Disregard RGL drama, we have a much larger crisis on our hands:
AimIsADick is getting +fragged?!

It should be noted that it's not a bitflip, the bit is supposed to be 1 but is 0 in all three cases.

Since this only happens for a single address then it's very likely that the bit at that address is simply dead.
In that case you can only remove the affected stick, and either run with just 8GB from now on or buy a replacement.

However, I'd like to point out something else.

98°C is extremely concerning, especially compared with the other one.
Unless the file you uploaded is corrupted or memtest86 somehow managed to get a wrong readout, or the sensor itself is dying (also extremely concerning) something went very wrong with cooling for a moment. Just a moment though, considering the average.

Math, not even once.

Ok, this is obviously weird, since it's usually the other way around, but it's technically a solution.

Also, thanks to all the testing we know at least that the microphone cable seems to be picking up sound from the headphone cable. I've got no idea how or why this only happens with some software though.

So I'm assuming you're not using the speakers currently? Does it happen when you do use them? Also, just for fun, does anything change when you unplug them?

For an actual potential fix, try setting recording device to separate.

The match shall be held on cp_dustbowl and cp_well.

Let's apply some logic here: Since it's aux, not USB, the physical mute button should physically disconnect the mic.
So the signal really shouldn't be coming from the mic.
Which means either the cable is picking it up somewhere, or it's software.
Considering it happens only with some programs, it reeks of a software issue.
Though you can try unplugging the mic and see what happens. Might need a dummy plug to trick the software into thinking there's still a mic attached, depending on where the software issue happens, and if you're using the front panel it could still be the wiring between the panel and the chip that's picking things up, so I urge you to use the inputs/outputs at the back of your mobo, at least for testing, but if it still happens regardless then it's most likely software.

Any interesting audio settings/software that could have loopback enabled?

First of all, "I don't like this rule/think it's unfair/whatever so it shouldn't be applied" is not what admin discretion means.
The rule is "don't upload demos multiple times, get banned."
It's not "... unless we really like the excuse you came up with."
You can argue all you want that you think the specifics of the rules (number of infraction/ban lengths) should be different, but it 100% applies here. It applied to everyone else, so it also applies to antlers. There is no bonus for coming up with the most plausible, the most tearjerking, or the most entertaining excuse.
You can not go down the rabbit hole of "oh, he's probably trustworthy so we'll just believe him." The moment cheating-related decisions become a matter of just trusting people it all goes to shit. Or ban lengths being based on how popular someone is.

Secondly, the goal of the rule is to have all players record demos in all matches. Not occasionally. Always. Ignoring it until a player has missed an entire season's worth of requested demos, then banning for a different length depending on how likely you think it is that he cheats is a complete shitshow.

Thirdly, not enough demos being watched and not enough cheaters being banned is no excuse to stop recording and requesting demos. Yeah sure, if cheaters upload demos and still don't get banned that's bad. But if they don't upload demos (whether because they aren't requested anymore, or because there's rarely any penalties or none that really matter) and don't get banned isn't any better. It is simply more convenient for those who can't be arsed to record demos.

Last but not least:

That's very sad, but I don't really care. It's completely irrelevant.

#92
There's really not many ways how you can interpret

Not applying a rule because you like the guy and think it shouldn't apply to him is not interpreting a rule.
It's making an exception.

Like, I can see it when someone crashed and only got half a demo. There was an attempt.
But there is no demo at all. You can't interpret your way out of that.

#93
He's literally the only caster I know of with this problem.
He got banned for two weeks a result.
He knew about the problem.
He still did not fix the problem.
He got banned again.

Yes, he paid money to play in the league. So did everyone else. Does that make them exempt from the rules?
And do you really want to go down the path where everyone who volunteers for RGL gets to ignore the rules? Do you really want moderators to ignore or bend the rules for their friends? I feel like there've been threads about this before.

I'm sorry, are you really trying to tell me RGL should make an exception because antlers is too "clumsy and dumb"?
Seriously?
Do you really think that should be a thing?
"Hey, I'm too dumb to follow the rules, can I please just ignore them?"
"Sure, you're a caster, anything for you!"

If admin discretion comes down to "please use admin discretion to not ban me even though I clearly broke a rule, think of the community" then it doesn't work.

This is still "he's too bad to be cheating, so he should get a free pass on not submitting demos." That's not how that rule works.
I have never heard of a caster who failed to restore his playing config after casting so often. Like I said, after the first ban he could've asked literally anyone for a method of avoiding that and they would've told them. Hell, I could've told him, and I was only backup for a single cast. This is 100% on him.

You're arguing for different rules for different people again. It is fundamentally unjust to have different punishments for the same infraction, just because someone accused you of cheating with no proof.

And he did get banned for two weeks. It did not scare him into recording demos. So what do you suggest should happen after that? A longer ban? Guess what, that's exactly what happened. A two week ban again? It didn't work the first time, why should it work now? No ban at all, just give up because surely he's not cheating if he's that bad?
None of those are solutions.

Nah, most of the time I agree that it sucks and suggest that something should be done about it.
Then there's a discussion about how b4nny and RGL have an unbreakable grip on the entire NA TF2 scene so that no changes are possible.

No, the Lizardman turned off his internet, so I can't reach him.

I just witnessed an execution.

"most normal people agree"
I see you have done a survey with one participant.
And anyone who disagrees with you is abnormal.

But these warnings weren't four years ago.
And we're back to "players who are clearly not malicious" aka "players who don't cheat in my opinion" shouldn't have to suffer penalties if they break "minor" rules.

Honestly, you might as well go back to good old traditional ostrakismos. Get everyone together in the city square and write the name of who you want to ban on a pottery shard.