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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 ti

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.

CoastalCoder 5y ago
The "Gary Explains" channel on YouTube is pretty good imo. Not 100% the same topics, but still informative.
ksec 5y ago
>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 5y ago
  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.
  - ghaff 5y ago
    It's something about which some people have very strong opinions in both directions. I do not have a strong opinion personally.
  - wilsonjholmes 5y ago
    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 5y ago
      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.
      - bombcar 5y ago
        This is the brilliant content we’re looking for. Phenomenal idea.
  - paulmd 5y ago
    > 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 5y ago
    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!
bobbob1921 5y ago
STH (serveTheHome.com) LOVE that site..(and it’s forums, and Patrick)
nazgulsenpai 5y ago
His YouTube channel is quite good https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato
M277 5y ago
There's Chips and Cheese[0], but not sure if "layman terms" is accurate. They're really great, though. [0]: https://chipsandcheese.com/ https://chipsandcheese.com/
leetcrew 5y ago
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.

CoastalCoder 5y ago

The "Gary Explains" channel on YouTube is pretty good imo. Not 100% the same topics, but still informative.

ksec 5y ago

>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 5y ago
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.
- ghaff 5y ago
  It's something about which some people have very strong opinions in both directions. I do not have a strong opinion personally.
- wilsonjholmes 5y ago
  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 5y ago
    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.
    - bombcar 5y ago
      This is the brilliant content we’re looking for. Phenomenal idea.
- paulmd 5y ago
  > 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 5y ago
  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!

bobbob1921 5y ago

STH (serveTheHome.com) LOVE that site..(and it’s forums, and Patrick)

nazgulsenpai 5y ago

His YouTube channel is quite good https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato

M277 5y ago

There's Chips and Cheese[0], but not sure if "layman terms" is accurate. They're really great, though. [0]: https://chipsandcheese.com/ https://chipsandcheese.com/

leetcrew 5y ago

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.