Best The New Distro Podcasts (2025)

Our cross-continent race to Texas Linux Fest culminates into fantastic meat, meetups, and more. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution fo…

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Wake-N-Bake America S10-E05 Wealth Distro VS A.I. Job Loss 58:46

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we take on: Ray Dalio calls for ’redistribution policy’ when AI and humanoid robots start to benefit the top 1% to 10% more than everyone else | Fortune https://share.google/70Y2gdw9w69nphKWDBy wakenbakeamericaradio

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Ep. #203: Davidoff Chef's Edition 2025 (w/ Pascal Jolivet Sancerre 2023, Senator in D.R., The Importance of Smoking the Entire Cigar, Unnecessarily Lavish Cigar Packaging, Where to Smoke in NYC When Visiting ... 1:58:29

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair the Davidoff Chef's Edition 2025 with Pascal Jolivet …

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634: Config Confessions 1:30:28

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From finely tuned to total config carnage. We review listener homelabs to share what works, and what really doesn't. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a dev…

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Wake-N-Bake America S10-E04 Turnt Up Headlines Part 1 1:01:16

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We find the dumb, the cray cray and the insane..... and that was just the Baby names story we have!By wakenbakeamericaradio

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Ep. #202: Padrón 1964 Anniversary Torpedo Maduro (w/ The Balvenie Sweet Toast of American Oak, Lizards Current Feelings on Cuban Cigars, Episode 200 Feedback, Retrohale Debate Returns, Davidoff Announces ... 2:03:30

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Torpedo in Maduro with Th…

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633: A Kernel in Every Core 1:28:36

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Can't get enough Linux? How about multiple kernels running simultaneously, side by side, not in a VM, all on the same hardware; this week it's finally looking real. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Managemen…

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Wake-N-Bake America S10-E03 What Have you been watching? 57:54

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The guys have been on the hunt gain but this time for the best shows movies and binge worthy shows from all over! ***The team was not paid or endorsed by any ap, channel or content the discuss. They pay for all of the aps the mention and are completely unpaid & independent. The content mentioned is genuinely things they personally like.…

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Ep. #201: Interview w/ Klaas Kelner & Avowed New Dawn Toro (w/ Glenmorangie 10, Blending for Palate Coverage, Parallels Between Plating Food and Cigar Blending, The Story of Avowed, Norwegian Plain Packaging ... 2:15:33

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair the Avowed New Dawn in Toro with ten years aged Glenm…

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632: The Nightly Wobble 1:12:40

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Our first look at KDE Linux, then Chris shares the latest on Hyprvibe, while Wes braves his first install. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust …

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Wake-N-Bake America S10-E02: The State of Cannabis in 2025 55:56

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Company uses Cannabis seeds during the brew process but what that did blew our minds! https://www.marijuanamoment.net/using-cannabis-seeds-during-the-beer-brewing-process-enhances-the-nutritional-value-study-shows/ Cannabis could become a clinical recognized way to treat drinking addiction but is more study needed? https://www.marijuanamoment.net/c…

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Ep. #200: H. Upmann Sir Winston 2018 (w/ Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2015, Memories from 200 Episodes, Impact of Cigarmageddon 2025 from Tariffs, Seizures and Pauses, Cuban Cigar Rotation Update, Senator ... 2:25:41

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Lounge in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair H. Upmann Sir Winston (EOS OCT 18) with Pol Roger Sir…

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327: Linux Mint 22.2, Linux from Scratch, WinBoat: Windows Apps on Linux & more Linux news 27:42

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video: https://youtu.be/FK81IHWIPPE Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from Linux Mint with Linux Mint 22.2, AerynOS, and the Linux from Scratch project. Also, I am going to introduce you to a brand new tool called WinBoat, their goal is to make it easy to run Windows apps on Linux. Then we got an updat…

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631: Offline By Default 1:06:27

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Chris managed to turn low bandwidth into a lifestyle, and curated a batch of self-hosted apps that make near-offline living possible. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Ma…

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Wake-N-Bake America S10-E01 Engagement Heard Round The World 58:25

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The guys are back for an unprecedented 10th season and they are going right into Travy and TayTay! Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce done put a ring on it! Some peeps are hurt, others celebrate and even a politician had to chime in! https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/1n0rosu/taylor_and_travis_are_engaged_your_english/ https://people.com/taylor…

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Ep. #199: Liga Privada H99 Toro (w/ Heaven Hill 7 Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon, RIP Flory Padrón, Tell-Tale Signs of an Aged Cigar, Stalk Cut Tobacco, Bam Jr. Goes to College, Senator Jr. Turns 3 & Fuente ... 2:24:57

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair the Liga Privada H99 in Toro with Heaven Hill 7 Year …

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326: FFmpeg 8.0, Google Bans Android Sideloading, SuperTuxKart Forked, Bazaar Store, & more Linux news 22:44

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video: https://youtu.be/P7AwobSLSyM Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got new releases from some under the hood projects like FFmpeg and QEMU. There's a new software store for Linux that is exclusively focused on Flatpaks. CachyOS is back on the show again with a brand new release and we've also got a bit of drama to cover this we…

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630: Google's Garden Lockdown 1:16:59

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Google's sideloading lockdown has us pushing Wes' Pixel further than Google ever dreamed. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for comp…

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Ep. #198: Cuaba Distinguidos (w/ El Tesoro Tequila Blanco, Customs Issues at US Border, Buena Vista Social Club Musical Review, Box Seizures and Global Entry, Senator in Atlanta, Havana Travel Hesitations ... 2:11:50

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Lounge in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair Cuaba Distinguidos (BRM ABR 24) with El Tesoro Tequil…

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629: Arch Enemies 1:18:19

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Arch is under fire, two weeks and counting. We'll break down the mess, and share a quick fix. Plus, the killer new apps we've just added to our homelabs. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Passwor…

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325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more Linux news 27:56

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video: https://youtu.be/vSfDyg8OxsI Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bunch of new releases from the super popular open source office suite LibreOffice to a couple releases from Mozilla and one of the best open source video editors has a new release with Kdenlive. We're also going to take a look back at seven years of Proton…

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Ep. #197: Interview w/ Casa Carrillo's Lissette Perez-Carrillo (w/ Perez-Carrillo Encore Black Robusto & Southern Star Paragon Bourbon, Women in the Cigar Industry, Casa Carrillo Blending, Brûlée Debate ... 2:06:53

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair the Perez-Carrillo Encore Black in Robusto with South…

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628: Don't Call it a Christro 1:31:28

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When personalities clash, the users come last. Meanwhile, Chris' hyper-tuned setup stops being a toy and starts looking like a daily driver. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Ac…

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324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news 22:47

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video: https://youtu.be/5T1Frk70LTQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot of news to cover. We have some good news and some bad news. Well, people like to start with bad news first, I guess. So there is a fiasco happening with Secure Boot and how it may be affecting Linux users. Also, the EU is proposing a law that is pretty c…

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Ep. #196: Cohiba Siglo II (w/ Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 2020, Two Firsts: A Box Code Revisit and a Non-Sparkling White Pairing, Retail Lounge Hospitality, Festival del Habano ’26, Cohiba’s 60th ... 2:04:42

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Lounge in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair Cohiba Siglo II (UAO AGO 19) with Domaine Sigalas San…

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627: The 2 a.m. Rescue 1:24:38

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Wes performs a 2 a.m. rescue at DEFCON, and Chris attempts to build a Linux desktop using nothing but vibes. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trus…

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323: Debian 13, NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors, OpenSUSE Leap 16 & more Linux news 23:38

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video: https://youtu.be/xbAxLonf9iQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, there's some big distro news because we got a brand new version of Debian, probably, and openSUSE Leap 16 just hit release candidate status. We've also got some cool news from Nvidia including their stance against adding backdoors to their hardware. Plus, we've got ne…

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Ep. #195: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brûlée Robusto (w/ Glenmorangie 12, Non-Cuban 5 Pack for New Cigar Smokers, The Great Brûlée Sweetening Debate, Cigars and Tobacco Back In Pop Culture, RIP ... 2:01:17

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the Lizards pair the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brûlée in Rob…

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626: The Btrfs Blues 1:09:30

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A Btrfs bug that bites is in the wild, and we discover whole home audio that works like a charm. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution f…

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322: Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news 26:55

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video: https://youtu.be/H_fo3yHANII Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a jam packed show for you with a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.16. Then we have some new distros to talk about with KDE Linux and Helium OS. Plus feren OS is back on the show this week to celebrate a big milestone of their 10 year annivers…

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Ep. #194: Romeo y Julieta Churchills (w/ Billecart-Salmon Champagne Le Rosé, Garçon Joins for Bam's and Chef's Birthday, RyJ History, How Rosé Champagne Is Different & Are the Lizards Hypocrites on Cuba ... 2:00:13

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Lounge in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the lizards pair Romeo y Julieta Churchills with Billecart-Salmon Cham…

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625: They're Doing it Wrong! 1:15:42

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A radical rethink of what a Linux distro should do, and what it should stop doing. Plus, we dig into what's great about Linux 6.16. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Mana…

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321: Intel nixes Clear Linux, 6% Market Share, Arch Malware, EU FOSS Funding & more Linux news 24:06

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video: https://youtu.be/ucGrNLdsql0 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bit of bad news from Intel as they abruptly ended Clear Linux out of no where and Arch Linux warned users that malware was found in the AUR. It's not all bad this week though because Wayback is back on the show with the first preview release for keeping X1…

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Ep. #193: Interview with Aging Room Cigars Owner and Blender Rafael Nodal (w/ Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Concerto Maestro & The Dalmore 12 Year Sherry Cask Select, Lizards' Daily Smoking Routines, Senator ... 2:07:52

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey and at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association Convention and International …

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624: Tiny PC, Huge Problems 1:22:32

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Everything wrong with our homelabs, and how we're finally fixing them. Plus: two self-hosted apps you didn't know you needed. Sponsored By: Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management…

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320: CachyOS, Hyprland, Chrome OS & Android Merging?, Lossless Scaling for Linux & more Linux news 18:06

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video: https://youtu.be/yGQ_w0LL4Xs Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have some interesting distro news from CachyOS & Chrome OS. We've also got new releases from the open source 3d rendering powerhouse Blender & the popular dynamic tiling wayland compositor Hyprland. Then, Plasma Bigscreen is back on the air from KDE. All of this an…

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52: Fedora Project Leader Transition Interview 21:59

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The Fedora Podcast features interviews and talks with the people who make the Fedora community awesome! These folks work on new technologies found in Fedora, produce the distro itself, or help put Fedora into the hands of users. There is so much going on in Fedora that it takes a whole podcast series! 🖥️ Get Started with Fedora Linux: https://fedor…

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Ep #192: H. Upmann No. 2 (w/ Cascahuín Tahona Blanco, Core Flavor Notes for Core Cuban Marcas, Lizard Five-Pack for New Cuban Smokers, Punch Nectarés Launch, Bam in Turks and Caicos, Tahona vs. Steel for ... 2:05:01

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LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms. Recorded at Ten86 Lounge in Hawthorne, New Jersey, the lizards pair H. Upmann No. 2 with Cascahuín Tahona Tequila Blanco.…

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623: 50 Days of Blue 1:14:51

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Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh compromises? Sponsored By: 1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and…

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319: Red Hat's No-Cost RHEL, Bazzite gets Bazaar, Thunderbird 140, OBS Studio & more Linux news 23:00

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video: https://youtu.be/aig4jdVoL6o Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have another jam packed episode of TWIL. Red Hat announced No-Cost RHEL for business developers, MIPS has been acquired, the Bazzite team have a brand new app store, and we have new releases from Thunderbird, OBS Studio, Bash and more! All of this and more on This …