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Grab a MICROSLOP T-SHIRT! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/microslop-parody-t-shirt Micron has discovered an infinite money glitch: Just keep increasing the price, or something. It was that simple all along. Micron's consumer margin is now a disgusting 90%, multiplying what they make versus prior quarters.…
Sponsor: ID-Cooling Frozn A620 SLK on Amazon https://geni.us/Vc8Zi We talk with Wendell about cool, older hardware that's still useful -- especially for self-hosting and bringing services into your own hands. The unfortunate reason DDR3 has once again found modern usefulness is due to the memory pricing crisis,…
Sponsor: ID-Cooling Frozn A620 SLK on Amazon https://geni.us/Vc8Zi In hardware news this week, we talk about Discord's age verification rollout failure, the 5090 apparently being too valuable to actually service now, Jensen being exactly like us, and more GPU smuggling news. Also, smart refrigerators probably weren't…
SUPPORT OUR WORK: https://store.gamersnexus.net/data-dragnet for the campaign, or grab individual items here: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ The AI companies all gathered together to collectively write a new so-called "AI Constitution" where they police themselves. The accord effectively does nothing, but it does set…
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Sponsor: ID-Cooling Frozn A620 SLK on Amazon https://geni.us/Vc8Zi NVIDIA keeps talking about GPU rentability, GPUs equaling GDP, how fantastic scarcity is for its business, and how it definitely, absolutely isn't engaging in circular financing. No, NVIDIA says it is not a circle. It's a cycle. A "virtuous cycle" --…
SUPPORT OUR WORK https://store.gamersnexus.net/data-dragnet Microsoft has filed for a new patent that describes a credit system to "rent" software and games, including rate-limited rentals based on the type of use. In their examples, singleplayer costs more than training mode, but multiplayer costs more credits than…
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SPONSOR: Lexar Play MicroSD Cards on Amazon: https://geni.us/fUQYvq and Play Pro on Amazon https://geni.us/WC89AO The Valve Steam Frame's launch price is $1060 USD for the 256GB model and $1300 for the 1TB model. Our review and benchmarks primarily compare the Valve Steam Frame vs. the Meta Quest 3 headsets, including…