User Error Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The details that make a great distro, things that make us wince, smug people online, great photos, imposter syndrome, and more.
Apps that make us feel old, emotional songs, using actual paper, evolution of language, IRC channels we never look at, and more.
Whether open source needs to be a complete experience, a deep need for conflict, preferred social media, and our favorite emoji.
Open source at work, learning languages, naming cars, and innovations that haven't appropriately delivered.
Whether we'd use Windows if it was FOSS, pointless tech, bathing habits, useless jobs, annoying popey with dream stories, and more.
Context switching, improving Linux conferences, a positive approach to life, what makes us cringe, and more.
Whether the Web is yesterday’s news, a possible new approach to law and order, resolving conflicts, and some surprisingly useful life hacks.
The future of Internet video, the best way to develop open source software, skills vs talents, and our favourite types of animal companions.
Paying attention to all the Linux users we never hear from, being less clever than we thought, and our biggest fears.
Tech mistakes, communicating with spouses, and why you shouldn't let popey drive you anywhere.
Being a good FOSS citizen, forcing popey to answer stupid questions, and personal freedom vs societal harm.
It's another #AskError episode. The finances of social situations and FOSS projects, automated vehicles, and ways to cheer up.
AskError special. Sleeping arrangements, hypothetical distro infrastructure, and IT milestones.
Dealing with users who hate change, dumb phones, and different approaches to social media consumption.
It's another #AskError special! Sleep tech, missing apps on Linux, a deep question, and much more.
Whether Linux is inherently secure, the next phase of online interaction, and wasting our free time.
How many users distros actually have, automating our homes, and the importance of common views and interests with our partners.
Two #AskError specials in a row! Advice for our younger selves, leaving communities, our listening habits, and hoarding.
It's another #AskError special. Meditation and mindfulness, friends making obvious mistakes, and AppImage popularity.
Linux desktop standards, how the Web has changed over the years, and the ethics of space exploration.
What it takes to make a proper distro, how we send emails, and the constant quest for knowledge.
Why Linux doesn't just work on all hardware, criticism of your field, and the ethics of acquiring old software.
Where bad feeling and rivalry in the FOSS world actually originates, what we should be teaching our kids, and the violence that underlies everything around us.
What attracted us to Linux in the first place, planning for when tech goes away, and why we aren't surrounded by alien life.
Maybe it's finally time to cut Microsoft some slack, the pace of technological change, and what a couple of common terms actually mean.
How to deal with Internet drama in the Linux world, the rise of live streaming, and disturbing people with messages and calls.
Is the great hope for open hardware actually going to materialize or is RISC-V just hype? Are some conspiracy theories worth more than just passing disdain?
New JB team member Ell (https://twitter.com/ell_o_punk) joins us to discuss e-waste, the motivations for our distro choices, and letting children out of your sight.
Is the decision to listen to this really up to you, or is it predetermined by chemistry and physics? Can mobile Linux ever succeed beyond a small niche?
Whether new users have to suffer the pain of the command line, lying about Santa, and the best tech news of 2018.
It's another #AskError special! Getting normals to do backups, should we stop making distros, ridiculous pipe dreams, and more.
There's something almost intangible about the way Linux presents itself and Popey tries to explain it, the balance between living for the moment and planning for the future, and doing it wrong with social media. Plus moving country, and stupid folding ph
What's the best strategy when it comes to desktop Linux applications? We look at both ends of the spectrum, and wonder how much big tech companies should dictate who has access to their platforms. Plus some solid #AskError questions, having kids, and our
It’s a special all #AskError episode! A hypothetical Linux world, the future of welfare, tech disruption, and terrible email addresses. Plus Distrowatch rankings, and a crucial seasonal question.
It seems to be all about Plasma these days so we want to know if the hype is justified. We have a couple of great #AskError questions, and wonder whether we are heading for a tech dystopia. Plus the heaviest of all subjects rears its head again this week
Chris joins us to talk about his recent brush with death, we wonder how Linux on Windows is affecting bare metal adoption, we wish phones weren’t so big and stupid, and a great #AskError.
User Error is back with a new set of hosts! We answer some #AskError questions and talk about whether the Linux desktop will ever make money. Plus we wonder if dockless bike sharing is a good idea and whether travel really is as great as everyone seems t
Noah and the Beard switch up the format a bit this week, taking a more laid back and wondering approach to the weeks topics. We cover everything from Linux on the Nintendo switch and Net Neutrality to Netflix shows, ultrawide monitors & more.
This week we get nostalgic about Winamp, talk about Noah's windows switch, weigh the pros and cons of intel's Google Glass competitor, cover some of rikai's adventures in Ravencoin, get wowed by some cardboard & get it up over the Falcon Heavy!
In this episode, Noah joins and we talk about Pebble, snaps vs flatpacks, answer some new #AskError questions & take a peek at rikai's crypto adventures. What the heck is Ravencoin anyway?
Dustin joins the guys this week to talk Fasting, Spam, becoming a hobo, cryptocurrency, youtube, linux, flying cars & more! This one is packed to the brim!
Beard & Chris are joined by a very special guest & discuss the things that’s getting smart this year, the things that life throws at you & all the things that we think are great that you think is weird.
The boys are back after the holiday break & a lot happened while they were gone! Oregon let people pump their own gas as Chris looked on with his new dog, the Beard moved to the big city, Noah’s gone a quest to turn Ask Noah up to 11 & more!
This week we welcome back Wimpy and dive into popular community topics, Bitcoin & space! Plus some #AskError, Tattoos, body hacking Wimpy's crazy rig setup & we peel back the covers on his origin story!
In this week’s show we’re introduced to Chris’ new puppy Levi, a Sonos 1 mini-review, experiences trying to get multi-room IoT audio working, 3DS region locking, Wes’ trial of home assistant & Beard’s Seattle move progress & more!
In this episode we meet the Beard's girlfriend, talk about the craziness of some drivers, the secretly amazing sandwich from Starbucks, dolphin boners, An intro to Cannabis, Religion, a batch of #AskError & more!
This week, we cant get rid of Wes so we make the best of it & cover what we did over the holiday/shopping week, get sad over a missed opportunity, talk relationships, moving, food, #AskError & more!
Chris and Wes go to war over Select-A-Size, Uber pays some hackers, we discuss the changes coming to TechSNAP, how to build a podcast setup, some #AskError & more!
Everything from Bitcoin & the Cloud to creepy YouTube videos and weddings. Plus an update on the Beard, recent self driving car news, attempted murder & more!
Today we cover the origins of amazon, talk about some food, share our sleep remedy findings, go to war against the rats, hunt for a place to live, play some rust & more!
This week, John joins us again to talk about an app that claims to diagnose your car, the troubles with body pains, diets and sleeping, the Nintendo 2DS, a failure, a batch of #AskError & more!
On this weeks episode, we talk about the new Amazon Key, follow up on Project Loon, rover upgrades, Beard’s TwitchCon trip, some #AskError & more!
On this weeks episode, Chris and the Beard discuss our simulated reality, IGN buying Humble Bundle. the one piece of Sci-Fi tech we'd have if we could, why beard is a video editor & more!
This week, we talk about Alphabet putting internet balloons over Puerto Rico, Chris' experiences with CBS All Access, a boatload of #AskError, a peek into Beard's personal life & more!
Angela joins the guys to give an in depth report on Jack in the Box’s new Wakey Bakey, an update on her Eero experience & 23AndMe. Plus we talk about the New York trip, Google’s latest announcements & more!
Chris and Noah join from NYC in this compact episode! We cover the iPhone vulnerability, a popular tiny ball, snaps losing some weight & more!
We cover everything from the Beard’s addictive personality and Chris’ appreciation for peeing to Wes’ trouble in listening to ‘normals’ covering specialized topics and Youtube demonetization. Plus the Orville premiere, Star Trek: Discovery & more!
We take a big batch of #AskError questions & nearly lose our lunch, debate the fate of future technologies & get a recap of Chase’s trip to PAX West. Plus the long journeys ahead of Chris and the Beard & the big Ubuntu story nobody is talking about.
Chris may have finally solved his internet problems, Noah falls in love with the Shield TV, a new lifestyle trend is popping up more, another batch of #AskError & more!
We don't wait for life to come to us, we take control of life! This week the guys talk about pushing through negativity & criticism, booting free Wifi, the first time Linux impressed them, a batch of #askerror, give away some shirts & more!
Future fan favorite guest John joins us to pontificate on Google Wifi, Linux extremism on our local streets, traveling the universe & leaving it all behind, especially your kids. Plus we fall a rabbit hole of crazy CraigsList personals & more!
Chris sets up bullet proof wifi and reviews his new Eero wireless system, the Beard’s new GPU is in & we debate when to buy new gear. Plus Linux does what the Mac can’t, a big batch of #askerror & we prepare for the Total Solar Eclipse of the Heart 2017!
We warm up with a personal #askerror, debate the loss of the headphone port, get serious about home automation, cover the WannaCry conspiracy, share some favorite podcasts & ask for some important feedback. Plus a little gaming talk & more!
We discuss why chase'll have trouble using Apple products, the offline advantages of Homekit, impressions of Maui Linux, a linux studio update, Chase's twitch troubles, Soylent, another edition of Ask Error & the official Jupiter Colony Discord 'beta'!
Chris is kicking the Google Photos habit, Amazon wants into Medical, a NetRunner review & the return of Google Glass. Plus the guys wax about a loved tool becoming abandoned, debate switching to Discord, #AskError, life lessons learned too late & more!
Special guest Chase Nunes joins us to discuss heritage, new Linux user myths, selling your privacy, some Twitch insights & a Beard bombshell. Plus we announce the winner of our Dell XPS 13 Sweepstakes!
This week, Chris reveals his fasting progress, Noah is on a USB-C quest, Razer dips their toes in the Linux waters, the last call for the Dell sweepstakes, rikai's Twitch update & more!
We sit down & cover the potential switch to Ubuntu LTS in the studio, Chris' experience at a Russian wedding and whether some of the things that happened were strange, Two Cultures: Art vs Science, a desktop subscription future & more!
System76 announces their own Linux Distro, is it a good thing? PPlus rikai gets fired up about Twitch Affiliate changes, Noah gets podcast therapy for his Windows troubles, we cover some neat things you can do with VM images & escaping an always-on world!
Mike from Coder joins! We grind a few axes & discuss Linux users hating Electron. Plus we discover how a clerical error screwed Mike, net neutrality & more!
Noah shares his great woes from his recent Linux travels & we ponder the differences between Arch and Fedora as a workstation OS. Plus announce our search for Linux in Montana & Chris' official switch away from Arch.
Wes joins the Beard & Chris for a conversation that ranges from Linux containers, moving, beer to local media & a dream to
The Beard mixes us some mysterious drinks and we jump into solving problems, hiding Linux, experimenting with solar, the appeal of Tiny Homes, Plasma's winning Wayland strategy & the deep corners of what motivates the Beard.
Chris is learning to trust his gut, Noah feels like an old man & the Beard's birthday. Then updates on our DuckDuckGo Challenge & Linux in the studio's impact on our work. Plus a big problem with Gnome that can't be unseen & our favorite USB-C chargers.
We battle with Amazon, hunt for rats & discuss the real problem with Linux, humans. Then we end the show with a DuckDuckGo challenge. Plus special guest Martin Wimpress (aka Wimpy) joins us for our first episode back.
Killing projects for new projects, working outside your comfort zone, and switching to Linux in a way that sticks.