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Trying out YouTube shorts, Loops videos, Instagram reels, and TikTok

It's definitely given me an interesting perspective on the current state of short-form content.

Tea, transport, and a life update

I chat with you folks about the latest happenings with my channels and content.

Owncast: self-hosted livestreaming made easy

Owncast is a free and open source live video and web chat server for use with existing popular broadcasting software.

Caddy: a great alternative for Nginx

Caddy is an extensible, cross-platform, open-source web server written in Go. Caddy is an extensible platform for deploying long-running services using a single, unified configuration that can be updated online with a REST API.

Discord has enshitified, what do we do now?

I share my thoughts on what's happening with Discord and other chat platforms that might be considered.

Thoughts on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Fallout series 2

I share some thoughts on what's happening in the lore of two of my favourite video game universes.

A walk and talk about the Plok podcast generator

I share my thoughts on the Plok podcast generator that we've been working on. To view the code or download it visit https://codeberg.org/ChrisWere/plok

Whatsapp with opus?

A short note from the road, where I share a little about how I make these clips.

Comments from my last post

I share my thoughts on a number of comments left on my last voice note, where I chat about leaving YouTube.

Should I ditch YouTube for real?

One of the things I often find myself thinking about is how YouTube has impacted how I make stuff for the world. I chat a bit about that some more.

Fireside Fedi ep13

Welcome Fedi Friends to LUCKY episode 13 of Fireside Fedi! I'm your host ozoned. Fireside Fedi is a show about folks within the Fediverse. If you're seeing this, you are a part of the Fediverse.

With me today is Chris Were "man of the Fediverse"! Chris and I have known each other for idk 10 years, but I'm still very excited to have him on, because I don't know a lot about him! Chris was "born at a very young age and now loves linux and foss". He's a former successful Youtuber, that give it up because of Google's stances and he's an EXCLUSIVE Peertuber now. On his Peertube he has the show Freebooters, a show about tech with him and a friend Drew, as well as his old YouTube videos. He's also one of three that has a show about The Expanse called "Space Virgins: First Contact".

Linux Spotlight ep48

Welcome to this episode of Linux Spotlight where I sit down and have a wonderful conversation with Chris about his thoughts on Tea, Open Source software, his beginning in Tech and Linux and of course his multiple YouTube channels. Enjoy!

Its NOT .XPenguin (Chris Were made me do this)

.Xpenguin: Morrowind special

Chris, Hex, and Drew chat about Morrowoind multiplayer.

.Xpenguin: Hex and Chris%27S Linux Banter

.Xpenguin: HexWolves

My appearance on .Xpenguin: HexWolves

.XPenguin: Xwere and some rambling

Destination Linux ep117

Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com
Noah of Ask Noah Show = http://asknoahshow.com
Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com
Zeb, aka Zebedeeboss = https://youtube.com/zebedeeboss

Topics covered in this episode:
Full Show Notes = https://destinationlinux.org/episode-117
MX Linux 18.2 Released
AV Linux New Release
GIMP 2.10.10 Released
OBS 23.1 Released
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ PRO and AMD Athlon™ PRO Mobile Processors
ARM Based Laptops Heat Up With Red Hat
Ubuntu Working On ZFS Install Support
Aspyr Media Confirms DLC For Borderlands Coming to Linux
SuperTuxKart More Updates

Software Spotlight:
Key-Mon

Tips & Tricks:
wget and curl

.XPenguin: The one with Chris Were

Destination Linux ep23

News
KDE Plasma 5.10 Officially Released, Folder View Is Now the New Default Desktop
http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2017/05/31/kde-plasma-5-10-officially-released-folder-view-is-now-the-new-default-desktop/
Simple By Default Powerful When Needed
https://dot.kde.org/2017/05/30/plasma-510-simple-default-powerful-when-needed
OMGUbuntu
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/kde-plasma-5-10-features
KIO GDrive 1.2 released
https://eang.it/kio-gdrive-1-2-released/

Peppermint 8
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=peppermint
Peppermint 8 Linux OS Released, It's Based on Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS with Linux 4.8
http://news.softpedia.com/news/peppermint-8-linux-os-released-it-s-based-on-ubuntu-16-04-2-lts-with-linux-4-8-516081.shtml

WPS Office’s Linux development has been halted
http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2017/05/30/wps-offices-linux-development-has-been-halted/
Kingsoft Say WPS Office for Linux Will Continue To Be Updated After all
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/wps-office-for-linux-to-continue

The Road to Xfce 4.14 Desktop Environment Continues, Aiming at Full GTK3 Porting
http://news.softpedia.com/news/the-road-to-xfce-4-14-desktop-environment-continues-aiming-at-full-gtk3-porting-516135.shtml

Gaming
Feral announce that Dawn of War III will use both OpenGL and Vulkan
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/feral-announce-that-dawn-of-war-iii-will-use-both-opengl-and-vulkan.9739
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Delayed
https://www.greenmangaming.com/newsroom/2017/06/01/middle-earth-shadow-war-delayed/

Discussion
Google to give 6 months' warning for 2018 Chrome adblockalypse – report
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/02/google_6_months_to_publishers/?mt=1496405426655
Brave Browser
https://brave.com

11 reasons to use the GNOME 3 desktop environment for Linux
https://opensource.com/article/17/5/reasons-gnome

Emily and Chris talk Linux and FOSS

Today, I'm joined by Emily, a music YouTuber who produces her music using only free and open source software.

Emily's Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/FoxxeMusic

Emily's Website
http://www.emilyfoxmusic.co.uk