09.05.11
Gemini version available ♊︎TechBytes Episode 59: Privacy, Tablets, and Dream Studio
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Summary: Rusty is back for this latest fun show, which is only the second show ever that had the list of topics prepared before recording
LAST night’s show started not with Linux, for a change. We spoke about Google’s ever-reaching arm of control and why one should care, then we spoke about problems with Facebook and noted that ACS:LAW’s Andrew Crossley will face the SDT on January 16th (2012), having threatened people based on their IP addresses. Tim played “Endsequence” by Obsidian Shell and we then spoke about $199 Android tablets, right before moving on to the track “Deeper Conversation” by Yuna.
As Linux turns 20 it celebrates a win, but Kernel.org gets cracked as well. We speak about this briefly and then mention that the Microsoft-led Nokia is feeding a patent troll, MOSAID, to attack Microsoft rivals like Android. There is a class action lawsuit over Windows Phone 7 privacy, the iPad is losing market share to Linux/Android, and the Amazon Kindle tablet is coming before Christmas, expecting about 5 million sales. We talk about all of these subjects and then play “One More Workout Shawty” by DJ Car Stereo. We speak about how Wikileaks’ Cablegate reveals diplomats batting for Microsoft and defaming Linux, then we speak about Red Hat’s RHEL 7 ideas being crowdsourced as well as some other distributions like the new Dream Studio, Ubuntu’s approach with the release of a new beta, and more. The show closes with “Mi Compadre Bernabe” by Cerronato. Update: Tim’s show notes are now released.
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Keywords: Linux ACSLAW copyright google facebook AndrewCrossley ObsidianShell Yuna kernel MOSAID Microsoft Nokia iPad WP7 Wikileaks Cablegate RHEL RedHat DreamStudio Ubuntu
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Past shows:
November 2010
December 2010
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 16: No guests | TechBytes Episode 16: Bribes for Reviews, GNU/Linux News, and Wikileaks Opinions | 3/12/2010 |
| Episode 17: No guests | TechBytes Episode 17: Chrome OS Imminent, Wikileaks Spreads to Mirrors, ‘Open’ Microsoft | 5/12/2010 |
| Episode 18: No guests | TechBytes Episode 18: Chrome OS, Sharing, Freedom, and Wikileaks | 11/12/2010 |
| Episode 19: No guests | TechBytes Episode 19: GNU/Linux Market Share on Desktop at 4%, Microsoft Declining, and ChromeOS is Coming | 16/12/2010 |
| Episode 20: No guests | TechBytes Episode 20: GNU/Linux Gamers Pay More for Games, Other Discussions | 18/12/2010 |
| Episode 21: No guests | TechBytes Episode 21: Copyright Abuses, Agitators and Trolls, Starting a New Site | 20/12/2010 |
| Episode 22: No special guests | TechBytes Episode 22: Freedom Debate and Picks of the Year | 27/12/2010 |
January 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 23: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 23: Failuresfest and 2011 Predictions | 2/1/2011 |
| Episode 24: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 24: Android, Microsoft’s President Departure, and Privacy | 10/1/2011 |
| Episode 25: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 25: Mono, Ubuntu, Android, and More | 14/1/2011 |
| Episode 26: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 26: £98 GNU/Linux Computer, Stuxnet’s Government Roots, and More | 18/1/2011 |
| Episode 27: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 27: Linux Phones, Pardus, Trusting One’s Government-funded Distribution, and Much More | 22/1/2011 |
| Episode 28: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 28: The Weekend After Microsoft’s Results and LCA | 30/1/2011 |
| Episode 29: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 29: KDE, Other Desktop Environments, and Programming | 31/1/2011 |
February 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 30: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 30: Microsoft at FOSDEM, Debian Release, and Anonymous | 7/2/2011 |
| Episode 31: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 31: Nokiasoft and Computer Games | 13/2/2011 |
| Episode 32: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 32: Desktop Environments, Computer Games, Android and Ubuntu as the ‘New Linux’, Copyright Mentality | 22/2/2011 |
March 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 33: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 33: Patent ‘Thieves’ and News That Deceives | 6/3/2011 |
| Episode 34: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 34: Done on a Dongle | 13/3/2011 |
| Episode 35: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 35: You Can’t Please Some People | 19/3/2011 |
April 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 36: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 36: “Come to Take Me Away” | 3/4/2011 |
| Episode 37: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 37: Escaping the Soaps | 4/4/2011 |
| Episode 38: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 38: Thanks for Reaching Out | 11/4/2011 |
| Episode 39: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 39: Groklaw wins, Microsoft me too’s and trolls fail | 13/4/2011 |
| Episode 40: Tim, Gordon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 40: Video Begins at 40 | 17/4/2011 |
| Episode 41: Tim, Gordon, Rusty, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 41: Going Rusty | 24/4/2011 |
| Episode 42: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 42: Bandwidth, Android and Patents, Games, and Computer Nostalgia | 29/4/2011 |
May 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 43: Tim, Jono Bacon, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 43: At Home With Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager | 4/5/2011 |
| Episode 44: Rusty, Gordon, Tim, Roy, and Brandon Lozza | TechBytes Episode 44: The Four Horsemen Reunited; Fedora Ambassador Interview | 7/5/2011 |
| Episode 45: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 45: Skype, Facebook, and Weekly Musings | 14/5/2011 |
| Episode 46: Rusty, Gordon, Tim, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 46: GNU/Linux in Germany, Android’s Openness, and More | 15/5/2011 |
| Episode 47: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 47: Unity With the Wife | 21/5/2011 |
| Episode 48: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 48: Will The Real Steve Ballmer Please Step Down? | 27/5/2011 |
June 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 49: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 49: Linux – To Boldly Go… | 3/6/2011 |
| Episode 50: Rusty, Tim, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 50: With Rusty Again, Challenging FUD | 6/6/2011 |
| Episode 51: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 51: Nokia and Apple, GPL’s Importance, Silverlight’s Death, and Copyrights Unrest | 15/6/2011 |
| Episode 52: Rusty, Tim, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 52: Desktop Environments and the Demise of Ubuntu | 26/6/2011 |
July 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 53: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 53: WebOS, Universal Laws, and Tablets | 5/7/2011 |
| Episode 54: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 54: Patent Extortion, Economy Shifting, Tablets Lacking | 4/7/2011 |
| Episode 55: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 55: Google’s Growth, Sabayon Linux 6, and Sony-Microsoft | 15/7/2011 |
| Episode 56: Michael Glasser, Tim, and Roy | TechBytes Episode 56: GNU/Linux Versus Mac OS X | 24/7/2011 |
August 2011
| Show overview | Show title | Date recorded |
| Episode 57: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 57: Desktop Choice is Grand | 5/8/2011 |
| Episode 58: Tim and Roy | TechBytes Episode 58: HP’s 180, Google’s New Patents, and the New GIMP | 24/8/2011 |
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