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Episode 144: SailfishOS Sep 03, 2019

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Ever dreamed of having a Linux laptop in the palm of your hand or in your pocket? That's a reality with SailfishOS. A downloadable Linux operating system for your phone that's as much Linux in spirit as it is in the kernel unlike Android.

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Episode 143: No Security Gains in 15 Years Aug 28, 2019

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A survey of more than 6,000 firmware images shows there has been little to no security improvement over the last 15 years. We dive into the practical ramification of this as well as what you can do to keep your data safe!

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Episode 142: Destroying Data Aug 20, 2019

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What do you do with those old drives after you're done with them? Don't DBAN them, there's a better way!

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Episode 141: Network Equipment and Filesystems Aug 13, 2019

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We dig into the ZFS, IP Security cameras, Routers! If it has to do with IT consulting, we talk about it!

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Ubuntu 19.10 Will Offer Experimental ZFS File System Option - OMG! Ubuntu! — “[We] spent time looking at the licensing which applies to the Linux kernel and to ZFS [and concluded] that we are acting within the rights granted and in compliance with the terms on both licenses,” they say.
ZFS Performance: Mirror VS RAIDZ VS RAIDZ2 vs RAIDZ3 vs Striped – ICESQUARE – Solve Computer Server Problems, Computer Help, Server Support, Server Help
Default File Permissions (umask) (System Administration Guide: Basic Administration)
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Episode 140: Organizing Your Digital Life Aug 06, 2019

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How do you organize your digital life? No, not just your photos, videos, movies, and TV shows - how do you store and find the digital bits of your online life?

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Episode 139: Ring's Secret Agreement Jul 30, 2019

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Ring is giving free cameras in exchange for access to a secret portal that police can use to obtain footage without a warrant.

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Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement - VICE — Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police to request footage from these cameras, a secret agreement obtained by Motherboard shows. The agreement also requires police to “keep the terms of this program confidential.”
Amazon Ring Teaming Up With Police in War on “Dirtbag Criminals”
Good news for VR fans in the US, the full Valve Index bundle is back in stock | GamingOnLinux
[Testing Update] 2019-07-29 - Kernels, XFCE 4.14-pre3, Haskell - Announcements / Testing Updates - Manjaro Linux Forum
Moving the Linux desktop to another reality
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Cryptomator: Free Cloud Encryption for Dropbox & Others

Episode 138: Fedora's Snappy Future Jul 23, 2019

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Fedora is dropping the snapd plugin from the Gnome Software Center! This is big news, but is it Canonical's loss or Fedora's loss?

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Episode 137: Home Theater Design w/ Bob Carver Jul 16, 2019

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People who are familiar with Carver’s design work over the years will realize that Bob doesn’t just try to make the same products as everyone else…rather, he is an original thinker. Bob joins us to give us his take on the perfect speaker, the perfect amplifier, and how to build the perfect home theater.

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Proxmox VE 6.0 — Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, developer of the open-source virtualization management platform Proxmox VE, today released its major version Proxmox VE 6.0. The comprehensive solution, designed to deploy an open-source software-defined data center (SDDC), is based on Debian 10.0 Buster. It includes updates to the latest versions of the leading open-source technologies for virtual environments like a 5.0 Linux kernel (based on Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo"), QEMU 4.0.0, LXC 3.1.0, Ceph 14.2 (Nautilus), ZFS 0.8.1, and Corosync 3.0.2. Proxmox VE 6.0 delivers several new major features, enhancements, and bug fixes.
Pitivi Video Editor Gets Better Thanks to Google Summer of Code - OMG! Ubuntu! — “An interval time system is a common tool in many video editors. It will introduce new features in Pitivi,” he explains. “The user will be able to set up a range of time in the timeline editor, playback specific parts of the timeline, export the selected parts of the timeline, cut or copy clips inside the interval and zoom in/out the interval.”
Kdenlive Video Editor Updated with More than 70 Bug Fixes - OMG! Ubuntu! — Kdenlive 19.04.3 serves as the third point release in the ‘refactored’ Kdenlive 19.04.x series. It’s also expected to be the final minor update, as a new “major release” is said to be less than a month away.
Ubuntu Now Offers the Latest Nvidia Graphics Drivers to LTS Users - OMG! Ubuntu! — Word on the street is that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users can now install the latest releases of the proprietary Nvidia driver through the regular Ubuntu updates channel.
Fedora is 'Disabling' the Snap Plugin for GNOME Software - OMG! Ubuntu! — Red Hat’s Richard Hughes announced the change on the Fedora developer mailing list, citing various issues with the plugins QA and long-term usefulness. Neal Gompa, who maintains the Snap package in Fedora, says the decision has “blindsided” him.

Episode 136: Red Hat is still Red Hat Jul 09, 2019

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The 34 billion dollar deal is finally complete! We dive into the particulars and a different view that you're seeing on the internet. Stefanie Chiras Vice President and General Manager of RHEL joins us to discuss RHEL 8.

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Zoom Zero Day: 4+ Million Webcams & maybe an RCE? Just get them to visit your website!
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Switch Recommendation — Hi Noah, I've been listening to you for quite some time. You're a gold mine of information. I appreciate all you do for the linux community. I've recently been experiencing trouble with my current gigabit D-Link unmanaged switch. I recall you do not like Ubiquity switches, so I looked up some on Mikrotik's site. I wonder if I can get your thoughts on these two: https://mikrotik.com/product/CRS125-24G-1S-IN https://mikrotik.com/product/CSS326-24G-2SplusRM Pricing on them seems very good. One concern I have at this point is that it may be too difficult configuring the thing. thanks much, Scott
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Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960G-24TC-L 24 Ports Switch — Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches with LAN Base software deliver intelligent services for commercial and midsize enterprise wiring closets and branch offices. The LAN Base software supports enhanced integrated security, including Network Admission Control (NAC), advanced quality of service (QoS), availability, and scalable management to enable new converged applications.
Jim Whitehurst email to Red Hatters on Red Hat — Last October, we announced our intention to join forces with IBM, with the aim of becoming the world’s top hybrid cloud provider. Since then, the promise IBM chairman, president, and CEO Ginni Rometty and I made has not changed. In fact, our commitment to that vision has grown - Red Hat will remain a distinct unit in IBM as we work to help customers deliver any app, anywhere, realizing the true value of the hybrid cloud. This morning, we can share that the most significant tech acquisition of 2019 has officially closed and we can now begin moving forward.
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Episode 135: A New Kind of Email w Drew DeVault Jul 02, 2019

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Aerc is the new CLI email client on the block. Drew DeVault joins us to discuss. The Raspberry PI 4 is shipping but there are some things you might want to know before you run out and buy!