podcast – Linux OTC https://linuxotc.org "Linux Off The Cuff" Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://linuxotc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-FO71ABCF89B83-01-e1671551402820-32x32.jpg podcast – Linux OTC https://linuxotc.org 32 32 213046145 66 – The Mountain Of Source https://linuxotc.org/2026/02/66-the-mountain-of-source/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:33:39 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=543 Server rebuilds, Memory shortages, Energy prices, Compiling software, and the AUR. all that and way more!

]]> Server rebuilds, Memory shortages, Energy prices, Compiling software, and the AUR. all that and way more!

]]> 543 62 – What Could Go Wrong? https://linuxotc.org/2025/11/62-what-could-go-wrong/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 21:10:59 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=526 One hardware failure after another for these guys. Bill's video card woes, Majid's server issues. We even had a complete SATA controller failure on one of the most important machines. We get through it. We get into distro hopping, as well as a little conversation about Cosmic, verses Gnome.

]]> One hardware failure after another for these guys. Bill’s video card woes, Majid’s server issues. We even had a complete SATA controller failure on one of the most important machines. We get through it. We get into distro hopping, as well as a little conversation about Cosmic, verses Gnome.

]]> 526 61 – Discord Woes https://linuxotc.org/2025/11/61-discord-woes/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:01:11 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=522 Bill's video card problems, we get into the new Steam hardware a bit, a little bit on Docker. Way more!

]]> Bill’s video card problems, we get into the new Steam hardware a bit, a little bit on Docker. Way more!

]]> 522 60 – Corporate Shills Return https://linuxotc.org/2025/11/60-corporate-shills-return/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:41:10 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=518 Just Bill and Majid for this one. We get into all kinds of stuff including the evolution of content creation, distro hopping, and the like. We get into Amazon's shift to Linux on it's Fire TV platform. All of this and way more.

]]> Just Bill and Majid for this one. We get into all kinds of stuff including the evolution of content creation, distro hopping, and the like. We get into Amazon’s shift to Linux on it’s Fire TV platform. All of this and way more.

]]> 518 59 – Sponsored By Cosmic OTC https://linuxotc.org/2025/10/59-sponsored-by-cosmic-otc/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 16:38:38 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=512 We had a lot of fun making this one. After some off-topic discussion, we get into a recent purchase by Bill. We get into Pop!_OS in a big way! Somehow we segue into shaving products. All this and way more!

]]> We had a lot of fun making this one. After some off-topic discussion, we get into a recent purchase by Bill. We get into Pop!_OS in a big way! Somehow we segue into shaving products. All this and way more! This would be an excellent episode to watch on YouTube!

]]> 512 57 – Irritable Bill Syndrome https://linuxotc.org/2025/09/57-irritable-bill-syndrome/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:50:14 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=504 A rather "in-depth" conversation about the nature of language, thought, and communication starts us off. We inevitably move on to AI. Those things and more!

]]> A rather “in-depth” conversation about the nature of language, thought, and communication starts us off. We inevitably move on to AI. Those things and more!

]]> 504 56 – Red Rag To A Bull https://linuxotc.org/2025/08/56-red-rag-to-a-bull/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:52:42 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=500 AI, Data Privacy, Technology in the Auto industry, Windows licenses, Bill's CHUWI. All of this and much more!

]]> ai, archlinux, Auto Industry, CHUWI, Data Privacy, linux, linuxotc, mp3, podcast, Windows License

]]> 500 55 – ChatGPT! Get Off My Lawn! https://linuxotc.org/2025/07/55-chatgpt-get-off-my-lawn/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:08:25 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=495 Why do we use Arch? Should we really be trying to get new people to use Linux? These are the questions that have occupied the minds of man since the beginning of time.

]]> Why do we use Arch? Should we really be trying to get new people to use Linux? These are the questions that have occupied the minds of man since the beginning of time.

]]> 495 53 – Nonsense Nomenclature https://linuxotc.org/2025/06/53-nonsense-nomenclature/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:25:18 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=485 Dev Opps, Majid's Snapdragon, Keyboard wins over Mouse, Cybersecurity, Gnome, Stand-by Time On Linux. Start up time, and Way More!

]]> Dev Opps, Majid’s Snapdragon, Keyboard wins over Mouse, Cybersecurity, Gnome, Stand-by Time On Linux. Start up time, and Way More!

]]> 485 52 – Inplexification https://linuxotc.org/2025/05/52-inplexification/ Mon, 19 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=481 DNS, TikTok, Netflix, Plex and other drugs. We get into it in depth!

]]> DNS, TikTok, Netflix, Plex and other drugs. We get into it in depth!

]]> 481 51 – And/or https://linuxotc.org/2025/05/51-and-or/ Mon, 05 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=477 As we state early on in the show - This is our official Windows 11 episode! Majid has some technical difficulties which brings up some interesting conversations about the evolution of a Linux user's troubleshooting skills. We get our nerd on talking about Star Wars. All of this and way more!

]]> As we state early on in the show – This is our official Windows 11 episode! Majid has some technical difficulties which brings up some interesting conversations about the evolution of a Linux user’s troubleshooting skills. We get our nerd on talking about Star Wars. All of this and way more!

]]> 477 50 – Expressing The Glands https://linuxotc.org/2025/04/50-expressing-the-glands/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=473 We're all over the place on this one. VPN's, ARM hardware and multimedia are the most noteworthy topics. Those and so much more!

]]> We’re all over the place on this one. VPN’s, ARM hardware and multimedia are the most noteworthy topics. Those and so much more!

]]> 473 49 – Security, Reliability, Usability; Choose One https://linuxotc.org/2025/04/49-security-reliability-usability-choose-one/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=469 We start off with Bill describing his experience at a recent trade show. Somehow this leads to a discussion on Arch and it's place in the eco-system. We "flow" into a discussion about cloud providers and the state of their encryption. We get into the browser world briefly. All of this and way more!

]]> We start off with Bill describing his experience at a recent trade show. Somehow this leads to a discussion on Arch and it’s place in the eco-system. We “flow” into a discussion about cloud providers and the state of their encryption. We get into the browser world briefly. All of this and way more!

]]> 469 48 – “Only One Neck To Choke” https://linuxotc.org/2025/03/48-only-one-neck-to-choke/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=463 We start by waxing philosophical, then we lead to a conversation about AI in the workplace. We get into Manifest V-3. We get into Mozilla, and their recent decisions. We get into browsers and we think the future may influence our decisions moving forward.

]]> We start by waxing philosophical, then we lead to a conversation about AI in the workplace. We get into Manifest V-3. We get into Mozilla, and their recent decisions. We get into browsers and we think the future may influence our decisions moving forward.

]]> 463 47 – Compartmentalizing Browsers https://linuxotc.org/2025/03/47-compartmentalizing-browsers/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=459 We start off talking about our beginnings in podcasting, this leads to the different ways people build and maintain websites. We then go hard on Mozilla. All of this and so much more

]]> We start off talking about our beginnings in podcasting, this leads to the different ways people build and maintain websites. We then go hard on Mozilla. All of this and so much more

]]> 459 43 – Theatrical Linux https://linuxotc.org/2024/12/43-theatrical-linux/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=442 Just Bill and Majid this week. It all starts a bit rough with a little back and forth between the blokes, but gets better with a conversation about Linux for "normal" people. Is there more than one kind of "normal" user? We get into a conversation about Apple, family movie night, and "planned obsolescence." All of this and way more!

]]> Just Bill and Majid this week. It all starts a bit rough with a little back and forth between the blokes, but gets better with a conversation about Linux for “normal” people. Is there more than one kind of “normal” user? We get into a conversation about Apple, family movie night, and “planned obsolescence.” All of this and way more!

]]> 442 42 – Dirty Old Linux Nerds https://linuxotc.org/2024/12/42-dirty-old-linux-nerds/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=438 This week we point out the nature of kindness in the world. We get into a discussion about the challenges of religion and philosophy with regards to keeping up with technology. Perhaps we've given up too much to our devices. Majid works with Elementry OS 8 a little during the recording. Dual-booting becomes the "meat and potatoes" of this episode, where Eric describes the novel idea of creating multiple EFI system partitions. All of this and so much more!

]]> This week we point out the nature of kindness in the world. We get into a discussion about the challenges of religion and philosophy with regards to keeping up with technology. Perhaps we’ve given up too much to our devices. Majid works with Elementry OS 8 a little during the recording. Dual-booting becomes the “meat and potatoes” of this episode, where Eric describes the novel idea of creating multiple EFI system partitions. All of this and so much more!

]]> 438 41 – Thanksgiving Rants https://linuxotc.org/2024/12/41-thanksgiving-rants/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=434 This week it all starts with a rather brooding little discussion about religion. We get into why we use Linux, and why many people may use Linux. This rolls into a discussion about smart phones, smart watches and the like. Eric talks about his new Pixel watch. Majid shares a story about playing Badminton. We round it off with a discussion about earbuds, and the price points of many prolific devices.

]]> This week it all starts with a rather brooding little discussion about religion. We get into why we use Linux, and why many people may use Linux. This rolls into a discussion about smart phones, smart watches and the like. Eric talks about his new Pixel watch. Majid shares a story about playing Badminton. We round it off with a discussion about earbuds, and the price points of many prolific devices.

]]> 434 40 – ASUS of Theseus https://linuxotc.org/2024/11/40-asus-of-theseus/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=430 This week Majid and Bill talk about their PC builds - the good, bad and just plain wrong. Majid describes devolving from restoring old PC parts to literally building his "Ship of Theseus" from new parts. Installing Arch somehow becomes part of the conversation; everything from installing, to how packages are handled on the distro. We then talk about video editing. Evolution of the spoken language, and learning foreign languages sort of round out the show. All of this and so much more!

]]> This week Majid and Bill talk about their PC builds – the good, bad and just plain wrong. Majid describes devolving from restoring old PC parts to literally building his “Ship of Theseus” from new parts. Installing Arch somehow becomes part of the conversation; everything from installing, to how packages are handled on the distro. We then talk about video editing. Evolution of the spoken language, and learning foreign languages sort of round out the show. All of this and so much more!

]]> 430 39 – AI and Bad Influence https://linuxotc.org/2024/11/39-ai-and-bad-influence/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:05:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=426 We start off Talking about Majid trying Fedora. We then get into Microsoft buying nuclear power facilities to provide for the monsterous energy needs of AI. Majid shares some interesting uses of AI in the healthcare industry. We get into the latest in the Internet Archive saga. All of this and way more!

]]> We start off Talking about Majid trying Fedora. We then get into Microsoft buying nuclear power facilities to provide for the monsterous energy needs of AI. Majid shares some interesting uses of AI in the healthcare industry. We get into the latest in the Internet Archive saga. All of this and way more!

]]> 426 38 – Linux For Literally Everything Else https://linuxotc.org/2024/10/38-linux-for-literally-everything-else/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=420 This is the first episode we live streamed. We started with the Internet Archive outage, this leads to a conversation about passwords and the philosophies around changing passwords. We move on to Thunderbird and the new Beta currently in testing for Android, and some of the pitfalls of email on the various email apps. Linux on tablets - Majid planning to purchase one of those new Snapdragon devices - and compelling reasons to use Mac are also in this episode. We've got all of this and so much more on this episode!

]]> This is the first episode we live streamed. We started with the Internet Archive outage, this leads to a conversation about passwords and the philosophies around changing passwords. We move on to Thunderbird and the new Beta currently in testing for Android, and some of the pitfalls of email on the various email apps. Linux on tablets – Majid planning to purchase one of those new Snapdragon devices – and compelling reasons to use Mac are also in this episode. We’ve got all of this and so much more on this episode!

]]> 420 37 – Cinnamon and Stealing Hardware https://linuxotc.org/2024/10/37-cinnamon-and-stealing-hardware/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=416 This week we start off talking about Leo's latest episode of Linux User Space. In episode 5:02, Leo and Dan go over a history of the Cinnamon desktop, and how tightly it's tied to Linux Mint it's self. We then morphed into a conversation about Windows 8, Windows on the command line, and how Gnome 3 seemed to come along about the same time. Desktop design was the hot topic. We then moved on to the APT package manager, and the differences between it on Mint, and the rest of the Debian world. I could write more, but you'd spend more time reading this than you would listening to the show. We get into a lot of stuff.

]]> This week we start off talking about Leo’s latest episode of Linux User Space. In episode 5:02, Leo and Dan go over a history of the Cinnamon desktop, and how tightly it’s tied to Linux Mint it’s self. We then morphed into a conversation about Windows 8, Windows on the command line, and how Gnome 3 seemed to come along about the same time. Desktop design was the hot topic. We then moved on to the APT package manager, and the differences between it on Mint, and the rest of the Debian world. I could write more, but you’d spend more time reading this than you would listening to the show. We get into a lot of stuff.

Link to Linux User Space

]]> 416 36 – Tenacious Turbans https://linuxotc.org/2024/09/36-tenacious-turbans/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=408 Bill, Leo, Majid, and Joe get together this week to talk about Audacity, Tenacity, Git, Redbox, media servers, and Majid's silly new phone.

You're not going to believe this, but AI does come up in the conversation.

All of this and so, so much more.

And by the way, Leo was kidding - Tenacity definitely does not suck.

]]> Bill, Leo, Majid, and Joe get together this week to talk about Audacity, Tenacity, Git, Redbox, media servers, and Majid’s silly new phone.

You’re not going to believe this, but AI does come up in the conversation.

All of this and so, so much more.

And by the way, Leo was kidding – Tenacity definitely does not suck.

]]> 408 35 – Suffer Engineers https://linuxotc.org/2024/09/35-suffer-engineers/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=398 This week Eric, and Majid return, along with Leo and Joe to talk about Linux in schools, LLM's AI, the new XPS, and so much more. It was a blast!

]]> This week Eric, and Majid return, along with Leo and Joe to talk about Linux in schools, LLM’s AI, the new XPS, and so much more. It was a blast!

]]> 398 34 – The Audacity Of Reaper https://linuxotc.org/2024/08/34-the-audacity-of-reaper/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=393 This week Eric and Bill get into a conversation about proprietary alternatives to opensource software. It starts with us describing how we've both begun using Reaper instead of Audacity for editing the audio for our shows.

Let us know what your think. What, if any proprietary software are you using on Linux. Is it just enough that the developers make their software available on Linux? We'd love to know what you think.

]]> This week Eric and Bill get into a conversation about proprietary alternatives to opensource software. It starts with us describing how we’ve both begun using Reaper instead of Audacity for editing the audio for our shows.

Let us know what your think. What, if any proprietary software are you using on Linux. Is it just enough that the developers make their software available on Linux? We’d love to know what you think. show@linuxotc.org

There’s a little bonus content after the ending jingle.

]]> 393 33 – Discord Bots are Better Than Linux https://linuxotc.org/2024/07/33-discord-bots-are-better-than-linux/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=389 Eric Leo and Majid talk Discord, Bots, UI and even a little bit of Linux!

]]> Eric Leo and Majid talk Discord, Bots, UI and even a little bit of Linux!

]]> 389 32 – “I Remember Audio Editing.” https://linuxotc.org/2024/07/32-i-remember-audio-editing/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=383 We're joined by Joe from mintCast fame. The discussion starts off about audio editing and just spins out of control from there. Joe and Leo get into a few discussions about some games available on Steam. We talk a little about the Steam Deck. The Texas heat is a topic. That leads to ideas about how to mitigate the heat in the home. AI in the home, ownership of software (or the lack thereof) and so much more!

]]> We’re joined by Joe from mintCast fame. The discussion starts off about audio editing and just spins out of control from there. Joe and Leo get into a few discussions about some games available on Steam. We talk a little about the Steam Deck. The Texas heat is a topic. That leads to ideas about how to mitigate the heat in the home. AI in the home, ownership of software (or the lack thereof) and so much more!

]]> 383 31 – Linux Will Bend You To It’s Will! https://linuxotc.org/2024/06/31-linux-will-bend-you-to-its-will/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=377 Bill records the show using Arch, Leo advocates for the virtues of atomic distros, and Majid wants to build a NAS, or perhaps just buy one. All of this and so much more!

]]> Bill records the show using Arch, Leo advocates for the virtues of atomic distros, and Majid wants to build a NAS, or perhaps just buy one. All of this and so much more!

]]> 377 30 – The Rice Is Burning! https://linuxotc.org/2024/06/30-the-rice-is-burning/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:03:06 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=373 This week we're joined by Alan Pope of "Linux Matters" fame, among others. The conversation starts off with Snaps, Flatpaks, and the like - leading us into atomic desktops, and some shows we've been watching lately. Oh, and of course AI. All of this and a whole lot more!

]]> This week we’re joined by Alan Pope of “Linux Matters” fame, among others. The conversation starts off with Snaps, Flatpaks, and the like – leading us into atomic desktops, and some shows we’ve been watching lately. Oh, and of course AI. All of this and a whole lot more!

]]> 373 29 – Endeavour to Fail https://linuxotc.org/2024/05/29-endeavour-to-fail/ Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=364 This week we start out on Majid's not so great experience with Endeavour OS. This spirals out of control into a back and forth with Bill dying on the Arch Linux hill. We have discussions about Snaps, Flatpaks, Atomic Desktops, and a whole lot more!

]]> This week we start out on Majid’s not so great experience with Endeavour OS. This spirals out of control into a back and forth with Bill dying on the Arch Linux hill. We have discussions about Snaps, Flatpaks, Atomic Desktops, and a whole lot more!

]]> 364 Announcement 4/19/24 https://linuxotc.org/2024/04/announcement-4-19-24/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:59:26 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=301 This is just an announcement about some changes to the way we deliver the episodes

]]> This is just an announcement about some changes to the way we deliver the episodes

]]> 301 27 – A Hot Mess https://linuxotc.org/2024/04/27-a-hot-mess/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=277 I ain't gonna lie folks - this one's a train wreck, and you'll see for your self. We did get into a pretty cool conversation about game emulation. Bill ordered one of those little Linux based personal game pads which comes pre-installed with a staggering number of games. That erodes into a back and forth about stuff like D&D as well as Magic The Gathering. As the title suggests, it's a hot mess, but we had a lot of fun none the less. We were happy to see the return of Eric to the fold. Oh and…yea - Majid had a toothache. Fun times!

]]> I ain’t gonna lie folks – this one’s a train wreck, and you’ll see for your self. We did get into a pretty cool conversation about game emulation. Bill ordered one of those little Linux based personal game pads which comes pre-installed with a staggering number of games. That erodes into a back and forth about stuff like D&D as well as Magic The Gathering. As the title suggests, it’s a hot mess, but we had a lot of fun none the less. We were happy to see the return of Eric to the fold. Oh and…yea – Majid had a toothache. Fun times!

]]> 277 26 – Kool Runnings https://linuxotc.org/2024/03/26-kool-runnings/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=270 Bill, Leo, and Majid get into first impressions of KDE Plasma 6. That conversation. We talk a little about the best (in our opinion) launchers for Linux desktops. We talk a little about our memories of Windows Vista, 7, and 8. Leo, and Majid hash it out over touchpad gestures. We get into an article on OMG Ubuntu about UXPlay, a tool for mirroring iOS on Linux. Bill talks a little about Xbox cloud gaming. We round it all off talking about music streaming platforms. All of this and lots more!

]]> Bill, Leo, and Majid get into first impressions of KDE Plasma 6. That conversation. We talk a little about the best (in our opinion) launchers for Linux desktops. We talk a little about our memories of Windows Vista, 7, and 8. Leo, and Majid hash it out over touchpad gestures. We get into an article on OMG Ubuntu about UXPlay, a tool for mirroring iOS on Linux. Bill talks a little about Xbox cloud gaming. We round it all off talking about music streaming platforms. All of this and lots more!

]]> 270 25 – Corporate Shills https://linuxotc.org/2024/02/25-corporate-shills/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=235 Just Bill and Majid this go-around. This week we get into a little bit of what has inevitably brought us back to stable distros. What we make of things like Arch and Manjaro. This all leads to a hypothetical discussion about packaging formats and big business. These things, and a whole lot more!

]]> Just Bill and Majid this go-around. This week we get into a little bit of what has inevitably brought us back to stable distros. What we make of things like Arch and Manjaro. This all leads to a hypothetical discussion about packaging formats and big business. These things, and a whole lot more!

]]> 235 24 – Don’t Prune Your Docker! https://linuxotc.org/2024/01/24-dont-prune-your-docker/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=227 Well gee wiz we start by talking about food, and Bill's new medication. That morphs into a discussion about Docker, and Bill's recent experience with the Collabora CODE server image. We end up getting into the up-comming Plasma 6 release and some of the things we expect from the KDE desktop.

]]> Well gee wiz we start by talking about food, and Bill’s new medication. That morphs into a discussion about Docker, and Bill’s recent experience with the Collabora CODE server image. We end up getting into the up-comming Plasma 6 release and some of the things we expect from the KDE desktop.

]]> 227 23 – Burn Your Keyboards! https://linuxotc.org/2024/01/23-burn-your-keyboards/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=224 This week we're joined by a special guest. Dave Hart from 3 Fat Truckers joins us for a discussion about the future of technology in general, and how we interact with our devices.

]]> This week we’re joined by a special guest. Dave Hart from 3 Fat Truckers joins us for a discussion about the future of technology in general, and how we interact with our devices.

]]> 224 22 – Truckloads of Linux https://linuxotc.org/2023/12/22-truckloads-of-linux/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=221 It's just Eric and Bill for this one. From tech used in the trucking industry to a discussion about packaging formats and the culture around distributions like Arch Linux, this episode is all over the place. We had a good time though!

]]> It’s just Eric and Bill for this one. From tech used in the trucking industry to a discussion about packaging formats and the culture around distributions like Arch Linux, this episode is all over the place. We had a good time though!

]]> 221 21 – Linux Is A Mind-Altering Drug https://linuxotc.org/2023/12/21-linux-is-a-mind-altering-drug/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=217 This week we get into the fun and frustrations of audio editing. We discuss some of the strategies and pitfalls specific to editing podcasts. That conversation somehow segways into mobile devices, AI, and other emerging technologies. All of that, and a whole lot more!

]]> This week we get into the fun and frustrations of audio editing. We discuss some of the strategies and pitfalls specific to editing podcasts. That conversation somehow segways into mobile devices, AI, and other emerging technologies. All of that, and a whole lot more!

]]> 217 20 – Arcade Weirdos https://linuxotc.org/2023/11/20-arcade-weirdos/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=213 VR, iphones, Retro games, and our decaying interest in Marvel movies. All of this and a whole lot more!

]]> VR, iphones, Retro games, and our decaying interest in Marvel movies. All of this and a whole lot more!

]]> 213 19 – Eric Has The Touch https://linuxotc.org/2023/11/episode-19-eric-has-the-touch/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=187 This week we get into Majid's Feren OS. We talk a little about Plasma on Wayland. We reminisce about Windows Phone, and Blackberry. We go off the rails about Fedora, Gnome and the like. All of this as well as the usual banter!

]]> This week we get into Majid’s Feren OS. We talk a little about Plasma on Wayland. We reminisce about Windows Phone, and Blackberry. We go off the rails about Fedora, Gnome and the like. All of this as well as the usual banter!

]]> 187 18 – Make it Snappy https://linuxotc.org/2023/10/episode-18-make-it-snappy/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=184 It's Bill, Eric, and Leo this week. We get into some ideas about how to improve our Linux podcasts. We get into a a discussion about Snaps, the AUR, Markdown editors, and so much more!

]]> It’s Bill, Eric, and Leo this week. We get into some ideas about how to improve our Linux podcasts. We get into a a discussion about Snaps, the AUR, Markdown editors, and so much more!

]]> 184 17 – “He’s a Majid man” https://linuxotc.org/2023/09/episode-17-rework-hes-a-majid-man/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:57:40 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=178 Ok -- Let's try this again; No Norbert again this episode, but we get into all kinds of stuff. We talk about streaming platforms, ads on podcasts. We talk about stuff like super hero shows, dissecting the concept of the multiverse. We go back and forth over the value of using distros like Arch or Gentoo. We get into the time-honored conversation about convergence. All of this and so much more!

]]> Ok — Let’s try this again; No Norbert again this episode, but we get into all kinds of stuff. We talk about streaming platforms, ads on podcasts. We talk about stuff like super hero shows, dissecting the concept of the multiverse. We go back and forth over the value of using distros like Arch or Gentoo. We get into the time-honored conversation about convergence. All of this and so much more!

]]> 178 17 – “He’s a Majid man” https://linuxotc.org/2023/09/episode-17-hes-a-majid-man/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=173 No Norbert again this episode, but we get into all kinds of stuff. We talk about streaming platforms, ads on podcasts. We talk about stuff like super hero shows, dissecting the concept of the multiverse. We go back and forth over the value of using distros like Arch or Gentoo. We get into the time-honored conversation about convergence. All of this and so much more!

]]> No Norbert again this episode, but we get into all kinds of stuff. We talk about streaming platforms, ads on podcasts. We talk about stuff like super hero shows, dissecting the concept of the multiverse. We go back and forth over the value of using distros like Arch or Gentoo. We get into the time-honored conversation about convergence. All of this and so much more!

]]> 173 16 – Bring Your Own Linux https://linuxotc.org/2023/09/episode-16-bring-your-own-linux/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=167 This week Norbert couldn't make the show but we were joined by Majid, and Eric from mintCast fame. We get into discussions about bloat, Linux on mobile, user interfaces, and a whole lot more!

]]> This week Norbert couldn’t make the show but we were joined by Majid, and Eric from mintCast fame. We get into discussions about bloat, Linux on mobile, user interfaces, and a whole lot more!

]]> 167 15 – Bloat is Subjective https://linuxotc.org/2023/08/episode-15-bloat-is-subjective/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=161 This week we get into some feedback as well as a discussion about system bloat, getting rid of it; and should we get rid of it. We get into Distrobox a little and discuss why it's different from other containerized application solutions. All of that and a whole lot more!

]]> This week we get into some feedback as well as a discussion about system bloat, getting rid of it; and should we get rid of it. We get into Distrobox a little and discuss why it’s different from other containerized application solutions. All of that and a whole lot more!

]]> 161 13 – Red Hat’s On A Roll! https://linuxotc.org/2023/07/episode-13-red-hats-on-a-roll/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=153 This week we get into Red Hat's recent announcement that they're no longer going to provide direct access to their source code, potentially creating a problem for clones of Red Had Enterprise Linux, such as Alma Linux, or Rocky Linux.

]]> This week we get into Red Hat’s recent announcement that they’re no longer going to provide direct access to their source code, potentially creating a problem for clones of Red Had Enterprise Linux, such as Alma Linux, or Rocky Linux.

]]> 153 12 – “Reddit & Twitter deserve each other” https://linuxotc.org/2023/06/episode12-reddit-twitter-deserve-each-other/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=150 This week we're completely "off the cuff." We get into Lemmy, a federated alternative to Reddit - which leads to a discussion about the fedaverse in general. We talk a little about Docker. We do a call-out to the community for some feedback on possible methods to support the show. We then get into some feedback from previous episodes, and a whole lot more!

]]> This week we’re completely “off the cuff.” We get into Lemmy, a federated alternative to Reddit – which leads to a discussion about the fedaverse in general. We talk a little about Docker. We do a call-out to the community for some feedback on possible methods to support the show. We then get into some feedback from previous episodes, and a whole lot more!

]]> 150 11 – Oh Snap! https://linuxotc.org/2023/06/episode-11-oh-snap/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=146 "Off the rails" would be one way to describe this episode. We start off with a discussion about the progression of Wayland, which leads us into Hyprland, and Wlroots. We then evolve back into containerization and immutability - all of that and a whole lot more

]]> “Off the rails” would be one way to describe this episode. We start off with a discussion about the progression of Wayland, which leads us into Hyprland, and Wlroots. We then evolve back into containerization and immutability – all of that and a whole lot more

]]> 146 10 – Immutable? Well… Sort Of https://linuxotc.org/2023/05/episode-10-immutable-well-sort-of/ Mon, 22 May 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=143 This week we get into "immutable:" Linux distributions a bit. We talk a little about Fedora's Silverblue, and Kinoite projects, as well as a community spin that enables some additional functionality. A little feedback, and a whole lot more!

]]> This week we get into “immutable:” Linux distributions a bit. We talk a little about Fedora’s Silverblue, and Kinoite projects, as well as a community spin that enables some additional functionality. A little feedback, and a whole lot more!

]]> 143 09 – “If Not For Nvidia” https://linuxotc.org/2023/05/episode-9-if-not-for-nvidia/ Mon, 08 May 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=136 This week we get into some of our Nvidia woes. Bill has to switch to Arch (at least temporarily) Leo and Norbert may build a Gentoo system in the near future. We also get into a short discussion about a recent article in Ars Technica describing Google's desire to retire the "Https" padlock in the Chrome browser.

]]> This week we get into some of our Nvidia woes. Bill has to switch to Arch (at least temporarily) Leo and Norbert may build a Gentoo system in the near future. We also get into a short discussion about a recent article in Ars Technica describing Google’s desire to retire the “Https” padlock in the Chrome browser.

Article On Ars Technica about Google Retiring the Padlock

]]> 136 08 – The Immutable Leo https://linuxotc.org/2023/04/episode-8-the-immutable-leo/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=124 This week we talk a little about the new flathub.org as well as the winbtrfs project which brings the advantages of the Btrfs filesystem to the Windows world. We also get into the state of things with Wayland as well as Fedora, and so much more.

]]> This week we talk a little about the new flathub.org as well as the winbtrfs project which brings the advantages of the Btrfs filesystem to the Windows world. We also get into the state of things with Wayland as well as Fedora, and so much more.

Also, check out the announcement page for information about our new email address.

https://github.com/maharmstone/btrfs

flathub.org

]]> 124 07 – Quick! Emu! https://linuxotc.org/2023/04/episode-7-quick-emu/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:34:11 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=120 To call this episode an exercise in derailment is an understatement, but there you go. We go off about Cryptocurrency, Antenna TV, and Quickemu. We had a lot of fun. Don't forget to hit those "like" and "subscribe" buttons!

]]> To call this episode an exercise in derailment is an understatement, but there you go. We go off about Cryptocurrency, Antenna TV, and Quickemu. We had a lot of fun. Don’t forget to hit those “like” and “subscribe” buttons!

]]> 120 06 – TikTok Ya Don’t Stop https://linuxotc.org/2023/03/episode-6-tiktok-ya-dont-stop/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=116 This week it's all about TikTok... just kidding. We get into the emotional rollercoaster that is the decisions by Docker inc. We also go nuts about the new 16 inch Frameworks laptop that is in the works for the future. Oh and we talk a bit about TikTok.

]]> This week it’s all about TikTok… just kidding. We get into the emotional rollercoaster that is the decisions by Docker inc. We also go nuts about the new 16 inch Frameworks laptop that is in the works for the future. Oh and we talk a bit about TikTok.

]]> 116 05 – What Is Linux? https://linuxotc.org/2023/03/episode-5-what-is-linux/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=112 This week we go off the rails about Nextcloud again. Norbert installs and gets on with DAVx5. We talk about what we think "Linux is." As well as a whole lot more!

]]> This week we go off the rails about Nextcloud again. Norbert installs and gets on with DAVx5. We talk about what we think “Linux is.” As well as a whole lot more!

]]> 112 04 – Self-Hosting https://linuxotc.org/2023/02/episode-4-self-hosting-part-1/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 04:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=106 This week we start what we imagine will be a series on self-hosting. We go over some of the stuff we self-host and the methods we use. Norbert starts his journey in self-hosting where he describes the Nextcloud instance he recently built.

]]> This week we start what we imagine will be a series on self-hosting. We go over some of the stuff we self-host and the methods we use. Norbert starts his journey in self-hosting where he describes the Nextcloud instance he recently built.

]]> 106 03 – Our Future, In A Container https://linuxotc.org/2023/02/episode-3-our-future-in-a-container/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 04:55:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=98 This week we get into a bit of a discussion about where we are, and where we were - How much Linux has evolved and changed over the years, and perhaps how much it hasn't. We get into packaging, and containerization and such. And a whole lot more!

]]> This week we get into a bit of a discussion about where we are, and where we were – How much Linux has evolved and changed over the years, and perhaps how much it hasn’t. We get into packaging, and containerization and such. And a whole lot more!

]]> 98 01 – The Maiden Voyage https://linuxotc.org/2023/01/episode-1-the-maiden-voyage/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:45:00 +0000 https://linuxotc.org/?p=80 Our first installment of the Linux "Off The Cuff" series. In this episode we go off the rails about the future of technology, some predictions for 2023, and a whole lot more!

]]> Our first installment of the Linux “Off The Cuff” series. In this episode we go off the rails about the future of technology, some predictions for 2023, and a whole lot more!

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