Breaking My Silence - WAN Show January 17, 2025

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[LinusTechTips]

A point of clarification. When paraphrasing Billet's emails, I should have said it "may" fit.

I regret the error, but it doesn't change the overall point that Billet Labs provided the block with no expectation that it would be returned and was kept in the loop about our intention to move forward with both installation and publication of the video with the 4090.

At the end of the day, the conclusion of the video (which was never positioned as a review, but rather a wild project with an unusual water block) was not impacted by performance, but rather by other factors like practicality, compatibility, and cost.


-LS

[TheAndkonmegalodon]

Luke only had 23 minutes to prepare his topics 😂😂😂

[erosion]

All I gathered here from chat is that absolutely no one knows what a PR script is. This was not a PR script, what we usually count as a 'pr script' is when a company goes "we are very sorry, but this is about safety and security." This is not a PR script, it is a receipt filled counter to defamation.

People literally saw him reading a document (he probably wrote himself) to keep track of the points and tied it to PR like its bad. You idiots, you would be fumbling and pissing yourself if you didn't have a script.

[cjeffcoatjr]

I love how Linus said don't be "us vs them" about it, and the comments are immediately polarized. I guess nuance only exists in my closet, where GN shirts hang next to LTT shirts.

[inuysha]

I hope my parasocial friends stop fighting.

[arthurcady]

"Are you going to play that game you got on a humble bundle 15 years ago, I don't think so" Yesterday I begin playing Lego Lord of The Rings for the first time and I am pretty sure it was a free humble bundle game over 10 years ago at this point. It has great local 2 player like all the classic lego games.

[NoKi]

-Timestamps-
[0:00] *Addressing Gamers Nexus taking Linus out of context.*
> 2:15 Recalling GN's video on LMG, ethics with journalism.
> 3:18 TechTechPotato's critique, GN's response & its removal.
> 5:57 Right to respond, Steve's errors with Billet, defamation.
> 8:42 Principles of journalism, Steve's claims in GN's LMG video.
> 12:37 What would you want Linus do?
> 14:26 Linus's past message to Steve, wants to move forwards.
> 15:49 Linus's recent email to Steve.
> 20:59 Linus asks for the termination of anti-GN posts.
> 22:17 LTT modmat to be delayed to next week.
[22:52] *Chapters.*
[23:29] *Intro.*
[24:15] *Topic #1: How Linus starred on The Tonight Show.*
> 27:32 Linus's promise, NCIX's expo & live performance.
> 32:12 Jimmy Fallon getting flack, Bad Bunny.
> 35:12 Luke tries out Chamelo's glasses, LTT short on it.
> 36:11 Walkthrough, almost everything on Linus was LTTStore.
> 38:13 "S-tier personalities, " Linus was nervous at first.
> 40:57 BG3 instead of Zelda, photos, view on TV V.S. YT.
> 45:33 Sammy & Yvonne came along, FP-exclusive vlog.
> 47:28 Speculations, Xreal's ad & cooperation, CES glasses tech.
> 54:57 Assumptions on Linus's recent interviews.
> 56:26 Would Linus star at The Tonight Show again?
> 1:00:49 LTT hit all-time views a day during CES, cool or pro Linus?
[1:03:46] *Topic #2: Nintendo Switch 2 announcement.*
> 1:06:18 Luke never buys handhelds, games backlog, wisdom teeth stories.
> 1:12:33 What's the C button for? Linus's wisdom teeth vlog.
[1:14:59] *Sponsors.*
> 1:50:15 Vessi.
> 1:16:16 Ahrefs.
> 1:17:11 Rocket Money ft. Dan's hand air speed record.
[1:19:19] *LTT's $249.99 backpack pin.*
> 1:20:30 Retro TV pet cave in stock, pin collectors.
[1:24:01] *Merch Messages #1*
> 1:24:05 Favorite reptile?
> 1:28:28 Sources recommendation to learn more about PCs?
> 1:29:28 Anyone talked Linus out of wearing socks & sandals live?
> 1:33:59 Would an open standard that uses Tensor & Intel cores be possible?
> 1:37:30 Badminton center update.
[1:40:00] *Topic #3: Bambu Lab to remove third party printer access.*
[1:43:48] *Topic #4: US proceeds with banning TikTok.*
> 1:49:46 LTT town, "US annexing Canada, " buy cars with gold.
> 1:56:27 US debt clock, Alberto destroyed rats, rat king.
[1:59:41] *Topic #5: LTT is posting 3D printed designs.*
[2:04:16] *Topic #6: Linus's CompTIA certificate has been revoked.*
> 2:05:46 5 year update stream, "do a short, " Sammy's robot footage.
[2:08:06] *Audient uses LTT's backpack.*
> 2:09:42 How does it feel seeing LTT products in unexpected places?
[2:12:14] *Topic #7: Are review embargoes bad?*
[2:24:40] *Topic #8: John Deere sued by FTC over repair market monopoly.*
[2:28:26] *Topic #9: HexOS update.*
[2:31:06] *Merch Messages #2 ft. Weightlifting courses, gym talk.*
> 2:34:52 Advice for doing wired networking from scratch?
> 2:41:02 Worst package delivery experience?
> 2:44:56 Is SpinRite snake oil?
> 2:48:04 How do you keep cats from tearing furniture apart?
> 2:52:36 When will you offer titanium carabiners on LTTStore?
> 2:54:14 Anything technically impressive on Jimmy Fallon's show?
> 2:55:12 What Pokemon PC would you like to build next?
> 2:55:51 RTX 3080 or an RTX 5000 series card?
> 3:02:49 Can you share how LMG manages optimization for logistics?
> 3:03:41 Do you think a series about hardware generations worth it?
> 3:08:48 Pets' nicknames.
> 3:11:44 Advice on getting tech sponsorship for high school robotics?
> 3:12:49 Thoughts on the max bandwidth needed per person?
> 3:14:56 Tips for buying new badminton gear?
> 3:17:55 Will the magnetic chest strap for LTT backpack work with commuter?
[3:18:54] *Outro.*
Side note: Donations are in my channel's about section, thank you for your patience!

[InboundG]

I know the takeaway at the beginning is supposed to be to stop misrepresenting people and their opinions, but goddam Dan that live switching that was seamless asf

[OdysseusRage]

At the very least, Linus's response today vs 2023 is vastly improved.

[cassesque]

I'm extremely angry at Linus after this episode. Please think carefully before you mischaracterise dinosaurs (including birds) as non-reptiles in public again.

[AshBigs]

49:55 I love how Linus is always like “Luke did you see this video I did?” And Luke is like, “No” lol

[erosnemesis]

I honestly don't give a crap about any of the drama and don't follow any of it...I'm just here for tech news and a fun podcast. Keep up the amazing show and excellent company!

[BADISkettu]

Just remember that the vast majority of people following your advice not to polarize the space, like me, often won't comment anything. So the comments are only from the little tiiny tiny part of the community that want to polarize and won't even watch the whole 23 minutes.. A very loud, tiny part.

[DYI_SEBASTIEN]

Listening to Linus talk about how Yvonne always wants to be there to support him in anything he does (up to a point I imagine 😂) made me really happy for them that they have that type of relationship. I hope I find “my Yvonne” someday 🤞

[Audientworld]

2:08:00 Hey Linus, Luke and Dan!

Thanks for the shout out. At Audient we have some big LTT fans - and I believe your editors all have our EVO4 interfaces to get the most from their editing stations.

One of our team, Adam (who you see in the shot before the Backpack) has been a fan for a long time. That Backpack was an early one, and has been around the world a few times, not that you can tell in the video. It fit what we needed nicely!

If you go back and look at our last launch for ORIA, you’ll see him wearing a rather familiar blue checked shirt as well…

(And yes Dan, we’re still relevant 😉)

[sierralvx]

As much as I hate to see Linus have to address drama again, I'm glad to see it's in a much more constructive format. This looks like it was pre-written and approved by the management and he brought receipts. It's an emotionally charge situation for both of them but to see the effort to approach this like adults is a good step. I hope this has some positive conclusion soon.
Also amazing to hear about his bts experience of the Tonight Show, I actually love watching Jimmy Fallon so seeing them in the same video was so trippy!

[AlexsMemeDump]

This has to be a new record for how long it took for Luke to say his first word on the show.

[whatcouldgowrong]

There is only one way to settle this… Scrapyard Wars LTT vs GN

[brittb]

Absent the beloved timestamp person, I'll offer this:
- 22:54: End of Gamer's Nexus drama, start of the actual WAN Show

[Ben-wxkk]

Go figure, if you tell Luke to just sit in silence and stare at his laptop for 23 minutes straight, he actually manages to pick decent WAN Show topics.