The Hardest Secrets I’ve Ever Kept – WAN Show Nov 14, 2025

Linus and Luke kick off with a rapid-fire round of sponsor deals (Vessi, Odoo, Corsair, Odd Pieces, dbrand, Dell, Secretlab, PIA) before diving into Valve’s fresh hardware lineup: Steam Controller, Frame and Machine. They debate rechargeable NiMH vs. disposable batteries, test Bigscreen Beyond 2, compare Steam Deck pricing to rivals and unpack USB-CEC adapters, foveated streaming and hand-tracking tech.

The episode’s highlight is Linus meeting Linux’s Linus Torvalds—stories about fast email replies, behind-the-scenes collabs, yacht gossip and sibling hijinks abound. They also cover the future of Windows as an “agentic OS,” Ubisoft’s earnings delay, Google’s sideloading backtrack, Jack Dorsey’s Vine reboot, AI country hits, a face-planting Russian robot, Sony’s Japan-only PS5, remote-control Chinese buses, community-revived Nest, RAM price surges and plenty more merch messages and classic WAN banter.

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