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Episode 242: Selling Spyware


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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE!

-- During The Show --
00:30 What Noah uses - Jon

Software

  • Distro - Kubuntu/Fedora
  • DE - KDE Plasma
  • Terminator/Konsole
  • Thunderbird
  • Fastmail (Work)
  • Proton Mail (Personal)
  • VLC/MPV
  • MakeMKV/Brasero
  • QMMP MP3 Player
  • KeepassXC (Personal)
  • Bitwarden (Public)
  • Virtual Box/KVM Libvirt
  • Audacity
  • Zoom/Jitsi
  • Sublime Text (Work)/EncryptPad/Joplin/VIM/Kate
  • Gimp (Images)/Inkscape (Graphic Design)
  • Element/Nheko/SchildiChat (The turtle one)
  • Okular
  • Install Method - Flatpak, AppImage, Snap
  • Phone

    • Work - Galaxy S10/iPhone
    • Personal - Nexus 6P with LineageOS
    • Personal Disconnected device - Sony Xperia SailfishOS
    • GPD Pocket on order
    • Play Device - Pinephone
    • In the Backpack

      • Dual Type-C charger RavPower
      • Apple Type-C charger
      • 2TB External Drive
      • Small tool kit
        • Screw drivers
        • wirecutters
        • Flash drives
        • Portable Battery Pack
        • Netgear Nighthawk Mobile Broadband
        • Noise Canceling Headphones Sony WH1000xm4
        • Emergency Kit
          • Backup Phone (S7)
          • Backup Wallet
          • Minimal Viable Battle Station

            • Pelican 1620
            • Docking station Lenovo Dock Affiliate
            • Portable Desk
            • 27" 2K Display
            • 21:15 Decentralized Tech - Jay
              • Offline First
              • 0Data
              • Unhosted
              • Web3
              • IPFS
              • 22:45 ARP vs MAC Tables - Octavio
                • MAC Tables
                  • Built by "MAC Learning"
                  • Snooped
                  • Used by switches to prevent HUB behavior
                  • Used for switching
                  • ARP tables
                    • Built with ARP protocal
                    • Used for routing
                    • 26:45 Pick of the Week

                      Tauon Music Box

                      • Drag n Drop file importing
                      • CUE sheet support
                      • MOD tracker
                      • Network Playback
                      • Flathub
                      • 27:55 Make Good

                        SonoBus

                        • High Quality, Low Latency, Peer-to-Peer Audio oever the internet
                        • AAC-LD/AAC-HE
                        • New commercial boxes use OPUS codec
                        • 31:30 Gadget of the Week
                          • Omega Charger
                          • World's Smallest 100W & 200W USB-C Charger
                          • World's first 200W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger
                          • Quick charge 4 devices simultaneously
                          • Estimated Shipping July 2021
                          • 34:00 Red Hat To expand Offerings
                            • ZDnet
                            • Low cost/Free RHEL for education
                            • Conan Kudo Link
                            • Open to Primary and Secondary Schools as well
                            • 38:20 Snowden Spyware / Mobile Phones Pegasus
                              • Pegasus Malware Made by the NSO Group
                              • Access to
                                • Photos
                                • Emails
                                • Records Calls
                                • Secretly Activate Microphones/Cameras
                                • WhatsApp Chat
                                • GPS Data
                                • Calendar
                                • Contacts
                                • Over 50,000 numbers suspected targets
                                • New "zero-click" attacks
                                • Tech advancing too fast for normal people to keep up
                                • Courts have ruled FaceID/Fingerprints can be compelled

                                • Guardian

                                • Jul 18th Guardian Article

                                • Amnesty Article

                                • 49:40 Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released
                                  • Plasma Mobile Post
                                  • Join the Matrix room - #plasmamobile:matrix.org
                                  • 52:55 Steam Deck
                                    • Steam Handheld
                                    • 4 core, 8 threads AMD APU
                                    • 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
                                    • $399-$649
                                    • Runs SteamOS (Arch+KDE+Big Picture Mode)
                                    • Goal: Get every Windows Game working before launch
                                    • Tech Radar
                                    • IGN
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