Series 4 – Wayne is back after recovering from a winter bug. This fortnight we discuss the strengths of Ubuntu 16.04, Wayne chats about his home backup setup using LVM and data redundancy, Mark has been distrohopping mad, we reminisce about Ubuntu phone and convergence, some great under the hood tips and another epic Irish saying. Enjoy.
00:24 Wayne welcomes us to the Super Bumper Christmas Edition of the Binary Times Podcast! Mark comments on the synchronicity between the intro music and the Christmas tree lights that he can see and Wayne tells us of the story behind his Raspberry Pi Christmas Tree. The weather is clear in Bristol and grey in Kilkishen. Wayne apologises to our listeners for his absence last fortnight and any possible interruptions through this show.
02:14 Wayne asks Mark what has he been at. Mark tells us that he’s been distro hopping like mad! Mark has tried Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Elementary, Nitrux, Knoppix, OpenSuse Leap 15.0 and finally settled on Ubuntu 16.04. Mark also recommends the Discover LibreOffice and Getting Started with Linux 2nd Edition Linux Magazine Special Editions. Mark tells us that since he’s back on Ubuntu 16.04 he’s been able to play Hearts of Iron 4 to his heart’s content, and recommends Ubuntu 16.04 for a trouble free desktop experience. This brings about a discussion on the benefits of using the latest and greatest releases. The guys talk about the pros and cons of Ubuntu MATE 18.04 as well. Mark says we can blame everything on Nvidia proprietary drivers.
17:49 Wayne tells us about his adventures with WD Reds, LVM and NAS. He also goes into his back up strategy.
24:54 Wayne tells us he’s turned off his 5GHz because he’s in tinfoil hat mode and speaks about 10 shocking facts about the Health Dangers of WiFi. Mark tells us that he had his wifi turned off for many years while his kids were young, before they got tablets… Wayne tells us that leaving mobile devices out of the places of rest is a good idea. This leads to a discussion around technology and habits. We have too many bad habits really.
28:35 Wayne tells us that he’s started using Firefox Multi-Account Containers and loving it. Mark agrees they’re marvelous. Mark recommends the Firefox Facebook Container. The guys discuss the limitations of technology and monetary value.
<p>33:58 Wayne discusses some issues he had with an installation of <a href="http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/">Ubuntu Server 18.04</a>. Mark tells us he went back to Ubuntu Server 16.04 for the web server he has for the coding club.
36:48 Mark tells us that the <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/groups/opencommunity">Open Source Community on Steam</a> has linked to some information on <a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/12/03/physx-high-fidelity-open-source/">NVidia's PhysX engine</a> going open source under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">BSD-3 license</a>.
38:11 Wayne tells us about his experience with <a href="https://www.univention.com/">Univention</a>, providing Secure and Flexible Identity and Access Management. <a href="https://nextcloud.com/">Nextcloud</a> integrated well into Univention.
42:22 Mark tells us that <a href="https://www.hellotux.com/">Hellotux</a> have expanded the range of <a href="https://www.hellotux.com/the_binary_times">the Binary Times</a> clothing and recommends Hellotux for any last minute Christmas Shopping.
43:35 Wayne tells us about the <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-for-the-holidays-books">Hacking for the Holidays</a> Humble Book Bundle.
47:54 Under the Hood - Mark's under the hood for the Christmas is use Ubuntu 16.04. He also expounds on his Christmas Wish for Canonical. He also tells us that he updated his UBPorts Ubuntu Touch to the latest update and thinks it's really good.
50:32 Wayne's under the hood is to use <strong><span class="mono">ctrl +</span></strong> and <strong><span class="mono">ctrl -</span></strong> or <strong><span class="mono">shift ctrl +</span></strong> and <strong><span class="mono">shift ctrl -</span></strong>. Wayne also has a tip as a follow up from some listener feedback for a Raspberry Pi server when trying to access it when using python 3 and that is <strong><span class ="mono">python -m http.[server]</span></strong>
54:11 Irish saying of the podcast <a href="https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/gaelic-christmas/">"Nollaig Shona Dhuit!"</a>
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