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They Almost Got Away With It! - WAN Show February 04, 2022

They Almost Got Away With It! - WAN Show February 04, 2022

FromThe WAN Show


They Almost Got Away With It! - WAN Show February 04, 2022

FromThe WAN Show

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Length:
124 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119 NOTE - Timestamps may be off due to change in sponsors)
0:00 Chapters
1:32 Intro
2:00 Topic #1 - Gamer Nexus Newegg return issues
2:30 Steam Deck live tease
4:50 Linus planning to run Steam Deck for a month
7:10 Discussing the Newegg return claims, RMA issues
14:02 Possibilities for missed open-box damages
19:44 Does Newegg run a scam? Whose burden is this?
23:40 Gamer Nexus fans boycotting, store monopoly
27:33 Linus's conversation with ASUS on motherboards
29:46 Amazon is not a great technology store
33:06 Other technology companies listed by chat
37:48 Linus reaching out for similar experience
39:42 Topic #2 - Sony acquires Destiny's Bungie for 36B
43:16 Speculations behind reason of purchase
44:48 Sponsor - Grid Studio
46:55 Sponsor - Graphus
47:34 Sponsor - Squarespace
48:36 Topic #3 - Facebook value drops by $232B
50:14 Other stock values & past examples of FB values
51:22 Is Facebook dying? & "The Palace"
54:45 Second Life, VR Chat
57:50 Linus scammed via a bad statement
1:00:00 Merch Message Reply
1:02:34 LTTStore Controller & Computer plushies w/ code
1:04:16 Dropped shares & company value discussion
1:10:44 LMG's cost of hire, issue with being rich
1:15:12 Spending & investments for a rich person
1:19:28 Linus's house mortgage, Vancouver housing prices
1:26:31 "Eat the rich," Linus calls Jake "Geoff"
1:27:42 Merch Messages
1:28:26 Open bench maintenance
1:30:38 RX 580's value in 2022, upgradability discussion
1:32:19 Principles behind designing case air flow
1:34:22 Motorcycles content, 3D printed construction
1:37:10 Newer mainstream CPUs, Linus didn't buy phones
1:42:12 Portable audio players, TrueNAS VS Unraid
1:44:05 Sofa with speaker, Sam Zeloof, blind aid products
1:47:01 LTTStore screwdriver bit loaders, Linus's house update
1:50:26 Warehouse newsletter: USB-_Crap_ signal integrity
1:53:26 Screwdriver material, testing Steam Deck on Windows
1:54:20 LTT lab validating LMG tech products
1:55:26 Motherboard suggestions, LTT mice/keyboards
1:58:42 Software side lab benchmarks, non-terrestrial ISPs
2:01:22 Rack mount PC, list of Linus's house tech cost
2:04:42 Outro
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Every week, Linus and Luke take some time to discuss the most current happenings in the technology universe.