the-wan-show

[frozen agate]

not when you're using a pre-defined standard, and someone else's R&D, all you're doing is slapping some cells and a control board into a plastic housing effectively and then turning around and saying "kidney please"

[abstract ledge]

A lot of companies basically do that unfortunately

[frozen agate]

oh no I am highly aware

I find it abhorrent

[tiny mauve]

Googling the parts still counts as the R-word in R&D

[frozen agate]

Even at a company selling $30k drones google is free.

[tiny mauve]

But the R-er's time ain't, and combing through catalogues is soooooo boring I wouldn't be surprised if they were to request a 100x salary increase during the R phase

[cursive tiger]

no there was a 1050 ti also

that's been a thing for ages, swap files or pagefiles for when you run out of ram

[crude sandal]

Not an unreasonable margin at all for this kind of thing. It's not like they're making a hundred thousand units

[tacit drift]

I appreciate you filming at a frame rate that makes it look like the drone is being whisked away by fishing line

[late flower]

turns out it might not have been solely medical imagery... https://purl.stanford.edu/kh752sm9123

(old study but relevant now)

[slender thicket]

Got me again tonight, this time with a real camera. I tried to film the “6-7” jumbotron segment at a local hockey game and couldn’t have been arsed to set shutter speed correctly (filming at 24fps/4k currently)

Disk space is too expensive for 4k/60

[cursive tiger]

wouldn't you want to film at 25 or 50 fps ?

oh wait no not in north america

[plain aurora]

Not going to lie, never thought i would hear Luke and Linus discuss the very processor i have been using since 2020

tbh its a great one, its a workhorse and still has heaps of life left in it!

[jolly oar]

I'm riding my i9-9900KF until it dies or explodes

got it from the intel retail partner program during the last leg of my time working in retail

I was gonna switch to AMD at the time but the deal was too good to pass up lol

[icy copper]

anyone want to help test my free alternative to teamviewer? It was mentioned on the last wan show about the price changes and free services going away - and now I too have been hit with it... I liked teamviewer because it just worked... but now I went back to vncviewer because its totally free.. but does not always work on some network stacks - so I built my own TV replacement and am giving it away for free - I am also embedding self-host server vs using my quantum compute resistant ZippyCoin mesh nodes as a fast decentralized p2p routing service of sorts to serve as a secure directory if you so opt in (and no - no one can see your IP address unless you want them to). Anyhow - I need testers - I am sure I need to work on it more but darn it if I did not get a clean stream from laptop to my desktop and my cell phone to my desktop as well. Seems to work ok for my needs - but I am self hosting 100% and not willing to share with others my own network - so need people to try it out on their own. I will open the code so you can look at it and see it is legit and no hidden code in there. Help me hack on it and break it so we can make it better is the goal.

[tiny mauve]

I'd offer to test it but I've been pretty happy with SH RustDesk the last few years. But good luck, the more alternatives, the better.

[random trout]

Possibly. Depends on how feature complete it is. Link to the GitHub repository and I'll take a look.

[icy copper]

Dm and I'll give a contributor role. It's private until I get it better tested... Don't want to be the cause of someone breaking their own system that doesn't have the technical aptitude to know how to keep their PC or Mac safe whole testing

[woeful crescent]

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-to-bring-back-geforce-rtx-3060-q1-2026-tackle-memory-shortages/ 😐

https://bsky.app/profile/utf9k.net/post/3mbp42mxcrs2f I can speak from expereience, at least a few months ago, the "Windows App" is crap and somehow worse than the Metro Remote Desktop app, which itself was worse than classic Remote Desktop..

Marcus (@utf9k.net)

-# ↩ vx-underground (automated mirror) (@vxundergroundre.bsky.social)
I also enjoy that they renamed Remote Desktop to Windows App and the Windows App is available in the App Store for Mac where the tab title becomes "Windows App App - App Store"

apps.apple.com/us/app/windo...

-# Windows App App - App Store
Download Windows App by Microsoft Corporation on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Windows App.

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Bluesky · Jan 5, 2026, 6:48 PM

[plain aurora]

So ah a health management platform in NZ has been attacked and some data has ended up on the dark web.
.... this does affect me because Manage my health is what my doctor uses to get appointments and send details like my meds and blood results. I'm appalled by what they found about the platform.

This may or may not end up on WAN.

they have known for weeks there is a issue and they only just started reaching out to doctors

[icy copper]

ready to test? I can invite to repo or make it public as soon as it finishes the deploy automations

I am cleaning up the repo right now to remove all the junk from building it

[icy copper]

Mine will be free forever

https://tenor.com/view/wolf-of-wall-street-lets-goo-gif-11742735383203550293

building first releases still - headed to dinner - will check back on it when I get back... its public now

[pure marlin]

Just curious if anyone else has had this issue. But just after the 3 hour point in the WAN show Vod on Youtube it just stops playing. Has that issue happened to anyone else?

Other youtube videos work fine, and I can refresh the page and for some reason it will stop at pretty much the exact same spot

[random trout]

I'll just wait for a public release. And thank you for taking a stab at this. As it stands, we have 3 years (our discount was actually pretty decent, hence going with 3 years total) to find a replacement with the same (or better) features. And for context, while 3 years sounds like a long time, for the extremely small IT team at our publicly funded organization... ahem let's just say things move slowly. 🤣

[icy copper]

I understand

[icy copper]

its published now... I will do some testing and iterations to build more onto it. Happy to have help from community with any ideas to include. My goal is 100% free forever.

[icy copper]

not for me...

[plain aurora]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/healthcare/frustration-mounts-as-names-drip-out-of-those-affected-by-managemyhealth-data-breach/IAF2WXW45RHQZBO6UAWRDUCT7Q/

[fiery shuttle]

https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/

Reddit post that was allegedly a developer getting drunk and wanting to blow the whistle on food delivery apps has been debunked

[feral prawn]

hi guys does anyone remeber a video where jake mentions sonic
https://github.com/sonic-net/SONiC

i have been try to find it unsucessfully

[tiny nimbus]

Here https://youtu.be/aG1mhPSJJS8

[fair pine]

hi

[cursive tiger]

i feel like this is another case of perverse incentives
they're a private company so every dollar they spend on security is another dollar shareholders don't get

[plain aurora]

Agreed, it’s not the best designed site and their response has been less than professional. I still don’t know if my doctors have been impacted.

[woeful crescent]

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-closes-halifax-studio-weeks-after-workers-vote-to-unionize .. yep, not related at all..

[plain aurora]

Nope can’t see the relation at all

./s

[woeful crescent]

I remember Mapleleaf Foods in Canada used to (maybe still does) do that.. a plant would vote to Unionize, and next day the doors would be locked and they announcement that it was being closed would be made.. not even pretending there was another reason..

[maiden shadow]

That feels illegal

[cursive tiger]

key word here is feels

if nobody gets arrested then is it really illegal

[woeful crescent]

Also its hard to go and tell a business, no you have to stay running.. Unless they have contracts that don't give them an out..

You see Ontario going after companies leaving Ontario for the US, and they can because they got grants and made promises.. if you don't do that, then really all that can be done is rabble rabble

[woeful crescent]

Wonder if LMG is gonna have to start getting sponsors to lock in before CES early now.. with a penalty for backing out..

[lament galleon]

Illegal yes, enforced no.

[hearty crag]

but then, how could dBrand swoop in and save the day

[woeful crescent]

Its nice, and probably a reflection of how close LTT and DBrand are, but gotta assume LTT is leaving sponsorship money on the table with a last minute sub vs what they were probably supposed to get if the sponsor hadn't backed out..

[tiny mauve]

108 mentions.
https://youtu.be/q8DItAx79bg

[woeful crescent]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1q6msez/pccanada_hit_me_with_the_ram_hike_on_a_order_i/

[trim obsidian]

?

[woeful crescent]

They have mentioned on a few of the CES videos that this is the 3rd year their Sonsor for the show dropped out at the last minute..

[trim obsidian]

Oh - either it's part of the sponsor segment itself or they didn't release any of these in the last day or so. Been dealing with rough vertigo and spent most of the last 18 hours in bed.

[woeful crescent]

Its been part of the Sponsor spot the last couple of videos for sure.. cause they got dbrand last minute..

[trim obsidian]

ahh yeah, nobody got time for sponsor spots

[plain aurora]

Have you guys seen the new Samsung fridge where you ask it to open for you?

Apart from people who don’t have the strength or a condition that stops it I didn’t see someone releasing such a thing.

[trim obsidian]

MOM! The bird spoiled the stuff in the fridge again!

[vocal quarry]

Ooh! A drinking game!

[tiny mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/himym-but-um-shots-cheers-ted-mosby-gif-14049853

[timid ruin]

I can see the use case, where you have your hands full when you're putting away groceries, or when you're doing holiday/event cooking and just go back and forth putting things away/getting things out. It can make your efforts a little streamlined when the door is opening/closing without physical effort. It's definitely not a general everyday thing tho and I personally wouldn't want it (more things to break down and additional costs), but I can see the benefit.

And as you've pointed out, some people just can't open the fridge door on their own easily

[plain aurora]

Yeah i am torn because its samsung, which already has a interesting journey with data

ALSO. Linus is back on the late show. 15/1

[plain aurora]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/shanghai-subway-power-bank-explosion-man-escapes-as-coat-ignites/FS6VVP2SXNBC7J5GYTIXGXDY2Q/

tbh this is something i am actually scared of happening to my person.

even though i buy everything the best i can, with quality stuff

[timid ruin]

Yeah I mean data processing is just a whole other can of worms with virtually anything that has automatisation.

[tiny nimbus]

Hel-lo second hand market https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/

[late flower]

Quick, someone put doom on that screen

[plain aurora]

Heck I am more likely to want a device that just uses local connections rather than the cloud

[wind oracle]

Is WAN back to its normal time now? The early ones confused me

[rare tartan]

I don’t think there was an early notice before today so we should be back to our regularly late schedule.

[brittle moon]

yeah. the early ones were announced beforehand every time, but last week we didnt hear anything and it was normal time, and we havent heard anything for this week so probably normal time

[knotty flint]

To balance the wan show, for every early wan show there must be a very late wan show

[plain aurora]

Yes. Balance is important

[brittle moon]

This Country Gave YouTube The Smack Down - WAN Show January 9, 2026

[woeful crescent]

Preshow live

[woeful crescent]

I have no issue with the way they talk about using AI.. having a writer use some to give a concept artist a direction, or having a concept artist iterate on the fly with some ai generated changes/additions to work before finalizing anything.. thats kinda was the whole idea of AI.. Making work easier, not replacing the person doing it..

[real rover]

I need to stop taking edibles before watching WAN I haven't retained a single word

He said flack I'm up to one word

[woeful crescent]

Little more ~ on generating models for the game.. but if they own all the training data, and its stuff like, say, generate a forest.. I can see it..

[rustic ivy]

see for example, Paradox when they released the Machine Age DLC for Stellaris, Larian a year later

[full coyote]

Yeah I think thats the important part here for me at least, knowing where the training data comes from and that content having a permissive license/allowed for use in a gen Ai training set is basically how I use it

If I need a gen Ai I have some fine tuned models based off of common piles comma model which all training data is completely transparent about where it comes from

[woeful crescent]

I'm not keen on on AI content, regardless of training data, being directly used in game.. but I'm also not black and white, especially if its something generated on the fly like Arc Raiders for player voices, or maps or something.. I wouldn't be interested in AI characters and such..

Also I'm far more open to a studio using it for stuff if its a growing studio.. if you're laying people off left and right, and using AI more.. ya.. no..

[woeful crescent]

Based DBrand.. saving the CES Coverage.. Saving Luke's Reddit..

[sleek kayak]

oh damn they're still live? glad I can catch some of it still

[knotty flint]

it's only been live for 3 hours 3 minutes (pre-show's ~15 minutes)

[sleek kayak]

Any CES stuff?

[knotty flint]

AI

[sleek kayak]

[knotty flint]

They're still discussing the CES topic currently, but this is it for the most part

[sleek kayak]

I saw that floatplane video today. was a nice exclusive look

[quaint timber]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[plain aurora]

Am i the only one who would be happy with a robort hair dresser who cuts hair exactly to what you want? LOL

Being autistic sucks sometimes, some of them love pulling my hair!

[tiny mauve]

Getting my hair cut is a chore I'd rather just not do at all if possible, but since I've grown accustomed to my curls, I can no longer just get clippers and do it myself.

Really I just want them not to talk to me so damn much.

Sure, talk to the other barbers or the other guys who, for whatever reason, go there multiple times a month, but I only see you, dear stranger touching my hair, every 2~3 months, and we'll never get to know each other, so just do the job and move on. And no, I don't want to play pool with you, why did you lot even get a pool table in a barbershop ffs?

[random trout]

Solution: "Just don't cut your hair!" (We're going on 5.5 years without a cut. It's a glorious mess.)

[tiny mauve]

I tried that. I delayed getting a haircut after covid for about 3 months. Showering just took too long with that much hair, and if I don't fully wash my hair when I shower it looks terrible beyond what I'm willing to accept for being lazy.

[plain aurora]

Mine goes thick and heavy so I can do 2 months and that’s pushing it

[plain aurora]

Yusssss

[cursive tiger]

my hot take is there's no difference between the two
if a new program comes out that means, let's say video editors, can do their job twice as quickly, you effectively need half as many video editors, and so it's effectively replacing half their jobs

[cursive tiger]

my usual barber is danish and it's great lol

[cursive tiger]

i'm the same unless i push it for another few months, then it starts to behave again

[woeful crescent]

https://bsky.app/profile/pcperini.com/post/3mbzsd67kfk23

Patrick Perini (@pcperini.com)

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.

Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

-# Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Bluesky · Jan 10, 2026, 12:53 AM

[frozen agate]

It sounds glorious ngl. I'm sitting at around 7 months rn and debating cutting it soon haha

[shadow beacon]

Ram stock check segment on wan anyone? I was just on PCPP and configured ram by cheapest to expensive and filtered ddr5 only....the first like 6 pages are mostly showing out of stock untill around the £350 mark or higher, there's maybe a few sprinkled on before that point but god damn it's bad

[random trout]

True that. It does take eons to dry the longer it gets, and not all hair air dries nicely naturally so yeah ... Gotta do what's best for you. 👌

[random trout]

I believe this has been talked about briefly on/off over at least one of the last few shows. RAM prices skyrocketing because of Machine Learning data centers gobbling up NAND Flash was news back in November.

[shadow beacon]

Oh yeah I know it has I'm saying a small segment where they check for availability of reasonably priced sticks

Like a bi weekly update or something if they got extra time

You know how they do the intel GPU one

[random trout]

Ah that would likely be extremely regional and yes, would require dedicating multiple paid hours per month scouring every country's stores. Fact is... RAM is only going to get worse. Eventually stores will run out of cheap sticks as new stock costs more from their suppliers.

[shadow beacon]

Not necessarily, they could just go on PCPP Canada and check their real quick if one region is seeing more availability then likely other regions will too since this is somewhat of a global issue

[random trout]

Sure, but anyone can also just go on PC Part Picker... Anywho, it's a neat idea, so we'll just have to wait and see.

[cursive tiger]

not really, it's hitting very differently in different regions

[woeful crescent]

Also the B580 was pricing down for a while, but RAM, thats just gonna be going up for the forseeable future.. so that would just be depressing to check on weekly..

[timid ruin]

Barely remember my last saloon cut, but it was sometime during COVID....I (used to) stop by a salon every 2-3 years to have them cut about 5cm from the end for even growth, but my last significant cut was back in 2013 (note: very thin slightly wavy hair, requires very little care, as under normal circumstances I can go for a week between washing....with baby, that's sometimes 2 weeks ). Brushing takes 2 minutes at most, I just pin it up, so very little bother. Honestly, at this point I could just learn to cut it for myself, it reaches my thighs anyway, so not too difficult to cut back a little every once in a while for healthy hair tips

[wanton token]

i think i have a kit of 2x16g 6000 cl30 sitting back home

it was a rma from this august

that is probably the fastest appreciating asset i ever owned lol

[cursive tiger]

so you know how they did that game show bit for one of the sponsors and mentioned accidentally leaving toothbrushes behind at the hotel ?

i was listening to the show on the way back from a trip and got a much unwelcome reminder that i did in fact leave my toothbrush in the hotel room

[plain aurora]

…yes I’ve left mine at a place here I was house sitting. Luckily they happily returned it when they next came to work*

*it’s an electric toothbrush or I would have said I’ll buy another

[tender prism]

Instead of 10 writers, you'd have 6 writers so AI would replace the jobs of those 4 writers

[frozen agate]

Technically if the jobs never existed in the first place, you've not replaced anyone with AI.

And it is possible to not fire people if yiu don't absolutely have to

[prisma needle]

They often talk about LLMs "glazing" users, and emphasizing how genius or great a question or prompt is...as I've tested out various ones for my own uses, Claude is one that does not seem to do this, which surprised me. I figured it was ubiquitous. Are there other LLMs that do not do that? I cannot stand it.

[cursive tiger]

That's an awesome question! Unfortunately I'm not sure of other LLMs that don't glaze their users, although it's great that you find Claude to not have that behaviour.

[frozen agate]

Lmao

[wanton token]

i am resisting my urge to give a LLM esque reply

but yeah most LLM have this issue

but i feel like the glaze are usually focused at the first paragraph

the rest are pretty normal

i personally cant stand the over use of emojis in responses

[prisma needle]

Me neither. I'm enjoying this one so far due to the lack of it. I was also very surprised to find that I can directly integrate it into my terminal, which is pretty sweet.

[leaden oxide]

hi linus

i can see luke but linus is too short lol

unfortunate it completely covers what they are trying to show on the timeline

[woeful crescent]

https://x.com/cremieuxrecueil/status/2010765442013388919

Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil)

Too few people talk about how incredible a job Nvidia is doing with DLSS.

The tech has gotten so good that it can take the 240p experience on the left and make it into what you see on the right.

It feels like magic!

X · Jan 12, 2026, 5:26 PM

[tiny nimbus]

I wonder what Linus thinks of this as a former Chevy Bolt fan, shame LMG no longer does much car content https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01/the-chevrolet-bolt-is-back-but-for-how-long/

[odd grail]

Linus was a Volt (plug-in hybrid) fan, not a Bolt fan :)

[tiny nimbus]

Darn spelling mistake in my head

[odd grail]

Happens lol

[craggy ermine]

Context please

[brittle moon]

https://youtu.be/QFtCeGjKOxU?t=4332

[craggy ermine]

Timestamp?

[brittle moon]

that is a timestamp link

click the link not the embed

[timid ruin]

Volt, Bolt...It's all just a matter of translation

[tiny mauve]

I mean, in the hispanosphere you literally wouldn't be able to tell the difference between bolt and volt
||iirc the sounds should be slightly different but in my (very little) experience almost no one makes the distinction between those unless they're bilingual+||

[timid ruin]

Oh yes, B and V are essentially the same sound in many languages, and often the writing of these sounds are also slightly confusing/interchangeable.

(Fun fact, Russian В, в is the letter for "ve" and in Japanese the non-resonant pair of "b" isn't really "p" *, but "h", which often gets a "v" sound when pronounced)

*Yes "p" is still on the same character tree as h and b, but it is considered a special sound as opposed to the traditional resonant/non-resonant coupling of k-g or t-d etc.

[tiny nimbus]

https://www.theverge.com/news/861890/uk-backpeddles-mandatory-digital-id-requirements

[tiny nimbus]

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/never-before-seen-linux-malware-is-far-more-advanced-than-typical/

[real rover]

Ugh early WAN again

[woeful crescent]

Worst part is tomorrow they are replacing a transformer on my road, and as it stands I will be in the middle of the blackout when WAN starts..

Gonna hope for a late early WANShow

[brittle moon]

Early wan again. <t:1768588200:F> (your time) <t:1768588200:R>
https://www.floatplane.com/post/UvzVW9n7bV
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxjVVbS0LIP9jPaXjH_RaFDNsYbUD58eMz

[tulip hatch]

early wan best wan

[real rover]

Hell no Europe got enough this winter I want my evening wan back

[tulip hatch]

instead of AMPT they should type the time in GMT+/-0

[brittle moon]

iirc PT is GMT-7

oh right now its -8 beacuse of DST

[tulip hatch]

daylight saving time is for summer

now its normal time

[brittle moon]

yes

I've lived in AZ (no DST) my entire life so DST is just really weird to me

especially that "normal time" is only for a few months, and DST is active for the majority of the year

[tulip hatch]

to be fair, surely DST is the opposite way around for Australians etc.

[brittle moon]

looks like australia's is roughly equal. 6 months

October 5th - April 5th

but PT's DST is about 8 months 😄

[cursive tiger]

8 months is crazy

at that point just move one to the east permanently

[ionic plover]

My prediction for Early WAN tomorrow

[keen bloom]

trying to gaslight their customers into accepting 8gb vram or less gpus

[plain aurora]

I do agree it is impressive for what it can do

And I believe gaming should be able to have all entry levels, not just those who have a ton of money.

[plain aurora]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yteN21aJEvE turns out i got my 5060 Ti 16gb in time

[random trout]

Same. While nobody knew for sure what was going to happen, I had a strong hunch the right time to buy a 5060 Ti 16GB was during Black Friday or Boxing Week 2025. It's a nice upgrade from my 2060, though I miss EVGA... 😢

[jolly oar]

I'm gonna be rolling with my 4070 for the next decade then huh

[plain aurora]

PNY has been good so far but i would have LOVED to get EVGA!

[plain aurora]

Well i did live with my 2070 for almost a decade so...

[woeful crescent]

2070 Super is whats in my SteamMachine atm.. regretting not getting a below MSRP B580 or an openbox 9060 xt 16GB.. but unexpected expenses over Christmas made it a bad idea..

[woeful crescent]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1qdql89/psa_sharing_official_nexusmods_links_on_discord/

[tiny nimbus]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/democrats-ask-trumps-ftc-to-investigate-trump-mobiles-broken-promises/

[drowsy ruin]

What about all the other manufacturers broken promises?

[tiny nimbus]

Are we really whatabouting this when this particular phone (or lack thereof) has previously been discussed on WAN

[trim obsidian]

Nvidia is just making a lot less GB203 silicon because demand shrunk substantially when Nvidia stopped supplying DRAM and so they don't have excess inventory that they cut down artificially to supply 5070 Ti and rely on just the pieces that have to be cut down because they cannot be a 5080 but aren't so defective that they can still be a 5070 Ti.

Similarly, 5060 Ti 8GB and 16GB use the same exact version of the GB206 so since AIBs have to provide their own RAM, they're opting to not take the 32Gb memory ICs that would be used for 5080 and 5090 (meaning they can make less GPUs in total) and instead are only making 16Gb memory IC 5060 Tis. Since the 5060 Ti uses 4 memory ICs and it takes 8 1Gb to make 1GB, that is how four 16Gb = 8GB and four 32Gb = 16GB.

[cursive tiger]

and same for me with my 6800 lol

[tiny nimbus]

Linus’s segment on Jimmy Fallon last night was cut down to under five minutes, so you’re better off watching the YouTube cut https://youtu.be/Gcz-h4jHMbc

[trim obsidian]

wait he was on a late show again?

[tiny nimbus]

It’s becoming an annual post-CES tradition http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx6283sbpCSNqaTGa116Fc0GRyKR70U4oP

[trim obsidian]

ahh I remembered the one with bad bunny but that was it

[tiny nimbus]

I feel bad for Linus that the Lenovo laptop with the expanding OLED screen broke on stage, no wonder they cut that from broadcast

[round ermine]

Early wan today?? But I got to work!

https://tenor.com/view/noo-gif-8054955225125922559

[tiny nimbus]

I’m hoping to be home before a possible <t:1768588200:t> start

[round ermine]

Lenovo must be pissed

[gaunt sapphire]

tbh that doesn't seem that great a product idea then. Sure you can use the laptop after getting to work, please wait some time for it to cool down before you start your day at work

[surreal sand]

It's not like they intentionally broke it or something, these things can happen

It also looks like they actually did try getting it to work

[surreal sand]

But overall I think Linus came across as wayyy more confident this time and did a good job presenting

[odd grail]

He had a really strong start this time

[gleaming crater]

wan late?

[brittle moon]

as always 🙂

My TV Demo Failed - WAN Show January 16, 2026

[shadow beacon]

Aha they're late

[shadow beacon]

Yooo those hoodies are nicee

I like the colour thing they got going on

[brittle moon]

https://www.lttstore.com/products/floatplane-dip-dye-hoodie

[shadow beacon]

I'm broke 🙁

[elfin cloud]

they streaming from the tech house maybe?

[shadow beacon]

Oooh that would be sick

[brittle moon]

sammy said its his hotel room. still in NY ig?

[elfin cloud]

oh yeah that would make sense

yeah hotel room

[woeful crescent]

They broke into Sammy's room..

[sleek kayak]

Ugh. I don’t like these early wan time shows…

[sleek kayak]

Still not restocked 😔

[brittle moon]

love that sammy is just sitting on the bed in the background lol

[woeful crescent]

lawl I was right, they did take over his room lol

[sleek kayak]

I just watched the jimmy fallon show clip and linus is a comedian

[jolly oar]

linus yeeting off of the tonight show stage

[gleaming crater]

How do I view my PAPs?

[brittle moon]

your what?

[gleaming crater]

fleet participations

equivalent of hordes honks

[brittle moon]

i have no idea what any of those are

[gleaming crater]

When you join a fleet, at the end the FC "tracks" it using goons 3rd party services

ohhhhh fuck

wrong discord channel

hahahahahaha

[woeful crescent]

lol

I was about to say :p

[brittle moon]

lol

[gleaming crater]

eve online lmao

[woeful crescent]

Grr Goons

[gleaming crater]

Grr goons

[cursive tiger]

the same deal happened last year though

[tiny nimbus]

I’m aware, I just end up watching both the full show and the YouTube segment to see what was cut from broadcast

I generally find the Tonight Show unfunny but I burst out laughing more than once during Linus’s segment

[woeful crescent]

Every time it comes up on WANShow, about restocking/additional runs of an iteam.. I just want someone to put into their ear and idea.. Keep old products up, add an option to indicate your "intent" to purchase if it was to return.. when they get enough, do a run, and either give the people who indicated Intent first dibs, or just post it and assume that normal shoppers will pick up the slack of those who said they would, but didn't..

[tiny nimbus]

Pre-order as a default lesgooooo

[woeful crescent]

Theres a chance lots of people to indicate intent, and not follow through, but I think it would be a good thing to test..

[cursive tiger]

it's not preordering if you don't give them money

[woeful crescent]

I don't mind pre-orders.. software and such ya generally pass, but if its a product you know and want I'd have no issue paying/putting a deposit with the promise that at some point another batch would be available..

[tiny nimbus]

I know Linus doesn’t like to hold on to people’s money in the event of a Modmat delay but he should get over it

[woeful crescent]

I've missed several LTT merch that I couldn't justify at the time, but times change, now I can, but its long gone..

Can always refund the money if theres a big delay..

While holding it it would just sit in their bank making interest :p

[tulip hatch]

where are they btw

[woeful crescent]

Sammy's hotel room.

[graceful swan]

Should put them on the LTT Store and bundled with a Floatplane subscription to bring in new Float Goats

[tulip hatch]

but why

[woeful crescent]

Cause their ladies are in their hotel rooms :p

[tulip hatch]

what is the event

[woeful crescent]

But serious they are in NYC after Linus's Fallon appearence lastnight

[tulip hatch]

ah, I see

ty

[dense sun]

absolutely love them myself just because its a time i can actually watch instead of just listen

[sleek kayak]

They normally go live after dinner time for me

[woeful crescent]

I hate them cause normally I would be at work.. I take some Fridays off, but today would have been even worse, off work and power was supposed to be turned off for several hours, but for some reason wasn't.. so yay?

Zune was fantastic for what it was.. I still preferred the iPod.. I think it failed mostly bcause it was never marketed as well. I mean I think the iPod was always gonna get top spot, but Zunes are something I rarely saw marketing for, or in stores..

And I think MS wasn't invested enough to stick around and fight for something that was never gonna be a core part of their marketing..

[forest kraken]

Linx - basically, pre-Surface. It ran on Windows 8 (Linx 8) and Windows 10 (Linx 1010). It also had a detachable keyboard/case, and handheld controller (pictured below), which was WAY ahead of its time, but clunky. I have one in the other room. 🙂 Never liked the stick placement, as it wasn't aligned with the Xbox controller, that everyone was expecting..

Surprised this hasn't been covered on handheld videos, lol

[jolly oar]

this was the model Zune I had, I loved that thing to death. Mine was eventually stolen out of a locker in high school

There was even a really cool homebrew game scene for it too

[forest kraken]

Yep! Zune HD ushered that in, but games were playable on the OG 30GB!

[slim gale]

rockbox which is a more modern DAP firmware has games!

[forest kraken]

mm, I love seeing updates on this r, on most days. Some amazing tech and upgrades, featured. 🙂 https://www.reddit.com/r/Zune/

Difficult to find some old videos.. will come back to this, when I find what I was looking for, lol

• back to WAN ❤️

[woeful crescent]

I like Wikipedia signing this AI deal more than some other places like, say, Reddit.. cause Wikipedia is intheory an open encyclopedia open for all to access and use the knowlage there.. Its not a place where people might share something Publicly, but of their own Creation like Art, Stories, etc..

The reddit mods didn't "randomly" get it into their heads about how Linus might moderate.. you explicitly talked about it live on WAN.. Now sure, you might not have actually intended to bring the hammer down that much, but once you said it, and gave examples.. they couldn't (or at least shouldn't, and didn't) ignore it..

[jolly oar]

using Grok to undress men (it's still allowed) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maAFcEU6atk

[elfin cloud]

poor sammy 😂

[woeful crescent]

You know this whole wanshow is cursed.. theres no sir ability tucan..

[rotund rain]

Where server emoji?

[sleek kayak]

Did sammy actually fall asleep

[woeful crescent]

Yes

Or is faking it really well

[sleek kayak]

thats too funny lol

[woeful crescent]

Cause they even talked about it for several minutes :p

[sleek kayak]

I cannot sleep in a noisy room lmao

[crimson nimbus]

still sleeping

[sleek kayak]

Also any idea why they have the floatplane hoodies? I still want to buy one but still no stock

[crimson nimbus]

cause comfy

[woeful crescent]

The hoodies sold out before the show went live..

[crimson nimbus]

the hoodies sold out roughly after release

[rotund rain]

Does Sammy have a own mic or am tripping on the slight snoring sounds?

[woeful crescent]

Luke was already on the team even before the show about it..

[sleek kayak]

imagine listening to this podcast and you hear snoring

[crimson nimbus]

usually it would be my own snoring

[woeful crescent]

50% chance dan is adding the snoring to the stream audio for lawls :p

[rotund rain]

"next topic" is crazy

[ebon terrace]

dang I was hoping to have a VOD to watch after I got home lol

but they apparently were over an hour late but still early

[stark quiver]

easteregg on the bingo sheet lol

https://wanshow.bingo/

[stark quiver]

Here are this weeks confirmed WAN Bingo tiles! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B-huteUOIdrdnFxeUordzzrTtByXimysT65ui96JZOM/ Thanks for playing everyone!

[jolly oar]

sammy broke the WAN ending

[burnt glacier]

WAN show hotel room set when? Sammy could become permanent part of the show, just chilling in the background

[forest kraken]

Just leaving this here, for context, re: today's WAN 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcz-h4jHMbc

[rotund rain]

ughhh. It's geolocked

[torn mason]

I wonder why the lollipop? Its literally 2 year old product and kind of bad one

[plain aurora]

Great TV reaction. Yes it’s bad but it gets great views from a hosting standpoint

You got to remember, this is a different TA than LTTs so Linus can’t go super tech etc like he can otherwise and it’s a quick showcase

[torn mason]

That also shows that ces did not have alot of products that would interest non tech audience

[prisma needle]

Proton or Mullvad VPN, 24/7, 365 days a year

[flat carbon]

https://videocardz.com/newz/matrox-marks-50-years-from-mystique-and-parhelia-to-modern-intel-arc-broadcast-gpus

shame they were never able to hang in there 3d wise

[rugged lintel]

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/openai-could-reportedly-run-out-of-cash-by-mid-2027-nyt-analyst-paints-grim-picture-after-examining-companys-finances

[trim obsidian]

I mean - they could always sell RAM. ROFL

[rustic ivy]

Serves Mr Alternative of Men right

[cursive tiger]

sammy doesn't have it

the only thing he can is to sleep

[coarse aurora]

Just around 3:02:35 in the latest WAN's yt vod, after reading a merch message about making time for something you enjoy, Dan made a joke which made Luke burst out laughing. Could someone please help me make out what was said there?

[flat carbon]

https://wccftech.com/asus-declares-all-in-ai-strategy-as-server-revenue-soars-beyond-expectation/

[spice cairn]

FINALLY

POP

THAT

BUBBLE

[trim obsidian]

So I just realized that they are probably deliberately running OpenAI into the ground to buy it's assets into a new for profit company.

[real stag]

openai doesnt really have any property. the servers are rented, the models are getting caught upto by open source and competitor models rapitely.

and the people cannot be forcefully transfered

[cursive tiger]

they'll just find some way to restructure so they can take more vc investment again

[astral brook]

arent they like a trillion dollars in debt

yes they are

“it'll become harder to switch, as the bots should eventually have all your shopping preferences, aspirations, and emotional profile mapped out —perhaps even better than yourself.”
this is bad

[potent finch]

i'm lost, are there not Software Engineers in Canada?

[woeful crescent]

In I think Alberta and BC the term Engineer is legally restricted to specific professions and education.. and I think traditional engineer lobby has pushed against adding it for tech..

Its not Canada wide though

In Atlantic Canada theres no such issue

[potent finch]

that's funny, if civil engineers can engineer dirt, I can engineer stacks, queues buffers and algoritihms

[scenic fiber]

if you have a degree in software engineering then sure

[potent finch]

well hold up,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Savery never got a degree, why should I need one?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Lebègue_Duportail

it's just reductive to go 'hurr durr, they didn't go to college, so therefore they're not an engineerr'

[wanton token]

The term "Engineer" is a protected term in Canada and are regulated by respective provincial boards

So you can't call yourself a engineer unless you are P.Eng(Progessional Enginner) certified

[potent finch]

so what, you can only be an engineer if the state signs off?

[potent finch]

man, we should let the Government decide who gets to call themselves an Engineer!

the Canadian professional engineers female admission rate

[random trout]

In Canada you can only use the Engineer title if you meet the legal requirements. https://engineerscanada.ca/become-an-engineer/use-of-professional-title-and-designations

[random trout]

Though I will say that restricting the use of titles does not preclude someone from being a silly goose anyway so... 🤷
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-condo-tower-not-up-to-code-1.5154712

[potent finch]

sketch as fuck that you require goverment licensing for a job title

but yknow, if you're happy with your old white man club shrug

[random trout]

I mean... I don't disagree in certain contexts, not limited to governing bodies. I've seen amazing things come from "uncertified" people working for Hodge Podge organizations, and likewise have seen shit shows from organizations who are supposed to be "regulated" and "certified." Humans are often our own fickle downfall. Can't wait for the Machine Learning bubble to pop.

[random trout]

I'm not happy with gestures at society and it's not my club lol. If I had it my way, we'd all be working 24 hour (or less) weeks and the planet would be a happy, healthy, sustainable place for everyone. Alas, I don't have it my way. 🤷

[potent finch]

aiiight

this whole conversation started with Linus scratching his head about the use of the term in the states, so that's the context i'm viewing it

if the 'Engineers Canada' system doesn't effect you then why bother posting the links to the site?

[random trout]

For informational purposes? And it does apply, as I'm a Canuck. (Or rather, it would apply... If I ever saw the value in me going to school for an engineering job.)

[potent finch]

well okay, then yeah, it's your club lmao

[random trout]

I did not make it nor choose it, thus it literally cannot, by definition, be mine. 🤷

[potent finch]

the only way for you to be recognized as an Engineer is through that old white man club

man, IDK if you're being intentionally obtuse or what, pick some more words I didn't say and then edit your DIscord messages 15 times

[random trout]

Not obtuse; just saying that while I might be a Canuck, I didn't choose the systems in my country, so calling it "my club" doesn't make sense to my brain. 🤷 Anywho, if the engineering references happened on the latest WAN Show, sounds like I need to get caught up.

[potent finch]

well, Engineers Canada is a tax exempt organization, so at some level you're paying more in taxes for them to operate (because of lost revenue)

so they're your orgnization as in you're paying for them

also, they were instituted based on regulalation in your congress, so they're coming from a democratic process you yourself are taking part in

[random trout]

I guess that's true in a way, though we have a lot of orgs like that up here too. It's like how our healthcare is "better" in some ways... Mostly because we collectively pay for it. (Not a complaint; just an observation.) Still lots of room for improvement though - I envy Estonia for digitizing many government things over 15 years ago. Would love to see the same here.

[potent finch]

I guess it’s also kinda bizarre that like, the end result of having the wrong job title being like what, can you get jail time for breaches of the Engineers group rules?

[full coyote]

its maximum fines of 25,000 for first offence, 50,000 for every subsequent offence afterwards

source https://www.peo.on.ca/public-protection/enforcement

at least for ontario, but doesnt seem like id be jail time anywheres in canada based off of that

[crude sandal]

It's actually a good thing that randoms can't call themselves engineers without an engineering degree

[timid ruin]

Oh, not just Estonia, but they definitely were the pioneers in that. Denmark had an aggressive digitalisation about 6-7 years ago, and now virtually everything is done online (with some functions available offline as well for those who are slow to catch up). There's also no physical letter delivery done by the postal services anymore as of January 2026, so any non-tracked paper mail is delivered by small newspaper delivery organisations, and special tracked/insured etc mail is delivered as a package.

I feel like this works well enough, but it can be a pain in the bum as well in situations where A) you lose access to your mobile phone B) you're using Firefox as your main mobile browser (the forwarding cookies between the browser and the ID app can have annoying hiccups) C) you lose your main password/forgot your government username/ you're setting these up for the first time and are not in possession of a Danish passport D) your phone is just rolling onto the older side and the 1000 million apps you need for your day-to-day life (public transport, bank, government ID, healthcare, education, utilities....etc) force you to buy a new phone....so yeah. There are downsides to digitalisation.

[random trout]

Oh for sure. Migrating between devices is one of the most annoying things we've yet to figure out an efficiency for, especially even more so if your old device is non-functional. That, and too many orgs / companies / agencies decide that their way is the "correct" or just how they prefer to handle authentication... which often results in needing to have hundreds of extra apps on your device. Plus, there's the battery issue.

[timid ruin]

I think last year the EU rolled out the electronic ID requirement for all govt. functions (essentially a state handled MFA), so I also need an up-to-date phone for a lot of the Hungarian paperwork, but Hungary still has everything available via the "good ol' way" by walking into an office (or, rather, book an appointment several days/weeks/months in advance depends on the area you live in and the actual reason for your visit)

[timid ruin]

Oh, here the apps are totally the most encouraged way lol, as they can just be tied to your govt. identification app. More commercial apps tie to your phone number and often have the right to read your personal information for what's essentially advertising (not built-in third-party ads, just things like grocery stores' recommendations based on your shopping habits or special offers etc). I'm genuinely surprised how I'm not getting a LOT more spam calls with my phone number being associated with so many apps and accounts online.

[random trout]

With how SIM Swap attacks work, phone numbers should never be used as identity verification, but yes... it's similar over here for quite a few things. Apps & services assume your number will always be yours, and "why would it ever change?" until ... it does change, after which it can be difficult to login to services that only do SMS 2FA.

[timid ruin]

When we signed up for baby swimming (!), we had an app. I think so far that was the oddest one. But also, the US has just started rolling out the ESTA app, with plans to migrate there permanently from the current website.

[timid ruin]

Yupp. Although the 2FA is usually phone+email here, so in theory you'll always have a way to update one of them, but it's very much a pain in the butt. Now, my Hungarian number has been the same since I first got a mobile phone from my parents at 14 (so like, in 2001 I think?), but I had a bunch of local numbers in countries I lived in, so it is never guaranteed. I actually think that's why the EU enforces the central govt. authorisation app to be used for govt. websites and functions, since that gets rid off SMS/email tokens and provide better security. But also, forces people to upgrade devices more regularly in an environment, where the same EU has been pushing device longevity.

Also, fun fact, as you're having "engineer" as essentially specific "titles" , Denmark limits the use of both professors and Dr (the local equivalent of PhD essentially). You can't just use your title as "Doctor" , even if you do have a certified PhD , you need to do a special training/degree for this.

In Hungary, you can only be called a Dr with a capital D if you're a medical doctor or have a legal doctorate, otherwise you get the title "dr" (if you want to use it at all).

[crude sandal]

Pretty sure every functional country stops you from calling yourself a doctor if you're not a doctor

[random trout]

https://tenor.com/view/iggydr-dr-nick-nick-dr-doctor-gif-19040004

[timid ruin]

Not the point. In Europe PhD degrees traditionally allow you to use the title doctor in some shape or form. My point was the specificity in Denmark for academia, which is just a bureaucratic thing, rather than a practical distinction. It causes a lot of confusion with foreign teachers.

Everyone with a PhD have already passed a certain bar. In Denmark the bar just has additional steps, so you're essentially PhD++

[wanton token]

also that *enginnering title means you bear the weight of all the decisions you make, which means you are held accountable if whatever you signed off on end up having issues

so while you can say that it is bureaucratic, it is in general for public safety

[timid ruin]

Oh, I agree with the engineer thing. I believe this is pretty normal here in Europe as well.

[wanton token]

also that, according to PEO (Ontario Enginnering governing body) you can hold a limited licence (as in that you can sign off work of stuff related to your field) and i quote

"Those without a bachelor's degree in engineering are encouraged to explore PEO’s Limited Licence option. A limited licence allows individuals to engage in professional engineering activities within defined fields. This path is suitable for those with at least eight years of experience, of which six years must be directly related to the scope of services within professional engineering practice."

[timid ruin]

The PhD thing is funny, as PhD literally stands for Doctor of Philosophy, but you need to be a "Certified Doctor of Philosophy". This has little to do with actual Medical titles, it's purely academic.

Which is why Hungary has capital D and lower case d for the distinction of medical/juridical doctorate titles and every other one (which does make sense)

Tbh I actually don't think we even use the term "software engineer" as a degree title. It would be an umbrella term of "IT engineer" that you can obtain from the same university where traditional engineers study, and it's definitely a university degree and cannot be earned by seniority from your work.

If you're working in the field without a degree, you'll always be a technician

[timid ruin]

One thing on this tho. The title engineer should always only matter for companies and government settings.
As a layperson, you'll not need an electric engineer, you need an electrician. You won't need a mechanical engineer, you'll need a mechanic. You won't need a software engineer, you'll need a web designer or a developer or just a friendly IT guy . You won't need a civil engineer, you'll need an architect. And nobody needs a social engineer.

And companies will hire you based on degree/school and professional portfolio, so whether the title is protected or not, you'll be vetted (hopefully). If your professional experience is equal to someone with a degree, you still have a good chance to be hired. If your signature is required for legal purposes, the company might pay for a degree for you, if you're otherwise promising. In this case, the title itself really shouldn't matter, but I see your point, it's just not how things are often evaluated IRL in my experience.

[rugged lintel]

just to add to this lol, a lot of governments are fully digitizing nowadays, its quite convenient, can be tedious, but it beats having to go to some government building to do some paperwork

[timid ruin]

I'm pretty sure COVID played a big part in this. It was almost impossible to complete any official paperwork and a lot of buildings were just completely closed down for 2-3 years, so the few that remained operational through the duration had impossible waiting lists and constantly fully booked appointment schedules.

I remember how by the end of it all major functions were already available to be done completely online as long as someone had a modern biometric chipped ID and a simple online account set up (the account existed before the pandemic, it was just not super useful for most things).

[rugged lintel]

yes, that happened here, im from Lebanon, we had an economic crisis, just before COVID, in particular, government couldn't make enough passports, you'd have to wait several months even upto a year to get your passport, and you had long lines to get one too, few hundred people in each province at the government office, just waiting to submit the paperwork for the passport

my encounter with digitization was i got my now job, company is based in Dubai, so they had to get me residency there (basically a work VISA), the whole process was digital, only time i had to do something in person was actually recieve my residency ID card, but i could've just had that mailed to me, but it was shorter/easier to just go to the office to pick it up

[timid ruin]

Yeah, most of the process when we moved to Denmark was very similar. My partner had a few inconvenient processes in the US, but it's because those aren't directly handled by the Danish government, instead they use a local proxy that's apparently a real piece of work of a company. But for me it was suuuuper easy. I did have to show up once at the immigration office, as everyone has to have a simple face-to-face processing at the first time (once you have a yellow card, you can access everything online), and I had to show up when the mobile app for ID did not process my passport, since the photo in there has a different distance requirement than the Danish ID photos (they take a photo very closely, so my selfie and passport photos looked very different due to the scaling difference). So they had to activate my authenticator personally, which took about 5 minutes.

Everything else is either digital or sent by post

[tiny mauve]

TIL if the Danes can't see your pores they can't be sure it's actually you

[leaden oxide]

2 second vod amazing

[tiny mauve]

I guess we'll now have to accept that the WAN show has officially been a week late since the drama week, and also that it is finally back to only hours late every week...

[leaden oxide]

this frame is the whole vod lol

[ionic plover]

I see everybody was late for that vid, nobody was there

[potent finch]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Willard_Bliss

you wish you were right

[tiny mauve]

Ah, 19th century... I miss those beautiful days, back when anyone could claim to be anything they wanted with almost no effort... Now one needs to go to uni for YEARS! and actually get the degree before they can pretend to be a real engineer/doctor/etc. The absolute audacity.

[potent finch]

hey, if you like your system of a council of rich old white men getting to decide how your get to work and live your life, fine by me, just don't pretend that system is the one and only way

[tiny mauve]

Were things in the 19th century ruled by a council of poor young black women?

[potent finch]

LMAO, you're trying to 'I don't like apples, therefore I must love bananas' on the freaking LTT discord my comrade, on the WAN show channel of all places, how many times has Linus slapped down that argument XD

also, I don't live in the 19th century, or have any effect on its outcomes, I am talking about the system that exists today, how it exists today

[tiny mauve]

Is the irony of complaining about the "council of rich old white men" ruling who can or can't get a particular job title while giving examples from a time when anyone who wasn't a rich old white man was barely considered a citizen at all not clear to you?

[potent finch]

nope, that's called linear time my fellow, I pull information from the past to inform decisions in the present to effect change in the future?

[tiny mauve]

Also, why shouldn't the 2 titles that most commonly are linked with unusually high amounts of responsibility be at least required a degree for that particular area?

[potent finch]

why only those two? does a Pilot not have high levels of responsibility? how about barrister?

Architect

what makes Engineers and Medical Doctors unique? (I respect you too much to pull the Doctorate in Brewing science bull)

[potent finch]

I also love the implicatation that there are 'low resposibility jobs' yeah, that guy over there growing my food? he was deemed too irresponsible to run a VB Macro on some marketting data, so here he is

[timid ruin]

To be honest, an architect is an engineer in Europe - it's the same university and at least 50% of the same degree as a civil engineer (both my parents are architects, so....yeah).

[potent finch]

Lmao, so half of Intel is in for mondo fines if they step foot in Europe

[timid ruin]

And I'm pretty sure you cannot practice law in any shape or form without a law degree here

[potent finch]

What part of the processor did you say you make? sweats

Well we’re not talking degrees here

You can be an Engineer in Canada without a formal degree

[timid ruin]

A system architect isn't considered an architect here tho

[potent finch]

Why is a system architect not an architect

But a Data Engineer is a fine from the old white man club

[timid ruin]

It's also not an engineer here lol

[potent finch]

Bruh XD

[timid ruin]

IT degrees are just IT degrees. The only engineering degree here is the IT engineer, which is an umbrella and has to attend an engineering university. You can call your profession anything you like but it will not make you an engineer if you have not attended an engineering university here. It's that simple. But sure, I can be a human engineer on my business card, as I gave birth (quite literally what the word originally means in Latin and Old French lol)

[potent finch]

So can you understand how it’s strange how that would literally be a crime in Canada

[woeful crescent]

Does that mean if you work at a Subway at an Engineering University, you can be a Sandwich Engineer?

Cause if so, I've wasted most of my life..

(if not, well the statement is likely true too..)

[timid ruin]

If you have attended to the university as a student and got a specific degree, sure although we call subways here "metro"

Metro Sandwich Engineer

I rather like the sound of it

[woeful crescent]

Subway the Restaurant.. cause the joke is, they call you a Sandwich Artist if you work there...

[timid ruin]

(also, sandwich is called butterbread here, so Metro Butterbread Engineer)

[timid ruin]

I'm aware of the reference, but cultural localisation matters

I also think Subway went bankrupt in my home country a few years back, so even more appropriate to just rename it

[woeful crescent]

I know in I think the UK or something they can't even call what they use bread lol

[timid ruin]

We have enough engineers and not enough art graduates

[crude sandal]

That's not how it works...

[drowsy ruin]

Apparently a human heart is in a completely different location in an asian body as well. If you are a surgeon in Asia, you apparently have no idea how to operate on someone in Canada. Our bodies are completely different. I guess Asians hearts are in their leg or something. Not just Asia either, basically any other country in the world the human body is entirely different.

[timid ruin]

Oh you guys have hearts then...? And here I am thinking it was just another Hollywood hoax

[drowsy ruin]

You are mostly right to be honest

[timid ruin]

Oh, huhh, 4 years of highschool bio isn't down the drain. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go operate on that Metro butterbread I've mentioned previously....

https://tenor.com/view/operation-game-gif-9907613

[drowsy ruin]

Where is his heart located? In the head?

[timid ruin]

Wouldn't know, he must be American. We Hungarians don't have hearts.

[drowsy ruin]

Probably in the little head

[timid ruin]

I mean, he does have a fish in his guts so

Rough stuff

He was stabbed with a..... fish

[drowsy ruin]

Barracuda?

[bitter radish]

i think i have a good answer to what Grok trains on when it was talked about 2 shows ago

[drowsy ruin]

Swordfish

[timid ruin]

https://youtu.be/gUsPCtKbzhQ?si=k63LGtA-IuVZ-zd6

[timid ruin]

I think it was this herring

[bitter radish]

who collects the topics for the wan show

[potent finch]

Why not! Why is engineer a protected term and not architect?

[crude sandal]

Architect is protected in many places

So some basic research

[potent finch]

Aight comrade Sealion have a lovely evening 😂

[drowsy ruin]

I farted something fierce

[crude sandal]

No one asked

Or ever wanted to know

[drowsy ruin]

Wan show often has farts. So Its perfectly in line

Seems you're a wan show noob if you've never seen Linus or Luke fart on the show

Even audibly

[crude sandal]

You need serious help

[drowsy ruin]

🙄

https://tenor.com/view/joe-biden-cmon-man-us-president-candidate-gif-16967331

They've even released videos of staff saying Linus farts a lot. You're the one that needs help if you don't think it's well known farts are common thing in LTT

[tiny mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-japan-japanese-surgeon-japanese-surgeon-gif-15988788616869268985

[karmic bane]

How dare you mention..... The Flatulence Incident.

[woeful crescent]

https://www.theverge.com/tech/864745/sony-tcl-tvs-partnership-explained

Wasn't on my bingo card..

[leaden oxide]

No way it happened again

[tiny mauve]

It's a whole 7min now, not just 2s

With a lil muzak and all

Easily top 10 best WAN shows of the year thus far.

[leaden oxide]

Last 2 are top 2

[jade cradle]

testing notifications in Prod?

[steady bane]

WOOPS

[timid ruin]

Tsk tsk tsk Mr Dan

https://tenor.com/view/cat-no-nope-gif-10226580455992122304

[potent finch]

https://tenor.com/view/nodding-cipher-gen-v-yes-agree-gif-14463868709113051098

[worn forge]

It’s happened again

[south cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/another-one-and-another-one-gif-13250129

[steady bane]

https://tenor.com/view/aaa-gif-26709748

[worn forge]

Office cat confirmed!!!!

[steady bane]

We'll see if I trigger it a third time today. :V

[worn forge]

Please do ❤️

[brittle moon]

lol

[odd grail]

https://tenor.com/view/ah-shit-here-we-go-again-ah-shit-cj-gta-gta-san-andreas-gif-13933485

[brittle moon]

and another one

[frozen agate]

I think Dan is either having lots of fun

Or is currently half bald from pulling his hair out

Either way, thank you for your sacrifice Dan

[worn forge]

🥳

[steady bane]

https://tenor.com/view/aaaa-gif-24974026

[worn forge]

Testing in prod is elite. You’re good dude 👏

[hollow parcel]

all hail king of the user

[steady bane]

I actually have to test in prod. But floatplane wasn't supposed to go out. Sorry about that guys.

It's also showing as offline for me which is also interesting.

[hollow parcel]

shows offline here

[frozen agate]

This sounds like a wild time

Good luck in your adventure Dan

[worn forge]

Yeah shame about it being offline. Test pass/fail? 😅

[steady bane]

Test is on YouTube. But no idea why FP notifs went out. Sorry again.

[worn forge]

Ah fair. It’s all good!

[hollow parcel]

maybe the real toad is the friends we made along the way

[round ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/marvel-rivals-winter-soldier-bucky-rivals-marvel-rivals-meme-gif-10228106860877527916

[prisma needle]

So, question about Teslas and self driving. They often talk about how they cannot fulfill the promise of full self driving on WAN. I just rode with a friend who just got his... It took us to the post office, then the store, then back home, through a freeway, traffic lights, roundabouts, and it parked at all three locations.

What part of that is not full self driving? I apologize if I'm misunderstanding something here, I'm very new to this whole thing as Teslas are not common in the area I live.

[odd grail]

FSD on hardware 4 is pretty legit

[prisma needle]

Oh, I think I'm following. They can't fulfill the promise to their older customers because of hardware limitations. That's the bigger issue?

[odd grail]

They've been selling cars with the "full self driving" package for years, through several hardware revisions. Hardware 3 was supposed to be the one that could do it (and older computers were upgraded at no charge), but it's becoming increasingly clear that it can't. There are 2 separate branches of FSD, and the one that runs on HW3 is quite far behind. The HW4 suite also involves more than just the computer, and there's no clear path to upgrading HW3 vehicles.

It's also still a monitored system, and requires an attentive driver ready to take over at all times. Calling it "full self driving" is kind of a stretch until that seat can be empty.

[tiny mauve]

Remember kids: always buy hardware based off promises for the future.

[odd grail]

Elon has been promising true, unmonitored full self driving for years, to the point where his timelines are a stale meme.

[tiny mauve]

https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/

[odd grail]

Was just about to post that lol

[woeful crescent]

FSD only works well in some areas too, its not like it works everywhere.. and its not perfect either, when it works its amazing, when it doesn't, well you better be paying attention.

[tiny mauve]

Its even got a wiki page 🤣

[woeful crescent]

https://youtu.be/9lc-HUZUiQg

[tiny mauve]

Luke just needs to become a fellow FSD evangelist and he'll finally get his wiki page

[tiny mauve]

Waymo was trained on racing driver quotes

"The car's been on rails all weekend"

[crude sandal]

Both that and it's not fully able to do everything itself all the time

It can't be full self driving until you're able to remove the controls without issue

[plain aurora]

Nor was on mine but TCL does have a strong hand in making TVs, i only went to samsung because i had a option to get a better screen for a stupid price.

[woeful crescent]

TCL has been the best band for the buck tv..

[plain aurora]

yeah was very happy with my QLED one but i went from 34" QLED to 55" really nicer QLED

the setup is a pain in the ...

[rugged lintel]

hisense also decent

got this one for $360

[remote acorn]

https://tenor.com/view/scoring-a-goal-major-league-soccer-playing-soccer-sebastián-ferreira-andrew-tarbell-gif-979656123457377972

[tiny nimbus]

https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-ring-cameras-ice

[spice cairn]

if only there was a famous book that told us this was going to happen

[abstract spade]

What was that book dang it 1994 1894???? Lmao

[hexed shell]

Nineteen eighty four

[abstract spade]

Lol I know i was just being silly.

[late flower]

Animal farm is a good book too btw

[abstract spade]

I've never read that one

[late flower]

also george orwell

[abstract spade]

@late flower I will check it out

[cursive tiger]

four legs good two legs bad

[steady bane]

behold a man

[cursive tiger]

when i was at school i always used to sit on the chair on two legs, and i had one teacher who would always say 'four legs good two legs bad' so i started sitting on one leg instead

[late flower]

no, men have 2 legs

that is clearly an animal

[odd grail]

He’s a chairy fellow

[tender prism]

Woohoo marvel rivals drama! I'm just glad to see the game get mentioned nowadays

[tiny mauve]

Maybe you. I have 3

https://tenor.com/view/jakethepeg-jake-rolf-harris-three-gif-20868144

[worn forge]

Dan…. Press de button 🤞

[timid ruin]

What about this

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkep.cdn.indexvas.hu%2F1%2F0%2F4656%2F46561%2F465610%2F46561042_aa5cb14e9e6947688d5e8b2a0a35183d_wm.jpg&f=1&ipt=fe340eb64d35fe4ff602f22a4cf22a9f3e604bb5c9e09d25a4635cfbf7ca0e97

It even chases sway witches and devils

[remote acorn]

Does Dan game on that?

[tiny nimbus]

…huh https://www.theverge.com/news/866003/ring-ice-camera-access-flock

[tiny nimbus]

https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115944285350406235

Kevin Beaumont (@[e-mail])

I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.

So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewste…

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Cyberplace · Jan 23, 2026, 11:56 AM

[remote acorn]

Obi wan

[woeful crescent]

I think saving the keys to the cloud is an option not a requirement, though it is in my default and has saved me twice now lol

[olive bronze]

Any news about weird WAN time tonight?

[frozen agate]

If there was they'd have shared it by now

[spice cairn]

https://videocardz.com/newz/redditor-discovers-card-skimmer-script-on-canadian-retailer-checkout-page

[oblique ruin]

When's the WAN show? I crack open my b33r when it starts.

[sleek kayak]

Havent been able to catch the past few shows. Today I will

[brittle moon]

Apple’s Wearable AI Pin Sounds Cringe - WAN Show January 23, 2026

[round ermine]

Preshow live

[sleek kayak]

Oh 16 minutes till it starts

[real rover]

Dan's got a mane now

[sleek kayak]

Still no floatplane hoodie in stock..

[brittle moon]

the phone show 😄

[tiny mauve]

Ah, just friends enjoying each other's company in silence

How wholesome

[oblique ruin]

mmm b33r

[woeful crescent]

I had the G4 MacMini.. got it a week before they announced the move to Intel chips 😐

[full coyote]

New Dan quote - "the opposite of dopamine is manslaughter"

[round ermine]

All hail master leader Linus

Lord of Linustown

[real rover]

I didn't hear any of that clip

[fast pivot]

so the coin that is rumored, will that be a physical coin or digital coin? anyone pay more attention during that than me lol i guess i could play back

[real rover]

It's the memecoin they've been talking about for the last 5 years

[fast pivot]

oooooooohhhhhh ok thanks

[woeful crescent]

I was legit just about to say ZTT and such as Linus did lol

LMG is the Ubisoft of Tech Youtube 😄

But seriously glad to hear about the colab..

[real rover]

Brotherhood was my favourite but that might just be because it was the only decent game I could play on a 2011 imac

without bootcamp

[knotty flint]

https://i.imgur.com/gZsXusy.gif

[alpine girder]

Theyre talking about how Dropout.tv uses Vimeo, does anyone know whether Nebula.tv use Vimeo too? I feel like i heard them say that at one point, but I dont remember where. I also cant think of any alternative they could use.

I feel like if they genuinely try to look into the one of those, they might as well look into the other as well.

i felt like i really needed to put this thought somewhere but i realise its barely even a full thought

[real rover]

jfc

why can dan make the joke but i cant 🙁

[woeful crescent]

Said it before, say it again, rather than to order, they should Sell their initial batch, and from then on let people indicate their interest in buying an item (Product, Size, Quantity).. when theres enough interest, run another batch.. sure not everyone will buy, but hopefully enough will and the rest will sell to general public starting the cycle again.. probably will take some trial and error to find a good balance of how many people express interest --> how many direct sales that leads too.. but should atleast keep products being produced as needed for as many needed..

[real rover]

Haven't they done that several times?

I feel like you just described what they do for most products

[woeful crescent]

Not that I've seen.. they have had signup for notifications of restock, but that doesn't mean it'll be produced, and I'm fairly sure Linus has said there isn't a link between number of people that do that, and if they ever do another run..

[full coyote]

LINUSTOWN

[real rover]

I suppose you could embed a wireless charger into/on to your wall

but that's insanely limiting and expensive so not any time soon

[forest kraken]

.

[neat kiln]

Listening while at work. LTT challenge coin?

Or otherwise collectible like pins

[graceful swan]

melt down the controller, and sell little (1/10 oz) coins!

lol, i totally had one of those old Panasonic cd players

[graceful swan]

more I think, more I want LTT coins with real precious metals.

[plain aurora]

The tonight show just posted this https://youtu.be/qSqaTLouAEo?si=uf75q33E9yzibGyX

[remote acorn]

Wan lan can man show?

[full jungle]

48:55 calling it now. They are making a coin for the next April Fool's video

(YouTube)

It could be both a crypto as well as an actual coin with the Linus meme face on it I bet

[wild bay]

Watching the Wanshow from last night with the Apple AI pin conversation. I don't get it or glasses, haven't we already solved the use case for either with smart watches?

[lone moth]

Where's the VOD on floatplane? Am I the only one not seeing it? 😮

[tiny mauve]

It often takes a couple of days, just watch the yt VOD if you don't feel like waiting

[scenic fiber]

then you have ads and no pre-show

[tiny mauve]

Ublock and watch only the pre-show after it's released on FP

[scenic fiber]

or they can just release it to fp and i can watch it there since i pay for it

[rare tartan]

Sometimes there’s a delay to when it gets posted. You’ll be fine.

[frozen agate]

If it bothers you enough to complain but not enough to accept the solution, by all means take it elsewhere.

This same question is asked every time WAN vod isn't available immediately.

There's a search bar. Please use it.

It'll be posted either Monday morning or Tuesday morning.

If we are lucky and Dan feels nice maybe it'll go live Sunday, who knows, but it'll probably be during office hours in Vancouver.

[timid ruin]

After last week's fiasco with Dan pushing notifications and posting chairs, I wouldn't trust him with it

But you can always offer them a cat pic

[frozen agate]

Funny enough, that is probably why the VOD is broken lmao

But yes, cat pic time

Her favourite spot in the winter is on the chair under the dining table.

Enough sun to be warm, and far away from the hoomans for peace and quiet

[timid ruin]

Ours is suffering emotionally. He wants the big hoomans, but not the small hooman. Alas, the little hooman has the most interest for him these days, as the big hoomans are exhausted looking after the little hooman.

Sadge Catge

[frozen agate]

Poor thing

[timid ruin]

But he loves the heater

[frozen agate]

Dawww

[timid ruin]

Ha also loves to observe hoomans in the hooman zoo

[frozen agate]

Yes

This makes sense

Preparing you for your inevitable enslavement

[timid ruin]

Already happened

What I meant to say was that we are of course completely free to act like and express ourselves as we see fit without any reprimand from our Lord Emperor, His Catness. He would never enslave us, for His mercy knows no bounds. We do not only know our place - we cherish and adore our place without questioning His will.

He's also requesting a progress report from your owner cat as to how your domestication is going

[azure bone]

Why WAN (VOD) late ? 🙁

it's over 24 hours of their usual schedule, should I dial Vancouver emergency services to Dan's house ?

ah wait, I forgot about the YT VOD which is up for a day

[timid ruin]

Yeah, so is the Spotify video, it was up an hour after the show

[wild bay]

its the weekend?

[azure bone]

yeah I know, it usually comes in a few hours after live vid on FP, but I was ignorant and watched it on Youtube

[icy quest]

i am supprised they have not mentions hytale on the wanshow

[late flower]

still waiting on the vibe coder vs real dev video

How long is the pipeline on these kind of things?

[frozen agate]

Normally only about a week or so I think

[brittle moon]

yeah they mustve run into some issue thats dragging things out

it is apparently still coming though, as of 2 days ago https://youtube.com/watch?v=GODPh96F0M0&t=10773

[random trout]

As long as it takes. Patience, grasshopper. Patience.

[late flower]

I'm not impatient just concerned it got forgotten

but apparently it's coming

[woeful crescent]

Videos can take days, or months.. if it isn’t time sensitive for embargo, or something like CES, there is no reason to set some deadline..

[small portal]

yeah just like how we're still waiting on pt 2 of the enviromental chamber

[woeful crescent]

People asking non-stop "when" is why LMG, and most content creators, try to not tell people ahead of time whats in the works.. We're the kids in the car constantly asking "Are we there yet?!" ..

[tiny mauve]

I hear but, seriously...

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-there-yet-deadpool-gif-5676800

[timid ruin]

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-there-yet-gif-5676799

[plain aurora]

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-there-gif-24949787

[remote acorn]

https://tenor.com/view/knuckles-ugandan-knuckles-do-you-know-da-wae-do-you-know-the-way-memes-gif-24177164

[forest kraken]

RE: WAN Show topic, regarding teaching, this is an example of the programming teachers were asked to record at home, to bring into school. 🙂

After regular transmission, these would start around 2am, right through to 6am. The Open University had some cool, more advanced stuff. Hope you can view this..! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4TJp4-cSC0

On this day, in 1997.. 😉

ITV Schools was first broadcast on ITV, then moved to Channel 4 in the early 1990s. I remember fondly, when the teacher would turn on the TV in the library, we'd all find a seat (or sit on the floor), and then wait for the show to start! We all enjoyed singing along and counting down the timer. 😛 Here's an example of some continuity and presentation.

Thankful that I can just go on YouTube and find this stuff. Having a visual, instead of a teacher reading from notes, was so refreshing, and I think modern, educational videos can still be utilised in the classroom, along with hands on, practical activities. 🙂 ❤️ Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O_V62QMGgI

ps- That trail at the start, for 'Class Action'.. 34 years have passed, and still, the SAME concerns are shared, to this day.

[tiny nimbus]

That countdown music is burned into my synapses

[forest kraken]

Fun fact, the Acorn Archimedes was my FIRST PC experience! 1992/3 ^^ ❤️ You will never take the tech outta this girl, lol

I remember a simple polygonal game called 'Lander' and of course, Lemmings! ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybfBWuLXfQ

[sterile otter]

Will the latest WAN be coming to Floatplane? I know it's available on YouTube, but prefer watching on FP.

[remote acorn]

If the lake is not iced

[brittle moon]

Usually when the automatic upload fails, it’s uploaded the next Monday (so today)

[timid ruin]

That's what mostly happens. Mostly.

https://tenor.com/view/aliens-movie-mostly-1986-ripley-gif-5191163

[brittle moon]

looks like its up now 🙂

[woeful crescent]

omg that ZTT Crossover \o/

https://tenor.com/view/me-atrapaste-es-cine-its-cinema-cinema-esto-es-cine-gif-12869046600151364058

[shadow beacon]

ah bro, youtube took away the thumbnails for scrubbing through a video KMT that was the most useful thing to get past the useless parts of a video

[slim gale]

just saw it, it was quite fun

[cursive tiger]

3:34:47 "what the hell is fisher and paykel" hurt me as a new zealander lmao

[limber jewel]

I am still suprised that north americans don't know german appliance maker Miele. They still make pretty reliable home appliances for a high, but still reasonable price (washers start at around 800€) They are decently repairable too.

They design and test their washing machines for 5000 washing cycles. Which means at 5 washes per week, about 20 years of operation. Even if they only hold up 15 or 10 years it is better then a lot of other brands.

We still have our grandmas Miele washer from 1996 as a seperate machine for dog beds, blankets and extremely dirty/greasy work wear

https://www.miele.com/en/com/impressum-2075.htm#p6737
You might have your browser translate it though

They dont give a warranty for that long, but I have yet to hear from anyone around me that their Miele appliance failed on them early.

[random trout]

Unfortunately, a big part of brand recognition involves being able to readily purchase a brand in a given jurisdiction... these days, it's much easier, but 20-30 years ago (before eCommerce) it was not. I only know of Miele because I have an unquenchable thirst to seek out the best value products whenever I'm making an important or expensive purchase, but lots of people don't have that kind of time or blindly trust marketing a bit too much. 🙁

[limber jewel]

True. A few years ago nobody knew kitchen aid in Europe for example

[random trout]

I remember our family's old Electrolux Canister Vacuum from the 1970's or 1980's though. It was big, clunky, and really noisy, but lasted 30-40 years before the motor finally went. Replaced it with a roll around the floor style Dyson with an abysmal carrying handle. Definitely wasn't the right choice, but I didn't buy it so. 🤷

[limber jewel]

Dyson had good and bad ideas over the years. My mom has a dyson roll around one that is great. The finish scuffs easily but beside that it is holding up for over 10 years without issues now.

[cursive tiger]

miele is really big down under too

[remote acorn]

Fish

[cursive tiger]

electrolux was so big here in the mid to late 20th century that we call vacuuming luxing, all though the phrase "i'm doin' luxin'" has fallen out of favour a bit since late 2023

[crude sandal]

Baldy ruined everything

The thumb of misery

[timid ruin]

There's also Liebherr. My bestie had her old (maybe Samsung) fridge-freezer die on her after about 8 years. She called a repair guy and he said that most modern fridges cannot really be repaired, as there are no spare parts available, everything is too integrated.... except for Liebherr. So she should buy a Liebherr one if possible as that's repairable beyond the warranty by any decent household appliance handyman.

She's had her Liebherr one for almost the same amount of time and it's really good. It's also fairly priced (true, some fancier models can be expensive), but it's also a German brand that's built to last. We also ended up investing in Einhell machines for drills and other household DIY electronics and it's also a very good price-quality German brand.

My partner is American and he was like "I don't know these brands", but these were highly recommended by the staff as a better value alternative to say, Makita.

[limber jewel]

I got a Liebherr fridge too. It is fantastic. You can get the basic model with the reliably cooling parts. The fancy models then got dampended slides, better lights etc.

[timid ruin]

Yes exactly. And as an investment, even the fancy models are generally better than the same type of fridges with extras. I'm really surprised that they are still built to last and be serviceable, and not just created to be replaced after the possible extended warranty is off

[tiny nimbus]

Shout-out to those still rocking the 5S https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-software-update/

[rugged lintel]

https://x.com/i/status/2016120041691914580

Hunterbrook (@hntrbrkmedia)

BREAKING: Grizzly Affair — American tech company’s networking gear is powering Russian battlefield communications in Ukraine. The company is Ubiquiti, $UI, a $34 billion Wi-Fi giant whose founder became the youngest owner of an NBA Team in 2012.

X · Jan 27, 2026, 12:04 PM

[tiny mauve]

I guess these are the new travel arrangements Linus mentioned...

https://grndcntrl.net/articles/influence-air-linus-tech-tips-private-jet-acquisition

[late flower]

I appreciate the play on words

[tacit drift]

I’m surprised they put up with airlines for as long as they did

even if it has no applicable value to anyone, I really, really hope they make videos discussing airplane tech, like how to build a PC that is compatible with all the regulations and restrictions airplane interiors are bound by

[tiny mauve]

If they can make a video on teching up a firetruck, I'll be extremely disappointed if they don't tech up the company jet.

I don't need them to go full Verstappen and install a sim rig in it¹, but I need at least a few PCs

||¹ iirc that story was BS, but it's funny think about it anyway||

[tacit drift]

I wonder whether it’s new or refurbished

[tiny mauve]

Not new

Its a 1990

[tacit drift]

fair enough

a wrap from dbrand will make it look brand new

[tiny mauve]

And ensure everyone can see it fly over their heads, regardless of the time of day

[maiden shadow]

“Furthermore, the domain influenceair.ca which was registered in August 2025 is owned by Luke Lafreniere, the company’s Chief Technology Officer.”
Interesting that the domain is under Luke’s name

[cursive tiger]

TECH PLAAAAAAAANE

[cursive tiger]

he is in charge of the tech people so it makes a bit of sense

[frozen agate]

Oh my god it has to be glow in the dark

Though it would be expensive and intensive since it's a major modification

And the FAA (and CAA) would have a lot to say

[maiden shadow]

Yeah I’d just have thought it would be registered to LMG

[cursive tiger]

yeah, maybe this is a separate company with luke as a shareholder or something

maybe it's a wan plane

[blazing pebble]

Influence Air is certainly creative lol

[shadow beacon]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRAJJv3m/

[crude sandal]

I have a feeling I know the theme of this year's April fools

[crude sandal]

They definitely won't be using it for that

Do you know how hard we would roast him for pulling a Taylor?

[crude sandal]

Yeah I'm definitely convinced it's for the coin on April fools after watching Luke's reaction

[woeful crescent]

https://cunnyx.com/i/status/2015978202066215397

Ælþ (@Aelthemplaer)

You are tapping into forces you know not the power of.

Quoting LaurieWired (@lauriewired)
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someone built a Linux CPU scheduler that makes scheduling decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs
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CunnyX · Jan 27, 2026, 2:40 AM

[tiny mauve]

So, no rhyme or reason for the choices it makes?

Also, that's made me realise how much easier the (already easy) lives of daily horoscope bullshit writers have become now that there are LLBSMs.

[brisk surge]

Large language bullshit machines? I'm stealing this, this is genius

[blazing pebble]

probably models, not machines, but yes its genius

[wanton token]

i mean if its to transport the entire crew i can see it not being that horrible

though it probably cant do Vancouver - Taiwan for stuff

[crude sandal]

do you realise how much of a waste of money that would be?

[wanton token]

yeah

though comparatively it would probably be cheaper to run the jet more than to have the jet and fly airline

though environmentally it would be a lot worse

[cursive tiger]

yeah they should buy a pirate ship and sail to taiwan every year

[tacit drift]

considering you aren't getting your money's worth unless the jet is constantly in the air, I wouldn't be surprised if employees were using it to take family vacations (if it were allowed)

[frozen agate]

Unless employees are willing to pay the price of Jet-A (I highly doubt it), then that's almost certainly not occurring

for context, Jet-A is the fuel that the aircraft runs on, and currently the average price in NA is ~$2.16/gal

according to the IATA

[tacit drift]

either way I think it's a great investment. at some point the crew must've realized that the money and time costs of flying on airlines and booking hotels was becoming more expensive than just having a learjet fly them there and back on the same day

[frozen agate]

given each hour the aircraft can burn approximately 335 gal/hr

it's definitely not going to be the cheapest to run.

certainly nobody south of C-Suite has the money to drop on paying for jet-fuel to use the company jet for a family trip to "remote location"

[tacit drift]

I can definitely see them using it to fly other influencers or guests out to the vancouver offices. the price of running the jet is likely offset by the number of opportunities they can now capitalize on

when you get a plane the whole world kind of just shrinks for you by orders of magnitude. if you were up for it you could probably fly to and from europe in less time than it would take to drive a couple of states over

[frozen agate]

oh for sure, however, definitely not for personal transportation for stuff like holidays unless it's Linus, or maybe Luke

Unless that aircraft has some unknown/unspecified range extensions or efficiency gains, it's not going to be taking them to Taiwan or China unless they stop somewhere in the far west of Alaska to refuel. The Falcon 900B can only do ~4000 nautical miles (~7400 km) on the capacity it is listed as having.

for reference, that's anywhere above the line in this screenshot:

if they made a stop in the east coast of Canada/US they could cross the atlantic for a rest stop in the UK before proceeding onwards to the middle east etc, if necessary.

but based on the known stats, unless they are willing to do fuel stops (no reason why they couldn't really) then they're probably only using it for continental trips around the US and Canada

[cursive tiger]

or one province over with how lumpy bc is

[frozen agate]

lol

the jet has a service ceiling of FL500, I don't think that is going to be a huge issue for it

[cursive tiger]

icelaaaaaaaaaand

[frozen agate]

🇮🇸

[cursive tiger]

i imagine using reykjavik aeroport for your private jet is probably too expensive given everything else about that place though

[frozen agate]

Keflavik is not super expensive actually in the grand scheme.

From May this year the charge for landing in that aircraft would be approximately €269.94
Take off would depend on passengers but presuming a full capacity and a modest seating layout I'd hazard 10 passengers giving us a T/O fee of €66.90 in summer or €33.50 in winter

There may be TNC charges but I am unsure if they apply, nor how to calculate them at this time

Additionally fuel in Keflavik right now for Jet A is $2.036/gal which to fill the Falcon would cost $5822.96 to brim the tanks from empty.

All in (using current conversion rates from USD to EUR @ 1:0.84):

• Fuel: €4875.56
• Landing Charge: €269.94
• Take Off Charge: €66.90
• Total (presuming no other charges): €5212.4 which is US$6225.25 and CA$8440.52

As is always the case with these things, the budget killer is always fuel. Jet A is not cheap.

All things considered, that is actually a really reasonable pit stop price

[tiny mauve]

But can it be done under 3s? If not, too slow, the price doesn't matter and it's a terrible pitstop.

I am now wondering how long it takes to refuel a plane. Bunkering a large vessel will easily take over 12h, but the fuel tanks are easily over 5000 m³, and I have no idea how it compares to commercial planes

[frozen agate]

for Boeing 737 i believe it takes around 15 minutes from empty to full

for something like tha falcon you'd be looking at a much smaller pump truck with much slower fill speeds for safety, so that would come in probably around the 5-10 minute mark

all in your total turnaround time would probably be somewhere around 20-40 from landing to takeoff again depending on weather, priority, and how busy the airport is

[tiny mauve]

Not too bad. Faster than Bottas' Monaco pit stop still. And could easily make up the time lost if it were a 24h race.

[frozen agate]

lol

[timid ruin]

And also take into account that any passenger airplane can only fly over a very few specified routes, as most of the airspace is reserved for military use. So logical route stops might not be as straightforward, and often burn more fuel as well, due to the path they need to follow. And then you also have adverse weather effects or just wind directionality in general. So I'd add some overhead to that fuel calculation

[tiny nimbus]

https://infosec.exchange/@beyondmachines1/115973768028972022

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Infosec Exchange · Jan 28, 2026, 4:54 PM

[drowsy ruin]

When does WAN show start?

[maiden shadow]

See the channel description

[frozen agate]

or you can check out https://whenplane.com to find out when it starts in your time zone 🙂

[woeful crescent]

Well, that could be a problem.. https://x.com/jessickyeah/status/2017155311577289100

jessick (@jessickyeah)

wtf do i do

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X · Jan 30, 2026, 8:37 AM

[blazing pebble]

the lack of instincts to just shut off the PC is stressing me

[sleek kayak]

"let me just destroy my entire PC just for some views" type vibe

[woeful crescent]

On the one hand, ya, on the other hand, content creator, the attention from this video might more than makeup for anything lost, and thats before assuming that someone will make good on replacing the GPU, or insurance..

[blazing pebble]

the world makes me angry

[brittle moon]

⁨Our Cable Launch Went TOO GOOD - WAN Show January 30, 2026⁩

[woeful crescent]

On the plus side, video like this is something that might actually push for more changes to the design/connection.. its one thing to see a burnt cable/connector still image, its another to see one actively failing while the system is running.. it has more impact..

[brittle moon]

preshow live

[woeful crescent]

And now they are filming ads :p

[round ermine]

Dang, the reverb is kinda bad

[woeful crescent]

Shows over in 3hs.. or at least Linus has to leave by then.. apparently..

[proud monolith]

linususus link dosent work

[tiny nimbus]

Holy crud pre-midnight WAN Show start, boo Linus hard out

Caught the last part of the pre-show on Twitxh Twitch

[calm hawk]

Do the truespec USB A - C have enough power and Speed to work with an external ssd?

[woeful crescent]

Well the USBA cables are rated at 15w, as for speed, it clearly lists them.. so depends on how fast you need..

[sleek kayak]

When did the floatplane hoodie come back in stock? I'm going to get one though.

[woeful crescent]

Stop saying Minor, Dr Disrespect is gonna show up.. and a gaggle of Politicians.. epic..

I don't like it, but I get what BestBuy is doing.. when the MSRP is no longer a realistic price, then whats the point.. Ideally I'd like to see all 3 prices (price, comp, msrp)

[jolly oar]

https://i.imgur.com/hVdEUFa.mp4

[calm hawk]

I reckon that should be enough for an X6 2tb SSD? I don’t need insane speed just enough to edit 4k

Non of my unis pcs have USB C n as first year we don’t get the mac labs so my USBc-c drives haven’t been used at all

[woeful crescent]

Can't say as I know off the top of my head what the powerdraw is for SSD externals.. assuming it works at 15w then ya should work.. probably want faster for editing 4k but I see no reason 5/10gbps (the standard USB3 speeds for USBA ports on PC's) shouldn't be able to manage it..

[sleek kayak]

Finally made it! How much have I missed? I saw them cover the new cables

[woeful crescent]

Missed most of it cause I think Linus has to leave by the end of the hour..

[sleek kayak]

Damn...

[calm hawk]

Online I’m seeing 5V/1A to power it but idk if that’s just for idle or for full usage

[sleek kayak]

But yeah. I'm probably going to grab the floatplane hoodie since blue is my favorite color. How comfy is it?

[sleek kayak]

Does the LTTStore have any discounts right now?

about to check out the hoodie

[woeful crescent]

Don't think so..

[sleek kayak]

Damn okay...

[crude sandal]

Any discounts ltt do are

1. Usually only during big sales
2. Well advertised
3. Automatically applied
   They rarely if ever do it any other way

[sleek kayak]

I see. .I ordered the hoodie anyways

I hope my merch message went through. I didn't see a confirmation of it at the check out page

[woeful crescent]

Good thing I ordered my cables asap and didn't listen to the voice in my head that said wait to send a msg :p

[sleek kayak]

Are they all sold out?

[woeful crescent]

Both of what I ordered were sold out within the hour

US store was selling out in minutes

Global a little longer

[sleek kayak]

Wow. I don't need any new cables atm and replacing working ones seems like a waste of money

[woeful crescent]

I think all thats left atm is super short runs, or long usb2 speed runs..

[tiny mauve]

WTF they started 2h ago? Did they announce that it was going to be an earlier WAN?

[woeful crescent]

No announcement, but from what Linus said during preshow he has a set time he has to leave by (end of the hour)..

[tiny mauve]

Guess I'll just wait until the VOD is up then

[split scaffold]

Can we have links show up in other color in the Floatplane chat? They're very non inclusive colored 😬

[woeful crescent]

I ordered 2, a USB A-C and a C-C, both I can use, and I might get some other lengths in the future to tidy up my cable runs.. but I wouldn't spend loads on all of them, they only really stand out if you need high speeds, or PD.. or really want a specific length..

[tiny mauve]

I have no problems with seeing colours but I still can't read links in FP chat well enough

[woeful crescent]

Like I might get a short one for my Monitor->Webcam, the one it comes with is long and in the way..

[sleek kayak]

I remember getting some 10gbps usb-c cables from amazon for my KVM switch. havent had issues since

[split scaffold]

Yeah, like it's not a colorblindness issue, but a contrast matter nonetheless.

[woeful crescent]

And you shouldn't have issues, if people do their jobs and make the right 🙂

[split scaffold]

(Actually I think color blind people might have it difficult with this too).

[sleek kayak]

I dont think I haven't seen my lttstore message on stream yet

[crude sandal]

It isn't going to show up instantly lol

Gotta get through all the previous ones first

[sleek kayak]

yeah the que is probably long

[woeful crescent]

I've never seen one of mine on screen.. thats not to say they haven't shown up, probably did and I didn't notice cause ADHD

[sleek kayak]

I feel ya lol

[woeful crescent]

Focusing on that little spot for messages a minute at most, seconds at average..

[tiny mauve]

I usually get distracted the other way around

I focus on the messages on screen and realise I haven't heard anything Linus/Luke said in the past minute

[woeful crescent]

Linus dying inside over Luke on the adblocking topic 😄

[sleek kayak]

Oh I did see my mesage recently 🙂

Was Linus trying to avoid saying the 6 7 meme?

[split scaffold]

He was.

[sleek kayak]

bruh wtf lmao

[prisma stone]

JuSt wAnShOw ThInGs

[tiny mauve]

It'd be pretty scary with those braces

[mild fox]

I can't believe they were early today.

[woeful crescent]

The Thrawn Books should have been the sequel trilogy. Hands down.

Some great EU stuff.

[late flower]

star wars fan spotted

you heard of pixeljoker95 and his kenobi cut

[woeful crescent]

Heard of it.. haven't watched though..

[woeful crescent]

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/ai-agents-now-have-their-own-reddit-style-social-network-and-its-getting-weird-fast/

[umbral lynx]

https://x.com/NateSilver538/status/2017365071869911344
https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1qreujd/andrej_karpathy_whats_going_on_at_moltbook_a/
I see this is what creates Skynet, because those french also had the Reign of Terror and the so AI guillotines are coming. AI safety set on fire for the lulz.

Nate Silver (@NateSilver538)

Would be sort of funny if we're saved from the singularity because AI agents turn out to be like the French.

X · Jan 30, 2026, 10:31 PM

[tiny mauve]

If it were like the french it'd just give up on war on humans

🎶 🎵 We are the French, retreat is whaaaaaat we do we do not need the red and blue🏳️

[umbral lynx]

Nah the french were ruthless for centuries and won again and again. It took awhile for them to mellow out.

[tiny mauve]

Reference: https://youtu.be/OLcu9jBmj3o

[umbral lynx]

But for fun the actual french anthem it goes hard:
⁨```Arise, children of the Fatherland
Our day of glory has arrived
Against us the bloody flag of tyranny
is raised; the bloody flag is raised.
Do you hear, in the countryside
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They’re coming right into your arms
To cut the throats of your sons, your comrades!

To arms, citizens!
Form your battalions
Let’s march, let’s march
That their impure blood
Should water our fields.```⁩

[late flower]

I'd be impressed if you'd watched it bc it isn't out yet

lol

from what teaser content he's posted, it seems like it will be way better thant he show was

[cursive tiger]

i think they held on longer because of time zones lmao

[cursive tiger]

i might just be desensitised but it's almost more freaky seeing it written out in english lol

[tiny nimbus]

YouTube put this video on my home page and it was a good recommendation https://youtu.be/ml0A4v5JoTI

[mossy socket]

It was a good recommendation

[timid ruin]

Lol, it kinda reminded me of how we actually learned this as kind in Hungarian. Lol. Makes me forget that it's actually French

[woeful crescent]

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/

[tiny mauve]

Typo-ing "recommend" as "recommand" feels appropriate given the issue 😂

[woeful crescent]

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/adobe-animate-is-shutting-down-as-company-focuses-on-ai/

[plain aurora]

Man.
That AI bubble pop is going to be something

[limber jewel]

It can't pop quick enough. Some companies finally seem to realize that users mostly dont want this stuff

[cursive tiger]

china must be wetting their pants in excitement

i worry though that some of these companies like openai have become too big to fail

[frozen agate]

With the way the stock market is looking... I think maybe some big investors are starting to get cold feet haha

Even IBM stock is taking a tumble

[tiny mauve]

Nah, OpenAI ain't that important, it's just prominent for being the first one to go public with an LLM

[round cairn]

what other podcasts do you guys watch? I enjoy the WAN show and I'm looking for more great content

[frozen agate]

I watch The Standup but that's programming more than tech

[tiny mauve]

No Dumb Questions, Off Track, Off Menu, and the Taskmaster podcast (watching the TV series required).

None of those is tech related.

But all are great

[elfin cloud]

conan o brein needs a friend

[tender prism]

Bubble this, bubble that, man people need to learn to zoom out

Look at the SP500 over the last 50 years, not the last 5 minutes

[plain aurora]

Business Wars, great if you want to listen to how business rivals started and how they either became big or ka-boom.

[tulip hatch]

I liked the part about Iran

Swedish Mullvad VPN mentioned 🦡🇸🇪

[cursive tiger]

hwub podcast

and also lateral with tom scott

[tiny mauve]

I'm still butthurt over his choice to only release clips on YouTube

[limber jewel]

https://www.theverge.com/news/872091/openclaw-moltbot-clawdbot-ai-agent-news

Wan show topic maybe? A fellow Austrian developed this. He is currently in Silicon Valley to talk to all the big AI as well as VC firms. Lets see where this goes.

[cursive tiger]

yeah it's annoying

[cursive tiger]

wasn't this discussed in the last wan show ?

[royal bison]

this is super weird to ask. but does anyone remember the segment on wan a year or 2 ago where they talked about apple updating the app store terms making app developers regularly update the app or risk removal?

I remember the convo vividly but I need the sources for my job

[limber jewel]

No, I dont think so, atleast according to spotify chapters, or youtube time stamps

[frozen agate]

check on https://whenplane.com

you can search topics on there 🙂

[royal bison]

thats awesome! found it after 5ish min of seaching key words

and its older than i thought 2022!

[frozen agate]

@brittle moon is the man to thank, it's his site lol

[royal bison]

i never woulda found it

[brittle moon]

🙂

[frozen agate]

but, glad to be helpfulf 🙂

[brazen osprey]

It’s same price that Jesse paid for his parents house https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/03/breaking-bad-house-hits-market-for-lower-price/

[cursive tiger]

for a moment i thought that said tvnz and was confused by why 1news would be reporting something like that lol

[woeful crescent]

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steam_hardware/announcements/detail/625565405086220584

Looks like RAM and Storage has been a struggle..

[blazing pebble]

Can I play non steam games with the Steam Controller?
The controller can work with any game compatible with the Steam Overlay.

Hmhm

The most "maybe" answer ever

[plain aurora]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD7CRXRbcrw
Luke is in a podcast 🙂

[crude sandal]

The main inputs would work in anything, it's the extra features that might be weird without steam

[woeful crescent]

I assume the way it will actually work is just like the old Steam Controller, and the SteamDeck, it needs to be run through Steam so it gets the feeds from SteamInput.. I doubt it actually requires the overlay except if you want to customize it ingame..

[tender prism]

Jake Tivy left?

I just saw another "I left LTT" video on my feed

[maiden shadow]

A few months ago yeah

[tender prism]

Funny... and yet his most popular video was a recent one 7 days ago about leaving LTT

[maiden shadow]

In said video he said he left a number of months ago and it took him time to decide to make the video

[woeful crescent]

He left in the summer, around the same time as Alex.. it was no secret..

He did the video cause of the drama around him asking for clips of his channel to be removed from a recent LTT video about how LTT Spends money, which had a part of the video about past employees, and included his channel, ZTT, etc

[tender prism]

Why is he asking for clips of his channel to be removed form a recent LLT video?

Would've made for good publicity and outreach for his growing channel

[woeful crescent]

Because apparently despite being clearly in a section about PAST employees, people saw him and thought he was back.. or at least that was the reason given..

[tender prism]

Thanks for explaining thought. Now it all makes more sense

[tender prism]

Weird I thought small channels would love to have cameo on a 20mil subscriber channel but fine he has a right to attempt to ask for his clips to be removed.

[woeful crescent]

It does seem, and he says basically as much in his video, the leaving is a sensitive spot for him, so there could have been other reasons..

Cynical me says asking to be removed makes it an even bigger topic to get even more eyes..

But I've been on the internet and long time so I'm always cynical :p

[tender prism]

Easiest explaination is indeed that. Especially since him stirring up tangential drama with LTT is easily his best video

[woeful crescent]

End of the day I still check out his videos.. his stuff is basically Short Circuit 2.0, nothing new.. unlike Alex and Andy.. who also benefit from having a duo dynamic..

[tender prism]

When I say tangential drama, I don't mean attacking LTT directly because I'm sure Jake isn't about that direct confrontation. I mean poking at the topic of employee leaving LTT and farming the speculation and drama from that

[tender prism]

I'm watching Jake's videos right now. They're well made.

[woeful crescent]

Ya Jake is someone who has been around enough I could see him making stuff sound like drama just to get the views.. he knows the algorithm.. then again he really could be sour about LTT.. or anything in the middle.. hes not out there slinging crap or anything, and nothing about what he said about why he left makes me enraged at LMG, so its all good to me..

He felt he was worth more than LMG was willing to pay him.. thats when you part ways.. thats not one side being wrong.. Thats just a fork in the road.

[fast void]

Enjoyed it more than recent WAN Shows

[fast void]

Jake has the technical depth to be able to make actual tech videos where like he does deeper dives in the things that LTT is more of like a glaze on the donut type channel

[woeful crescent]

LTT is entertainment first and foremost.. Its like Top Gear/The Grand Tour.. even when the technical aspects are present, its the presentation that makes it the reason to watch.

[woeful crescent]

https://xcancel.com/coinvo/status/2019419783138275387

I haven't seen an news article on it, so take it with a grain of salt..

[woeful crescent]

https://retrohandhelds.gg/ayaneos-latest-qa-slip-means-a-free-pocket-air-mini-for-buyers/

[plain aurora]

I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, will have to check it out

[woeful crescent]

Welp.. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/report-claims-nvidia-will-not-be-releasing-any-new-rtx-gaming-gpus-in-2026-rtx-60-series-likely-debuting-in-2028

[drowsy ruin]

Ties perfectly in with my prediction. God damn I'm good!

#public-chat message

Everyone doubted me

[cursive tiger]

tbh they're kind of a trio with how often they collab lol

(so far)

[rugged lintel]

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-airdrop-expansion-3638222/

[stark shell]

You know I'm not going to compain about that. Let them work on the next generation and hopefully there will be a big uplift. Gives the ram shortage time to settle (hopefully). 5000 series was stupid and pointless in my opinion. I'm not saying there was no performance uplift, but the 5000 GPUs are to the 4000 series what the 14 series Intel CPUs are to the 13 series. It's literally just a refresh. I'm also not going to complain because I was to still with my EVGA card longer, I might upgrade next gen, but I'm not going to do this gen because I really don't actually need it and I would rather use this GPU for longer since we aren't getting more EVGA GPUs. The only reason I even have a 3090ti was as a final send off to EVGA.

Either way I'm not selling this GPU, I'm keeping it.

[flat carbon]

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/nvidia-wont-release-new-gaming-gpu-for-first-year-in-three-decades-due-to-ram-shortage-and-its-also-slashing-rtx-50-production

[jade cradle]

my week has sucked, i need WAN to center me and start the weekend on the right foot lol

[cursive tiger]

i got thrown off by there being no wan yesterday because it was a public holiday here

[strong tide]

can u send me a review where jake did a deeper dive? all his vids in my eyes are hyper enthusiastic, esp his reviews (edit: he hasnt done a single review). he doesnt say a negative thing about them. the hdb630 vid is one example. it wasnt a review but he was a hype machine for senn

dont get me wrong. dude had to act hype and hyper positive. he got exclusive access and had just started out. u dont want to start on the wrong foot with a big company like senn

the conclusion im watching to the new iphones, again, everything is positive

dude didnt have a single benchmark. where is the deep dive?

oo mb i found a single chart

so deep

i want u to watch the iphone vid jake did, and then watch the short circuit. plz let me know

ngl short circuit pretty positive too. but the host said he was willing to try it for 30 days if thats worth anything

"technical depth to be able to make actual tech videos"

14/22 videos are sponsored or exclusive access

i dont see a single review on his channel actually lmao

[woeful crescent]

atm his channel is basicly Short Circuit with just him as the exclusive host.. and thats not a bad thing, I mean its proven to work.. But at least for me to keep my attention he'll need to expand.. the fact that he was trying to get a place is a sign that he hopefully has plans for more though..