In this TechTalk livestream I bounce between the big scary headlines and the real-world “why does my stuff not work” tech that actually affects you every day. We get into the weekly news mix—social media and what it’s doing to attention and mood, the fear swirling around Anthropic’s “Mythos” AI stuff, and the Rockstar / GTA 6 hack angle from a cybersecurity perspective. My whole goal is to cut through the doom and vibes and talk about what’s actually happening, what’s plausible, and what people should be paying attention to instead of just panic-sharing hot takes. But honestly, a big chunk of this stream turns into a super practical Wi‑Fi lesson because we were seeing signal drops, and I’ve learned the hard way how directional those “pancake” ceiling access points are. If you’ve got one of those UniFi-style Frisbee APs sitting on a shelf the “wrong” way, you can absolutely kneecap your signal—especially on 5GHz. I explain the donut-shaped radiation pattern, why flipping the AP can take you from garbage speeds to hundreds of megabits, and how floors vs walls change everything. Plus we talk a bit about parasocial weirdness in streaming communities and why moderation matters.