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I make videos for YouTube & Nebula. [bridged from https://mas.to/@Techaltar on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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More & more convinced the Zelensky dressdown went exactly as planned. Still too many people, even republicans, viewed him as a victim. How to sell to your voters that you'll abandon someone like that? So they set up the "how dare you not be thankful" trap, expecting this to be so brazen that […]

While Trump shits on Zelensky, Israel is lobbying to keep Russian bases in Syria to keep it weak & divided. It also intensified bombing the country that hasn't lifted a finger against them. This is the axis of evil […]

I randomly decided to record a short for the 2 biggest stories that happened AFTER I was already done recording tfc. The hope is that it's a bit of extra news, while also ideally funneling shorts people to the main video. WDYT about the format? https://youtube.com/shorts/hI12iFyILI8?feature=share

Microsoft tests ads in Office Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-microsoft-tests-ads-in-office YouTube: https://youtu.be/eFCGfTf9b88

One of the funniest comment exchanges I've read under a random article ever

So Trump forced Ukraine to sign away half its revenue from minerals to the US which are "potentially worth more than $10 trillion" Meanwhile it is now also lifting sanctions on Russia. This is a betrayal of such magnitude it can never be forgotten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrkIbG74H6A

Lol, framework just launched a new product and this is their website :D

"CHIPS Act dies because employees are fired" Smells like opportunity for the rest of the world. Along with US retreat in EVs, renewables, etc. https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-services/semiconductor-advisors/353373-chips-act-dies-because-employees-are-fired-nist-chips-people-are-probationary/

A wild ride https://youtu.be/qdqZ0q6cuYs?si=UlNkt-TtdorHMg-A

OMG I just realized that the pun is that "le chat" means "the cat" in French. That logo 🥹

Got a couple more friends to switch from Messenger to Signal 🧘‍♂️

"It's time to build" is used by US VCs like Marc Andreessen, but it's a slogan people outside of the US should take really seriously right about now. We need viable alternatives in case the US becomes an unreliable partner

US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters https://kyivindependent.com/us-threatens-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/

I have randomly become interested in the idea of hosting my own solo Mastodon instance. I've seen some guides online, but all are a bit old. Does anyone have any current thoughts or experiences to share? - Is setup & migrating your existing users a pain? - Does it require an lot of ongoing […]

This chip will cost Qualcomm $8 billion Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-this-chip-will-cost-qualcomm-8-billion YouTube: https://youtu.be/lvB_z0NsA28

"Give us all your minerals or we'll get Putin to blow up your country" is one hell of a negotiating position from a supposed ally

TIL: Cowboy, the maker of the e-bike I ride now makes their bikes in France. I asked them and previously they were made in Hungary. Somehow I always assume everything is made in China, lol https://cowboy.com/blogs/press/designed-in-belgium-now-assembled-in-france

Looks like Trump wants to kill congestion pricing in New York. Really feels like the whole plan is just to have the shittiest take on every single thing https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/19/congestion-pricing-terminated-trump-adminstration-mta-toll/

I've recently heard of female friends being accused by thier colleagues of being promoted only because thier companies had diversity quotas to fulfill. This stupidity is going to get normalized so quickly women will have to justify every little bullshit they have all the time even more

TIL the Arizona TSMC fab already has the Apple the A16, S9 and the AMD Ryzen 9000 in production, with 10k wafers / month. All N4. That's actually not bad! https://www.culpium.com/p/apple-doubles-down-with-second-chip

Love the thumbnail A/B testing feature in general, but sometimes it's just too funny 😁

Now also on YouTube: How China got too good at making batteries & EVs YouTube: https://youtu.be/TjxKu_WQoBU Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-how-china-got-too-good-at-making-batteries-evs

The strategy is to announce insane new stuff often enough so that the insanity/cruelty/inefficiency of any single announcement never has the time to sink in & become a truly become a nation-wide matter of concern. Everyone's upset about 17 other things already! Divide & conquer!

The fact that the main rich dude character has a Pixel 8 in White Lotus S3E1 completely threw me off balance, haha With some people you can just tell there's no way in hell they would have anything other than an iPhone

The comments have not flipped to accusing me both of being a CCP shill and being an apologist for the West who can't accept the greatness of China. Peace has returned to the land, all is in balance. Logging off 🧘‍♂️

Literally 5 seconds after uploading a video about China that doesn't have a negative title 😂

Now Also on YouTube! I visited China's city of the future. It blew my mind. YouTube: https://youtu.be/VItBlmlWE4U Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-chinas-silicon-valley-blew-my-mind/

China's Silicon Valley blew my mind! Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-chinas-silicon-valley-blew-my-mind (Coming to YouTube soon!)

Apple just embraced Chinese AI Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-apple-just-embraced-chinese-ai YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ubcq6ZoodQw

Evergreen cartoon

How China got too good at making batteries & EVs https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-how-china-got-too-good-at-making-batteries-evs (coming to YouTube later)

Wow, what an oddly satisfying bike ride this was 😍

It's that time of the week again, I'm looking for more Nebula Q's I should A. Drop them below!

Spent ~20 hours in Beijing walking around, including in the area where all the universities are and all the exchange students used to hang out. Saw a grand total of 3* foreigners so far. Chinese new year might be partially to blame, but foreigners used to be supper common 😬 *(not counting […]

Getting an email from a German government agency that I have an important message in my super secret online inbox I have to log in for with their 20 step process. The message: "we've updated our privacy policy" 🫠

If I had to guess, I'd say Cyberpunk 2077 based much of its city architecture on Bangkok. Love how the multi-story structures look!

Tesla sales are collapsing Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-tesla-sales-are-collapsing YouTube: https://youtu.be/g69KMq8MF1E

Every time I bite into a mango or papaya in Southeast Asia, I tear up a little and wonder if the locals here truly understand how much better their fruits are than those of the rest of us plebs

Which one would you click on? Comment 1/2/3/4 below 🤔

Was so happy about the Intel Lunar Lake chip barely heating up in the Berlin winter. Thought it was almost like having a fanless Mac! Being in 35C Bangkok the machine feels hot and slugglish...

Our Bangkok hotel came with a cat that's very upset that I'm not giving it any food 😂

The scary thing is that I've watched a Trump/Musk style takeover of the government in my home country of Hungary a long time ago and it went great for them. Turns out the general population accepted every institution being gutted and stripped in obviously corrupt ways. They were simply […]

How long before US citizens have to buy X Premium to access critical government services?

Bangkok sidewalks be like

The Surface Microsoft doesn't want you to buy! Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-the-surface-microsoft-doesnt-want-you-to-buy YouTube: https://youtu.be/MjUB4hs1e6M

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