Ban me, Twitch! - WAN Show June 9, 2023

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Should Job Seekers Question the Morality of Working for Big Tech?

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Dan: I don't think retaliation would be fair to say. With the clear prioritization of profits over everything, like AI safety, should job seekers start to question the morality of working for big tech or just build the basilisk for money? Dan: Are we putting small content creators out of business? Are you wasting people's lives? Yeah.

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119) Note: Timing may be off due to sponsor change:

0:00 Chapters

2:01 Intro

2:28 Topic #1 - Twitch's updated TOS

3:21 Branded content policy, Linus recalls YouTube's changes

7:05 Simulcasting policy extended, Twitch's history

10:49 "Consistent with other services," backlash & Twitch's response

11:52 Discussing Kick, platforms throwing away their goodwill

16:45 Twitch's partnership fee for leaving, LTT will simulcast

18:52 LTT's meager revenue earnings on Twitch

21:16 Topic #2 - Apple's Proton-like tool runs Windows games on Mac

22:30 Github's statement, Luke thought this was a joke

37:51 LTTStore's new button-up shirt, last chance to buy Labs #FIRST merch

40:30 Merch Messages #1

40:34 What's happening with Intel's workstation CPUs?

1:04:42 Topic #3 - Jake Simmen's review on LTT stick locks

1:06:25 Topic #4 - Louisiana's age verification law

1:24:13 Topic #5 - Subreddits protest Reddit's API costs

1:25:09 Reddit's exception to accessibility focused apps

1:25:30 Apollo, Sync & RIF to shut down, Reddit laying off 5%

1:25:50 Linus mentions Christian's Reddit post

1:35:24 LMG's past, Linus on inheritance tax

1:37:24 Reddit's stock evaluation dropped by 40%

1:42:50 Reddit's terrible self-hosted images & videos

1:44:52 Sponsor - Zoho One ft. In-The-Zone-Dan

1:46:15 Sponsor - MSI

1:47:06 Sponsor - Corsair

1:48:14 Merch Messages #2

1:55:46 Products in development hell you want to come out?

1:58:16 Did you do anything crazy to test LTT products?

2:06:52 Topic #6 - Logitech retires Blue & Astro ft. LukeCam

2:14:50 Topic #7 - LTT is in Bluesky?

2:17:16 Topic #8 - Apple's Vision Pro

2:18:14 Pricing, specs, audio raytracing

2:19:55 On-board M2 & M1 chips, mixed reviews

2:21:26 Linus & Luke discuss the specs & power

2:28:32 Voice control, Linus doesn't get the sales pitch

2:30:33 Linus discusses web surfing, Luke on Index 2

2:33:00 Linus & Luke on the use cases of the Vision Pro

2:38:09 Apple might not know what the Vision Pro is

2:41:11 Linus's house pool update

2:41:57 Topic #9 - Linus Sebastian, CVO of LMG, "died"

2:42:49 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark

2:44:47 Will you change what you make with the new CEO?

2:59:05 What would get you to upgrade from Z Fold 3?

3:01:30 Is AI far enough to help me raise children?

3:02:31 Good graphics cards with bad drivers in the past?

3:03:22 Is info gatekeeping a problem at LMG's scale?

3:04:52 Advice for struggling with growing up?

3:05:52 What was your first experience hacking?

3:08:17 What are you excited about with LTX?

3:10:10 Does LTT lose money if everyone got the largest size desk pad?