WAN:GO Is Gone Forever - WAN Show September 29, 2023

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters.
1:09 Intro.
1:33 Topic #1: CS:GO is no more, long lives CS 2.
2:48 History of CS, Source, Luke's experience.
9:36 Subtick, playing with Joe, volumetric smoke, recoil & shield.
16:00 Twitch & FP on CS recoil, Steam reviews, $40M in 40 minute.
22:06 Steam reviews, discussing CS 2 replacing CS:GO, a negative review.
32:50 BG3, Linus's BG3 review on Discord, BG3's tutorial, games reviews.
48:21 Yvonne's character choice, camera mod, game preference.
56:03 LTTStore's new desk pad.
57:06 Linus recalls a viewer's argument on using YT Superchats.
58:18 Creator's warehouse bread plushies ft. FP poll.
1:01:16 Merch Messages #1.
1:01:22 Would you wipe your controversies if you also wipe what you learnt from them?
1:03:44 Luke disagrees with FP Poll.
1:04:58 Any personal experience dealing with low temperature on tech?
1:07:23 New FP Poll for breads.
1:07:48 How many times has DLL said anything that caused chaos within LMG?
1:11:00 FP Poll result, bread is the meme.
1:12:09 Topic #2: Newegg's GPU trade in program.
1:12:34 Trade in prices, easy process & warranty.
1:20:49 Linus's price take, Luke on working with PayPal, LTT's AMD video, Linus on satire.
1:38:30 Sponsors.
1:38:41 SignalWire.
1:39:45 Corsair.
1:40:38 UPDF.
1:42:13 Covering last WAN's supplement sponsorship.
1:45:30 Merch Messages #2.
1:45:36 How bad a monitor would you use for free before spending on one?
1:53:16 Has LTT ever used consultors or contractors?
2:00:56 How do you address technical debt in your projects?
2:06:00 Topic #3: Samsung's Neo G9 monitors cracking.
2:08:10 Luke on the low frequency of curved screens damage, Linus on per-region support.
2:12:08 Linus calls about if the Secret Shopper segment was shot, continues to leak.
2:22:16 Linus recalls Samsung's The Wall, purchases TCL's 115" MiniLED TV.
2:30:22 Linus's theory on why this is Chinese exclusive, LTT shot the Compensator.
2:35:30 Topic #4: Russian zero-day seller offers $20M to hack iOS & Android.
2:39:57 Topic #5: Reddit phases out gold & awards, now pays for karma.
2:41:06 Reddit's quote, can't opt out of select ads.
2:42:08 Topic #6: Metaverse's 3D facial scan.
2:45:46 LinAs on Animoji, iPhones & zoomers.
2:47:52 Dating, rating mail domains, urgency compared to messages & text.
2:58:40 Luke on Pidgin's supported platforms, Linus recalls Trillian.
3:02:07 Topic #7: TheFloW teases a PS4/PS5 exploit.
3:03:39 Topic #8: Google will discontinue Podcast next year.
3:04:52 Topic #9: OpenAI's & Meta's new AI.
3:05:20 Emu, proof of concept characters, "The Funny Man," Ray-Ban glasses.
3:07:50 Linus shows OpenAI's bike repair demo.
3:09:06 Second gen Ray-Band glasses.
3:09:28 Topic #10: Getty's library generates images through an ethical database.
3:10:23 Topic #11: Google Search showcases ChatGPT-3's "eggs can be melted" response.
3:11:09 Topic #12: Military AI to sort U.S. intelligence.
Cont. Topic #9: OpenAI's & Meta's new AI.
3:13:11 Meta's Ray-Band glasses article.
3:15:04 Luke shows Hotbunlover.
3:15:56 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark.
3:16:58 How viable do you believe LTT's cleanest setup is?
3:19:48 Difficult challenge for tech that you've come to terms with?
3:20:41 Has Luke looked into aftermarket options for his car's infotainment system?
3:22:27 Has Linus's workload lowered after stepping down? ft. Tech shop sequel, Sea of Stars, cutscenes.
3:39:41 Did Yvonne's medical history help her learn finance better?
3:40:16 Any noticeable LTTStore merch preference per region?
3:40:43 Do you see 12GB VRAM being enough for 2K Ultra settings in the future?
3:45:14 Is it true that Linus can leap over the chair from a standing position?
3:49:16 Arm wrestling on WAN Show?
3:50:18 Have you explored what it'd take to start an ISP?
3:50:52 What is Linus's favorite WAN Show snack?
3:51:22 Do you think you'll see AI reach full sentience in your lifetime?
3:52:32 Why does Luke stream his Starfield gameplay on Twitch and not on FP?
3:54:08 Outro.

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