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Timestamps:
0:00 The Nature of Fear
0:10 AMD motherboards USB issue
1:05 Ryzen 7 5800 pre-built
2:05 Silver Sparrow Mac malware
3:06 Private Internet Access
3:41 QUICK BITS
3:46 Comcast delays data cap
4:20 Apple outsells Samsung
4:47 Spotify HiFi
5:10 Core i9 11900K fancy box
5:38 Zoom call school board debacle

NEWS SOURCES

UNIVERSAL SERIAL BROKEN
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16498/amd-usb-connectivity
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-investigates-usb-flakiness-with-pcie-4-and-500-chipsets-possible-fixes
https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-is-analyzing-usb-disconnect-issue-in-500-series-motherboards/

THE X IS A $150 SURCHARGE
https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147455-dell-starts-list-pc-systems-amd-ryzen-7-5800-option/
Don Charlie on Twitter
https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/gaming-and-games/alienware-aurora-r10-ryzen-edition-gaming-desktop/spd/alienware-aurora-r10-desktop/daar10_h71e?view=configurations&configurationid=48ee31d5-2c00-4fd5-9fcd-eed8594aeab7

UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE?
https://www.zdnet.com/article/30000-macs-infected-with-new-silver-sparrow-malware/
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/02/20/more-malware-found-to-target-apple-silicon-macs
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/257228/20210219/apple-mac-m1-malware-called-silver-sparrow-now-attacking-computer.htm

QUICK BITS

COM-CRAP
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/comcast-responds-to-pressure-cancels-data-cap-in-northeast-us-until-2022/
https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-delays-data-caps-again-until-2022/

APPLE BREAKS A STREAK
https://bgr.com/2021/02/22/apple-vs-samsung-phone-sales-q4-2020/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-beats-samsung-in-smartphone-sales-for-first-time-in-five-years/

HI SPOTI-FI
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/22/spotify-take-competitors-tidal-amazon-spotify-hifi-audio/4543827001/
https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/22/spotify-hifi-lossless-counter-to-apple-music/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/22/barack-obama-bruce-springsteen-podcast-renegades-born-usa

EXPENSIVE PLASTIC THAT ISN’T A POKEMON CARD
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Images-of-Rocket-Lake-Intel-Core-i9-packaging-leaked-The-i9-11900K-is-so-fast-its-box-can-t-keep-up.522885.0.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/88693-intel-core-i9-rocket-lake-cpus-get-glow.html

LIKE A PTA MEETING, BUT WITH SWEARING
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-school-board-members-caught-disparaging-parents-accidental-zoom-broadcast-n1258351
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56156795
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