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In this episode:

• Martin is using the unfold.ai coding assistant to turn the MVP Rust project, ia-get, into a “product”.
• Alan has impressions of actually using NextCloud.
• Mark is listening to audiobooks on Linux with Cozy and on Android with Voice.

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We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2023, and talk about what we want to happen in 2024.

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What does “incognito mode” in Chrome actually mean and whether documenting browser standards in code is a good idea, the serious implications of a fun story about messing with a ChatGPT instance, and maximizing performance when using mixed disk types on ZFS mirrored vdevs.

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Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit

I’d Buy That for a Dollar: Chevy Dealership’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue

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We were asked about the maximizing performance when using mixed disk types on ZFS mirrored vdevs.

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When it comes to collaboration workflows, Amolith dislikes the pull request model that GitHub made popular and much prefers the email/patch-based approach. Kevin does his best to get to the bottom of why, and Joe wonders if it might come down to disliking Microsoft.

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Twitch pulls out of Korea thanks to the opposite of Net Neutrality, it’s not clear to what extent smart devices are listening to your conversations, more on water usage in data centers, and our thoughts on mandatory access controls.

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We were asked for our thoughts on mandatory access controls.

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In this episode:

• Mark is playing Baldur’s Gate 3.
• Alan is going LoCo in Ubuntu – You can contribute to the UK LoCo website on GitHub.
• Martin is building and running Snaps on NixOS.

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The child’s toy that Chris hacked makes us remember the various other proprietary hardware and software that we’ve taken control of using free and open source software. Plus our mixed feelings about doing an accessibility challenge.

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