Episode 219: Studying Gnome Users - a podcast by Noah J. Chelliah

The Gnome design team conducted a research project to better understand their users. The results were surprising! We'll give you an update about the Vero 4K, a FOSS app to track your GPS history.
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02:00 Jon callerEmailed about Noah's soft spot for Red Hat
Latest thoughts on System76 PopOS!Home Lab/Docker Questions
12:40 Vircadia VR Responds to Episode - VadimFOSDEM Talk (https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/vircadia/)
13:50 Building an Online Presence - JoelDon't buy lifetime services/domain names - Not sustainable business model
register4less.comDon't buy a domain in your real name
A records - mail.mydomain.com nextcloud.mydomain.com etc.mydomain.commentRedirects mydomain.com/server1 mydomain.com/server2
Start with a web server, lessons learned apply everywhere21:00 User responds for MS SQL - Richard
rdiff-backup - like rsync with historyOther backup utilities
backuppcveaam (closed source)
redic (with rclone)restic
Send in your backup solutions!23:00 Pick of the Week - Zombie Tracker GPS
Lightweight Linux+KDE equivalent to Garmin's "Basecamp"Manages collections of GPS tracks
Local DataCharting, Graphing, Advanced sorting and querying
Live GPS via GPSD (https://gpsd.gitlab.io/gpsd/)26:10 Gadget of the Week
Blackmagic Decklink Duo (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1247779-REG/blackmagic_design_bdlkduo2_decklink_duo_2.html)SDI is the professional version of HDMI
HDMI without copy protectionMake your own cables with RG-6+quad shielded+BNC ends, use them as SDI cables.
Works with Linux, you do need to install the driver, but FLAWLESS as compared to USB devicesMuch higher quality / capacity
You will need to convert HDMI to SDI31:00 Gnome 40 - UX Changes The Research
Gnome Blog Post (https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2021/02/15/shell-ux-changes-the-research/)40:00 Vero 4K Update
Very well packaged systemIncredible UI - Couldn't believe it was Kodi underneath
Both RF and IR functionalityIncludes wall mounting plate
Doesn't stream Blu-rays over WiFiPlays DVD rips just fine
Vero 4K (https://osmc.tv/vero/)47:30 Plasma
New app launcherBreeze Twilight - Hybrid Theme
Plasma Firewall settings page (ufw and firewalld)More effort put into Wayland support in Kwin
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