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• February 7, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast, Software

  430 – Darn Small(er) Linux

  First up in the news: Mint 21.3 "Edge" is out, Ubuntu taking heat over Pro packages, Bazzite 2.2 is out, BunsenLabs Boron is out, Parrot 6.0 is out, we say Goodbye to Ginny, RPi Compute Module 5 is in the works, Say Hello to Wilma, RH causes issues for CentOS, and DSL Linux makes a resurgence

  In security and privacy: Ring will stop giving video to police, and AnyDesk responds to a major hack

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill is moving gear around, Joe upgrades, Moss takes a new tablet, and Majid is drinking the Samsung Kool-Aid

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• January 30, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  429 – Do You Desktop?

  First up in the news: Mint 21.3 released, Linux kernel 4.14 goes EOL, Google sued over patent infringement, OpenSSH phases out DSA keys, Canonical snap steams Valve

  In security and privacy: NoaBot worms its way into Linux; Pixieboot vulnerabilities show up in UEFI, and SlippyBook rears its head

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe buys things cheap, and Eric talks audio production

  In our Innards section: We talk about whether there’s a need for desktop computers anymore.

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

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• January 17, 2024MP3, OGG, Podcast

  428.5 – 2024 Predictions

  In our Innards section: Predictions: 2023 mistakes and 2024 attempts

  In "Check This Out" Bill Talks a little about Ventoy - again

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions.

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• January 12, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  428 – 32 bit’s Days Are Numbered

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Fedora Asahi Remix Officially Released for Apple Silicon Macs

  In security and privacy: Nothin'. We got nothin'.

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill becomes “unstable”; Majid bricks and un-bricks; Moss is counting pixels; Joe …; and Eric does some Homebrewing

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• December 20, 2023MP3, OGG, Podcast

  427.5 – Free Form or Free Fall

  In our Innards section: We're a bit all over the place - a "free form" if you will.

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. No, really – we've got feedback this time!

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