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  • Episode 513: Ask Noah Show 513

    This week we talk about yet another CVE! A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's IPv4 networking subsystem. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit a race condition during TCP connection request processing to trigger remote code execution.

    -- During The Show --
    00:45 CVE 2026-98432
    • Unprecedented ability to find CVEs
    • Last weeks CVE was difficult to exploit
    • CVE Ratings
    • This CVE is worst case
    • "Use After Fee" via network stack
    • Only need to send specially crafted IPv4 traffic
    • Race condition
    • Affects all Linux Kernels
    • Conflicted on self hosting
    • IPv6 publicly accessible
    • Network Address Translation (NAT)
    • Easy to self host beyond one's skill to trouble shoot
    • Red Hat
    • Ubuntu
    • 13:40 Brave Being Sued
      • Several publishers sue Brave
      • Alleged that: Brave provided data to train AI, bypassing paywalls
      • Journalism has to make some decisions
      • Archive.ph
      • Cost vs value
      • Noah wouldn't pick this fight
      • 22:34 News Wire
        • Squid 7.8 - github.com

        • Openshot 4.1 - openshot.org

        • Enlightenment 0.28 - enlightenment.org

        • Tor Browser 16.0 - torproject.org

        • Thunderbird 159 - thunderbird.net

        • Firefox 159 - firefox.com

        • Open Source VDDK replacement - theregister.com

        • Linux 7.2 EOL - kernel.org

        • PorteuX 2.9 - porteus.org

        • LinuxLite 8.2 - linuxliteos.com

        • Ubuntu Core Desktop - itsfoss.com

        • And the Kali linux team has announed its 2026.03 release

          • Kali Linux 2026.03 - kali.org

          • Nano Pro Gen15 Mini PC - techpowerup.com

          • System76 AMD Machine - phoronix.com

          • Linux TCP Flaw - thehackernews.com

          • Government Linux Servers Targeted - thehackernews.com

          • Replica AI - github.blog

          • EMACS Turned 50 - technologyreview.com

          • 24:24 Red Hat Interview
            • Gunnar Hellekson - Vice President and General Manager
            • RHEL AI vs OpenShift AI
            • How does the community influence RHEL
            • 2023 "flash point" and change in communication
            • Open Source for America
            • Government, Open Source, and AI
            • Biggest barrier to more Open Source in Government
            • Have you seen a move from "check boxes" in audits
            • OpenSCAP
            • Image Mode vs Package Mode
            • Bootc system
            • Guidance around image mode?
            • Does image mode belong in home labs?
            • Year of collaboration
            • 48:18 Google TV Bot Net
              • XCPE Botnet on Google TV devices
              • 1.3 Million devices
              • Google certified boxes got infected
              • Malware was sneaky
              • Devices were from an official Google partner
              • Malware did all kinds of terrible
              • Google is working with multiple governments to mitigate the bot net
              • Devices are still infected
              • LWN.net
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                • Episode 512: Ask Noah Show 512

                  This week we talk about PHP2Shell an AI uncovered critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet!

                  -- During The Show --
                  00:50 Intro
                  • Common names
                  • Getting other people's emails
                  • 02:15 Ubuntu Upgrade Experience - David
                    • LTS to LTS broke my system
                    • Upgrading machines
                    • Steve "runs Arch BTW"
                    • Fundamental shift in the KDE Plasma project
                    • BootC, Arch Linux, others
                    • Patching/update strategy
                    • 3 categories of computers
                      • Appliance
                      • Servers
                      • Multi use/client sites
                      • There is no "ideal"
                      • "Patch to Production" pipeline
                      • Home lab vs "tied to revenue"
                      • 16:26 Learning and Feedback - Anonymous
                        • Love the educational content
                        • Happy to share
                        • A dude who reads some stuff
                        • 18:50 News Wire
                          • Peazip 11.4 - github.io

                          • Firefox 158 - firefox.com

                          • Thunderbird 158 - thunderbird.net

                          • KDE Plasma - kde.org

                          • Libreboot 26.10 - libreboot.org

                          • JOREK Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic Simulation - iter.org

                          • Molecule Computational Tool - ohio.edu

                          • Ubuntu 26.10 - ubuntu.com

                          • Gnome OS Preview - gnome.org

                          • Tails 7.15 - torproject.org

                          • PwnEscape - thehackernews.com

                          • Klein Version of Flux3 - bfl.ai

                          • Moss-Image - openmoss.ai

                          • Deepseek V4.1 - huggingface.co

                          • IBM's llm-d 1.0 - research.ibm

                          • Microsoft Defender on Linux - theregister.com

                          • KDE turns 30 - kde.org youtube.com

                          • 20:15 3D Printing
                            • Steve has been using 3D printers for over a decade
                            • Why Creality 3D printers
                            • Snapmaker
                            • What features would you look for in a new printer
                              • Bigger bed
                              • Faster print speed
                              • Multi filament printing
                              • Enclosed print area
                              • Stronger plastics/off gassing
                              • Temperature is very dependant on specific filament not filament type
                              • Starting the print close to the bed
                              • Thingiverse
                              • Process of fixing Noah's watch
                                • measure with digital calipers
                                • make the model in parametric CAD
                                • Learning curve to CAD
                                • Learn from videos online
                                • Trying to improve the show, let us know
                                • Best way to start a kid printing
                                  • download someone else's print
                                  • learn from downloaded prints
                                  • Overture filament
                                  • Creality filament
                                  • Blender
                                  • Picking filament
                                    • Bottom barrel price, bad, full of air bubbles
                                    • Stick to similar brands
                                    • Allowing a child to use a 3D printer
                                    • 49:05 PHP2Shell
                                      • Created lots of work for Noah and Altispeed
                                      • This vulnerability was found in 2024 via a security audit, but humans couldn't reproduce
                                      • Vast majority of places got fixes out quickly
                                      • Yahoo.com
                                      • Wikipedia
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                                      • Episode 511: Ask Noah Show 511

                                        This week Matt Hicks CEO of Red Hat joins the program to talk about the people behind the mission critical infrastructure, and AI.

                                        -- During The Show --
                                        00:50 Intro
                                        • The show requires feedback
                                        • Best way call in 1-855-450-NOAH(6624)
                                        • 02:20 Feedback - David
                                          • Show notes should be available same day now
                                          • 06:20 Distro Challenges - Randy
                                            • Give Fedora a try
                                            • Canonical and Snaps
                                            • Arch
                                            • GTK Pod
                                            • Rockbox
                                            • 19:50 News Wire
                                              • Peazip 11.4 - github.io

                                              • Firefox 158 - firefox.com

                                              • Thunderbird 158 - thunderbird.net

                                              • KDE Plasma - kde.org

                                              • Libreboot 26.10 - libreboot.org

                                              • JOREK Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic Simulation - iter.org

                                              • Molecule Computational Tool - ohio.edu

                                              • Ubuntu 26.10 - ubuntu.com

                                              • Gnome OS Preview - gnome.org

                                              • Tails 7.15 - torproject.org

                                              • PwnEscape - thehackernews.com

                                              • Klein Version of Flux3 - bfl.ai

                                              • Moss-Image - openmoss.ai

                                              • Deepseek V4.1 - huggingface.co

                                              • IBM's llm-d 1.0 - research.ibm

                                              • Microsoft Defender on Linux - theregister.com

                                                KDE turns 30 - kde.org youtube.com

                                                21:15 Red Hat interview
                                                • Matt Hicks
                                                • People behind mission critical infrastructure
                                                • Red Hat's "Any Cloud, Any AI"
                                                • Journey of migrating platforms
                                                • Red Hat and supporting AI on GPUs, the use case wins
                                                • What keeps your passion for open source alive
                                                • What does "Open Source AI" mean?
                                                • How do Open Source models compare?
                                                • Local AI
                                                • Podman desktop
                                                • Has Red Hat changed since you joined
                                                • Doorbell project
                                                • Effect of
                                                • What have you left out of Red Hat AI?
                                                • 47:17 3D Printing and Maker
                                                  • Creality
                                                  • Two approaches, "magic button" vs "learning the tool"
                                                  • Thingiverse
                                                  • Cults 3D
                                                  • Cura slicer
                                                  • Snap maker
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                                                    • Ask Noah Show 510

                                                      This week we dig into the major story that a developer has created a clean room version of the Adobe Creative Cloud! We give some career advice to a long time teacher, and we talk about the effects of ai in software development.

                                                      -- During The Show --
                                                      00:50 Intro
                                                      • We want to be your Linux IT Guys
                                                      • If you want deeper dives write in!
                                                      • Please send your feed back and questions, or call in
                                                      • 04:04 Career - Lou
                                                        • "Grey beard techniques"
                                                        • Adapting skills to an interview
                                                        • College degrees
                                                        • Being able to answer questions knowledgeably
                                                        • Current and applicable certifications
                                                        • Ask about career academies
                                                        • Offer to teach IT courses
                                                        • 16:42 News Wire
                                                          • KDE Frameworks 6.31.0 - kde.org

                                                          • Python 3.15 - python.org

                                                          • Rust 1.99 - blog.rust-lang.org

                                                          • Snapd 2.78 - launchpad.net

                                                          • Docker 29.9 - docker.com

                                                          • Deno - deno.com

                                                          • Q4OS 6.10 - q4os.org

                                                          • Ubuntu on RISC-V - ubuntu.com

                                                          • QGIS AI Ban - github.com

                                                          • Kernel Devs Remove "Assisted By" Tag - phoronix.com

                                                          • Free AI Scanner - thehackernews.com

                                                          • Ubuntu Summit - ubuntu.com

                                                          • 17:55 AI Created Adobe Clones
                                                            • Artcraft
                                                            • Clean room design
                                                            • Decompiling code
                                                            • Covered all over, more than just "nerds"
                                                            • This project and developer has started something
                                                            • arstechnica.com
                                                            • 28:56 Effect of AI on Software Development
                                                              • Major thought points
                                                              • Why does AI not allow better software?
                                                              • Automated testing
                                                              • Non-critical vs critical software
                                                              • Maintainer ship over time
                                                              • Using AI and CI CD to continue a project
                                                              • Danger of AI being too enticing
                                                              • Managing AI
                                                              • Time boxing
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                                                                • Ask Noah Show 509

                                                                  This week Steve gives us a deep dive into performance tuning, and we talk about how your body's memory functions.

                                                                  -- During The Show --
                                                                  00:50 Intro
                                                                  • Subsisting greeting variables
                                                                  • Accessible memory
                                                                  • Strength of memory
                                                                  • Reading and writing builds "Accessible memory"
                                                                  • Teaching builds "Strength of memory"
                                                                  • Go look up "space repetition"
                                                                  • Reader come home book
                                                                  • YouTube if you check their sources
                                                                  • 17:55 News Wire
                                                                    • OpenSSL Security Update - github.com

                                                                    • Git 2.56 - github.blog

                                                                    • Thunderbird 157 - thunderbird.net

                                                                    • Firefox 157 firefox.com - firefox.com

                                                                    • Shotcut 26.9 - phoronix.com

                                                                    • Tails 7.14 - torproject.org

                                                                    • Parrot OS 7.4 - parrotsec.org

                                                                    • OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 - openmandriva.org

                                                                    • Nitrux 7.0 - opensourcefeed.org

                                                                    • Antix 26.1 - antixlinux.com

                                                                    • SMTP Backdoors - infosecurity-magazine.com

                                                                    • COSMIC Desktop No Longer Accepts AI Content - reddit.com

                                                                    • Beam AI - fortune.com

                                                                    • Google Halts Open Source Bug Bounty Program - bleepingcomputer.com

                                                                    • 19:15 Performance Tuning
                                                                      • Defaults are someone guessing at a "safe option"
                                                                      • Three hosts being tuned
                                                                        • NAS (file server)
                                                                        • vHost (virtual disks live here)
                                                                        • Container Host
                                                                        • When should you performance tune?
                                                                          • Broadcasting
                                                                          • Networks (ISPs)
                                                                          • The more "dense" the more benefits
                                                                          • TuneD
                                                                          • ZFS "Adaptive Replacement Cache" (ARC)
                                                                            • Default is 50% of RAM
                                                                            • Swap file
                                                                              • System doesn't empty on its own
                                                                              • ARC stats
                                                                                • Hits and misses
                                                                                • Resets on reboot
                                                                                • Memory pressure
                                                                                • Swapyness
                                                                                  • 60 is the default
                                                                                  • the "cliff rate"
                                                                                  • Tuned to around 10%-30% on "performance profiles"
                                                                                  • System starts swapping before you hit zero RAM
                                                                                  • ZFS record size
                                                                                    • Record size is the "Maximum" not "Fixed size"
                                                                                    • Media Library 1M
                                                                                    • Postgres 16K
                                                                                    • ZFS write amplification (8k writes to 1M records hurt)
                                                                                    • AI study bot rules
                                                                                    • Man systemd.directives
                                                                                    • Write in and tell us if you want more!
                                                                                    • Extra Credit: What to search after the show
                                                                                      • ZFS ARC Tuning
                                                                                      • ZFS Record Size
                                                                                        • ZFS send receive preserves record size
                                                                                        • Record size is per "data set" not directory
                                                                                        • Record size only affects new writes
                                                                                        • "zfs_dirty_data_max" vs "vm.dirty_ratio"
                                                                                        • "QEMU "cache=none" O_DIRECT"
                                                                                        • Postgres on NFS PGDATA caveats
                                                                                        • "Tuned-adm virtual-host" hypervisor profile (The one nobody mentions)
                                                                                        • Tuned profile format "sysctl" vs "main" the plugin/argument split
                                                                                        • NFS mount options (the client side fix)
                                                                                        • "vmstat" reading swap columns correctly
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                                                                                          • Ask Noah Show 508

                                                                                            This week Steve gives a brief overview into human factors that lead to distraction, Steve finally finds a use for KDE and we talk IP cameras and NVRs!

                                                                                            -- During The Show --
                                                                                            00:50 distractions
                                                                                            • Human minds work kinda like RAM
                                                                                            • Learning how to learn
                                                                                            • Computers are terrible for learning
                                                                                            • Short term memory slots
                                                                                            • Long term memory slots
                                                                                            • Noah's method
                                                                                            • Typing vs writing
                                                                                            • Always outliers
                                                                                            • Minimizing distractions
                                                                                            • Non-constructive hobbies
                                                                                            • 19:30 Steve's Use for KDE
                                                                                              • Nvidia Shield
                                                                                              • Plasma Big Screen
                                                                                              • Comes with everything
                                                                                              • Steve's customisation
                                                                                              • Early days
                                                                                              • Pro series Nvidia Shield
                                                                                              • Special "DRM Code"
                                                                                              • Vero V
                                                                                              • Waydroid
                                                                                              • Emulator vs Browser DRM
                                                                                              • 30:00 efivarfs full - John
                                                                                                • Screenshot
                                                                                                • EFI vars partition
                                                                                                • Proceed with caution
                                                                                                • 33:45
                                                                                                  • Frigate
                                                                                                  • ONVIF compliant cameras
                                                                                                  • Isoloate camera's from the internet
                                                                                                  • POE ReoLink cameras
                                                                                                  • Axis cameras
                                                                                                  • Axis P3226
                                                                                                  • Cameras with SD cards
                                                                                                  • OpenSurv
                                                                                                  • ANS 483
                                                                                                  • ANS 474 - drive longevity, replacement strategies, and setup maintenance
                                                                                                  • ANS 404 - Steve's personal adventures and configuration tips using Frigate
                                                                                                  • ANS 402 - hardware demands of running Frigate, noting performance hurdles
                                                                                                  • 46:50 News Wire
                                                                                                    • Systemd 262 - phoronix.com

                                                                                                    • GNU Cash 5.17 - gnucash.org

                                                                                                    • Peazip 11.3 - github.io

                                                                                                    • GNU wget 2.3 - gnu.org

                                                                                                    • Gnome 50.5 - gnome.org

                                                                                                    • Mir 2.30 - canonical.com

                                                                                                    • Cosmic 1.9 - phoronix.com

                                                                                                    • Gravity Linux - github.com

                                                                                                    • File notification system vulnerability - techxplore.com

                                                                                                    • New Spectre Vulnerability - thehackernews.com

                                                                                                    • 10 Second Kernel Compile Times - tomshardware.com

                                                                                                    • Dutch Government Linux - trendingtopics.eu

                                                                                                    • The GNU project has turned 43.

                                                                                                    • 48:28 Chrome Web Browser
                                                                                                      • Chrome caused KDE Plasma to crash
                                                                                                      • Culprit is Chrome 154.0.8037.57
                                                                                                      • Symptom is screen locker malfunctions
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                                                                                                        • Ask Noah Show 507

                                                                                                          This week Mike McGrath Vice President, Core Platforms for Red Hat joins us to give us the deep dive on Lightwell!

                                                                                                          -- During The Show --
                                                                                                          00:50 Intro
                                                                                                          • Iron sharpens Iron
                                                                                                          • Feedback
                                                                                                          • 01:50 Show Feedback - Joshua
                                                                                                            • Talking fast at the end of the show
                                                                                                            • Inserting tutorial style content
                                                                                                            • 04:05 Lightwell Interview
                                                                                                              • Mike McGrath - Vice President, Core Platforms
                                                                                                              • What is Red Hat Lightwell
                                                                                                              • Where Lightwell came from
                                                                                                              • Illustration scenario
                                                                                                              • Using AI but interfacing "Human to Human"
                                                                                                              • Two tiers of Lightwell
                                                                                                              • Lightwell "Network" repo
                                                                                                              • Lightwell "Remediated" repo
                                                                                                              • Lightwell "Undisclosed" repo
                                                                                                              • How it works
                                                                                                              • Does Lightwell address compliance requirements?
                                                                                                              • Remediation
                                                                                                              • What does using Lightwell look like?
                                                                                                              • Software Bill of Materials
                                                                                                              • Clearing house with SLA
                                                                                                              • Details really matter
                                                                                                              • Package versioning
                                                                                                              • Scanner false positives based on versioning
                                                                                                              • OSV.dev, Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) data
                                                                                                              • Open Source packages, scanning and remediation
                                                                                                              • How often does upstream reject patches?
                                                                                                              • Has Lightwell opened doors?
                                                                                                              • Any notable success stories?
                                                                                                              • What does Lightwell's roadmap look like?
                                                                                                              • Where is Lightwell appropriate?
                                                                                                              • What metrics and KPIs should IT leaders look for?
                                                                                                              • Walk me through a typical developer workflow
                                                                                                              • Cost benefit analysis
                                                                                                              • How does Lightwell integrate with existing Red Hat products?
                                                                                                              • Previously on ANS 343, ANS 416, ANS 443, ANS 494
                                                                                                              • 43:55 News Wire
                                                                                                                • GNU Core Utils 9.12 - phoronix.com

                                                                                                                • Calibre 9.15 - https://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new

                                                                                                                • Thunderbird 156 - thunderbird.net

                                                                                                                • Firefox 156 - firefox.com

                                                                                                                • Gnome 51 - gnome.org

                                                                                                                • Q4OS 6.9 - q4os.org

                                                                                                                • Garuda Nix - garudalinux.org

                                                                                                                • MXLinus 25.3 - mxlinux.org

                                                                                                                • Ovirt-engine on Oracle Linux - oracle.com

                                                                                                                • Qwen Image 2.1 - qwen.ai

                                                                                                                • US District Court AI Ruling - devops.com

                                                                                                                • 45:10 Microsoft Ports Co-pilot with Ai
                                                                                                                  • $120,000 in AI tokens spent to port
                                                                                                                  • 800,000 lines of code
                                                                                                                  • 5,300 human hours to review
                                                                                                                  • 16x faster based on benchmarks
                                                                                                                  • Reaction of an actual developer
                                                                                                                  • Can't put toothpaste back in the tube
                                                                                                                  • Effect of Microsoft doing this
                                                                                                                  • The Register
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                                                                                                                    • Ask Noah Show 506

                                                                                                                      This week Steve gives the deep dive into the reason and the how for documentation. It's an essential thing in any IT environment, it doesn't get nearly enough love so we shine a spotlight on it.

                                                                                                                      -- During The Show --
                                                                                                                      00:45 Intro
                                                                                                                      • Sound effects
                                                                                                                      • RPG Web UI
                                                                                                                      • Never Winter Nights
                                                                                                                      • Kansas City
                                                                                                                      • Steve and traveling
                                                                                                                      • 09:18 News Wire
                                                                                                                        • GTK 4.24 - gnome.org

                                                                                                                        • Shotwell 33 - gnome.org

                                                                                                                        • Agama Installer 24 - github.io

                                                                                                                        • Cosmic v1.8 https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.8

                                                                                                                        • Debian 13.7 Trixie - debian.org

                                                                                                                        • MocaccinoOS 26.09 - mocaccino.org

                                                                                                                        • DietPi 10.7 - dietpi.com

                                                                                                                        • KaOS 2026.09 - kaosx.us

                                                                                                                        • Ubuntu 24.04.5 - phoronix.com

                                                                                                                        • Sandbox Challenge - securityweek.com

                                                                                                                        • Lunar Exploration Model - ibm.com

                                                                                                                        • CUDA-Q Expands - nvidia.com

                                                                                                                        • 10:30 Documentation
                                                                                                                          • Document "why" something was done
                                                                                                                          • Assumption and argument
                                                                                                                          • What needs to be documented
                                                                                                                          • Reproducer - Blow it away and set it up again
                                                                                                                          • Document everything
                                                                                                                          • Why do people resist documenting
                                                                                                                          • Executive vs Technical Summaries
                                                                                                                          • Tribal knowledge
                                                                                                                          • Styles of documentation
                                                                                                                          • White papers
                                                                                                                          • CMA
                                                                                                                          • What should you NOT document
                                                                                                                          • Process of documenting
                                                                                                                          • Where do you document
                                                                                                                          • Wiki.js
                                                                                                                          • Markdown
                                                                                                                          • Steve's container documentation
                                                                                                                          • Steve's GitHub
                                                                                                                          • Steve's Red Hat profile
                                                                                                                          • Hackaday
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                                                                                                                              This week Noah and Steve get into a fireside chat about Ai. Where is it okay to turn it loose, and where do some guardrails need to be in place?

                                                                                                                              -- During The Show --
                                                                                                                              00:50 Intro
                                                                                                                              • Butterfly Effect movie
                                                                                                                              • Open AI models and weights
                                                                                                                              • Effect of trying to squeeze out open source
                                                                                                                              • 04:48 Cyclical computing - David
                                                                                                                                • The new topology
                                                                                                                                • Normal people vs home lab
                                                                                                                                • Long way to go
                                                                                                                                • Hardware costs
                                                                                                                                • Restricting doesn't work
                                                                                                                                • AI and responsibility
                                                                                                                                • 20:50 News Wire
                                                                                                                                  • Audacity 4.0 - audacityteam.org

                                                                                                                                  • Firefox 155 - firefox.com

                                                                                                                                  • Thunderbird 155 - thunderbird.net

                                                                                                                                  • Mir 2.29 - canonical.com

                                                                                                                                  • Curl 8.22 - daniel.haxx.se

                                                                                                                                  • Docker 29.8 - docs.docker.com

                                                                                                                                  • OpenVPN 2.7.7 - openvpn.net

                                                                                                                                  • Linux 7.1 EOL - endoflife.date

                                                                                                                                  • Tails 7.12 - torproject.org

                                                                                                                                  • Open Source Camera - petapixel.com

                                                                                                                                  • Vulcan Robotics - banyanhill.com

                                                                                                                                  • Automotive and Media Targeted - securityweek.com

                                                                                                                                  • Abu Dhabi AI - reuters.com

                                                                                                                                  • 22:10 AI Fireside Chat
                                                                                                                                    • Securing the supply chain
                                                                                                                                    • Home Lab responsibilities
                                                                                                                                    • Transition to managed services
                                                                                                                                    • AI security tools
                                                                                                                                    • Passwords
                                                                                                                                    • Steve lets AI loose on his Home Assistant
                                                                                                                                    • AI mistakes
                                                                                                                                    • AI breakouts
                                                                                                                                    • Constraining AI
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                                                                                                                                        This week we spent time with Braden Stroot, a highly detail-oriented professional engineer who was a hardcore Mac enthusiast and recently switched to Linux. He walks us through his journey to Linux and shares the distro and environment he’s chosen to meet his high bar for perfection on the Linux desktop.

                                                                                                                                        -- During The Show --
                                                                                                                                        00:48 Intro
                                                                                                                                        • Been a week
                                                                                                                                        • Braden Stroot
                                                                                                                                          • Engineer
                                                                                                                                          • Recent Linux convert
                                                                                                                                          • 01:55 Standing Desks - Byron
                                                                                                                                            • Finishing final edits
                                                                                                                                            • Will be up on the docs site
                                                                                                                                            • 02:57 LLM Usage - Jeremy
                                                                                                                                              • Will AI hamper innovation?
                                                                                                                                              • Could allow people more "innovation time"
                                                                                                                                              • Innovation vs modification
                                                                                                                                              • Dealing with AI submissions
                                                                                                                                              • 10:00 News Wire
                                                                                                                                                • Libreoffice 26.8 - libreoffice.org

                                                                                                                                                • Openshot 4.0 - openshot.org

                                                                                                                                                • Kdenlive 26.08 - kdenlive.org

                                                                                                                                                • Calibre 9.14 - calibre-ebook.com

                                                                                                                                                • Cosmic 1.7 - phoronix.com

                                                                                                                                                • Ardour 9.8 - ardor.org

                                                                                                                                                • Vanilla OS 3 - vanillaos.org

                                                                                                                                                • EndeavourOS Titan Nova - endeavouros.com

                                                                                                                                                • Ur Project - phoronix.com

                                                                                                                                                • Epic Games Store Linux Support - steamdeckhq.com

                                                                                                                                                • Microduck - techcrunch.com

                                                                                                                                                • Nvidia Buys Hugging Face - theinformation.com

                                                                                                                                                • Debian Allows Responsible AI - debian.org

                                                                                                                                                • Linus Torvalds AI Demo - freedesktop.org

                                                                                                                                                • CA Age Verification Law Exemption - tomshardware.com

                                                                                                                                                • Braden Stroot Interview
                                                                                                                                                  • Why did you become an engineer?
                                                                                                                                                  • What did you use before?
                                                                                                                                                  • When did you start using Linux?
                                                                                                                                                  • Started with Pop!_OS and Cosmic
                                                                                                                                                  • Building a computer
                                                                                                                                                  • Rough edges of developing DE
                                                                                                                                                  • Nobara Linux
                                                                                                                                                  • CachyOS and Hyprland
                                                                                                                                                  • Desktop performance
                                                                                                                                                  • Learning topics to fix problems
                                                                                                                                                  • Audio on Linux
                                                                                                                                                  • What rough edges did you find?
                                                                                                                                                  • Package availability
                                                                                                                                                  • Stability of Arch
                                                                                                                                                  • Update frequency
                                                                                                                                                  • What made you interested in Hyprland?
                                                                                                                                                  • My Linux 4 Work ML4W
                                                                                                                                                  • Is Linux only for geeks?
                                                                                                                                                  • Never going back "switch flip"
                                                                                                                                                  • Remote into a Mac
                                                                                                                                                  • RustDesk
                                                                                                                                                  • What hardware platform would you choose?
                                                                                                                                                  • Framework Laptop
                                                                                                                                                  • Every OS has rough edges
                                                                                                                                                  • What causes you to still reach for the Mac?
                                                                                                                                                  • What audio work do you do?
                                                                                                                                                  • Ardour
                                                                                                                                                  • Zynthian
                                                                                                                                                  • Easy Effects
                                                                                                                                                  • Room EQ Wizard
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