Thought Fuzz is a brand new philosophy and politics podcast coming to you once a week on Thursdays, starting January 10th, 2019.
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Thought Fuzz Podcasts
The Untitled Linux Show covers the week's hottest Linux news for desktop, gaming, and even enterprise. ULS is the weekly update you don't want to miss, from the latest kernel development to the updates on your favorite apps! Each episode finishes with a killer command line tip from each host. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. New episodes ar ...
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ULS 217: Could You Export That to an Epub? - Thundermail, Anime Catgirls, and FFmpeg
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1:47:03LibreOffice is dumping Windows (OK, not all of Windows), there's anime catgirls keeping the kernel safe, and FFmpeg makes a major new release. Kdenlive has a release, Thunderbird has announced ThunderMail, and one of the hosts gives CachyOS a spin. For tips we're covering Gnome System Extensions, using WirePlumber for volume control, hacks for waki…
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ULS 216: The Kernel Needs a Shave - Kernel Fuzzing, AI in Open Source, and Soft Reboots
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1:37:38There's drama about the latest RISC-V patches in the kernel, SparkyLinux and Kaisen Linux have updates, and GCC is looking to drop some architectures. Nvidia ships a driver update, ffmpeg and OnlyOffice adds AI, and distros are shipping the soft reboot. For tips we have SystemD-Manager-TUI for managing Systemd, a step-through of auditing a download…
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ULS 215: Unencumbered by the Thought Process - Intel Orphans, KDE Linux, & the Big AI Lawsuit
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1:29:19This week we cover the latest Audacity update, an EU grant for Bottles, and the dustup with the DuckStation PS1 emulator on Linux. KDE Linux has a pre-alpha, Chrome is looking to play nicer with Wayland, and there's a really big AI Lawsuit on the horizon. For tips we have an intro to WirePlumber and wpctl, a howto for clearing the RAM cache and Swa…
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ULS 214: Multiple Kernels for the Price of One - Filesysytems, Firewire, and Network Forwarding
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1:24:48The Threadripper leads the conversation this week, with it's impressive Linux performance and many, many cores and PCIe lanes. Then Bcachefs dangles over the precipice, NetworkManager 1.54 has some impressive features, and the Kernel calendar turns the page from 6.16 to the 6.17 merge window. Firewire is still around, KDE gets a day/night mode, and…
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ULS 213: Coffee... In the Form of Beer - Arch Linux, FFmpeg, and AI in the Kernel
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1:11:56This week it's a duet, with Jonathan and Jeff chatting about Clear Linux' last hurrah, and some other Intel projects. The kernel may be about to adopt an AI code policy, and Fedora debates how to handle BIOS bugs. FFmpeg is about to release 8.0, KDE is adding printer ink monitoring, and Valve has a Steam refresh in the works. Our command line tips …
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ULS 212: Hipification - Encryption Bypass, Chrome Catch-up, and Distro Churn
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1:15:03This time the guys start off with a clever encryption bypass on Linux machines, cover AMD's HIP news, and mourn the passing of Clear Linux. Chrome is catching up to Firefox by adding HDR support for Wayland, Slackware turns 23, and Debian announces the imminent release of Trixie. RISC-V is growing up, and having growing pains, and the guys discuss …
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ULS 211: Spicy Pillow Talk - Laptops, Bottles, and Business
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1:36:26It's a Raspberry Pi flavored show, with PiBoot improvements, and a really slick looking Raspberry Pi Laptop from Argon Fourty. System76 isn't to be left out with a new powerhouse laptop of their own. There's AMD Raytracing improvements, an acquisition in the Processor space, and an exciting new OBS release. For command line tips we talk about Proxm…
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ULS 210: Bash to the Future - New Raspberry Pi Hardware, New Rust Drivers, and Dumping Microsoft
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1:18:32This week we're talking security, with a pair of CVEs getting fixed in sudo. Then there's new Raspberry Pi hardware to cover, but you can't run Linux on it. It's still exciting! There's Bash and Perl updates, PipeWire news, and Fedora opting to be a little less radical. For tips we have Pulse for monitoring Proxmox, a slick grep tip for seeing cont…
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ULS 209: Riding Off Into The Sunset - Kernel Parting Ways, Gaming Performance, & Canonical's Year in Review
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1:13:19The Kernel drama isn't over, Gaming is just better on Linux, and driver performance is getting better in a FineWine sort of way. KDE is rolling ahead, getting closer to session restore in Wayland, doing accessibility work, and making HDR even better. Speaking of which, Blender has a preview of HDR support on Wayland, with no immediate plans to add …
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ULS 208: One Step Below Horribly Broken - Wayland Futures, New Browsers, & Kernel Drama
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1:25:53Everyone has opinions on the X11 controversy, but KDE has decided not to pull the plug yet, and KiCad recommends sticking with the old technology at least for now. Zed editor has a debugger, Bcachefs is causing drama, and Servo can finally display animated GIFs! For tips we have Microsoft's edit on Linux, adding PipeWire links, and using openssl an…
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On a very special episode of Thought Fuzz, Mike and Aaron shift gears and discuss the controversial finale of Game of Thrones, one of the world’s most popular prestige television shows, by asking to what extent the fans own the story and to what extent power is a kind of storytelling. Join them as they take a deep dive and say good bye to one of th…
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"I am the State," Louis XIV said. "I am the Podcast," Michael replied. So began a debate for our times, on a very special, very Canadian episode of Thought Fuzz, in which our hosts tackle one of the most esteemed of national institutions -- no, not maple syrup, not hockey, nor even socialized healthcare. The subject: the House of Windsor, the monar…
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From Russia with Shrugs: Is a nation’s government responsible for the rest of the world?
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1:14:36In a democracy, leaders are ostensibly elected on their ability to deliver results to their own constituents. But if no man is an island, so it is that no nation is truly isolated; what happens if one affects another? Are an elected official's responsibilities confined to the jurisdiction of their voters? Or must they go farther? This week, Mike an…
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