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CopperheadOS — Secure(-ish), Non-Google Android
March 06, 2018

CopperheadOS is a version of Android that is stripped of ties to all Google services, with features focused on security and privacy.  One of my buddies from over at OpenNMS sent me a Nexus 6p — one of the few fully supported phones for Copperhead — to ...

Divisive Politics are destroying Open Source
March 05, 2018

Divisive Politics are destroying Open Source.  Many Open and Free Software projects have been ripped apart, just in the last year, by politics that seem to serve no purpose other than to divide us as people.  I take a look at three recent,

Linux Thursday – Mar 1st, 2018
March 01, 2018

It’s Thursday!  And that can mean only one thing… Linux Day on the Lunduke Show!  Where you decide what we talk about… as long as it’s at least a little Linux-y!  What were the topics?  Who knows!  But I bet it was chock-full of Linux!

“The Oregon Trail” Handheld – Unboxing, Hands-on, Tear-apart
March 01, 2018

“The Oregon Trail”.  In your hand.  With a color screen.  Powered by AA batteries.  For $25.  I picked up one of these devices (the night before their official release) and took it home.  Then recorded me unboxing it.  Playing it.

Interview with creator of the Freewrite (Linux, Mechanical writing tool)
February 28, 2018

In yesterday’s episode I reviewed the Freewrite (a Linux-powered, mechanical keyboard, e-ink writing machine).  It left me feeling highly conflicted.  So now we’re talking to the creator of the Freewrite to talk about all of my thoughts and get a littl...

Freewrite – the Linux-powered, E-ink, Mechanical keyboard writing machine
February 27, 2018

This is the Freewrite.  It has a mechanical keyboard, an e-ink screen, WiFi for document syncing, USB-C for file transfer, incredibly long battery life, and it’s powered by Linux.  I show you the basics of how to use it and my overall thoughts on this ...

TRS-80 Model 102 – Hands on with one of the 1st “laptops”
February 26, 2018

Hands on with a Radio Shack / Tandy TRS-80 Model 102.  One of the first laptop computers.  Ever.  32k of RAM.  Runs for 20+ hours on AA batteries.  Mechanical keyboard that is a joy to type on.  Built-in 300 baud modem.

LinuxFest Northwest 2018 Preview
February 24, 2018

A preview of LinuxFest Northwest 2018 — taking place April 28th and 29th in Bellingham, Washington.  I am joined by one of the conference organizers, James Mason, to talk about some of the great speakers lined up — along with the game room,

Linux Thursday – Feb 22nd, 2018
February 22, 2018

It’s Thursday!  And that can mean only one thing… Linux Day on the Lunduke Show!  Where you decide what we talk about… as long as it’s at least a little Linux-y!  What were the topics?  Who knows!  But I bet it was chock-full of Linux!

Nothing is Secure and We are All Doomed
February 21, 2018

There are so many insecure ways we transmit our data that — in effect — nothing is secure.  And fooling ourselves into thinking otherwise is dangerous.  Let me walk you through a quick list of all the highly insecure methods of data transmission that a...