The Dan York Report

A short show where I just talked about upcoming changes, both to the show icon and to the format where I'll be recording some interviews. I also listed some events where I plan to be and invited people who will be at those events to connect with me.

I'm back! After a self-imposed hiatus for most of 2025, I’m returning to something I’ve been deeply missing… writing and speaking... and creating podcast episodes! In this more personal episode, I go into some of the changes in my life that led to me choosing to go quiet ... and how I'm now in a situation where I'm back with a plan! You can read more in my latest AVFTCN newsletter: https://crowsnest.danyork.com/2026/03/24/avftcn-040-returning-from-a-hiatus-and-plans-for-2026/

What is going on these days with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI)? I sat down with Matthew Rice, the current Executive Director of LPI to find out!

Way back in 1998/99, I was one of the co-founders of LPI, still today the leading independent certification program for Linux administrators. I haven’t been involved in 20 years but was recently inducted into the LPI “Hall of Fellows” - https://www.lpi.org/hall-of-fellows/ - and Matt Rice visited me in Vermont to give me an actual physical award. So I seized the opportunity to ask Matt a few questions and understand what LPI is doing in 2025.

Where were you 25 years ago on New Year’s Eve 1999? This year is the 25th anniversary of the Y2K bug. For those of us of a certain age, we remember where we were. In this episode I talk about where I was in a bit about what all the concern was about.

It’s been a while since my last episode… almost 6 months in fact. In this episode I explain a bit of what went on, and talk about plans for returning in a slightly different format.

20 years ago today I set up my account and first edited Wikipedia. In this episode, I talk about some of how that journey has gone over the 20 years. More info can be found in this blog post: https://www.danyork.com/2024/04/celebrating-20-years-as-a-wikipedia-editor.html

And occasionally you can find me livestreaming Wikipedia editing on Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/danyork324

On January 8, 2024, United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched their Vulcan Centaur rocket - in this episode I talk about WHY this was such an important milestone and about the current state of the launch industry where SpaceX is the only company consistently launching rockets. You can read more at:

- https://www.danyork.com/2024/01/ulas-successful-vulcan-centaur-rocket-launch-is-good-news.html

-https://crowsnest.danyork.com/2023/11/03/avftcn-022-the-global-chokepoint-where-spacex-is-the-only-consistent-launch-provider/

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It's a new year and this year I've got a new plan that I'm aiming at for producing weekly podcast episodes. In this episode I talk about the plan an how it relates to other work I'm doing and content I'm creating. More info at: https://www.danyork.com/2024/01/a-new-plan-for-getting-in-the-habit-of-consistently-publishing-podcasts-and-newsletters.html

Has it really be over a year since I last published a podcast episode? In this new episode, I talk about some of the fatigue and malaise that has kept me away from recording and also writing. I also provided an update on some of what has been going on in my life. *Hopefully* you'll see more episodes coming out from me soon! Links I mentioned:

- https://www.danyork.com/2023/01/my-themes-for-2023.html

- https://elemental.medium.com/your-surge-capacity-is-depleted-it-s-why-you-feel-awful-de285d542f4c

- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html

How do people use an Apple Watch? What do they like the most? The least? What is the big caveat I have with recommending a Watch? In this episode, I share my reflections on using an Apple Watch Series 3 for seven months.

Thoughts from others in this Twitter thread from February 2022: https://twitter.com/danyork/status/1488552360288960517