks like you're about to sell me a ShamWow
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  45. They had a big corruption investigation here and some of the amounts the politicians were selling out for were only three figures.
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  46. Smaller even.
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  47. I got a G7. Big Clive also has one so well recommended. I like it a lot. I upgraded from an S5. Only thing I miss is the removable battery.
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  48. That's reminiscent of an old scam. The scammers would watch the obituaries and when someone died, send a bill for some small amount for something like plumbing repairs or somesuch. These bills would often get paid because the executors of the estates assumed it was a valid bill.
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  49. Look into the tax history of that residential building (it's available online). The ownership history is quite interesting. I don't know enough to tell but it looks like shenanigans might be involved.
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  50. As someone who does my own repairs, I sometimes have to buy parts from the dealer. They don't always have them in stock but they usually turn up within a couple of days.
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