#833 Crowned a Geordie

This week on The Bugcast: we welcome the new Bugcast year with snow warnings, the sad loss of Jimmy Carter, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

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

Topics

What we’ve been up to over the Christmas/New Year week<br />
Amber snow warning in the UK for this weekend<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpww85w5p30o">Jimmy Carter, former US president, dies aged 100</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter">Jimmy Carter</a><br />
Mastodon: Dan Lynch <a href="https://mastodon.social/@methoddan">@methoddan@mastodon.social</a>

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TuxJam 118 – Phans of Bash

Your FOSSy foursome of Al, Dave, Kevie and Andrew are gearing up for Christmas with an extra-special episode recorded over two sessions and then painstakingly edited together by Kevie.

As usual we kick things off with a round-up of recent OS releases on distrowatch. We then take a look at Bashcrawl created by the venerable klaatu, who was kind enough to do a short interview with Andrew about how and why he created it.

Kevie and Dave then take a look at a minimalist browser-based mastodon client that is ripe for self-hosting called Phanpy.

We end with our usual review of feedback received. And by a Christmas miracle (thanks Santa Kevie) this episode was edited together just in time for us to forewarn you of podcrawl on 21 Dec 18:00 UTC.

Create commons tracks played in this episode include:

#832 Unconditionally Christmas

This week on The Bugcast: some sad news, some good news, plus nine tracks of suitably (and tenuously) Christmassy Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/inisolationofficial/posts/1060822412718665">In Isolation as it currently exists is no more</a><br />
Our anniversary break last week<br />
Ethan gets unconditional offers

Upcoming events

<strong>Podcrawl Winter 2024</strong> on Saturday 21 December from 18:00 UK time – <a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">more details</a>

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#831 Old Age, Old Age

This week on The Bugcast: Ethan applies for university, Dick turns 99, Chris writes a song about him, plus eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

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

Topics

Ethan applying to university<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a> turns 99 next Friday<br />
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OlL0OpbW8">Coldplay – ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors’ Cut)</a>

Upcoming events

<strong>Podcrawl Winter 2024</strong> on Saturday 21 December from 18:00 UK time – <a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">more details</a>

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TuxJam 117 – Gifts for Geeks 2024

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It is time for our annual list of things we really want for Christmas things we want geeks throughout the world to receive for Christmas. Partners, friends and relatives of geeks take note! TuxJam will return to its usual format for a December Christmas show.

Stocking Fillers (below £10)

Low price (£10-£25)

Mid range (£25-£100)

High End (over £100)

WOW, you REALLY love them (£silly money)

Festive Creative Commons tracks played on this episode:

  1. Flashinmusic – Deck the halls and rock
  2. Softwire – Next Christmas
  3. piccadillyCircus – Silent Night
  4. Vince Costa – Home Before Christmas
  5. Mapa – Christmas Choir

TuxJam 116 – Dupelicious

This episode may not be live as in TuxJam 115 from Oggcamp but your friendly foursome of Al, Dave (thelovebug), Kevie and Andrew (mcnalu) are very much alive to treats of Free and Open Source Software and Creative Commons tunes.

We start, as always, with our roundup of recent releases from the watch of the distros and then move on to try out two applications.

First up, Andrew and Kevie find out how much duplicated data is clogging up their hard drives using the command line tools fdupes.

Next, at the more visual and non-command-liney end of the software spectrum, Dave and Al try out Immich (say it out loud) which is a self-hosted video and photo management solution.

Following a round of feedback we close out the show. Our next edition which will be our annual Gifts for Geeks, so rein in your reindeer until then Santa! Please do contact us if you have any comments on what we’ve said or indeed any suggested geeky gift ideas.

Come and join us to celebrate the winter solstice at our online podcrawl on Saturday 21 December 2024 at 18:00 UTC.

Creative commons tunes played in this episode are:

  1. John Covert – Still 21
  2. Liz Sumner – Firm Thighs
  3. Donny Boi – When I Get There
  4. The Moose – Let’s Get Out

#830 borsetshirebreaks.com

This week on The Bugcast: BBC blunder, Advent conundrum, inappropriate behaviour, political hit, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

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

Topics

borsetshirebreaks.com: <a href="https://www.borsetshirebreaks.com/">When the BBC forgets to register a domain</a><br />
The Advent calendar conundrum<br />
<a href="https://adventofcode.com/2024">Advent of Code</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdje0kp7zewo">Not Buttery Biscuit man!</a><br />
Telegraph: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/11/29/union-fury-over-downing-street-plot-to-oust-louise-haigh/">Political hit job?</a>

Upcoming events

<strong>Podcrawl Winter 2024</strong> on Saturday 21 December from 18:00 UK time – <a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">more details</a>

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#829 Sensortive

This week on The Bugcast: cold weather, oversensitive sensors, science, Brian Cox, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Bit Chilly<br />
Sensitive Sensor<br />
<a href="https://northstarscienceschool.co.uk/">North Star Science School</a> and meeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(physicist)">Brian Cox</a>

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#828 He Died Old

This week on The Bugcast: Dave does some more 3D printing, Davina McCall, Timothy West, Number 10 Diwali gaff, plus eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

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

Topics

Dave is a 3D printing superstar<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5l997xnl4o">Davina McCall recovering after brain tumour surgery</a><br />
Today is <a href="https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/">Children In Need</a>?  We had no idea!<br />
Express: <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1975506/timothy-west-life-love-dementia-wife-prunella-scales">Prunella Scales’ heartbreaking three-word tribute to Timothy West before his death</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4lkk1vy9vo">No 10 sorry for meat and alcohol at Diwali event</a>

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#827 This is fine…

This week on The Bugcast: Dave does some 3D printing, Caroline does some Shubham, the States does some orange, plus eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Dave is a 3D printing superhero<br />
The future is… orange<br />
Zumba… or Shubham

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