Free Memory

AMD released the new RX 6600 XT video cards and reviewers have gotten their hands on them. But is it any good? At $379 MSRP, it's already expensive, and clearly the scalpers, cryptocurrency miners, and gamers will only drive the price up even further above the scalped prices and AIB markups that are sweeping the industry...

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Ever wondered what is in an engineering student's everyday carry? As well as their setup and how they use computers and technology in their everyday lives? Today we talk about what's in my backpack, what's in my pocket, and how I have even my desktop set up for maximum productivity.

We talk about Apple's slippery slope and what they're doing with in today's world with on-device iPhone scanning and messages scanning. As they say, "the road to hell was paved with good intentions," and even if it was good intentions today (whether or not you believe that is up to you), the future is scary for what this kind of technology holds.

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CEOs are anxious to get everyone back to the office - but are the workers ready? Many tech workers are still vying to keep their jobs remote, arguing for better flexibility around their schedules as well as reduced commute times and money saved from not driving. Amazon is the latest to concede and extend remote work to the rest of this year.

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Makes of World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and other huge franchises, the State of California has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over workplace culture and the way they treat female employees. Not cool, Blizzard.

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In this episode we talk about a security directive from the NSA to regularly reboot your cellphone, and why that's a good idea, not just for your phone but also your other devices as well. This episode was recorded freeform and slightly differently than my other episodes, so let me know what you think about it! I'm trying something different for this episode specifically.

In this episode of Free Memory we discuss UC San Diego's housing crisis and the latest updates on what is going on. In a future episode I will consider talking about what I believe are some solutions to the housing crisis. Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!

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You can hack Google now! Get started with the link here.

Discord just dropped a new feature: Threads. This is pretty much a copy of Slack's threads, and is a common feature in quite a few chat apps. What do you guys think? Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @gideontong!

In this episode I talk about the Olympics and the latest updates, but don't totally divulge into what I think of it just yet (because we're saving that for a future episode)! If you want to leave me a message, simply follow a link to the podcast or tweet at me on Twitter @gideontong.