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User Error
By Jupiter BroadcastingTechnology
User Error episodes
- Episode 69: Partner Password Policy
How many users distros actually have, automating our homes, and the importance of common views and interests with our partners.
Plus Popey discovers a new way to annoy Joe, and sharing passwords with loved ones.
00:00:29 Distro User Numbers
00:13:17 #AskError: do you get annoyed by people who use "last seen recently"?00:19:20 Home Automation00:29:16 #AskError: do you share any accounts or passwords with your partner?00:34:45 The importance of having things in common with your life partner43 min - Episode 68: Delete Your Community
Two #AskError specials in a row! Advice for our younger selves, leaving communities, our listening habits, and hoarding.
Plus the most serious question that’s ever been asked on the show, and more.
00:00:42 What's the one bit of Linux advice you'd give yourself if you could go back to the start of your journey?
00:04:17 What would make you delete your Twitter account?00:11:29 When do you think you’ll buy your first electric car?00:19:06 Have you ever been banned from a community?00:25:39 What kind of printer cartridges do you buy?00:30:27 How many podcasts do you listen to?00:33:42 What do you hoard, but probably shouldn't?42 min - Episode 67: Mind the Apps
It's another #AskError special. Meditation and mindfulness, friends making obvious mistakes, and AppImage popularity.
Plus cashless society, and hoarding phone apps.
00:01:14 How do you manage apps on your smartphone?
00:04:51 Why isn’t AppImage part of the larger universal packaging discussion?00:14:43 How would you feel if cash went away?00:19:39 Thoughts on meditation and mindfulness?00:28:43 What do you do when you see someone you know making an obvious mistake?36 min - Episode 66: Cross Desktop
Linux desktop standards, how the Web has changed over the years, and the ethics of space exploration.
Plus what to do if you see a crime, and the things we hate the most.
00:00:12 Free Desktop
00:12:43 #AskError: if you witness a petty crime, should you intervene?00:17:55 Old vs new Web00:28:41 #AskError: what are your pet hates?00:37:47 Should humans spend billions on space exploration while so many people live in poverty?46 min - Episode 65: Dungeons and Distros
What it takes to make a proper distro, how we send emails, and the constant quest for knowledge.
Plus D&D, and April Fools annoyances.
00:01:00 Email etiquette
00:10:17 #AskError: Thoughts on Dungeons and Dragons?00:14:00 What does it take to be a proper Linux distro?00:26:33 #AskError: Do April Fool’s Day tech “jokes” annoy you?00:32:16 Always learning new things42 min - Episode 64: Abandoned Support
Why Linux doesn't just work on all hardware, criticism of your field, and the ethics of acquiring old software.
Plus venturing outside, and how we install unusual applications.
00:00:37 Why is hardware support so terrible?
00:12:21 #AskError: How much time do you spend outside?00:16:08 If you're wedded to a concept or axiom for your job, is there any way you can be objective about criticism of your field?00:26:13 #AskError: If an application you want is not available in your distro’s repo, which community package would you choose and why?00:31:54 Is it ok to pirate abandonware?45 min - Episode 63: Linux Without Borders
Where bad feeling and rivalry in the FOSS world actually originates, what we should be teaching our kids, and the violence that underlies everything around us.
Plus Joe is a lazy swine, and dodgy VPN providers.
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00:00:33 FOSS Rivalry
00:10:27 #AskError: How often do you clean your tech and with what tools?00:13:11 Teaching kids to code00:24:09 #AskError: Are all VPN providers as shady as they seem?00:32:43 All property is theft43 min - Episode 62: Emergency Condiments
What attracted us to Linux in the first place, planning for when tech goes away, and why we aren't surrounded by alien life.
Plus a difficult culinary choice for Dan, and what we'd use instead of Linux.
00:00:33 How do you balance embracing new tech with planning for its obsolescence?
00:09:01 #AskError: Is there any food you won't eat? Even in an emergency?00:15:56 Why did you start using Linux?00:26:40 #AskError: If you started working at a company and could only choose Mac or Windows, which would be the less painful choice?00:31:13 What's your take on the Fermi Paradox?42 min - Episode 61: Faith in Microsoft
Maybe it's finally time to cut Microsoft some slack, the pace of technological change, and what a couple of common terms actually mean.
Plus Joe fails to convince the others about his favourite movie, and one of the deepest questions that you can ask.
00:00:12 Is it time to give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt on their Linux love?
00:08:34 #AskError: If you could only watch one film for the rest of your life, what would it be?00:12:38 Is technological change really accelerating?00:24:27 #AskError: What's the difference between UX and UI and why do you get so annoyed when people confuse them or lump them together?00:28:07 Why don't you believe in God or follow a religion?47 min - Episode 60: Disturbing Messages
How to deal with Internet drama in the Linux world, the rise of live streaming, and disturbing people with messages and calls.
Plus preparing for end times, and the best moment of Joe's life.
00:00:25 #AskError: What's your biggest claim to fame?
00:03:47 Internet drama and Linux00:15:31 #AskError: If you send someone a message and it disturbs them, whose fault is it?00:22:46 On demand vs live streaming00:32:25 #AskError: Should you prepare for the apocalypse?37 min
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A show about life, Linux, the universe, and everything in between.