The New Show

We're back with a one-off episode for Christmas. Fancy booze, Linux time machines, and popey calls Joe a commie.   00:00:31 How much are you willing to spend on a bottle of wine? 00:08:00 If you were in an episode of Quantum Leap and could go back to influence the Linux desktop, when and what … Continue reading "The New Show 15: Quantum of Solstice"

Advice for our younger selves, enhancing old footage, a bit about how the sausage is made, a quick-fire round, and popey's friends the IRC bots. Thanks for listening, everyone. It's been a blast. This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for comprehensive visibility into cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. … Continue reading "The New Show 14: Fin"

The next episode of The New Show will be the last. At least for a while, maybe forever. Send your questions in for that last episode via email, Twitter, or Patreon by October 19th at the latest and we'll see you on the 20th.

The best and worst jobs in IT, memorable parties, shopping habits, getting old and grumpy, and self improvement goals. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified monitoring and analytics platform for … Continue reading "The New Show 13: Unlucky For Some"

The nature of native Linux apps and some good examples, friends in awkward situations, stickers on laptops, and bad movies that we keep watching. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Datadog – the unified … Continue reading "The New Show 12: Significant Stickers"

Neglected parts of Linux, the nuances of recycling, and tech we won't get to see. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link and upgrade with the code thenewshow to get … Continue reading "The New Show 11: Stack of Cups"

What the rise of Arm means for Linux users, security vs convenience, having too much choice, and Dan's favourite candle. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. 00:00:47 What's the best smell and what's the worst smell? 00:07:02 What does … Continue reading "The New Show 10: The Smell of Arm"

Characteristics of Linux users, music from our youth, reflections on “the event”, and exactly how disgusting we all are. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link and upgrade with the … Continue reading "The New Show 09: Minimal Viable Hygiene"

When forking a project is appropriate, emojis in file names, and popey hand-waves away all the possible disasters that humanity might face. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter.   00:00:44 What characters should be allowed in a file name? … Continue reading "The New Show 08: Fork Off Planet"

Computers that we wish we didn't own, a terrible funding model for Linux, shunning the work of bad people, and a shocking revelation from popey about ThinkPads. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Lernard. … Continue reading "The New Show 07: Pinebook Bros"

Embarking on a FOSS career, paper books vs ebooks, our desert island OSs, travelling to the past or the future, and popey's weird territorial views on refuse. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. 00:00:49 Would you rather travel a … Continue reading "The New Show 06: Can You Read A Podcast?"

The real value of art, the joy of tech, desktop uptime, closing remote connections, and popey reveals he was once in a cult. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by Lernard. Sign up at automation.link … Continue reading "The New Show 05: Overpriced Uptime"

An awkward Linux distro question, succeeding to spite people, cheating in video games, favourite songs, Dan has never seen Top Gear, and popey thinks everyone else is a bot. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter.   00:00:38 What's your … Continue reading "The New Show 04: Joe Is Typing"

Dual booting to attract new Linux users, satisfying chores, video calls vs real life, childhood dreams, and popey proves that we aren't living in a simulation. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter.   00:00:37 What did you want to … Continue reading "The New Show 03: Three Guys One Show"

Open source and levitation fantasies, the frustrations of trying to help people, crashing cars, deep regrets, and more. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter.   00:00:38 If you could levitate but it was as much physical effort as sprinting, … Continue reading "The New Show 02: Episode Too"

How we perceive desktop Linux users, evil clones, the sweet spot for screen size, karma, and our very favourite things. You can support creation of The New Show episodes via Patreon or Paypal, and you can send us your questions on Twitter.   00:00:31 What's your favourite thing? 00:04:58 What do you see as the … Continue reading "The New Show 01: First Episode"