This Country Gave YouTube The Smack Down - WAN Show January 9, 2026

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Podcast Download: TBD Timestamps (courtesy of NoKi1119): 0:00 Chapters 1:13 Intro ft. Competent show 2:28 Topic #1: Vietnam rules limit how long ads can run on YouTube 4:26 Would FP run in Vietnam? 4K, storage issues, rules, ads 10:12 What can compete with YT? ft. Dailymotion, Arkham Origins 17:16 Is Dailymotion active? ft. Luke's Wikipedia draft 20:25 Topic #2: TrigrZolt benchmarks Windows versions on ThinkPads 30:03 Topic #3: Disney's TED Talk on AI generated animals 33:36 Weird animals, AMD says AI can give financial advice, 4D chess 41:06 Why do this when many good IPs exist? Discussing movies, Plex 50:42 Larian Studios's statement on GenAI 55:46 LTTStore's pixel perfect love collection 57:34 Long sleeve polo shirt new color 58:56 MM: Is the pixel heart shirt a celebration for owning 50% of WAN? 1:01:05 WoW class & spec? WoW Midnight? 1:06:42 Topic #4: Smart TV makers accused of spying on you via ACR 1:15:38 DeltaHub ft. Gaming segment 1:18:16 Segment #1: Name tech you couldn't live without? 1:21:04 Segment #2: What do you get if you sit on the PC for too long? 1:22:09 Segment #3: Favorite LTTStore item? 1:23:28 Segment #4: Name something you'd use a magnet for 1:24:56 Segment #5: Something you'd leave in a hotel while traveling? 1:28:05 Topic #5: Steam Machine price leaks via a Czech retailer 1:33:46 Did Valve see Linus's price estimation and went with it? 1:36:26 Recalling 50% of US's spending coming from top 10% earners 1:38:22 NVIDIA & gaming, will LTT make a DIY SteamOS machine? 1:41:10 Weekly Arc B580 MSRP check, Arc challenge, Expedition 33 1:46:10 Luke leaks an upcoming Arc related project 1:46:56 Topic #6: CES 2026 was the lowest energy CES in a while 1:48:28 Linus on CES, NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5, Panther Lake 1:53:32 FP CES hall walk exclusive, flight sim 1:55:38 Linus to guest at The Tonight Show again 2:02:27 LMG's tech of the year FP exclusive, what's LLD's? 2:09:12 dBrand helps Luke get access to his Reddit account, Wikipedia 2:11:38 Topic #7: CD PROJEKT's founder buys GOG from CD PROJEKT 2:14:26 Linus recalls user getting 3 small WAN Hoodies in a row 2:18:19 Rating CES 2026 AI products 2:40:54 Further correction on Amazon's Just Walk Out 2:41:16 Food delivery developer Reddit post was AI slop 2:42:56 Whale LAN this February, tickets go on sale in two days 2:45:07 Topic #8: Discord files for IPO 2:47:08 "Dictators" shirt idea, torturing timestamp guy 2:49:46 AMD's 9850X3D, Intel Panther Lake 2:51:12 DLSS 4.5, recalling async reprojection, competitive games 3:08:38 Lossless audio, Prusa 3D's print farm 3:12:06 Topic #9: Fanmade screwdriver product animation 3:13:08 Topic #10: Bose SoundTouch speakers now open sourced 3:14:14 Topic #11: Clicks Communicator 3:16:52 Clicks power keyboard 3:17:37 MM: How's the Final Fantasy Tactics Ivalice Chronicles going? 3:19:52 Is WIFI drunk? What happened to 7E? 3:21:24 Do you think the bubble will blow on tape? 3:24:19 Luke's experience with OVH as a hosting system? 3:26:58 Which teacher or professor inspires you? 3:31:41 How long did the pain last after wisdom tooth removal? 3:33:07 Should games cater to whales or the masses? 3:36:19 Advice on buying a cable tester? 3:37:54 LTT truespec cables newsletter signup 3:38:36 Any stories for swapped packages or fraud at NCIX? 3:40:52 Outro