We all know that in tough times, hard decisions must be made. And TWiT is not immune to the vagaries of the tech economy. A recent downturn in advertising has forced Leo ‘n’ Lisa to cut back on everything from employee access to the freebie NatureBox swag, to healthcare for new hires.

But in a new low—even for the notoriously miserly Leo Laporte—”This Week in Computer Hardware” is presented without an audio track. It’s unclear as of press time if the error was intentional or just the result of the video editing staff being overworked to the point of exhaustion. CEHo Lisa Kentzell has said that no stone will be left unturned in looking for cost savings. It might have been determined that leaving out the audio track could have saved upwards of $.05 a show; a savings that the stringy-haired homewrecker might not have been able to pass up.

TWiT watcher and #TotalDrama contributor Richard Yes said, “Making the editors work nights, instead of spending time with their loved ones, seems to have paid off. Great work Team TWiT.”

Update: THEY PULLED THE PAGE DOWN IN SHAME.

Update 2: Comment from Leo Laporte on the Twitlive chatroom:

In light of TWiT’s crimes against humanity: the horrible color balance on every show; lack of co-host racial diversity; and general malfeasance toward viewers, the European Court of Human Rights has opened proceedings into bringing Leo Laporte and the entire staff of the troubled tech network to Brussels to answer for their immoral acts.

The accused include:

• TWiT founder Leo “I Know Nothing” Laporte
• CEHo Lisa “Sieg Heil” Kentzell
• Chad “Jawohl mein Führer” Johnson
• Jeff “Purple Hitler” Jarvis
• Mike “Heinrich” Elgum

ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and Fox News are all planning on sending correspondents. Lumber is reportedly running short in Brussels as they are erecting double-height gallows in anticipation of unanimous guilty verdicts.