System76 Transmission Log

System76 Transmission Log

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System76 Transmission Log episodes

  • System76 Transmission Log Episode 10: COSMIC updates, Hardware Updates and an interview with members of the COSMIC development team at System76

    Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, Pop!_OS and COSMIC DE. This episode features an interview with Carl, Maria and Jeremy from the COSMIC Development Team. We’ll also talk about new hardware updates, community happenings and even play a fun game at the end!


    Check out what we make!


    Blog: blog.system76.com

    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS

    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9

    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

    :47 Hardware News- Starling Ampere Servers and Thelio Mira price drop

    2:24 COSMIC News, new branding, logo, tagline

    3:00 Story behind the COSMIC logo

    4:40 Community News

    5:30 Software Freedom Day

    6:12 Interview Intro

    6:35 Interview with COSMIC team begins

    6:47 What is COSMIC?

    07:45 What drove team to make COSMIC?

    10:00 User Friendly experience

    15:40 Design System

    16:50 Theming

    25:30 How did you decide who to choose to build COSMIC?

    28:10 RUST eco system

    32:25 Iced Toolkit

    37:45 Make it easy to develop applets

    42:00 UI components on their own

    45:00 Nice defaults and ability to customize

    50:58 What is everyone excited for?

    57:00 On COSMIC for 18 months

    1:00:00 What to expect from Alpha

    1:03:00 COSMIC Icon Guessing Game

    1:05:40 Outro

    1 hr 7 min
  • Transmission Log Episode 9: Manufacturing and Production at System76

    This episode features an interview with Stephanie and Marcos from the Production Team, where they help manufacture and build our desktops from raw sheet metal.
    We'll also talk about what makes the System76 factory unique, as well as new hardware updates, community happenings, and a fun game at the end!


    Five facts about us:
    -Desktops and keyboards handcrafted in the US
    -Pop!_OS is free and collects zero user data
    -Laptops ship to over 60 countries
    -In-house support for the life of your hardware
    -Advocate for Right to Repair, Linux, and open source

    Check out what we make!

    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

    Share what you make with us!

    twitter.com/system76
    facebook.com/system76
    instagram.com/system76_com


    01:00 Sandwich banter

    2:12 Laptop Releases, Oryx, Lemur and new Darter Pro, all ultraportable laptops have 100% SRGB display

    3:20 New KS fast desktop processors available now

    4:12 Thelio now with PCIe 5.0

    4:31 AMD Thelio Spark incoming, Thelio Spring sale ending

    6:10 COSMIC updates GTK 3 and 4 themeing added

    7:03 COSMIC community contributions, COSMIC task app and webapp and input devices applet

    8:10 Spreading the word about COSMIC

    8:55 Meetups galore!

    9:40 Introducing Stephanie and Marcos from production team

    9:54 Marcos explains all the roles he's reponsible for at System76

    10:34 Stephanie explains her role as Production Manager

    10:50 Marcos discusses the cool projects he's had the opportunity to work on, highlighting flashing IO boards

    11:40 Stephanie explains how onlining keyboards was a fun experience

    12:30 The work that went into launching the Launch keyboard line

    13:20 Stephanie describes her favorite System76 product

    15:10 Marcos talks about his hobbies outside work

    16:10 Stephanie is a major crafter in her free time and responsible for all the plants at the factory

    18:50 Production is just crafting

    19:30 Pinata making at the factory

    20:29 How System76 manufacturing is different

    21:28 Creative problem solving

    21:50 The nerdiest things witnessed at the factory

    22:44 Garbage disposal situation

    24:00 How to take a tour of System76

    24:50 Emma has a box game that may or may not be fun

    27:44: Outro and blooper


    29 min
  • Transmission Log Podcast: COSMIC, new laptops and an interview with Streaming Global!

    Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, Pop!_OS and COSMIC DE. This episode features an interview with Streaming Global and their work with GPU servers to create media and data delivery pipelines. We’ll also talk about new hardware updates, community happenings and even play a fun game at the end!

    00:00:38 Marketing Summit
    00:01:49 Hardware News
    00:01:52 40 series GPUs available on THelio Desktops
    00:03:20 Serval WS and Bonobo WS laptops with updated CPU and display options
    00:04:06 Adder WS, Lemur and Oryx Pro coming soon
    00:04:30 COSMIC Updates
    00:04:33 Text shaping
    00:05:17 OSDs designed
    00:06:08 More updates coming to COSMIC in March
    00:06:35 Community Efforts for COSMIC are amazing
    00:07:07 Carl Richell at LinuxFest Northwest to talk about COSMIC
    00:08:41 Interview with Brandon from Streaming Global
    00:08:50 ABout Streaming Global
    00:11:03 Technology behind Streaming Global's media delivery systems
    00:13:47 GPU Multi tenancy
    00:14:45 SG-RT and Pixel Streaming
    00:15:42 Sectors where Streaming Global has impact
    00:17:49 Corporate training improvements with streaming
    00:19:34 What the future holds for Streaming Global
    00:23:30 Why Choose System76?
    00:26:21 Linux Alphabet Game
    00:29:09 Outro
    00:29:47 Blooper

    Five facts about us:
    -Desktops and keyboards handcrafted in the US
    -Pop!_OS is free and collects zero user data
    -Laptops ship to over 60 countries
    -In-house support for the life of your hardware
    -Advocate for Right to Repair, Linux, and open source

    Check out what we make!

    Blog: blog.system76.com
    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

    Share what you make with us!

    twitter.com/system76
    facebook.com/system76
    instagram.com/system76_com

    31 min
  • System76 Transmission Log Episode 7: Defense Unicorns

    Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS. This episode features an interview with Defense Unicorns. They're on a mission to enable continuous software delivery for national security purposes.  We’ll also talk about new product updates, some cool happenings at the System76 factory, our AI demo at CES, and so much moreeeeeeee! So buckle up!


    [00:00:00]: Welcome and Introduction to System 76
    [00:00:45]: Meerkat Desktop Update
    [00:01:14]: Thelio Major Featured at CES, Demoing Stable Diffusion
    [00:02:26]: New Vibrant Pangolin Laptop
    [00:02:50]: Updates on Cosmic and Pop
    [00:04:03: Pop Tip of the Month
    [00:04:26]: HUGE Factory Tours at the End of Last Year
    [00:05:59]: New Blog Posts About Gaming and Tinkering
    [00:07:29]: Interview with Defense Unicorns, a company on a mission to enable continuous software delivery for national security. How they use System76 laptops
    [00:26:06]: Quick Game and Goodbye


    28 min
  • Changes to Thelio Desktops with Carl Richell + Thelioheads Interview

    Listen to get the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS. This episode features System76 founder Carl Richell, who will be taking us behind the scenes of the engineering advancements made in Thelio desktops. We’ll also talk about the new desktop Thelio Spark, featuring a clip from Trolling Stone’s interview with the band, THELIOHEAD.


    Check out what we make!


    Blog: blog.system76.com

    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS

    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9

    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD


    Share what you make with us!


    00:30 Intro

    01:16 Thelio Shipping all over the world!

    01:26 Summary of additions like Top I/O 

    03:08 Pangolin, AMD laptop upgrades

    03:22 Cosmic updates

    05:06 Carl Richell on Thelio’s HUGE improvements

    09:42 Right to Repair’s influence on design

    18:58 New computer Thelio Spark

    22:03 Trolling Stone interviews Theliohead band


    26 min
  • Exploring Astrophysics with the System76 Lemur Pro

    Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS.This episode welcomes guest Massimo Pascale from UC Berkeley to discuss his work and research around the sunburst arc, super star clusters and Nitrogen-enriched Nebula. Learn how the Lemur Pro and open source software powers some of his research.

    Check out what we make!


    Blog: blog.system76.com

    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS

    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9

    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD


    Share what you make with us!


    twitter.com/system76

    facebook.com/system76

    instagram.com/system76_com


    36 min
  • AI Making Medicines More Effective and More Affordable

    Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS. Company announcements are short this month as we gear up for big announcements next month. This episode features guest, Chris Bahl of AI Proteins. He talks to us about how AI is used in medicine and the potential AI has to democratize more effective therapeutics.

    Check out what we make!


    Blog: blog.system76.com

    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS

    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9

    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD


    Share what you make with us!


    twitter.com/system76

    facebook.com/system76

    instagram.com/system76_com

    43 min
  • May 2023 - Mark Loveless - Full Interview

    This month we talked with Mark Loveless, a long-time security researcher who now works for GitLab. Since the interview went a little longer than expected we had to edit it down to fit within the podcast. Because of that, we've decided to release the entire interview as a supplement to this month's episode. Enjoy!

    Check out what we make!

    Blog: blog.system76.com
    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

    Share what you make with us!

    twitter.com/system76
    facebook.com/system76
    instagram.com/system76_comOS 

    1 hr 2 min
  • May 2023 - Mark Loveless

    In this month's episode of Transmission Log, we talk with Mark Loveless, a security researcher with experience in breaking into systems and securing systems. Also, get the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS with Adam and Emma this month as they talk about Rogue bot coloring pages, new laptops page, Pop!_OS updates, Launch keyboard games, COSMIC accessibility developments, and more!

    Links from this episode:

    System76 coloring pages:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/17emWWX0F4isF9rq8oFV8Dt8DtdIk_Myu/view?usp=sharing

    System76 scheduler:
    https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler

    Launch Keyboard games:
    https://github.com/jackpot51/launch-games
    https://twitter.com/jeremy_soller/status/1652684349660344320

    Mark Loveless (simplenomad):
    https://www.markloveless.net/
    https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/@simplenomad

    Check out what we make!

    Blog: blog.system76.com
    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

    Share what you make with us!

    twitter.com/system76
    facebook.com/system76
    instagram.com/system76_com

    31 min
  • Meerkats at Google, and What is Nebula?

    Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS. Join Adam and Emma in this month's episode of Transmission Log as they talk about the new Meerkat, the updated Gazelle laptop, Thelio Mira offerings, COSMIC developments, a must-know Pop!_OS tip, and some exclusive news?! This episode features guest, Larry Pescatore, who works in the lab at Google and talked to us about what he's working on and his experience with Linux.

    Links from this episode:

    COSMIC Time:
    https://crates.io/crates/cosmic-time

    Application Launcher:
    https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-de-first-spring-update


    Check out what we make!

    Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
    Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
    Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

    Share what you make with us!

    twitter.com/system76
    facebook.com/system76
    instagram.com/system76_com

    23 min

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Welcome aboard the System76 Transmission Log. The space station orbiting the Linux computer manufacturer, System76: home to handcrafted Open Source hardware and the makers of Pop!_OS.