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User Error
by Jupiter Broadcasting
A show about life, Linux, the universe, and everything in between.
Episodes
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Episode 88: Well, Actually
The details that make a great distro, things that make us wince, smug people online, great photos, imposter syndrome, and more. 00:00:27 Do you ever get imposter syndrome? 00:08:16 What's your unusual "fingernails on chalkboard" equivalent? 00:12:26 What gives a Linux distro that feeling of…
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Episode 87: AksError
Apps that make us feel old, emotional songs, using actual paper, evolution of language, IRC channels we never look at, and more. 00:00:35 Do any songs trigger you to cry? 00:05:40 How many communication channels is it possible to keep up with? 00:11:25 Do you own a 2d printer? What was the last...
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Episode 86: \o/
Whether open source needs to be a complete experience, a deep need for conflict, preferred social media, and our favorite emoji. 00:00:30 Why do you prefer Twitter over Facebook? 00:07:57 Can Linux on the desktop ever succeed without a full ecosystem? 00:18:32 Hoodies: zip or no zip? 00:22:26 Do...
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Episode 85: Name Your Shoes
Open source at work, learning languages, naming cars, and innovations that haven't appropriately delivered. Plus permission vs apologies, who has the most shoes, and more. 00:01:33 Does your car have a name? 00:06:56 How do I convince my employer to adopt open source software? 00:14:00 Is it…
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Episode 84: Useless Dreams
Whether we'd use Windows if it was FOSS, pointless tech, bathing habits, useless jobs, annoying popey with dream stories, and more. 00:00:45 What desirable tech does everyone else want, but you don't see the point of? 00:06:17 What’s the most useless job that you’d still be willing to do?…
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Episode 83: No, But
Context switching, improving Linux conferences, a positive approach to life, what makes us cringe, and more. #ErrorAsk: What's the dumbest idea for an app that you can come up with? 00:03:24 Have you ever met your own doppelganger? 00:06:55 Can you just jump right in to each type of task, or do…
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Episode 82: OK Then
Whether the Web is yesterday’s news, a possible new approach to law and order, resolving conflicts, and some surprisingly useful life hacks. 00:00:37 Is the Web irrelevant now 00:09:12 Should we apply a git-style approach to improve laws? 00:16:52 Is it wrong to take the blame when it's not your...
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Episode 81: Larry Two-tails
The future of Internet video, the best way to develop open source software, skills vs talents, and our favourite types of animal companions. 00:00:24 What is likely to knock YouTube off its iron throne? 00:09:12 Is it really Open Source software if it’s not developed collaboratively? 00:20:54...
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Episode 80: Imaginary Turkey
Talking to ourselves, delicious family meals, and the complexities of modern work. Plus inexpensive acquisitions, the price we put on security, and popey refusing to answer the simplest of questions. 00:00:26 Is turkey dinner really worth the effort? 00:06:33 What's the best bargain you've ever...
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Episode 79: Is Vegan TV Art?
Disposing of hard drives, what a TV really is, and the veganism of software. Plus the serious business of coffee, why modern music sucks, and making Popey feel bad. 00:00:28 With better technology, why don’t we necessarily see better art? 00:08:43 Is Linux (or FOSS) the vegan option within...
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Episode 78: Ctrl V
Paying attention to all the Linux users we never hear from, being less clever than we thought, and our biggest fears. Plus alternatives to copy paste, and whether Popey loves pink. 00:00:44 Would the Web/Internet be better or worse if the concept of copy and paste had never been invented?…
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Episode 77: Blinking Eye Patches
Tech mistakes, communicating with spouses, and why you shouldn't let popey drive you anywhere. Plus patching humans as if they were code, back to basics web browsing, cold drinks, and conkers. 00:00:31 Is there anything you close your eyes while doing that other people might think is odd?…
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Episode 76: Ghost, Meat, or Block?
Our first computers, the future of food, and ethical sources of funds. Plus the spooky reason that Popey unfollowed Joe. 00:00:24 What was the first computer you ever used? 00:11:13 Do you believe in ghosts? 00:15:28 Would you eat "clean meat"? 00:23:18 Ignore, mute, or block? 00:27:45 Should we...
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Episode 75: Memelord
Being a good FOSS citizen, forcing popey to answer stupid questions, and personal freedom vs societal harm. Plus paying for podcasts, and how many domains we all own. 00:00:34 What do you owe to upstream? 00:11:14 Should all drugs be legal? 00:20:57 Would you ever subscribe to a paywalled…
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Episode 74: Splitting Fun and Profit
It's another #AskError episode. The finances of social situations and FOSS projects, automated vehicles, and ways to cheer up. Plus bad language, and being late. Check out Linux Headlines and Self Hosted 00:01:22 How do you deal with splitting up money with friends after a group trip/bbq/dinner?...
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Episode 73: Stealing the Top Bunk
Another #AskError special. Sleeping arrangements, hypothetical distro infrastructure, and IT milestones. Plus bad habits, frugality, and breaking the law. You can listen to an outtake from this show on Jupiter Extras 00:00:52 Top bunk or bottom bunk? 00:02:59 How would the distro landscape change...
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Episode 72: Sliding Politics
Dealing with users who hate change, dumb phones, and different approaches to social media consumption. Plus infidelity, the state of the world, and consequences of small decisions. 00:00:16 #AskError: Do you read everything or follow all the people? 00:04:53 Changing software and user backlash...
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Episode 71: Duvets Are Not Tech
It's another #AskError special! Sleep tech, missing apps on Linux, a deep question, and much more. 00:00:36 What sleep tech do you use? 00:07:59 What’s the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery? 00:13:30 What one application is completely missing on Linux? 00:17:15 Do you ever use default...
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Episode 70: Old and Insecure
Whether Linux is inherently secure, the next phase of online interaction, and wasting our free time. Plus where to focus your contributions, and a tricky hypothetical question. 00:00:53 Without security through obscurity, would Linux make for a more secure desktop than Windows etc? 00:08:19...
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Episode 69: Partner Password Policy
How many users distros actually have, automating our homes, and the importance of common views and interests with our partners. Plus Popey discovers a new way to annoy Joe, and sharing passwords with loved ones. 00:00:29 Distro User Numbers 00:13:17 #AskError: do you get annoyed by people who use...
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Episode 68: Delete Your Community
Two #AskError specials in a row! Advice for our younger selves, leaving communities, our listening habits, and hoarding. Plus the most serious question that’s ever been asked on the show, and more. 00:00:42 What's the one bit of Linux advice you'd give yourself if you could go back to the start…
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Episode 67: Mind the Apps
It's another #AskError special. Meditation and mindfulness, friends making obvious mistakes, and AppImage popularity. Plus cashless society, and hoarding phone apps. 00:01:14 How do you manage apps on your smartphone? 00:04:51 Why isn’t AppImage part of the larger universal packaging discussion?...
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Episode 66: Cross Desktop
Linux desktop standards, how the Web has changed over the years, and the ethics of space exploration. Plus what to do if you see a crime, and the things we hate the most. 00:00:12 Free Desktop 00:12:43 #AskError: if you witness a petty crime, should you intervene? 00:17:55 Old vs new Web 00:28:41...
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Episode 65: Dungeons and Distros
What it takes to make a proper distro, how we send emails, and the constant quest for knowledge. Plus D&D, and April Fools annoyances. 00:01:00 Email etiquette 00:10:17 #AskError: Thoughts on Dungeons and Dragons? 00:14:00 What does it take to be a proper Linux distro? 00:26:33 #AskError: Do…
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Episode 64: Abandoned Support
Why Linux doesn't just work on all hardware, criticism of your field, and the ethics of acquiring old software. Plus venturing outside, and how we install unusual applications. 00:00:37 Why is hardware support so terrible? 00:12:21 #AskError: How much time do you spend outside? 00:16:08 If you're...
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Episode 63: Linux Without Borders
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. Plus Joe is a lazy swine, and dodgy VPN providers. Follow the show on Twitter 00:00:33 FOSS Rivalry 00:10:27 #AskError: How often do you...
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Episode 62: Emergency Condiments
What attracted us to Linux in the first place, planning for when tech goes away, and why we aren't surrounded by alien life. Plus a difficult culinary choice for Dan, and what we'd use instead of Linux. 00:00:33 How do you balance embracing new tech with planning for its obsolescence? 00:09:01...
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Episode 61: Faith in Microsoft
Maybe it's finally time to cut Microsoft some slack, the pace of technological change, and what a couple of common terms actually mean. Plus Joe fails to convince the others about his favourite movie, and one of the deepest questions that you can ask. 00:00:12 Is it time to give Microsoft the...
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Episode 60: Disturbing Messages
How to deal with Internet drama in the Linux world, the rise of live streaming, and disturbing people with messages and calls. Plus preparing for end times, and the best moment of Joe's life. 00:00:25 #AskError: What's your biggest claim to fame? 00:03:47 Internet drama and Linux 00:15:31...
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Episode 59: Data Conspiracy RISC
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? Plus hoarding all your own tracking data, and some great #AskError questions. 00:00:18 #AskError: What's the best decade for music? 00:04:13...
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Episode 58: Stranger Distro Danger
New JB team member Ell joins us to discuss e-waste, the motivations for our distro choices, and letting children out of your sight. Plus some solid #AskError questions about food and aliases. Also check out Joe's new show Choose Linux. 00:00:26 Intro 00:01:26 Computer sustainability 00:13:17...
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Episode 57: Free To Succeed?
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? Plus hoarding physical media, terrible books, and extreme weather. 00:00:35 #AskError: What's the worst book you've ever read? 00:04:45 Physical...
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Episode 56: A Good Walled Garden
Android vs iOS, turning users into contributors, and good vs bad in the world. 00:00:29 #AskError: What Linux-related opinion makes you completely disregard anything that person says? 00:03:10 iOS vs Android 00:15:35 How do we turn more users into contributors? 00:30:45 Is there more good or bad…
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Episode 55: Great News, We Lied
Whether new users have to suffer the pain of the command line, lying about Santa, and the best tech news of 2018. Plus we learn whether Dan is a hipster, and more. 00:00:40 #AskError: What will self-driving cars be called? 00:02:02 Lying to children about Santa 00:09:19 Do new users still need to...
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Episode 54: Backup to the Moon
It's another #AskError special! Getting normals to do backups, should we stop making distros, ridiculous pipe dreams, and more. 00:01:08 How do we get normal people to use proper passwords and backups? 00:13:19 What's the most popular movie you've never seen? 00:16:54 Is it time to stop making…
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Episode 53: Deconstructed Dialog
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 phones. 00:00:11 Intro 00:01:29 Is social…
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Episode 52: Little Packages of Joy
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 new forum at community.error.show.…
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Episode 51: Universal Basic Disruption
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. 00:00:32 Spoopy month? Y/N_ 00:04:15 Are the Distrowatch rankings worth the pixels they are rendered...
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Episode 50: Understand The Hype
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.
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Episode 49: Not Dead Yet
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. 00:00:22 AskError: What's the best movie you've only seen once? 00:06:17 Is Linux on Windows the real future…
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Episode 48: Living The Dream
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 to think. 00:00:13 #AskError: What are the...
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