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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 ...

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 wer...

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?
00:2...

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 y...

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 shar...

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?
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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 ...

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 favor...

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.

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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?
00:14:49 Do you swear in front of your...

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

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 things that you are i...

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 o...

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?
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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...

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 ...