Corporate AI is a hot mess, but open-source alternatives can be open-ended chaos. We’ll test some of the best ways to get local AI tools under your control.

We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more. Special Guest: Raid Owl.

We embrace the dad bod lifestyle and find out if Apple's Vision Pro demo sold Mike, and Chris is picking up on what the Zuck is putting down.

Chris spends the week in a VR desktop, revealing the glitches, gains, and VR's open-source future.

Why we think Nvidia has become one of the most valuable companies in the world, Sam's new "mind boggling" idea, and more.

Deploying Nextcloud the Nix way promises a paradise of reproducibility and simplicity. But is it just a painful trek through configuration hell? We built the dream Nextcloud using Nix and faced reality. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service.

Chris tries out Spatial Computing using a $3,200 trick, and Mike has a Rails treat you won't want to miss.

Some uncomfortable truths about using Linux, and then we introduce a new segment: Will it Nix?

If you're going to come at the king, you better not miss; now it's Apple's turn to make everyone feel pain.

Data-hoard with purpose and manage your audiobooks and podcasts with one application, plus the lone Linux box that remains on Mars.

Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee. Special Guest: Brian Moses.

We knew they'd be petulant, but even our expectations were higher than this. We dig into how Apple dunked on devs after last week's show, yet another Microsoft hack, and more.

Trying NixOS can be fraught with complexity, half-completed guides, and boring videos. Even if you never plan to switch to NixOS, we invite you to come along for a hype-free ride that digs into one of the most rapidly developing areas of Linux.

They are building AI into toilets now; CES was a clown show. But we put our business hats on and find the bright side.

Kent Overstreet, the creator of bcachefs, helps us understand where his new filesystem fits, what it's like to upstream a new filesystem, and how they've solved the RAID write hole. Special Guest: Kent Overstreet.

We kick off the new year with new apps in our home lab you’ll want to try and a new way to do networking.

A prominent developer has brought the anti-trust heat against Apple to the public, kicking off a chain reaction that could have gone very wrong for Apple. Plus, why the Apple Vision Pro is destined for the Friend Zone.

A bonus stream and our first official LIT Coder stream! Chris discusses CES 2024 day two and its focus on artificial intelligence.

Chris hangs with the live stream while we wait for the Coder that never starts. We cover new transparent OLED TVs, the trend of canceling streaming services, a government spending deal, affordable televisions, Nvidia's Super Series, Apple's AI strategy, drug use in Silicon Valley, Bitcoin ETFs, the Y2K issue, and the importance of safety in updating chips and programs. Stay tuned for more.

This challenge gets ugly as we slowly realize we've just become zombie slayers.

Mike shares his adventures and process of coming from mobile app projects to working with Unreal Engine, and why he realized a laptop just wasn't going to cut it.

We make our big Linux predictions for 2024, but first, we score how we did for 2023. Special Guest: Michael Tunnell.

We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

We reflect on how our work has changed over the last year and get some sage advice from buff Uncle Jeff.

It’s the fourth annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, and desktops of 2023.

The clever way one developer hacked an online game, why we're not buying the latest round of cyber war fear, and we finally have our Babylon 5 vs Star Trek debate.

The stories that kept us talking all year, and are only getting hotter!

Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds.

A special edition of Office Hours explains why some Podcasters are seeing a 20% drop in downloads. Plus, Moritz from Alby joins us for a chat. Special Guest: Moritz Kaminski.

The fantastic opportunity Google is letting slip through its hands, and why Apple might win the consumer LLM race.

We test two popular methods to run local language models on your Linux box. Then, we push the limits to see which language models will toe the line and which won't.

After years of resistance, Mike finally surrenders to Xcode. And the secret Apple envy leaked to the public this week.

This week, our embarrassment is your entertainment. Then, we check the age and health of all our disks with one app.

We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more. Special Guest: Wolfgang.

The messy details and tidy excuses we noticed in all this OpenAI upset, and some fundamental problems that have been plaguing desktop Linux for years.

PipeWire hits 1.0, and Wim Taymans joins us to reflect on the smooth success of PipeWire. Plus the details on the first NixCon North America, and more. Special Guests: Wim Taymans and Zach Mitchell.

OpenAI's weekend coup, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's gambit and their looming risk.

Can we save an old Arch install? We'll attempt a live rescue, then get into our tips for keeping your old Linux install running great.

That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15. Special Guests: Alex Tran and Brent Gervais.

Yet another thing Microsoft was early to, and still somehow missed the boat.

The problem with GNOME's great news, plus our first look at Plasma 6. Then, the surprising place NixOS is getting adopted.

A special guest joins us, and we each give Fedora 39 a try. What’s new, what we liked, and what didn’t make the cut! Special Guest: Drew DeVore.

New AI "regulation" from on high this week, a few signs you might be pissing in your own pond, and the game dev team that's been together for 40 years.

How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server.

We've all made mistakes and tried to play dumb, but this week history is being made.

We did Proxmox dirty last week, so we try to explain our thinking. But first, a few things have gone down that you should know about.

Rumors of internal panic at Apple, and concerns about the future of RISC-V. Plus, the software update of the century.

We try and pull off one too many projects, but you can't argue with the results. We report on our week of rebuilds and rescues and having a blast at LinuxFest Northwest. Special Guest: Frank Karlitschek.

Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit.

We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale that makes the Sherlocking on Apple's platform seem like chump change. Plus, how Dropbox turned around their dev retention rates, and more.

Has Canonical finally nailed snaps? Why it looks like Ubuntu has turned a new corner; our thoughts on the latest release. Plus, a special guest and more.

Mike checks in from the grind and shares some challenges in recent cross-platform testing; then, we get into the avalanche of negative AI press coverage this week and the one massive story they're not touching.

We ran Windows for the week with three seemingly simple objectives. How we did, our take on what's gotten a lot better about Windows, and what still needs some work.

With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new.

How does your first major programming language/technology still shape your work and career? Then grab some popcorn and let's watch the next epic tech titan battle unfold.

Wes visits the office to chat about some new podcast tech inbound, Google killing their Podcast app, and Chris' story from his morning with Podfans. Special Guest: Alecks Gates.

Why the Raspberry Pi 5 doesn't meet our expectations, and the x86 boxes you should consider instead.

Our unique take on the Unity outrage, thoughts on RustRover, and Mike shares a very annoying mistake.

Even if you don't game, the data is in, and the impact of the Steam Deck on Linux is massive. We'll go into details and then share our long-term review of the Deck. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar and Listener Jeff.

Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more.

The painful side of making video games, Grinder's big problems, and Google's sneakiest trojan horse.

Today's theme is data sovereignty, and we'll check in with two crucial projects that are giving you more options. Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.

We're testing a new Podcasting 2.0 feature and need your ears!

Did Apple's event live up to our expectations? And our thoughts on what new goodies for developers might be in the new hardware and software.

Brent's new Framework laptop has been torn apart and put back together again. We'll find out if it's up to his standards. Plus, we're kicking off a new build.

Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more. Special Guest: Antonio Musumeci.

Azure suffers a big outage, and Microsoft blames faulty automation; why we think there might be early signs of weak demand for Apple's Vision Pro and more.

While chaos is brewing in SUSE and Red Hat land, Canonical stays the course and doubles down on the Linux desktop. Plus, our thoughts on the kernel team GPL-blocking NVIDIA.

U.S. officials are warning open-source software could be a cyber security threat. Their solution? Money. But do we want them picking the winners and losers of open source?

We daily drive Asahi Linux on a MacBook, chat about how the team beat Apple to a major GPU milestone, and an easy way to self-host open-source ChatGPT alternatives. Special Guest: Neal Gompa.

Behind-the-scenes details of a new show in the works, our thoughts on a new genre of Podcasts bursting onto the scene, and we make JB history live on the show.

Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and shares new insights. Chris finally archives complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more.

Mike hits the limits of ChatGPT's knowledge, a chat about editors and what we'd do for a living if it had to be outside of tech.

Can we build an indestructible server that stands up to the test of giving out root login to the Internet?

Chris and Brent are running with scissors and breaking things again. From the website to YouTube, how we broke just about everything this week.

Java developers are getting the Oracle shakedown, openAI is running out of money, and more.

We're trying out Rhino Linux—a unique take on rolling Ubuntu with AUR-like powers and other surprises.

A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more.

Did we get this one wrong? It seems consumer AI is eating the lunch of some web's biggest names.

Why Linux reigns for privacy; our recommendations for secure tools from chat to DNS.

A quick Pocket Office from "the field" on the new tech inbound to Office Hours and a big update on our bounty for episode 34!

Microsoft's dirty old API games, the new, even more restrictive rules Apple developers will now have to follow, and why Google's "Web Integrity API" seems gross.

Two important news stories, plus our thoughts on GNOME’s new windowing proposal and the Framework 16.

Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down.

Elon Musk trying to build the "everything app" is ridiculous, and the quiet little promise openAI just made with the White House.

Do they build them better in Germany? We try out the next-generation InfinityBook Pro 14 and dig into TUXEDO OS.

Why independent media is getting just as bad as mainstream media, and Brent's escape from a wildfire.

Shopify has a mind-blowingly obvious solution to too many meetings, a recent failure Chris is struggling with, and more.

Have Oracle and SUSE lost their minds? Plus, we dig into Fedora's proposal to add telemetry collection to Workstation.

The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

openAI's window to build their moat is closing, but they have a powerful friend stepping up to help seal the deal. Plus, our reaction to Oracle's very spicy response to Red Hat.

Can Ubuntu make a great immutable desktop? We're trying the brand-new "Everything is a Snap" Ubuntu Core Desktop.

We've got a radically new format idea for Office Hours and want to tell you all about it.

Recent advances in embedded Linux, Canonical takes full control of LXD, ZFS gets a handy Btrfs feature, and updates on the show's production.

Mike updates us on his development adventures in Unreal 5, signs the Vision Pro might be a flop, and answer questions about abandoning Red Hat's platform.

Just about every take on the Red Hat news seems to have missed the mark. Special Guest: Carl George.

We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8.

Why everyone is excited about the next Linux kernel, Valve's big hire, and Red Hat's clone war.

Why everyone is excited about the next Linux kernel, Valve's big hire, and Red Hat's clone war.

We got our eyes on the Vision Pro SDK and share our new insights. And why the claims of stalled Mastodon adoption might ring a bit true.

Chris tears into two old PCs, and builds a surprisingly powerful multi-monitor Wayland workstation.

We share some recent adventures, and the tale of how water got dumped into Chris' new home server.

We open the robe and spend a little time chatting about the software development business.

Is Ham Radio a natural hobby for Linux users? An old friend joins us to explain where the two overlap. Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.

We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better.

What we really like in Debian 12, the big players backing RISC-V, and the improvements in NextCloud Hub 5.

We chew on the ridiculous situation Reddit has created for itself and the weak position of app developers.

We get the inside scoop on SouthEast LinuxFest, and share a few stories from the early days of the Linux community. Special Guest: Noah Chelliah.

Ubuntu gets serious about the immutable desktop, red flags from Red Hat, and the little tricks Apple used to patch Wine.

We argue over what sucked the most at WWDC this year and then surprise each other with two things that thrill us.

We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete.

We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more.

How the recent XFS bug was squashed, insights into why Microsoft built their own Linux from scratch, and recent attacks on Archive.org.

We chew on the best bits from this year's Microsoft Build and the bright red flag coming from the Rust community.

We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest.

We travel 10 years into the future and report back on how podcasts and Jupiter Broadcasting are doing after all those years.

Microsoft's new Linux server distro, Red Hat Summit 2023 highlights, big changes at CodeWeavers, and Podman catches up to Docker Desktop.

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has gone straight for the open-source kill move.

How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise.

Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you'll want to run on your LAN.

Bcachefs hits a major milestone, how the Red Hat cuts impact Fedora, Plasma 6 plans, and the software update bricking EV batteries.

We laugh at Google's scramble, check in on the Twitter collapse, and how one developer's little mistake screwed millions.

The push for free software takes years, maybe even generations. Brent gets the inside story from the Free Software Foundation Europe. Special Guest: Matthias Kirschner.

We look back at some classic JB shows and chat about why they ended.

We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America.

A scathing takedown of Serverless... By Amazon? We react to this strange revelation and more.

The first new desktop environment in a while that has caught our attention, and it promises to unlock the full power of cutting-edge Linux.

Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

The results from the recent HDR Hackfest, Mozilla's new acquisition, and the concerning crack down on free software encryption.

Why open source might be the real AI winner long-term, and Mike gets the ultimate "I told you so."

Two listeners race to set up a web server on Suicide Linux. One slip-up and it's all gone. Who will survive?

Have you noticed there is a podcast for everything? That's all about to change. Our thoughts on why the podcast market is going bust this year. Special Guest: Michael Tunnell.

What we know about the Red Hat layoffs, highlights of Linux 6.3, and Canonical's bold claim in Ubuntu 23.04.

We have a laugh at Elon's alt account, why the knives are out for GitHub Co-pilot, and our thoughts on Apple's "major victory" this week.

Why Fedora 38 might Sway you to try it; and how it runs on the MacBook M1 Max.

We debate if users learned their lesson from the Docker Hub drama, and the silent self-hosting winner going from strength to strength. Proxmox gets some big updates.

What we like about Fedora 38, why the Rust foundation is in hot water, and more.

Elon launches another AI company, leaks suggest Apple might enable sideloading, and why we should let Chaos-GPT run free.

We surprise each other with three secret topics, with one big catch.

A change is in the air.

A classic gadget gets a Linux-powered new lease on life, the next project getting Rusty, great news for Btrfs users, and more.

Forces beyond Apple's control just reined in their rise, and we ponder the coming sunset.

We try out the most secure messaging app in the world, and Wes’ new note system that's so great you’ll want to abandon your current one.

Chris integrates full home power monitoring into Home Assistant, while Alex tames the AI and rushes to replace Dark Sky. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

A fresh take on open-source funding, Fedora’s plan for better encryption out of the box, and our impressions of the latest Ubuntu Beta.

Our thoughts on the recent AI hysteria and why it betrays the massive egos involved, our issues with the RESTRICT Act, and we do some Monday morning code review.

Why using the iPhone makes it harder to run Linux; Chris follows up on his four-month-long challenge to ditch iOS for GrapheneOS.

Brent shares some rip-roaring tales from Berlin, and we introduce the new contributor who can publish to production.

What we're liking about GNOME 44, how Microsoft's Linux distro is trying to attract more users, and we bust a CentOS myth.

Mike's spent 90+ days with GitHub Co-Pilot, and shares the surprising conclusion.

Brent dives deep into Nextcloud's new release from inside their offices, and takes an unexpected dip in the local lake with a listener.

Alex goes all in on Rootless Podman, Chris is saving his Nextcloud install from disaster, and a special guest joins us. Special Guest: Alex Ellis.

Nextcloud moves to the front of the pack with their new release, a moment to appreciate curl, and Amazon goes all in with Fedora. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

Microsoft's moonshot is turning into a crapshoot.

The story of an open-source hero who became a villain.

Disaster strikes the studio, and Chris jumps into action while Brent battles the packet wars of 1996.

We're told companies are abandoning the cloud to save money. But is the trend our friend?

Docker's open-source crackdown, the Wayland regression solved this week, and why ipmitool's repo has been locked.

Our spicy take on the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, how it will impact everyday developers, and how badly this screws over small businesses.

Robert McQueen shares the inside scoop on Flathub’s ambitious plans to create a universal app store for all distros—and we ask the hard questions. Special Guest: Robert McQueen.

Find out why Alex ripped out everything installed last episode and is starting fresh with new gear, wires, and a new goal. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

Nextcloud's big new customer, some last-minute surprises in GNOME 44, and Flathub's ambitious plans for 2023.

We're celebrating 500 episodes with the biggest announcement yet.

Mike's got a new rig, and Ford wants to recall yours automatically! Plus, we get a bit spicy about money.

The crew takes on a new challenge this week. How hard could it be? Very. Plus, the major open source issue we've zeroed in on.

FFmpeg gets new superpowers, Plasma’s switch to Qt6 gets official; what you need to know. Plus we round up the top features coming to Linux 6.3.

Ubuntu makes its anti-Flatpak stance official, while KDE and GNOME team up to turn Flathub into a universal Linux app store.

Alex has been swapping hardware and standing-up services. It's a network rebuild episode and more!

It's been one week, and Microsoft's new bot's already gone full Tay.

Our favorite features in Linux 6.2, the Hollywood tool getting open-sourced, and a systemd update you need to know about.

Sometimes running the latest and greatest means you have to pave your own path. This week two examples from living on the edge.

We throw Office Hours into the middle of our biggest beta test yet!

Some Git flaws you need to know about, we reflect on 10 years of Steam on Linux, and then dive into the much anticipated Plasma 5.27.

The pitchforks are out for Google's CEO, and hoopla is leaking! Plus, our thoughts on baking telemetry into Go, the big Web3 crackdown, and more.

How Chris wasted three months tracking down a Wi-Fi problem, plus we debate if immutable distros need to be simplified.

Alex has major Proxmox problems. What happened, and the fix for now. Plus, the real downside to Wifi cameras and the batch of network gear on the way.

We round up some news from FOSDEM 2023, update a 21-year-old project, and the Fedora fix that's been a few releases in the making.

We get spicy about the state of hybrid app development and then dig into the App store gatekeeper busting by the White House.

Chris attempts to get Fedora 37 on his M1 Max MacBook Pro, while Wes and Brent try the "every distro at once" desktop.

We blow the lid off a secret project and get LIT.

A lot happened in the free desktop world this week, we cover the impressive releases, changes, and surprises.

The shiny userbase flocking to WebAssembly, our thoughts on the "openAI scam", and why they just keep cramming stuff into Docker containers.

Are the free software alternatives good enough? The conclusion to our 60-day challenge to drop Google, Apple, and the iPhone.

Join us for the surprising conclusion to our month-long challenge. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Catherine Kretzschmar.

An Ubuntu expiration date approaches, openSUSE has a new handy solution, and the container security issue that remains unfixed.

How the world without "big tech" might look like, the EU promises to go after Elon and a much-needed head adjustment.

Today we are finally taking on a project months in the making, and we're switching to an entirely new generation of Linux tech in the process.

If you've noticed something a little off about your favorite podcasts, we might know why.

A high-profile Linux kernel network flaw, we put JFS on a death watch, and break down the controversial Firefox update this week.

Microsoft gives Google an OpenAI gut punch, why Apple's new hardware fails to impress, and our reaction to the undignified death of Twitter's third-party client API.

Chris' sticky upgrade situation, and we chat with the developer behind an impressive mesh VPN with new tricks. Special Guest: Ryan Huber.

Alex dives deep to find out if Kubernetes is overkill for the home and finds solutions to simplify things. And Chris has a new firmware that turns his favorite network cameras up to 11.

OpenZFS has performance gains inbound, the end of a Linux era, and the achievement unlocked by the open-source NVIDIA driver.

After sacrificing our pound of flesh for episode 500, we get into some spicy Big Tech dynamics and the performance mess of WebAssembly runtimes.

Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

We're kicking off some new projects, catching up with old friends, and react to a new podcast app that automatically skips ads. Special Guests: Alex Rodriguez and Stefan Schulte-Ortbeck.

Android is getting RISC-Y, the handy new Google tool going open source, the next nail in the coffin for ZFS on Ubuntu, and why you were right about smart speakers all along.

We share our spicy C++ take, major Apple frustrations, and 2023 spoilers.

We assemble to predict what will happen in 2023 and score how our 2022 predictions turned out.

We kick off our Jellyfin January challenge and invite you to join us. Plus, Chris has some new hardware and our thoughts on the trouble at the Matrix foundation. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

There are some stories so big they need a little more air time.

Our take on why several tech companies just teamed up to take on Google Maps, and then we react to the global analyst who says we won't have any new iPhones until 2028. We don't talk about Elon; if we did, it would be chaptered. But we defiantly did not.

It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.

We have some big plans for 2023, and we share the next steps to fully host our podcast infrastructure.

Mike and Chris spend a little time chatting about one of their loves in life, great games. It's a test pilot episode for a possible new show, and we'd like your feedback. Consider it a holiday treat for the Coder fans out there.

Why we won't see a new Raspberry Pi until 2025, the first steps to Plasma 6 are being taken, and PipeWire gets a major Bluetooth upgrade.

Mike's skeptical of the rumors Apple is preparing to allow third-party app stores, and in a total flip of roles, Chris comes to the defense of Microsoft.

Brent's been hiding your emails; we confront him and expose what he's been keeping from the show.

What disgusted Alex about Disqus, and how he replaced it with a Self-Hosted solution, a hot HDHomeRun tip, and an update on Chris' hunt for the perfect notes app.

Why the next kernel will be "the merge window from hell," a holiday gift for Wayland users, and how the open source community could do more to take on YouTube.

We debate a few more drunk or 4D chess moves, the mad lad taking on Apple, and why Dart 3 has people talking. Plus, what a recent criticism of Scrum got wrong.

We complete a year-long journey and discover some unspoken truths about a great Linux distro. Plus one small, and one major update on our GrapheneOS adventure.

We challenged ChatGPT to create a Linux news podcast outline and then put it to the test.

The Linux kernel has some exciting updates this week, including a significant Asahi milestone and some good news for Android. Then we take openSUSE's new web-based installer for a spin.

Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions.

After nearly half a year of woe, Brent is ready to give Linux the go. Join us as we compare and contrast two Linux distros and end up with one going on Brent's machine.

Wendell from Level One Techs joins us to catch up on low-power hardware, his home automation setup, and thoughts on so much more. Special Guest: Wendell Wilson.

Old school Ubuntu has a new cool, Google calls out Google, and some IoT news you can use.

We reflect on the recent musings of Python's creator, from the functional to the philosophical.

Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google.

The worst part about being a Podcaster; our pitch to eliminate nearly all holidays and some hard questions.

The contested subsystem coming soon, a sobering assessment of wireless support in Linux, and a triumph for free software.

We will discuss the practical implementations of AI embedded in future products, then take a look at FTX's books and have a few highlights to share.

We dig into Shufflecake, a tool that lets Linux users hide data with plausible deniability, then let our live stream SSH into our server and see if they can discover our secret data.

We're chatting about workstation builds for a home NAS with Joe Ressington this week. Chris chews on the news of the Evernote buyout and his challenges with Zigbee. Special Guest: Joe Resington.

We tried Fedora 37 on the Pi 4, the Google surprise this week, and our thoughts on the WSL 1.0 release.

We tried Fedora 37 on the Pi 4, the Google surprise this week, and our thoughts on the WSL 1.0 release.

Microsoft lets its geek flag fly, our observations on .NET 7, and the recent upset caused by the Troll Wizard, but we can't understand who will pay the toll.

Why this latest release of Fedora misses the mark, and Ubuntu's quiet backing away from ZFS.

Why LBRY was never going to win, and how they have just screwed all crypto. And a new feature in the works for our listeners by our listeners.

Microsoft's new goodies for Linux users, the Ubuntu Summit wraps up, and our takeaways from the recent fireside chat with Linus Torvalds.

Mike just came up for air after a Swift deep dive, and he has a fresh new take. Plus, the wheels of history are spinning faster; we take a snapshot in time and then round it all out with spicy Apple bacon.

We surprise each other with three different topics, and Chris has a big update on the ODROID H3+.

Sometimes your best upgrades are unplanned; Chris just got his Home Assistant Yellow fully deployed.

What you need to know about that new OpenSSL vulnerability, the big bcachefs update we've been waiting for, and why the community is creating a Gitea fork.

We slip into full boss mode after digging into some long-term tech trends impacting developers.

Are the long-timers holding Linux back? Lennart Poettering argues we are and proposes a new Microsoft-blessed way to secure Linux.

We recap a busy night after a studio power outage, then dig into what makes an open-source project worth contributing to. Why do some fail while others grow and prosper?

The focus of the new Ubuntu release, Gitea's surprising announcement, and Linux prepares to drop another architecture.

One of the most challenging aspects of being an independent developer, and our thoughts on Microsoft's recent bad news.

The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?

Alex gives Roon Labs whole home audio a try but discovers a critical design flaw while Chris checks out his new ODROID-H3+ and plans his next epic build.

What makes Google's new OS so secure, a critical WiFi vulnerability in the Kernel, and why Linus is tapping the hype breaks for Linux 6.1.

We debate if GitHub's Copilot enables automated code laundering after a developer makes a startling discovery. Then we dispense some seriously old-school wisdom.

Linus Tech Tips blows it again, and we clean up. Plus, we push System76's updated Thelio Workstation to the breaking point.

It was one technical disaster after another, we recap the series of technical challenges that killed all future shows from the road.

Plasma 5.26's standout features, Canonical flips the script on Red Hat, and why Android is leaking traffic outside VPNs.

Elon Musk's leaked messages reveal how tech CEOs think and talk about their employees, and we dig in.

What the heck is going on? Fedora is dropping features, GNOME is getting Iced, and the mistake we'll never make again. We've got a lot to sort out.

Chris Raspberry Pi server is dead, and Alex has a few ideas for his next build. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

Our thoughts on IBM slicing up more of Red Hat, what stands out in Nextcloud Hub 3, and a few essential fixes finally landing in the Linux kernel.

Why we think Google will ultimately lose the next big tech battle.

We go hands-on at NASA's JPL and learn why Linux is the best OS for Earth and Mars. Special Guest: Tim Canham.

We get you caught up on one heck of a trip.

The controversial change for the GNU Toolchain, critical vulnerabilities in popular Matrix clients, and the significant milestone for the Ingenuity LinuxCopter this week.

Mike has spent just over a month living in Linux full-time, and Chris wants to check in and see how he’s doing. Plus we both have the new Thelio from System76 in-house, and our takeaways might surprise you.

We finally give Brent his new laptop and get his reaction. Plus our best pick for replacing stock Android with something private.

Alex is replacing his Chromecast and Google Nest Mini with an open-source solution, and why we’re all getting a little hyped about Matter. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

GNOME 43 highlights, Canonical's new hardware partner, and why we're disappointed in the Framework Chromebook.

Mike's first look at a built from scratch yet to be released IDE. And we cook up a little Adobe-flavored bacon.

We've gone deep to find our perfect Google Photos replacement. This week we'll share our setup that we think works great, is easy to use, and is fully backed up.

Brent recounts a harrowing near miss on his road trip to the studio, and a surprise outage leaves Chris scrambling after launching the website.

The Linux Foundation takes a victory lap, Google kills another community-loved project, and key moments from the Linux Plumbers Conference.

To our surprise, Apple gave developers a treat this week and continues to search for the ultimate productivity hack.

Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.

We've made some changes since the last episode, and share why we have doubled down on Self-Hosting as much as possible.

Linux goes underwater, Microsoft kills the Teams' Linux app, and the nasty GRUB bug some of us could not avoid.

We look back at how tools, processes, and developer trends have changed over nearly ten years of the show.

Can Linux do better? Apple is scrambling to build always-on malware protection into the next macOS as its market share grows. A precautionary tale for Linux users.

Debian’s firmware future is up for debate, Pine64 teases a RISC-V SBC, and some of your favorite tools just got new tricks.

We're pushing our new website to production live on the show today. We have no idea how things will turn out - but we're taking you along for the ride either way! Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

Why Metal might be one of the biggest strategy taxes of the Apple platforms. Plus a thought-provoking appeal to Dark Matter Developers.

We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS.

We learned some really hard lessons this week, and reflect. Then Chris finds the perfect temperature sensor, and Alex finds a beautiful media discovery app.

Details on two new efforts in the Linux kernel, the Pi-like RISC-V board that just hit its funding goal, and a significant milestone for Asahi GPU driver development.

We're spooked to learn how one man's life has been turned upside down just because he used Google Photos.

The five most common problems when trying out an immutable Linux distro like NixOS. Plus, why one Linux dev says just target WINE.

We've built up some incredible backend infrastructure for our new website. We run through the big improvements, and where we still need some help.

A Linux jailbreak that's a win for Right to Repair, our favorite things in Android 13, and the major features that just missed the Linux 6.0 window.

New leaks reveal how hollow Apple's claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme to monetize the downturn.

Our garage Linux server has died, and this time we’re looking at data loss. We attempt to revive our zombie box and reflect on what went wrong. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

What is it like to live with another man's automations? Brent spills all.

GitHub steps in it this week, Microsoft's Linux distribution now runs on bare metal, FFmpeg gets IPFS support, and the odd thing going on with the kernel.

Why we think Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about remote work, and the complicated answer to a simple question.

We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

Why we hate crypto more than you, plus a frank conversation about boosts in our shows, some big lessons learned from our new website project, and the things we'd never do again.

The real story behind the "Massive GitHub Malware attack," significant updates for the Steam Deck, and the inside scoop on Lenovo's big Linux ambitions.

We debate the lies our tool makers tell us, if Clojure has a Rails-sized hole, and the secrets of a successful software engineer.

Is the Linux desktop hard to love? A long-time user experience developer argues it is, and we respond to his criticisms.

Alex runs us through his new and improved off-site backup setup, and Chris is trying out some Shelly devices.

Red Hat hints at its future direction, why realtime might finally come to Linux after all these years, and our reaction to Google's ambitious new programing language.

We're looking at the big picture and, surprisingly, seeing a lot of possibilities.

A fundamental change is coming to desktop Linux, and Silverblue might be our hint at where things are going.

We're learning on the job this week as the deadline for our new website is just around the corner. Plus, a dirty little secret that explains why most tech press coverage sucks. Special Guest: Stefan Schulte-Ortbeck.

Microsoft makes a hard about-face, a significant fix for Ubuntu 22.04 is in the works, and the recent breakthrough by the Asahi Linux project.

Mike's ready to make a case for Declarative UI, and Chris pulls back the curtain to reveal a spicy take.

We try and bust a common Linux distro myth. Then what surprised Chris about his new Steam Deck.

Our thoughts on the new Works with Home Assistant program, some changes to Alex's off-site backup server, and a million bits of great feedback.

Why Google says we should all go rolling, Red Hat's got a new boss, Microsoft gets called out, and why it might be the year of Linux hardware.

Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC serious credibility.

We were fixing servers all night, but at least we have a great story. A special guest joins us to help make a big show announcement. Special Guest: Tim Canham.

Brent sits down with Tim Canham, Senior Software Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. We explore topics including the hardware and software powering NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter; JPL's switch from Solaris to Linux; the open source projects, tools, and philosophy at JPL, ...and more. Special Guest: Tim Canham.

The community is quick at work; we share major updates on our new website project, and chat with the "Offical" Podcasting 2.0 consultant to find out what he's developing next for podcast listeners. Special Guest: Alecks Gates.

The new movement to leave GitHub, an Ubuntu bug biting 22.04 users, the hardware platform Fedora might start taking seriously, and a major desktop dev departs Red Hat.

Mike's Linux Toolchain for 2022, and his first week with CoPilot. Then we chat about the series of choices that led us to go independent so many years ago.

The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.

Our guest this week has more Raspberry Pis than anyone we've ever met. We get insights into all the projects he used them for, what's worked great, and what's not worked at all. Special Guest: Jscar_Hawk.

Fedora gets serious about its server editions, our thoughts on Valve's increased Steam Deck production, and the surprising results of booting Linux on the Apple M2 SoC.

Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch each other up on some recent surprises.

We're going back in time to witness the early days of a critical tool to build Linux, then jump forward 15 years and join our buddy Brent on his journey to learn that very tooling.

Some highlights from Linus' recent fireside chat, Qt gets a new leader and a Linux botnet we should probably take seriously.

Mike's hitting the road to solve his old man's PC woes; Chris channels his early inner 80s and some Google AI conspiracy bacon.

One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love. Special Guest: Quentin Stafford-Fraser.

Brent sits down with Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser, computer scientist, serial-entrepreneur, inventor (perhaps) of the webcam, Augmented Reality Ph.D. who ran the very first web server at the University of Cambridge, among much more. We explore topics including computer science as an art-form, the origins of the Raspberry Pi and T9 predictive text, philosophies around innovation and invention, challenging the patent system, and more. Special Guest: Quentin Stafford-Fraser.

A special episode today as TechnoTim joins Alex to discuss everything Kubernetes and HomeLab. The #100DaysOfHomeLab initiative from Tim is just getting started, find out what it’s all about in today's episode. Special Guest: Techno Tim.

We get the details behind Thunderbird acquiring K-9 Mail, share the best new features of Plasma 5.25, check-in on Ubuntu's RISC-V development status, and discuss Photoshop coming to Linux via the web.

You can't judge a book by its cover, and this week we surprised each other when we dug into the HP Dev One. Plus some insights on remote virtual dev desktops and the gotcha's from WWDC we missed.

From skeptic to buyer, why the HP Dev One is the best Linux laptop yet. This is the one review you don't want to miss.

Outdoor networking adventures, new decentralized tools we're building, and a great chat with one of the co-founders of Podverse - an impressive open-source Podcasting 2.0 app.

SUSE Enterprise is already switching to the new NVIDIA open kernel driver, a Matrix-powered Walkie-Talkie, and the details on Apple's Rosetta for Linux.

We jump aboard Hair Force One and are a bit let down. We get into why. Plus Mike's first impressions of the HP Dev One laptop.

Three tails of tech tribulations, and how Brent saved his openSUSE Tumbleweed box from the brink.

A quick-fire round of projects this week, your feedback, and a discussion about the future of Self-Hosting.

Our thoughts on NixOS' new GUI installer, winning hearts and minds one firmware update at a time, the performance bug that hit Linux 5.18, and preparation begins for the open-source NVIDIA driver.

What's old is new again, but we're not buying it this time. It's developer conference season, and we're hunting vaporware.

A new Linux update allows Intel to control features in your CPU using hardware-level DRM.

We have a laugh at Spotify, then check out a minimum viable project for the new Jupiter Broadcasting website. Special Guest: Stefan Schulte-Ortbeck.

The controversial Intel code now shipping in Linux, why F-Droid is getting more attractive for developers, and the rumor that could change the industry.

Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft reinvents the widget.

Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft reinvents the widget.

We take a sneak peek at some future tech coming to Linux, and share details on HP's new laptop that runs POP!

Alex has found the perfect tool to bring your recipe management into the future. Plus, a convenient trick for scripts with passwords, dying hard drives, and the killer new Proxmox feature.

Why Google's new open-source security effort might fall a bit short, the Arch snag this week, a big win for Right to Repair, and why you might soon have a new favorite filesystem.

Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how Chris botched something super important, and some serious Python love sprinkled throughout.

NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders. Special Guests: Avery Pennarun and Christian F.K. Schaller.

We've made some essential decisions for our big projects, what really has us excited about Podcasting 2.0, and the real problem with Boosts.

NVIDIA has announced its plans for an open-source GPU driver. Christian Schaller, the Director for Desktop, Graphics, Infotainment and more at Red Hat, gives us the inside scoop on this historic announcement. Special Guest: Christian F.K. Schaller.

After solving a moral dilemma in our particular kind of way, Mike dishes on some ambitious plans that might kick off a new era of development for him.

Each of us brings a secret topic to the show, and we discover a common theme about using the wrong tool for the right job. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

Alex replaces another Google service; we point the community spotlight at FuzzyMistborn plus your feedback! Special Guests: Brent Gervais and FuzzyMistborn.

New firmware superpowers are coming to a future Linux kernel, why Google is working on encrypted hibernation support, and a sneak peek at SteamOS 3.

Mike shares a tale involving a comedy of errors, and we ponder a new reusable culture around tech.

If we could change just one mistake in our Linux journey, what would it be?

Pop_OS! 22.04 has a surprise you might not have noticed, we get the details on Ubuntu’s new Real-Time kernel, and the clever idea from the Framework laptop team.

It's a summer of projects, we get into our plans to totally rebuild our website, some new Podcasting 2.0 features and, Brent takes his first bite of the Raspberry Pi.

Mike battles the onslaught of yet another bout with the plague. At the same time, we react live to Elon buying Twitter, Gitlab kicking off some free accounts, and we discover Google and Apple are working together again to pull the rug on app developers.

We've hit a bump in the road with the NixOS challenge, and share what it might not be great at. Plus, what we didn't cover in our Ubuntu 22.04 review.

Alex shares some handy tools, and some old friends join us for a special edition of the show. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and chzbacon.

Our take on why Fedora's Legacy BIOS plans have stirred up such a strong debate, how NVIDIA's Linux strategy seems to be changing, and a surprising kernel patch from Sony.

We kick off a new show and chat about the rapid centralization facing the podcast industry. Then we share some secret future Jupiter Broadcasting plans, answer your questions, and more.

We get a bit gleeful over some choice tech monopoly hypocrisy and then spicy with our 18-month outlook.

Has Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.

What is the enthusiast trap, and why does it seem to ensnarl every successful open source project? Also, some excellent listener power user tips for NextCloud.

SUSE has a skunkworks distro in development, the transition Debian is struggling with, and some long-awaited improvements to Raspberry Pi OS.

We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend.

We just wrapped up our East Coast meetup and have a bunch of great stories to share. Plus some Nix ups and downs, and more.

We chat about Wyze's recent real bad, no-good security news, why Plex Discover has potential but hasn't impressed us yet, and a brief tour of Alex's home network setup. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

Docker surprises everyone, new Fedora tools in the works, and an old debate with a fresh take.

We crack open the time capsule and see how our spicy takes hold up.

Chris's thoughts on Linux's NVIDIA conundrum, Elon's takeover of Twitter, MailChimp's insider hack, and the Google Drones taking off in Texas.

How we nearly crashed our Matrix server; what we did wrong and how we're fixing it.

The Unplugged team holds a live event with a special guest, your questions, and we give away a lot of Bitcoin sats!

A new rolling remix of Ubuntu is grabbing attention, AMD has big Linux plans, and why Linux 5.18 looks like another barn burner release.

We just watched Revolution OS before the show, so we reflect on the audacity of their vision and the new revolution we see brewing.

We explore what makes NixOS so powerful, and why it might be the future of all Linux distributions.

Why Chris is moving away from using Containers, Alex's new project, and some great follow-up.

A significant follow-up to one of the biggest Linux stories, the Pandora's box the MIT Technology Review claims open-source devs just opened, and Linux on the M1 finally ships.

Apple enters full panic mode over sideloading, and our plan to push back against industry-wide consolidation kicks off.

Why GNOME 42 is the release we’ve all been waiting for.

Steam comes to ChromeOS, our thoughts on Arch turning 20, and our first look at GNOME 42.

Our take on big tech's return to office, AT&T's RCS boondoggle, and the concerning territory tech is racing towards.

How each of us asks for features and help from free software projects, and one of our most prescient soapboxes in a while.

We look back at our favorite moments from the last ten years of the Raspberry Pi, why you might want to start considering one, and where we want to see the platform evolve.

Why Dirty Pipe is a dirty dog, the explosive adoption of Linux at AMD, and an important update on elementary OS.

We revisit one of the core theses of the show and expand on it in a new way, leading us to ponder just what a wild ride the next eight years are going to be.

We surprise each other with three different topics, hidden away by encryption in our show notes - we literally have no idea what we're talking about this week.

Why it might be time to lower your RISC-V expectations, Intel's moves to close up CPU firmware, and a quick state of the Deck.

Mike and Chris eat some crow as they change their tune on a recent spicy take.

We look at two new options that enable ANYONE to run a personal server at home or a small business.

Alex gives the new TrueNAS SCALE a go and hits a snag.

The Linux secret behind the new TrueNAS release, Intel acquires a major Kernel contributor and our thoughts on Podman 4.0.

Mike has some huge news and busted wifi, Chris spent a weekend in the Metaverse, and why Microsoft has us both upset.

We put the sports car of Linux laptops to the test. Is it the multi-tasking machine it claims to be?

Canonical has a big week, why bcachefs looks like it's taking another step forward, and ChromeOS Flex for PCs is released.

After reminiscing about .Net's 20th birthday, Mike and Chris air IBM's hypocritically dirty laundry and marvel at Microsoft's 3D chess moves.

Linux is the master of small computers, and this week it’s going to the next level. We chat with the creator of the $15 Linux box and share some significant updates for the Raspberry Pi. Special Guest: Brian Benchoff.

Sometimes we get a bit carried away; we dial it back and share some self-hosting long-timer insights.

A last-minute kernel patch for the Steam Deck, why Intel is supporting RISC-V development, and we go hands-on with Plasma 5.24.

Mike makes a shocking admission, and Chris wishes he had a time machine.

There's just something off about Ubuntu these days, this week we put it all together.

System76 reveals a new tool to make Pop's desktop faster than the rest, and we break down that recent Btrfs defrag infinite loop bug.

Microsoft's cold war with Apple is revealed in court filings this week, and Google thinks they've got the next hit on their hands, which sounds a lot like the old hit.

Brent's in the hot seat and plays to win 1000 Satoshis, while Wes adds a little color commentary.

We all take it for granted, but it is one of the best things about Linux. We share the history of the live CD, how it all got started, and the times it saved our bacon.

Alex has a new high-quality self-hosted music setup, and Chris solves complicated Internet problems.

The big disruption that looks like a bust, a security issue you need to pay attention to, and some great news for the Steam Deck.

The audience hits us in the face with some hard truths, and then we dig into Microsoft's fox-like moves to snatch up Activision Blizzard on "the cheap."

SUSE had an awkward week; we breakdown the very mixed launch of SUSE Liberty Linux.

We explain SUSE Liberty Linux and contemplate why the community seems to be selecting distributions with newer kernels.

Emboldened by his success, Mike takes a victory lap. Little does he know it's all virtual.

We react to Microsoft gobbling up yet another game studio, chat about Crypto.com's recent $15M hack, the massive failure YouTube just admitted, and a few personal crew stories.

We make some last-minute changes to our server setup and catch up on a bunch of thought-provoking feedback. Special Guests: Martin Wimpress and Neal Gompa.

Alex got some new devices for Christmas, and we set off to figure out how to integrate them into his network.

Our road trip machine is loaded up from solar to networking, the tech that made working, living, and recording from the road possible for 44 days and over 2,200 miles.

Fedora and Red Hat users are getting a web-based installer, and a new legal situation for Bitcoin smells like retro SCO FUD.

Was he justified? Our thoughts on the dev who corrupted libraries in NPM for millions of users with his political statement about free software.

During our summer road trip to Denver we had the microphone's recording and captured some great moments.

A new initiative uses open source to keep podcasting decentralized and add new features.

GnuPG has some great news, Libadwaita 1.0 has arrived and we share our thoughts, plus a big batch of updates from the Matrix project.

Mike has a significant moment of clarity and sets out on a new path for 2022. Meanwhile, Chris is just happy to be out of the woods.

It's a casual community hangout, and we spin the Wheel of Topics. From what Linux does worst, our thoughts on EndlessOS, Ubuntu Web Remix, QubesOS, Brent's adventures with JellyFin, and why Linux will ultimately dominate all operating systems in 20 years.

Our new server setup is bonkers, but we love it.

Some old friends of JB join Alex to discuss 3D printing. Special Guests: chzbacon and Drew DeVore.

Mike finds a new normal and doubles down on what works. Chris meanwhile is stranded in the woods and is having a bit of a panic.

We do our best to predict what will happen in 2022, and own up to what we thought might happen in 2021. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Drew DeVore, and Joe Ressington.

We kick off our annual predictions episode with what we got right and wrong this year and then attempt to predict what will happen in 2022.

We're both impressed by Rails 7 and how an old foe got us down again.

It's the second annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2021.

Big internal process improvements have resulted in a major new version of elementary OS hot on the heals of the previous release. Find out why 6.1 is a lot more than just a number. Special Guest: Danielle Foré .

The nasty Log4Shell vulnerability isn't solved yet, this week saw a new round of attacks and patches.

Recent AWS outages sent Alex on a hunt to find more self-hosted alternatives, and Chris digs into the latest Home Assistant release.

The broader software problem the Log4Shell vulnerability reveals, and the story of how Chris lit his Coder robe on fire... While wearing it.

We each try out the new Pop_OS! and Carl Richell from System76 joins us to get into the details.

The Log4Shell vulnerability is making waves this week; we'll explain why and break down how it works.

We peak in on one of the nastiest corporate moves in a while, and Chris has a big confession.

This was not the year of the Linux Desktop. We’ve been slacking on the mailbag, so we go on a feedback frenzy and answer some hard questions about desktop Linux. Special Guests: Carl George and Martin Wimpress.

Taken from Monday's Coder live stream, Chris reacts to discovering that the city of Miami has its own crypto coin. As the conversation goes on it turns into a broader discussion about how cryptocurrency gets a bad reputation, and why that reputation is completely divorced from the reality of the technology.

Industry-changing open-source project releases, and why the new CentOS Stream 9 might be more noteworthy than you realize. Special Guest: Carl George.

We try out a couple of very popular Docker GUI's and report back, and discuss our biggest Self-Hosted regrets.

Mike visits Pallet Town and comes back with some SQLAlchemy performance wisdom to share. Meanwhile, struggling with a lack of performance, Chris has kicked the tires of his new M1 Max MacBook Pro and is ready to share his counter-narrative take on the new hardware.

The Director of EndlessOS joins us to respond to recent Flatpak criticism.

Fedora's massive endorsement this week that went unnoticed, why RISC-V mobile devices might be getting near, and the significant change coming to a critical open-source tool.

Are Linux devs getting upset with the Python community? We weigh in on a nuanced issue. Plus the mass-mod resignation over at Rust, and Mike's thoughts on setting up a dev environment on Windows 11.

We revisit some old assumptions about the open-source Plex-alternative, Jellyfin. We each try it out, and along the way, gain a few insights about open source.

Just how severe is this DNS cache poisoning attack revealed this week? We'll break it down and explain why Linux is affected. Plus, the feature now removed from APT, more performance patches in the Kernel, and a big batch of project updates.

This week we unlock the Pitential of the Compute Module 4 and turn it into a dual gigabit router and Jellyfin server.

We get some spicy emails, dig into why Mike just picked up another Linux laptop, and then share our real thoughts on Web3.

Can we live with openSUSE Tumbleweed?

A desktop from Linux past has a surprising update this week, AlmaLinux pulls ahead of the pack, and Canonical ships software for the Apple M1.

Microsoft has a bunch of new goodies for developers, but Mike is becoming more and more concerned about an insidious new feature.

Is the true path to mastering Linux fully embracing the command line? Why it's time to change our mindset about the terminal. Special Guests: Martin Wimpress and Neal Gompa.

Significant changes at GitHub, Ubuntu starts work on a new desktop tool, why WirePlumber is a big deal, and we bust some Red Hat FUD.

Troubleshooting goes very wrong for Alex, and he puts his backups to the ultimate test.

After a little async Ruby chat and developer morality struggle, Chris explains how macOS Monterey has lapped Linux with a critical workstation feature.

We check-in with Fedora Project lead Matthew Miller on the state of the project, then conduct our exit interview with Fedora 34, and review Fedora 35.

New Raspberry Pi hardware has a few surprises, the most impressive things in Linux 5.15, and our reaction to classic functionality under consideration for removal from Fedora.

Chatting about the week's .NET news leads us into a blue-tinted tale of woe. When Microsoft taketh, they also giveth. But is it enough?

We attempt a live production over Starlink, and dig into the secrets of this giant Linux network in space.

Major performance milestones are being hit with new code inbound for Linux, Plasma and GNOME desktops are set to run Wayland on NVIDIA's binary driver, and why the SFC's new GPL fight could have implications for you.

Local self-hosted video capture with AI object detection just got easy. Morgan joins us to detail his Frigate setup and its optional tight integration with Home Assistant.

Why mastering your development environment can be a tricky feat, and a server outage brought to you by the late 1990s.

We try out POP!_OS on the Raspberry Pi 4, and chat with its creator Jeremy Soller from System76.

We cover what's special about Plasma's 25th-anniversary edition, chat with CloudLinux's CEO, and detail why Apple supporting Blender is good for all of us.

Mike just launched the secret project he's been working on for months and shares all the details.

Wimpy stops by with a new tool that will change your virtualization game, and we share our thoughts on Ubuntu 21.10 and take the flavor challenge. Special Guest: Martin Wimpress.

Apple M1 Linux development reaches a key milestone and boots a useable desktop; Ubuntu reveals a new product, and the secret SUSE project that leaked this week.

A lot is changing in Home Assistant land, and it's almost all for the better; we break down the essential items. Chris gets wired about energy monitoring and shares his journey to get miss-formated power stats working in Home Assistant's new Energy dashboard.

It's the worst time ever to upgrade or buy a new PC, so we cover our favorite tips for getting the most out of your current hardware. Then we pit a 2014 desktop against a 2021 laptop and find out if our old clunker can beat the Thinkpad. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Christian F.K. Schaller, Jack Aboutboul, and Martin Wimpress.

It's final push time on a big project for Mike, but Chris is the one who is exhausted. Still we've got some new insights into testing and thoughts on an emerging category of developer.

Our virtual LUG of experts had a lot to say about the Linus Tech Tips Switch to Linux challenge. We recap what is going on, how it could go wrong, and what we hope happens.

Why Linus believes keeping Linux fun is critical, the massive investment Fedora is about to make in video, and why we suspect Cloudflare's R2 service will make Amazon squirm.

Mike's falling in love with FastAPI and gives us a hint at the next project he's building.

Sometimes things go wrong; this week, we admit we've got a problem.

Canonical gives Linux admins a lucky break, the details on Android's slow shift to an upstream Kernel, a breakthrough for Linux gaming, and our take on GNOME 41.

Alex is abroad and uses the opportunity to build out not one but two ultimate self-hosted off-site servers. We share the hardware, software, and networking details.

We’ve really had a week, one of those makes ya feel old kinda weeks.

A serious problem is brewing in Desktop Linux that hasn't impacted end users yet, but will soon. We break down why distribution makers are getting upset and explain what's next.

Desktop Linux graphics are about to get a significant investment, Mozilla and Canonical work together on a Firefox Snap, and some key new insights into the Linux port to Apple’s M1.

The more you read into it, the worse it gets.

Why it might be time to re-think who is and who is not a Linux user, plus we do a reality check on the state of Linux phones. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

Linus Torvalds attempts to get kernel developers to clean up their code, the performance regression that almost shipped, and the major production struggle Red Hat acknowledged this week.

We chat with Matt from Adventurous Way about the home automations that have improved his quality of life, the clever way he manages their off-grid rig, and the new smart home project he's just kicking off. Special Guest: Matt from Adventurous Way.

We are coming in hot, literally. It's a day of spicy takes.

We try out what might be the most fun Linux distribution around. It started as a laugh, but now we’re in love.

SUSE's new era kicks off this week, CentOS users get some relief, and how Docker managed to piss off their users.

Recent reports would have you believe Apple has made significant concessions to developers. Don't be fooled! We read between the lines and break down what is and what is not changing.

A surprise server outage at the studio requires we jump into action with a few last-minute solutions and deploy one of our favorite open-source tools.

Why the Linux kernel received so much mainstream attention this week, some of our favorite open-source projects get great updates, and why we're concerned about Linux Foundation members transferring innovation from Linux to closed source software at an industrial scale.

We report back on our DeGoogle challenge and read your top Google Alternative apps and services.

Things are worse than we ever thought, but that doesn't prevent us from taking a victory lap.

We share some stories from our Denver meetup, the strange reason we found ourselves at a golf course, and some news you should know. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

What’s coming next for the Linux desktop, and some exclusive news from System76.

Chris makes a big mistake on the road, and Mike drops some reality-based sage wisdom.

Live from Denver, we chat with old friends and new. We get the inside scope on what has been going on at System76, and what's coming up next.

What's new in Debian 11, and an example of the Linux Foundation funneling free software to their corporate friends.

We discuss the ramifications of Apple's local photo scanning announcement on your privacy, why everything seems to be a subscription these days, and a new challenge for the show. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

Is there a secret motive behind Apple's announced plans to scan iMessage and iCloud Photo Library content?

Big things are happening in the world of WireGuard, Jim Salter joins to catch us up.

Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, things around Linux have started changing, including some big items this week.

Big promises are being made in Ruby land, Tech Crunch says Open Source is dead, and we have thoughts to share about both!

Yabba Dabba Distro! Run every major distribution on one native host. How we hijacked a Fedora install and turned it into the ultimate meta Linux box.

Microsoft's next kernel patch fixes a long-standing Linux issue, we'll share the details. Plus ChromeOS's next power user feature you haven't heard of, and Valve's broader plans that came into focus this week.

We discuss Chris's latest wall-mounted tablet solution for Home Assistant and several scripts to pimp your Plex setup.

Mike shares his adventures coding while riding Amtrak, Chris is trying to get DOS running while he still can, and many of you wrote in sharing your concern for GNOME.

We try to pull off a show while recovering from an epic server crash. Then we build the ultimate remote Linux desktop—in the cloud!

We share the facts about a recent systemd vulnerability, the new details we've learned this week about the Steam Deck, and then dig into the reviews of the Framework Laptop.

Has Microsoft figured out a way to invalidate the GPL? We're skeptical.

Could the Steam Deck mean fewer native Linux games? We chat with prolific game developer Ethan Lee and get his perspective on the negative impacts of the Deck.

Steam Deck looks impressive; we cover the details you care about and one aspect that concerns us.

Updates gone wrong, surprise hardware failures, and flooding out all our electronics in a single go. We've got a lot to catch you up on.

It seems AI isn't replacing developers just yet, and why we think you shouldn’t get too comfortable.

Have you noticed the Linux news has gotten a little weird? Michael Tunnell joins us to break down the changes we've observed over the last year.

Open Source's best hope for alternatives to Microsoft and Google gets a significant update this week, and we cover a plethora of new goodies coming to a Linux near you soon.

Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take.

Linux server admins don't know where to turn next; how the cult of personality might be shaping Linux's most important market. Special Guest: Jack Aboutboul.

We try out Pop!_OS 21.04 and share our thoughts on the COSMIC desktop and our reaction to Audacity’s new troubling privacy policy.

Tuya shocks us by announcing native Home Assistant support, we have an update on a smart doorbell Ring alternative, and we tell all about how PiKVM just levelled up in awesome. Special Guest: Morgan Peterman.

Mike's got some strong feels about his new system, and Chris spent a week with Windows 11. And that's not even scratching the surface. It's a wild one, with some hard truths, so buckle up.

Is Fuchsia a risk to Linux? We try out a cutting-edge Fuchsia desktop and determine if it is a long-term threat to Linux.

The news this week that pushes Linux ahead in the enterprise, the challenges Windows 11 might bring, and we go hands-on with the new Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE.

Big Tech's punishment train has been en route for years, but now that it's almost arrived, are we getting onboard?

Is it possible to have Arch’s best feature on other Linux distros? We attempt it and report our findings. Plus our reaction to NVIDIA’s beta Wayland support–is this the milestone we’ve been waiting for?

Linux's résumé got a nice boost this week; why Google is paying for more kernel development, and how CloudLinux might be pulling ahead of the CentOS pack.

We take a look at a self-hosted TeamViewer alternative, give you our take on some Home Assistant drama and discuss the effects of a new crypto coin on hard drive prices.

We get a bit skeptical about Stripe Identity, how it works, and precisely why we don't like some of their privacy trade-offs.

We revisit the seminal distros that shaped Linux’s past. Find out if these classics still hold up.

The premier Linux desktops get some futuristic new features, and we break down the seven-year-old vulnerability in your Linux box revealed this week.

Our takes on the important bits from Apple's WWDC 2021 keynote and State of the Union.

We discuss old and new ways to manage, organize, index, and search your photo collection. It's our favorite Google Photo's alternatives.

An old Linux distro gets a new trick, and all Linux users get a few excellent quality of life updates.

We'll share how we deployed a painless, Self-Hosted Pastebin replacement, and what we like the most about it.

Mike's unique take on the bold promises made at MS Build this year, and the one item he REALLY wants announced at WWDC next week.

We’re joined by a special guest who’s built his very own Linux battle bus. We get the technical details on how Linux is at the core of this open road machine. Special Guest: Aaron Bockelie.

Our reaction to the new Freenode developments, and Audacity's latest shock to the community.

We both fall for a new fancy keyboard; then we get philosophical about free software's never-ending quest to conquer mobile.

From our origins with Linux to preparing your home LAN for a solar storm, it’s an Ask us Anything special edition!

Our take on the Freenode exodus, Linux Apps going public in ChromeOS, and Red Hat's desktop hiring spree.

Join us for a chat with Paulus, the founder of Home Assistant, as we look to the project's future, hardware devices, new standards, and more. Special Guest: Paulus Schoutsen.

After Chris gets a reality check from Mike, the guys answer some emails and admit a cold hard truth.

Tim Canham, Mars Helicopter Operations Lead at NASA’s JPL joins us again to share technical details you've never heard about the Ingenuity Linux Copter on Mars. And the challenges they had to work around to achieve their five successful flights. Special Guest: Tim Canham.

Our reaction to System76's Launch keyboard, Google's new Fuchsia contributor that's a big name, and the repairable Linux Laptop with a few new tricks.

Chris struggles with his nature, while Mike shares some sage developer advice that everyone should hear before using a platform like AWS.

We’re taking a look at an underdog distro. We may have found a diamond in the rough with a few tricks up its filesystem.

We start you off with the headlines that matter this week, then share our thoughts on Audacity's new owners proposing user tracking.

Plex announces some big plans that make us a little nervous, Alex solves Chris's tablet performance woes, and we chat about Prometheus.

From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in tech. It's a deep dive chat with Wes Payne.

It's episode III, Return of the Email. Everyone says never host your own email, so we're doin it.

A spicy mix of distro news, including Rocky Linux's first milestone release, and our follow-up on the University of Minnesota’s kernel ban.

Mike has a few stories to share, but more importantly a very hard lesson he's going to make sure you damn sure you learn.

The new release of Fedora has more under the hood than you might know. It's a technology-packed release, and nearly all of it is coming to a distro near you.

The University of Minnesota has been banned from the Linux kernel.

Alex has a new trick for local and remote backups, and shares his thoughts on Synology's DS series NAS.

Our thoughts on the hardware Apple announced this week, and if any of it is suitable for professional workloads.

You should never host your own email, so we’ve gone and done just that. What we learned trying to build an email server in 2021.

The major shift in the Linux landscape this week that was hardly noticed, and our thoughts on COSMIC from System76.

We visit an alternate reality where Epic wins in their fight against Apple, COBOL reigns supreme, and the halls of great Jedi Temple are lined with Object-C developers.

Do as we say, not as we do. This week we're setting off to host our own email. We'll cover the basics, what's we're using, and why.

Don't buy that M1-powered Apple machine just yet, solving Wayland-driven fragmentation, and why Firefox is about to get an upgrade on Linux.

A record is broken, a life goal is achieved, and why we are going long on Linksys. Special Guest: Jake Howard 🍊.

After a decade long fight, no one feels like a winner.

Old friends and new join us on a quest to celebrate four hundred episodes. Special Guests: Alex Kretzschmar, Corry Clinton, Drew DeVore, and Graham Morrison.

The first CentOS clone is out, but it's the second part of their announcement that might be the most important.

Ruby has gone off the rails this week, and Wes is here to explain what’s happened.

Lutris developer Mathieu Comandon joins us to share his perspective on the uncomfortable issues facing Linux desktop developers.

GNOME 40 is out and we chat with the project’s Executive Director about the technical and visual improvements in the new release.

Special guest Jeff Geerling tells us how he got 16 drives connected to one Pi.

Some sage developer wisdom is overshadowed by Mike's mad stonk game, while Chris worries Apple's secret M1 tricks charming Linux users.

We share our favorite networking trick of all time, and then chat with the blokes behind a new WireGuard-powered service.

Mobile Linux OSes are looking better than ever this week, a new effort to keep legacy applications running on Linux, and the signals indicating a Fuchsia release is nigh.

Mike goes straight for the attack and hits Chris where it hurts, then it's problem-solving time.

We break down the next-level features coming to a Linux near you in just a few weeks.

The A-Team assembled to make open source more trustworthy, why we might be about to find out how much SUSE is worth, and some essential project updates.

We react to Home Assistant password shaming us and then reflect on the OVH fire while attempting to solve a "growing" cloud problem.

Mike reveals his secret project to Chris, who has several probing questions.

Tim Canham, the Mars Helicopter Operations Lead, shares Linux’s origins at JPL and how it ended up running on multiple boxes on Mars.

Canonical reveals long-term Ubuntu plans that you might have missed, and the "double ungood" warning from Linus this week.

After we pine about the way things used to be, Mike shares why he is developing a fondness for C++.

It's our worst idea yet. We share the password to our brand-new server and see who can own the box first. Whoever wins gets a special prize.

Red Hat is still in damage control mode, a new hacker laptop called Framework makes bold promises, and what Google is spending money on in the Linux kernel.

Our favorite LastPass alternative, why more boxes might be better than one, and we confess to an undying love.

We open the robe and share some vintage career origin stories.

After all these years, what's made us stick with Linux?

We share some exclusive details about the Linux-powered gear that just landed on Mars, and the open-source frameworks that make it possible.

Mike crosses over to report back from the other side, and Chris is along for the ride.

Something special has been achieved this week, a new benchmark in the desktop experience. We dig in.

Microsoft and Ubuntu's relationship is under a new spotlight this week.

Alex shocks Chris with his latest project, then lays down some quick-fire picks.

After reflecting on more than 8 years of the show, we get into solving problems and taking names.

Which distro is best for friends and family? We have a unique take on this common question.

The story behind a Microsoft repo shipping in Raspberry Pi OS, Canonical updates a special version of Ubuntu, and a couple of milestones the Linux world hit this week.

Microsoft is working on a bot that can deepfake you real good, and we have thoughts.

We try out GNOME 40 and its new workspace layout. Who we think this works well for, and who might want to avoid it.

Google removes Matrix chat-client Element from the Play store, sudo has a major flaw with a long-tail, and Rocky Linux gets a boost.

We discuss recent Home Assistant security news, and how we think the project could improve.

The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy.

Successful open-source projects all seem to struggle with one major gorilla. Who it is, and what their options are now. Special Guests: Drew DeVore and Jonathan Corbet.

Why we don't think Red Hat's expanded developer program is enough, our reaction to Ubuntu sticking with an older Gnome release, and a tiny delightful surprise.

Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?

We showcase a tool that will change your Linux game.

Impressive updates for some beloved open source projects, and AlmaLinux—a leading CentOS alternative—is born.

Our favorite Google Docs killer with markdown support has a big update. We explain how we host it and why we love it.

Mike and Chris discuss the recent JetBrains FUD and ponder the impact of recent AWS policy enforcement.

Wendell joins the show to cover the state of graphics on Linux, and what Intel has in store for the future.

We explain the recent Qt upset, and then go hands-on with the new PeerTube release.

Their lives change forever when they meet a handsome, tormented, laptop.

We have some strong opinions about the state of openSUSE Tumbleweed. We've secretly been running it for the past week, and share our experience.

A lot of open source development was packed into 2020, we recap some of the standout moments you should know about.

Alex reveals the culmination of five years of work into the Perfect Media Server.

Services and subscriptions get a bad wrap, so we flip the script and talk about the ones we're grateful to pay for.

Friends join us for a special edition of the show to review last year's predictions, and forecast the future. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, Joe Ressington, and Neal Gompa.

Our annual predictions episode kicks off with a review of what we got right and wrong for 2020, and then we speculate wildly about what could happen in 2021.

Mike details his favorite python tools and his tricks for performance concerns.

We reveal the winners of the 2020 Tuxies.

Another Google project meets an untimely demise, but we find the silver lining.

Chris discovers a networking miracle, Alex has been playing with electrics, and we review the Wyze Cam 3.

Mike recalls how he accidentally converted his development shop into a Python house, and Chris experiments with his Minimum Viable Robe.

It's light as a feather, fast as hell, and everything is upstream. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon ships with Fedora, and this week we put it to the test.

We explain the major changes to CentOS this week and break down the top four criticisms.

Time to talk business, and Chris reveals his biggest mistake since going independent.

Red Hat just made big changes to how CentOS works, we breakdown the good, and the bad.