Improbable Insights

Eric and David go to PAX, the gamer culture con hosted in Seattle the first weekend in September. They come back brimming with stories of cool games, cool gear, and cool experiences. While gaming remains the main focus, hardware vendors now show up in force, with the latest game-related gear. Both Eric and David offer tips for a fruitful and fun PAX experience. Tools Did you buy a 4GB GTX 970? Go get your refund! The GTX 970's architecture resulted in a quasi-segmented approach to memory, which resulted in a 3.5GB pool and a 0.5GB pool of RAM, compromising performance when games needed more than 3.5GB. A class action lawsuit netted a $30 refund for people who bought a GTX 970, so you should collect yours. I also talk about more prosaic things, like toilet feed shutoff valves and hot milk frothers. The three of us discuss our experiences with iOS 10, and Eric likes what he sees with Apple Watch OS 3, which also dropped recently. David also waxes lyrical about the Van's Shoe Customizer and a 12V car batter