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163 The Day Fashion Killed A Spacesuit

22 May 2026 1:32:15 Gene and Ben

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A single pair of glitched jeans can ground you in a space simulator, and that kind of absurdity turns into a surprisingly useful way to talk about complexity, control, and modern tech. We start with Star Citizen: why the graphics are jaw-dropping, why the performance can still dip hard on good rigs, and how “more realism” sometimes means less fun when tiny gear mistakes or inventory bugs punish hours of progress. If you have ever loved a game and hated it in the same week, you will feel seen. 

Then we pivot into the hardware and AI rabbit hole. We debate buying a cheap used compute GPU for a NAS build, running a local LLM for coding and automation, and avoiding cloud-connected home systems. The big concern is privacy: people are handing over the exact kind of data they used to fight to protect, except now it is packaged as convenience and “AI features.” We also touch the real-world cost behind that convenience, from electricity use to the rise of massive AI data center projects and on-site power generation. 

The back half goes wide: free game deals and ridiculous hours logged, Memorial Day gun deal browsing with tools like AmmoSeek and gun.deals, a surprisingly cheap Mossberg bolt gun find, and quick hits on politics, trucking industry liability, and SpaceX IPO hype plus Starship V3 simplification. If you like conversations that connect gaming culture, tech trends, and energy economics without pretending any of it is simple, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves gear talk, and leave a review with the one topic you want us to go deeper on next.

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