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May 2022
1h 20m

134: Another Lane Disaster Waiting to Ha...

Brad Shoemaker, Will Smith
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This week we're putting ourselves to the test by bringing a list of PC and tech peeves, and then passing judgement on our own complaints. Do we have a legitimate grievance, or are we just being crotchety about things like monitors that don't behave themselves, the disappearance of PCIe slots, Internet of Things things going off the grid, useless motherboard shrouds, rattling hard drive cages, and the algorithmic destruction of useful search results? We decide! Then you also decide!

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Here's the lucky gentleman with the 25 gigabit Internet service: https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2022-04-23-fiber7-25gbit-upgrade/

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