doing cool stuff at @METAPCs
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My dad was nice enough to be on camera at @METAPCs and talk about how I got started
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You Don't Own Your Tech Anymore
Spotify bricked every Car Thing it sold. BMW tried subscription heated seats.
The receipt used to be the end of it. Now it's the sign-up form.
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Gaming PCs Used To Have Flames
Chrome. Giant side fans. Cases straight out of a street racing movie.
Now every build is the same black box. What happened?
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Nobody would pay $29 for WinRAR.
So WinRAR made a $150 bag. It sold out.
Someone asked why even use WinRAR. Official answer: "We have a bag."
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Microsoft Is Putting Ads In Your Boss Fights
Okay, they patented it. Beat a boss, watch an ad, earn back your playtime.
It's in a government database.
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The New Piracy Bill Names Your VPN
Court ordered site blocking for ISPs, DNS providers, and VPN services.
We killed this idea in 2012. It's back…
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Took my daughters to the game and Nolan gave a wave to my oldest for her Arenado sign. Absolute legend. Been a blast watching him this season.
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There's A Graphics Card That Smells Like Pumpkin Spice Now
Built in fragrance system. Heats up, smells like fall.
5090’s are over $7k and we have pumpkin spice graphics cards. Make it make sense.
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The "Activate Windows" watermark just made history.
It showed up in the Kremlin's official footage of Putin voting online.
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Graphics cards are investments now…
One guy sold his 5090 for $5,800 and pocketed three grand.
Another has upgraded every generation since 2020 for a net $270.
What's your card worth today vs what you paid?
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SteamOS Is Coming For Nvidia PCs
Valve says Nvidia driver support is "at the top of our list."
Drivers are already switched on in the main SteamOS code. Some cards are already working.
The day it works, would you actually switch?
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Windows XP's famous pirated key was never a hack.
It was an inside leak. Five weeks before launch.
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Zack Shutt retweeted
This video has aged gracefully. Who knew we would be living it
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Gaming Might Protect Your Brain
471,000 adults. Gamers had lower dementia risk and better cognitive scores.
Makes sense. Gaming is active. You're solving, planning, reacting…
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AI Is Harvesting Graphics Cards
Not mining them. Not hoarding them. Harvesting them.
Miners at least kept the cards intact… These don't even stay cards.
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Humans Are Reading Your AI Chats
OpenAI hired hundreds of contractors to read real conversations and grade the answers.
The setting that allows it? On by default.
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The RAM Crisis Can't Stop Steam Deck 2...
Valve says the plan hasn't changed.
If RAM stays this expensive until 2028 (or more likely, gets worse), what does it even cost?
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