Linux OTC
Linux “Off The Cuff”
Episodes
Boy oh boy this week is as contentious as it gets. Though we endeavor to avoid the topic of AI (not really) the subject is proving to be more and more unavoidable as time goes on. This week we really unload on each other about all of the things we love about AI, as well as those things we are not so comfortable with. It goes on and on. We’ll continue down this dark path until you folks let us kno...
Linux OTC is an unscripted, community-focused podcast dedicated to the world of open-source computing. In this milestone 80th episode, hosts Bill, Charlie, and Majid dive into a lively discussion that balances personal anecdotes with deep technical insights. From the practical challenges of helping friends and family transition to Linux—including hardware compatibility hurdles—to navigating...
This episode of the *Linux OTC* podcast features hosts *Bill*, *Charlie*, and *Eric* engaging in a lively and unscripted discussion about several contemporary technology topics, with a heavy focus on the implications of **Artificial Intelligence**.
**Key Discussion Highlights:**
* **AI and Software Development:** The hosts debate how AI is tra...
Join hosts Bill, Charlie, Eric, and Majid in episode 78 of Linux OTC to dig into phone security, payment scams, and the state of KDE Plasma distros. Charlie opens with a story about a China-specific phone where Google pulled Google Pay functionality overnight, sparking a wider talk about telemetry, GDPR, and security risks on Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo devices. The hosts compare privacy-friendly payment tools like Curve, Walt, and p...
Join hosts Bill, Charlie, Eric, and Majid in episode 77 of Linux OTC to unpack a heated Linux Mint vs GNOME Calendar dispute and what it means for how distros handle outdated packages. The hosts open with a personal detour into culture and identity before diving into the core issue: users on Linux Mint’s LTS base are hitting bugs already fixed upstream in GNOME Calendar, leaving developers and di...
We start this episode with some feedback from back in May. This gets us into a conversation about photo management. We get into music a bit, we lament about the state of the music industry. We talk a little about the evolution of the methods we consume the content, and how we used to archive the media. We talk about the questionable expertise of many mainstream commercial hardware support businesses. A...
Join hosts Majid, Charlie, and Eric in episode 75 of Linux OTC to explore the surprisingly rich connections between language, technology, AI, and digital privacy. The episode opens with a lively discussion about the quirks of English as a global language, code-switching, and regional dialects — with Charlie and Majid sharing personal anecdotes about communicating across cultures. The conversation...
In this episode we deep dive, rather pretentiously into the world of the AUR, and get into the recent bulk discovery of malware in said repository. Some question whether the AUR should exist at all, others believe the AUR is and should be a “wild west” of opportunity, good and bad. The debate gets a bit heated at times. We also get into AI – of course we do. All this, and way more!
Join hosts Bill, Charlie, Jim, and Majid in episode 73 of Linux OTC to explore open-source operating systems. The chat kicks off by comparing Debian’s origins with early Ubuntu. Jim shares his deep dive into the BSD ecosystem, detailing his switch to using GhostBSD. He highlights hardware compatibility on older machines, but opens up about a major storage dilemma caused by a ZFS snapshot filling ...
Welcome to Episode 72 of the Linux OTC podcast, where hosts Bill, Charlie, Eric, and Majid dive straight into the technical hurdles of content creation, specifically critiquing Discord’s feature creep and reliability issues. The conversation quickly expands into a broader philosophical discussion on the societal impact of modern social media. The hosts express deep concerns about how algorithms h...
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