r/LinusTechTips • • 2d ago

WAN Show WAN Show Megathread October 02, 2026

12 Upvotes

We are trialling something new here- a scheduled post to go live every week when WAN show is supposed to start. Any topic covered in the wan show is fair game- even the more controversial ones. just keep it relevant and keep it respectful!


r/LinusTechTips • • 15h ago

Link Florida woman used Claude as a diary, then Anthropic reported an entry to police

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854 Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 4h ago

Tech Discussion Found old tech prices, 3k back then, probably 4-5k in today’s prices?

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28 Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 11h ago

Video I've wanted this robot for 10 years | Siboasi badminton robot

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39 Upvotes

Since u/linusbottips hasn't shared it yet for some reason...

I really enjoyed it, I hope we get more of this stuff since the rest of the tech market is getting stale.


r/LinusTechTips • • 17h ago

Image Could be an interesting video

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72 Upvotes

I searched online and theoretically ot can hold a maximum of 50 Petabytes of storage.


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Meme/Shitpost I think the fire Colton meme worked in reverse

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1.7k Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Image I made this back in 2022 and then a month later they announced the DualSense Edge lol

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265 Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 18h ago

Discussion What am I missing about Immich's file storage?

40 Upvotes

A month ago on WAN show, Linus mentioned that he didn't like getting locked into proprietary file storage systems. He specifically referenced Immich as a problem for this.

I am wondering if I'm missing something, as the storage template feature ( https://docs.immich.app/administration/storage-template/) allows you to tweak your entire folder structure, and I can still access my raw photos and videos.

I am also afraid of getting my photos locked into something proprietary, especially something that is made by such a small team and has almost no financial incentive to continue supporting the product. What am I missing here that they were referring to on the show?


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Discussion The brain rot editing sucks

522 Upvotes

I've been watching LTT pretty much since the beginning. The new editing with the quick random video inserts and audio inserts are terrible, is that just what the newer generation wants now?

Edit: downvotes have spoken apparently everyone loves the new editing.


r/LinusTechTips • • 15h ago

Link Love seeing their iPod/controller mods

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13 Upvotes

Before they even made the mod videos I had previously modded a Dual Sense controller and a iPod 7th Gen

Dual sense mods:
TMR sticks
New battery
Extreme rate paddles with mouse click triggers

Total cost on my dual sense with the mods was maybe $110-$120 that’s including the cost of a used controller

iPod 7th gen:
3000mah battery
Iflash quad with 2x 128gb micro SDs

The battery bloated about 4 months ago so I preordered the boxypixel mkII iPod shell which is a fantastic mod, giving access to Bluetooth, USBC charging, and a very nice frame.


r/LinusTechTips • • 5h ago

Discussion RGB Flannel - Loose Stitching/Threads?

0 Upvotes

Hi all, I recently took delivery of my RGB flannel and love it so far, but the quality seems a bit subpar to me than other LTT products I’ve purchased, in some aspects.

I’ll start by saying the material seems great to me. I’ve never owned a flannel before, but I really love the feel of this. I also really like the appearance of the RGB on this compared to my RGB sweater. But, just about anywhere there is stitching on this shirt, there are loose threads. Buttoning and unbuttoning it, the buttons are getting caught on stitching and pulling on it. The pockets have loose threads too.

I haven’t reached out to support yet. I thought I’d pop in here first and see what everyone else’s experience has been so far. I would assume this shouldn’t be normal, but I also don’t know. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!


r/LinusTechTips • • 17h ago

Tech Question 9800x3d or 7800x3d?

1 Upvotes

The price difference is 100 USD in my country which one do I go for?


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Video Linus Tech Tips - I Spent Over 10 Hours Upgrading my Controllers October 3, 2026 at 09:27AM

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75 Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 6h ago

Tech Discussion Modded 5090 run via 8pins instead of the 16pins

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From the looks of this and i'm not expert, it looks like everything NVIDIA claimed about why they HAD to move to the 16pin sockets was a lie... or they just didn't want to admit the 8pin sockets would be a bit more pricey for manufacturing and the GPU wouldn't look as good with the 8pin cables

Be epic to find out what Linus & Co thought about this? Video maybe or even WAN Show moment?


r/LinusTechTips • • 2d ago

Meme/Shitpost Addressing the YouTube Drama

530 Upvotes

I'm sure many of you are aware of what happened a little while ago, but if you aren't then refer to this YouTube video to know.


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Discussion That’s not all the Commuter water bottle holder holds

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Insert “Philippines mentioned” meme with Yui holding her bottle of Red Horse.

Both me and my girlfriend have the LTT commuter. The water bottle spot is amazing! Typically it has an umbrella, and the other side a water bottle (and whatever trash she throws into mine when I’m not looking thanks gf lol)

if you also transport adult beverages in the water bottle spot remember not to tip your bag over., as the bottle might fall out and break.


r/LinusTechTips • • 16h ago

Discussion Stove fan CPU cooler video?

0 Upvotes

I have searched and looked and asked various LLM's for this and am trying you guys now. I am looking for a video where a stove fan is placed on a CPU on a test bench for the entirety of the video while Linus and co host do other computer stuff. Iirc the stove fan was not mentioned in the title or thumbnail, that makes it hard to find.

Am I hallucinating or bad at searching? Help please :)


r/LinusTechTips • • 2d ago

Meme/Shitpost OpenAI crushing the competition

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2.3k Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

WAN Show Confirmed WANShow Bingo tiles for "AI Ruined The Deal And Gave Away His Address - October 2, 2026"

107 Upvotes

https://wanshow.bingo/

See you next week!

Same bat time, same bat channel!


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Link I tried ripping off the LTT Earphone Pouch…

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94 Upvotes

I like LTT stuff but sometimes it’s a bit expensive and in this case I wanted moar pouches so I thought I’d try reverse engineering the one I got in the mail today while listening to WAN show.

Its made of scraps except for the zipper because… why would I have scrap zippers?

I think the main reason it’s not holding shape as nice as the LTT pouch is because they’re using foam and I skipped the foam to make this easier to sew, especially since I don’t have a cylinder arm machine. Also because I got lazy.


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Image Stabby tabby (wan show adjacent)

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19 Upvotes

Does what it says on the sign 🤣


r/LinusTechTips • • 2d ago

WAN Show WAN Show Topic - Redditor buys used CPU, turns out it was banned on Valorant and they are SoL.

1.0k Upvotes

/u/After-Cartoonist-196 shares their story on the german PC building subreddit /r/PCBaumeister:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PCBaumeister/comments/1wqomor/gebrauchte_cpu_erlaubt_kein_valorant/

(in German)

TL;DR: They bought a used Ryzen 7 5800x3d from classified in September, and the CPU works fine, but when they tried to play Valorant on their PC, they were immediately banned, because the previous owner had cheated in August and their CPU serial number was blacklisted.

Riot has refused to unban the current user and worse, they can NOT revert to older CPU because now their entire setup (motherboard, HDD) has also been blacklisted.


r/LinusTechTips • • 1d ago

Discussion Upgrading my controller video questions

2 Upvotes

I just saw the controller upgrade video but i still got some questions.

  • Was the xbox controller Linus upgraded xbox one series controller? (are there different types)
  • Best places to buy mods/shells (amazon, aliexpress etc) and if bought from temu/ali what is your experience with the quality of it.
  • More about where to flash the controller, and what specific software to flash on it before upgrading

r/LinusTechTips • • 3d ago

Link Elijah expressing his gratitude for LTT (Wholesome)

5.9k Upvotes

r/LinusTechTips • • 16h ago

Meme/Shitpost Is this a good desktop for my first homelab?

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Hi guys, I saw this PC in my local thrift store. Is this a good config for about $56? I don't want to buy a bad CPU for my first homelab but I'm on a budget. My tech friend told me that the i4 was the perfect balance between the i3 and i5, so I was pretty excited to see an i4 listed on the tag. (edit: look at the flair)