Episode Details

Chitchat

• Mike: 🏠 Reduced his existence to messing on his computer in his flat and getting paid for it and messing on his computer in his flat in his spare time.

• Shane - Has spent much of the last week in an existential crisis wondering if he has to start sharpening sticks and learning how to work leather into armour 🛡️.

• Conor: Been working from home, I've tested Ubuntu 20.04 in a VM and am very impressed, adventures in /e/ 🧱📱

Stay safe

Wash your hands, cough and sneeze into your elbow, keep a distance of at least 1 metre from others and stay away from elderly or sick relatives. Go to HSE.ie and WHO.int for information... not effing Facebook.

News

• System 76: Pop Shell and a new ⌨️ keyboard (via omg! ubuntu! and Forbes)

• 🕹️ Half Life Alyx to be available on Linux (via GamingOnLinux)

• Firefox 📦 now has a Flatpak (via 9to5Linux)

• Librem Mini 🖥️ from Purism. (via omg! ubuntu! and Forbes)

Discussion

Remote Work

• ℹ️ Big Tech and social networks against misinformation

• Norwegian Uni 🔥 burns the US

Shoutouts

Invidious alternative YouTube 📺 front end

Events

• FOSS Talk Live 2020 was cancelled just as we were about to publish this show. More info from Joe on the FOSS Talk website

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