Everything Just Got More Expensive - WAN Show May 2, 2025

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Timestamps (courtesy of NoKi1119): pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/C76EG6...
0:00 Chapters
2:02 Intro
2:32 Topic #1: Trump ends de minimis tariff, affecting cheap orders
4:40 Positives of the change, anti-fashion, cloth donations
8:10 "Strong warranty," price increase by Microsoft & XBOX
11:26 LTTStore is split into global-US sites ft. "Dumping" complaint
14:13 Subsidizing prices & duties, global shipping's higher price
17:02 US LTTStore shirts' $10 increase, Luke on localization
25:12 Luke asks about US sales, sales projection ft. LTTStore war
28:16 US's consumption culture, Smarter Scrubber, Afina's A/B test
42:22 Sony prices, LTTStore US shipping ft. US postal codes, timezone
49:12 How long have companies waited for to increase pricing?
51:12 Intel Arc B580's stock & pricing, LTT's video
52:36 Topic #2: Epic wins Apple lawsuit over App Store
52:58 Linus on fanboys & Apple's antitrust behavior
54:56 Allen lied under oaths, outcomes of the lawsuit
59:22 Apps updating with the new guidelines, Linus on the Apple tax
1:02:36 Internal Slack messages on manipulative alerts, cash choice
1:07:46 UK shops to be forced to accept cash, "McDonalds Fortress"
1:09:48 COVID & cash, "ruling only applies to US App Store"
1:11:44 MM: “Why is WAN late”'s legitimacy ft. Sammy appears, plane chips
1:20:10 FP's day-to-day LMG exclusives, Sarah Q&A coming up
1:21:30 Alex week trailer & BTS, Luke apologized
1:23:31 Why didn't Linus install a heat pump to his pool?
1:34:16 Topic #3: Reddit threatens suing AI debate experiment chat bots
1:45:55 Topic #4: Free speech should apply to chatbots, Character AI says
1:49:02 IBM manual quote, Linus on the conservative party
1:53:12 Post-LMG world & WAN Show, ChatGPT's opinion on politics
1:58:42 Is it possible to get past a two party system?
2:00:45 Vessi
2:02:22 Squarespace
2:03:12 Thorum ft. Scribedriver signing marriage
2:06:02 Can you get past a two way voting party? ft. PM Linus
2:08:45 William Osman's farming video has "the thing"
2:10:08 Topic #5: YouTube tries out thumbnail blurring feature
2:13:50 Topic #6: PSU testing feedback & LTT Labs bin sharing
2:18:54 "Elijah & waifu comparison collection," bin naming
2:20:57 Topic #7: White House's 25% budget cuts focuses on sciences
2:29:41 Topic #8: LTT user graduates with LTT on his cap
2:30:32 Topic #9: Giant Bomb's huge layoffs as "strategic reset"
2:31:52 EA layoff 300 roles, shuts down Titanfall & new Apex hero
2:33:59 Luke thinks this might be another "shrink company, stock go up"
2:47:44 Topic #10: Google CEO claims US's government will ruin Google Search
2:49:12 Topic #11: Google Nest thermostat to be obsolete
2:55:56 Is a smart watch's shorter lifespan a trade off for the features?
2:58:55 MM: What protection do you do for your privacy?
3:05:29 How does FP differ from other platforms? ft. High note
3:14:02 Has Linus considered magnetic zippers?
3:15:11 LTTStore gift cards & the other stores?
3:16:12 How to replace a router without reconnecting all devices?
3:16:39 Luke's breakfast of choice?
3:18:48 What data visualization software LMG uses?
3:20:32 Deck as a daily PC video? ft. Linus's bike is primed
3:27:24 Outro ft. Chaos