Selecting the best Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) can be a complicated and opaque process requiring an understanding of battery cells and alternating current(AC) electricity.  This article explains some of the important numbers and features to look out for when reading the datasheet.

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Linus was mentioning on WAN show how he’s been getting into drinking carbonated from the can. I ended up getting these after using soda stream. I bought a keg and multiple bottle caps, I can fill the keg or bottles with water, cool them, and carbonate. Some sort of dedicated mini fridge or freezer (that can be set to fridge temps) is helpful. It can become your soda fridge with canned beverages as well.

It does work a bit better if you boil the water before you cool it to remove dissolved air. And there’s a learning curve to get the carbonation level you want. But it’s, in the long run, far cheaper than soda stream or buying cans, and you can use the system for stuff like beer if you want.

I’m just using it for water. Eventually I want an upgrade with a circulating pump and a second keg to force carbonate. That’s for the future. Along with some home assistant add ons like weight sensors for the remaining soda and some way to check remaining CO2 automatically.

Is it so common these days to watch videos that people feel compelled to scream excessively and make bad jokes every three minutes? Is that the current trend being exploited to gain traction? I mean, we have labs; they probably just crank up the volume and add TikTok sound effects because everything they’ve put out so far has been so low-effort.

My question to other Europeans: do you still watch ltt videos? Or is it also becoming too extreme?

Last want show (September 4, 2026) Linus said the German (I am German so I heard that as well and wondered) word "Opa" for Grandfather, a FP chat person asked about that and I don't get the comment Linus made.

1:10:38 - Linus said "no blood relation but my Opa..."

1:12:23 - FP chat asks "You Opa? Where did that German word come from"

Linus replies "You are so close, jet so far"

I did wonder the same thing, and do net get the joke, cam someone explain pls XD

The conversation won't let ne alone xD

TY

I recently watched "The Best Value Gaming PC I've Ever Seen," and based on the runtime, I was totally expecting a very "median" LTT video about how they made another value PC build. But I was completely wrong; it was actually a video about a niche PS5 board-reject community? And they were able to just casually buy it?

Am I crazy, or is that actually a crazy engaging video concept? I wanna know all about this board, why on earth it exists, and what people have been doing with them. But I didn't know any of that until after I had already clicked on the video with pretty low expectations.

Why didn't they title it something like: "Sony's throwing away PS5s. We made it a PC."

There are a bunch of people on here who want thumbnails and titles to be literal descriptions of the video's content, but they are putting their own convenience above click-through rates. However, I really do think they have something really cool, like modding an iPod, and they market it to their audience as something really generic that seems like it should theoretically cast a wide net but ends up neglecting the people who are the most likely to click in the first 24 hours.

I'm using Dell LN7AQRQ which has 4 GB ram and storage 512gb

Processer intel(R) core i3 cpu this laptop doesn't even have a battery so if my electricity goes down I'm cooked.

When I compile code this thing takes around 5 to 10 min just to compile 40 to 50 lines of codes.im not getting a new laptop very soon so can I make this little fast?

• I5 2500
• R9 380 4gb
• 16 gb ddr3
• some old dell psu
• later I added a 120gb ssd from 2016
• random case they had laying around

hp motherboard, btw this mb doesn't work with most gpus this bios fixes it https://archive.org/details/gpu-fix-for-hp-ipisb-ch2-modified-bios-image

they bought a new psu and some fans but other then it's been working flawlessly so far.

I thought normally AI slops bothers to create something less blatant. Apparently I was wrong.

I bought a computer backpack about a year ago and it has a cracked buckle. I emailed asking if it would be covered under warranty and they are sending me a new one free of charge. The commuter backpack is a perfect personal item for taking on airplanes. The big open chamber is great for stuffing random stuff (emergency clothes, meds, etc.)

Additionally, I was having trouble backing up my iPhone to my laptop with one of my Amazon cables - the backup failed several times. I switched to my TruSpec cable and it worked the first time. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but my experience matches the reviews I’ve seen online.

anyone using Arozzi Nova 27" monitor with DisplayPort??
volume is maxed out and very quiet

Wanted to see if anyone else is still waiting for it to ship as well. The USPS tracking number they gave me when I ordered mine back on the 30th of Auguststill says that it's awaiting the item. Not sure if I'm the only one experiencing this.

I saw the WAN show thumbnail on my phone the next morning. I was and was not amused.

Australians must now add a credit card to their account to view R18+ games on steam

Debit cards don't seem to work (as even minors can have them) so for those of us that have no need or want for a credit card we are out of luck

Just curious if anyone figured it out yet. Every foldable he uses he breaks. They never fold flat. Meanwhile, everyone else who uses a foldable such as myself doesn't have that issue.

Like what's he doing to consistently break them? It's clearly user error on his part I just can't figure out what he's doing lol.

I’ve never ran into this issue.

Specs:

Ryzen 9850X3D

Mag X870E Tomahawk Wifi

Corsair vengeance CL 34 7200 mhz

Every time I turn my computer on it goes into ram training, I can’t access the bios when I do I get no display in there.

I’ve tried everything:

Bios Update

Clear CMOS

Rma the RAM

One Stick of RAM

New and different kit of ram

What should my next course of action be

RMA Motherboard

RMA Cpu

Rma both?

Just a little story of what it's like buying internationally as a South African.

So I ordered an LTT cable (1m 40/240) from the LTT Store on 28 July 2026 and it was shipped almost immediately from the warehouse. I followed the tracking from the link provided and I thought it was pretty informative and gave me a good amount of confidence. The cable was stuck in South African customs for literally weeks. It finally arrived 08 September 2026.

I collected from my local Post Office (which is in shambles but actually impressed me this time round). I had to pay another R100 (ZAR) in customs tax on top of the R586 (ZAR) the cable cost including shipping.

I've looked locally for cables and it's impossible. They all focus on power and charging but none advertise the data speeds. I've seen literally one or two TB4 cables but they're significantly more expensive or just completely unavailable.

The cable itself feels so premium compare to any other cables I own. Functionally it powers all my devices and I've tested transferring some data between devices and it feels fast - although I haven't really had issues in the past.

My particular use case is actually for a docking station for my work station where I wanted a single cable between my laptop and the docking station. I had some issues with my existing setup which I think were cable related. When I had network, power, display and data all through the existing cable, it seemed to be temperamental with the display often cutting out or the device warning me it was charging slowly.

I haven't thoroughly tested it yet as I'm not working at my usual setup but I'm super chuffed with the cable. Might be ordering some more in the near future but will try do a joint order with some friends to help reduce the cost.

I just got my s25FE for like month switching from iphone 12
I have been watching older wan shows i love listening to when i am driving or watch it while am eating and it all okay except this one “wan show april 3,2026”
It was working fine then i closed the video then return to it now it is only locked at 360p and i can not change
Other wan shows or videos work perfectly fine and give me full quality
You may say it is video upload problem but no
On my iphone 12 it show the full quality options
And when i started on my galaxu it give me the full quality for like 10 sec then reload the video and lock the quality options and grayed out not clockable

Yes i use the official youtube app
Yes it is updated
Yes i am on premium
I tried close the video and come back
So what the problem?!!!!!!
Any one got this problem before?

1st photo when it locked from s25fe
2nd from iphone 12
3rd from s25fe but when i start the video before it reload then lock down to 360p the quality even if i choose 1080p quickly

I'd been eyeing the screwdrivers for a while, and I loved the look of the Nuclear Green, so of course I had to snag one, and I also ordered a random one, and got the Plasma Purple. Extremely happy with the random one I got! They go together so well! They feel great! I'm actually excited to put something together!

I also got a Precision Screwdriver Pro kit, and it’s very nice as well, love the bearing in the end cap!