In the centenary episode of TuxJam, Andrew, Dave and Kevie take a look at some (poorly linked) festive themed items, including a review of build-it-yourself distro Alpine Linux and Simple Contacts (because we all need to dig out these addresses to send the Christmas cards to). We thank all of our listeners for putting up with us for 100 shows, as we go into the new year we raise a glass to the next 100.

This along with the usual mix of ccmusic round off this festive and milestone episode:

• Ronny Matthes – O Little Town Of Bethlehem
• Singleton – Shine
• Teresa – I Wish You Were Here
• Stefano Giardiniere – White Christmas Night

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Stocking Filler (under £10)

• Lights for inside a bottle (also promotes recycling)
• Find out what their childhood likes, get a print, buy a frame from a charity shop.
• ESP32 WROOM 32E
• USB to 12V Adapter – Use Any PD USBC Power Bank to Power Any 12V Device – Turn Your Power Bank into a 12 Volt Battery
• Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy
• World’s Smallest Planetarium
• Key Bottle Opener

Low (£10-25)

• Make something yourself from recycled wood, make it personal with a pyrography iron. Develops skills and also promotes recycling.
• Minitotem desk Tidy
• Motion Sensor Lights for Indoors, 2022 New Rechargeable LED Wardrobe Light Stick-on Anywhere Cupboard Light Under Kitchen Cabinet Stair Shed LED PIR Night Lighting, 3 Light Modes and 3 Color Temperature
• Feather S3 by the Unexpected Maker
• RFID Signal Blocker Box
• Pac-Man Keyring Game
• Mini Whisky Barrel by Sharper Image

Mid(£25-100)

• Sandisk Clip Sports Plus
• OBDLink
• Microphone Arm with Clamp, Wall Mount, Mic Holder for Blue Yeti / HyperX QuadCast ＆ Other Mics
• Portable Charger 30W PD USB-C Power Bank with 12V Cigarette Lighter Outlet, External Battery Pack
• Giant Earbud Bluetooth Speaker by GadgetMonster
• Stellarscope – Constellation Finder
• Four Bottle Optic Drinks Dispenser

High(£100+)

• SteamDeck
• PerfectDraft
• Bird Buddy Pro
• Solar charge controller/inverter eBay or direct from Mppsolar in Taiwan
• 100Ah 12v lithium iron phosphate battery with bluetooth BMS
• Fizzics Draftpour
• Fizzics Draftpour Beer Dispenser – Carbon
• Fizzics DraftPour Home Beer Tap
• Fizzics DraftPour Pub Special
• Gingko Smart Moon Lamp – Ash

Wow, you really love them (silly money)!!!

• Samsung AirDresser Clothing System
• Observatory dome
• Royal Selangor Star Wars Classic Chess Set

CCMusic

• James Bell – Beyond All Their Wishes
• pinegroove – Christmas Time Is Here
• Ronny Matthes – Silent Night
• Greg Baumont – This Winter (feat. Snowflake)
• Dmitry Taras – Happy Orchestral Christmas

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Dave and Yannick are coming back in January 2023. In this short teaser, they explain why they’ve gone silent for a year, and the changes the show will undergo.

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This week on The Bugcast: Christmas parties, strikes, and Harry & Meghan, plus play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

• Vito De Curl – Bluesy Bucket by the Rolls – from Warsaw, Poland – source
• Arma8 – Sweet – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
• Studio in the Sticks – Don’t Trust Your Horses – from USA – source
• Emerald Park – Little Things (feat. Hate The Boyfriend) – from Malmö, Sweden – source
• D Ark – Leaders – from Corchiano, Italy – source
• Wayne Leonaitis – Searching For The Eyes Of Her (version 2) – from Glen Ellyn, IL – source
• Paul Werner – You Want It Too – from Hamburg, Germany – source
• Nice Motor – Dino DNA – from Chicago, IL – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Thanks to Yannick for stepping in last week<br />
Christmas Party Fun<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62134314">Striking in the UK</a><br />
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/09/harry-meghan-netflix-trailer-hints-at-attack-on-royal-family-next-week">Harry and Meghan Documentary – Part 1</a><br />
<a href="https://teaearlgreyhot.org/">Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!</a> is returning

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022</a> – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Podcasts mentioned

<a>Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!</a>

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• There will be no show next week!
• The next show will be episode 740, our Christmas show, which will be streamed live on Friday 23 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
• Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
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Special thanks go to

Our <a href="https://thebugcast.org/support">supporters</a>!<br />
The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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This week on The Bugcast: Yannick steps in for Caroline, we talk about his trip to Prague, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Megan Graney – Borrowed Time – from Los Angeles, CA – source
• Lame Drivers – Frozen Egg – from New York, NY – source
• Ghost Kollective – Lonely Man (feat. SackJo22) – from Canada/Poland/UK – source
• Lorenzo’s Music – Why Did I – from Madison, WI – source
• Igor Pumphonia – Voice – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
• Derek Clegg – Since Seventeen – from Chicago, IL – source
• Stefan Kartenberg – Breathe In Breathe Out (feat. crazylittleasian) – from Germany – source
• Paper Navy – Swan Song – from Nashville, TN – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Yannick’s trip to the Ubuntu Summit, and meeting Lorenzo’s music

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Podcasts mentioned

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022</a> – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 739, which will be streamed live on Friday 9 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
• Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
  (you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our <a href="https://thebugcast.org/support">supporters</a>!<br />
The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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This week on The Bugcast: we remember John Olliffe, friend of the show and guest host, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Nick Ray – Divide and Conquer – from New Orleans, LA – source
• texasradiofish – Whispers (feat. crazylittleasian) – from Galveston County, TX – source
• Suzy E – Untouchable – from Germany – source
• Megan Graney – So It Goes – from Los Angeles, CA – source
• Cole Powell – Fairytale Happenstance – from Jayess, MS – source
• Dan Mantau – On The Bridge (feat. Snowflake, Offlinebouncer) – from Werne, Germany – source
• Hiroumi – Analog – from Tokyo, Japan – source
• Mahidevran – Meet Your Own Self! – from Moscow, Russia – source

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

Topics

John Olliffe, friend of the show and guest host<br />
The Bugcast: <a href="https://thebugcast.org/show/472">#472 The Canadian Invasion</a> (July 2017)

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Podcasts mentioned

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Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 738, which will be streamed live on Friday 2 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
• Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
  (you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our <a href="https://thebugcast.org/support">supporters</a>!<br />
The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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As we approach our centenary episode Andrew, Dave and Kevie take a look at Arch based distro CachyOS and continue looking at the Simple Tools Suite with a review of Simple SMS Messenger.

Along with the usual mix of CC Music:

• Carrying Goodness – Repentance
• Color Out – Presage
• Sam Brown – Felony
• DHDMusic – Happy Time

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This week on The Bugcast: Bill Treacher, Leslie Phillips, Remembrance Day, and 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

• Curious Grace & Black Rabbit – Taylor’s Hill – from Chicago, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity
• Noe Is Not Unique – The Prism – from UK – source
• Aussens@iter – Waiting In The Garden (feat. texasradiofish, Snowflake) – from Ganderkesee, Germany – source
• The Disco Viking – Boogie (feat. Tracie Frank) – from Portugal – source
• Igor Pumphonia – I’m Still Alive (2nd Version) – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
• Laurence DaNova – The Island – from Ottawa, ON – source
• Jared Rabin – Tunnel’s End – from Chicago, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity
• Levyroad – Lean – from Phoenix, AZ – source

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/entertainment-arts-63558420">Bill Treacher: EastEnders star dies aged 92</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63557414">Leslie Phillips: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_Day">Armistice Day/Veteran’s Day</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day">Remembrance Day/Poppy Day</a>

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Podcasts mentioned

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022</a> – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

• Clocks go back in the UK and Western Europe this weekend!
• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 737, which will be streamed live on Friday 18 November 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
• Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
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Special thanks go to

Our <a href="https://thebugcast.org/support">supporters</a>!<br />
The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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In episode 69 of CCJam, Kevie introduces the listeners to Teresa. Very little information seems to be available about this talented lady. I have discovered the majority of her music on Jamendo, she appears in a few YouTube videos but little more than that. The links I have are:

• Jamendo
• Bandcamp
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Twitter

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This week on The Bugcast: we talk in some depth about the latest Twitter drama, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Dernière Chance – Sans Lendemain – from Templeuve, France – source
• Thoola – Clockwork People – from Prague, Czech Republic – source
• The Vow – Dude for David – from Liverpool, UK – source
• Ed Napoli – Flores – from Brazil – source
• Filo – Bornblind – from Montpellier, France – source
• Admiral Bob – Love Is My Road Back to You – from Ottawa, ON – source
• Karmacoma – Selfish Me – from Sheffield, UK – source
• Ketsa – Missed – from London, UK – source

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

Topics

Shout out to Weeguy, whose birthday it is today<br />
<a href="https://www.lorenzosmusic.com/2022/10/were-going-to-prague.html">Lorenzo’s Music</a>, and our very own Yannick, are off to the <a href="https://summit.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu Summit</a>!<br />
BBC News Live: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-63511430">Twitter sackings begin as Elon Musk seeks to cut costs</a>

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Podcasts mentioned

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022</a> – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 736, which will be streamed live on Friday 11 November 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
• Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
  (you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our <a href="https://thebugcast.org/support">supporters</a>!<br />
The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

The post #735 Blue Tick appeared first on The Bugcast.

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