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IBIF Podcast 93 – Fifteen Minutes of Drinking

Nothing to see hear but a good amount of drinking and making fun of tech news. We didn’t play much, but the recording was fun 🙂
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February 7, 2021
Sell Virtual Hats, Buy Real Ferrari

Valve has released information that people making virtual hats and selling them in Team Fortress 2 have earned over $500,000 in a year. That’s one person, selling virtual hats, making enough to buy a real Ferrari. Have trouble believing this? So did Paypal, which couldn’t believe something other than drugs could pull this kind of…
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February 4, 2013
Valve Discovers Ancient Hieroglyphic [UPDATED]

Valve may not be able to count to three, but they found a company that can. Valve is working with Xi3 to make a version of their modular computer for the Steam Box. Xi3’s take on the Steam Box is called Piston, and is based on their performance model X7A, which costs $999. Actual cost…
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January 8, 2013