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What is the role of tape backup in 2026? Should ZFS be used on tape? Steve takes us back to his days at IMAX and gives us some things to think about when using tape. We answer your questions, take your feedback
-- During The Show --
00:50 Immich - Greg
Immich (https://immich.app/) feedback
Round 1 deployment recap
Round 2 deployment recap
Latest breakage
Things Steve likes about Immich
Ente (https://ente.io/) experience
Rising tide, iron sharpens iron
Everyone hits problems sometimes
11:50 General Show Feedback - Pete
Thank You feedback
Buying Expedition 33
Noah purchased Expedition 33
"Little Noah" and budget
Using external disks for games
16:28 News Wire
Curl 8.18 - curl.se (https://curl.se/ch/)
Doxygen 1.16 - doxygen.nl (https://www.doxygen.nl/manual/changelog.html)
Windowmaker Live 13.3 - wmlive.sourceforge.net (https://wmlive.sourceforge.net)
Budgie 10.10 - buddiesofbudgie.org (https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-released)
Pentoo 2026.0 - pentoo.ch (https://pentoo.ch/isos/Release/Pentoo_Core_amd64_hardened/)
Nitrix 5.1 - nxos.org (https://nxos.org)
Debian 13.3 - debian.org (https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260110)
Linux Mint 22.3 - linuxmint.com (https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zena.php)
Bose Open Sources Speakers - designboom.com (https://www.designboom.com/technology/bose-recycles-discontinued-wireless-speakers-open-source-01-09-2026/)
UAT-7290 - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/china-linked-uat-7290-targets-telecoms.html)
GoBruteforcer - darkreading.com (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/gobruteforcer-botnet-targets-50k-plus-linux-servers)
VoidLink - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-advanced-linux-voidlink-malware.html)
NousCoder-14B - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in)
Razer AI Kit - techpowerup.com (https://www.techpowerup.com/344924/razer-intros-aikit-an-open-source-project-for-easier-local-llm-development)
17:55 Caller
Btrfs Assistant (https://gitlab.com/btrfs-assistant/btrfs-assistant)
Restoring btrfs snapshots
Base vs incremental snapshots
Framework Knowledge Base (https://knowledgebase.frame.work/en_us/fedora-system-restore-root-snapshots-using-btrfs-assistant-rkHNxajS3)
23:00 Music Production on Linux
Started with misconception everything is for Windows and Mac
Not many instruments are being made
Hybrid pianos
Stage pianos
Pianoteq (https://www.modartt.com/)
Virtual instruments
Hammer graded controllers
Semi weighted keys
Synth Keys
Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFBDT2D2/)
VST3
MT Powerdrum (https://www.powerdrumkit.com/)
Tal Base Line 101 (https://www.tal-software.com/products/tal-bassline-101)
36:50 Tape Backup
Slow but reliable and cheap
Tar command
Data velocity
Burn rate
How to use tape
Tools for data tapes
Failure domain
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This week we dig into how a dead hard drive took Frigate out, answer your questions, and start a new challenge for the new year.
-- During The Show --
00:50 Intro
Sticky Things and Bug reports
Electric Dirt Bike
Validating work
Picking and offering boats
Hosting in home lab
10:00 Frigate
Frigate drive failure
4 TB drive died
Frigate setup
Swapping drives and power on hours
Running drives into the ground
Replacing drives
Motion detection
20:06 News Wire
Shotcut 25.12 - shotcut.org (https://shotcut.org/blog/new-release-25.12.30/)
Ncurses 6.6 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ncurses-6.6)
OpenTTD 15.0 - openttd.org (https://www.openttd.org/news/2026/01/01/openttd-15-0)
QPrompt 2.0 - patreon.com (https://www.patreon.com/posts/qprompt-2-0-147192236)
Mkvtoolnix 97 - mkvtoolnix.download (https://mkvtoolnix.download/windows/releases/97.0/)
Privoxy 4.1 - sourceforge.net (https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/files/Sources/4.1.0%20%28stable%29/)
OpenBGPD 9.0 - bsdsec.net (https://bsdsec.net/articles/openbgpd-9-0-released)
IceWM - debugpoint.com (https://www.debugpoint.com/icewm-4-0-0-features/)
Devuan 6.1 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Devuan-6.1-Released)
Manjaro 26.0 - manjaro.org (https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-26-0-anh-linh-released/184526)
Qwen Text to Image - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/technology/open-source-qwen-image-2512-launches-to-compete-with-googles-nano-banana-pro)
27:07 Flatpak vs Packaged Software - Pete
New contest!
Steve uses packaged software
Idea behind flatpaks
Flatpak edge cases
Install via AUR
AppImages
37:16 Backup GrapheneOS - Domink
Toilet backup strategy
Plan to come back from scratch
Contacts VCF file
ADB Backup Guide (https://droidwin.com/how-to-create-and-restore-app-backup-via-adb-commands/)
ADB Backup Caveat (https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12#adb-backup-restrictions)
45:09 KVM Switch? - Jeremy
Now use remote software
Barrier (https://github.com/debauchee/barrier)
Synergy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergy_%28software%29)
Deskflow (https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow)
IO Gear KVM (https://iogear.com/collections/cable-kvms-desktop-kvms)
Rust Desk (https://rustdesk.com/)
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This week Steve reviews Expedition 33. We take your feedback, and Steve builds a new PC and talks motherboard.
-- During The Show --
00:50 Intro
Profanity
Kids language
Stripping profanity and vulgarity
MonkeyPlug (https://github.com/mmguero/monkeyplug)
Motherboards and RAM prices
ASRock
ASUS
18:04 News Wire
Lua 5.5 - lua.org (https://www.lua.org/manual/5.5/readme.html#changes)
Ruby 4.0 - ruby-lang.org (https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released/)
QEMU 10.2 - wiki.qemu.org (https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/10.2)
Pinta 3.1 - omgubuntu.co.uk (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pinta-3-1-released-new-axonometric-grids)
Voyager 13.2 - voyagerlive.org (https://voyagerlive.org)
Nobara 43 - nobaraproject.org (https://nobaraproject.org/download.html)
Porteux 2.5 - distrowatch.com (https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12688)
Parrot 7.0 - parrotsec.org (https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-24-parrot-7.0-release-notes/)
PostmarkOS 25.12 - postmarketos.org (https://postmarketos.org/blog/2025/12/23/v25.12-release/)
Elementary OS 8.1 - elementary.io (https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/)
MinIO in Maintenance Mode - infoq.com (https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/12/minio-s3-api-alternatives/)
KawaiiGPT - opensourceforu.com (https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/12/open-source-ai-kawaiigpt-turns-cybercrime-into-a-one-click-operation/)
Z.ai - businesswire.com (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251223393714/en/Z.ai-Open-Sources-GLM-4.7-a-New-Generation-Large-Language-Model-Built-for-Real-Development-Workflows)
Chatterbox Turbo - the-decoder.com (https://the-decoder.com/resemble-ai-drops-chatterbox-turbo-an-open-source-text-to-speech-model-that-clones-voices-in-five-seconds/)
18:57 Listener responds to self hosted - Josh
Setup SSO
PocketID (https://pocket-id.org/)
Hesitant to adopt passkeys
Argument for and against passkeys
26:41 Email Archiving for Privacy - Dominik
Why you should archive email
Plain text vs Mbox/PST
imapsync GitHub (https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync)
Email threat model
32:54 Expedition 33
Expedition 33 (https://www.expedition33.com/)
Doesn't have an "agenda"
Story of small Indie team
If you apply yourself, you can succeed
Awards
Sales
Live action adaptation
Game play and Story are amazing
It's a sad game
Amazing music
AI controversy
AI vs human work
Proper use of AI tools
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This week Noah and Steve work on Steve's house, a new automated lock system goes in, some new structured wiring goes in, and we talk about automating your Christmas tree.
-- During The Show --
00:48 Intro
Happy Christmas
Kids and presents
Quests at Steve's
Steve's Christmas tree
Steve on a Mac
16:20 Feedback
You start the conversation
Send in an email
success stories
problems you can't solve
suggest a topic
18:00 Switch Bot
A room to keep dogs and kids out of
Why Switch Bot?
Gold tier certified by Home Assistant
Value of talking with others
How to evaluate "the line"
The "delta"
Gratitude
36:17 Structured Wiring
2 Recessed outlets with Ethernet
2 Projector rooms
The Smart Home Hookup (https://www.thesmarthomehookup.com/)
The Smart Home Hookup Youtube (https://www.thesmarthomehookup.com/)
Playing D&D with the family
Lay of the land
Running Cat6
SDI Video/Audio
Belden Cables (https://www.belden.com/products)
Vertical Cables (https://verticalcable.com/)
HDMI Decimators
Keystones
55:57 News Wire
Darktable 5.4 - darktable.org (https://www.darktable.org/2025/12/darktable-5.4.0-released/)
Kdenlive 25.12 - kdenlive.org (https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.12.0/)
OpenShot 3.4 - openshot.org (https://www.openshot.org/blog/2025/12/15/new_openshot_release_340/)
OpenZFS 2.4 - github.com (https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases)
GNUCash 5.14 - gnucash.org (https://www.gnucash.org/news.phtml)
Nvidia Linux 590.48 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-590.48.01-Linux)
Linux 6.17 EOL - 9to5linux.com (https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-17-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-18-lts)
RELIANOID 7.8.0 - relianoid.com (https://www.relianoid.com/blog/release-notes-relianoid-7-8-0-community-edition/?srsltid=AfmBOoqTXRsWaTNKQFzVEqPBJTCWcDsZ6UdJ39cTIPM4-r7CGJXQ8Ldq)
SparkyLinux 2025.12 - sparkylinux.org (https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2025-12/)
Easy OS Excalibur 7.1 - puppylinux.com (https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=16128)
Emmabuntus Debian Edition 6 - emmabuntus.org (https://emmabuntus.org/category/english/)
Solaris 11.4 - blogs.oracle.com (https://blogs.oracle.com/solaris/whats-new-in-oracle-solaris-11-4-sru-87)
FreeBSD 15.0 - freebsd.org (https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/relnotes/)
Rust CVE in Linux - itsfoss.com (https://itsfoss.com/news/first-linux-kernel-rust-cve/)
Senate Intel Chair - cyberscoop.com (https://cyberscoop.com/tom-cotton-open-source-software-foreign-influence-national-cyber-director/)
Beavertail Malware - scworld.com (https://www.scworld.com/news/north-korean-beavertail-malware-sparks-attacks-across-financial-sector)
Open-Source Protein Co-Folding Model - nvidia.com (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/customer-stories/mit-recursion-open-source-protein-co-folding-model/)
Bloom - siliconangle.com (https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/22/anthropic-announces-bloom-open-source-tool-researchers-evaluating-ai-behavior/)
CUGA - infoq.com (https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/12/ibm-cuga/)
Nemotron AI Models - finance.yahoo.com (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-corporation-nvda-launches-family-144517323.html)
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This week we dig full force into some interesting listener questions. Noah talks about an open source hardware synth, and Steve walks through some of his hardware choices to help you!
-- During The Show --
00:50 Intro
Weather
Cooling IT rooms in winter
05:00 Printers, DVD ripping and more - James
Steve has 2 brother printers
Auto Duplexing
Separate printer and scanner
Large business grade units
Ask Noah Show 368 (https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/368)
All in One Brother DCP-L2640DW Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPLFTPCV)
Budget Brother HL-L2460DW Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPL2N5H6)
Monochrome Brother HL-6210DW Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGC9HPNH)
Color Brother HL-L3280CDW Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFD1G1VT)
Trouble with auto duplexing
Stay away from Lexar
HP printers
Manually add the printer
Change to Jetdirect or IP printer
Pay attention to exact model or most similar
When it goes wrong, it goes really wrong
Your mileage may vary
Canon Color Image Class LBP622Cdw Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QBR7JFV)
Scanner Brother ADS-1200 Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WSJQWVQ)
Containers vs Codecs
MKV vs MP4
Avidemux (https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/)
Ripping as ISOs vs video files
MakeMKV (https://www.makemkv.com/)
MakeMKV Docker Image (https://github.com/jlesage/docker-makemkv)
```
# sudo modprobe sg
services:
makemkv:
image: ghcr.io/jlesage/makemkv:latest
ports:
"5800:5800"
volumes:
"./makemkv:/config:rw"
"./storage:/storage:ro"
"./output:/output:rw"
security_opt: # Fix for apparmor enabled systems
apparmor:unconfined
environment:
USER_ID=1000
GROUP_ID=1000
devices:
"/dev/sr0:/dev/sr0"
"/dev/sg0:/dev/sg0"
```
Christmas movies
Handbrake (https://handbrake.fr/)
FFmpeg (https://ffmpeg.org/)
Transcoding
Run controller at each site
Ubiquiti Cloud Key (https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uck-g2)
Lots of problems
OVH server
Put basic auth in front
Inbox Zero
Paperless NGX (https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/)
Dump to eml file then import into special Thunderbird
45:14 News Wire
Firefox 146 - firefox.com (https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/146.0/releasenotes/)
Thunderbird 146 - thunderbird.net (https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/146.0/releasenotes/)
KDE Frameworks 6.12 - kde.org (https://kde.org/info/kde-frameworks-6.21.0/)
Cinnamon Desktop 6.6 - itsfoss.com (https://itsfoss.com/news/cinnamon-6-6/)
Mir 2.25 - github.com (https://github.com/canonical/mir/releases/tag/v2.25.0)
Rust 1.92 - blog.rust-lang.org (https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/12/11/Rust-1.92.0/)
AerynOS 2025.12 - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2025.12)
Kali Linux 2025.4 - kali.org (https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/)
Pop!_OS 24.04 - itsfoss.com (https://itsfoss.com/news/pop-os-24-04-review/)
PearOS - pearos.xyz (https://pearos.xyz)
MaboxLinux 2025.12 - maboxlinux.org (https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-12-improvements-fixes-and-gtk2-farewell/#google_vignette)
Papermoon - thenewstack.io (https://thenewstack.io/papermoon-a-space-grade-linux-for-the-newspace-era/)
01flip Ransomware - esecurityplanet.com (https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/rust-based-01flip-ransomware-hits-windows-and-linux/)
React2Shell - thehackernews.com (https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/react2shell-vulnerability-actively.html)
Nomos 1 - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/ai/nous-research-just-released-nomos-1-an-open-source-ai-that-ranks-second-on)
Nemotron Model - reuters.com (https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-unveils-new-open-source-ai-models-amid-boom-chinese-offerings-2025-12-15/)
Quilter's AI - venturebeat.com (https://venturebeat.com/ai/quilters-ai-just-designed-an-843-part-linux-computer-that-booted-on-the)
Chatterbox Labs - redhat.com (https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-acquire-chatterbox-labs-frequently-asked-questions)
Agentic AI Group - hackernoon.com (https://hackernoon.com/linux-foundation-launches-agentic-ai-group-to-set-standards-for-autonomous-systems)
Firefox AI Browser - phoronix.com (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-New-CEO-AI)
47:47 Zynthian
Open hardware device
We want your feedback!
Are you comfortable with software VST
Zynthian.org (https://zynthian.org/)
50:30 Family Resistant to Self Hosting - David
Ovens house hold approach
Watching for pain points
Making responsible path easy
Making irresponsible path hard
Value driven decisions
Supporting where your paycheck comes from
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