User Error
A show about life, Linux, the universe, and everything in between.
Episodes
March 26, 2020 • 36 mins
The details that make a great distro, things that make us wince, smug people online, great photos, imposter syndrome, and more.
00:00:27 Do you ever get imposter syndrome?
00:08:16 What's your unusual "fingernails on chalkboard" equivalent?
00:12:26 What gives a Linux distro that feeling of polish?
00:23:16 What's your favorite photograph?
00:28:12 How do you feel when someone chimes in online with &...
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March 12, 2020 • 36 mins
Apps that make us feel old, emotional songs, using actual paper, evolution of language, IRC channels we never look at, and more.
00:00:35 Do any songs trigger you to cry?
00:05:40 How many communication channels is it possible to keep up with?
00:11:25 Do you own a 2d printer? What was the last thing you printed out?
00:17:22 In an ever-shrinking world, should we drop tradition and use the easiest and most logical spell...
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February 28, 2020 • 37 mins
Whether open source needs to be a complete experience, a deep need for conflict, preferred social media, and our favorite emoji.
00:00:30 Why do you prefer Twitter over Facebook?
00:07:57 Can Linux on the desktop ever succeed without a full ecosystem?
00:18:32 Hoodies: zip or no zip?
00:22:26 Do people really want all the drama to calm down?
00:29:40 What's your most commonly used emoji?
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February 14, 2020 • 39 mins
Open source at work, learning languages, naming cars, and innovations that haven't appropriately delivered.
Plus permission vs apologies, who has the most shoes, and more.
00:01:33 Does your car have a name?
00:06:56 How do I convince my employer to adopt open source software?
00:14:00 Is it better to ask permission or beg forgiveness?
00:18:40 How many pairs of shoes do you own?
00:25:00 If you were to learn a f...
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January 31, 2020 • 37 mins
Whether we'd use Windows if it was FOSS, pointless tech, bathing habits, useless jobs, annoying popey with dream stories, and more.
00:00:45 What desirable tech does everyone else want, but you don't see the point of?
00:06:17 What’s the most useless job that you’d still be willing to do?
00:10:34 If Windows was released as open source, would you start using it?
00:18:34 Bath or shower?
00:24:58 Is there any ...
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January 17, 2020 • 40 mins
Context switching, improving Linux conferences, a positive approach to life, what makes us cringe, and more.
#ErrorAsk: What's the dumbest idea for an app that you can come up with?
00:03:24 Have you ever met your own doppelganger?
00:06:55 Can you just jump right in to each type of task, or do you have a ritual before?
00:13:12 What’s missing from Linux and open source conferences?
00:23:53 Should you “yes, and” li...
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January 3, 2020 • 41 mins
Whether the Web is yesterday’s news, a possible new approach to law and order, resolving conflicts, and some surprisingly useful life hacks.
00:00:37 Is the Web irrelevant now
00:09:12 Should we apply a git-style approach to improve laws?
00:16:52 Is it wrong to take the blame when it's not your fault?
00:29:26 What's your best life hack?
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December 20, 2019 • 39 mins
The future of Internet video, the best way to develop open source software, skills vs talents, and our favourite types of animal companions.
00:00:24 What is likely to knock YouTube off its iron throne?
00:09:12 Is it really Open Source software if it’s not developed collaboratively?
00:20:54 What's the one thing you wish you could do well but are terrible at?
00:33:18 Dogs or cats?
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December 6, 2019 • 36 mins
Talking to ourselves, delicious family meals, and the complexities of modern work.
Plus inexpensive acquisitions, the price we put on security, and popey refusing to answer the simplest of questions.
00:00:26 Is turkey dinner really worth the effort?
00:06:33 What's the best bargain you've ever acquired?
00:11:56 If you were given $1,000 for every person you shared your master password with, how many people would you share ...
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November 22, 2019 • 39 mins
Disposing of hard drives, what a TV really is, and the veganism of software.
Plus the serious business of coffee, why modern music sucks, and making Popey feel bad.
00:00:28 With better technology, why don’t we necessarily see better art?
00:08:43 Is Linux (or FOSS) the vegan option within software?
00:13:23 Do you own a TV?
00:20:03 How do you prepare your coffee?
00:24:45 How do you forgive yourself?
00:31:58 How do you dispose o...
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November 8, 2019 • 43 mins
Paying attention to all the Linux users we never hear from, being less clever than we thought, and our biggest fears.
Plus alternatives to copy paste, and whether Popey loves pink.
00:00:44 Would the Web/Internet be better or worse if the concept of copy and paste had never been invented?
00:07:29 What are you afraid of?
00:13:51 Is it time to stop ignoring the vast silent majority of Linux users?
00:27:37 What's y...
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October 24, 2019 • 38 mins
Tech mistakes, communicating with spouses, and why you shouldn't let popey drive you anywhere.
Plus patching humans as if they were code, back to basics web browsing, cold drinks, and conkers.
00:00:31 Is there anything you close your eyes while doing that other people might think is odd? 00:04:32 What's your biggest or most significant tech blunder? 00:11:09 What's your favorite thing about your least favorit...
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October 10, 2019 • 38 mins
Our first computers, the future of food, and ethical sources of funds.
Plus the spooky reason that Popey unfollowed Joe.
00:00:24 What was the first computer you ever used?
00:11:13 Do you believe in ghosts?
00:15:28 Would you eat "clean meat"?
00:23:18 Ignore, mute, or block?
00:27:45 Should we refuse to take money from anyone we may object to?
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September 26, 2019 • 39 mins
Being a good FOSS citizen, forcing popey to answer stupid questions, and personal freedom vs societal harm.
Plus paying for podcasts, and how many domains we all own.
00:00:34 What do you owe to upstream?
00:11:14 Should all drugs be legal?
00:20:57 Would you ever subscribe to a paywalled podcast?
00:25:24 How many domain names do you own?
00:30:42 What are your favourite and least favourite memes?
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September 12, 2019 • 36 mins
It's another #AskError episode. The finances of social situations and FOSS projects, automated vehicles, and ways to cheer up.
Plus bad language, and being late.
Check out Linux Headlines (https://linuxheadlines.show) and Self Hosted (https://selfhosted.show)
00:01:22 How do you deal with splitting up money with friends after a group trip/bbq/dinner?
00:06:20 What’s the best way to organise the finances for a FOSS project...
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August 29, 2019 • 35 mins
Another #AskError special. Sleeping arrangements, hypothetical distro infrastructure, and IT milestones.
Plus bad habits, frugality, and breaking the law.
You can listen to an outtake from this show on Jupiter Extras (https://extras.show/9)
00:00:52 Top bunk or bottom bunk?
00:02:59 How would the distro landscape change if Ubuntu didn't allow other distros to use their infrastructure/repos?
00:14:31 Are there any thin...
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August 15, 2019 • 40 mins
Dealing with users who hate change, dumb phones, and different approaches to social media consumption.
Plus infidelity, the state of the world, and consequences of small decisions.
00:00:16 #AskError: Do you read everything or follow all the people?
00:04:53 Changing software and user backlash
00:10:12 #AskError: Hypothetically speaking, do you think it was easier to be unfaithful in a relationship 20 years ago or now?
00:...
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August 1, 2019 • 39 mins
It's another #AskError special! Sleep tech, missing apps on Linux, a deep question, and much more.
00:00:36 What sleep tech do you use?
00:07:59 What’s the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery?
00:13:30 What one application is completely missing on Linux?
00:17:15 Do you ever use default folders like documents, pictures, music etc?
00:25:47 What’s in your conference bag?
00:29:38 What is love?
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July 18, 2019 • 37 mins
Whether Linux is inherently secure, the next phase of online interaction, and wasting our free time.
Plus where to focus your contributions, and a tricky hypothetical question.
00:00:53 Without security through obscurity, would Linux make for a more secure desktop than Windows etc?
00:08:19 #AskError: Would you rather be old and rich or young and poor?
00:18:37 What will the next form of social interaction online look like...
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July 4, 2019 • 42 mins
How many users distros actually have, automating our homes, and the importance of common views and interests with our partners.
Plus Popey discovers a new way to annoy Joe, and sharing passwords with loved ones.
00:00:29 Distro User Numbers
00:13:17 #AskError: do you get annoyed by people who use "last seen recently"?
00:19:20 Home Automation
00:29:16 #AskError: do you share any accounts or passwords with your p...
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