# Why Are LTT Employees Quitting?

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Podcast: [The Hardware Unboxed Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188)
Published: 2026-02-06T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 96: Some employees have recently left LTT and their stories have been blowing up, so we thought it might be interesting to give our perspective on running a YouTube tech channel, whether Linus was being unfair and whether the ex-LTT guys made the right choice. Also, we chat about 9800X3D failures and Valve delaying the Steam Machine (and its price reveal) CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Our Thoughts on Employees Leaving LTT 45:50 - What is the Deal With 9800X3D Failures? 1:03:09 - Valve Delays Steam Machine 1:17:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SOURCES Jake's video on leaving LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2E Zip Tie Tuning video on LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0GPnA9pW8k Valve's Steam Machine update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/625565405086220583 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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