The Opinion Dominion
The Opinions of two open source greybeards
JT Pennington
Show overview
The Opinion Dominion has been publishing since 2020, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 67 episodes. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 40 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.4 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2021, with 33 episodes published. Published by JT Pennington.
From the publisher
Two old Linux/Unix/OpenSource guys talk about the past and future of *nix, Open Source and other Tech related things.
Latest Episodes
View all 67 episodesEpisode 67: 2025: The year of the...
Jeff and JT discuss stuff. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 66: New Year; New Episode
Jeff and JT discuss the last year (2023). Links The Artificial Dominion : https://t.me/TheArtificialDominion Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 64: Privacy on the internet: Then vs Now
Jeff and JT discuss some of the differences between attitudes towards privacy online over time. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 63: What's a professional?
Jt asks Jeff what a professional is. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 62: One does not simply become a manager
Jeff ponders how someone makes the move into Management. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 61: Getting back into the swing of things with feedback
Jeff and JT discuss some feedback. Links https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/31171023.html https://www.smart-energy.com/industry-sectors/smart-cities/toyotas-woven-city-a-future-smart-city-prototype/ https://www.arkitekturupproret.se/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Salingaros-–-Anti-architecture.pdf https://github.com/adobe/node-smb-server Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 60: Why do Designers ruin everything?
JT asks Jeff why it is that Designers want to ruin everything. Links Hagerty's Video about the Mk8 VW GTI: https://youtu.be/XGbPHp6QfkQ?list=PLHKCmmH-x9mIbtnKiNfg29jSDcHHOomiN&t=447 The Georgian vs Modern Store Front: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/ce/dc/67cedcca7426b2cd080758b14d752d93.jpg Old vs New Architecture: https://imgur.com/gallery/GrI9l/comment/980616061 Overton Window: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window Hallin Spheres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallin%27s_spheres Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 59: Tech that has failed vs tech that hasnt
JT talks about Tech he wishes didnt fail while Jeff talks about "tech" he wishes had. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 58: Open Source Software's Consumer Protection Problem
JT asks Jeff if its a good thing that there's no consumer protections for software. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 57: Does the Desktop need to be reimagined?
Jeff and JT discuss how some people really want to redesign the Linux Desktop Paradigm. Links An example of the Android Spacing Issue JT raised: https://twitter.com/q5sys/status/1232094851031687168 Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 56: Jeff Defends the honor of Microsoft and NFTs
JT asks Jeff for his thoughts on Microsoft buying more game studios and as usual the conversation goes sideways Links Playstation Linux : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_for_PlayStation_2 Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 55: Exploiting Log4j to rant about Management
https://github.com/starship/starship Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 54: Pondering Nvidia's ARMs
Jeff and JT discuss the Nvidia/ARM deal and then go wildly off topic. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 53: Jeff's Ponderings on File Retention
Jeff asks JT about file retention strategies and then we go down rabbitholes. Links Feedback: https://github.com/suorcd/public-screenshot Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 52: Exposing a flaw in trusting Digital Evidence
A guest comes on to talk about a flaw that exists in the trust of Digital Evidence. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 51: Everybody wants to talk about Jeff's Brain
Jeff and JT go over the feedback about the episode on Jeff's attention budget. Links Vicky's Link: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/adhd-attention-deficit-disorder-in-adults.htm# Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 50: Open Source Software projects we wish existed
Jeff and JT discuss software projects they wish existed. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 49: Jeff's Attention Budget
Jeff asks JT about how he manages his attention budget, and JT is confused by what this is. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 48: The Digital Memory Hole Decade
Jeff and JT discuss an era of the early digital world, that has been lost to time. Links Archive Box : https://archivebox.io Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com
Episode 47: Jeff doesn't ask for much... just Everything... and Temporal Data for Everything.
Jeff raises the issue of the temporal nature of data and why that annoys him. Links Give us your thoughts... Feedback can be sent using the fireside contact form at the bottom of the podcast page, or by emailing directly to jt [at] minddripmedia.com Our Telegram channel is here: https://t.me/TheOpinionDominion Our Matrix channel is here: TheOpinionDominion:linuxdelta.com