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I GOT MY STEAM DECK! First Impressions, What I Like and What I Don't Like

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Wendell's Steam Deck is here! He's been using it for a couple of weeks and has some thoughts on it! I ordered one after editing this video! Woo!

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Threadripper 5000 is hErE!!

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Wendell finally got his hands on one of AMD's 5000 series Threadripper cpus! Buts its a pre built desktop meant for a science lab! Bought from Pugent Systems, this beast of a machine is super!
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The Level1 Show August 10 2022: The Meetings Will Continue Until Quarterly Earnings Improve

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0:00 - Intro
1:43 - SpaceX and Viasat fight over whether Starlink can meet FCC speed obligations
4:09 - Apple, GE, other major US companies ask Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action
5:38 - Leaked internal memo reveals Amazon’s anti-union strategies
8:08 - HBO Max, Discovery+ to Launch as Merged Product in Summer 2023
10:12 - GM is doubling the size of its Super Cruise network in the US and Canada
11:41 - Intel to Introduce Wi-Fi 7 in 2024 as Apple Plans Imminent Move to Wi-Fi 6E
12:44 - Raspberry Pi 4 expands 3D potential with Vulkan update
13:51 - Nokia Radio Technology to Enable AST SpaceMobile’s Direct-to-cell Phone Connectivity From Space
14:47 - World of Warcraft Mobile Game Reportedly Cancelled by Blizzard After Finance Dispute
15:53 - Broadband subscriber growth slows to pre-pandemic levels
16:31 - Logitech will launch a handheld cloud gaming device in 2022
17:04 - US spending on video games dipped 13 percent in Q2, says NPD
18:12 - Microsoft Claims Activision Blizzard Doesn't Release "Unique" Games
19:20 - No more Overwatch 2 betas, Blizzard confirms
20:16 - Podcast guests pay big bucks to be interviewed
21:47 - Google CEO to employees: Productivity and focus must improve
22:28 - Oracle starts job cuts in U.S.
22:51 - Robinhood is firing nearly a quarter of its staff
23:13 - SoundCloud Lays Off ‘Up to 20%’ of Workforce
24:19 - Bolt Mobility has vanished, leaving e-bikes, unanswered calls behind in several US cities
25:26 - Amazon is shutting down its cloud storage service Amazon Drive
26:03 - Coinbase shares soar in boost from meme traders, BlackRock crypto deal
27:07 - Forsage crypto executives charged with running $300 million Ponzi scheme
28:18 - College textbook maker Pearson eyes NFTs to claim a cut of second-hand sales
30:44 - Starbucks to unveil its web3-based rewards program next month
32:12 - Record labels’ war on ISPs and piracy nets multiple settlements with Charter
34:48 - Visa, Mastercard suspend payments for ad purchases on Pornhub, MindGeek
36:16 - Newly minted meme stock darling AMTD slides after eye-popping surge
36:55 - Tinder steps back from metaverse dating plans as business falters
37:52 - Google’s Duo and Meet combo apps roll out for Android and iOS
39:07 - Meta sued for violating patient privacy with data tracking tool
40:27 - What 21 billion Facebook friendships say about the economic ladder in the US
41:53 - Meta officially cuts funding for U.S. news publishers
42:46 - Facebook Faces Suspension in Kenya After Approving Genocide Ads
43:41 - Meta is expanding NFT support on Instagram to 100 countries
44:33 - TikTok refused to host disguised account for Chinese government

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Threadripper 5975wx for the DIY! Tested and Overclocked with the ASRock Creator WRX80

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check out the ASRock creator wrx80
https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/WRX80%20Creator/index.asp 

Here's the Puget system video, out tomorrow: https://youtu.be/3f0op905-ro

The Updated benchmarks here
https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2208089-NE-1911248HU63

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Threadripper 5000 Launch - Live Chat, and Live Systems

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Be sure to checkout our other Threadripper 5000 videos!

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The Level1 Show August 9 2022: Ding Dong Detained

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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - US Attorneys General will take legal action against telecom providers enabling robocalls
2:11 - The U.S. Army, not Meta, is building the metaverse
3:57 - Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials
6:57 - US to Stop TSMC, Intel From More Advanced Chip Production in China
8:34 - Apple chipmaker TSMC says Taiwan-China war would make everybody losers
10:45 - Attacks on Taiwan websites likely work of Chinese 'hacktivists'
12:45 - US authorities threaten Alibaba with NYSE delisting
15:07 - Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling
17:48 - Big Tech should share Europe network costs, France, Italy and Spain say
20:08 - Judge orders Waterloo business to name customers who doxxed, threatened Bungie employees
22:09 - Spain puts limits on air conditioning and heating to save energy
23:39 - India withdraws personal data bill that alarmed tech giants
24:27 - Indonesia unblocks Steam and Yahoo, but Epic Games is still banned
25:53 - Over 3,200 apps leak Twitter API keys, some allowing account hijacks
27:00 - Google Play restores app version numbers
28:27 - New Gmail Attack Bypasses Passwords And 2FA To Read All Email
29:55 - Data brokers resist pressure to stop collecting info on pregnant people
30:56 - WhatsApp boss says no to AI filters policing encrypted chat
32:14 - Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour
33:26 - U.S. crypto firm Nomad hit by $190 million theft
34:08 - Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals
37:05 - Ring, Google and the Police: What to Know About Emergency Requests for Video Footage

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Honey I Shrunk the Fractal Define 7 and the Fractal Meshify 2! Define 7 Mini/Meshify 2 Mini Review!

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Wendell checks out a pair of Micro-ATX Fractal cases! Do good things come in small packages? Let's check it out!

0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Define 7 Mini Overview
3:21 - Define 7 Mini Accessories
3:51 - Define 7 Mini Mounts and Fans
5:49 - Meshify 2 Mini Overview
7:23 - Meshify 2 Mounts and Fans
8:44 - Final Thoughts

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The Level1 Show August 5 2022: Digital Digit Discipline

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0:00 - Intro
2:16 - Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent
3:33 - In Experiment, AI Successfully Impersonates Famous Philosopher
5:11 - Google fires AI engineer Blake Lemoine, who claimed its LaMDA 2 AI is sentient
7:01 - Amazon extends Alexa to enable ambient intelligence
8:59 - Russia leaving the International Space Station in 2024 and will focus on building its own
9:27 - Rocket debris from China space station mission to crash land
10:20 - Pentagon establishes office to track UFOs in space
11:01 - SpaceX breaks record as it sends 46 Starlinks into space Friday
12:15 - NASA Is Planning to Find Aliens Using Spacetime Warped Around the Sun
12:59 - Is the New and Improved Autoblow AI+ the Best Beej Machine a Man Can Get?
15:53 - NASA scientist explains why astronauts should not masturbate in zero gravity
18:02 - Scientists invent 'Necrobot' – a dead spider that can grip
20:01 - Two of the Largest Freshwater Fish in the World Declared Extinct
21:09 - Codebreakers Find ‘Sexts,’ Arctic Dispatches in 200-Year-Old Encrypted Newspaper Ads
23:21 - Damien Hirst to burn thousands of his paintings to show art as ‘currency’
24:39 - Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species
25:58 - HSBC becomes first foreign bank to launch Chinese Communist Party committee
26:52 - 'Lord of the Rings’ series trailer debuts at Comic-Con
27:51 - William Shatner Goes Off On New ‘Star Trek’ Shows
28:55 - Shark Bay dolphins forming the equivalent of boy bands to attract a mate, scientists say
30:30 - San Francisco man gets ticket for parking in red zone after curb was repainted while his car was parked
32:00 - Lawmaker wants ‘ghosting’ declared an emotional offense
33:16 - Tehran Cemeteries Cover Graves That Have Pictures Of Women Without Hijabs
34:14 - NYPD touts seizure of toy gun deemed ‘air rifle’ on West Shore

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Threadripper 5000 Inbound: Checking Out the Gigabyte MC62-G40WRX80

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TR5K COMETH! Wendell is very excited, so here's a motherboard review! Yeah!

https://www.gigabyte.com/Enterprise/Server-Motherboard/MC62-G40-rev-10

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The Level1 Show August 2 2022: Feds Seek to Police The Kraken

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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Senate Passes $280 Billion Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China
2:57 - F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech
6:02 - Congressional Democrats Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
6:40 - Two senators propose ban on data caps, blasting ISPs for “predatory” limits
8:52 - Justice Department investigating data breach of federal court system
10:25 - New Orleans OKs some police use of facial recognition
12:19 - China targets Fed to gain influence, senator charges, drawing Powell rebuke
13:49 - Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Eliminate Taxes on Crypto Transactions Under $50
14:33 - Coinbase shares tumble 21% after report that it's facing SEC probe
15:49 - Why One Critical Second Can Wreak Havoc on the Internet
17:52 - Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions
18:39 - T-Mobile will pay out $350M to customers in data breach settlement
20:23 - Uber admits covering up 2016 hacking, avoids prosecution in U.S. settlement
22:33 - UK cybersecurity chiefs back plan to scan phones for child abuse images
25:41 - FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications
29:30 - Documents Show How Roblox Planned to Bend to Chinese Censorship
31:40 - Google Maps launches Street View in India after 11-year wait
32:48 - Saudi Arabia plans IPO of $500 billion project Neom by 2024
35:48 - Uzbekistan blacks out internet to quell dissent
36:45 - Google to be banned in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions
37:25 - El Salvador's Finance Minister Says Bitcoin Adoption is 'Gaining Ground'
38:09 - EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware
39:38 - Meta's revenue shrank for the first time in its history
40:16 - Facebook parent Meta raises price of its Quest 2 VR headset by $100
40:57 - Meta and Apple in ‘deep’ competition to build the metaverse, Zuckerberg tells staff
41:56 - Meta is shutting down Tuned, its social app for couples
43:45 - Instagram walks back TikTok-style changes — Adam Mosseri explains why
44:06 - Zuckerberg Says 30% of Instagram Will Be Recommended Posts
45:01 - Ky. woman falls victim to new method of stealing cars spreading on social media
46:27 - Inside TikTok's Attempts to ‘Downplay the China Association’

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