The WAN Show
The WAN Show

The WAN Show

Linus Tech Tips

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Every week Linus and Luke discuss the most current happenings in the technology universe.

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I Will NOT Give You $250 for Your Broken Game - WAN Show April 26, 2024
APR 27, 2024
I Will NOT Give You $250 for Your Broken Game - WAN Show April 26, 2024
Start your day on the right foot with AG1 at http://drinkAG1.com/WANshow Ridge has MagSafe Wallets now! Save 10% and get Free Shipping with Ridge by using the code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/wan Stay protected against cyberthreats and get immutable backup, rapid recovery and anti-ransomware technologies with Acronis! Check the out at https://lmg.gg/acroniswan Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119): 0:00 Chapters 1:29 Intro ft. u/NateC124's new intro, history of WAN intros 3:42 Topic #1 - Tarkov's new PvEmode causes controversy 10:52 Reddit is on fire, Linus on TF2 meta, Luke on Tarkov's approach 13:42 Gray Zone Warfare, EoD Reddit post, game community 16:32 Luke reads new features, Linus on the lack of big conflicts 19:32 Linus on why this situation is a big deal 21:32 Luke shows the trailer, Linus calls for Tarkov players 24:16 Top streamer plays modded single player Tarkov, Luke is done 27:15 Topic #2 - Dating apps are more invasive now than ever 34:36 Topic #3 - Google's stock surges after stock buyback 38:48 Topic #4 - Edison Motors unveils BC corruption, threatened to be sued 39:32 Linus wants to collab with Edison Motors, Luke on grants 46:40 Sponsor - AG1 48:12 Sponsor - The Ridge 50:00 Sponsor - Acronis 51:10 Potential Edison Motors collab 51:48 LTT screwdriver bits price to increase 52:26 Printed shirts back in stock 52:52 Luke week on Floatplane 54:54 Video teaser of Luke week 57:56 Car break-in video on LMG Clips for a limited time, FP exclusives 59:18 BOINC Pentathlon 2024 1:00:06 Merch Messages #1 1:01:46 How do you choose logo placement? Ad-free tiers? 1:05:10 Linus finds out about the aggressive FP push in a SC video 1:06:52 Topic #5 - Nintendo takes down GMod workshops mods 1:09:34 Topic #6 - FCC plans to restore net neutrality 1:10:44 Topic #7 - TikTok ban legislation tells ByteDance to sell 1:13:45 Topic #8 - California requires cars to have speed limit warning by 2029 1:16:05 Topic #9 - EKWB's statement after payment controversy 1:18:02 Topic #10 - Qualcomm's naming scheme for Snapdragon 1:22:38 Merch Messages #2 1:26:08 How do I make myself irreplaceable to a company? 1:27:57 What's the standard bed time for Linus's kids? 1:29:25 Feasibility of an open source car? ft. Linus leaves 1:30:56 Topic #11 - Athletic director uses AI to frame principal 1:34:34 Topic #12 - Cybertruck bricks itself during a car wash 1:40:19 What process makes a truck not weatherproof? 1:42:44 Topic #13 - Meta's Horizons OS, open platform for headsets 1:48:36 Dan on AR glasses, Luke on a product's design 1:50:13 Luke's workspace app idea, Dan on fiducial markers 1:51:48 Merch Messages #3 1:52:00 "UwU" - Luke 2k24 1:52:26 Podcast recommendations? 1:58:50 Any plans for an LTT bit set & screwdriver case? 2:00:24 Update on FP not working on a Fire TV Stick? 2:01:51 WAN Show returns ft. UwU spam, stream shortly dies again 2:03:32 "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" - Dan 2k24 Luke demands UwU & F spam 2:04:30 Luke on the Acronis spot, Dan's story of a car burning 2:07:38 UwU chat spam, FP chat now writes ASCII, Dan shows šŸ‘wšŸ‘ 2:08:48 Dan on vectors with game engines, chat spams Dan's šŸ‘wšŸ‘ 2:10:24 Dan on Unreal Engine 54, motion graphics design 2:12:18 Luke on the FP chat spam, Dan's elaborates on vectors 2:20:28 Dan on FMOD, Wwise & Substance, Dan's 3D game, "Godot" 2:22:16 Chat notices a dead pixel on every camera 2:23:31 Someone throws snacks at the WAN Show set 2:23:53 Dan on UE's blueprint, describes node modules 2:28:59 Merch Messages are filled with UwU 2:29:16 Using Godot, Dan advises against making inventories & RPG 2:31:36 Luke's plans to remake a game into 2D RPG, game dev challenges 2:42:16 Merch Messages #3 2:42:24 Isn't Dan's game an allegory for self-improvement? 2:43:31 What do you use as an alternative for Tinkercad? 2:45:18 Thoughts on using biometrics? ft. New dead pixel 2:48:45 What's the jankiest you've seen a big company do? 2:50:35 What happens when the WAN Show streak ends? 2:53:03 Outro ft. Dan says the line Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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174 MIN
Why Do Youtubers Keep Destroying Companies - WAN Show April 19, 2024
APR 20, 2024
Why Do Youtubers Keep Destroying Companies - WAN Show April 19, 2024
MSIā€™s MEG Z790 ACE MAX Motherboard is a beast! Check it out at https://lmg.gg/tY6Qc Visit https://www.squarespace.com/LTT and use offer code LTT for 10% off Save 15% with our offer code WANSHOW at https://vessi.com/WANSHOW Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119): 0:00 Chapters 1:20 Intro 1:44 Topic #1 - Interview with Tenstorrent's CEO Jim Keller 7:54 Do the RISC V teams look for a PhD or for experience? 9:39 How far do you think x86 can go? How computers predict 11:54 Could Intel or AMD use RISC V as a prediction set in their chips? 13:18 Linus on returning to legacy & replacing PCs with RISC V? 16:29 Luke on server stack issues 18:52 Advice for keeping up with the industry? 20:34 Linus asks about the origin of Tenstorrent's ideas 24:39 Discussing AI's impact on computers & architecture design 31:01 Being in a simulation & related theories 32:00 Discussing company stocks, good V.S. great company leader 37:50 What was joining AMD back then like? ft. Management, risk 43:46 How much did Intel save AMD with the bad generational leaps? 44:58 Discussing NVIDIA's current leap, thoughts on the future 49:08 RISC V competitors helping RISC V's development? 50:34 Linus on the issues with the x86 Via Centaur chip 53:08 How far are we from fully self-driving cars? 1:04:08 What does Tenstorrent & Jim Keller do? ft. Roast 1:08:40 Ending the interview, excited Linus & Luke discuss 1:11:18 Topic #2 - YouTuber reviews on Humane Ai Pin causes drama 1:13:28 Linus recalls NVIDIA & Hardware Unboxed controversy 1:15:20 Discussing it from the manufacturer's side, NVIDIA & Apple 1:20:46 Luke requests FP reviews of the new beta site 1:21:18 Linus recalls his comment on not wasting money 1:25:44 Luke on companies pushing beyond, recalls Jim's interview 1:27:39 Sponsor - MSI 1:28:55 Sponsor - Squarespace 1:29:47 Sponsor - Vessi 1:30:39 Merch Messages #1 1:31:55 LTT Labs mouse reviews ETA? ft. Calling Gary, Beat Saber paper 1:36:45 Connecting an infected PC task ft. Tech in movies, forums link 1:39:36 Topic #3 - PaintCam Eve, AI projectile-powered security kickstarter 1:49:24 Topic #4 - Overclockers UK repairs The Spiffing Brit's tea PC 1:51:55 Repairs done, why make PCs for creators? ft. DiskMantler, drive stories 1:57:36 LTTStore's new Labs phase shirt, pullover hoodie & zip-up hoodie 1:59:48 Topic #5 - Watcher leaves YouTube, launches ad-free subscription 2:14:46 Pullover & zip-up hoodies will be print to order 2:14:56 Topic #6 - HP sued over blocking third party ink & monopoly 2:17:19 Topic #7 - Boston Dynamics announces new Atlas 2:21:22 Keanu Reeves to voice Shadow in the Sonic 3 movie 2:21:45 Figure's OpenAI speech-to-speech reasoning robot 2:23:25 Topic #8 - YouTube warns third party YouTube apps with an ad blocker 2:31:00 Topic #9 - Linus reviews Steam Families 2:32:36 Topic #10 - Plex tells GitHub to take down Plex Reshare repository 2:35:02 Topic #11 - UK criminalizes noncon sexualized deepfakes 2:37:20 Merch Messages #2 ft. WAN Show After Dark 2:38:53 How is Linus's smart home going? Zigbee or Wi-Fi? 2:44:07 Biggest compromise Linus or Yvonne had with adding home tech? 2:44:58 Is the Labs hoodie the same as the Dropout hoodie? 2:45:43 Something that was more complicated than you thought? 2:48:40 New LTTStore onesie designs ETA? 2:52:18 Have you watched the Fallout show? ft. "Wink" - Dan 2:53:47 Motivation behind FP's frontend refactor to react? 2:57:46 Has Liuns considered AHL hockey games? 3:01:11 Thoughts on the Twitter sites changing to X sites? 3:04:16 Would you consider Massdrop for low volume products? 3:05:38 Riding a bike with the LTT backpack? How does it fair with accidents? 3:06:27 What brand of Optical DP does Linus run for his racked PCs? 3:07:51 If you collaborate with others on LTTStore, what would you make? 3:09:06 Thoughts on buying online movies you can't own then pirating it? 3:11:44 Whatever happened to upside down PC cases? 3:12:03 Favorite part of product development? 3:13:37 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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195 MIN
Piracy Is Over Party - WAN Show April 12, 2024
APR 13, 2024
Piracy Is Over Party - WAN Show April 12, 2024
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261 MIN
How We Did The April Fool's Office Prank - WAN Show April 5, 2024
APR 6, 2024
How We Did The April Fool's Office Prank - WAN Show April 5, 2024
You never want to cut corners on your PCā€™s power supply. So check out what Seasonic has to offer at: https://lmg.gg/SSBG850 Visit https://www.squarespace.com/WAN and use offer code WAN for 10% off Check out the MSI AEGIS RS2 14th at https://lmg.gg/MSI-AEGIS-14-WAN Big Publishers Are Gaming Google Search https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/ Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119): 0:00 Chapters 1:30 Intro 2:08 Topic #1 - Covering LMG's April Fools shoot at the old house 4:51 What could've been, David's idea, everyone actually worked there 8:14 Linus on who was involved & the costs of doing this 13:19 David's on-set video idea, how the neighbors dealt with this 17:03 Cars shot was perfect, news reached out about the "C&D" letter 21:14 BTS video was an hour long, "this video was a tax write-off" 25:46 Some jokes were cut out, staff's commitment & energy was great 29:34 David's final thoughts on this project 30:15 Merch Messages #1 ft. David 32:38 Most difficult stunt to pull off? ft. LTT's past April Fools 39:38 FP price will go up, current subs will be grandfathered in 43:15 Mad Max joke, characters, PS5 jailbreak joke, David leaves 46:04 Wearing Terry Fox Foundation's shirt, Luke reading the note & shirt 50:35 Topic #2 - Amazon's "Just Walk Out" system to be closed 1:07:28 LTTStore's limited Welcome Hole shirts 1:11:02 Merch Messages #2 1:18:31 Best way to keep my family safe while running a home lab? 1:21:23 Sponsor - Seasonic 1:23:54 Sponsor - Squarespace 1:25:06 Sponsor - MSI 1:26:19 Topic #3 - Linus's reaction to his car being broken into 1:36:50 Merch Messages #3 1:37:08 Thoughts on Ross Scott against Ubisoft killing The Crew? 1:43:40 Why is 256 characters the default for NTFS paths? 1:46:26 How do we guard against detached decisions? ft. Driving, "Dan leaking" 1:59:33 Topic #4 - Intel's chip fab in Germany finds ancient burial mounds 2:01:20 Topic #5 - Google deletes incognito details to settle $5B lawsuit 2:02:26 "Welcome to the WAN Show!" - Alive Luke 2k24 2:03:49 Topic #6 - Discord's Quest, GAMER EDITION ads 2:08:31 Luke on Discord's model, Teams to be decoupled from Office 2:15:54 Topic #7 - Google to shut down Podcast internationally 2:19:52 Topic #8 - YouTube's "Jump Ahead" skips to best parts of videos 2:22:49 Showcasing comparison charts & color edits 2:24:06 Testing out comparison bin 2:26:38 Topic #9 - Truth Social is now public, initial value of $8b 2:29:48 Linus suggests against investing, compares revenue with FP 2:33:57 Gambling's huge sponsor offers & revenue 2:37:27 LMG going public scenario, Luke points out Linus's risking habit 2:43:26 Gaming hotel business idea, mentioning Mario 2:46:50 Topic #10 - Developers say that indie games funding dried up 2:49:13 Topic #11 - Outlook accused of sharing user data with 801 companies 2:50:48 Topic #12 - Linux backdoor found that targets encrypted data 2:54:15 Topic #13 - Twitter indirectly sells data for government surveillance 3:01:40 Topic #14 - HouseFresh calls out Google's recommended product lists 3:08:28 LTT Labs debate on using AI voice, viability, compromises, profits 3:21:42 Merch Messages #4 3:22:39 Advice for a timid person to have their voice heard in a convo? 3:26:27 What would Luke's new car of choice be? 3:27:19 Changes on LTTStore products we missed? ft. After Dark 3:29:33 Disclosure of AI in your content? Would you care? 3:32:40 How much of Linus's kids remember Langley's house? 3:35:22 What's Luke's rarest PokĆ©mon GO finds in his collection? 3:35:46 What's your first action if you woke up to a Freaky Friday? 3:43:38 Have you tried a virtual challenge like The Conqueror? 3:45:30 Reference material helpful for an engineering manager position? 3:49:36 If Luke was CVO, would he start LTT Labs knowing the ROI of it? 3:52:40 Elaborating on Mattermost's problems 3:54:33 Thoughts on Framework and the earthquake? 3:56:59 Favorite flower? 3:57:31 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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238 MIN
I Hate Facebook Marketplace - WAN Show March 29, 2024
APR 2, 2024
I Hate Facebook Marketplace - WAN Show March 29, 2024
Start your day on the right foot with AG1 at http://drinkAG1.com/WANshow Save 10% and Free Shipping at The Ridge by using offer code WAN at https://www.ridge.com/wan April is coming, so protect yourselves from the rain with Vessi! Save 15% with our offer code WANSHOW at https://vessi.com/WANSHOW Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119): 0:00 Chapters 1:09 Intro 1:36 Topic #1 - Federal investigators forcing Google to share IDs of YT users 4:20 Another investigation instance, privacy experts' quote 5:13 Being on a list over a YT video, Luke on scythe mowing 12:33 Linus mentions drone pictures on North Korea, Luke recalls the cars 15:42 North Korean Wii clone, Kim Jong II was a film buff 18:07 Topic #2 - Frustrations with the second-hand marketplace & "$1" prices 21:48 Linus suggests reporting listings ft. SIM swapping, 2FA 25:46 Stolen YouTube thumbnail, sorting doesn't matter, video idea 32:54 LTT's mowing lawns video, bad shirt, SB Mowing 39:52 LTTStore's new pin series 4 ft. Luke fills the couch with air 43:27 Merch Messages #1 43:32 Worst stunt a company tried to pull on a consumer? 44:54 How would you deal with an investment firm buying your company? 59:23 Has Linus enjoyed Zero Dawn? Will he play Forbidden West? 1:09:46 Topic #3 - Console market is shrinking as gaming industry grows 1:12:26 Luke on the saturation of new gen consoles, XBOX CEO's quote 1:13:30 Linus predicted this, recalls gaming devices history 1:22:36 "Make Windows good," Luke on Store, Bing Elijah pictures 1:29:15 Sponsor - AG1 ft. Bad pins advice 1:31:05 Sponsor - Ridge 1:32:28 Sponsor - Vessi 1:34:29 Merch Messages #2 1:34:37 Any consumer level tech products you're excited for? 1:41:22 Worst thing a company tried to pull on LMG? 1:50:25 Games you'd rather your kids not get into? Chevy Volt? 1:56:51 What social media will Linus's junior kid be allowed on? 2:08:34 Topic #4 - OpenAI's Sora to form partnerships with Hollywood 2:13:46 Topic #5 - SEC can sue crypto coins over financial security 2:15:56 Topic #6 - Facebook's Project Ghostbusters secretly spied on SC users 2:20:04 Topic #7 - Qualcomm's emulation layer for Windows on ARM 2:22:19 Topic #8 - Florida bans kids from social media ft. Luke inflates couch 2:28:14 New LTT Labs webpage & logo design 2:41:10 Luke on the logo test, Linus tries to draw it 2:42:46 Merch Messages #3 2:42:50 Would Luke take friends & family on a charter flight? 2:44:15 History of LTT Labs gradients & logo mock-ups 2:51:34 Badminton Club's logo ideas, Smash Champs 2:57:12 Merch Messages #4 ft. WAN Show After Dark 2:57:50 Growing pains with LMGs? ft. "Who the F is Dan?" Dan-in-a-tub 3:03:54 What's your review on sellers paying for reviews? 3:13:21 Do you think Intel Battlemage will have a better launch? 3:14:23 What was the saddest company takeover you witnessed? 3:15:45 Would a Dell Tower server make for a good first server? 3:16:30 Reactions to the return of LTT's intro? ft. "Who the F is Dan?" Shirt 3:18:10 Would LTTStore rerun past limited designs? 3:20:19 How do you assess your production & see what to change? 3:21:04 How do you feel about users breaking TOS to make it more usable? 3:22:01 Did Linus get revenge on Colton for the pregnancy prank? 3:22:28 Does Linus still have his bike? 3:23:00 Favorite retro games you'd share with your kids? 3:24:13 What LMG video would you decide to re-shoot and why? 3:26:30 If you bounce on the couch very hard, will it handle it? 3:28:09 Outro ft. Luke explains the couch's "cells," second BYE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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209 MIN