The WAN Show I Tried To Take A Quiet Vacation - WAN Show March 21, 2025
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Mar 22, 2025 The speakers hilariously share their chaotic family vacation experiences in Southeast Asia, navigating tech shopping challenges and contrasting GPU availability across regions. They ponder the implications of a portless iPhone amidst new regulations, while playfully debating the quirks of tech preferences and shopping antics. They also dive into intriguing insights about data privacy on streaming platforms and discuss the significance of personality types in management styles, all wrapped in their signature lighthearted banter.
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Hectic Vacation
- Linus traveled to Southeast Asia with family, staying in six hotels over 12 days.
- The trip, while intended as a vacation, proved more hectic than work, prompting gratitude for routine.
Plaza Low Yat Visit
- Linus visited Plaza Low Yat, a tech mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, adding to his experience with Asian tech malls.
- He was impressed by the availability of GPUs, especially older models, contrasting with North American scarcity.
Cable Hunt
- Linus's need for a micro HDMI cable led him to Plaza Low Yat.
- Initial attempts to purchase one resulted in inflated "foreigner tax" prices, but he eventually found a reasonably priced cable.