Linux Lads Podcast Season 4 – Episode 6: Profound Isolation
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Chitchat
Mike: 🏠 Reduced his existence to messing on his computer in his flat and getting paid for it and messing on his computer in his flat in his spare time.
Shane – Has spent much of the last week in an existential crisis wondering if he has to start sharpening sticks and learning how to work leather into armour 🛡️.
Conor: Been working from home, I’ve tested Ubuntu 20.04 (http://www.cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/daily-live/current/) in a VM and am very impressed, adventures in /e/ (https://e.foundation/) 🧱📱
Stay safe
Wash your hands, cough and sneeze into your elbow, keep a distance of at least 1 metre from others and stay away from elderly or sick relatives. Go to HSE.ie (https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/) and WHO.int (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019) for information… not effing Facebook.
News
System 76: Pop Shell (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/03/pop-shell-wants-to-bring-proper-tiling-window-features-to-gnome-shell) and a new ⌨️ keyboard (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/03/18/linux-pc-company-system76-is-pulling-an-apple-and-designing-its-own-keyboard/#7e42b0949c0c) (via omg! ubuntu! and Forbes)
🕹️ Half Life Alyx to be available on Linux (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/half-life-alyx-is-confirmed-for-linux-to-arrive-with-vulkan-support-post-release.16244) (via GamingOnLinux)
Firefox 📦 now has a Flatpak (https://9to5linux.com/firefox-now-has-an-official-flatpak-app-heres-how-to-install-it) (via 9to5Linux)
Librem Mini 🖥️ (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/03/purism-librem-mini-linux-pc-specs-price) from Purism. (via omg! ubuntu! and Forbes)
Discussion
Remote Work
ℹ️ Big Tech and social networks against misinformation (https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/facebook-reddit-google-linkedin-microsoft-twitter-and-youtube-issue-joint-statement-on-misinformation/)
Norwegian Uni 🔥 burns (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/norway-students-us-collective-infrastructure_n_5e6ec485c5b6dda30fcbba2a) the US
Shoutouts
Invidious (https://invidio.us) alternative YouTube 📺 front end
Events
FOSS Talk Live 2020 was cancelled just as we were about to publish this show. More info from Joe on the FOSS Talk website (https://fosstalk.com/foss-talk-live-2020)
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