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The Freebooters Podcast

Freebooters is where Chris and Drew talks nonsense and usually something happens with Linux.

  1. 29

    'You can't encapsulate this rambling fucking nonsense with a description'

    We chat a about our movie review systems, Star Wars, Mel Brookes, UK politics, and BASH scripting.

  2. 28

    Chris's new system for rating films is crap, but Esoteric Ebb is a really good game

    Chris proposed a 'banded' tier system for rating films, before chatting about Esoteric Ebb and how ours games played out.

  3. 27

    Drew's terrible movie takes (the stream that never started)

    As we set up for a game that never happened, Chris, Drew, and later Nado, talk a little about tech, but then descend into Chris taking a look at Drew's ...interesting... movie and TV opinions. Drew's terrible movie takes https://friendo.monster/rat.html John Hinckley's music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Lr5zMgE08

  4. 26

    Freebooters, food and drink edition, with Wing

    Chris and Drew are joined by friend of the show Wing for a chat about food, drink, and computers.

  5. 25

    Thoughts on leaving YouTube, and moving away from big tech

    Chris and Drew chat about the possibility of leaving this channel behind.

  6. 24

    Does everything we do need to be recorded?

    We recorded this whilst we wait for Drew to download Divinity: Original Sin. Artists Who Paint With Their Feet Have Unique Brain Patterns https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/artists-who-paint-with-their-feet-have-unique-brain-patterns-180974064/ Autumn Rhythm, Jackson Pollock, 1950 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/488978

  7. 23

    Bus driving, bash scripting, and monster talk

    Chris and Drew catch up on all the things that have happened since the last Freebooters.

  8. 22

    Getting busy with bash, FOSS sound formats, and why YouTube has outgrown us

    Chris shares the bash projects he's been working on, we talk about MP3 vs other FOSS audio formats, and we talk about why YouTube isn't the best place for smaller creators any more.

  9. 21

    Our new self-hosting podcast site, our latest adventures with bash scripting, and Chris gets caught using AI

    In this episode, Chris and Drew share their latest exploits with bash scripting, talk about KeePassXC allowing AI assisted contributions, and the chaps show off the new self-hosted website.

  10. 20
  11. 19

    Evil deeds vs evil people

    Chris and Drew get side-tracked by chat, with a discussion of veganism and morality.

  12. 18
  13. 17

    i3 is great, the Online Safety Act is a disaster

    Chris shares his journey playing around with the i3 window manager, and the Freebooters share their disdain for the authoritarian Online Safety Act.

  14. 16

    i3 vs BSPWM

    Chris and Drew talk a little nonsense before going live on Twitch.

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  17. 13

    Our last video to YouTube

    Why this is likely to be the last Freebooters I post to YouTube.

  18. 12

    Web browsers ranked from best to worst

    In today's episode of Freebooters, Chris and Drew take a shot at ranking desktop web browsers, realising a horrible truth along the way.

  19. 11

    Bluesky sucks & Linux DE tier list

    In today's episode of Freebooters, me, Drew, and Hamish try and work out which Linux desktop environments are the best, and which need a little love.

  20. 10

    Best and worst Linux distros in a tier list - Freebooters

    The Freebooters try and work out which Linux distros are the best.

  21. 9

    We're so done with Mozilla Firefox

    We chat about Mozilla Firefox's decline into the ad-market and world of AI, why we should ditch timezones, and the weirdest film I (Chris) have seen in a long time, Megalopalis.

  22. 8

    Mozilla and Firefox pivot to AI

    Mozilla are shutting down their Mastodon instance, Mozilla.social on 17th December 2024. We discuss what that means for both the Fediverse and Mozilla's track record. In defence of state flags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-IgG7iou94

  23. 7

    New Fediverse logo? and pointless YouTube tat

    ⁂ is a typographical character, not an icon that needs to be inserted as an image. Unique-looking, but standardised. This means it’s very easy to copy-paste around! Its design style also automatically adapts to the font used where you insert it. Information from https://symbol.fediverse.info Pixelrama can be found on steam and for free at https://orama-interactive.itch.io/pixelorama Space Virgins: First Contact podcast can be found at https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/iPQPH7JbAZb5vY7QQHRHHa

  24. 6

    Arch vs Debian and why I don't talk about Linux any more

    In today's Freebooters Chris and Drew chat about experiences with Debian Linux and Arch Linux, as well as the death of the web, the rise of the Fedi, self hosting, and Firefox's declining browser share.

  25. 5
  26. 4

    The importance of art, 2nd amendment, using Apple devices, and the Fermi paradox

    This is a new show where me and Drew just talk about what's interesting in the world of tech, open source, and the small web.

  27. 3

    Celebrities coming to Mastodon

    This is a new show where me and Drew just talk about what's interesting in the world of tech, open source, and the small web.

  28. 2

    Elon Musk's Twitter purchase

    This is a new show where me and Drew just talk about what's interesting in the world of tech, open source, and the small web. This week we're talking about what Elon Musk buying Twitter means for the Fediverse.

  29. 1

    Email is dead and smart phones are essential

    This is a new show where me and Drew just talk about what's interesting in the world of tech, open source, and the small web.

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Freebooters is where Chris and Drew talks nonsense and usually something happens with Linux.

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