Join 3 experienced Open Source professionals as they discuss the impact Linux has in their daily lives. Upbeat family-friendly banter, conversation and discussion for Linux enthusiasts and casual observers of all ages. A new episode every two weeks covering terminal productivity, desktop experience, development, gaming, hosting, hardware, community, cloud-native and all the Linux Matters that matter.
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Nerding Out With Viktor is a podcast about tech, startups, and everything in between. Hosted by Viktor, a lifelong nerd and seasoned entrepreneur, the show features real conversations with builders, hackers, and technologists. Viktor got his start in Silicon Valley with YippieMove, an early email migration tool, and later created Blotter, a top-ranked productivity app for macOS. He now runs Screenly — the first developer-friendly digital signage platform — and built its open-source sibling, ...
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Navigating SBOMs at Scale: Inside DependencyTrack with Niklas Düster
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In this episode, Viktor Petersson sits down with Niklas Düster, co-lead of OWASP DependencyTrack and contributor to CycloneDX, to explore the realities of managing software bill of materials (SBOMs) at scale. Drawing on real-world experience, Niklas explains how DependencyTrack helps engineering teams analyze, monitor, and act on risks buried deep …
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In this episode: Alan has continued his Nerdy Day Trips journey into cloud-native software development. Mark fulfills his years-long dream of buying a new Laptop. Martin has junked GMail for Fastmail. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with …
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Rethinking Startups: Inside the Venture Studio Model with Thorbjørn Rønje
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In this episode, Viktor Petersson sits down with Thorbjørn Rønje, founder of Bifrost Studios, to unpack the venture studio model and why he believes it’s a smarter, faster way to build startups. Thorbjørn explains how Bifrost applies a playbook-driven approach to validate product ideas quickly, reduce risk, and bring businesses to life without wast…
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In this episode: Martin has replaced his coreutils, findutils, diffutils and sudo with Rust reimplementations. Alan has continued working on Nerdy Day Trips. Mark made a timelapse with Velocity lapse and Youcut. See it on Makertube. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listene…
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Inside System76: Building Open Hardware and a Linux-First Future
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In this episode of Nerding Out with Viktor, Viktor Petersson sits down with Carl Richell, founder and CEO of System76, to unpack how a small Linux-focused hardware company grew into a full-stack open source innovator.They explore System76's journey from shipping Ubuntu laptops to designing open firmware, building a factory, and launching their own …
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Show notes here in Markdown, No HTML. No relative links. In this episode: Martin has been brutally reclaiming GitHub runner disk space using Nothing but Nix This technique can be applied to other purposes. Get the technical details from Martin’s blog: The Nix Space Heist: Reclaiming 130GB in GitHub Actions Alan has resurrected a very nerdy website.…
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The Systems Behind Managing High-Performing Remote Teams with Jon Seager
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In this episode of Nerding Out with Viktor, host Viktor Petersson welcomes back Jon Seager, VP of Engineering at Canonical, for a candid conversation about managing remote teams.They explore how Canonical structures its fully distributed engineering org, why hybrid meetings rarely work, and how to build systems that support clarity, autonomy, and a…
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In this episode: Alan builds a content pipeline with ALL THE MODELS! Mark switches Bookshelf Buddy Martin completes his Fedi-migration from Fosstodon to GoToSocial. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with the community, you can join: The Lin…
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Why Web3, Crypto, and Blockchain Still Struggle in the Real World
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In this episode of Nerding Out with Viktor, host Viktor Petersson sits down with Vlad Trifa, founder of Zimt and co-founder of EVRYTHNG, to explore why Web3, crypto, and blockchain often fail to deliver on their promises in the real world.Drawing from Vlad's extensive background in IoT, supply chain traceability, and decentralized systems, they div…
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In this episode: Mark has been prototyping Bookshelf Buddy devices with Raspberry Pi. See the demo here. Alan has been using bots, to build bots, that pretend not to be bots. Martin fell down a rabbit hole filled with keyswitches and keycaps. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with oth…
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Inside the Yocto Project's Evolving Tooling: SBOMs, SPDX 3.0, and Secure Embedded Systems
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In this episode of Nerding Out with Viktor, host Viktor Petersson speaks with Joshua Watt of Garmin and Ross Burton of ARM to explore how the Yocto Project is evolving to meet the growing demands of software supply chain security, embedded Linux customization, and long-term product maintenance.As two long-time contributors to Yocto and OpenEmbedded…
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In this episode: Martin switches from traditional mice ️🖱️ to trackball ️🖲️ and gets a bit carried away with customising them 🪩 L-Trac Trackball 🇬🇧 L-Trac Trackball 🇺🇸 Kensingston SlimBlade™ Pro Trackball input-remapper: An easy to use tool to change the behaviour of your input devices. Alan refines his contribution workflow to Savannah and brings …
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Startup Founder Lessons on Scaling Teams, Systems, and Culture with Kevin Henrikson
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In this episode of Nerding Out with Viktor, host Viktor Petersson is joined by Kevin Henrikson, an experienced engineering leader who's worked with Zimbra, Microsoft, and Instacart, to share real startup founder lessons on how to scale engineering teams, build resilient systems, and manage growth through acquisitions.Kevin explains what founders of…
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In this episode: Alan gives a talk about Luddites at Monki Gras 2025 Mark continues developing and names “Bookshelf Buddy”, a self-hosted replacement for the Yoto or Tonie audiobook players. Martin keeps an eye on his resources with Resources You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with oth…
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Reimagining CI/CD and Engineering Culture at Scale with Vlad A. Ionescu from Earthly
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In this episode of "Nerding Out with Viktor," host Viktor Petersson is joined by Vlad A Ionescu, founder and CEO of Earthly, to explore the realities of modern CI/CD pipelines, why developer experience remains fragmented, and how platform and security teams can work more effectively across organizations. Vlad outlines the origins of Earthly and how…
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In this episode: Mark has started developing a self-hosted replacement for the Yoto or Tonie audiobook players. Alan has taken a look at Docs, but didn’t use it. Martin has upgraded his home networking with Deco and YuanLey devices. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listene…
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Europe's Battle for Tech Sovereignty: Why OpenStack Matters
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In this episode of "Nerding Out with Viktor," I'm joined by Johan Christenson, founder of Cleura, to dig into one of the most critical questions facing European tech today: how do we build a sovereign cloud that can actually compete? Johan brings decades of experience in open infrastructure and a front-row seat to the evolution of cloud computing. …
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In this episode: Martin has created smiti18n (pronounced smitten) - A very complete internationalization library for Lua with LÖVE support 🌕💕 Mark has been hard at work Moodling himself silly on the run up to the Moodle 5.0 release Alan has been wrangling with Django and has worries about contributing large patches to SavannahHQ You can send your f…
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Physical Pen Testing Secrets: Covert Building Infiltration Explained
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In this episode of "Nerding Out with Viktor," Warren Houghton returns to pull back the curtain on the covert world of physical penetration testing. As a seasoned security expert from Pentest Partners, Warren shares his extensive experience in breaching physical security measures, offering listeners a rare glimpse into the methodologies and techniqu…
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In this episode: Mark built a server rack using parts from LinxcomUK (ebay) and Kenable. Alan wrote a measure-syft for benchmarking syft performance. Martin created the LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share you…
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Balena, IoT Security, and the Future of Connected Devices
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Join host Viktor Petersson as he sits down with Marc Pous of Balena to explore the ever-evolving world of IoT, from remote management and fleet updates to security legislation and software bills of materials (SBOMs). Marc reveals how Balena pioneered container-based deployments on devices like Raspberry Pi, explains why over-the-air (OTA) updates a…
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In this episode: Alan switches from self hosted markdown to self hosted mark down served from a docker container running CodiMD. Mark puts on his robe and wizard’s hat, and ventures into the Caves of Qud. Martin switches his console to KMSCON. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with ot…
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Dustin Kirkland on Chainguard, Zero-CVE Containers, and Supply Chain Security
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In this episode of Nerding Out with Viktor, host Viktor Petersson sits down with Dustin Kirkland from Chainguard for an illuminating discussion on modern supply chain security and container hardening. Drawing from his rich experience across tech giants like IBM, Red Hat, Canonical, and Google, Dustin shares invaluable insights into the evolution of…
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Algorithms, Actions, and GitHub Adventures
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In this episode: Martin runs GitHub Actions on his development workstations using act. Alan likes to help people and has upped his people-helping skills by making little tools to solve their problems. keyshield - A simple utility to protect your game inputs from GNOME keyboard shortcuts. archive-vbulletin-thread - A Python script to archive threads…
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Pentesting 101: Hacking Legally with Warren Houghton
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In this episode of "Nerding Out with Viktor," Warren Houghton from Pentest Partners joins Viktor to explore the fascinating world of professional penetration testing. As they delve into the intricacies of "legal hacking," Warren shares invaluable insights into the methodologies, tools, and best practices that define ethical hacking in today's cyber…
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In this episode: Mark has been a STEM Ambassador, talking to school children about his career. Alan is co-organising BarCamp Surrey, a free event at Godalming College on Saturday 2nd August 2025. Martin has switched from powerline-go to starship, and shared his starship config. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form…
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