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Aug 2024
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I Could Use A Friend Right Now - WAN Sho...

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Timestamps (courtesy of NoKi1119):

0:00 Chapters

1:50 Topic #1 - AI friend necklace

8:36 Topic #2 - James Pumphrey leaves Donut Media

17:43 Topic #3 - Activition's MW3 study on skill-based matchmaking

27:40 "What if I wanted to relax?" TF2 & team stacking

37:20 Dan's invoice to be done NOW or the show won't proceed

41:02 Linus points out the wrong time, "I'm quitting freelancing!"

43:20 LTTStore's new Chroma T-shirt

43:55 MA Oxford shirt, Maria's proud of the shoots, sizes

46:45 Merch Messages: any features that'd make you switch to ZOTAC's handheld?

48:45 Thoughts on Raspberry Pi going public?

52:29 Thoughts on getting change in a niche duopoly?

54:22 Topic #4 - StopKillingGames starts an online petition for the EU

56:46 Backpack carabiner update

58:50 Topic #5 - Intel's warranty for 13th & 14th gen

1:01:20 Intel's 15,000 layoffs, stock drops to an all time low

1:03:22 Techquickie's Intel video drama, bad faith comments

1:07:57 Topic #6 - Popular dating apps stalking vulnerability

1:11:52 Bad faith comment examples

1:16:36 Topic #7 - YouTube battles ad blocker using black screens

1:20:44 Scrapyard Wars 9 part 2 uploaded on Floatplane

1:25:38 Jawa giveaways, more people to join ECC squad

1:26:56 Sponsor - Manscaped

1:28:36 Sponsor - 1Password XAM

1:29:44 Sponsor - Moosend ft. Legless horses, "dressage"

1:33:42 Merch Messages: How does Linus find fulfillment ft. YT's broken search

1:48:05 Did Linus consider water level sensors for the loops?

1:52:32 Convince higher ups avoiding YT is bad for the company?

1:56:40 Topic #8 - Eshtek collaborates with TrueNAS for HexOS

2:08:05 Topic #9 - Meta under investigations over drug dealer ads

2:09:32 Topic #10 - Google's Gemini AI ad from Olympics causes commotion

2:14:08 Linus's Qualcomm laptop challenge, battery lifetime

2:19:06 Topic #11 - RTINGS tests 100 TVs for longevity

2:21:42 Topic #12 - CPSC finds 60% of Amazon sales include unsafe products

2:27:40 Merch Messages #4 ft. WAN Show After Dark, 

2:28:02 Standards the world would be better off without?

2:32:10 Favorite Beat Saber levels, settings & tips to improve?

2:34:20 Most important things you lost while biking or traveling? ft. "Big nose"

2:39:32 Would Linus do an interview with Hank Green?

2:39:59 Mean commentor's apology to James, does this induce toxicity?

2:42:38 Thoughts on home theater setups for PCs?

2:46:00 Outro I



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