This week Steve describes what happens when you put Ai in a vacuum cleaner, give it a task, then break the charger. We catch up on your feedback questions, and of course the weekly news!
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00:48 Intro
Choosing what to say yes to
01:43 Cell Phone Fail Over - Brandon
Redundant Internet
MaxxKonnect (https://maxxkonnect.com/)
ISP Negotiation
08:44 IPFire - Frederick
PFSense just works
Network effect
OpenWRT
UI/UX Design
Steve's migration to OPNSense
Tracking online devices
17:40 Converstaion about FastMail - Josh
Steve's experience
Noah's experience
22:22 Paul Reflects on discussions - Paul
Struggle with value of 11 inch framework
23:28 MP3 Audio Processing - Bob
Compression
Dynamic Range
FFMPEG
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -filter:a loudnorm output.mp4
27:55 Question about TrueNas, Frigate and Tailscale - Chris
TrueNAS "X Factor"
Use Ubuntu vs TrueNAS
Cockpit networking
Tailscale known bug
38:23 News Wire
Exim 4.99 - exim.org (https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20251028.114149.3bf19800.en.html)
Squid 7.3 - github.com (https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases)
Shotcut 25.10 - shotcut.org (https://shotcut.org/blog/new-release-25.10.31)
Kodi 21.3 - github.com (https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/releases/tag/21.3-Omega)
TorBrowser 15 - torproject.com (https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-150)
Rust 1.91 - releases.rs (https://releases.rs/docs/1.91.0)
Qt Creator 18 - qt.io (https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-18-released)
TheSSS 50 - sourceforge.net (https://sourceforge.net/projects/thesss)
AerynOS 2025.10 - aerynos.com (https://aerynos.com/blog/2025/10/31)
Fedora 43 - docs.fedoraproject.org (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/f43)
CISA Warning - forbes.com (https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/11/02/ongoing-ransomware-attacks-exploit-linux-vulnerability-cisa-warns)
Malicious NPM Packages - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/10-npm-packages-caught-stealing.html)
Granite 4.0 Nano - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/ai/ibms-open-source-granite-4-0-nano-ai-models-are-small-enough-to-run-locally)
Proximity Scanner - helpnetsecurity.com (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/29/proximity-open-source-mcp-security-scanner)
Linux Gaming Passes 3% - gamingonlinux.com (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/linux-gamers-on-steam-finally-cross-over-the-3-mark)
40:00 LLMs show a “highly unreliable” capacity to describe their own internal processes
Would you trust a pidgin with a task
What are we learning about AI trustworthiness
Putting AI in robots
AI and Jobs
AI hallucinations
Increasing percentage of hallucinations
Tricking AI models
ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/llms-show-a-highly-unreliable-capacity-to-describe-their-own-internal-processes/)
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Episode 464: Ask Noah Show 464 | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
This week Sebastian Trzcinski-Clément from Canonical joins Noah and Steve to talk about Ubuntu Summit 25.10.
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00:50 Intro
Steve's TV
Falling asleep to TV
LG OLED 55A1
06:05 Sebastian Trzcinski-Clément
What was out there
Ubuntu CDs
Working for Google
Promotion Committees
Putting on a Conference
Abdula
Developer Library
Google to Canonical
Ubuntu Summit
Dreamworks MoonRay
Microsoft & WSL
Thinking Fast and Slow
Reach out to people
The Canonical Office
39:32 News Wire
Peazip 10.7 - peazip.github.io (https://peazip.github.io/changelog.html)
Calibre 8.13 - calibre-ebook.com (https://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new)
Squid Proxy 7.2 - github.com (https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases)
Less 685 - greenwoodsoftware.com (https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less)
Digikam 8.8 - digikam.org (https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-10-19-8.8.0_release_announcement)
Gnome 49.1 - gnome.org (https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-49-1-released/31977)
Thunderbird 144 - thunderbird.net (https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/144.0/releasenotes)
Firefox 144 - firefox.com (https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/144.0/releasenotes)
Zorin OS 18 - zorin.com (https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived)
Tails 7.1 - torproject.org (https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_1)
Q3 Malware Index - eweek.com (https://www.eweek.com/news/open-source-malware-2025)
LinkPro Root Kit - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/linkpro-linux-rootkit-uses-ebpf-to-hide.html)
Operation Zero Disco - cyberpress.org (https://cyberpress.org/cisco-snmp-vulnerability-exploited)
F5 Hacked - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/f5-breach-exposes-big-ip-source-code.html)
EdenSpark - gamingonlinux.com (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/gaijin-announced-edenspark-an-open-source-ai-assisted-platform-for-making-games)
Project CodeGuard - siliconangle.com (https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/16/cisco-unveils-project-codeguard-open-source-framework-secure-ai-written-software)
Coral in SL2610 SoCs - cnx-software.com (https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/17/google-open-source-coral-npu-synaptics-sl2610-edge-ai-socs)
AI and Cerebral Palsy - globenewswire.com (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/16/3168076/0/en/Open-Source-AI-Tool-by-Yandex-Detects-Signs-of-Infant-Cerebral-Palsy-With-Over-90-Accuracy.html)
Mysql 9.5.0 - mysql.com (https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/9.5/en/news-9-5-0.html)
SuperTuxKart 1.5 - supertuxkart.net (https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page.html)
KDE Plasma 6.5 - kde.org (https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0)
Fedora 43 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Release-Day)
Zorin saw 300,000 Downloads - reddit.com (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1oih2hv/zorin_os_18_has_already_hit_over_300000_downloads)
Qilin Malware - trendmicro.com (https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/j/agenda-ransomware-deploys-linux-variant-on-windows-systems.html)
Lightricks LTX-2 - prnewswire.com (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightricks-releases-ltx-2-the-first-complete-open-source-ai-video-foundation-model-302593012.html)
MiniMax-M2 - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/ai/minimax-m2-is-the-new-king-of-open-source-llms-especially-for-agentic-tool)
IBM Mellea - app.daily.dev (https://app.daily.dev/posts/ibm-s-mellea-tackles-open-source-ai-s-hidden-weakness-xqmwbepaq)
90% of Games Run on Linux - tomshardware.com (https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/nearly-90-percent-of-windows-games-now-run-on-linux-latest-data-shows-as-windows-10-dies-gaming-on-linux-is-more-viable-than-ever) boilingsteam.com (https://boilingsteam.com/windows-games-compatibility-on-linux-is-at-a-all-time-high)
42:55 F5 Breach
Claims Nation State Level Attack
Effect of Breach Disclosure laws
If you can get the info off your system, do so
F5 Competitors
MetalLB (https://github.com/metallb/metallb)
HA Proxy (https://www.haproxy.org/)
theregister.com (https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/highly_sophisticated_government_hackers_breached/)
51:05 Proxmox Backup Server DHCP? - David
Tiny From the community
Proxmox Virtual Enviornment
Proxmox Backup Server
Use the tailscale IP or DNS Name
Proxmox docs (https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/changing-network-to-manage-backups.104771/)
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Episode 463: Ask Noah Show 463
This week we answer your questions, then dig into OpenShift vs. Kubernetes operators, give some updated options for email hosting, and talk about the dangers of Ai.
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00:50 Intro
AI war stories
Content Warning
Dangers of AI
AIs are sycophants
10:00 News Wire
ClamAV 1.5 - gbhackers.com (https://gbhackers.com/clamav-1-5-0-released)
Wireshark 4.6 - wireshark.org (https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.6.0)
KDE Frameworks 6.19 - kde.org (https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.19.0)
Qt 6.10 - qt.io (https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.10-released)
6.16 - kernelnewbies.org (https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.16)
NordVPN - techradar.com (https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nordvpn-just-made-its-linux-gui-app-open-source-and-theres-more-on-the-way)
T2 25.10 - level1techs.com (https://forum.level1techs.com/t/t2-linux-25-10-never-obsolete-keeps-32-bit-and-big-endian-risc-alive/238216)
Ubuntu 25.10 - canonical.com (https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka)
Linux Mint LMDE 7 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-LMDE-7)
Winux W10EOL - betanews.com (https://betanews.com/2025/10/13/rip-windows-10-winux-w10eol-is-the-windows-11-clone-that-runs-on-linux-and-makes-your-old-pc-feel-new-again)
Nezha Gh0st RAT - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/chinese-hackers-weaponize-open-source.html)
Secure Boot Bypass - bleepingcomputer.com (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems)
ksmbd File System Vulnerability - cyberpress.org (https://cyberpress.org/linux-kernel-ksmbd-filesystem-vulnerability)
Kali Linux 2025.3 Gemini CLI - linkedin.com (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kali-linux-20253-introduces-gemini-cli-automate-qmd4e)
React Foundation - techzine.eu (https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/135353/meta-transfers-react-to-linux-foundation)
11:45 OpenShift vs. Kubernetes Operators - Tiny
OpenShift
Helm Chart
Operators
OKD
20:30 Email - JJ_4884
Proton Mail
Email aliases
Zero inbox
Kanban swim lanes
Why Steve manages things
Fastmail
Mail in a Box
46:20 Analog Audio Recordings
Saving cassette audio
Will you be able to open things in the future?
Quality
Dual head tape deck
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Ask Noah Show 462
This week it's all about your feedback! We answer your questions, and dig through your problems!
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00:50 Intro
Hallucinating
03:45 Friso from Mumble
Moving all chats to one application
Matrix Server
Bridges
Beeper
Messages not flowing
Self hosting beeper bridges
E2EE
12:05 Security Cameras - Dustin
Used Axis cameras
Reolink Camera's
POE Ethernet only models
Some models require Reolink app for first setup
Doorbell camera
Steve's "doorbell camera flow"
Surveillance Station
Get one drive
Reduce frame rate
Weeks worth of footage
Axis camera 2035 or 2036
Axis P3367
Write back in!
24:04 Laptops - Dasgeek
Framework 12
Framework 12 vs Framework 13
25:45 News Wire
Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 - helpnetsecurity.com (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/06/proxmox-mail-gateway-open-source-email-security-solution)
GnuCash 5.13 - gnucash.org (https://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml)
GNU Octave 10.3 - octave.org (https://octave.org/news/release/2025/10/01/octave-10.3.0-released.html)
OpenSSL 3.6 - openssl-library.org (https://openssl-library.org/post/2025-10-01-3.6-release-announcement)
Docker 28.5 - docker.com (https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/28)
Cairo-Dock 3.6 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cairo-Dock-3.6-Released)
GNU Linux Libre Kernel 6.17 - gnu.org (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2025-09/msg00007.html)
Tinycore 16.2 - tinycorelinux.net (https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,27807.0.html)
Opensuse Leap 16 - opensuse.org (https://get.opensuse.org/leap/16.0)
Spine Endoscopic Atlas - nature.com (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-05897-7)
Huawei Shrinks LLMs - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/ai/huaweis-new-open-source-technique-shrinks-llms-to-make-them-run-on-less)
4th Version of Granite AI - techrepublic.com (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-ibm-granite-40-ai)
Granite AI Earns ISO 42001 - ibm.com (https://www.ibm.com/new/announcements/ibm-granite-iso-42001)
27:00 Send Feedback and Questions!
Newbie questions welcome
Fastest way to learn is immerse yourself
Experts welcome too
Email in!
Follow up
30:45 Linux Basics - Kevin
The bell story
Level of learning
GUI vs CLI
Learning styles
Ask your Linux friends
Ask a LLM SIMPLE things
Get hands on using it
Set your expectations
Tails Linux (https://tails.net/)
Reproducibility
Endless OS (https://www.endlessglobal.com/)
Distro Hop
Fedora (https://fedoraproject.org//)
Ubuntu
Arch Linux (https://archlinux.org/)
Tiling window manager
RHCSA and other Red Hat exams
Canonical Academy
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Episode 461: Ask Noah Show 461
F-Droid is going away if Google continues down the path of requiring that developers register their apps through Google. Jellyfin has a big update, and Steve joins the program from Texas and shares about what he's doing there.
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00:52 Intro
Steve remote from Texas
Talking to a someone in the same space
Advantage of Face to Face
08:15 Operese
Windows 11 requires certain hardware
Microsoft will play games with Windows 10 updates
Windows to Linux migration tool
Use case
Codeberg (https://codeberg.org/Operese/operese)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YUkD5oslmc)
Nixbook (https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook) vs EndlessOS
Immutable Distros
Alloy (https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/)
Tailscale
21:50 News Wire
GNU Coreutils 9.8 - gnu.org (https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html)
Postgres 18 - postgresql.org (https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-18-released-3142)
GROOT Robot Model - yahoo.com (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-launches-open-source-physics-183426533.html)
OBS Studio 32.0 - github.com (https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases)
RPM 6.0 - rpm.org (https://rpm.org/releases/6.0.0)
Linux 6.17 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.17-Released)
Kaosx 2025.09 - kaosx.us (https://kaosx.us/news/2025/kaos09)
Kali Linux 2025.3 - kali.org (https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release)
NeptuneOS 9.0 - neptuneos.com (https://neptuneos.com/en/news-reader/neptuneos-9-0-maja-released.html)
MemVerge AI Memory Layer - blocksandfiles.com (https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/09/24/memverges-ambitious-long-context-ai-memmachine-memory)
Song-Prep - huggingface.co (https://huggingface.co/tencent/SongPrep-7B)
1T Parameter Model - huggingface.co (https://huggingface.co/inclusionAI/Ring-1T-preview)
CISA Sudo Vulnerability - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cisa-sounds-alarm-on-critical-sudo-flaw.html)
23:05 F-Droid and Developer Registration
F-Droid's stance
Principles and Trust Model
Older phones
Google decides what can run on your phone
Forcing phone use
Alternative Options
People clinging to proprietary solutions
Historic cycle of open-closed-open
F-Droid Post (https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html)
The Register (https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/googles_dev_registration_plan_will/?td=rt-3a)
43:49 Jellyfin EFCore Migration
RCs are up PLEASE TEST!
Database migration completed
DO NOT INTERRUPT on first boot
Some plugins will need time to upgrade
32bit ARM deprecated
Kodi as a front end to Jellyfin
Pinchflat (https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat)
Jellyfin Hedgedoc (https://notes.jellyfin.org/v10.11.0_features#)
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