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In regards to entropy and offline generation, I think people are missing the point. You want more entropy data points and to get such things, most operating systems get that from network, disk, memory, all kinds of different things that are changing. If you have a tails system that's completely air-gapped, you're not going to have all the network data points that you can pull from to add to the entropy pool. To get the most randomness, you want a very high entropy pool and the Linux entropy pool is taking all sorts of different inputs, so the more inputs you can add, the higher your entropy, the better your random number generator is. So when I generated more dice rolls, I was using my main online system with browser open as much entropy as you can possibly get based off of network activity, and all that. Yes, sure, if somebody pwned that computer already, they could see the numbers that were generated, but that still is much higher entropy than if you have an offline system that you just booted up and you're already generating numbers off of.
https://fountain.fm/episode/mINbvSG83CfjIsCCRoAE
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2026-08-21 22:03:34 GMT

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Community Mining pool update. The upstream project P2PoolV2 is still working on mining share payouts. The software is not yet a minimum product. At the same time, I have been working in a NixOS flake to run the project as a service module.
https://fountain.fm/episode/mINbvSG83CfjIsCCRoAE
#nevent1q…85tc

2026-08-21 19:48:58 GMT

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I don't like to acknowledge my birthday in general. I'd rather it not exist sometimes, but I will celebrate everyone else's birthday with great enthusiasm
https://fountain.fm/episode/SkCdpG5n4yQFRRjcy2bt
#nevent1q…8gjv

2026-08-18 18:18:34 GMT

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HAPPY LAUNCH SUNDAY ON A TUESDAY
https://fountain.fm/episode/Qq52DxFXUc9b4GsK8lBu
#nevent1q…tzly

2026-08-13 13:33:07 GMT

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Couldn't make it yesterday since the storms in my area knocked out the regions electricity. Thankfully I have a portable generator to keep water and fridge running. Maybe it's time to invest in a battery system with an inverter and a bigger generator to keep more of the home running
https://fountain.fm/episode/Qq52DxFXUc9b4GsK8lBu
#nevent1q…4h4t

2026-08-13 12:52:40 GMT

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I'm also rethinking my cold storage situation. I wrote a little rust program to roll a virtual dice using the rand crate, then used that running on my desktop which at that time had been online and doing a bunch of things in the background for a while to get some random dice rolls. Going to check out Bitkey and also maybe an ESP32 based seedsigner
https://fountain.fm/episode/WVZstxZT2IeBlWExpgJl
#nevent1q…dchv

2026-08-13 11:31:31 GMT

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Regarding fed reserve... All our govt does is jibber jabber unless it affects their own wealth or life or agenda. They don't care about the middle class and as long as there isn't a revolution, which they're confident there won't be, they can continue just jibber jabbering
https://fountain.fm/episode/WVZstxZT2IeBlWExpgJl
#nevent1q…5ulz

2026-08-04 17:22:04 GMT

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Reverse Linux process is restoring a backup. Go in depth about backups
https://fountain.fm/episode/XsqTb4hbMX5Ly1qICPI9
#nevent1q…e2qz

2026-08-04 17:17:33 GMT

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The backwards show idea sounds so fun. All you gotta do is read everything backwards then have Drew reverse the track :P
https://fountain.fm/episode/XsqTb4hbMX5Ly1qICPI9
#nevent1q…ucy3

2026-08-04 16:52:41 GMT

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Thank you for covering all the kernel stuff. I know it's a lot of work, but I love hearing it. That AMD regression in 7.2 would affect me since that's what my desktop runs, so I'll keep an ear open for the fix
https://fountain.fm/episode/XsqTb4hbMX5Ly1qICPI9
#nevent1q…j678

2026-08-04 16:17:03 GMT

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I choose to run the Zen kernel on my stuff. Performance babyyyyyy
https://fountain.fm/episode/XsqTb4hbMX5Ly1qICPI9
#nevent1q…kjmk

2026-08-03 12:24:12 GMT

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IVE GONE TO PLAID
Little bit behind, but I just converted my desktop pc to NixOS. I used nix to build a custom installer ISO so that I could verify everything was hunkydory before doing the needful and having disko wipe the popos install
https://fountain.fm/episode/jCEHfZtY7uEoV1HjYot6
#nevent1q…g978

2026-07-17 19:16:12 GMT

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I think the four year cycle still exists because our political system in the United States is also a four year cycle to an extent. We get at least lately a different president every four years and it just goes back and forth between the two major parties and the four-year cycle is indicative of market during those policy changes that the different parties make and their ethos of how to run the country
https://fountain.fm/episode/YzThzCMZQdXooqRRUuZe
#nevent1q…vtpz

2026-07-17 19:09:53 GMT

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Would the bip110 situation be somewhat solved by having additional node implementations?
https://fountain.fm/episode/YzThzCMZQdXooqRRUuZe
#nevent1q…mfda

2026-07-07 17:10:00 GMT

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+1 to NixOS node. I don't feel like I ever have to worry about doing updates on my server anymore
https://fountain.fm/episode/dasvdIgyjX7a2m4jZvA8
#nevent1q…2d4c

2026-07-07 16:53:25 GMT

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I'll take some Saylor sats... Yes Strategy selling is good, along with all the other whales because that means more and cheaper sats for me!!!
https://fountain.fm/episode/dasvdIgyjX7a2m4jZvA8
#nevent1q…gsgr

2026-06-12 19:52:04 GMT

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Chris, I think you probably would end up spending more BTC if there weren't taxes on it either since all these boosts are essentially a locked up cash flow for you. You'd be able to dip into the boost income and pay the monthly bills with less cost
https://fountain.fm/episode/PqxZpjyPpvk6a5R8qRxl
#nevent1q…wjzy

2026-06-12 19:49:10 GMT

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Edit last boost
I WOULD NOT have to do all these calculations
https://fountain.fm/episode/PqxZpjyPpvk6a5R8qRxl
#nevent1q…rhkn

2026-06-12 19:48:17 GMT

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I would spend more sats if there wasn't a capital gains tax on every single transaction. My self hosted lightning would then just become my checking account and I would have to do all these calculations on how much fiat I need to save to pay the bills and put the rest into BTC cold storage. Could take my whole pay in BTC
https://fountain.fm/episode/PqxZpjyPpvk6a5R8qRxl
#nevent1q…mqes

2026-06-03 13:47:31 GMT

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I used to run both knots and core. Only run core now. Not a fan of property seizure in general
https://fountain.fm/episode/N650UmEc6Llco3tlQX8A
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2026-04-30 15:49:46 GMT

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Clip 4. Cut, not helpful to the topic or discussion
https://fountain.fm/episode/U7sASul3s13nPcfhSO5s
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2026-03-24 12:57:04 GMT

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Another question: as a member who also boosts, do you prefer having income from memberful or as boosts? Say for example I wanted to increase my financial contribution to JB. Is the membership or boosts more effective/easier for you guys to take in?
https://fountain.fm/episode/ct7c7pSWqFt0fZ0cokwG
#nevent1q…5842

2026-03-24 12:54:01 GMT

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Show production question for ya: What part of Jb's operations takes the most of your time? What takes the most energy? What is the highest cost?
As a member, I want to help offset that some, especially if it is something that I could either help support with time or by helping automate or maintaining some of the infrastructure, etc
https://fountain.fm/episode/ct7c7pSWqFt0fZ0cokwG
#nevent1q…cy4h

2026-03-23 11:33:16 GMT

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This was a great episode. I know you were going to try changing the format. I'm excited to see what way that goes. Just wanted to give you some signal on the current format as I get lots of value in each episode. When you choose what to cut, please don't cut the state of the network section. I like hearing that each week
https://fountain.fm/episode/oNdTVbg0WoYvNkUh8Uyi
#nevent1q…w24x

2026-03-20 11:39:49 GMT

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Fidgets are a big part of my life, mostly because when you have a 3d printer, you can make your own. I've made probably around 20 infinity cubes for people and then 2 for myself, 1 for work and 1 for home. Look up fidget on printables.com or thingiverse
https://fountain.fm/episode/ct7c7pSWqFt0fZ0cokwG
#nevent1q…cm7z

2026-03-04 23:07:40 GMT

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Huge update on JB mining pool coming soon. Chris, please contact me to discuss some details
https://fountain.fm/episode/Oz8GZDAxHzqozajATIMf
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2026-02-26 12:16:57 GMT

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Thanks for the boost question in the show notes, great addition to the notes
https://fountain.fm/episode/Oz8GZDAxHzqozajATIMf
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2026-02-26 12:14:14 GMT

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I am an IT sysadmin that also enjoys coding. LLMs have changed by job a little bit in that I don't have to spend as much time sorting through search results to find solutions to my problems. I'm able to find things sooner and have answers that are more catered to the problem that I am having. For coding, I enjoy doing it and I don't have a pressure to release anything faster than normal so agentic coding hasn't really been a huge part of it yet. If there was a pressure to ship mostly functional programs sooner, I might be using it more but at the moment it is just a fabulous search tool
https://fountain.fm/episode/Oz8GZDAxHzqozajATIMf
#nevent1q…acd0

2026-02-19 11:54:52 GMT

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My 2 sats on the video podcasts: I listen to audio only because I don't want to have the extra distraction of watching. I intake information quite well from an audio medium and even though you offer the video I never use it. Keep doing audio, y'all are fabulous at doing so
https://fountain.fm/episode/oncJyO2UVCQiHqB1P1wo
#nevent1q…w248

2026-02-10 23:38:19 GMT

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Curiosity question: what is the software stack of your Callisto node?
https://fountain.fm/episode/aUueRBq6vLKdbk5Bw66d
#nevent1q…ssju

2026-01-22 12:40:15 GMT

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Boring tech corner was not boring. Quite enjoyed that
https://fountain.fm/episode/EsvwYK3YcJy4MO4Db8sC
#nevent1q…27c9

2026-01-16 21:41:56 GMT

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I officially volunteer to help with bluevault. Sounds like something I've been wanting to do for a while and rust is my preferred language. Send me a message on matrix or signal if you want to discuss!
https://fountain.fm/episode/XyI5UCfG4YKNTaD9YKv5
#nevent1q…fxeu

2026-01-09 13:53:35 GMT

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I'm jumping on the annual themes idea with you. At work, "optimize what we have to make the most of it". Outside of work, I think it will be "building for the future" meaning financially, relationships, knowledge and skills for self repair and maintenance, and other things of the like.
https://fountain.fm/episode/47r1BT1fYmtt5u7jqtOZ
#nevent1q…8tyl

2026-01-06 12:22:28 GMT

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I have a lot of similar ability for monitoring with the Unifi dream machine, but I might still set this up... Good find Mr Fisher!
https://fountain.fm/episode/79JSwA5tlSUzmQakWC4G
#nevent1q…22sy

2025-12-31 16:55:10 GMT

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Okay after some research the RTG idea might actually work, if you ignore cost to produce. The ones on the Mars rovers are less than 30sqin in size, weigh 100lbs and are capable of outputting 100W for 14 years. Your EV will cost 84mil US greenbacks though so there's that. But you'd have an unlimited range!
https://fountain.fm/episode/O4Sq5Wc9EkdxMl9mf90w
#nevent1q…952f

2025-12-30 19:51:28 GMT

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Hi Angers! Hey there Chris! Happy Tuesday!
https://fountain.fm/live/2aXnlBTJr9zAZa1CZASb
#nevent1q…yhfm

2025-12-11 15:03:47 GMT

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I'd stream sats but fountain and the bootleg feed are at odds with one another. Yes I know it's because fountain uses the podcast index api for boost information. When Podverse rewrite comes out I'll be on that for sure and hopefully that can read the RSS feed like the current version does
https://fountain.fm/show/5UsMo2IL7LwDbAVWlJ4a
#nevent1q…wg7a

2025-12-11 14:56:30 GMT

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Vitamin D page I mentioned in a voicemail: https://www.grc.com/health/vitamin-d.htm
https://fountain.fm/show/5UsMo2IL7LwDbAVWlJ4a
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2025-12-04 21:23:44 GMT

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Extra bonus sats for the baby Chris clip. Loved it
https://fountain.fm/episode/qBmPOFvmB6HalsJo4AaB
#nevent1q…6kd9

2025-12-04 13:10:45 GMT

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Chris, I will buy you a bitaxe. Tell me which one and where to ship it. I'm almost done setting up a pool server so we can have a JB Pool
https://fountain.fm/episode/qJvzUyUrWgaKyGocl9CO
#nevent1q…l6rh

2025-12-04 12:30:45 GMT

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Catching up, regarding the poverty line, I spend over 23k on housing and I'm in the Midwest in a rural area. What gets me is that all these "experts" never update their formulas even though everything is constantly changing around them. Why do you think that is?
https://fountain.fm/episode/qJvzUyUrWgaKyGocl9CO
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2025-11-24 12:06:03 GMT

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There might also be a lack of staffing angle on all this flock stuff. Police officers are in high demand, at least here in the midwest. Many people don't want to be police officers anymore because the media blasts them for anything they do. Now this might be just in my area but the small rural towns have been becoming increasingly bigger targets for crime by the big city gangs because they can get away with it and then disappear being way outside the jurisdiction of the rural towns
https://fountain.fm/episode/ar8bQDm3c1I7P8A6jsTS
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2025-10-29 12:18:14 GMT

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No video for me. I prefer audio because it allows me to think critically about what is being said. Video requires more sensory input which takes note brain power. Plus I listen in during the commute the most anyway so video is not feasible anyway
https://fountain.fm/episode/NJ9Vr8mMPTAt9Q7GUgCb
#nevent1q…d8ls

2025-10-28 17:11:38 GMT

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Paying for my voicemail! You pay by the call don't you?
https://fountain.fm/show/5UsMo2IL7LwDbAVWlJ4a
#nevent1q…xu43

2025-10-25 12:28:16 GMT

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Name for us listeners: Jupiteers. We are pioneers in the FOSS space
https://fountain.fm/episode/yxXpGks2KrDcVVXb2B4c
#nevent1q…3gm0

2025-10-24 21:06:32 GMT

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Update on knots VS core nodes
Knots takes up 50G more space. Not sure why...
https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn
#nevent1q…6cjv

2025-10-16 14:37:33 GMT

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By nano updates, they definitely mean updates to GNU nano ;)

2025-09-25 20:41:27 GMT

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Regarding multikernels
Maybe you have a specifically optimized for gaming kernel run on a few cores so that all the gaming tasks have better performance. Wait, if there's a different kernel running on each core does that mean that things like kernel anticheat won't be able to see other tasks running elsewhere? So do you negate the privacy implications of kernel level anti cheats that way? Hmmmm
https://fountain.fm/episode/9gbeU3iOXO0ydFdKsq6R
#nevent1q…szay

2025-09-25 18:04:27 GMT

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What website do you use to see nodes statistics?
https://fountain.fm/episode/H5lo1HQmAk34SY3FDwe7
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2025-09-20 18:12:24 GMT

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re: fusion power
I'm not an expert, just someone who has been interested in nuclear physics and done some research, so if there's anyone out there in the audience who knows more, please correct me
We're actually getting there. ITER is planned to be operational as the first power grid scale fusion power plant in France by 2037, japan has had a working fusion generating station since 2023 called JT-60. So for Helion to be making a much smaller scale fusion generator compared those those projects, I believe it. Smaller and more efficient stations might be the way to go for the future. Would make the power grid more resilient since if there are many smaller systems adding power to the grid, the chance of a chain blackout is less. Also fusion has minimal waste compared to fission. The fuel is deuterium which is Hydrogen with 1 proton and 1 neutron smashed into Tritium which is Hydrogen with 1 proton and 2 neutrons. The most waste producing part is creating the tritium since that involves lithium mining
https://fountain.fm/episode/9dFdG8aVwBVawmozJhmQ
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2025-09-19 19:53:41 GMT

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Checking in from the backlog! Slowly getting caught back up
https://fountain.fm/episode/vNS3UnEX1NMhmngvCl9m
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2025-08-15 11:05:53 GMT

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Great episode, I'm a little behind. Keep them coming!!
https://fountain.fm/episode/NYnqsqd7mDA2Irs4UdTp
#nevent1q…ah98

2025-08-14 21:10:55 GMT

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Keep these bonus episodes coming. This media production irked me like it did you
https://fountain.fm/episode/W1GUocLwHJy4ZwFOgHD1
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2025-08-13 12:58:18 GMT

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Someone more knowledgable please correct me, but I'm pretty sure you only need to pump the average household septic system every 3 years. Unless there isn't a drain field, then things would be different
https://fountain.fm/episode/GqpdOZGn4xuiSnIIJ6RZ
#nevent1q…y9wu

2025-03-21 16:07:47 GMT

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The split to drew failed in my last boost
https://fountain.fm/episode/5uGsMQu0dUB6QvyrS9O2
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2025-03-21 12:45:37 GMT

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Congratulations Alex for figuring out why in the business datacenter we have a few separate SANs, compute hosts and NAS boxes instead of one. All because the department of redundancy department exists. In my homelab, I have found that added complexity can make more headaches down the road when one box gets updated and that breaks a thing or you have to shut everything down because your NAS with all the data needs an update or whatever the case may be
https://fountain.fm/episode/5uGsMQu0dUB6QvyrS9O2
#nevent1q…0qav

2025-03-19 22:12:59 GMT

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How come we didn't get Dylan's favorite game?
https://fountain.fm/episode/HqgzgVwc91PKnAZFQ9Tp
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2025-03-18 03:36:45 GMT

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I love microcenter. Closest one to me is 2 hours though
https://fountain.fm/episode/KA8VA3vh5TYz4IVG0y3L
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2025-03-18 03:36:07 GMT

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https://fountain.fm/episode/KA8VA3vh5TYz4IVG0y3L
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2025-03-18 00:04:33 GMT

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I tried learning nix in the past but got distracted. Going to try again and use it with my code projects
https://fountain.fm/episode/Rth1E9DxcBeuR1wIN0Jq
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2025-03-12 15:45:01 GMT

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Awesome deep dive. Keep those coming I really like them
https://fountain.fm/episode/YcTBF8Cv9tCZ8xqPHgQ3
#nevent1q…r0a9

2025-03-06 02:22:59 GMT

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Regarding that CTO that got hired in the first story. Sounds like someone had a bunch of Microsoft stock and wanted to pump the value up
https://fountain.fm/episode/1Yema6juVolVjajeJuBA
#nevent1q…ytlw

2025-03-06 00:51:36 GMT

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The intro song for bootleg sums up my work life pretty good
https://fountain.fm/episode/1Yema6juVolVjajeJuBA
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2025-03-06 00:48:06 GMT

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Great episode!
https://fountain.fm/episode/5HeLsTBEfXJhB7MBy1py
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2025-03-05 22:19:57 GMT

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I absolutely agree with you Brent. Why do I compromise experience and use Firefox? Because it is not chromium and I strongly dislike the mono browser culture we have. At first I was disgruntled with the changes Mozilla was making but I value rallying behind a different browser engine than chromium and if my anonymized data is what it takes to help offset the cost of making one, then I guess I will just have to live with it. Which is why I am watching Ladybird very closely and have seen decided to support them financially. Have fun at SCALE!
https://fountain.fm/episode/ONCALS8tfUI6qkkqi1iG
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2025-03-05 15:53:19 GMT

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If I were Linus, I would change the version of the kernel to 7.0 and all subsequent kernels would be 7.X forever. Why? Because why not, I'm Linus.
In all seriousness, I do not know enough to make a good decision regarding the direction the kernel should take or what adjustments to make. That is why I'm not Linus...
https://fountain.fm/episode/XMjvw8QeXgAcbIUD4CP5
#nevent1q…nrah

2025-03-05 03:34:23 GMT

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Good to know. Thank you kind sir!

2025-03-05 01:53:38 GMT

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If family computer counts, the first computer I remember using and learning was a dell dimension 5000. Keep in mind I'm only only 10ish years older than your oldest... Sorry to make you feel old lol
The first computer that was actually mine was a custom built machine centered around an A10-7890K because I was too poor for a dedicated video card at the time. This was during high school so what money I did get from the job I had was saved up and I later bought a 1050ti.
https://fountain.fm/episode/mHseKi2NZfam7Bcauoad
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2025-03-05 01:30:57 GMT

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For the dumb time machine thought experiment I would back to the era of early steam locomotives so 1880s to early 1920s. I would love to be on a train crew and armed with my current knowledge of how to run one already, I probably wouldn't need to learn too much in terms of being an engineer or even a fireman. Plus it was the old west which is one of my favorite historical eras. Yeehaw pardners
https://fountain.fm/episode/mHseKi2NZfam7Bcauoad
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2025-03-03 23:24:09 GMT

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A few weeks ago I mentioned I might get a prusa core one. Well I have. It should ship this month hopefully. Now I've began going down the rabbit hole of filaments. Alex what do you primarily print with? Any good brands, places to get it, things to look out for? Any tips or "I wish I knew this before" advice? I'm a total newb so any and all help is appreciated
https://fountain.fm/show/LxGQPEpBqTDLxF4d6qC5
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2025-02-27 23:01:40 GMT

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I'm a few weeks behind on podcasts, but great episode once again Chris! As for do i trust my mobile as my cold stash? Absolutely not. Too connected, too visible as a target for theft or even getting lost or damaged. But I'm also an old man in that I prefer using a computer over my mobile for as much as possible
https://fountain.fm/episode/CTuxMSMKfBmAl6l0xV4l
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2025-02-13 13:07:33 GMT

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https://fountain.fm/episode/lMMTumVN2JDxeU7P8luM
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2025-02-13 12:38:37 GMT

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When I heard about the fold card from you, I immediately went to set it up. Been paying bills and my mortgage with it. So far, so good!
https://fountain.fm/episode/lMMTumVN2JDxeU7P8luM
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2025-01-13 23:58:58 GMT

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Happy anniversary!!!

2024-12-26 02:35:30 GMT

Merry Christmas everyone!

2024-12-04 00:48:16 GMT

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It's all about control. It is a lever that can be used to manipulate people

2024-10-02 01:56:28 GMT

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Beautiful. I wish I could be there!

2024-09-29 00:07:37 GMT

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What a jam!
https://fountain.fm/episode/QweCBkrDcs85b2bOhZJG
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2024-09-28 14:39:40 GMT

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Great episode fellas. Still waiting on my fiber connection... Thanks for reminding me Alex :P
https://fountain.fm/episode/yuRQbTht4MyP7K687cE7
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2024-06-28 16:46:43 GMT

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In what ways are you thinking specifically?

2024-05-05 13:18:50 GMT

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Just beautiful!

2024-03-27 02:51:51 GMT

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I had Alby generate me a keypair and then I copied it over to Amethyst on Android. Was quite simple from my standpoint, but I have quite a bit of experience with handing keypairs from the day job so take that with a grain of salt.