Hide and Q

Hide and Q
Hide and Q

In this episode

The guys are alone to review Hide and Q, the 10th episode of the first season of Star Trek : The Next Generation. This episode was recorded two days after Picard Day 2020, but other than that, the team had nothing to talk about.

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#620 – Logs on the beach

This week on The Bugcast: we discuss the behaviour of the British public dropping logs on the beach, and we play 8 pieces of great Creative Commons music!

Songs played

Intro: <a href="http://chrisjuergensen.com/">Chris Juergensen</a> – Bug Lips<br />
Outro: <a href="http://markmarshall.com/">Mark Marshall</a> – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53190209">Coronavirus: PM warns over virus rules after beach crowds</a> <em>(logs on the beach)</em>

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<strong>A virtual version of Podcrawl Glasgow will be taking place on Saturday 1 August 2020 from 18:00 onwards.</strong>

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The Binary Times – Series 7 Episode 12a

Series 7 Episode 12a – This is the final episode of Series 7, we welcome Ben Klaasen back to the show, we explore our IT ethics, speak about the FSFE, what phones we use, our heartfelt feelings on Linux and Open Source, more under the hood tips and another epic Irish saying. Enjoy.

00:27 Wayne welcomes us to the final episode of Series 7. It’s windy, sunny and rainey in Bristol, a bit of a mixed bag in Kilkishen with heavy rain on the way and it’s a beautiful sunny day in Dublin from whence Ben joins us. The guys discuss the weather for a bit before delving into the topic for the show, that being the ethics of the Binary Times, the individuals behind it and what they try to do implement those ethics in their daily and work lives.

The guys kick off their conversation around the small topic of Free Culture. Wayne quotes the FSFE’s statement on what is Free Software. Mark has a little rant about proprietary software and licenses generating wealth for the few. Ben brings it back with a little devil advocacy. Services are key to free and open source software strategy. Ben brings up the topic of open core software.

The conversation moves onto screwdrivers and printing in linux and hardware in general. Mark mentions Unauthorized Bread as a good read on the subject of licensed appliances and Ben agrees, while also talking about Martin Wimpress’ latest male grooming products.

30:10 Wayne moves the conversation around to free phones. Mark’s optimistic about the future. He also tells he’s using a BQ E4.5 with Ubuntu Touch. He also tell us about his experince with /e/. Ben’s not using Ubuntu Touch because of the lack of integration with NextCloud. Wayne tells us that NextCloud integration is on the way but that the Ubuntu Touch developers are stretched. Ben tells us he has recently purchased a Fairphone 3 from /e/ and gets a warm feeling inside using his phone with nextcloud integration. Ben also tells us of Fairphone’s long life strategy and how the Fairphone 2 has recently been updated to Android 9. The guys go on to talk about how they came to Linux and Free Software. Ben recommends Hackers by Steven Levy. Wayne isn’t overly happy about working with proprietary software but then advocating for Free Software. Mark reminds us of The Open Source Community on Steam, advocating for Free Software on a proprietary platform. Wayne’s still not convinced and thinks he’ll end up on MikeOS. Ben reminds us of Collapse OS, an Operating System and collection of tools designed to soften the fall of civilization. The guys talk about the effects of the current crisis on everything. Wayne tells us he’s using UBPorts on a Sony Xperia X.

1:08:45 Under the Hood – Mark tells us to put in youtube.com. instead of youtube.com to remove ads from Youtube. Ben tells us he’s using NovaLauncher on his Fairphone. Wayne encourages people to check out UBPorts device list to see if your phone is supported. He also says to check out f-droid if you’re going to stick with Android. Ben is optimistic about the future of free software phones.

1:14:20 Irish Saying of the show – it’s a special episode so we get two sayings! ‘Saoirse Boegearraí’ means Software Freedom and ‘Cultúr Saor in Aisce’ Free Culture.

We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did making it!

#619 – Willie meet again, Bilbo

This week on The Bugcast: we cut back most of the talk to mark the passing of a number of British national treasures, and we play 8 pieces of great Creative Commons music!

Songs played

Intro: <a href="http://chrisjuergensen.com/">Chris Juergensen</a> – Bug Lips<br />
Outro: <a href="http://markmarshall.com/">Mark Marshall</a> – Man Walking

Topics

BBC Sport: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/53076861">Willie Thorne: Snooker favourite dies aged 66</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856">Dame Vera Lynn: Forces’ Sweetheart dies aged 103</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53110391">Sir Ian Holm: Lord of the Rings and Alien star dies aged 88</a>

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The Battle

The Battle
The Battle

In this episode

Nate is back with the guys to review The Battle, the ninth episode of the first season of Star Trek : The Next Generation. Then, everyone agrees that this is not one of the best episodes of the series !

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TuxJam 83 – Standard, Simple Show

With normal service resumed the usual crew of Andrew, Dave and Kevie take a look at Gentoo-based distro Redcore Linux. We also take a look at two useful applications: SimpleTask (F-Droid) and Standard Notes (F-Droid) on Android.

Redcore Linux

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#618 – Erasing history?

This week on The Bugcast: we talk about the latest easing of the lockdown restrictions, we discuss whether we are erasing history, and we play 8 pieces of great Creative Commons and independent music!

Songs played

Intro: <a href="http://chrisjuergensen.com/">Chris Juergensen</a> – Bug Lips<br />
Outro: <a href="http://markmarshall.com/">Mark Marshall</a> – Man Walking

Topics

We can’t visit our relatives, but we can go to the zoo<br />
<a href="https://thehornesection.com/">Alex Horne and The Horne Section</a><br />
Removing statues <em>(erasing history)</em><br />
Removing TV programmes            

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Justice

Justice
Justice

In this episode

For this episode, the guys review Justice, the eigth episode of the first season of Star Trek : The Next Generation. Then, they have a talk about fiction vs. reality. And finally, they give a shout out the Lainey, the show’s newly appointed social media manager..

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The Binary Times – Series 7 Episode 12

Series 7 Episode 12 – In this episode Mark has fixed his server, installed Open Suse and is using btrfs, Wayne has been helping his neighbour with their IT issues, building an internet doorbell, playing with more python and more… , more under the hood tips and another epic Irish saying. Enjoy.

00:24 Wayne welcomes us to Season 7 Episode 12 from a slightly windy, spitty rainy kinda Bristol. Wayne’s not getting what he wants, but Mark reminds us we get what we need, from an overcast, but with no rain yet Kilkishen.

02:57 The conversation turns towards what’s been keeping the lads busy. Mark tells us that not only has he built a Lego International Space Station, which he is hopefully going to be talking about on Maker’s Corner, another show from the Otherside Network.

Mark goes on to tell us about his amazing adventures in rebooting his server setup. He thought of FreeNAS but the minumum requirements of 8GB RAM led him to consider btrfs instead. A presentation by Marc Merlin helped Mark decide on btrfs. Mark installed OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 on the 60GB SSD using the default btrfs and subvolumes for the root partition, and then used the RAID 1 feature provided by btrs for both data and metadata on the two large drives and mounted them seperately as data storage. Mark praises the OpenSUSE documentation, particularly the Reference Guide and the Storage Administrators Book. Mark also praises the btrfs wiki, Arch wiki and also the Gentoo wiki. Wayne mentions the article that Mark shared about Kubuntu considering Hugo to generate their web site.

23:30 Wayne tells us about some recent wireless support issues he was involved in.

28:13 Wayne goes on to tell us about the internet doorbell he built, Telegram bot and all. He was encouraged to do this thanks to goading from Mark.

32:16 Wayne tells us he’s gone back to Head First Python. This prompts a discussion around programming in general, python in particular and even a linux distribution with a Python Userspace. Wayne recommends simplicity when starting, and suggests using Thonny rather than Pycharm as an easy to use Integrated Development Environment. The guys discuss whether you need an IDE at all.

Wayne swings the conversation around to problems he’s having with Atril and his search for a suitable replacement. Foliate has been working out well so far. Mark gives out about some program he can’t remember the name of. The guys hint at what’s going to be on the special for this season.

48:02 Under the Hood – Mark recommends listeners check out Cosplay Like a Pro and Get Certified by Packt.

Wayne’s first Under the Hood is to use the middle button to past text that has already been selected for copying. His second is an interesting utility called Bashtop, a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.

Irish Saying of the show is “an coinín bán”, or the white rabbit.

We hope you enjoy this show as much as we did making it.

#617 – #BlackLivesMatter

This week on The Bugcast: we talk about the #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations in the UK, and more coronavirus and politics, plus 8 pieces of great Creative Commons and independent music!

Songs played

Intro: <a href="http://chrisjuergensen.com/">Chris Juergensen</a> – Bug Lips<br />
Outro: <a href="http://markmarshall.com/">Mark Marshall</a> – Man Walking

Topics

BBC Newsbeat: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36985740/why-has-black-lives-matter-come-to-the-uk-your-questions-answered">Why has Black Lives Matter come to the UK?</a> <em>(#BlackLivesMatter)</em><br />
Social distancing<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-52939446">Coronavirus: Isle of Wight MP admits lockdown ‘barbecue’ visit</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52910303">Alok Sharma: Cabinet minister tested for virus after being taken ill</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-52935412">Keith Lemon actor sorry for playing ‘offensive’ black characters</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audism">Audism</a>

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