Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On tonight's show...

Cloudflare Postmortem - NO ONE is getting 5-9s this year
blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage

Microsoft Azure went dark, but this time it WAS an attack
bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-aisuru-botnet-used-500-000-ips-in-15-tbps-azure-ddos-attack

GPUs are a MASSIVE depreciating asset
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/gpu-depreciation-could-be-the-next-big-crisis-coming-for-ai-hyperscalers-after-spending-billions-on-buildouts-next-gen-upgrades-may-amplify-cashflow-quirks

Elecom announces new HUGE Plus Trackball
elecomusa.com/products/huge-plus

Man in Essex heats his home with his own private data center
bbc.com/news/articles/c0rpy7envr5o

- Gaming News -

Union leader claims GTA6 devs were NOT leaking data
gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/union-leader-says-fired-gta-6-devs-werent-leaking-rockstar-secrets-they-were-talking-about-working-conditions-on-a-private-discord-they-should-be-legally-protected-to-do-that

PC hobbyist charged $684 in tariffs on a $355 shipment (and it’ll happen to yooooouuuoououououo)
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/pc-hobbyist-charged-684-in-tariffs-on-355-shipment

Valve claims the Steam Machine is equal to or better than 70% of gaming PCs
wccftech.com/steam-machine-offers-equal-or-better-performance-70-gaming-pcs