My Family Left Me

WAN Show August 7, 2026

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Jordan B

Thanks, Jordan B! Hey WAN, Have you ever used Windows Powertoys? I imagine Linus would be shocked to learn that Microsoft is perfectly capable of creating a bloat free toolbar with excellent filesearch (command palat

06:27 07:14

Reply to Jordan B

Reply @Jordan B! It's installed on everything we can. Gosh Fancy Zones is the best thing ever made.

06:48 07:35

Anonymous

Thanks, Anonymous! this screwdriver will fix my problems

09:00 09:47

Nesslin M

Thanks, Nesslin M! Hello from Sask LLD! I am an audio engineer in film/tv, for your audio for videos what kind of workflow do you guys have for your sound and how has that evolved with the rest of production?

16:19 17:06

Reply to Nesslin M

Reply @Nesslin M! We mostly use lavs which are tied to 32 bit recorders, and then looped into a wireless pack into the camera. It's all timecode synced. Most of that is the new evolution.

16:43 17:30

Logan B

Thanks, Logan B! Wassup Linus, Luke, and goober Dan! As a fellow ADHD brother, tech projects and gaming are one of the few things that can hold my attention. What other hobbies can hold your attention? Mine is cars!

23:40 24:27

Reply to Logan B

Reply @Logan B! Cars are a great overlap. Gardening is also SUPER easy to accidentally get obsessed with.

24:01 24:48

Anonymous

Thanks, Anonymous! Hi DLL, laptops that tend to get hot sometimes suffer from battery bloat over time, like gaming ones. Some brands are well known for this issue... Is this the kind of thing labs would test eventually?

31:01 31:48

Reply to Anonymous

Reply @Anonymous! I think we were looking at that for a while. Charge cycles are quite interesting.

31:43 32:30

Michiel S

Thanks, Michiel S! How many different segue's to your sponsor do you do in a video? Some unscripted video segues sound like they are really impromptu and feel like there could have been more moments for a segue

32:07 32:54

Reply to Michiel S

Reply @Michiel S! So many of them are off the cuff. It depends on how scripted the video is though.

32:28 33:15

Anonymous

Thanks, Anonymous! Re: WAN 2 weeks ago when you talked about standing up lttstore on its own, what do talks about branding/naming look like? As a brand strategist at a F500 I recommend moving away from "LTT" for CW.

32:49 33:36

Reply to Anonymous

Reply @Anonymous! Yeah that's sort of the plan.

33:13 34:00

vaughn L

Thanks, vaughn L! What do you think of South Korea talking about closing one of its southern military bases (gwangju) to build a semiconductor manufacturing facility (honam semiconductor manufator)

35:25 36:12

Reply to vaughn L

Reply @vaughn L! That's... probably concerning.

35:46 36:33

John W

Thanks, John W! Getting one for my DIL as a thank you gift for helping me with my deck, you are the best edutainment on the net keep it up

43:29 44:16

Sergio R

Thanks, Sergio R! HOWDY DLL! With RAM Cartel staying for a while, do you think Framework, Valve, + other OEMs should form a Co-Op/Buyer Consortium or invest in fabless memory & open CXL/LPCAMM2? Saving for Socks!

44:35 45:22

Reply to Sergio R

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44:56 45:43

Micah B

Thanks, Micah B! Hello Lanudanu! I'm loving my socks and I'm happy to be picking up more. I do construction and they've been excellent. Any plans for similar products like wrist warmers or fingerless gloves?

57:25 58:12

Reply to Micah B

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57:46 58:33

John P

Thanks, John P! Reject modernity, embrace tradition: LTT LPT cable when? Parallel port is best port

58:07 58:54

Reply to John P

Reply @John P! DB25 before displayport!

58:31 59:18

RAFAEL M

Thanks, RAFAEL M! Hello from Brazil! You guys talk a lot about local AI being the future (agreed) but what options do 3rd world countries have for that, when the capable GPUs are so expensive even in richer countries?

58:52 59:39

Reply to RAFAEL M

Reply @RAFAEL M! Sadly not too much. The cost of the components even here are pretty bad. But you don't just need a big GPU to play around. 8gb is more than enough + CPU

59:13 01:00:00

Phillip S

Thanks, Phillip S! Hey birb owners and Dan! In light of BMW car ads, do you think AIO with screens will eventually have ad placement? If they had different plans (i.e. with ads or without ad), would you do it? TY!

59:58 01:00:45

Reply to Phillip S

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01:00:19 01:01:06

Carlos H

Thanks, Carlos H! Hi Linus Luke and Lan. Currently only IT for a large company of 500 employees after a large group of retirements.

01:03:37 01:04:24

David B

Thanks, David B! Steam Frame?

01:05:31 01:06:18

Sergio R

01:07:17 01:08:04

Austin G

Thanks, Austin G! I told my wife, when we get floatplane tv app. We can buy adult furniture

01:08:47 01:09:34

Josef I

Thanks, Josef I! What are the challenges and hurdles for the heavily requested EU warehouse? Is it just not financially viable - is the napkin math not adding up?

01:09:32 01:10:19

Reply to Josef I

Reply @Josef I! I believe we are actually working on it.

01:09:53 01:10:40

Micah B

01:10:59 01:11:46

Micah B

Thanks, Micah B! Hello Lanudanu! I'm loving my socks and I'm happy to be picking up more. I do construction and they've been excellent.

01:11:08 01:11:55

Ben H

Thanks, Ben H! Are there any plans to take the Jet on longer trips? *cough* Australia *cough* (Just don't bring any animals... google "pistol

01:14:39 01:15:26

Reply to Ben H

Reply @Ben H! It can't go that far!

01:15:00 01:15:47

Chris G

Thanks, Chris G! SK Hynix is building a chip fab in my neighborhood in Indiana. What is your opinion on local impact of data centers and chip fabs so close to homes and schools. Can't wait for new products to spend $$

01:15:45 01:16:32

Reply to Chris G

Reply @Chris G! More chip fabs good. Less AI centers.

01:16:06 01:16:53

Chris T

Thanks, Chris T! Are there any plans to bring back the Retro colorway for the screwdriver? I have never been able to get one, and I refuse to pay eBay prices for one. Fingers crossed I get lucky with this mystery one.

01:16:27 01:17:14

Reply to Chris T

Reply @Chris T! Hopefully in the future!

01:16:51 01:17:38

James T

Thanks, James T! Any news about the Steam Frame? Blink twice for "Soon", sigh sadly for "September".

01:17:12 01:17:59

Reply to James T

Reply @James T! blink

01:17:33 01:18:20

Andrew M

Thanks, Andrew M! DLL Getting another screwdriver to have around my building maintenance job for the police dept! Any advise for cleaning laminate floor that's been abused for 25 years??!

01:17:57 01:18:44

Reply to Andrew M

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01:18:18 01:19:05

Gina D

Thanks, Gina D! Hi LDL! It's my 1st LTT purchase/COM! Thanks for all your help with my first computer build! Can Luke give a shoutout and a whistle to my Green Cheek Conure, Loki! He loves listening to the WAN show!

01:26:22 01:27:09

Reply to Gina D

Reply @Gina D! We don't normally do shoutouts sorry! But heck yeah great job with the computer build. And I'll just visually whistle to Loki. HI LOKI YOU'RE ON TV.

01:26:43 01:27:30

Douglas T

Thanks, Douglas T! Hey Linus & Luke have you ever considered doing a video on the performance differences between standard monitor aspect ratios and ultra-wide aspect ratios (16:9 & 21/9)? Please there's dozens of us!

01:28:55 01:29:42

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01:29:19 01:30:06

Vlad D

Thanks, Vlad D! Hello WAN dLl! With physical games going out, do you think we'll see a renaissance for PC gaming? What's the point of consoles, if they'll cut down PCs? Is XboxOS/PSOS a thing we'll see in the future?

01:29:40 01:30:27

Reply to Vlad D

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01:30:04 01:30:51

Anonymous

Thanks, Anonymous! Hi LLD, picking up some new stationery for school this year. Do yall like privacy screen protectors on phones? My sister got one and I think it looks kinda bad.

01:30:46 01:31:33

Reply to Anonymous

Reply @Anonymous! Naw we don't bother.

01:31:31 01:32:18

Michael A

Thanks, Michael A! Hey LLD, My chaos tonight is listening to you guys playing Halo Campaign Evolved while watching the SO stream. Had a chance to try Campaign evolved yet? Also, more big socks?? I found them this time!

01:31:52 01:32:39

Reply to Michael A

Reply @Michael A! Nope! I hear it's kinda mid.

01:32:13 01:33:00

Kevin W

Thanks, Kevin W! Looking forward to my first screwdriver from LTT! , Thoughts on the upcoming live action Balders Gate series to be on HBO?

01:33:43 01:34:30

Reply to Kevin W

Reply @Kevin W! I don't have hope any more. I'm terrified.

01:34:04 01:34:51

Brannan C

Thanks, Brannan C! Hey Mommy Luke and are Dan! Whats with the staggering quantity of gamers that absolutely despise SBMM? are there any other hobbies were people don't enjoy fair matches? does this happen in badminton?

01:35:10 01:35:57

Reply to Brannan C

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01:35:31 01:36:18

David S

Thanks, David S! Dug my N64 and SNES out of my parents basement this week, my 8 and 10 YO's are about to be introduced to Donkey

01:37:43 01:38:30

Kris C

Thanks, Kris C! The convo of HP reminds me of when the Harry Potter books were still coming out. There was a group of haters that would buy the book just to read the ending so they could go to book stores and spoilit

01:43:58 01:44:45

Doug R

Thanks, Doug R! Discussion question relating to my job: Has IT become too complicated? At what point do layers of redundancy, security, virtualization and monitoring create more failure points than they prevent?

01:44:19 01:45:06

Reply to Doug R

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01:44:43 01:45:30

Derek Q

Thanks, Derek Q! Look behind you, a three-headed monkey! You recognize this you're cool.

01:45:04 01:45:51

Jon C

Thanks, Jon C! I thought the sock was not supposed to pill. No matter, this is my 5th pair purchased and 2nd pair for me. Thank you for the awesome socks and other high quality wares!

02:01:35 02:02:22

Timothy N

Thanks, Timothy N! hii :3 Would you ever consider trying out VR Gloves? There are some cool ones out there, but I worry that, like with so much VR related stuff, they won't go mainstream due to lack of support.

02:01:56 02:02:43

Reply to Timothy N

Reply @Timothy N! I would love if we did that. Super neat.

02:02:17 02:03:04

David K

Thanks, David K! What's up boys. Linus, do you find your life to be busier when your kids are in or out of school?

02:02:41 02:03:28

Reply to David K

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02:03:02 02:03:49

Brad R

Thanks, Brad R! Hi LLD! Been following the show and the LTT Linux content for a while now. Thanks to both y'all and a push from a friend, I've been fully migrated to CachyOS for 7 months now. Keep up the great work!

02:07:05 02:07:52

Reply to Brad R

Reply @Brad R! Heck yeah!

02:07:26 02:08:13

Gabe D

Thanks, Gabe D! Super excited for the Nuclear Screwdriver; Are you planning on doing a full spread of transparent colors?

02:09:18 02:10:05

Reply to Gabe D

Reply @Gabe D! More SKU is always hard. But yeah hopefully more.

02:09:39 02:10:26

Michael B

Thanks, Michael B! Thoughts on Mt Pleasant data centre? Data centre bad, but maybe it should affect people who use it not just small communities. Thx for screwdrivers, this is the third one I've bought, they're great

02:10:00 02:10:47

Reply to Michael B

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02:10:21 02:11:08

Michael A

Thanks, Michael A! Loud, Lanky and Lurking! Considering making robotics/electronics content. Do you find enough fulfillment in making content vs trad 'work'? Think about early days b4 you were making products and FP.

02:16:36 02:17:23

Reply to Michael A

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02:16:57 02:17:44

Branden D

Thanks, Branden D! Have any of you heard of cybermage: darklight awaking? I've wanted this game

02:17:21 02:18:08

Reply to Branden D

Reply @Branden D! That's a heck of a blast from the past. Yeah.

02:17:42 02:18:29

David K

Thanks, David K! Hi ZEV! Anyone read Dungeon Crawler Carl yet? Tons of fun, great audiobook narration. Also, what category is water bottle under? I had to search.

02:18:03 02:18:50

Reply to David K

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02:18:27 02:19:14

Justin M

Thanks, Justin M! Hey LDL! When your life revolves around screens, how do you manage to cut down on screen time and feel more present offline? Love the show!

02:18:48 02:19:35

Reply to Justin M

Reply @Justin M! Generally focusing on using a screen actively, instead of reflexively. I am using this screen to do blank, rather than wanting to look at the screen.

02:19:09 02:19:56

Conner M

Thanks, Conner M! I wanted to ask. I have a founders 3060 TI I got for free. Do I keep it and make a build or do I sell it and put the money towards newer parts? I haven't built my own yet.

02:32:43 02:33:30

Reply to Conner M

Reply @Conner M! Keep for now. Probably going to hold its value.

02:33:13 02:34:00

Glenn G

Thanks, Glenn G! I wonder what tech mysteries I will solve with the mystery screwdriver?

02:42:39 02:43:26

Ivan V

Thanks, Ivan V! Hey buddies! Redeeming gift cards for a new backpack; mine's traveled with me for years and it's finally time to retire it. Ever had gear you got nostalgic about retiring?

02:46:40 02:47:27

Reply to lvan V

Reply @lvan V! Old pianos I've had getting shelved makes me sadness.

02:47:04 02:47:51

Jessie w

Thanks, Jessie w! I work in construction & have been laid off many times by different employers. My own father laid me off two different times after completing big projects Employers cant always pay people when no work

02:55:50 02:56:37

Nosakhene R

Thanks, Nosakhene R! Truespec Cables are the best just bought 5 more.

02:58:47 02:59:34

Liam N

Thanks, Liam N! Do you have plans to release power blocks for the cords in the future?

03:06:29 03:07:16

Reply to Liam N

Reply @Liam N! Just the banks.

03:06:50 03:07:37

Phillip S

03:29:11 03:29:58

Matt B

Thanks, Matt B! Minilab video? The 10in form factor is cool as hell and the 3D printing/DIY space is bustling with creativity......

03:29:35 03:30:22

Andrew D

Thanks, Andrew D! Any chance you guys will bring back more videos on new cars and their related tech innovations?

03:29:56 03:30:43

Reply to Andrew D

Reply @Andrew D! Hopefully in the future!

03:30:17 03:31:04

Andrew M

Thanks, Andrew M! DLL Getting another screwdriver to have around my building maintenance job for the police dept! Any advise for cleaning laminate floor that's been abused for 25 years??!

03:31:47 03:32:34

Neil G

Thanks, Neil G! What's up guys? Long time listener, first time viewer. Love the show. Dan is my favorite. Question: what's the next video game you guys plan on getting really into?

03:32:08 03:32:55

Reply to Neil G

Reply @Neil G! Very excited for PVKK

03:32:29 03:33:16

Anonymous

Thanks, Anonymous! Hey LLD, You have been my tech inspiration for years. I just started my first week with LEGO Group and its not my resume so much that got my the job but my tech hobbies that impressed them. Thank you!

03:33:14 03:34:01

Reply to Anonymous

Reply @Anonymous! Hooray!

03:33:38 03:34:25

Douglas T

03:33:59 03:34:46

Vlad D

Thanks, Vlad D! Hello WAN.d!! With physical games going out, do you think we'll see a renaissance for PC gaming? What's the point of consoles, if they'll cut down PCs? Is XboxOS/PSOS a thing we'll see in the future?

03:35:26 03:36:13

Brannan C

Thanks, Brannan C! Hey Mommy Luke and are Dan! Whats with the staggering quantity of gamers that absolutly despise SBMM? are there any other hobbies were people don't enjoy fair matches? does this happen in badminton?

03:36:53 03:37:40

Kofi A

Thanks, Kofi A! Hey DLL long time viewer, the directors cuts of old series are such a good blast from the past, any chance for a whole room water cooling directors cut? Love the show!

03:43:09 03:43:56