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Visit https://www.squarespace.com/WAN and use offer code WAN for 10% off Try Pulseway for free and start remotely monitoring and managing your server or PC at https://geni.us/pulseway Save 10% at Ridge Wallet with offer code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/WAN Check out our other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of Chico Veinte Minutos): 0:00 Presentation. 1:16 Intro. 1:47 Steam Deck. 38:29 GitHub Co-Pilot. 47:18 Sponsors. 49:57 TSMC exploring new ways to cool silicon chips. 53:30 Intel is in talks to buy Global Foundries. 56:02 AMD Fidelity FX is now Open Source. 58:20 Microsoft announces Windows 360. 1:00:00 Alder Lake Leak. 1:03:50 Reprint of the old LTT underwear. 1:04:40 "Gaming" on Netflix. 1:05:11 Superchats 1:13:25 Steam Deck RDNA 2 Graphics Mention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Juli 20211h 21min

Get 25% off Display Fusion with code WANSHOW at: https://lmg.gg/DisplayFusion Use code LTT for $50 off MAXNOMIC gaming chairs at https://geni.us/needforseat until July 18, 2021 Buy a Seasonic Ultra Titanium PSU On Amazon: https://geni.us/q4lnefC On NewEgg: https://lmg.gg/8KV3S Check out our other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119) [0:00] Chapters [01:41] Intro [02:15] Topic #1: Cryptocurrency crackdown in China leading to Graphics Card prices to drop.     02:37 Reasons behind the drop in prices.    08:24 Discussing local prices.    10:19 eBay prices on GPUs are dropping.    11:30 The energy factor affecting Cryptomining in China.    13:25 Cryptocurrencies dipping and Linus wanting to invest.    15:34 The effect of chips shortage on the GPU pricing and future releases. [19:40] Topic #2: Biden directing F.T.C. to make new regulations for Right-to-Repair.    19:40 Biden issuing an Executive order towards F.T.C. and its regulations.    21:00 Right to Repair already exists in automotive repairs.    23:00 How the executive order helps farmers.    26:12 Directive includes DoD and mobile phone contractors. [29:14] Sponsors.    29:22 DisplayFusion multi-monitor manager.    30:23 NeedForSeat gaming chairs.    31:50  Seasonic Power Supply (and more). [32:54] Topic #2.5: Nintendo Switch "Pro" Controversy.    32:54 Expectations V.S. Reality.    36:48 Linus's experience with the Switch.    39:14 Linus appreciates Nintendo's consistency.    40:12 Linus's games of choice on Switch. [43:20] Topic #3: Google Play Store is under fire.    44:05 Google's Response to the whole lawsuit.    46:35 Google anti-consumer policies on subscription-based streaming services.    51:23 Lawsuit requires Google to "allow" for the removal of pre-installed apps.    53:22 Thoughts on Google's response.    56:02  LTTstore has a discount. [57:24] Topic #3.5: China uses Facial Recognition to control gamers.    58:25 Spending money on lootboxes  IS gambling.    59:46 Parents should enforce the limits, NOT the government.    1:00:50 China's 996 working hours system. [1:03:06] Topic #4: Linus's new house challenges.    1:04:46 The house heating problem.    1:06:40 Whole house water-cooling.?    1:08:47 Discussing computers.    1:13:57 Home theater.    1:17:46 Linus's home plan ft MsPaint. [1:22:44] Not-So-Superchats. [1:32:15] Wrapping up. [1:32:24] Outro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Juli 20211h 31min

Start your build today at https://www.buildredux.com/linus Honey automatically applies the best coupon codes to save you money at  different online checkouts, try it now at https://www.joinhoney.com/linus Save 10% at Ridge Wallet with offer code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/WAN  Check out our other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of dashnog) 0:00 Introducing topics, roll intro, sponsors 1:54 Windows 11 CPU & TPM requirements      - 15:14 Microsoft claims using TPM and secure boot report 60% less malware.      - 16:18 Anybody who runs PCIe 4 will have TPM 2.0.      - 17:54 TPM is a nightmare for repairs.      - 21:08 Win 11 minimum requirements can make software optimizations easier. 22:26 Why should people backup their data?      - 31:42 Dropbox can't read/doesn't own user's data because it's encrypted. 33:38 Sponsor break 35:36 Linus' new house 48:16 Former Microsoft employee stole $10M in Xbox Gift Cards 50:50 Intel & Apple are the first to 3nm CPUs in late 2022.  52:58 Superchats & outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Juli 202156min

Check out AlmaLinux at https://lmg.gg/AlmaLinuxWAN Save 10% at Ridge Wallet with offer code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/WAN Honey automatically applies the best coupon codes to save you money at different online checkouts, try it now at https://www.joinhoney.com/linus Check out our other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of BlackWings) 00:00:20 Topic intro - A fan recreated all the levels of golden eye in Far Cry 5, Windows 11, AMD FX Super Resolution, John McAfee 00:01:17 WAN Show Intro and Sponsors 00:01:48 Windows 11  00:03:58 Frosted glass aesthetic  00:05:10 Touch first approach   00:07:09 Realign Taskbar  00:10:56 Office 365 and Search  00:14:40 Emoji, gifs keyboard  00:15:21 Widgets  00:15:45 Pen input is getting better, auto HDR, direct storage, Xbox game pass  00:17:45 Direct Microsoft Teams integration, Android app support, Windows store  00:19:30 Poll of which cut is better linus version vs Unedited Anthony version script  00:32:21 Result of poll and talk on how live reveal events have changed  00:42:05 TPM  00:45:40 Superchats on Win 11 00:48:05 Sponsors - Almalinux, Honey, Ridge Wallet 00:50:30 Golden eye maps copyright striked ? 00:58:00 Linus' steam shopping spree 01:00:20 John McAfee found dead 01:03:30 China bans BTC 01:05:15 Boston Dynamics owned by Hyundai 01:06:25 LTT store updated merch 01:07:15 linus talks about win 11 effect on Win 11 Ayaneo Handheld 01:08:40 Linus and luke talk about retro games 01:12:48 Superchats 01:21:04 Linus steam shopping spree recommendations  01:26:00 Background play on floatplane on iOS  01:27:45 Final Fantasy animated series 01:35:51 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Juni 20211h 37min

Check out the EPOS B20 Streaming Microphone at https://lmg.gg/B20LTT Try Pulseway for free and start remotely monitoring and managing your server or PC at https://geni.us/pulseway  Save 10% at Ridge Wallet with offer code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/WAN  Check out our other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of Luke Carapezza) 0:00 Introducing Topics 1:45 - Roll Intro 2:13 - Sponsors 2:39 Oculus delivering ads straight to your brain in VR (Topic 1)     - 04:57 Logistics of boiling frogs || (8:11 - frog logistics incorrect, according to FP chat)     - 10:51 Quest 2 is an unbelievably good value (because they subsidize the cost with ads)     - 16:30 Facebook has now broken every one of the promises made during Oculus acquisition     - 17:05 Amazon Reviews & VR = niche product debate 21:05 Founder's Edition RTX 3070 TI (Topic 2)     - 22:10 Scalpers say the card was never available     - 24:10 What is NVidia playing at?     - 28:00 NVidia playing both sides     - 33:00 Only 11 cards accounted for so far     - 33:45 NVidia prioritizing mobile GPUs (because they make more money from them)     - 35:20 Synopsis of issue - NVidia "having their cake & eating it too" 39:20 Starlink Overheating (Topic 3)     - 41:55 Buying recreational property (and off-grid internet access)     - 45:05 Mobile device operating temperatures     - 48:20 Tesla revising cars—disabling features & the cost of maintenance 1:02:22 Sponsors     - 1:02:27 Epos     - 1:03:04 Pulseway     - 1:03:58 Ridgewallet 1:04:58 Windows 11 (Topic 4)     - 1:06:29 Daily driving linux     - 1:10:20 Floatplane News - Canada approves!     - 1:13:47 Bill C-10 1:15:55 NVidia moving Win 7/8 to EOL (Topic 5) 1:18:15 Tim Cook says sidelaoding is bad (Topic 5.5) 1:18:50 lttstore.com news!     - 1:19:55 Alpaca wool to the moon (Linus cuts a check for $250k)     - 1:24:10 Noctua: they don't f*** around (& the mentality of doing things right) 1:30:26 Superchats     - Model 3 structural changes - are all of them crash tested?     - "Linux is free if your time is worthless"     - Floatplane download limited to Australia (and Floatplane infrastructure in general)     - "You need a car person to do the car reveiws"     - "Tall sizes for shirts and hoodies when?"     - Large CPU pillows are a novelty, you should only buy them for that purpose.     - Back to tall clothing 1:40:20 Closing     - One more superchat (Luke tried to build a 3d body profile kinect tool 10 years ago) 1:41:25 Outro 1:42:39 LTTStore leak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Juni 20211h 43min

Visit https://www.squarespace.com/WAN and use offer code WAN for 10% off Buy a Seasonic Ultra Titanium PSU On Amazon: https://geni.us/q4lnefC On NewEgg: https://lmg.gg/8KV3S Learn more about MSI's CLUTCH GM41 Wireless Gaming Mouse at https://lmg.gg/gm41 Buy on Amazon at (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/8RPQ Check out Other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://lmg.gg/carpoolcritics Timestamps (Courtesy of Timmy Fox) 00:00:33 – Topics overview – 00:01:22 – Bad pun 00:01:39 – Intro – 00:02:00 – Sponsor overview 00:02:11 – HardwareUnboxed...except not 00:03:40 – HardwareUnboxed's LG review drama – 00:04:00 – LG CNS tangent – – 00:06:10 – Possible benefits of the company split – 00:07:13 – Last minute release embargo – – 00:07:35 – Intel embargo email – – 00:08:11 – It is not usual to add embargos after reviewing the product – – 00:09:48 – HardwareUnboxed never agreed to any embargo – – 00:10:17 – HardwareUnboxed's review was very positive – – 00:10:55 – LG reaching out – 00:11:07 – Remembering Youtube annotations – 00:12:00 – HardwareUnboxed's response – 00:12:44 – LG's further imposed embargos – 00:14:35 – Who is LG CNS? – 00:15:57 – Buzzword Bingo – 00:16:41 – LG's response – 00:18:17 – Linus' thoughts – – 00:18:47 – Trying to find a document – – 00:19:18 – Linus' actual point – – 00:21:08 – Can you imagine that? – – 00:24:30 – In the context of the global silicon shortage – – 00:25:08 – Shoutout to Jarrod's tech – 00:25:42 – Back to LG's guidelines – 00:28:32 – The problem – 00:29:47 – Moving on even further – – 00:30:37 – A review cannot be a paid review – 00:31:17 – LG kept digging – 00:32:27 – LG made a 180 – – 00:32:54 – What Linus wants to know – 00:34:13 – Summary and things to keep in mind – – 00:35:26 – Where companies run into problems – – 00:36:07 – Sponsored content when the product is included – – 00:37:58 – Luke weighing in – 00:38:54 – The most ridiculous thing about this – 00:40:34 – HardwareUnboxed did the right thing 00:41:19 – WWDC discussion – 00:42:09 – Colin's comment – 00:42:48 – Linus' Uncle's story – 00:43:39 – Lack of T9 dialing – 00:45:49 – What drives Linus crazy – 00:46:44 – How Luke gets paid – 00:47:28 – Facetime – 00:49:27 – Value of getting kids using your tech – 00:50:18 – Linus needs to buy a Chromebook 00:53:17 – Sponsors 00:55:10 – LTT Sad Linus sequin pillow launch – Large CPU pillows back in stock (00:57:38) 00:57:15 – Tesla Model S Plaid / Games in a Tesla – 00:57:38 – Tangent: Large CPU pillows back in stock – 00:58:38 – Back on topic – 01:00:10 – Compared to Android Auto – 01:02:20 – Tesla's claims – 01:03:37 – Would you game on this? – 01:04:58 – Luke's screen complaints – 01:06:09 – Linus' alternate take – 01:06:33 – Further thoughts – 01:09:30 – Discussion about how expensive it is 01:14:30 – Windows 10 being retired 01:15:58 – El Salvador adopting Bitcoin 01:17:38 – Superchats 01:20:43 – Update on 3080 & 3080 TI prices equalizing – 01:23:54 – Repeating what was said in the reviews – 01:24:19 – Linus' question – 01:24:59 – Linus never said it's a good value – 01:25:20 – Linus' question (cont.) – 01:27:57 – Would you rather market or manufacturer setting the price? 01:28:23 – Closing comments and extra superchats – 01:28:47 – LGBT comments – 01:29:51 – "Bye" + Outro – 01:30:14 – One more thing – 01:31:01 – "Bye" x2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Juni 20211h 31min

Help your IT team take care of support, maintenance, and security for Enterprise Linux systems with TuxCare at https://hubs.ly/H0NDWk10 Save 10% at Ridge Wallet with offer code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/WAN Buy a Seasonic Ultra Titanium PSU On Amazon: https://geni.us/q4lnefC On Newegg: https://lmg.gg/8KV3S Check out Other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of Kaspar Zubarev) 2:16 - Sponsors 2:30 - About the review 11:40 - Nvidia's MSRP is bull***t 15:20 - Secondary market is more "fair" 17:30 - Does 3080 for $700 exist? 22:00 - Founder's are not an easy catch 27:45 - Budget gamers suffer 29:50 - Some thoughts about comments 35:20 - Linus explodes and roasts Nvidia 39:15 - AMD time and FSR 47:50 - New APUs 57:20 - Don't buy top-tier for future-proofing 59:56 - surprise phonecall 1:10:08 - NUC coverage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Juni 20211h 37min

Enter PDFelement Giveaway: https://bit.ly/3422y8f  Download PDFelement: https://bit.ly/2Q8u6FD Buy PDFelement with 50% off: https://bit.ly/2RDM8QK Pre Order your Anker Nano II Charger today: https://lmg.gg/rN4pD Get your .TECH domain and help children get their start in computer science at: https://go.tech/WAN Check out Other Podcasts: Carpool Critics Movie Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-oJR5teQIjOAxCmIQvcgA Timestamps (Courtesy of Vulcānus) 0:00   Intro and Topics 3:06   AMD AM5, LGA, DDR5 and DDR4 11:43  PCIE Gen 5, Intel Alder Lake 19:49  PGA to LGA for AMD 23:20  Facebook sues India 32:23  Bill C10 35:21  Super chats __ 38:30 Sponsors Anker Nano II Charger,  PDFelemnent, .TECH Domains __ 40:42  Personal stories of early interactions with tech 42:45  DinoPark Tycoon 43:57  USB C 2.1 46:45  LTT Store, new shirt 47:49  Winget 54:33  New version of Windows incoming 58:25  Steam leaks and hardware 59:55  Amazon "ZenBooth" 1:06:31  16gb iPads 1:06:55  Super chats 1:08:46  Scrapyard wars/PCMR 1:14:58  Birds 1:15:59  His hands...they are diamond 1:19:01  Beat sabre bet 1:21:46  Bye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Maj 20211h 22min