{"video_id":"_cjQMkrIPbQ","title":"Ok This Is Ridiculous.","channel":"TechLinked","show":"TechLinked","published_at":"2024-05-04T14:53:29Z","duration_s":522,"segments":[{"start_s":0.0,"end_s":6.36,"text":"Reviews of NVIDIA's new RTX 4060 graphics card are out and frankly, even","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.68,"end_s":11.0,"text":"including the DIY salad kit from Safeway, it is hard to imagine a bag","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.72,"end_s":15.04,"text":"more mixed. I'm Riley Murdoch, this is TechLinked and you will be disappointed","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.04,"end_s":18.96,"text":"to learn this card is decidedly underpowered in terms of hardware.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.2,"end_s":25.12,"text":"Compared to its predecessor, the RTX 3060, the 4060 has fewer GPU cores,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":22.16,"end_s":29.4,"text":"fewer RT cores, fewer AI cores and less memory. So, NVIDIA made the card half","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":27.52,"end_s":33.92,"text":"off. The PCIe lanes, I mean, it's got half as many. Now, the 4060 does see a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":31.48,"end_s":37.16,"text":"substantial performance boost with DLSS 3 and specifically the new frame","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":35.48,"end_s":41.36,"text":"generation feature, which is probably why NVIDIA allowed a small handful of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":39.12,"end_s":46.68,"text":"reviewers to post early sneak peeks of the 4060 a few days before the official","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":44.48,"end_s":51.32,"text":"review embargo lifted. So long as those reviewers only showed benchmarks of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":48.52,"end_s":54.08,"text":"NVIDIA approved games and emphasized its AI upscaling capacity.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":52.76,"end_s":58.28,"text":"Like how the Olympics only shows off athletes who use steroids. They're the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":55.8,"end_s":62.2,"text":"best. In a normal world, NVIDIA would weather significant backlash from the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":60.08,"end_s":66.16,"text":"strategy, be forced to apologize and commit to do better. But, we live in the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":64.0,"end_s":70.0,"text":"real world where everyone and their cat is giving NVIDIA direct access to their","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":68.2,"end_s":74.12,"text":"bank accounts in exchange for mountains of AI cards. Sure, boycott this product","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":73.08,"end_s":78.8,"text":"launch. I mean, uh best of luck.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":76.68,"end_s":84.0,"text":"Starfield, the hotly anticipated new game from Bethesda, is officially","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":80.48,"end_s":87.04,"text":"partnering with AMD and PC gamers are","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":84.0,"end_s":89.2,"text":"big mad. Not just because that's a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":87.04,"end_s":93.52,"text":"anagram. Thank you. Admittedly, gamers don't really do small or medium mad, but","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":91.44,"end_s":97.56,"text":"there's a reason this time. AMD has been taking a lot of heat recently for the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":95.24,"end_s":104.08,"text":"fact that a large percentage of AAA AMD partner games lack support for NVIDIA's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":100.16,"end_s":106.0,"text":"DLSS and Intel's XCSS upscaling, despite","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":104.08,"end_s":111.64,"text":"the fact that a majority of NVIDIA partner titles do support AMD's FSR","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":109.2,"end_s":116.2,"text":"upscaling. Make it make sense. Of course, even if Starfield does lack DLSS","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":113.88,"end_s":120.76,"text":"support, PC gamers with GeForce cards will still be able to enable FSR 2 due","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":119.04,"end_s":124.92,"text":"to AMD's more open approach to upscaling. This kind of anti-competitive","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":122.88,"end_s":129.0,"text":"behavior on all sides reminds me of my visit to the donkey sanctuary because","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":127.12,"end_s":133.32,"text":"I'm supposed to be having a fun time, but it's nothing but jackasses as far as","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":131.08,"end_s":137.04,"text":"the eye can see. This possible lack of DLSS has also raised concerns that the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":135.24,"end_s":141.52,"text":"game might perform poorly on release. But, come on. It's a Bethesda game. You","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":140.0,"end_s":144.4,"text":"manage to make it to 5 seconds of gameplay before your first bug.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":143.0,"end_s":150.24,"text":"It's a big mutated bug. And reviews are also out for the Pixel","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":146.24,"end_s":151.96,"text":"Fold and somebody has already broken it.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":150.24,"end_s":155.88,"text":"Early reviews have been positive. The Fold is a well-rounded device with a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":153.84,"end_s":160.68,"text":"thin form factor, relatively large screen and top-notch premium hardware,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":158.44,"end_s":164.24,"text":"just as Google promised. However, the big concern with foldables and Google","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":162.6,"end_s":167.76,"text":"hardware in general is always durability, especially for the hinge","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":166.04,"end_s":172.24,"text":"that makes all the difference between a foldable and a breakable. We don't want","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":170.4,"end_s":176.24,"text":"to make those anymore. We're we're we're past that. A reviewer from Ars Technica","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":174.6,"end_s":180.96,"text":"holds the questionable honor of being the first to turn Google's much-hyped","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":178.04,"end_s":184.96,"text":"foldable phone into an $1,800 foldable paperweight. Though, luckily for them,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":182.96,"end_s":189.56,"text":"the Pixel Fold is the first foldable to date to offer DIY repair through iFixit","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":187.92,"end_s":192.28,"text":"on release, which probably should have been the case for some previous foldable","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":190.92,"end_s":197.4,"text":"models given how these launches have gone. The Ars Technica reporter's phone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":194.4,"end_s":199.48,"text":"died after 4 days of light use, in part","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":197.4,"end_s":203.08,"text":"because the protective plastic layer on top of its ultra-thin glass doesn't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":201.4,"end_s":206.92,"text":"quite stretch to the edge of the screen. Hey, this sounds familiar. But, also","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":205.0,"end_s":211.84,"text":"because the two halves of the display are so close when folded, users can wind","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":209.56,"end_s":216.44,"text":"up smashing small debris into the screen, potentially puncturing the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":213.76,"end_s":220.0,"text":"delicate OLED where it's exposed. 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Now, go to newegg.com and get yourself an early","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":267.44,"end_s":275.6,"text":"Christmas gift or for whatever reason. Oh, but I want a new GPU, too.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":272.56,"end_s":277.96,"text":"There are five quick bits and five only.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":275.6,"end_s":282.08,"text":"If you add more or take any away, their quantum structure will become","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":279.36,"end_s":286.12,"text":"dangerously unstable. I don't believe that. You didn't sell","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":283.72,"end_s":290.08,"text":"that at all. Google reportedly canceled its lightweight AR glasses project","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":288.28,"end_s":293.44,"text":"during its mass layoffs earlier this year, according to Business Insider.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":292.0,"end_s":298.28,"text":"It's unclear whether the glasses were intended to be full AR or simply some","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":296.04,"end_s":303.16,"text":"kind of smart heads-up display, but it doesn't matter now because you're not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":300.64,"end_s":308.16,"text":"getting them either way. Apple has likewise postponed their lightweight AR","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":305.48,"end_s":312.36,"text":"glasses indefinitely, while Meta plans to ship their own version in 2027.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":310.56,"end_s":315.0,"text":"Although, given how things are going, wouldn't necessarily believe that one,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":313.76,"end_s":319.44,"text":"either. It's all going to be big headsets from now on. Yeah. I want to wear helmets anyways.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":317.88,"end_s":323.72,"text":"They keep me safe. I want to look like Daft Punk. Damus, a potential Twitter","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":321.84,"end_s":328.6,"text":"rival, has been removed from Apple's App Store over a feature that allows users","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":325.64,"end_s":334.0,"text":"to tip other users in Bitcoin. According to Apple, these transactions amount to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":331.08,"end_s":337.84,"text":"in-app purchases, of which Apple is owed a 30% cut.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":335.6,"end_s":342.68,"text":"Don't do that, says Apple. Hot tip. Damus says Apple is abusing its in-app","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":340.36,"end_s":348.04,"text":"purchase guidelines because, well, no digital content is unlocked by tipping","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":345.04,"end_s":349.64,"text":"and thus no purchase is taking place. I,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":348.04,"end_s":354.04,"text":"however, would like to ask a separate question. Namely, when Chipotle charges","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":352.16,"end_s":359.12,"text":"me $2 for extra guac, is that a microtransaction? And should I treat it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":356.64,"end_s":363.2,"text":"as a microaggression? Dolly Parton, Britney Spears, Taylor","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":360.92,"end_s":367.28,"text":"Swift and Adele are all protesting outside of Meta's London headquarters","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":365.52,"end_s":371.0,"text":"after they claim they were repeatedly banned from Facebook and Instagram for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":369.24,"end_s":375.08,"text":"impersonation. To be clear, these are not the real Parton, Spears, Swift and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":373.04,"end_s":379.2,"text":"no last name given. They're musical tribute acts. In theory, Meta's policy","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":377.6,"end_s":384.52,"text":"against impersonation is intended to crack down on malicious malicious","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":381.76,"end_s":389.24,"text":"Melissa's actions both malicious and delicious impersonation. Even","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":386.28,"end_s":393.12,"text":"nutritious. Not cover bands. However, their automatic moderation keeps","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":390.96,"end_s":398.68,"text":"flagging entertainers even after their accounts have been repeatedly","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":394.48,"end_s":400.4,"text":"reinstated. It's just a prank, guys.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":398.68,"end_s":404.68,"text":"A Meta spokesperson recommended that tribute acts make it clear in their bio","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":402.72,"end_s":409.32,"text":"or profile that they're not the real individual as if it had never occurred","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":407.24,"end_s":414.16,"text":"to them to clarify that they're not actually Shania Twain. I do that every","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":411.6,"end_s":419.96,"text":"day. Pope Francis is teaming up with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":416.92,"end_s":422.04,"text":"create an AI ethics handbook. It's not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":419.96,"end_s":425.12,"text":"the Bible was good enough. Turns out, this might feel like it's coming out of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":423.32,"end_s":428.92,"text":"nowhere, but this is actually far from the first time that the Pope has","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":426.56,"end_s":435.44,"text":"commented on artificial intelligence. In early 2020, His Holiness Papa Frank I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":432.48,"end_s":439.68,"text":"love it when you call ME EL PAPA. PARTNERED with Microsoft and IBM on the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":437.88,"end_s":443.76,"text":"creation of a set of principles for the ethical use of AI, including that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":441.64,"end_s":447.68,"text":"technology should respect privacy, consider the needs of all human beings","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":445.68,"end_s":452.12,"text":"and operate transparently and without bias. And not put Popes in fluffy","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":449.96,"end_s":457.6,"text":"jackets. While you and I might not have seen the AI apocalypse coming, turns out","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":454.6,"end_s":459.76,"text":"the Holy See had 20/20 vision. And a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":457.6,"end_s":465.28,"text":"college in New York is suing a cleaning company for $1 million in damages after","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":463.0,"end_s":470.76,"text":"one of their staff allegedly destroyed decades worth of research by turning off","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":467.92,"end_s":475.88,"text":"a lab freezer in order to mute an annoying alarm sound. I shouldn't be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":472.88,"end_s":478.48,"text":"laughing, but","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":475.88,"end_s":482.48,"text":"I'm so sorry. In September 2020, an alarm sounded indicating that the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":480.64,"end_s":486.64,"text":"freezer temperature was fluctuating, though not yet at a level that would","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":484.24,"end_s":490.88,"text":"damage the cultures inside. COVID restrictions meant that it couldn't be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":488.4,"end_s":495.4,"text":"repaired for a week, so lab officials put up a sign and locked the freezer","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":493.08,"end_s":499.76,"text":"outlet and socket to stop anyone from unplugging it. Undeterred, the cleaner","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":497.64,"end_s":503.64,"text":"resorted to turning off the circuit breaker, destroying the samples over the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":501.84,"end_s":506.64,"text":"course of the next several hours. It's like how sometimes you're just too tired","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":505.0,"end_s":510.12,"text":"to figure out the snooze alarm and instead, you just burn your entire house","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":508.6,"end_s":514.8,"text":"down. And we won't burn your house down if you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":512.2,"end_s":518.719,"text":"come back on Friday for more tech news. Your mortal enemy?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":516.56,"end_s":523.039,"text":"The line The line has been drawn in the sand. So, make a decision.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"Reviews of NVIDIA's new RTX 4060 graphics card are out and frankly, even including the DIY salad kit from Safeway, it is hard to imagine a bag more mixed. I'm Riley Murdoch, this is TechLinked and you will be disappointed to learn this card is decidedly underpowered in terms of hardware. Compared to its predecessor, the RTX 3060, the 4060 has fewer GPU cores, fewer RT cores, fewer AI cores and less memory. So, NVIDIA made the card half off. The PCIe lanes, I mean, it's got half as many. Now, the 4060 does see a substantial performance boost with DLSS 3 and specifically the new frame generation feature, which is probably why NVIDIA allowed a small handful of reviewers to post early sneak peeks of the 4060 a few days before the official review embargo lifted. So long as those reviewers only showed benchmarks of NVIDIA approved games and emphasized its AI upscaling capacity. Like how the Olympics only shows off athletes who use steroids. They're the best. In a normal world, NVIDIA would weather significant backlash from the strategy, be forced to apologize and commit to do better. But, we live in the real world where everyone and their cat is giving NVIDIA direct access to their bank accounts in exchange for mountains of AI cards. Sure, boycott this product launch. I mean, uh best of luck. Starfield, the hotly anticipated new game from Bethesda, is officially partnering with AMD and PC gamers are big mad. Not just because that's a anagram. Thank you. Admittedly, gamers don't really do small or medium mad, but there's a reason this time. AMD has been taking a lot of heat recently for the fact that a large percentage of AAA AMD partner games lack support for NVIDIA's DLSS and Intel's XCSS upscaling, despite the fact that a majority of NVIDIA partner titles do support AMD's FSR upscaling. Make it make sense. Of course, even if Starfield does lack DLSS support, PC gamers with GeForce cards will still be able to enable FSR 2 due to AMD's more open approach to upscaling. This kind of anti-competitive behavior on all sides reminds me of my visit to the donkey sanctuary because I'm supposed to be having a fun time, but it's nothing but jackasses as far as the eye can see. This possible lack of DLSS has also raised concerns that the game might perform poorly on release. But, come on. It's a Bethesda game. You manage to make it to 5 seconds of gameplay before your first bug. It's a big mutated bug. And reviews are also out for the Pixel Fold and somebody has already broken it. Early reviews have been positive. The Fold is a well-rounded device with a thin form factor, relatively large screen and top-notch premium hardware, just as Google promised. However, the big concern with foldables and Google hardware in general is always durability, especially for the hinge that makes all the difference between a foldable and a breakable. We don't want to make those anymore. We're we're we're past that. A reviewer from Ars Technica holds the questionable honor of being the first to turn Google's much-hyped foldable phone into an $1,800 foldable paperweight. Though, luckily for them, the Pixel Fold is the first foldable to date to offer DIY repair through iFixit on release, which probably should have been the case for some previous foldable models given how these launches have gone. The Ars Technica reporter's phone died after 4 days of light use, in part because the protective plastic layer on top of its ultra-thin glass doesn't quite stretch to the edge of the screen. Hey, this sounds familiar. But, also because the two halves of the display are so close when folded, users can wind up smashing small debris into the screen, potentially puncturing the delicate OLED where it's exposed. Ars Technica's Pixel Fold appears to have died due to a near microscopic perforation between the end of this protective plastic layer and the beginning of the bezel bordering the screen. Funnily enough, everyone freaked out about the Pixel Fold's huge bezels when they first saw them, but little did we know this was an Achilles ankle situation. Normally, you say Achilles heel, but we're just kind of quirky today. We're just kind of you know. What's going on with my frames? Looks like your GPU need a little upgrade with our sponsor, Newegg. Wait, are you gaming at work? To be a nice big brother, it's time to pass on your old GPU to your sibling. Oh my god, thank you. And get yourself a better GPU with Newegg. Like the powerful RX 7900 is now less than $1,000. And you say your budget's tight? No worries. Newegg has a ton of GPUs that are great bang for your buck. Get this, this, this or all of them if you're greedy like me. Now, go to newegg.com and get yourself an early Christmas gift or for whatever reason. Oh, but I want a new GPU, too. There are five quick bits and five only. If you add more or take any away, their quantum structure will become dangerously unstable. I don't believe that. You didn't sell that at all. Google reportedly canceled its lightweight AR glasses project during its mass layoffs earlier this year, according to Business Insider. It's unclear whether the glasses were intended to be full AR or simply some kind of smart heads-up display, but it doesn't matter now because you're not getting them either way. Apple has likewise postponed their lightweight AR glasses indefinitely, while Meta plans to ship their own version in 2027. Although, given how things are going, wouldn't necessarily believe that one, either. It's all going to be big headsets from now on. Yeah. I want to wear helmets anyways. They keep me safe. I want to look like Daft Punk. Damus, a potential Twitter rival, has been removed from Apple's App Store over a feature that allows users to tip other users in Bitcoin. According to Apple, these transactions amount to in-app purchases, of which Apple is owed a 30% cut. Don't do that, says Apple. Hot tip. Damus says Apple is abusing its in-app purchase guidelines because, well, no digital content is unlocked by tipping and thus no purchase is taking place. I, however, would like to ask a separate question. Namely, when Chipotle charges me $2 for extra guac, is that a microtransaction? And should I treat it as a microaggression? Dolly Parton, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and Adele are all protesting outside of Meta's London headquarters after they claim they were repeatedly banned from Facebook and Instagram for impersonation. To be clear, these are not the real Parton, Spears, Swift and no last name given. They're musical tribute acts. In theory, Meta's policy against impersonation is intended to crack down on malicious malicious Melissa's actions both malicious and delicious impersonation. Even nutritious. Not cover bands. However, their automatic moderation keeps flagging entertainers even after their accounts have been repeatedly reinstated. It's just a prank, guys. A Meta spokesperson recommended that tribute acts make it clear in their bio or profile that they're not the real individual as if it had never occurred to them to clarify that they're not actually Shania Twain. I do that every day. Pope Francis is teaming up with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics to create an AI ethics handbook. It's not the Bible was good enough. Turns out, this might feel like it's coming out of nowhere, but this is actually far from the first time that the Pope has commented on artificial intelligence. In early 2020, His Holiness Papa Frank I love it when you call ME EL PAPA. PARTNERED with Microsoft and IBM on the creation of a set of principles for the ethical use of AI, including that technology should respect privacy, consider the needs of all human beings and operate transparently and without bias. And not put Popes in fluffy jackets. While you and I might not have seen the AI apocalypse coming, turns out the Holy See had 20/20 vision. And a college in New York is suing a cleaning company for $1 million in damages after one of their staff allegedly destroyed decades worth of research by turning off a lab freezer in order to mute an annoying alarm sound. I shouldn't be laughing, but I'm so sorry. In September 2020, an alarm sounded indicating that the freezer temperature was fluctuating, though not yet at a level that would damage the cultures inside. COVID restrictions meant that it couldn't be repaired for a week, so lab officials put up a sign and locked the freezer outlet and socket to stop anyone from unplugging it. Undeterred, the cleaner resorted to turning off the circuit breaker, destroying the samples over the course of the next several hours. It's like how sometimes you're just too tired to figure out the snooze alarm and instead, you just burn your entire house down. And we won't burn your house down if you come back on Friday for more tech news. Your mortal enemy? The line The line has been drawn in the sand. So, make a decision."}