Podcasts by The Off Topical Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with in-depth discussions of the week's tech, open source, and gaming news.
Further podcasts by Gardiner Bryant
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Facebook's cynical reason for ending facial recognition from 2021-11-03T18:38:14
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Zuck is RIGHT about the Metaverse and Linus is WRONG about KDE from 2021-10-20T17:39
On this episode Ryan and Gardiner let loose and rant about whatever comes to mind. From Zucerkberg's Metaverse to Linus Sebastian's choice of desktop environment. Join is for another fun episode!
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The future of YubiKey... from 2021-10-06T23:09
In this episode Gardiner and Ryan chat about game compatibility on the Steam Deck, the new YubiKey hardware, and Ryan's favorite home automation stuff! Show notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57...
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The cutest spy ever constructed. from 2021-09-29T15:41
Amazon wants to put a robot in every home. Plus Intel builds a chip fab in Arizona and SimulaVR!
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Take Two suing their fans!?!? How many people does it Take Two make good decisions? from 2021-09-15T19:23:52
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"GNOME TOOK OUR FREEDOM,"Steam Deck punditry, and a whole lot more! from 2021-09-02T19:57:38
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"Live, Laugh, Leave Us Alone,"Disney+ marches on to world domination, Microsoft wants to own Pinterest, CDPR gets hacked&more! from 2021-02-12T16:40
Talking about Disney+ hitting 94 mil subscribers, Microsoft wanting to buy Pinterest and a whole lot more! https://www.patreon.com/posts/47456748 https://linode.com/offtopical
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We're BACK! Huawei's Disinfo War PLUS what smartphone is best for everyday consumer's privacy? from 2021-02-05T17:51
Wolfgang and I chat about the news this week. Check it out and show our sponsor some love: https://linode.com/offtopical
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"Mr. Picard,"Sony/Microsoft Team Up on Cloud Gaming, Star Trek: Picard Leaks, and more! from 2020-11-03T04:43:59
Microsoft courts Sony with a “collaboration” on Cloud gaming services, plus Purism’s Librem One launch hits some roadbumps, Star Trek: Picard has a few photos from set leaked online and MORE https:...
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"I'm gonna stop talking before I get myself into trouble,"GNOME devs say it's time to stop theming and MORE! from 2020-11-03T04:43:38
PlayDate makes for an interesting new *Panic* venture, plus GNOME app devs are fed up with distros theming themselves just to be different, and MORE! https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/628
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"Stadia is just confusing,"New Proton&OpenRA Releases, Stadia Pricing Details&MORE! from 2020-11-03T04:43:31
Proton 4.2-6 released, OpenRA blog post details new features, Google Stadia pricing details are just confusing, and just in case you missed my latest video... https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/681
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"Raven's Back!"Plus, Google says it cares about your privacy, Atari VCS Preorders Open, and more! from 2020-11-03T04:43:15
Raven is BACK and we’re here with a brand new episode of the show! Atari VCS Preorders are Live, CERN ditches Microsoft over licensing fees, and so much more! https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/692
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"This one is R-rated,"Librem 5 vs. PinePhone, DOTA Underlords impresses, and MORE! from 2020-11-03T04:43:11
Librem 5 vs. PinePhone? Ubuntu ends 32-bit, WINE, gaming support. DOTA Underlords released for Linux, mobile. EA Says their gambling mechanics are ethical. Lenovo Laptops can have Linux pre-install...
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"Oggling over G3s,"Jony Ives leaves Apple, Twitter's new rules give special treatment to the world's elite and MORE! from 2020-11-03T04:42:31
Twitter clarifies its rules about world leaders breaking its rules. And the rules don’t apply to them, apparently, Jony Ive is leaving Apple, FCC allows Verizon to lock devices for 60 days, and MOR...
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"I'm Too Much of an Optimist,"Mozilla is an #InternetVillain, Steam Controller 2.0 rumors and MORE! from 2020-11-03T04:42:08
Rumor has it, Valve are working on a new Steam Controller. What features would you like to see? A big part of the Internet went down this week, we get to the bottom of it... In the UK, 30,000 onlin...
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"If you have an iPhone, that's on you,"Plus Siri and Google's Assistant are always listening, and GIVEAWAY CODES! from 2020-11-03T04:41:42
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"These companies want to own you,"Wal-mart wants a cryptocoin, Google wants to authorize your online presence. from 2020-11-03T04:41:32
Google says you're still using compromised passwords, Apple sued because iCloud is really Google and Azure--forgot to mention it, Georgia ordered to switch to paper ballots. Walmart wants in on cry...
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"I won't shut up about this,"Librem 5 August Update, Valve makes an oopsie, and YouTube news from 2020-11-03T04:41:05
Purism shows the August progress for the Librem 5, plus Valve rejects a security researcher's issue, Apple Card is the most Apple thing Apple's ever Apple'd, and YouTube is suddenly being cool, but...
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"March of the Librem 5,"Purism's roll-out plans plus your listener questions! from 2020-11-03T04:40:49
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"We've been doing this for a YEAR,"🎂GNOME 3.34 released, Hello Games continues to support Proton from 2020-11-03T04:40:23
GNOME 3.34 releasae, Hello Games improves Linux Proton support for No Man's Sky, Nintendo sues another ROM site https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/802
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Interview with Ikey Doherty of LispySnake, LTD from 2020-11-03T04:39:56
Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/_C0g0VQ5QJ0
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"The Russian Internet will be the death of us all" from 2020-11-03T04:39:51
EU's Highest court rules EU citizens, member countries can block"illegal"content worldwide, vaping related illness damages lung tissue like Mustard Gas and more https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/832-...
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"I Hate Microsoft's Emoji Key", Hands-on Librem 5 news, Valve's"Remote Play Together"and MORE! from 2020-11-03T04:39:41
Check out the show notes: https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/846-episode-50-show-notes
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"You can cut that part out,"2020 update, EA Bans Linux Players&More! from 2020-11-03T04:39:21
Check out the show notes: https://forum.heavyelement.io/d/885
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"Litigious Larry,"and an especially off topic Off Topical from 2020-11-03T04:39:06
In this episode we talk about Oracle, Larry Ellison, and the kerfuffle around ZFS and the Linux Kernel. Plus we chat about The Windows Terminal and a few other things. And then we just shoot breeze...
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