Linux legend Brodie Robertson (103 K subs) joins me for an unfiltered chat that jumps from his iconic high striped socks to the nitty-gritty of window managers in Linux, while I defend my daily-driver macOS. If you’re hunting for Brodie Robertson interviews, Linux tips, or honest takes on Linux vs Mac, this is for you.

Link to the video:

https://youtu.be/bAmJQuX4-ak

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Timeline:

00:00:00 - Highlights

00:01:28 - Who is Brodie Robertson @BrodieRobertson

00:02:16 - Brodie's main channel and podcast

00:02:51 - Why 2 separate channels?

00:07:38 - Do you do YouTube full time?

00:08:29 - You recommend someone starting a channel?

00:10:34 - Do you take video sponsorships?

00:11:58 - boot.dev, reach out to the man

00:12:38 - 2 favorite music bands

00:13:26 - How old are you?

00:13:48 - How is the insect situation in Australia?

00:14:38 - You should be worried about snakes

00:15:45 - Favorite movies

00:16:46 - Are you into videogames?

00:18:40 - High striped rust arch socks good for health?

00:19:34 - rust + arch = linux user

00:21:13 - Family background, how you ended up in tech

00:24:50 - Family thoughts on you doing YouTube

00:26:08 - Family members understand your passion for IT?

00:27:40 - Are you into any instruments?

00:29:19 - IDE or editor of choice?

00:30:17 - What do you do for note taking?

00:30:39 - Thoughts on Obsidian

00:32:00 - Neovim own config or distribution?

00:33:12 - Thoughts on the lazyvim distro

00:34:10 - Tool to push to version control

00:34:39 - Thoughts on LazyGit

00:35:34 - Thoughts on tmux

00:36:31 - Isn't it complicated using a WM in tiling mode?

00:37:03 - Niri, A scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor

00:38:06 - Keep track in your mind of where apps are?

00:39:21 - OS usage before Linux

00:41:22 - Thoughts on the current state of Windows

00:43:28 - Thoughts on current state of macOS

00:44:42 - Rivalry between Linux and macOS?

00:46:06 - LTT vs PewDiePie trying Linux

00:47:48 - LTT and Emily (Anthony back in the day)

00:50:21 - Which Linux Distro should I start with, as a mac user

00:52:22 - Marker 38

00:53:22 - Which window manager should I use?

00:54:46 - What is wayland and all that fancy medical lingo?

00:58:04 - Yabai padding in macos

01:00:27 - i3 not make me look cool compared to wayland?

01:01:25 - Thoughts on using debian stable

01:02:14 - Thoughts on system76 and framework laptops

01:04:14 - Share my phone as a camera in Linux?

01:05:43 - Single or multiple monitors?

01:06:38 - Do you script your videos?

01:07:02 - Terminal you use

01:07:49 - What keyboard do you use

01:08:41 - Thoughts on split keyboards

01:09:02 - Keyboard layout?

01:09:16 - Thoughts on homelab

01:09:49 - Thoughts on AI

01:11:13 - Working on any other projects?

01:12:14 - Experience with open source community

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