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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo – Supernova
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana – Sugar High
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Laying out the process(or)
2:29 Motherboard and PCIe Lanes
3:42 Memory, let’s talk about it
5:29 Storage
6:26 Cheese Grater is Greater
6:56 Cool, cool cool cool
7:41 GPU 2: Electric Boogaloo
8:53 A Hela Powerful PSU
9:16 Benchmarking and Tom Selleck (Classroom Edition)
11:10 Cinebench
15:21 Gaming
18:35 “Apple is expensive and bad” – Linus
19:27 Conclusion

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
1:50 Intro
2:22 Topic #1 – EU study shows half of content by influencers were sponsored
5:06 Luke on undisclosed ad content, Linus recalls FCC’s enforcement case
12:19 Comments from LTT’s all Logitech build & sponsored Intel video
18:18 Luke on watching briefly then commenting, Linus on Logitech prices & NCIX
21:12 Luke gets canceled, AJ threatens to end the stream, Linus apologizes
23:23 Topic #2 – Final Fantasy 7 results in a “Yellow Paint” debate
25:28 AC’s cans of paint & arrows, HL:A’s puzzles, Skyrim’s claw puzzle
32:23 What was a time you could’ve used a hint?
41:33 Topic #3 – OpenAI’s Sora, an improved realistic AI video generator
53:16 Linus on lack of direct input, recalls $25M deepfake heist
55:55 Linus on buying IPv4 addresses, checks values
1:00:40 LTTStore’s new collab with Gerald Undone – 14 Stops & Bananus shirts
1:01:20 Limited WAN Show & SC hoodies in stock
1:01:50 Merch Messages #1
1:01:56 What’s the next big thing for handheld gaming?
1:05:54 Wired V.S. wireless mouse
1:09:38 Pet friendly LTT bananas for scale?
1:14:33 Topic #4 – Grok, a rocket shaped “LLM” AI toy
1:16:52 Opening the toy, asking it questions
1:19:57 Linus’s question breaks the toy, Linus’s opinion & advice
1:25:04 GOODY-2, satire AI that answers by not answering
1:26:18 Reasonably priced restaurants, subscriptions
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1:38:39 Flipper Zero correction, LMG’s PCs & a 4 hours FP exclusives
1:40:05 Grok’s settings, voice module ft. Dan PNG moment
1:42:00 Topic #5 – Mozzila’s research finds out AI girlfriends mine your data
1:44:26 Linus modified the settings, asks personal questions
1:46:48 Implications of using Sora with AI GFs, VIP dating subscriptions
1:53:53 Merch Messages #2
1:53:57 Your take on the longevity of IBM mainframes & COBOL?
1:59:47 Was it hardware, engines or time that limited gaming innovation?
2:06:20 Which item would you not fly without? ft. Replacement zipper to be shipped
2:15:03 Is making videos of gacha games philosophically questionable?
2:23:57 Topic #6 – Mark Zuckerberg compares Apple Vision Pro to Quest 3
2:26:27 Problems with the Vision Pro, QOL issues with VR
2:32:56 Bigscreen Beyond, Luke on how the Vision Pro is misleading
2:37:23 Linus lacks free time nowadays, Luke discusses future Linus
2:39:42 Exercising as an excuse to use VR
2:40:44 Topic #7 – Google will report methane gas leaks as seen from space
2:42:18 Topic #8 – EU states Apple’s iMessage is not a gatekeeper
2:43:08 Topic #9 – Air Canada’s AI chatbot lies about bereavement discounts
2:44:20 Topic #10 – YouTube Premium & Google One reach 100M subscribers
2:45:29 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark, many quality messages
2:47:02 What is your greatest physical accomplishment?
2:53:03 Future of gaming consoles with multi-platform games?
2:53:27 ZLUDA, CUDA emulator for AMD GPUs
2:54:08 Why did the GPU industry move from increased bus size?
2:58:58 Thoughts on the removal of letter grades in public education? ft. Linus’s eyebrow
3:08:29 Will the screwdriver extended shaft have knurling?
3:08:42 AR glasses with transparent displays? Would it replace phones?
3:10:03 How much longer until most AI functionality becomes local?
3:11:01 Suggestions of using VR with no interest towards games?
3:13:07 How does Luke go about approaching businesses with work?
3:15:43 Complete software requirements in conventional software
3:17:10 Would you replace tech to fix your review on an OLED product?
3:25:38 Favorite dive spots? LTTStore women cut shirt?
3:26:34 Would Linus consider using mobile gaming controllers?
3:29:00 Has Linus’s kids expressed interest in careers that worries him?
3:38:44 Would LMG exist for another 16 years? ft. Linus’s mother, real honey
3:46:06 Is there a story behind the Cleveland Browns lava lamp?
3:47:29 How to structure a video to be critical, but not too critical?
3:50:05 What would a musical of your life consist of? Fun tech you’d use?
3:51:22 Are Li-ion batteries from 2002 better than present batteries?
3:52:10 Any memorable stories of onboarding new members at LMG?
3:52:55 With products like the Noctua driver, who pays who?
3:53:59 What contributes to the strong emotional response AI causes?
3:54:50 What changed your mind with buying EVGA?
3:55:17 What is Luke’s favorite retro game that isn’t Morrowind?
3:55:48 Outro

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