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Thanks, Jeremy P! Hi wan dot dynamic library link. Have you guys played any of the Monster Hunter series. Ive played it since it was on the psp and I have a love hate relationship with it.

Thanks, Stephen S! You know, Linux is starting to look pretty good these days.

Thanks, Jonathan H! when is the next scrapyard wars?

Thanks, Vincent S! Many time buyer, first time merch mess....uh, Check out message - still getting used to to the change myself. Dan, you are the unsung hero of the show. Have a great weekend folks!

Thanks, Zachary T! Lost my OG LT Screwdriver on-site with a customer. big hospital. I've been without it since Christmas & going back to a standard screwdriver makes me feel dirty. Getting Black Shaft Magic this time.

Thanks, Stefan R! Last week you talked about Apple headphones on Android with updates. What's your take on Samsung only supporting 3D spatial audio on its own headphones? I use Sony and it has no support for it

Thanks, Heiko T! Hi wan.OLL Age verification without personal data may be solved. BorderAge is a french startup, they developed a brilliant method to precisely determine if a user is under 18. You should check it out

Thanks, Christopher S! Hey folks thanks for the mer- I mean quality products. Is there something you miss from "old" internet? I miss individual forums. Discord feels like shouting into the ether instead of dedicated convos

Thanks, Tanay U! My question is for Luke, Hi Luke a CS student in college currently, with your experince in working on SDE/PM, how far do you think Al is going to replace SDE work & what skills should I look out for?

Thanks, Erik H! With the increasing popularity of 3d printing and ease of access to CNC tools for at home/small business fab- any chance of doing a budget build/shootout of non pro/validated gpus for CAD work (ie SW)

Thanks, jay b! Dear Wan_Bam_Dan....Did any of you 3 watch the veritasium almost documentary video about the XZ hack? also slightly off that topic, Would LTT ever consider long form content like that in the future?

Thanks, Joshua S! Luke, please give us a mini networking infrastructure lesson! Why is running a VPN a gold mine but serving video is a money pit? Are users watching video on a VPN not just as bandwidth expensive?

Thanks, Jack S! Hi LLD. UK utility PM, 13yrs since school. Burned out from 24h emergency shifts and feel stuck as they're the only provider. Tech's my passion. At 31, how do | source career options as a newcomer?

Thanks, Stacy H! Hey .DLL my WHOLE wardrobe is LTTstore ever since I went up a size so I decided to review it ALL in a video. I edited a lot of it on an ROG Ally, what's the craziest make-shift editing PC you've used?

Thanks, Gregory B! Hi DLL, I make LLMs call themselves "The Model" and me "The User" to avoid getting parasocial with them; do you

Thanks, Nik G! Greetings from Central Washington State! Thank you for the amazing deal on the Backpack and Headphones! Going on a trip soon and looking forward to using this!

Thanks, Poorya P! So today is technically natiomal Pokemon day in the US. What's the strongest Pokemon you could beat in a fight?

Thanks, Will L! I want to give a shoutout to Concept2, who make rowing machines. They provide replacement parts and modern computer upgrades for all their machines all the way back to the 1980's! I didn't have to lan

Thanks, Brandon P! Hey Linus. A while ago you teased us with a sling bag for handhelds and tablets. Any updates on that sling bag?

Thanks, Jason T! What chipset are you using for the Linux Challenge? I've used Linux since Slackware 1.0, and I can't get anything to work properly on Strix Halo.

Thanks, Forest H! Long time listener first time caller. Is there a reason the shoulder straps on your backpacks are connected to each other rather than separate like most other backpacks?

Thanks, Kyle A! Thinking about running Bazzite so I can sit back with a controller, but for convenience of troubleshooting should I go with Ubuntu because of the big community?

Thanks, Spenser S! Hey wan.dll, I love my LTT cargo pants. I find myself always finding EDC gear to carry in all the pockets. What is your favorite EDC gear you carry? Would you ever consider making more tools?

Thanks, Anonymous! g'day LTT! Talking about mergers and acquisitions today, do you have any thoughts on the Cox/Spectrum merger being approved by the FCC and impact on their consumers? Forward, I am employed there.

Thanks, Scott G! Linus, are you going to do a dark color for the tech pants or any future pants? I need the 'other person' approval factor if I want to wear it to weddings when going with someone

Thanks, Noah C! Shoutout to the TNT Fireworks I.T. department!

Thanks, Charlotte T! I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND JERRY!!

Thanks, Timothy S! Thanks for the years on amazing content this is my first purchase on the store

Thanks, andrew e! Hey Luke, Do you still play the New Mario cart? I just picked up a switch 2 bundled with it, Planning on playing fire Red first but was wondering if the new Mario Cart was still getting updates.

Thanks, Tavian T! Any chance for new backpack variants, like ane for Floatplane? Would it be possible to include free or discounted shipping in the future for Floatplane subs?

Thanks, Erik H! Any updates to the resilient distributed storage system? In the video, Weka was said to be too expensive to keep using long term. What did you end up going with? Ceph? Starwind? How's it performing?

Thanks, Marcus P! Truespec is cool but can you guys do barrel cables? | feel like there is no clear standard for the type of barrel plug and finding a genuine replacement is a horrible experience

Thanks, SKINNER, RYAN W! Epic bundle! I get a backpack! And my wife gets new headphones! Any recommendations for a new chair that I can sit in for 6+ hours for work?

Thanks, Scott O! Hello DLL! After years of looking for an open-backed wireless headphone, I found the only one: the Turtle Beach Atlas Air. Is there a product that you want that doesn't seem to exist for no reason?

Thanks, AGRASEKHARA A! Hey WAN gang. In this AI bubble period, what do you think about AI critic Ed Zitron? And what do you think about tech journalist responsibility when reporting about AI? Do you go hard or keep soft?

Thanks, Charles S! yo dll, is there a game, movie, comic, etc... you would like remade, remastered or brought into the modern day, that has been abandoned or forgotten , mine would be the black & white rts series

Thanks, Jerry V! WAN.DLL: After the previous episode, will you now be adding wedding packages as LTT Store products? I would like Luke to officiate, Dan to be best man, and Linus to be ringbearer.

Thanks, Will F! I'm a huge Linux tinkerer, and because of that I know WHY Linux is so challenging for most people, and cannot recommend it for most. What things do you know too much about to recommend?

Thanks, Anonymous! Hi DLL with phones getting larger screens and slimmer bodies, do you think the failure of mini phones is from the lack of public support or company advertising? Sent from my iPhone 13 mini.

Thanks, Ben I! I saw Linus installing Pop0OS and I knew this is how this was gonna go. The community needs to standardize 1 or 2 options and provide meaningful support for new users on those. Maybe Fedora? IDK.

Thanks, Aaron Y! With more people rejecting AI datacenters due to power consumption raising the electric bills of those living

Thanks, Aaron Y! With more people rejecting AI datacenters due to power consumption raising the electric bills of those living near them, would dedicated nuclear power separate from the public grid be a good idea?

Thanks, Bruno F! Tell my wife Sofia that I love her

Thanks, Anonymous! Hello

Thanks, CHUDA C! Hello WAN.DLL! Long time listener, first time buyer. Being that you made sure that everything you need for a "Whale LAN" portable, would you ever consider doing a traveling Whale LAN tour?

Thanks, Justin N! Hi WAN.DLL. I've had my LTT water bottle for over 4 years, forgot it on the back step of my van the other day and it fell off and got run over. Oh well, time for an upgrade in size anyway

Thanks, Adam L! Hey Linus Luke and Dan I have a question if | am both a YT premium and a Floatplaner on which platform does it benefit you guys the most to watch on

Thanks, Anonymous! Howdy y'all! Any chance CW whips up more athletic wear, like a running coat? Been wearing my 3D down jacket when jogging this winter but the shape of the shoulders make longer wear difficult! xo

Thanks, John P! Linus, you've said you don't like the idea of pre-orders, but would you consider adding SKUs to the gift card? I get $25 "USB-C 1M" gift card, you get market demand insight.

Thanks, Sean D! I've been doing my own Linux Challenge, using steamos for gaming Fedora KDE on my laptop. And it's making me consider switching back to Android. Kinda want a foldable. Good idea or not?

Thanks, Scott G! Any idea why I need to turn on comp then turn my power supply off & on & turn on comp in order for my computer to boot? (Multibooting ubuntu with cachy using refind but don't think that is the issue)

Thanks, Dan C! Hey guys, I am writing an internal help desk entirely with GitHub copilot on vscode. How is AI going to affect enterprise SaaS? I can't be the only one that's designing in house software now.

Thanks, John A! Hey WAN DLL I've been enjoying the tech house series. Have you thought about Tech Townhomes in the future?

Thanks, Vincenzo M! Hey Luke, Dan, and Linux hater—Luke: I'm a mech engineering major, but my internship has me learning to do software dev. How do I showcase those learned skills to employers despite my degree focus?

Thanks, Milo S! Hi DLL, would you consider making a WAN show hat or t-shirt, as you already have a ltt, labs and floatplane hat. The wan show seems to be left out.

Thanks, Ian P! The Steam deck Heatsink mod video was and still is my favorite YT video of yours, so much so that I attempted the same mod. Can u please do more handheld "hot-rod" mods since there so many handhelds?

Thanks, Lea L! Hey DLL, greetings from Germany, can't sleep so watching WAN :D Question: With the upcoming Linux challenge, you guys planing some deeper dives on some Linux topics? And more women clothing when?XP

Thanks, Stefan R! Last week you talked about Apple headphones on Android with updates. What's your take on Samsung only supporting 3D spatial audio on its own headphones? I use Sony and it has no support for it

Thanks, Serg G! Nice work. Hope the pencil is as good as the pen

Thanks, Sean D! Hi Winus Wuke & Wan. Finally subscribed to floatplane to buy this screwdriver. Is this the pipeline working as intended?

Thanks, Joshua S! Luke, please give us a mini networking infrastructure lesson! Why is running a VPN a gold mine but serving video is a money pit? Are users watching video on a VPN not just as bandwidth expensive?

Thanks, Tim R! Hi .DLL, since Valve Frame runs Linux, could it shake the industry like the Deck did? Also, I stay on Windows because I

Thanks, Marz R! I am about an hour behind in the stream, but Linus, with your track record with Linux, why are you trying fringe distros and not one of the main three? (Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian)

Thanks, Evan M! Tuned in at the right time. Thoughts on Resident Evil Requiem and Gen 10 Trailer for Pokémon? I can also finish the rest of my LTT tool set. I'm also studying for my CompTIA A+ Certification.

Thanks, Sergio R! Hi LLD, I reached out to my Representative and submitted a comment to suggest Parental controls at ISP level instead of burdening small businesses with processing IDs, also call them Ware Whispers

Thanks, Jonathan M! Hello LLD, what do you think of the new Samsung price of $100 more, what do you think of their new privacy display, and do you think apple will add this this year or in the near future.

Thanks, Luis B! Hi LLD, thinking about the August whale, traveling from the US you have any recommendations?

Thanks, David M! If you could build a linux distro what would you call it and what would be its biggest feature?

Thanks, john j! is there going to be a restock on the plasma purple and cryo teal screwdriver?

Thanks, Edwin Y! I tried to help my brother fix bent pins on his CPU socket today, but it was unsuccessful, and we now have to buy a

Thanks, Ryan G! Q4L, do you see a possible future where consumers buy bare GPU boards and get whatever cooler they want to use? Are there reasons this isnt already a thing?

Thanks, Ryan G! Q4L, do you see a possible future where consumers buy bare GPU boards and get whatever cooler they want to use? Are

Thanks, Louis Y! Hello Liquid Laundry Detergent, Linus have you thought about asking Lina Kahn to be a part of an ltt video?

Thanks, Rogelio S! i REALLY want to swich to linux bcuz but the game i play most is minecraftbedrock wich is janky on linux and any time i try to get help online people just say to play java wich just isnt helpful

Thanks, Julian R! Hello .OLL If you could ban one bad tech practice overnight, what would it be? not choosing the obvious subscription for everything dystopian space we are in.

Thanks, Garren O! Howdy winus, wuke, and ban! The 3d printing capitalism video got me back into 3d printing. I've spent 8 hours over 2 days so far just trying to find out what's wrong. Why did I ever stop?

Thanks, John R! Hey LDL, Due to the wedding last week I was wondering what was the last time you had to wear a suit and tie? I feel like men's fashion has worsened over time. Thanks!

Thanks, Emil A! Apparently you just shouted out my channel?! Love to you Linus and Luke from Alberta <3

Thanks, Anonymous! Hi libwan.so! What are some of the most unique and interesting places you've seen/heard of your tools being used? Do you ever worry about them being used nefariously like you did with FloatVPN?

Thanks, Peter S! Why does it feel like apple's pricing for ram is a deal when it's only relatively cheap if you have to buy something now? I don't have to buy now but it still feels like a deal I need when I don't.

Thanks, Nicholas B! Whale VIP here. GG on the Helldivers game! What game/activity/etc. do you wish you could have done at the LAN? I loved playing Halo CE. Huge props to the Whale LAN team! Shoutout Evan & Pankratz.

Thanks, Anthony L! When did screw drivers come back in black?

Thanks, Cameron B! Hey LLD! I have a lot of tech from throughout the years, but am downsizing in the name of minimalism. Have you ever considered purging your excess items? What tech do you absolutely need to keep?

Thanks, Olivier D! Hi Wan Team, I saw your discussion last week about self hosting your data. I did that a while back with a linux box with a low power APU with email server, jellyfin, dav and syncthing. LTT video?

Thanks, Travis E! hi WAN.DLL - Wondering if you can share more information into the updated lttstore.com, with it having

Thanks, Shiloh S! Good evening Pombon, Browt, and Gecgwal Favorite G10 starter revealed today? Also, had to sub to Floatplane for

Thanks, Shiloh S! Good evening Pombon, Browt, and Gecqwa! Favorite G10 starter revealed today? Also, had to sub to Floatplane for a month, I wanted the blue in my life, will check out the exclusives in the meanwhile.

Thanks, Thomas S! Hellllo, Big, Small, and Lanky! Question for Dan, because he deserves questions: What instruments do you play and is your evil plan to be the LMG Band ringleader?

Thanks, Brett A! Hi mom, and Dan

Thanks, Francisco M! Hey DLL, outside of the meme/dropped ideas, crypto & vpn, what is one software product you wish you could put more

Thanks, Anonymous! combread?

Thanks mark s! Hi DLL! Have any advice for up-in- coming creators? Starting off with 3D printing content but I want to stretch into

Thanks, Melissa R! Hi DLL. Linus, wondering if your son is still liking the Switch 2? My daughter is now asking for one as a high school

Thanks, Khristian James C! This is why I don't like AI...

Thanks, William E! Have yall tried the xreal glasses with the beam pro? Literally vision pro for $500 USD, plus I game almost full time on my

Thanks, Justin M! Any indistrial technology you wish you could take a deeper dive into?

Thanks, Elanor G! Hej WAN.dLL, what are your thoughts on the revealed origins of microtransactions and somehow GamerGate tracing back to a certain financier whose files were recently released? — Elanorellé Duhiriel

Thanks, Lachlan F! Hi LTT! A few months ago I found a LTT precision screwdriver at a Volkswagen show in Australia in a used tools bin. Bought it for 5 bucks! Bargain! What's the weirdest place you've seen LTT merch?

Thanks, Cosmo T! Hey LLD, have you seen California's Operating System Age Verification law? I can't believe how fast this has changed.

Thanks, Leonardo S! You don't own every mistake, but you do own building a team and culture where such mistakes don't happen. Different game, man. But you've got it 👍

Thanks, Joseph S! hi uke, inus, and an. i liked randy's video on the kindle, does he plan on writing/hosting more videos?

Thanks, John Z! I'd like to get new Espada and the Linus cat tips pads look great!

Thanks, Joshua B! Finally purchasing a screwdriver as I'm now working for a tech shop. I haven't determined the amount of screwing I do every day, but it pales in comparison to how often I get screwed over by customers

Thanks, Faisal A! Hi :) What do you think about teaching basic safe online habits such as aliasing, password managers, and tightening permissions and exposures? I'd like our younger minds to build proper habits early.

Thanks, Adam S! Hey wan.dll Extra kudos for Dan being the little guy behind the scenes. Quick one for Linus, why are you wrong? Gif stands for graphics interchange format yet you don't pronounce graphics as "jaffics"

Thanks, Anonymous! love the content, looking forward to alot more in the future

Thanks, Gabe R! Hey LLD! Interested in some janky setups used in research? I used to use Windows 95 for psych experiments and now I have 3 PCs with time-synced triggers to prevent data loss from lag in a neuro study.

Thanks, Joshua K! Hi DLL, AITAH for getting annoyed with the inlaws for uploading pictures of my kids (4,3,m) to AI images services. They know we don't want their image online yet Their defence was no one else sees it

Thanks, Willem F! Love your videos been watching forever best screwdriver ever the other one broke used it too much it was fun to see the inside when it broke now I get to see it without it brakeing

Thanks, Hayden M! Hey LLD! What is one thing you would remove from the current internet and one thing you would bring back from the old Internet?

Thanks, Alex L! Hi

Thanks, Joe D! love the great work everyone keep it up!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Brandon P! Hey Linus. A while ago you teased us with a sling bag for handhelds and tablets. Any updates on that sling bag?

Thanks, Jason T! What chipset are you using for the Linux Challenge? I've used Linux since Slackware 1.0, and I can't get anything to work properly on Strix Halo.

Thanks, andrew e! Hey Luke, Do you still play the New Mario cart? I just picked up a switch 2 bundled with it, Planning on playing fire Red first but was wondering if the new Mario Cart was still getting updates.

Thanks, Melissa R! Hi DLL. Linus, wondering if your son is still liking the Switch 2? My daughter is now asking for one as a high school graduation gift.

Thanks, Anonymous! Breaking news: where Anthropic defied Hegseth, OpenAI just struck a deal with the 'dept of war'. Thoughts?

Thanks, Anas M! Hey Mr. Short! I have a suggestion: A cool thing for thirdplace inc could be a kitchen where people can just make random food and share it around, maybe do classes like Duke and Lan. Permits? Who cares