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We've got some top tips to turn you from ssh-novice to port-forwarding master. Plus the latest on the confusing story of Kaspersky, the NSA & a bone-headed contractor. Then, our backup sense is tingling, with the story of $30,000 lost to a forgotten pin. And of course your fantastic feedback, a record setting round-up & so much more on this week's episode of TechSNAP!

Two of Ubuntu’s top contributors join us to chat a bit about the 17.10 release, working upstream with Gnome, the future of SNAPS in Ubuntu & goals for 18.04. Plus the public beating Kodi is taking for an open source problem, Flatpak gets mature & the Linux Foundation is working on open source AI. Then we share some recent distro reload anecdote & a bunch of community news.

Have you ever wanted to host your own phone system? Replace Google Voice? We go on site to VoxTeleSys, a linux based company that helps keep the Ask Noah Show on the air plus we give you our take on Pop_OS!

Mike and Chris begrudgingly accept the fundamental problem in sticking with boring and safe platforms, debate building a brand around FLOSS, get burned by Angular & reflect on some regrets in our business. Plus SQL’s new hype, some feedback & a project pick of the week!

Big changes coming to Linux Mint, hope for ZFS upstream in Linux, and Mozilla helps out TOR. Plus how Russia may help legitimize cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and Solus makes a call for help.

On this weeks episode, we talk about the new Amazon Key, follow up on Project Loon, rover upgrades, Beard's TwitchCon trip, some #AskError & more! + (00:00:40) - Amazon looks for a better way to avoid package theft. + (00:13:50) - Google actually deploys balloons above Puerto Rico. + (00:16:06) - #AskError: What gets weirder the more you think about it? + (00:19:41) - #AskError: What tech are you most excited about seeing before you die? + (00:33:23) - The Beard goes to TwitchCon. Murphy's Law works overtime. + (00:48:40) - Rover P-P-P-P-POWER! + (00:55:25) - Happy Barf-o-ween!

OpenBSD 6.2 is here, style arguments, a second round of viewer interview questions, how to set CPU affinity for FreeBSD jails, containers on FreeNAS & more!

A new report links the Clinton Campaign the the infamous Trump Dossier at the center of the Russian election scandal. We fill in some missing pieces from mainstream reporting and discuss the wider ramifications this & a few other significant stories will have. Plus why the US Military's reason for being in Niger doesn’t hold up, the big cyber money grab & a packed Overtime!

We air Microsoft's dirty laundry as news leaks about their less than stellar handling of a security database breach, plus a fascinating story of deceit, white lies, and tacos; all par for the course in the world of social engineering, and we find out that so-called-smart cards might not be so smart, after it is revealed that millions are vulnerable to a crippling cryptographic attack & more!

An easy solution to get high performance remote Linux desktop up and going, some tips on how to interact with an open source project or community & looking back at some of Fedora’s recent accomplishments. Plus Canonical is on the path to an IPO, pirates embrace Flatpack & more!

We dive into what it's like using Ubuntu 17.10 for a few days. Should you upgrade? What is cryptocurrency? We bring the mumble room in, plus your calls!

Mike walks us through Optionals & gives us a specific code example. Plus we launch a new segment long in the making, “Mike Was Right” & it’s a doozy!

The Linux desktop on Samsung phones, Intel ME disabled on Purism laptops, big Kernel news & Ubuntu 17.10 is out. Plus our brief thoughts on the new Ubuntu release, its various flavors, an important milestone & the larger Open Source story.

On this weeks episode, Chris and the Beard discuss our simulated reality, IGN buying Humble Bundle. the one piece of Sci-Fi tech we’d have if we could, why beard is a video editor & more! + (00:00:28) – Tech giants are a problem. + (00:07:38) – You can die in weird ways. + (00:12:08) – Google’s home assistant was “accidentally” listening to everything you said. + (00:15:10) – IGN has bought Humble Bundle. Are they dead? + (00:19:00) – Are we living in a simulation? + (00:40:00) – #AskError: What one sci-fi device would you want more than any others? + (00:43:38) – #AskError: Why have a video editor when you don’t make video content anymore?

EuroBSDcon trip report, how to secure OpenBSD’s LDAP server, ZFS channel programs in FreeBSD HEAD and why software is storytelling.