This week the crew starts by looking at a KDE throw-back distro, then followed that up with a bunch of April Fools news, and a few April first stories that check out. FFMPEG puches out version 7, LXC mints 6.0 LTS, and EEVDF is about feature complete. Then the XZ SSH backdoor gets an update, and that conversation turns a bit philisophical regarding how nice Open Source should really be. For tips we have the awesome selfhosted list, vim, xz --version and zstd, and then some xfs tools for resizing a partition. See the show notes at https://bit.ly/4aqmu5a and we hope to see you next time! 
Host: Jonathan Bennett 
Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, David Ruggles, and Ken McDonald 
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Untitled Linux Show 146: Airing the Dirty Laundry on the Soapbox

Leo Laporte brings some of the most interesting personalities in technology together to talk about the most important issues. Fun, relaxed, informative and always entertaining, count on TWiT for the best tech podcasts in the world.

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GCHQ: No more default passwords for consumer IoT devices! 
What happened with Chrome and 3rd-party cookies? 
Race conditions and multi-threading 
GM "accidentally" enrolled millions into "OnStar Smart Driver +" program 
Steve recommends Ryk Brown's "Frontiers Saga" 
SpinRite update 
Passkeys: A Shattered Dream? 
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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte 
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Security Now 972: Passkeys: A Shattered Dream?

Could Apple's announcement of its new iPad's next week be positioned as an AI-powered device? What happened with Apple IDs being reset suddenly for some users? Apple is replacing its titanium Apple cards from the 2019 batch. And Mercedes-Benz is planning not to adopt the next iteration of Apple's CarPlay in its vehicles. 
Apple rivals retool to challenge the iPhone and Vision Pro. 
Apple's OpenAI talks intensify as it seeks to add AI features. 
Many people say their Apple IDs were inexplicably reset last night. 
FCC fines AT&T;, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data. 
Apple starts replacing titanium Apple cards from 2019 batch. 
Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says. 
Epic Games is dragging Apple back to court over anti-steering. 
iPad used to fire modern weapons in old Ukrainian jets. 
Mercedes-Benz won't let Apple CarPlay take over all its screens. 
Why an iPhone can survive a drop from a plane, but not from your kitchen counter. 
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Alex's Pick: Alpaka 
Leo's Pick: Loctote 
Andy's Pick: The Boston Public Library 
Jason's Pick: Grammarly Desktop 
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MacBreak Weekly 919: Thinko's

TikTok Ban, Intel's Struggles, Google's Ensh*ttification 
'Thunder Run': Behind Lawmakers' Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill 
A Chinese Firm Is America's Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.  
The panel taks about AI  
With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready  
A new California bill would restrict line-skipping service 'Clear' at airports in the name of equity  
The Man Who Killed Google Search  
Google search boss Raghavan warns employees of 'new operating reality'  
Oracle is moving its world HQ to Nashville  
Google delays third-party cookie demise yet again  
Alphabet Leaps Into $2 Trillion Club as Results Show AI Strength  
U.S. chipmaker Intel was once dominant, now struggles to stay relevant  
Twilio Founder Jeff Lawson Has Some Serious Plans for The Onion 
Host: Leo Laporte 
Guests: Amy Webb and Kevin Rose 
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This Week in Tech 977: Gahoo Yoogle

Nvidia continues to amaze, Thunderbird is getting rusty, and Proton is about to go 9.0. Then there's a Flathub redesign, a shiny new QEMU release, and maybe the year of Linux in the car. For tips we have awk, the number and string wrangling do-all tool, more spring cleaning with dpkg, how to get tmux set up just right on a new install, and ydiff for much better diff highlighting. See the show notes at https://bit.ly/3xZHa60 and thanks for coming! 
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Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie, Ken McDonald, and David Ruggles 
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Untitled Linux Show 149: 585 Pages of AWK

TikTok will be banned within the U.S. in nine months unless Bytedance divests, but now the government may be seeking to ban another popular Chinese product within the country. Why are a caller's photo uploads to Instagram failing? How can I get Siri to stop bringing up duplicate contacts when using it? Plus, Dick DeBartolo brings some exciting gadgets to the show, and Chris Marquardt goes over the Power photo assignment! 
Banning TikTok just puts a Band-Aid over social media's problems. 
Many people say their Apple IDs were inexplicably reset last night. 
A Chinese firm Is America's favorite drone maker. Except in Washington. 
With YouTube booming, podcast creators get camera-ready. 
What off-site backup options do Leo and Mikah like the most? 
Troubleshooting why a sound bar is no longer connecting to a caller's WiFi network automatically. 
Dick DeBartolo and the semi-smart lightbulb. 
Why are my photos failing to upload to Instagram? 
Is there an app that can allow me to send the same pre-recorded voicemail to those that I call? 
How can I get Siri to stop bringing up multiple instances of one contact when using the digital assistant? 
Is there a way to securely open JPGs within BItwarden without re-downloading it or opening the image externally? 
Why is my iPhone 11 unable to connect to my printer? 
Chris Marquardt and the Powerful assignment review. 
Why is the quality of my audio so poor when streaming through Xfinity? 
Is it time to upgrade my Intel iMac to the most recent Mac mini? Should I wait for Apple to refresh the Mac minis later this year? 
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Guests: Dick DeBartolo and Chris Marquardt 
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Untitled Linux Show 146: Airing the Dirty Laundry on the Soapbox

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