Episodes

  • HPR3128: Linux Inlaws S01E11 The Python Bumper Part 2
    Jul 29 2020
    • TIOBE index: https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index
    • Stackoverflow index: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2020#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted-languages-loved
    • PEP 520 (the Zen of Python): https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
    • PEP 572: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0572
    • PEP 572 discussion: https://twitter.com/llanga/status/989670881176702976
    • Claudio's link: http://www.kevra.org/TheBestOfNext/DifferentNeXTSpellings/DifferentNeXTSpellings.html
    • Secret Diary of a Call Girl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Diary_of_a_Call_Girl
    • Sophie Wilson interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2SdSLCMKEA&t=1852s
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  • HPR3118: Linux Inlaws S01E10 The Python Bumper Part 1
    Jul 15 2020
    • Linux 5.8RC1: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.8-rc1-Release d
    • Stackless Python: https://github.com/stackless-dev/stackless/wiki
    • Python 3 documentation: https://docs.python.org/3
    • Guido van Rossum: https://gvanrossum.github.io
    • Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs): https://www.python.org/dev/peps
    • PEP 404: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404
    • PEP 572: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0572
    • Brad & Alia: https://www.gala.de/stars/news/l_a__news /brad-pitt--ist-er-mit-dieser-schauspielerin-zusammen--22244236.html
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  • HPR3106: Linux Inlaws S01E09 Postgres
    Jun 29 2020
    S01E09:

    Postgres
    Listen to our two OAP interviewing Bruce Momjian, Postgres evangelist and long-time supporter of this popular SQL database. Expect lots of strong language around SQL and NoSQL topics and some ranting about MINT's attitude towards snaps, a fun breach of a health service provider in the UK and why broadcasters should stick to monopolies.

    • MINT Chromium issue: https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3766
    • PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org
    • Babylon Health breach: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52986629
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  • HPR3099: Linux Inlaws S01E08 The review of the review
    Jun 18 2020
    S01E08: The review of the review

    More shenanigans from our two heroes. In this short episode our two heroes rant about Linus and other old people, Transmeta and other history, discuss Martin's EdgeOS woes and discover that MIPS is indeed a CPU architecture supported by standard Debian. The show concludes with a short review of Claudio's review and poxes about the Arch wiki and Californication. You have been warned!

    Links:
    • Linus Torvald's 80 column rant: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2005.3/08168.html
    • Linux's device tree explained: https://elinux.org/Device_Tree_Reference
    • Debian packages for EdgeOS: https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/205202560-EdgeRouter-Add-Debian-Packages-to-EdgeOS
    • Arch Wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org
    • Californication: https://www.sho.com/californication
    • The Italian music extract is courtesy of Christian Petermann from his piece Folk Festival (CC-BY-SA)
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  • HPR3097: Linux Inlaws S01E07 The Big Blue Button
    Jun 16 2020

    In this episode our two chaps welcome Fred Dixon, product manager for BigBlueButton, on the show to talk about the project, its history and if it will finally run on Fedora and CentOS.

    Surrounding musings include how to hack the GDM login screen, why Martin is not behind the recent Easyjet hack and poxes as well as anti-poxes.

    Shownotes:
    • BigBlueButton: https://bigbluebutton.org
    • The Easyjet hack
    • How to hack the GDM login screen in Focal Fossa: https://github.com/PRATAP-KUMAR/focal_gdm3_login_theme_complete_hack
    • The Ubuntu logo for the GDM3 login screen for Focal Fossa and previous Ubuntu versions can be found at: /usr/share/plymouth/ubuntu-logo.png. Simply truncate this to zero bytes and the logo will be gone from the login screen
    • Virgy's open source website: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/what-is-open-source-software
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  • HPR3079: Linux Inlaws S01E06 Porn and Trump
    May 21 2020

    This is Linux Inlaws, a series on free and open source software, black humour, the revolution and freedom in general (this includes ideas and software) and generally having fun.

    Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.

    Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute T-Rexes or other associated dinosaurs.

    Links:

    • Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org
    • Audacity OSX work-around: https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=105586
    • KDEnlive: https://kdenlive.org
    • Blender: https://www.blender.org
    • PwC mishap: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/06/pwc_azure_squatting
    • The Current War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Current_War
    • Rick and Morty: https://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty
    • Better Things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Things_(TV_series)
    • Pamela Adlon: https://twitter.com/pamelaadlon
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  • HPR3069: Linux Inlaws S01E05 Porn and Skynet
    May 7 2020

    Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.

    Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute t-rexes or other associated dinosaurs.

    • Ubuntu 20.04: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes
    • Kernel 5.6: https://itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-5-6
    • Wireguard: https://www.wireguard.com
    • Python 2.7.18: https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/OFCIETIXLX34X7FVK5B5WPZH22HXV342/
    • Python 404: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404
    • RTPM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-Time_Messaging_Protocol
    • webRTC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebRTC
    • MPEG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4
    • VP9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP9
    • Audio compression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression#Audio
    • Container formats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_container_formats
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  • HPR3050: Linux Inlaws S01E04 What's in a name
    Apr 10 2020

    This is Linux Inlaws, a series on free and open source software, black humour, the revolution and freedom in general (this includes ideas and software) and generally having fun.

    Linux Inlaws - a podcast about on topics around free and open source software, any associated contraband, communism / the revolution in general and whatever else fancies your tickle.

    Please note that this and other episodes may contain strong language, offensive humor and other certainly not politically correct language - you have been warned (our parents insisted on this disclaimer - happy mum?). Thus the content is not suitable for consumption in the workplace (especially when played back on a speaker in an open plan office or similar environments), any minors under the age of 35 or any pets including fluffy little killer bunnies, your trusty guide dog (unless on speed) and cute t-rexes or other associated dinosaurs.

    In this show the lads Martin and Chris speak about the legacy, its name and also introduce Tech Support from the Dark Side, a new hotline helping politicians and other users in need of computer support to cope with reality.

    Links
    • Martin’s BBC podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2/episodes/downloads
    • Chris’ food for thought: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
    • Martin’s new laptop spec: https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ROG-Strix-SCAR-III/Tech-Specs
    • Chris’ documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator:_The_Sarah_Connor_Chronicles
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