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Discussion on Importance of Cobalt, Microsoft's Increased Ads in Windows 11, and User Frustrations
This chapter covers the significance of cobalt in finance and the shift towards more ads in Windows 11, including game pass recommendations and promoting Bing as the default search engine, sparking user frustration over paying for software yet encountering numerous ads.
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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
0:39 Intro
1:30 Topic #1 - iOS 175 bug recovers deleted photos
2:30 This isn't limited to Apple, Backblaze, cloud backup
4:02 Are these photos synced? Linus & Luke on encryption
9:33 Linus on NAND flash, Luke on deleting files, Vision Pro
13:02 Luke on whether this is a one-off, CEO's all-chrome PC build
16:31 Topic #2 - Microsoft's Prodeus, a modular controller
17:16 3D printable joystick parts, childish Luke & Dan
19:24 Luke on the controller's potential
22:06 LTTStore's new dip dye hoodie
25:26 Topic #3 - "Personalizable AI" for simulated dates through bots
27:18 How would this impact future dates? ft. "Settling down"
28:34 Linus on Tinder, Luke on dating apps, school connections
32:48 Yvonne joins, if Linus is gone, how would she meet people?
33:58 What would Linus do if Yvonne's gone?
35:02 What would Luke do? Luke on how to know it's the right one
36:22 Luke on not sitting next to a girl on a bus, finding people
38:25 Dating friends of friends, Luke on planning, E&A service
41:46 Linus's sister analogy on dating when in your 30's
43:17 Meeting someone through what you do, looking at the gym
45:36 Yvonne on whether girls looking would bother men
46:10 Dating at work, Yvonne's & Linus's relationship
50:42 Sponsor - Squarespace
51:36 Sponsor - Ahrefs
52:25 Sponsor - Magical
53:42 Merch Messages #1
53:48 Why'd LTT go for Shopify over WooCommerce?
55:02 What you'd change or features you’d add to an LTTStore product?
56:00 Is this MIPS assembly a useful code language?
57:05 Topic #4 - Microsoft to add Game Pass ad to Windows 11
58:31 FP user gets images of ex after update, bug's implications
1:02:25 Topic #5 - Google's Gemini search engine, search tab is hidden
1:03:31 Gemini AI updates, Project Astra, Linus will wait
1:04:31 Google writes $Ms to government for no jury
1:06:38 Topic #6 - Wayfinder changes genre, negative reviews ensue
1:07:57 $150 pack, shift "gaurantee's game is around forever"
1:09:01 Cyberpunk hits 95% positive reviews, Linus on praises
1:13:04 Luke on how Wayfinder's move is good, discusses Ubisoft
1:14:40 Topic #7 - NYPD tests Evolv's AI gun scanners in a subway
1:16:36 Topic #8 - ASUS apologizes over “confusion” with RMA quotes
1:19:08 Linus on ASUS's customer service, recalls conversations
1:22:02 Luke on riding the false bans train during ban waves
1:24:01 Topic #9 - Marvel Rivals apols after banning content creators
1:24:58 Luke on the contract being a mistake
1:27:12 Merch Messages #2 ft. WAN Show After Dark is automated
1:27:31 AMD's Strix Point APU leaks ft. Accidental outro, "I'm a computer!"
1:29:17 How do you feel about no-crew flights?
1:30:38 Would Shield 2 happen now that Switch 2 is announced?
1:31:08 Any FOSS projects Luke wants to draw attention towards?
1:33:19 What do you tell your barber?
1:34:26 Company is bought, how would you deal with this change?
1:36:06 Arrival fallacy, how does Linus feel after his success?
1:40:06 Suggestions to get tech dad to watch tech shows together?
1:41:08 Thoughts on CRA coming after tenants not paying foreign taxes?
1:43:11 Outro
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