Jupiter Extras

Exploring VCV Rack: Graham Morrison

January 24th, 2020  |  19 mins 48 secs

analog, audio, computer music, daw, digital, eurorack, modular synthesis, music, pocket operator, synthesizer, vcv rack

Drew and Graham discuss the basics of modular synthesis, and how VCV Rack makes the Eurorack system freely available to anyone with a computer.

Brunch with Brent: Jim Salter

January 21st, 2020  |  51 mins 21 secs

ars, ars technica, brain pickings, brunch with brent, bsd, code, coding, community, extras, gadfly, interview podcast, jim salter, jupiter broadcasting, leader, licensing, linus, linus torvalds, linux, navy, nebula, open source, stoicism, techsnap, the cathedral and the bazaar, vpn, zfs

Brent sits down with Jim Salter, co-host of Jupiter Broadcasting's TechSNAP and technology reporter at Ars Technica. We explore his relationship with computers via the US Navy, when code has it's place in either proprietary or open source licensing, the value in being a social gadfly, and Jim's motivations behind his writing and who he is hoping to reach and inspire.

Infrastructure Engineer: Seth McCombs

January 17th, 2020  |  19 mins 45 secs

a cloud guru, apple, aws, career growth, cloud, cloud engineering, containers, day in the life, desktop support, dev, devops, failing, getting started in tech, growth, help desk, impostor, impostor syndrome, infrastructure, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter extras, kubecon, kubernetes, linux, linux academy, networking, opsdevs, software, sysdig, transparency, windows, wsl

Ell and Wes are joined by Infrastructure Engineer Seth McCombs for a chat about how he got started in tech, the hard transition from legacy data centers to the cloud, and why being honest about both success and failure can lead to a better open source community.

Brunch with Brent: Chase Nunes

January 14th, 2020  |  49 mins 38 secs

brunch with brent, chase nunes, community, extras, interview podcast, jupiter broadcasting, lfnw, linux, linuxfest northwest, no agenda, nunes, open source, pi-hole, pinball, raspberry pi, retropie, twitter, unfilter, weight loss

Brent sits down with Chase Nunes, co-host of Unfilter, Jupiter Broadcasting's former weekly media watchdog. We discuss his beginnings in podcasting and how Unfilter came to be, his contributions to LinuxFest Northwest, his love for Linux in the media broadcasting industry, and his recent 15-month life-changing personal transformation journey.

Chase is a Broadcast Engineer for KOMO-TV 4 ABC in Seattle, and founder of gaming & pinball eSports platform GeekGamer.TV.

Self-Hosted: Fixing Brent's WiFi

January 10th, 2020  |  13 mins 59 secs

a cloud guru, cloud key, ethernet, firewall, firmware, hardware, hardware upgrades, home assistant, home networking, internet, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter extras, linksys, linux, low power computing, modernization, networking, open source, open source firmware, poe, power over ethernet, raspberry pi, router, router firmware, self hosted, self-hosted, single board computers, throughput, tomato, ubiquiti, unifi, unifi controller, vpn, wifi, wireguard, wrt54g

Join Alex and Brent for a chat about upgrading your home network with an eye towards stability, simplicity, and hosting things yourself.

Brunch with Brent: Joe Ressington

January 7th, 2020  |  45 mins 40 secs

brunch with brent, choose linux, community, critical thinking, extras, interview podcast, joe ressington, jupiter broadcasting, kde, late night linux, linux, linux action news, linux action show, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, mastodon, music, musician, oggcamp, open source, plasma, taylor swift, ubuntu, user error, xfce

Brent sits down with Joe Ressington, Jupiter Broadcasting Podcast Content Director, Late Night Linux host, and musician, for an exploration of his journey in podcasting, a behind-the-scenes of User Error and Linux Action News, how music led to Linux, the origins of Brunch with Brent's theme music, and more.

Brunch with Brent: Jackie DeVore

December 31st, 2019  |  41 mins 40 secs

art, brunch with brent, community, creativity, extras, ghosts in the burbs, hbic, hell bunny independents club, horror, inclusivity, interview podcast, jackie devore, jupiter broadcasting, lgbtq, nin, nine inch nails, sirens of scream, user error, whiprsnapr brewing, women

Brent sits down with Jackie DeVore, co-host of horror podcast Sirens of Scream and multi-disciplinary artist. Our in-person chat explores the origins of her podcasting, creativity as a lifestyle, women in tech, art, and gaming, and her co-founding and recent launch of Hell Bunny Independents Club, a women's inclusive and supportive digital safe space.

Brunch with Brent: Catherine Kretzschmar

December 24th, 2019  |  48 mins 9 secs

bassoon, brunch with brent, catherine kretzschmar, coding, community, extras, home automation, humanist, humanist celebrant, interview podcast, jupiter broadcasting, logic puzzle, music, teacher

Brent sits down with Catherine Kretzschmar, professional music teacher, coding bootcamp enlistee, and humanist celebrant, for an in-person connective chat on the relationship between music and coding, the quality-of-life implications of ever-evolving home automation, an intro to humanist celebrancy, and more.

Catherine is a good friend of the Jupiter Broadcasting family and wife of Alex Kretzschmar, co-host of Self-Hosted.

Brunch with Brent: Jason Spisak Part 2

December 20th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins

actor, batman, brunch with brent, chrome os, chromebook, community, dalai lama, dc, dc super hero girls, digital independence, extras, focusrite, gears tactics, google, interview podcast, jason spisak, joker, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde neon, lego, linux, meditation, neon, open source, raspberry pi, sam harris, ubuntu, voice actor, voice-over, young justice

Brent sits down with Jason Spisak, professional voice actor, actor, producer, and co-founder of multiple Linux-related projects including Lycoris, Symphony OS, and Symple PC. In Part 2 we explore Jason's various voice acting roles, his approach to embodying roles like The Joker, the setup in his Linux-only audio recording studios, the power in collaborative innovation, examining yourself through meditation, and more.

Brunch with Brent: Jason Spisak Part 1

December 17th, 2019  |  50 mins 22 secs

actor, brunch with brent, chromebook, chromeos, community, elementary os, extras, galliumos, home assistant, interview podcast, jason spisak, jupiter broadcasting, lindows, linux, lycoris, mezzo, mrchromebox, open source, patent, pine64, redmond linux, symphony os, symple pc, system76, voice actor, voice-over, wireguard

Brent sits down with Jason Spisak, professional voice actor, actor, producer, and co-founder of multiple Linux-related projects including Lycoris, Symphony OS, and Symple PC. In Part 1 we chat about everything from Jason's deep motivations behind his Linux projects, to patents vs. open source, digital independence and the nature of human endeavor. A few additional voices join us throughout for good measure...

Makerspace 101: Brian Beck

December 13th, 2019  |  17 mins 50 secs

3d printing, diy, do it yourself, extras, hack, hacker, hackerspace, jupiter broadcasting, maker, makerspace, podcast, san antonio

Brian Beck joins Ell and Wes to chat about what's going on at 10BitWorks, 3D printing and the need to tinker, and how to find a makerspace near you.

Brunch with Brent: Alan Pope

December 10th, 2019  |  59 mins 15 secs

alan pope, brunch with brent, community, extras, interview podcast, jupiter broadcasting, linux, open source, popey, thinkpad, ubuntu, ubuntu podcast, ubuntu touch, unity, user error

Brent sits down with Alan Pope (popey), who shares his knack for fuzzy-testing, the beginnings of Ubuntu Podcast, insights into Ubuntu Touch and Unity, the joys and perils of being "Internet Famous", and how to contribute meaningfully to your favorite Linux distributions.

411 DevSecOps: Karthik Gaekwad

December 6th, 2019  |  16 mins 45 secs

automation, continuous integration, cryptography, development, devops, devsecops, devsecops days, enterprise, infosec, jupiter broadcasting, jupiter extras, karthik gaekwad, kubecon, kubernetes, linux academy, security, software engineering, software security, techsnap, vulnerability scanning

Ell and Wes sit down with Karthik Gaekwad to sort through the buzzword bingo and explain what DevSecOps is, what it isn’t, and why security should be part of the full lifecycle of your apps.

Brunch with Brent: Rocco

December 3rd, 2019  |  49 mins 15 secs

big daddy linux, bigdaddylinux, brunch with brent, community, destination linux, developer, extras, interview podcast, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kubuntu, linux, linux spotlight, open source, rocco, ubuntu

Brent sits down with Rocco of Big Daddy Linux for a conversation about the origins of Linux Spotlight, some shared behind-the-scenes podcasting perspectives, and just how great we feel about our Linux community.

Brunch with Brent: Jacob Roecker

November 26th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins

army, brunch with brent, community, computer chronicles, extras, interview podcast, jacob roecker, jupiter broadcasting, las, linux, linux academy, linux action show, mate, meerkat, microsoft, military, open source, parkingthought, plex, ptsd, scibyte, system76, techsnap, theory of constraints, thinkpad, ubuntu, user error

Brent sits down with Jacob Roecker, long-time Jupiter Broadcasting community member and Bronze Star Medal decorated United States Army veteran. Jacob shares his journey from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan through to dealing with PTSD, and how Jupiter Broadcasting and its community was integral throughout.

popey on ThinkPads

November 22nd, 2019  |  39 mins 40 secs

alan pope, chzbacon, ebay, extras, ibm, jupiter extras, lenovo, linux, podcast, popey, pre-owned, refurbished, t440s, t450, thinkpad, thinkwiki, ubuntu, used, x1 carbon, x220, x230, x250

Chz sits down with Alan Pope (popey) to discuss his thoughts about ThinkPads, and why they might be the perfect Linux laptop.

Find out what those model numbers really mean, plus our tips for picking which one is right for you.