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Jul 2023
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I Think Apple Lied - WAN Show July 14, 2...

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119) Note: Timing may be off due to sponsor change:

00:00 Chapters

1:02 Intro

1:28 The reason behind late WAN

3:00 Topic #1 - Apple's debatable iPhone satisfaction claims

4:00 Satisfaction "rates," 451 Research's odd surveys

9:56 Topic #2 - Intel discontinues NUC mini PCs

13:35 451 Research's quote on their service

14:40 Usages of NUCs, recalling GIGABYTE's BRIX

17:20 Intel will still support existing systems, why did NUCs fail?

20:43 LTTStore's Lime Day deals

22:38 Free shipping coupon for above $150, Linus calls Nick

25:40 Merch Messages #1

34:02 Topic #3 - China hijacks government emails, Skyblivion’s Discord hijacked

36:36 Forged authentications, discussing the danger behind this

39:58 LMG & Floatplane is hiring

40:21 Free global shipping overwhelms DLL

42:17 Sponsors

43:59 Secret Shopper - Sponsors Edition

48:16 Sponsors continued

49:00 Merch Messages #2

1:14:29 Mellow_Labs's "Hit me Dan!" desktop toy

1:19:05 Topic #4 - Amazon is not a "large online platform"

1:21:14 European retailers, discussing AWS & Amazon's response

1:33:08 "Where's your Canadian Tire!?," collectible bills

1:36:43 Linus looks at pinball forums & Super Chexx thread

1:42:08 Topic #5 - EU will require replaceable phone batteries

1:43:11 Video of modified Super Chexx

1:45:17 Would this result in replaceable batteries outside of the EU?

1:50:10 Luke notices the dashboard, "profitable margins"

1:54:34 Topic #6 - PlayStation 5 Access Controller to release soon

1:59:50 Topic #7 - NVIDIA pressures board partners to stop building Battlemage GPUs

2:07:00 Topic #8 - Windows Update Restored updates old OSs

2:08:10 Topic #9 - Battalion 1944 refunds backers

2:12:51 Topic #10 - US Telecom cables' toxic lead hazard

2:16:56 Merch Messages #3 ft. On a break Dan, WAN Show After Dark

2:26:22 Dealing with management when they want to replace working on computers?

2:27:56 How much in-house engineering do you do at LMG?

2:30:54 Would 16:9 stay the standard, or 21:9 be more widely used?

2:33:16 Possible conflict of interest with LTT & iFixit?

2:35:15 Schedules for LTX livestreams?

2:41:08 What are your best tinkering stories?

2:46:53 Advice on protecting your devices from threats?

2:48:52 What to do about GPU water blocks causing wrecked loops?

2:51:03 Good headset reviews despite the lack of content creators?

2:56:35 Any special colors for the stubby screwdriver?

2:58:45 Do you miss the 5 hour WAN Show?

3:01:28 How much did you expect to lose from Lime Day?

3:04:41 What would you say was your highest high & lowest low at LMG?

3:06:14 What would you test the gaming minivan with?

3:09:30 Anything Linus does about his insomnia?

3:12:51 Ever considered hiring an analyst to find a trend with the YouTube algorithm?

3:14:26 How to get credible independent reviews you can trust?

3:16:04 How do the ladies feel when they model merch of a channel with men viewers as a majority?

3:18:22 Ever had an interaction with someone you wished you hadn't?

3:21:01 Possible LTX in Europe?

3:22:50 How would Linus's retirement party's montage look?

3:24:56 Could NVIDIA join the CPU market?

3:25:47 Do you have any bad memories of your past teachers?

3:31:27 Anything to keep in mind with opening a computer repair shop? ft. Dad joke

3:32:07 LTTStore Ryzen 7000 CPU pillows?

3:36:41 Events that nearly caused the cancellation of the WAN Show?

3:38:10 Creators Warehouse in Europe?

3:41:10 Why isn't badminton as big money-wise as tennis?

3:45:52 A service to replace M50X headcups

3:47:49 Best job match for content creators when YouTube wouldn't work out?

3:49:10 What piece of tech that baffles you with how old governments are?

3:51:24 How many PCIE lanes do you need for your devices?

3:52:18 $100,000 in sales, Luke on outro merch messages time

3:58:26 Outro

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