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Going Full Penguin: GPUs, Laptops, and RAM, oh my!

Episode 68 of the The Beer Driven Devs podcast, hosted by Matt Goldman & Liam Elliott, titled "Going Full Penguin: GPUs, Laptops, and RAM, oh my!" was published on April 1, 2026.

April 1, 2026 · The Beer Driven Devs

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Matt finally snaps. After a faulty GPU, a laptop that keeps rebooting itself, and a pre-installed audio driver that hides in System32 and reinstalls itself after every Windows Update, the only sensible move is nuclear — wipe the drive and switch to Linux. A deeply personal saga of hardware woes, vendor frustration, and one very stubborn rootkit.

Matt finally snaps. After a faulty GPU, a laptop that keeps rebooting itself, and a pre-installed audio driver that hides in System32 and reinstalls itself after every Windows Update, the only sensible move is nuclear — wipe the drive and switch to Linux. A deeply personal saga of hardware woes, vendor frustration, and one very stubborn rootkit.
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