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This week a community resource fell offline unexpectedly. Members from all over the internet banded together to restore a community resource! -- During The Show -- 01:00 Intro Noah brought the warm weather back We need your feedback Join Geeklab Tag Marlin 04:10 Smart Watches Original pebble inventor New pebble smartwatches available for preorder ArsTechnica Steve's smartwatch use case Noah's watch Pine Time Fitness Features Eric Migicovsky doesn't stick with companies AsteroidOS BangleJS 28:32 News Wire GIMP 3.0 - gimp.org Digikam 8.6 - digikam.org Peertube 7.1 - joinpeertube.org Gstreamer 1.26 - freedesktop.org KDE Frameworks 6.12 - kde.org End of Nouveau OpenGL Driver - itsfoss.com Debian Bookworm 12.10 - debian.org Ubuntu's Rust Coreutils - ubuntu.com GitHub Actions Hack - infoworld.com Open Source OSV Scanner - gbhackers.com Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability - gbhackers.com Kagent - thenewstack.io Tencent Open Source Model - bloomberg.com Mistral Small 3.1 - techzine.eu - venturebeat.com 29:50 Linuxrocks.online Outage Noah's travel story Awake for 30+ hours Wakes up to DMs, emails, online posts, etc Linux Rocks server is down Linux Rocks server grew organically Moved into Altispeed Egan MN data center SSH connected but then kicked you out Altispeed got pulled into it User wasn't in the libvertd group Organic way information spreads on the internet Glad to see people calm down after learning someone is in the hospital Linux Rocks is now monitored by LibreNMS Michael is donating a new server Thank you for polite and kind notification To those not so kind, please consider what you are getting for free Reddit post Everything was documented 49:45 Continuity Plan Reach out to Nerd friends Interest Old laptops show up on Noah's desk Enabling people through technology -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week the news of an "ESP backdroor" spread around the internet like wildfire. We dig into the technical details as to what happened, and what if any, the risk is. -- During The Show -- 00:52 Intro Thank you for visiting at Scale Weather Cutting Silicon Wafers YouTube Video Sleuth - Live Ham Radio Liscnse Address requirement ARRL Privacy Private Mail Box Nomads With a Purpose Dakota Post America's Mailbox QSL Cards 09:15 HVAC follow up - Ziggy Boiler Heat Equipment Interface Module How boilers work ESP32 Pull the old thermostat Be careful making changes on the boiler Venstar Thermostats Honeywell Intrusion 21:49 Fedora on PI Boot Problems - Mark Other people report Fedora "hangs" on Raspberry Pi 4 Try it on another pi Raspberry Pi 5 27:16 News Wire Samba 4.22 - samba.org Pipewire 1.4 - gitlab.freedesktop.org Thunderbird 136 - thunderbird.net Firefox 136 - mozilla.org Ubuntu Touch OTA 8 - ubports.com ExTix 25.3 - linux.exton.net Tails 6.13 - torproject.org Garuda Linux Broadwing - opensourcefeed.org Malicious Go Packages - thehackernews.com Alibaba qwq - venturebeat.com Light-R1-32B - venturebeat.com EFF Rayhunter - eff.org 28:38 Software Freedom Conservancy Interview Denver Gingerich - Director of Compliance OpenWRT One Powered over PoE $10 of purchase price goes to OpenWRT Target audience Un-brickable Made by BananaPi 36:10 Considering OpenWRT One Steve for family? On par with any consumer router OpenWRT vs OPNSense Very well put together 39:35 ESP32 "Backdoor" The basics Wireless has to talk What the company did opcode3f Undocumented Commands 0xFC30 - Register Read 0xFC31 - Register write 0xFC32 - Set MAC Address 0xFC07 - Write Flash 0xFC08 - Read Flash 0xFC0E - Send LMP Packet (different layers of the bluetooth stack) What they are not telling you Much to do about nothing Ycombinator.com Espressif Response Dark Mentor 46:37 Vizio Lawsuit SFC filed Oct 19 2021 Vizio tried to move the lawsuit Going to trial in this year in Oct SFC became a hardware manufacture to avoid fighting these lawsuits 51:00 Steve's eBook Tinkering Started to help ChrisLAS Extending the program -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

We're live from SCaLE this year, and a panel joins us to learn more about how Ubuntu is trying to reach the next generation. Dinner at SCale We're teaming up with Jupiter Broadcasting for a meetup and dinner! Come join us Saturday night! Where: El Cholo Café 300 E Colorado Blvd Suite 214 Pasadena, CA When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 7:00 PM. -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week we dig into what it takes to get started and involved in Open Source. You can do it in your community, in your city, or in your area. If nothing like that exists in your area, join us at one of the upcoming community conferences! -- During The Show -- 00:51 Polar Vortex Polar vortex collapse Audio bookshelf python code 03:02 Steve's Immich Journey - Stephen Storage templates Asset types and storage locations Makes sense from programming perspective Not knowing what to look for 10:38 Cheap Card for AI - Joshua Driver issues Quadro performs a little better Stay away from Tesla cards RAM and CUDA cores Stay away from Intel and AMD 16:10 Seafile help? - Tyler Context path Help available in Geeklab 20:25 Church A/V - Emmanuel RJ6 Quad Shielded Cable RESI OBS and Owncast NDI Camera Aida Camera Scarlett2i2 Knock Off 25:38 News Wire Fish Shell 4.0 - fishshell.com DBeaver 25.0 - dbeaver.io Emacs 30.1 - masteringemacs.org KDE Plasma 6.3.2 - kde.org EA Open-Sourced More - theverge.com Nextcloud Hub 10 - nextcloud.com Nvidia Linux 570 Drivers - nvidia.com Open-Source Nuclear-Fusion Plans - wsj.com Black Duck OSSRA - securitymagazine.com Auto-Color Malware - thehackernews.com OpenSSF Initiative - devops.com WhisperCat 1.4 - github.com Wan 2.1 - reuters.com 27:52 Getting Involved in Community Steve and resumes Be prepared to talk about what you say you know Better to say "I don't know" than lie or fake it A wall of text does not help Bold important things Demonstrate your skills Blog Code repository Website Be willing to make compromises Don't chase a position Get involved with a local group Non-Profits Church Linux Group Business Group Lead with Generosity Jab Jab Jab Right Hook Be prepared to "un-sexy work" -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

This week Noah and Steve describe their geek weekend. Steve teaches Noah about containers, and takes on a cool ZFS on boot project! -- During The Show -- 01:00 Steve's Trip Went up North to visit Noah and Altispeed 02:22 Nextcloud on VMs - Bradly Nextcloud works better on VMs NFS challenges Give MariaDB lots of memory This is how enterprise deploys things All in one falls over Struggled to get real time collaboration to work Pass a zvol through to the VM S3 storage Ceph/Gluster is complicated but most robust Pass a block device not another QCOW2 file 13:52 3D printing experience - Jeremy Prusa MK4S, open source friendly Handheld Framework Case Creality 6 SE Creality Ender 3 Fully open vs high end 3D printers Cloud dependant 22:52 AI for interviews - Avri Interview Coder Red Hat interview story Kid using hotel kiosk 29:52 Forwarding SMS - PIX Beeper 32:50 Matrix Foundation How Matrix and Element started Matrix foundation split from Element/New Vector Matrix foundation lost half their budget $100,000 needed by March 31st Been providing bridges and matrix.org server [Donate Now](matrix.org/support) Advocate or run your own server $610k Needed annually Blog Post Matrix State of the Union YouTube 38:42 Steve's Trip 3 Laptops and mango server Steve leaving Fedora Encrypted laptop policy LUKS with ZFS on root AI trouble shooting Steve and containers at Altispeed Steve at the Church -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

We go live from Witchia KS and learn how a NewSpring Church is using free and open source technology to advance their mission. Ilan from SCaLE joins us to discuss the upcoming conference! -- During The Show -- 00:50 Special Guest Elon from SCALE Talks for everyone at every level Live podcast panel Co-Located Events There are things for kids! SCALE wants people to help people find their next roll Advice for first time attendees Evening activities Any advice for attendees Promo Code NOAH 18:00 News Wire Plasma 6.3 - kde.org KDE Frameworks 6.11 - kde.org Gnome 47.4 - discourse.gnome.org TRX & Tomb Raider II Adds Linux Support - gamingonlinux.com Netrunner 25 - netrunner.com EndeavourOS Mercury - endeavouros.com openSUSE Switches to SELinux - opensuse.org Two New OpenSSH Vulnerabilities - blog.qualys.com Hackers Taint Open Source - nknews.org Ernie AI Open Source - reuters.com 20:00 New Spring Church Patrick from New Spring Church How do you start at a new client? Discovery session Assumed knowledge Assumed the role with electrician background Custom LED work Addressable LED strip DMX King QLC+ Raspberry Pi Mean Well Power Supply How do you get the most out of consultants Building a team and launching careers 43:00 Immich! - SkoobaSteve Read only access Made Steve find all the photos 46:00 EndlessOS Feedback - Avri Parental Controls RDP on Gnome/Endless 47:45 Wedding Invitations - Agustin Hugo Gath.io 49:20 Hardware recommendations - Ron Ebay - read carefully HP ProLiant MicroServer -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show

Delve into the user-friendly features of EndlessOS, an intuitive operating system designed for the tech-challenged. Discover the increasing threat of AI-driven scams in the hiring process, with candidates using deceptive AI personas. The discussion also addresses the ethical implications of advancing AI technology and the necessity for regulation. Plus, explore the upcoming changes to Microsoft's Office 365 and the exciting developments in Linux on Apple Silicon, showcasing community efforts in enhancing compatibility.

Dive into the world of Immich, a photo management tool revolutionizing how we organize pictures across devices and families. Discover the challenges and benefits of using OpenShift for home labs. The hosts discuss the growing issue of remote car takeovers in automated vehicles. Plus, get the latest on open-source software updates, including Gparted Live and Mozilla Thunderbird. This episode also highlights the integration of AI in photo management and shares personal stories of triumph and trial in organizing vast photo collections.

The hosts dive into tech trends, discussing the release of MySQL 9.2 and Nvidia's pricey GeForce RTX 5090, ideal for AI and machine learning. They explore the challenges of video game preservation and the rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI contender shaking up the market. Practical tips for digitizing old photos and managing USB devices on Linux are covered, alongside heartwarming stories of time management while aiding others. Plus, insights on open-source contributions and the balance between personal commitments and community support make for a well-rounded discussion.

This week we dig into your questions, and talk about Nvidia's new AI rig. -- During The Show -- 00:56 George From NYC Used computers for a church Lenovo laptops and Thinkcenters Dell Optiplex Ebay Made in the last 4 years Make sure they have TPM 2.0 04:50 Noah's new toy Flipper Zero Electronic multi-tool Had to legitimately bypass access control Read and emulate RFID and NFC Lots of Apps 08:58 HVAC - Ziggy Zigbee timer system? Wouldn't put the timer on device Steve's solution Why timers? 14:20 Battery Pack - Erik Anderson Power Pole Deep Cycle SLA INIU 100w Type C Dewalt Battery Adapter Offical Dewalt USB C Adapter 83w 12v USB Outlet 21:40 NFS vs S3 for Home Lab - Brendan Recoverability Added complexity Would lean away from S3/Minio Hard to recover broken S3 file system It's ok to play with technology 28:21 Nextcloud Office - IK All-In-One master container Steve's attempt Not all Docker containers are official 33:52 News Wire Dillo 3.2 - github.io OpenZFS 2.3 - github.com Rsync 3.4 - samba.org Linux Mint 22.1 - linuxmint.com Rhino Linux 2025.1 - rhinolinux.org TuxCare Now Offering EOL MS Support - fossforce.com Merit Systems Trying to Fund Open Source Devs - cnbc.com MiniMax Models - scmp.com 35:00 Ebook 2 Audio Book Ebook2Audiobook Uses "local AI" Many types of text input Runs on CPU or GPU Surprised at the quality Steve's kid's apprenticeship Society has developed an aversion to anything "hard" Teaching the value of work and learning 42:00 Getting Started with AI What is AI? Math coprocessors CPUs are "generalist" processors GPUs are "specialized" processors CUDA Cores NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip 3 Classes of GPUs Design software story Project Digits LMStudio.at GPT4All TecMint.com -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies Support Ask Noah Show