The Router From Hell, LTO Tape, and Other Bad Ideas

About this episode

The episode discusses various Linux projects, the evolution of community forums, and upcoming hardware ideas.

When was the last time you visited a forum? A simple question about adding a front panel USB C hub to a motherboard without a Type E connector got me thinking about how differently we answer questions now. Discord replies are fast. Forum replies used to sit in your brain for a day or two while you worked out the best answer. Turns out that might be something we lost along the way. Also in this episode Five months of Interfacing Linux projects including the Orange Pi 6, Dragon Q6A, a Ryzen AI mini PC, a goth hedgehog, and a FireWire ZIP drive. Behind the scenes reality of TechTube which mostly involves answering emails from marketing and PR departments. Upcoming hardware nonsense including the BPI R4 Pro router and a possibly terrible idea involving an AMD Xilinx Alveo MA35D media encoder and OBS. Plus an upcoming Linux LTO tape backup project and where I actually buy audio gear without paying new gear prices. If you would like to support my work on Interfacing Linux: Patreon ▶ https://www.patreon.com/interfacinglinux PayPal ▶ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZMNJFJULR8WJY Wishlist ▶ https://throne.com/interfacinglinux SOCIAL Xitter ▶ https://twitter.com/intlinux…

People in this episode

Host: Venn Stone

Topics covered

• technology
• Linux projects
• hardware
• community forums
• tech reviews
• audio gear

Keywords

• Linux
• hardware projects
• community forums
• tech reviews
• audio gear

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Orange Pi 6, Dragon Q6A, Ryzen AI mini PC, goth hedgehog, FireWire ZIP drive, BPI R4 Pro router, AMD Xilinx Alveo MA35D media encoder, OBS, Linux LTO tape

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