video: https://youtu.be/r8cL1L9ShYE

Ready to ditch the controller? In this video we crack open Valve’s rumored brain-implant project—how it might beam your entire Steam library straight into your neurons, what problems it could solve (or create), and why it could be gaming’s biggest leap since VR. Hit play and decide if you’re brave enough to jack in.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:53 Community Feedback

00:09:42 Sandfly Security

00:11:53 Red Hat Summit Recap

00:21:32 Linux Kernel 6.15

00:22:49 better support for Intel Arc GPUS

00:26:06 ARM and RISC-V hardware support has been expanded for industrial, embedded and edge devices

00:26:32 There are new drivers for the Apple Touch Bar on Intel MacBook Pros and Apple M1 and M2 MacBook Pros.

00:29:23 support for the 36 year old Intel 486 processor created in 1989, and support for the first Pentium processors will be removed from the Linux Kernel

00:31:16 more hardware support for gaming on Linux, including the Sony PlayStation 5 controllers And for Xbox controllers, the Turtle Beach Recon and Stealth Ultra controllers have been added to the xpad driver, as well as the PowerA Wired Controller for Xbox

00:33:01 Repairable Game Controllers

00:34:07 Crazy game prices

00:36:14 Bricked Switch 2 a launch

00:38:03 We all love Valve and what it is doing for Linux gaming

00:39:57 Ryan that transition was not good at all

00:41:07 Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year

00:44:08 Steam is not the industry stanadrd

00:47:55 Collaboration Call: Starfish is seeking partners in wireless power transfer, neural interfaces, and communication systems to further develop its technology

00:48:38 Will humans be able to keep up with robots

00:50:31 Technical Specs and wondering on how updates will work

00:52:44 Eventyally will be as common as chiping your pets

00:54:00 WSL Goes Open Source

00:57:00 Text Editor Battle

00:58:20 Ryan's Life Tip

00:59:40 Support the Show

01:03:05 Outro