Episodes
How Chris created live TV streaming from his local media collection, Alex breaks down the new Open Home Foundation and what it means for self-hosters. Brent's been trying out an open-source AirDrop replacement for all systems, and much more! Special Guest: Brent Gervais.
Published 05/03/24
Published 05/03/24
How one clever developer has launched his own Appstore on iOS, our thoughts on how this was pulled off, and making a transition into development work late in life.
Published 05/01/24
The first LinuxFest is back and better than ever. We share stories and friends from one of the best Linux gatherings of the year: LinuxFest Northwest.
Published 04/28/24
Llama 3 and Phi-3-mini are up and running on phones, Raspberry Pis, and we give them a go. Plus Google kills the vibe, and Meta opens up Horizon OS.
Published 04/24/24
We're back from Austin, with interviews and stories to share. Plus, it's Gentoo week and we take our first look at Fedora 40.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a programmable networking software that is private and secure by default - get it free on up to 100 devices!Kolide: Kolide is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps.Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with...
Published 04/21/24
Special guest Casey Liss from the Accidental Tech Podcast joins the show to discuss his homelab, how he uses HomeBridge, and his delightfully complex garage door sensor system.
Published 04/19/24
We delve into the top 3 open-source revenue streams, expose the pitfalls, and discuss what could be done quickly to improve the situation.
Published 04/17/24
We asked, and you answered: Your top 5 Linux app essentials and post-install rituals. Plus, some news to better cope with "extreme file-system damage."
Published 04/14/24
Why does Meta give away Llma for free? What's in it for them?
Published 04/10/24
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Published 04/07/24
Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate.
Published 04/05/24
Microsoft wins the foot-in-mouth award this week, and Google gets the Rust religion - but Mike is skeptical.
Published 04/03/24
We're breaking down the attack: how it works, how it was hidden, and why time was running out for the attacker.
Published 03/31/24
Mike makes the case for just going vanilla, a look at Google Carbon, and then we address the expensive elephant in the room.
Published 03/27/24
We test the Linux-first, all-AMD Sirius 16 laptop, discuss the new Hyprland release, and share a few stories from our recent trip.
Published 03/24/24
The antitrust gloves are off as Apple’s legal brawl with Uncle Sam kicks into high gear. We dig through the documents and are surprised by a few things that seem off.
Published 03/22/24
Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models. Special Guest: Wes Payne.
Published 03/22/24
We're on the ground live at NixCon and SCaLE. We catch up with old friends, and discover how Nix is devouring the Linux world one function at a time.
Published 03/17/24
NVIDIA locks CUDA down further, and we ponder what it might take to break their stranglehold on the market, Zuck's brilliant move that put an egg on his face, and we take a minute to appreciate new developments with Java.
Published 03/13/24
We each bring surprise topics, a mix of hardware and software, as we prepare to hit the road for NixCon and SCaLE.
Published 03/10/24
Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools. Special Guest: Jon Seager .
Published 03/08/24
Apple is pissed, and we'll dig into why. Plus, there are some big hints at Apple's AI plans; Meta's had a rough morning, and Sergey Brin popped back up at Google and proceeded to blow it immediately.
Published 03/06/24
Plasma 6 is out, and we've been giving it a go. What's new, our thoughts, and the lessons other desktops should learn.
Published 03/03/24
Why we're awe-struck by Google, and NVIDIA's CEO says no one needs to learn how to code anymore.
Published 02/28/24