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Denis Barnard, HR Tech specialist of GreenRiver Technology World and HRmeansbusiness talks about the steps HR should consider facilitating the increasing trend for Remote Working. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
The Lost World of Human Resources: In this Podcast I'll be looking at the various forms of prehistoric life and environments that inhabit the Human Resources Lost World plateau, and how HR software should be accelerating evolution. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Over the past 12 months there's been a lot of talk about the future of work, some of it designed to make a bigger splash, some of it ill-considered and some of it downright impractical. A lot of it has subsequently been retracted. Denis Barnard gives a cursory glance at some of the things that have been said. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
AN HR HALLOWE'EN SCARY STORY – WITH A PRIZE! Part One of a tale that'll make you hide behind the sofa! Feel the excruciating toe-curling fear as we accompany Mary The HR Director on her quest for new HR software. At the end of Part Two there will be details of how to win a prize for some aspect of this story, so stay tuned for the second episode! (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Are we in HR being measured correctly? Denis looks at some of the measures currently applied to HR, and suggests some radical alternatives which might give better insight as to the function's current performance. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
AN HR HALLOWE'EN SCARY STORY – WITH A PRIZE! Part Two of a tale that'll make you hide behind the sofa!. Feel the excruciating toe-curling fear as we accompany Mary The HR Director further on her quest for new HR software. At the end of this part, there will be details of how to win a prize for some aspect of this story, so stay tuned! (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Over the past 12 months, there's been a lot of talk about the future of work, some of it designed to make a bigger splash, some of it ill-considered and some of it downright impractical. A lot of it has subsequently been retracted. Denis Barnard gives a cursory glance at some of the things that have been said. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
OggCamp • Game development • Interesting videos • Learning Rust • Making a browser extension
After Nina “sings” the theme song to The Electric Company and Cori talks about his cats, we discuss last week's news: gender-critical lawyer Glenna Goldis's hiring by the FTC post-firing by NY State Attorney General Letitia James, and detransitioner Fox Varian's $2M lawsuit victory. Living up to our promise of quality content, we look up things on the Internet while recording. Then it's time to talk Terffles: artisanal chocolates handmade (not handmaiden!) by a canceled TERF witch but inclusive of everyone. Will the Urbana Farmer's Market accept Nina's delicious Amaretto Amarena Amazeballs? Plus: “The age of Free Software is ending,” DEI parasites, PaleGray Labs, team names for a cat Cute-Off, Cory's real name, and more!Links:Glenna Goldis hired by FTC: https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-hires-glenna-goldis-lawyer-fired-by-letitia-jamesFox Varian $2M lawsuit: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/02/06/lawsuits-over-transgender-medicine-for-minors-could-be-hugeBenjamin Ryan, journalist: http://www.benryan.net/ASPS Statement: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/health-policy/positions/2026-gender-surgery-children-adolescents.pdfAMA statement: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-02-06/american-medical-association-says-gender-surgeries-for-minors-should-waitThe Banality of Stupid (2017): https://ninapaley.com/2017/03/23/the-banality-of-stupid/Hannah Ahrendt: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/banality-of-evilInformed Dissent podcast: https://informeddissentpodcast.substack.com/The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/Rhapsody in BlueVirtuoso tap dancing:Disabling Impairments cards: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe
FSFE I Love Free Software Day 2026 !E' arrivato il momento di dire Grazie !Come cambia il software ? Oggi tutti comprendono che sovranità digitale e' democrazia, controllare gli strumenti, senza esserne controllati, e' futuro di pace.Ed eccoci qui, insieme il 25 febbraio 2026 alla biblioteca Valvassori Peroni a Milano. Info caffe20.it/linux Con noi Marco Crotta e FSFE e altri esponenti e mantainer italiani.
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This series is dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. As the zeroth entry of this series, we'll have a little introduction to what it is supposed to be about and why you might want to listen. So that you don't leave without getting at least one piece of useful information, it will end with a little curio that you might find helpful someday. Back in 2010, I was the editor of the newsletter, titled The Open Pitt, for the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group in Pittsburgh. We distributed it as a two-page PDF, so had to have enough material to fill each issue. Because we were having some trouble getting contributions, I started writing columns in a series called "UNIX Curio" to occupy the empty space. They were inspired in large part by examples I had seen of people re-inventing ways to do things when utilities for the same purpose had already existed for a long time. The obvious question is: just what is a UNIX Curio? Let's start with the first word, UNIX. While a lot of people write it "Unix" instead, I have chosen to put it in all capitals because that is the way The Open Group, which controls the trademark and the certification process to use it, spells the word 1 . The history of UNIX is complex (search online for more details 2 )—the short version is that many variants emerged, often introducing incompatibilities. Even within AT&T/Bell Laboratories, two major branches came out. The Research UNIX lineage, which includes Seventh Edition (sometimes called Version 7), was often used in universities and government while System III and its more popular successor System V were clearly intended as commercial products 3 . The University of California's BSD was also very influential. My intention is to talk about things that are relatively common; ideally, they would be present on a large majority of systems so you can actually use them. Luckily, there were people who recognized the value in compatibility, so in the mid-1980s they initiated the development of the POSIX standards 4 . Publication of these not only caused commercial UNIX versions to aim for conformance—it gave Free Software implementations of utilities and operating systems a stable base to shoot for rather than having to chase multiple moving targets. As a result, today's GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD systems generally behave as specified in POSIX, even if they haven't officially earned the UNIX or POSIX labels, so I treat them as part of the UNIX world. Moving on to the second word, "curio," it just means "an object of curiosity, often one considered novel, rare, or bizarre." There are many well-used utilities in the UNIX world, but people forget about others because they are only useful in specific circumstances. And when those circumstances arise, these obscure ones don't always get remembered. One purpose of this series is to point out some of them and describe where they can be appropriately put to use. With the flexible tools available on UNIX systems and the ability to string them together, it shouldn't be surprising that people come up with new ways to accomplish a task. I don't want to claim that these curios are always the best way to do something, just that it can be helpful to know they exist and see the way someone else solved the problem. Also, if you're using an unfamiliar system, sometimes programs you are accustomed to employing might not be installed so it's good to know about options that are widely available. So why am I the person to talk about this subject? I am not a UNIX graybeard with decades of professional computing experience. If I did grow a beard, it would only be partially gray, and my working life has been spent in the engineering world mainly around safety equipment. Sadly, there I have been forced to use Windows almost exclusively. However, in my academic and personal pursuits, I have been involved with using UNIX and Linux for more than 30 years, so I do have a bit of a historical perspective. For some reason, when I encounter an unusual or obscure tool, I want to learn more about it, especially so if I find it to be useful in some way. After gaining that information, I might as well share it with you. In addition, I have been involved with Toastmasters International, a public speaking organization, for about 15 years so I have experience in presenting things orally. I was inspired to turn this article series into podcasts by murph 5 , who delivered a presentation at the 2025 OLF Conference describing how and why to contribute to Hacker Public Radio 6 . The show notes for curios 1 through 3 will consist of the articles as they were originally written (though with references added). Because some examples, especially code, can be difficult to understand when they are read out loud, the podcasts will sometimes present the information in a different way. Show notes for this curio 0 and for curios 4 and later will be written with the podcast format in mind, so they will more closely match what I say. Let's end with an actual curio to kick off the series. Have you ever needed a quick reminder about whether the file you're looking for can be found under the /usr or /var directories? On many UNIX systems, man hier will give you an overview of how the file hierarchy is organized. This manual page is not a standard, but was present in Seventh Edition UNIX 7 and many descendents, direct and indirect, including every Linux distribution I have ever used. There are attempts to standardize the layout; in the Linux world, the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) 8 , now hosted by Freedesktop.org 9 , intends to set a path to be followed. It should be noted that systemd has its own idea of how things should be laid out based on the FHS; if it is in use, try man file-hierarchy instead as it will likely be a more accurate description. I hope this gives you a good idea of what to expect in future episodes. The first one will be about shell archives, so keep an eye on Hacker Public Radio's schedule for it to appear. References: The Open Group Trademarks https://www.opengroup.org/trademarks History of Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Unix The Unix Tutorial, Part 3 https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-10/page/n133/mode/2up POSIX Impact https://sites.google.com/site/jimisaak/posix-impact Correspondent: murph https://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents/0444.html OLF Conference - December 6th, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyEunLtqbrA&t=25882 File system hierarchy https://man.cat-v.org/unix_7th/7/hier Finding a successor to the FHS https://lwn.net/Articles/1032947/ Freedesktop.org now hosts the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard https://lwn.net/Articles/1045405/ Provide feedback on this episode.
In this 46th episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Lucas Lasota and Bonnie Mehring go into interoperability compliance under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) and mobile phones. The podcast dives deeper in the compliance changes in Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
Malware in the Snap store highlights the risks of modern package management, but users accidentally ending up with a totally different desktop environment shows the perils of the older approach. Plus the UK government wants to do more age-gating, and we hear about a project to get kids into Free Software. News Malware Peddlers Are Now Hijacking Snap Publisher Domains Linux Mint user gets Gnomed It looks like they followed these instructions to install Proton VPN (including selecting gdm) They aren’t alone AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s Under-16 social media ban would expand age-gating for millions and silence young people UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs Mission:Libre Carmen tells us about her project that aims to get kids into Free Software. Automox Turnkey Results Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here
Malware in the Snap store highlights the risks of modern package management, but users accidentally ending up with a totally different desktop environment shows the perils of the older approach. Plus the UK government wants to do more age-gating, and we hear about a project to get kids into Free Software. News Malware Peddlers Are Now Hijacking Snap Publisher Domains Linux Mint user gets Gnomed It looks like they followed these instructions to install Proton VPN (including selecting gdm) They aren’t alone AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s Under-16 social media ban would expand age-gating for millions and silence young people UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs Mission:Libre Carmen tells us about her project that aims to get kids into Free Software. Automox Turnkey Results Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here
Approaching Halloween 2024, Denis looks back at the UK Hurricane of 1987 and the chain of events that led to Black Monday. He reflects on how automated, machine-driven decisions intensified the stock market crisis—and draws a chilling parallel to today. As artificial intelligence takes on a growing role in decision-making, the question looms: will AI be a trick… or a treat? (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
THE MISSION HR – Podcast Three: ACTION!In this episode, we move from strategy to execution. The Mission HR explores the critical roles HR must play today—Planner, Influencer, and Enabler—and how these roles translate into real, measurable action across the organization.We break down the key areas of execution for the HR mission, including technology, workforce development, compliance, organisational aspirations and obligations, performance, and compensation. From empowering line managers and developing employees, to leveraging technology, ensuring compliance, and aligning rewards with performance, this episode provides a practical roadmap for HR leaders ready to make an impact.If HR is to drive change, it's time to act. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
What Do People Think HR Is About?In this episode, we explore the most common perceptions — and misconceptions — about Human Resources, and respond to them from a modern HR perspective.Topics covered:Common perceptions of HR and how we respond to themThe belief that HR creates organisational policies and rulesThe idea of HR as the employees' championThe assumption that HR only manages people, hiring, and firingWhether HR is responsible for employee performanceHR's role in managing absence and attendance levelsOrganisational culture and morale — does HR really lead this?HR's responsibility for payroll, pensions, medical insurance, and company benefitsThe stereotype of HR organising Christmas parties and social events
La conversazione approfondisce il mondo dell'Open Source e della Sovranità del Software, esplorando le origini dell'Open Source, il ruolo di Codeberg, e storie personali e background. Si discutono anche le motivazioni dietro la sovranità del software, la differenza tra possesso e controllo, il concetto di multi-cloud e sovranità digitale, il cambiamento di focus verso il software libero e l'open source, riflessioni su ideali e conflitti, e una curiosa discussione sul Veganuary. La conversazione approfondisce la sostenibilità dei progetti open source, le sfide del finanziamento e della gestione dell'infrastruttura, l'accessibilità e l'utilizzo di Codeberg, l'origine e lo scopo di Codeberg, e il concetto di decentralizzazione e federazione nell'open source. Vengono esplorati gli aspetti finanziari e organizzativi del mantenimento dell'infrastruttura open source, così come la visione e i valori alla base della creazione di Codeberg. Inoltre, viene evidenziato il potenziale per la decentralizzazione e la federazione nella comunità open source. La conversazione approfondisce le sfide legali nello sviluppo dell'IA, l'impatto delle grandi aziende tecnologiche sullo sviluppo del software, e le considerazioni etiche nella tecnologia. Vengono esplorate le complessità dello sviluppo dell'IA, l'influenza dei giganti tecnologici, e i dilemmi etici affrontati dagli sviluppatori. La discussione evidenzia la necessità di quadri legali ed etici per guidare lo sviluppo dell'IA e le pratiche software.Punti chiaveOpen SourceSovranità del Software e Sostenibilità dei Progetti Open SourceSfide della Gestione dell'Infrastruttura e Sfide legali nello sviluppo dell'IAConsiderazioni etiche nella tecnologiaImpatto delle grandi aziende tecnologiche sullo sviluppo del softwareCapitoli00:00 Introduzione all'Open Source e alla Sovranità del Software13:01 Differenza tra Possesso e Controllo20:27 Free Software e Open Source27:44 Riflessioni su Ideali e Conflitti36:03 Curiosità sul Veganuary42:48 Finanziamento e Gestione dell'Infrastruttura50:03 Origine e Scopo di Codeberg59:09 Decentralizzazione e Federazione nell'Open Source01:06:16 Sfide Legali nello Sviluppo dell'IA
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Mission:Libre is a new project for 11 to 14-year-old kids who're interested in free software. Mission:Libre website: https://missionlibre.org Carmen's e-mail address: carmen@missionlibre.org "Libre!" issue 0: https://missionlibre.org/files/libre0.pdf Mission:Libre's Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/MissionLibreProvide feedback on this episode.
No décimo oitavo episódio do Hipsters.Talks, PAULO SILVEIRA , CVO do Grupo Alura, conversa com EDUARDO SANTOS , especialista em inteligência artificial na Lopti, sobre O VERDADEIRO SIGNIFICADO DE SOFTWARE LIVRE, a diferença entre free software e open source e POR QUE LLAMA E OUTROS MODELOS NÃO SÃO TÃO “ABERTOS” QUANTO PARECEM. Uma discussão sobre licenças (GPL, MIT, BSD), comunidades brasileiras e o futuro do código aberto na era da IA! Sinta-se à vontade para compartilhar suas perguntas e comentários. Vamos adorar conversar com você!
January is a busy month. We all come back from our relaxing (or in some cases rather stressful) holidays and what best to do with all the energy the New Year brings along? Of course, we have to advocate for Free Software! One way is advocating for the representation of Free Software in the initiatives the European Union is working. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
New Steam hardware • YunoHost • Conor's new router • Games Co-Op • Living abroad
Although 42 is the answer for everything we tried to get it into helping us to achieve digital sovereignty in the public infrastructure. However there is an answer out there: digital sovereignty is only possible by empowering people and, therefore public institutions, to control their technology and own infrastructure. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
Ubuntu Summit • Agentic tooling • Simple authentication • Shane's project
Denis Barnard, HR Tech specialist of GreenRiver Technology World and HRmeansbusiness talks about the steps HR should consider facilitating the increasing trend for Remote Working. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
The Lost World of Human Resources: In this Podcast I'll be looking at the various forms of prehistoric life and environments that inhabit the Human Resources Lost World plateau, and how HR software should be accelerating evolution. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Over the past 12 months there's been a lot of talk about the future of work, some of it designed to make a bigger splash, some of it ill-considered and some of it downright impractical. A lot of it has subsequently been retracted. Denis Barnard gives a cursory glance at some of the things that have been said. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
AN HR HALLOWE'EN SCARY STORY – WITH A PRIZE! Part One of a tale that'll make you hide behind the sofa! Feel the excruciating toe-curling fear as we accompany Mary The HR Director on her quest for new HR software. At the end of Part Two there will be details of how to win a prize for some aspect of this story, so stay tuned for the second episode! (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
AN HR HALLOWE'EN SCARY STORY – WITH A PRIZE! Part Two of a tale that'll make you hide behind the sofa!. Feel the excruciating toe-curling fear as we accompany Mary The HR Director further on her quest for new HR software. At the end of this part, there will be details of how to win a prize for some aspect of this story, so stay tuned! (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Are we in HR being measured correctly? Denis looks at some of the measures currently applied to HR, and suggests some radical alternatives which might give better insight as to the function's current performance. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Over the past 12 months, there's been a lot of talk about the future of work, some of it designed to make a bigger splash, some of it ill-considered and some of it downright impractical. A lot of it has subsequently been retracted. Denis Barnard gives a cursory glance at some of the things that have been said. (43) Denis (Wallace) Barnard | LinkedInWebsite https://www.greenrivertechnology.world/#HRIS #HumanResources #HRTech #HRSoftware #Podcast #GreenRiverTechnology #leader #leadership
Linux UX • Irish Language • Hardware setup • LLMs • Progress and society
Remember that from the 7 November until 8 November, the FSFE has been at the well known and established South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) in Bozen / Bolzano?. Together with more than 1,000 participants, the FSFE discussed the current topics in the Free Software ecosystem and had a special focus on the main topic of this year's SFSCON: Ethics. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
Remember that from the 7 November until 8 November, the FSFE has been at the well known and established South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) in Bozen / Bolzano? Together with more than 1,000 participants, the FSFE discussed the current topics in the Free Software ecosystem and had a special focus on the main topic of this year's SFSCON: Ethics. Join the FSFE community and support the podcast: https://my.fsfe.org/support?referrer=podcast
An interview with a game dev • Games • Graphics • Music • And more
The origins • Blender video editing • Self-hosting • No screens • Cooking • Windows software • OTA broadcast • End of Windows
Shane's fibre • Coolify • OpenWrt One • Meshtastic
Stephan Kinsella was our guest to talk about "intellectual property," the concept that an individual's ideas belong to them and should be protected from free use by others through law. Stephan is a patent attorney and libertarian writer in Houston whose book Against Intellectual Property is the seminal work on this subject. We discussed why intellectual property is not really property, why it places an undue burden on society, and how it inhibits the free exchange of culture and ideas.Stephan can be found at www.stephankinsella.com, at the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom, and on X/Twitter @NSKinsellaResources mentioned in this episode:Stephan Kinsella's book, Against Intellectual Property – on Amazon and Free from the Mises InstituteStephan's Soho forum debate, Abolish Copyrights and Patents?RiP: A Remix Manifesto – Amazon Video and Free on YouTubeRichard Stallman's book, Free Software, Free SocietyAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Software Freedom Day. It is a world-wide series of events to celebrate free software, and we're having one right here in New Jersey at Montclair State University. It is held on the third Saturday of September world-wide, which his year is the 20th of September. We're going to talk about what free software is, and why it's important for everyone. What kind of software is available for your existing computer, and how you can extend the life of your computer by loading another OS on it. There will be a talk on self hosting, so that you can keep better control of your data. There will also be a talk on Social Networking with free software called "Mastodon and the Fediverse", there will also be talks on Wikipedia, and contrinuting to Free Software. There is a huge variety of software out there, and we'd like to take some time to tell people about it. This is a community event, and we'd love to see people from all over come out! Here are some links for more information: https://softwarefreedom.neocities.org/ also, the foundation site https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/software-freedom-day-2025-new-jersey So find an event near you, look online to see which events are streaming, or start planning for an event in your area for next year. Hope to see you in New Jersey soon! Provide feedback on this episode.
Chat with Carolina and Joseph from the End of 10 campaign.
Chat with Félim • Fairubds XL • Fiber internet • Shane's game • Bluefin • ThinkPad • CachyOS • LLMs • Kids and tech
Shane's streaming • Offline chatting • Steam machine
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette and guest Sam Waines from Barn 2 Plugins dive into the world of video content creation within the WordPress community. They discuss practical tips on equipment, editing software, and the importance of audio quality. Both share personal experiences, challenges, and lessons learned, emphasizing storytelling and authenticity as keys to audience engagement. The conversation also covers adapting to trends like short-form video and balancing technical skills with creativity. The episode offers actionable advice and inspiration for aspiring content creators looking to improve their video production and connect with viewers.Top TakeawaysContent Is King—Even with Imperfect Production: Across the discussion, Michelle and Sam stress that storytelling, relevance, and usefulness matter more than having flawless lighting, audio, or editing. Viewers are drawn to authentic, valuable stories, not just polished visuals. Imperfection is not a deal-breaker if the message resonates.You Don't Need Expensive Gear to Get Started: Michelle began her podcast with just her built-in Mac mic; Sam started with a $12 lav mic. Both reinforced that starting with what you have—whether it's free software like Audacity, basic webcams, or a phone—is more than enough. You can upgrade incrementally as your content and skills grow.Audio Setup and Environment Make a Big Difference: Simple adjustments like mic placement, soundproofing with rugs or curtains, and checking input levels (especially after software updates) can dramatically improve audio quality. Sam recommends keeping recording levels around 25–50% and watching for clipping using tools like OBS or native Mac settings.Mentioned In The Show:Barn 2 PluginsNomad With UsDaVinci ResolveBlue YetiSony a6400WordPress.orgElementorStreamYardZoom Adobe RushAudacityDescript GarageBand iMovie Screen StudioMira teleprompter software
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Some of the world's best creative tools are deeply discounted - and sometimes even free - for churches and non-profits. But how do you access these discounts and what are the eligibility requirements? Today, we've compiled a list of the top 20 free and discounted software platforms and creative tools for churches and non-profits. ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 1:46 - Resolve 3:39 - Nucleus Free Website Makeovers 5:29 - Canva For Non-Profits 8:04 - Blackmagic Camera App 9:23 - iPhone Camera App 10:17 - Adobe Creative Cloud 13:50 - Quickbooks 14:30 - Microsoft Office 14:56 - Zoom 15:49 - Google Ad Grant 16:13 - Google Workspace 17:20 - Calendly 18:11 - Buffer 18:40 - Vista Social & Bonfire 19:15 - Miro 19:32 - 1Password 22:35 - Trello 23:00 - ClickUp 24:08 - Notion 24:20 - Dropbox 24:42 - Auphonic IMPORTANT LINKS - Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca/products/davinciresolve - Nucleus Free Website Makeovers: https://www.nucleus.church/makeovers - Canva For Non-Profits: https://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/ - Blackmagic Camera App: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca/products/blackmagiccamera - Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.techsoup.org/adobe - Quickbooks: https://www.techsoup.org/intuit - Microsoft Office: https://www.techsoup.org/microsoft - Zoom: https://www.techsoup.org/zoom - Google Ad Grants: https://www.google.ca/grants/ - Google Workspace: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/ - Calendly: email support@calendly.com - Buffer: https://buffer.com/nonprofits - Vista Social: https://vistasocial.com/nonprofits/ - Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/fundraising/nonprofits/ - Miro: https://miro.com/npo/ - 1Password: https://1password.com/for-non-profits/ - Trello: https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/purchase-licensing#pricing-discounts - ClickUp: https://clickup.com/teams/non-profit - Notion: https://www.notion.so/nonprofits - Dropbox: https://www.techsoup.org/dropbox - Auphonic: https://auphonic.com/pricing - The Church iPhone Filmmaking Masterclass: https://youtu.be/6OWGVAuYSEk?si=N3pdkqp7TyaVZlef - Magic Formula for Cinematic Church iPhone Videos: https://youtu.be/rCrW6kS_cYc?si=6qgtrk89HS_mfcro - Don't print Church Bulletins, do this instead!: https://youtu.be/W3MEJ_6NYGA?si=QF5Snff0fb_aJNCw THE 167 NEWSLETTER