The Opinion Dominion

JT and Jeff dig deeper into the Open discussion this time focused on AI... and then go wildly off topic. 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.org Links Reverse-Engineering Deep ReLU Networks ( University of Pennsylvania ) : https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.00744.pdf Microsoft invests 1 Billion dollars in OpenAI: https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/22/microsoft-invests-1-billion-in-openai-to-develop-ai-technologies-on-azure/ OpenAI gives Microsoft exclusive access to GPT3: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/23/1008729/openai-is-giving-microsoft-exclusive-access-to-its-gpt-3-language-model/ Original Google Research Paper: http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html

Jeff & JT finally get to listener feedback and end up debating the merits and proper boundaries of copyright protection, intellectual property, and their value to a productive society. 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.org Links License Discussion: https://www.theopiniondominion.org/8

JT postulates to Jeff that the algorithms that feed us data from internet sites should be open just like what we expect from every other piece of software we run. 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.org Links Gaurdian article about Facebook: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds Douglas Rushkoff's book: Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age https://rushkoff.com/books/program-or-be-programmed/

Jeff asks the question about how one "Gets Gud" at linux... and as usual... the conversation goes off in a tangent. 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.org Links Scratch: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/scratch-3-resource-upgrades/

JT gives a perfect example of the pathetic state of Tech Journalism using AI Killbots from the sky. 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:matrix.org Links Crazy VR Motion Chair JT referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KnS3aESNk0

Jeff and JT are back after some emergency home repair, to talk about LUGs in the time of Covid-19. 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:matrix.org Links UCLUG: http://www.uclug.org/index.php/Main_Page PLUG: http://www.phillylinux.org CharmBUG: https://www.meetup.com/CharmBUG/ CharmCityLinux: https://www.meetup.com/CharmCityLinux/ LancLUG: https://www.meetup.com/lanclug/ Fair Hill Photography: https://www.meetup.com/FAIR-HILL-MD-NATURE-PHOTOGRAPHY-meetup-group/ YouTube Video that our Listener ComputerKid found which relates to Episode 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Gd9t7FQqI

To quote Shakespeare, What's in a Name? The answer... when it comes to Linux release names... quite a lot. JT quizzes Jeff on his Release Name Knowledge, and Jeff fails in spectacular style. 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:matrix.org

Jeff and JT talk about everyone's other favorite argument... How your distro sucks. Whatever your stance, Distro discussions can be a hot issue in the Linux world. 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:matrix.org

Jeff and JT talk about everyone's favorite issue... FOSS Licensing. JT goes into detail about one concern he has for the future of Software Licensing. Surprisingly overall this was a polite and calm conversation... but we expect some spicy feedback from the community. Confucius say, 'Licensing is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.' Whatever your stance, Licensing discussions are one of THE hot-button issues in the FOSS world. Only three things are certain in this world: death, taxes, and FOSS licensing arguments. 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:matrix.org

Jeff listens to JT rant about Thumbnails in Linux Desktop Environments and gives his 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:matrix.org

Jeff and JT talk about the first time they compiled their kernels, and Jeff reflects back on how it used to be an achievement. 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:matrix.org

Jeff opens up about his love/hate relationship with Linspire. 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:matrix.org

Jeff and JT talk about building computers back in the days before the internet, or at least that's what Jeff thought this episode would be about. 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:matrix.org

Jeff and JT talk about Zealotry in the Open Source Community, also JT promises never to make an init system. 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:matrix.org

Jeff and JT talk about audio on Linux back in the day Links: Pulse Audio Diagram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pulseaudio-diagram.svg Polypaudio renaming: http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/pulse.html Lennart's Blog Post about PulseAudio being well received: http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/foms-lca-recap.html 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:matrix.org

This is a short episode as a quick reflection where Jeff an JT reflect on their Ragchew during SELF and talk about old hardware and software. Youtube Video of the RagChew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAKmVxnspR4 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:matrix.org

A short introduction to who we are and what our goals are for this podcast. 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