Linux Out Loud - Episodes Tagged with “Privacy”

220: Data Has Weight, Laws Have Teeth, Linux Has Jokes | Linux Out Loud 122

Linux Out Loud — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Linux Out Loud, Wendy, Nate, and Bill start in the server room and end up staring down new “for the children” age‑verification laws aimed squarely at your operating system. They talk through wrangling tablets and printers with CUPS, why Framework laptops keep surviving industrial abuse, and how Deskflow brings Synergy/Barrier‑style magic to Wayland setups. From there, they dig into the new FIRST LEGO League robotics kits and what might be lost when classroom‑friendly AI kits replace hands‑on engineering. Finally, they unpack California and Colorado’s OS‑level age‑verification bills, what “OS providers” really means, and why small Linux and BSD projects are already threatening to block entire states rather than bolt surveillance rails onto their distros.

Show Links:
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) – https://www.cups.org/
LibreNMS – network and printer monitoring – https://www.librenms.org/
Framework Laptop – https://frame.work/
Deskflow – seamless multi‑computer control – https://cubiclenate.com/2026/02/13/deskflow-seamless-multi-computer-control/
Third Reality Zigbee devices – https://3reality.com/
LEGO Education Computer Science & AI kit (new FLL robots) – https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-computer-science-and-ai-45522
LEGO Education SPIKE Prime set – https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spike-prime-set-45678
California AB 1043 – Digital Age Assurance Act overview – https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca/2025-2026/ab1043
Nate – Data has weight (but only on SSDs) – https://cubiclenate.com/2026/03/04/data-has-weight-but-only-on-ssds-blathering/

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:52 Bill is a pro, trust me bro!
00:02:19 Printer monitoring, SNMP & copier contracts
00:07:01 Framework laptops in industrial environments
00:09:24 Framework durability, cases & drop protection
00:14:14 Deskflow – Wayland-friendly Synergy/Barrier
00:19:59 New FLL robots – kits, AI & concerns
00:33:10 Age verification laws hit Linux & BSD
00:38:58 Fines, liability & open-source maintainers
00:40:02 What counts as an “OS provider”?
00:44:43 Surveillance, mission creep & “for the children”
00:46:22 Future of OS compliance & responses
00:50:54 Guard rails
00:55:16 Wrap-up, jokes & closing banter
00:57:30 Data has weight
01:00:27 Outro

Connect with the Hosts on Discord:
Matt – @Dark1ltg
Wendy – @Wendy.sh
Nate – CubicleNate.com @CubicleNate
Bill – @ctlinux on Mastodon

Special Guest: Bill.

219: New World Unlocked: GOG Charts a Linux Frontier | Linux Out Loud 121

Linux Out Loud — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0700

In this level of Linux Out Loud, Nate takes player‑one controls with Wendy and Matt as co‑op buddies for a run‑and‑gun through data disasters, platform drama, and hopeful Linux gaming news. Matt kicks things off with a catastrophic cold‑storage failure that turns into a hard‑earned reminder about backups and the limits of data‑recovery tools on both Windows and Linux. Wendy then opens a side‑quest about Discord’s upcoming age‑verification changes, why that’s a problem for community privacy and moderation, and what it might mean for the future home of the Lobby of Loudness. Nate rounds out the host updates with Linux Saloon going fully independent, moving show notes and polls onto CubicleNate.com so he controls the platform and the ad dollars. For the main mission, the crew dives into GOG calling Linux its “next major frontier” for GOG GALAXY and hiring a senior C++ engineer to help make Linux a first‑class gaming citizen instead of an afterthought. Along the way they talk heroic launchers, Proton and Wine, and what a “good citizen” GOG client on Linux should actually look like for home‑labbed and multi‑PC setups.

Show Links:

GOG job posting – “Senior Software Engineer (C++ GOG GALAXY)”:
- https://www.gog.com/en/work/senior-software-engineer-c-gog-galaxy
Linux Saloon show notes and polls:
- https://CubicleNate.com/LinuxSaloon
- https://CubicleNate.com/polls

203: Retro Keyboards to Smart Home Wins | Linux Out Loud 105

Linux Out Loud — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0700

In Linux Out Loud episode 105, the hosts look ahead to 2025 with big Linux hopes and smart tech ideas! Nate shows off his retro-inspired keyboard. Bill has an update on Home Assistant voice control, and the team debates universal packages like AppImages and Flatpaks. With off-topic laughs about Atari decanters and a tech purchase competition, it’s a lively blend of predictions, open-source fun, and a splash of RGB chaos!

Find the rest of the show notes at https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-105/

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattTDN)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)
Bill (Discord: ctlinux, Mastodon @ctlinux)

Special Guest: Bill.

164: The Compromise of Easy | Linux Out Loud 67

Linux Out Loud — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0600

This week, Linux Out Loud chats about rolling your own solutions for privacy.

Welcome to episode 67 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:02 Minisforum V2 2-in-1
00:12:16 3D Printer Mainboard
00:18:48 Framework Guts
00:25:06 The Compromise of Easy
00:46:59 Game Sphere
00:51:18 Listener Feedback
00:54:04 Wayland
00:56:44 The Image
01:00:03 Close

Find the rest of the show notes at https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-67/

Our sponsor:

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattTDN)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN)
Nate (Website CubicleNate.com)

Links:

The Compromise of Easy | Linux Out Loud 67 Show Notes

75: Battle of the Browsers, they all Lose | DLN Xtend

Linux Out Loud — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0600

On this episode of DLN Xtend we discuss the battle of the web browsers.

Welcome to episode 75 of DLN Xtend. DLN Xtend is a community powered podcast. We take conversations from the DLN Community from places like the DLN Discourse Forums, Telegram group, Discord server and more. We also take topics from other shows around the network to give our takes.

00:00 Introductions
12:38 Topic- Battle of the Browsers
31:00 Host Related Interest
43:19 Wrap Up
44:10 Extras

Main Topic Link

https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-decline/

Host Related Interests

Nate

Vintage Computer Festival Midwest
- 8-bit Guy / David Murray
- LGR / Clint
- TexElec
- Nibbles and Bytes

Wendy

Ennuicaster
- https://ecastr.com/
Wormhole
- https://wormhole.app/

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Telegram: https://destinationlinux.org/telegram
Mumble: https://destinationlinux.network/mumble/
Discord: https://destinationlinux.org/discord servers to continue the discussion!

Contact info:
Matt (Twitter @MattDLN)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN@mastodon.online)
Nate (cubiclenate.com)

66: Linux Users and Privacy | DLN Xtend

Linux Out Loud — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0600

On this episode of DLN Xtend we discuss, do Linux users really care about privacy?

Welcome to episode 66 of DLN Xtend. DLN Xtend is a community powered podcast. We take conversations from the DLN Community from places like the DLN Discourse Forums, Telegram group, Discord server and more. We also take topics from other shows around the network to give our takes.

00:00 Introductions
13:40 Topic- Linux Uses and Privavy
38:31 Host Related Interest
53:27 Wrap Up
54:23 Extras

Host Related Interest Links

Matt-
Kingdom Hearts All in One Package

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/playstation-4/games/products/kingdom-hearts-all-in-one-package/11100241.html?condition=New

Wendy-
Fujitsu Lifebook T732
SUSE Academic Program

Nate-
leoCAD

https://www.leocad.org/ Got a PS4... not real exciting Star Wars Battlefront II is the only game I have that is of any interest.
Knack - Lego Vibe
Little Big Planet 3
Ratchet and Clank

Upcoming Events

SUDO Show Hangout July 29th
Live DLN Xtend on 18th 11:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM UTC
LUG and Game Fest on Aug 22nd 3:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM UTC

Contact info:
Matt (Twitter @MattDLN)
Wendy (Mastodon @WendyDLN@mastodon.online)
Nate (cubiclenate.com)

23: Moving Targets | DLN Xtend

Linux Out Loud — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:00:00 -0600

On this episode of DLN Xtend we talk about the future of communication, and the constant moving target as it relates to switching to any type of new or different platform.

Topics:
00:00 Introductions
06:43 Ask Noah: Privacy & Security Enhanced with Dr. Andy Yen
15:06 TuxDigital: Windows Users Can’t Seem to Blame Windows For Its Own Problems
20:10 What Applications are Missing in Linux
26:25 Frontpage Linux: Interview with Cassidy James of Elementary OS
31:20 Hosts Related Interests
42:31 Wrap Up

App Recommendations for natalx
--MiniGalaxy- https://github.com/sharkwouter/minigalaxy

What Applications are Missing in Linux (Comments from the Community)

https://discourse.destinationlinux.network/t/what-applications-are-missing-in-linux/1011

esbeeb says "We just probably need to hire great UX people to improve the workflow of the apps. Totally agree. UX means so very very much to overall success these days. But many Linux geeks seem to have this puzzlingly locked-on focus on super low level things, quibbling a little too much about totally revamping major low-level subsystems that unfortunately only make things just a little bit better, at the end of the day. If they took that same attention to detail to the UX, they would make 10x the impact on the world, IMHO.

jastombaugh says “@gabmus Absolutely perfectly worded!!! Thank you for posting this. Your point makes total sense, and I wish I had the power to point this out in so many other forums and on a host of podcasts. There is a huge need for Open Source UX designers. I just wish we had the ‘Designers Toolkit’ that could enable these people to ‘rearrange a programs ‘flowchart’ of operations’ or ‘grab an icon/window element’ and edit it. Obviously, I can’t begin to imagine what kind of a powerful program it would take to implement this. But if there was only some way that would enable OS UX Designers to apply ‘UX-Interfaces’ to applications in a similar way that themes can be applied to Desktop Environments. I can dream, can’t I?”

natalx says “I would like to see GOG Galaxy released on linux.”

– MiniGalaxy- https://github.com/sharkwouter/minigalaxy “recommendation to Natalx gog galaxy request”

Host related interest (31:20-
Matt

Been trying out Nitrux for the weird distro
– https://nxos.org
Game recommendation - Congolomerte 451
– https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022710/Conglomerate_451/

Wendy

RawTherapee Lens Blur Recovery on v 5.8
-Gave it a go on an image I created over the 4th of July weekend.

Nate
-Virtual installation party for openSUSE Leap 15.2 live stream – more people there than I expected
Updated openSUSE Wiki docs
Ref: https://en.opensuse.org/User:Futureboy

Wrap Up

Be sure to stop by DLN's Discourse, Telegram, Mumble and Discord servers to continue the discussion

Contact info
Matt (Twitter @MattDLN)
Wendy (DestinationLinux.Network)
Nate (cubiclenate.com)