Ask Noah Show 441
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Navigating NixOS Challenges and Discovering Matrix
This chapter details the speaker's challenges with installing and configuring NixOS, particularly using the i3 window manager. It also introduces a discussion on the Matrix messaging platform, highlighting its features and initial allure.
This week we dig into why and how Canonical designed and implemented Matrix. Noah gives an update to his solar project, and discovers some open source solutions for solar!
-- During The Show --
00:48 Olympia Mike Insperation
- ANS 439
- Sorting out details
- Please give us feedback!
- Pair with homeless shelter
- Pair with food bank
- Technical details
- Windows 10 deadline coming
- Lowering friction
09:55 Solar Camera Update
- Panel brings in enough power
- Switch arrived, worked great
- SolarPoint
- Had to RMA
- Will R&D
- Issues with SolarPoint
- Renogy Charge Controller
- Victron
- Push the Victron Connect App
- Victron has a commitment to open source
- Victron GX controller
- Bare wire ends
- GX software on a raspberry pi
23:20 News Wire
Calibre 8.4 - calibre-ebook.com
Nmap 7.96 - gbhackers.com
Mesa 25.1 - plamolinux.org
Linux Kernel 6.15 - theregister.com
Plamo Linux 8.2 - plamolinux.org
Rust Sudo & Ubuntu 25.10 - discourse.ubuntu.com
Deepin Desktop Removed From openSUSE Repos - opensuse.org
Fedora 42 WLS - theregister
ClickFix - bleepingcomputer.com
NordVPN Linux GUI - computerweekly.com
Fake AI Videos & Noodlophile - bleepingcomputer.com
Reachy 2 - infoq.com
OpenVision - venturebeat.com
Open WebUI - reddit.com
25:18 Minimalism
- Minimum viable battle station
- Tails
- Reproduce-ability
- Linux Fest Northwest Laptop
- NixOS re-install
- Can't auto mount usb drives
- Dark theme
31:00 Matrix Interview
- Nils Buchner
- Matrix rabbit hole
- Ubuntu & Matrix Chat
- Ubuntu Juju setup
- Other Setup methods
- Where can Matrix grow/improve?
- Next steps for the Ubuntu Matrix server?
- Matrix clients
- Matrix client matrix
- Network effect
- Distros installing matrix clients
43:00 Juju & Charms Interview
- Merlijn Sebrechts
- Juju and Charms
- Abstraction
- Code re-use
- Where Juju and Charms work well
- Knowledge needed
- Making better charms
52:20 Continue Being a Petri dish
- Ansible is the biggest hammer
- Nix
- Juju
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