Explore ways to keep kids safe online, affordable ham radios, Bluetooth traffic sniffing, AI head tracking, open-source lighting control, BBS-like interface for Hacker News, new Spotify alternatives, Damn Small Linux comeback, nRF Sniffer, and more tech discoveries.

BBC stays on Mastodon, Signal adds privacy with usernames, Asahi beats Apple in OpenGL, surprising FOSS support from Mercedes, Apple kills web apps in EU, Mozilla focuses on Firefox and AI. Canonical's Open Documentation Academy, new Krita website, and Kubuntu contest. Tailscale offers easy VPN, while the podcast explores trust issues in messaging apps, Apple Silicon support challenges, open source communities, Apple's web app decision, and Mozilla's downsizing.

Discover innovative topics such as an open source Spotify clone, a nuclear reactor simulator, a unique network analysis tool, a static site generator, music creation through oscilloscope drawings, and a discussion on Mac OS drawbacks. Sponsored by Tailscale and Entroware.

Great news for Android users, more Linux in space, Windows gets sudo, Spotify fails to lock down podcasts,  the immutable Ubuntu desktop is delayed, Xfce is finally moving towards Wayland, Kubuntu sticks with KDE 5 for the LTS, Mozilla makes changes at the top, and more.   News Unattended updates for everyone, F-Droid 1.19 is here The Usage Of Embedded Linux In Spacecraft “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement Introducing Sudo for Windows! Ubuntu Core Desktop Debut No Longer Planned for April Introducing Mozilla Monitor Plus, a new tool to automatically remove your personal information from data broker sites [it’s white labelled like the VPN thing] A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future Xfce 4.20 Aiming For Usable Wayland Support While Maintaining X11 Compatibility KDE 6 misses boat to make it into Kubuntu 24.04 Frameworks 5.115.0 KDE 6 is so close! 15 min bug update           Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required.             See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Chris, a YouTuber and advocate for Linux, joins the podcast to discuss promoting Linux and being tolerant of other people's choices. They also talk about the Raspberry Pi bubble, the present and future of RISC-V, and the importance of contributing to the open-source community.

Apple does the bare minimum required to allow other browser engines and sideloading on iOS, which isn’t the good news for Firefox and open source that we hoped it would be. Plus the Mars helicopter has flown for the last time, Microsoft hands FOSS a great opportunity to stand out on privacy, Ubuntu annoys yet more users, the mystery of the new Firefox package, and more.   News RAWRLAB Games – Announcement of free Godot engine port for Nintendo Switch Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will fly no more It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew Ubuntu Pro Packages in ‘Software Updater’ Garner Criticism Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service 4 reasons to try Mozilla’s new Firefox Linux package for Ubuntu and Debian derivatives Platform Tilt: Documenting the Uneven Playing Field for an Independent Browser Like Firefox – Open Policy & Advocacy Apple, the DMA, and malicious compliance Understanding Apple’s Response to the DMA         Tailscale Tailscale is an easy to deploy, zero-config, no-fuss VPN that allows you to build simple networks across complex infrastructure. Go to tailscale.com/lnl and try Tailscale out for free for up to 100 devices and 3 users, with no credit card required.     Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes     See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here

Pi-hole PSA, open source release of classic game, flow charts with markdown, resizing animated gifs, script for free electricity, dirt cheap travel router, game exposes Firefox privacy settings, Linux market share is doing well.

In this episode, the hosts discuss the criticism of desktop Linux, improvements in Snap support across Linux distributions, Mozilla's focus on AI, OpenAI's legal business model, and the upcoming release of Plasma 6.

Controlling Home Assistant from anywhere with Nabu Casa. Running LLMs with a single local file. Practising security concepts with OverTheWire Wargames. Using Fire TV Stick 4K Max to watch TV. Getting the most out of Bash. Hosting a podcast with WordPress, Libsyn, PowerPress, or Hugo.

The hosts discuss the future of paid services versus advertising-based models. They talk about the new Steam Deck release by Valve and their predictions. They review previous predictions and discuss the popularity of WSL as a Linux distribution. They mention Terry's coffee suggestion, AI use, and a sponsor ad for TailScale. They share various predictions for the technology industry, movie and music piracy, and concerns over Twitter's impact.