Discover insights on a self-hosted location tracking tool that prioritizes privacy. The hosts share personal experiences and discuss the importance of open-source solutions like OwnTracks. There's excitement around an upcoming Terminal User Interface Challenge and reflections on recent tech innovations, including hardware management and Rust adoption. Enjoy humorous anecdotes about home automation and community connections while exploring how these technologies enhance travel journaling and data management.
A self-hosted location tracking alternative allows users to monitor their travel patterns while maintaining complete control over their data privacy.
The podcast introduces a creative TUI Challenge to engage listeners and enhance their skills through a week-long competitive format.
Steven Diobald's appointment as the new GNOME Executive Director signals a hopeful turnaround for financial support and organizational growth in the GNOME Foundation.
Deep dives
Self-Hosted Alternative to Google Maps Tracking
A self-hosted alternative to Google Maps for location tracking allows users to maintain control over their data. This application tracks and visualizes location history, permitting users to analyze travel patterns while ensuring complete privacy. With the ability to generate interactive maps and travel statistics, it caters to those who want insights into their movement without relying on large corporations. Users found this particularly useful for documenting trips, discovering new routes, and revisiting significant places.
Upcoming Terminal User Interface Challenge
The podcast introduces a Terminal User Interface (TUI) Challenge designed to engage listeners over a week-long event. Participants will receive points for completing challenges, with opportunities to earn extra credit for creativity. Feedback on the proposed challenge rules is sought from the community to refine the competition structure before its official launch. The challenge aims to foster skills and showcase innovative TUI applications among participants.
Tailscale Networking for Easy Connectivity
Tailscale provides a straightforward solution for device connectivity with its mesh networking capabilities. It's described as a fast, secure way to link various devices without the hassle of complex setups. Users report that Tailscale significantly simplifies connecting servers, desktops, and applications on their network, keeping personal data safe by avoiding internet exposure. The ease of integration with existing infrastructure and the free usage plan for personal setups make Tailscale a popular choice among users.
GNOME Foundation Leadership Change
The GNOME Foundation has appointed Steven Diobald as its new executive director amidst financial struggles faced by the organization. With a deep background in free software and fundraising, he aims to rejuvenate support for the widely used GNOME desktop. Observers express hope that his leadership will bolster financial contributions from corporations benefiting from GNOME, as many firms rely on its software without adequately funding its development. The appointment comes at a critical time, as GNOME seeks to secure its future.
BcacheFS Snapshot Deletion Improvements
BcacheFS has introduced enhancement patches aimed at improving snapshot deletion performance, though they come with a caveat. Users must opt into these changes, which involve an update to an incompatible on-disk format, thereby limiting the ability to revert. These updates are still under development and should not be utilized in a production environment as BcacheFS remains in an unstable state. The proactive development of these features seeks to refine its capabilities before wide-scale adoption, addressing user need while ensuring data integrity.
We test-drive a self-hosted alternative to Google Location History. Plus, we cover the week's Linux news highlights, then spill the beans on our upcoming TUI challenge.
libcaca β Caca Labs β A graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels, so that it can work on older video cards or text terminals.
New GNOME Executive Director Named: Steven Deobald β Steven Deobald has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, succeeding interim director Richard Littauer and Holly Million, who stepped down last year after a brief tenure.
Creation of the NixOS hardware team β TL;DR: The Steering Committee is launching the new Hardware Team to own the nixos-hardware repo, drive hardware enablement, and expand partnerships.
Dawarich β Your Journey, Your Control β Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control.
fabean/ytviewer β YouTube TUI that pulls subscriptions from YouTube API
Pick: meshSidecar β meshSidecar provides a flexible way to integrate mesh networking capabilities with NixOS services. It allows services to participate in mesh networks without requiring direct modification of the service itself.
