The Oryx Pro from System76 claims to be a desktop replacement, with a lot of expandability & a ton of compute power. But do the specs & features match the price? We review one of the most potentially promising laptops built for Linux yet.

If you could only buy one machine, should this be it? Tune in to find out!

Plus is Linux Mint rushing into a collapse? We get really excited about the Pyra and you might too, big updates on the Linux desktop & more!

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Starbucks Coffee Runs LINUX!

Nick B. – ” Ok, so longtime follower of the show. Found out today that when booting our 1 cup in-office Starbucks coffee maker, the boot screen looked familiar in that it is running Slax Linux. Found this amusing, however unsettling since the OS boots fine, but there is a control board issue that halts the coffee making process. Maybe more QA on the Printed Circuit Board QA process! Thanks guys, and love the show.”

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• Organization and navigation
• No distractions
• Support for multiple file formats
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Ghetto-skype: Web Skype + Tray Icon + Notifications

Are you tired of a buggy 32 bit official Skype client? Then Ghetto Skype is for you!

Open Source Photography Course

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The Open Source Photography Course is a collection of video tutorials that teach you a RAW photography workflow using only free, open source software. The software taught runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and PC-BSD

The course is suitable for beginners, as well as experience photographers. The lessons range from basic file management to advanced editing using layers and masks. A full list of the topics covered can be found here.

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Pyra accepting PreOrders

• Pyra is the vastly improved successor of the OpenPandora.
• TI Cortex A15 1.5 Ghz
• 2GB RAM
• 720P Display
• The CPU and display PCB is socketed!
  This means: No need to buy a new device each few years – you can simply update it with a new CPU board when it’s available. This is a lot cheaper and also takes care of the environment!

Red Hat Doates Servers to GNOME

Each donated server has 128GB of RAM, 48 cores and comes with an Enterprise SSD made for high throughput. This will greatly improve the running of services like build.gnome.org and sdk.gnome.org.

Major Security Flaws Found in ImageMagick

There are multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick, a package commonly used by web services to process images. One of the vulnerabilities can lead to remote code execution (RCE) if you process user submitted images. The exploit for this vulnerability is being used in the wild.

If you use ImageMagick or an affected library, we recommend you mitigate the known vulnerabilities by doing at least one of these two things (but preferably both!):

• Verify that all image files begin with the expected “magic bytes” corresponding to the image file types you support before sending them to ImageMagick for processing. (see FAQ for more info)

• Use a policy file to disable the vulnerable ImageMagick coders. The global policy for ImageMagick is usually found in “/etc/ImageMagick”. The below policy.xml example will disable the coders EPHEMERAL, URL, MVG, and MSL.

FBI Harassing Core Tor Developer, Demanding She Meet With Them, But Refusing To Explain Why

Isis Agora Lovecruft is a lead software developer for Tor and has worked on Tor for many years, as well as on a variety of other security and encryption products, including Open Whisper Systems and the LEAP Encryption Access Project. And, apparently, the FBI would really like to talk to her, but won’t tell her (or her lawyer) exactly why

Unity 8 and Snaps Are the Future of the Ubuntu Desktop, After Ubuntu 16.10

Today, May 5, 2016, is the last day of the Ubuntu Online Summit 2016, and we’ve just attended a very exciting session where the Ubuntu developers have discussed the future of the Ubuntu Desktop after Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak).

Ubuntu MATE 16.10 will be GTK3 only | Ubuntu MATE on Patreon

As the most committed supporters of Ubuntu MATE it is important that you get insight to this significant change before anyone else. Ubuntu MATE 16.10 will be a GTK3 build only. This is both good and bad news.

Cinnamon 3.0 released!

Here’s a quick overview of some of the changes in this new version:

• Window management improvements on tiling, mapping and unmapping windows, compositor’s window groups and tracking of full screen windows
• Improved out of the box touchpad support (edge-scrolling and two-finger-scrolling can now be configured independently and are both enabled by default)
• New accessibility and sound settings (both rewritten as native cinnamon-settings modules)
• Battery powered devices can be renamed
• Different favorite applications can now be set for plain-text, documents and source code files
• Panel launchers now include application actions
• Animation effects are now enabled by default on dialogs and menus
• Favorites and system options can now be disabled in the menu applet
• The photo-frame desklet now also scans subdirectories
• Improved support for GTK 3.20, Spotify 0.27, Viber

Reaper Audio Software Is Coming To Linux

If Audacity and Ardour aren’t cutting it for your audio editing needs on Linux, there’s another Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) option coming to Linux: Reaper.

Reaper is a high-end audio production software suite developed by Cockos Software. Reaper has been supported under Windows and OS X for this software that’s been around since 2005. With the current development version, native Linux support is coming.

The Reaper 5.20 Beta 10 release brings a native Linux build for the first time. There’s an x86_64 binary along with an ARMv6t2 build for use on the newer Raspberry Pi devices.

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The Pixel C is the perfect example of a compromised device, caused in large part, by Google’s Strategy Tax. This week we debate if this is the underlying reason tablet apps are so far behind on Android, what Mike’s plans are as an Android developer & why the long-term picture might look rosy.

Plus the Jar Jar true Sith Master mega theory comes to light, some iPad Pro follow up, the missed Mameo opportunity, the hard reality of the “pro tablet” market & more!

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Hoopla:

• Jar Jar: The True Sith Master

This subreddit is dedicated to the speculation – and ultimate revelation of – the true Sith Master, Supreme Leader Jar Jar Binks.

• Theory Support Mega-Thread : DarthJarJar

In your face strategy tax, should it be a warning to developers?

A strategy tax is anything that makes a product less likely to succeed, yet is included to further larger corporate goals.

Mike tweets:

Any other #android devs concerned that Google will use #chromeOS for tablets rather than droid — seems like an uncertain time to dev 4 tabs?

Any other #android devs concerned that Google will use #chromeOS for tablets rather than droid — seems like an uncertain time to dev 4 tabs

— Michael Dominick (@dominucco) December 13, 2015

The Pixel C was probably never supposed to run Android | Ars Technica

The Pixel C is ill-suited to Android, but it wasn’t supposed to be this way…

• What about the lang? Will Java stay or could we Dart in a different direction?

• Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C…Ask Us Anything!

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• Ted Cruz to the rescue?

Super happy to see our Backpoints app at use at Rutgers! Go Knights! #apps pic.twitter.com/vYSbJ2VVaT

— Buccaneer Tech, INC (@BuccaneerTech) December 14, 2015

• Andrew’s iPad Pro Follow up

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Ballmer calls out Microsoft’s bogus revenue numbers over Azure, & we expand on his point to discuss an overall trend towards “hero CEOs”.

But the majority of our discussion this week is around the open sourcing of Swift, what Apple got really right & what areas still really need improvement.

Plus the real possibility of replacing your laptop with a large tablet, starting your first app the “easy way” vs the “hard way” & more!

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Hoopla:

Ballmer: Microsoft’s cloud revenue numbers are “bullshit”

_Rather than reporting these figures, Microsoft has reported its annualized revenue run rate—a hypothetical value that describes what the company’s revenue ___would___be if the current level of sales were sustained over the full year

• Impact of your show on me

Swift.org – Welcome to Swift.org

We are excited by this new chapter in the story of Swift. After Apple unveiled the Swift programming language, it quickly became one of the fastest growing languages in history. Swift makes it easy to write software that is incredibly fast and safe by design. Now that Swift is open source, you can help make the best general purpose programming language available everywhere.

• Swift open source · Jesse Squires

Not only is Swift on GitHub, but the Swift team will be working completely in the open. Apple did a spectacular job with the release. Not only do we have the source code, but we have the entire commit history for each project, a very detailed view into the Swift team’s development process, and access to the Swift evolution process. Everything you need to know is on Swift.org.

• initial checkin, nothing much to see here. ·

initial checkin, nothing much to see here.

• Package Manager

The Swift Package Manager is a tool for managing the distribution of Swift code.
It’s integrated with the Swift build system
to automate the process of downloading, compiling, and linking dependencies.

TL;DR: Apache 2.0 License + Full Standard and Core Libraries included + Compiler + copyright owned by the contributor (i.e. no assignment or CLA) + good community structure and documentation + code of conduct.

Saying goodbye to Carousel and Mailbox

We’re committed to making the transitions from these products as painless as possible. We’ve posted more information on the Carousel blog and the Mailbox blog, and we’ll be communicating details directly to users of both apps in the coming days. Mailbox will be shut down on February 26th, 2016, and Carousel will be shut down on March 31st, 2016.

• Mailbox Cost Dropbox Around $100 Million

The post-pivot startup cost the storage company “well over” $50 million, according to multiple sources. And we’ve heard that that the price was around $100 million in cash and stock.

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• First mobile app done right

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Is the new iPad a capable developer machine? We discuss 3D Touch, the impact on developers, the release of the iPad Pro & some quick tips for finding a local development job.

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Apple Launching A9-Based iPhone 6s and 6s Plus With 3D Touch on September 25

• Introducing iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with 3D Touch

Apple Launching A9X-Based 12.9″ iPad Pro in November for $799+

The iPad Pro has a 64-bit A9X processor that delivers up to 1.6 times faster performance over the iPad Air 2, with up to twice as fast graphics. Apple also says the tablet is faster than 80% of portable PCs shipped in the last 12 months, allowing users to run apps such as iMovie with desktop-class performance.

• iPad Pro Features Improved Storage Controller for Desktop-Class Performance – Mac Rumors

The A9X chip is capable of processing data so quickly, it demanded a new memory architecture. iPad Pro features a revamped storage controller that helps deliver performance better than some desktop computers. This increases read and write speeds, so you can quickly open even the largest files. Like the big 4K movie you just edited or all the RAW images you imported from your HD camera.

• Anyone else see the iPad Pro as the future dev machine?

Apple Pencil Offers High Precision and Low Latency, Gains 30 Minutes of Use From 15-Second Charge

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Amazon tries to hide the bad news, Apple has a few big announcements & Chris and the crew have some crow to eat!

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• Amazon finally stops selling the Fire Phone, as company adjusts its hardware strategy – GeekWire
• Apple Launching A9X-Based 12.9″ iPad Pro in November for $799+ – Mac Rumors
• iOS 9 includes ‘Hey Siri’ voice training to help Siri better recognize your voice | 9to5Mac
• GM Took 5 Years to Fix a Full-Takeover Hack in Millions of OnStar Cars | WIRED
• Porn app took secret photos of users – BBC News

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A new touchscreen display goes ons ale for the Raspberry Pi that nearly makes it a complete computer, researchers hack the sensors of self driving cars & we speculate rampantly about the iPad Pro, but definitely not the iPhone 6s!

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• Raspberry Pi’s official 7″ touchscreen display goes on sale today for $60 | VentureBeat | Dev | by Paul Sawers
• Researcher Hacks Self-driving Car Sensors – IEEE Spectrum
• Time to patch your firmware! Backdoor discovered into Seagate NAS drives

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Google pays out over $75k in bug bounties for flaws just in Chrome, and 159 of them are critical, we’ll share the details. HTC reveals the ultimate selfie phone, and maybe a new a category of cell phone accessory, we’ll debate.

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HTC’s Desire Eye wants to be the king of selfies | The Verge

Now HTC is announcing the Desire Eye, a mid-range phone that the company says will be the selfie phone to rule them all. It will be available from AT&T later this year at a price that’s yet to be determined. Where all other smartphones have their best cameras on the back of the phone, the Desire Eye has the same camera on the front as it does on the back. It’s a 13-megapixel camera — the highest resolution front-facing camera to date — and features autofocus, a dual LED flash on both the front and back of the phone, and 1080p video recording.

It has a 5.2-inch, 1080p display that looks great and has wide viewing angles. It has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor paired with 2GB of RAM as HTC’s flagship One M8. Its soft-touch plastic finish isn’t as premium as the all-metal chassis’ of the M8 or iPhone 6.

It’s IPX7 water resistant, so it can be dunked under a meter of water for up to 30 minutes without issue.

There’s a mode to take a picture with both the front and rear cameras at the same time, a la FrontBack, and an ultra-gimmicky mode that lets you insert yourself into a scene using both cameras. You can also merge your face with another person’s face to create a mutant selfie.

HTC Re camera Preview – CNET

The little periscope-shaped camera (right-angle flashlight and asthma inhaler are also suitable) is designed so that you stop watching and recording life through your smartphone’s screen and get in on the experience instead.

At the business end you have an f2.8 lens with an ultrawide 146-degree angle of view with a 1/2.3-inch 16-megapixel CMOS sensor behind it. That sensor is bigger than what you’d find in most smartphones, but average for point-and-shoot cameras and most POV/action cams.

The Re connects to your smartphone via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Launch the Re app (which will be available for Android and iOS later this year) and it initiates the connection process via Wi-Fi. Once connected you can control the camera, view and transfer content and change settings. With the app you can also activate a time-lapse mode so you can take a series of photos over a period of time (you set the frequency and length of time) and turn them into a movie.

Along with the tripod mount on the bottom you’ll find a Micro-USB port and a microSD card slot for storage. An 8GB card is included, but the camera supports cards up to 128GB.

Though HTC pitches the Re more as a lifestyle cam like Polaroid’s Cube than a rugged action cam for extreme sports, the body is waterproof to 1 meter (3.3 feet) for up to 30 minutes without an additional housing.

The HTC Re camera will be coming to the US first in late October/early November and the UK in November. It’ll cost $199 and somewhere around £160-£170 in the UK.

Google Patches Chrome for 159 Security Vulnerabilities

In total, Google is patching 159 security vulnerabilities in Chrome 38, which is one of the highest numbers of security-related fixes for any single browser ever released. Going a step further, Google noted that it also made “113 relatively minor fixes” that it found with its open-source Memory Sanitizer application. Other browser vendors likely might have also counted the 113 memory fixes in their security totals, so for argument’s sake, let’s say that Chrome 38 fixes 272 security related issues.

As part of the security updates, Google is paying out $75,633.70 in bug bounties to a number of security researchers for properly reporting issues to Google. The top award is a $27,633.70 award paid to Jüri Aedla for a vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-3188. That vulnerability could lead to remote code execution and is triggered by a number of bugs in the Google V8 JavaScript engine and the Inter-Process Communication (IPC) function.

‘It’s been way too long’: Apple sends out invites for Thursday, October 16th iPad & Mac event | 9to5Mac

Apple has just announced a keynote address for Thursday, October 16th to take place at the Town Hall auditorium on its Infinite Loop Campus in Cupertino, California. Invitations to select members of the media and special guests indicate that the event will, as always, begin at 10 AM Pacific time/1 PM Eastern Time.

• Free OpenSource Dyslexia Font – OpenDyslexic

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Dropbox receives a major storage and functionally update, is this enough to overlook the services glaring issues? Twitch.tv is now bigger than CNN & Red Hat sees a major executive abruptly leave.

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Dropbox Beefs Up Its Pro Feature Set, Now Offering 1TB Of Storage For $10/Month

Many Dropbox users start out as Basic users, but the company increasingly has been trying to get customers to upgrade and pay for storage. In 2011, the company launched Dropbox for Business, which has seen a fair amount of success in the years since. Dropbox says that it’s used within 4 million companies and 97 percent of Fortune 500 businesses, although not all of those companies are paying customers.

Until today, those so-called “prosumers” were paying $10 a month for 100 GB of storage, but they had a feature set that was pretty similar to the company’s Basic offering.

Dropbox is looking to offer Pro users a lot more storage and a lot more features than their Basic brethren, which it hopes will give a lot more people a reason to upgrade.

Dropbox Pro now offers 10x the storage that users previously got, boosting available capacity for each of its users to 1 TB for $10 a month. By doing so, Dropbox is matching pricing for Google Drive, which lowered its prices for a TB of storage earlier in the spring.

Another feature that is now available to Pro users is the ability to remotely wipe files from your Dropbox folder if your laptop happens to get lost or stolen. By doing so, any Dropbox files or folders that were connected to that device will no longer be accessible the next time that the computer, phone, or other device comes online. And if the device is recovered, users can easily reconnect it to their account.

Dropbox previously offered 200 GB for $20 a month and 500 GB for $50 a month, but with the increase in storage to 1 TB, it’s decided to drop those tiers. As a result, in the short term it could make slightly less money from users who paid a premium for their storage plans.

However, the company could easily make up the difference by increasing the number of Pro users who sign up.

BitTorrent Sync Gets New Interface, Links for Sharing

Version 1.4 is designed to fundamentally change the way users interact with the app by simplifying the sharing process. In that vein, Sync for Windows and OS X have a redesigned user interface to make it easier for sharing via a new workflow and customizable folder list for folders.

You can now right-click on a folder, select “Share with BitTorrent Sync” and then choose either Email (a preformatted message will show up and you’ll need to input the email addresses), Copy (the link will be put in your clipboard), or QR code (for mobile scanning).

The sender can set a given link to expire after a number of days or after a certain number of times it is used, and can also require confirmation to ensure that only the receiver can sync the data in question (this is on by default but can be turned off for less important transfers). If the receiver doesn’t have Sync version 1.4, the webpage will prompt them to install it.

Twitch is now bigger than CNN, MSNBC, and MTV during prime time | The Verge

The New York Times had a great data-driven article this morning about just how big Twitch has become. One year ago the video game live-streaming platform wasn’t even equal to HLN in size. Fast-forward to this summer and Twitch is bigger during prime-time hours than CNN, E!, or MSNBC, with occasional spikes that put it above MTV as well.

Right now Twitch has about 715,000 concurrent viewers during prime time, but will quickly eclipse that if its growth continues apace.

Samsung’s Gear S smartwatch doesn’t need a phone to get online or make calls

The Gear S (not Solo) has a twist: there’s a 3G modem inside.

That means that even when outside the range of a Bluetooth-connected phone or WiFi, it can still send and receive messages or make calls.

It has a 2-inch AMOLED screen plus a dual-core 1GHz CPU inside along with GPS, heart rate and motion sensors, all powered by a 300mAh battery Samsung says can last up to two days.

It runs Tizen instead of Android Wear.

In the run up to IFA next week Samsung is also introducing the Gear Circle headset.

The Gear Circle has a magnetic clasp so it fits around your neck while not in use, a touch sensor and battery with up to 11 hours of talk time.

Pairs with a phone over Bluetooth, letting users hear notifications, use voice commands or listen to music through the earbuds.

Both devices will go on sale in October, although there’s no word on a price for either.

Red Hat CTO unexpectedly quits, amid rumors of executive ‘friction’

No-one among the rank and file at Red Hat seem to have seen this coming. In a move the Linux giant’s staffers said was “shocking” and a “punch in the gut,” long-time Red Hat chief technology officer Brian Stevens has resigned.

In a short press release, the company announced: “Brian Stevens will step down as CTO.”

Stevens, whose Red Hat page was taken down minutes after the news was released, had been with Red Hat since 2001. Before that he had been the CTO at Mission Critical Linux, and a senior architect at Digital Equipment Company (DEC), where he worked on Digital’s Unix operating system, Digital Unix. Today it lives on as HP’s Tru64. In technical circles, he’s perhaps best known for his work on the X Window System

Some Red Hat employees speculated that Stevens may have left because friction between Stevens and Cormier.

Paul Cormier is Red Hat’s president of products and technologies.

They observed that CTO office had been moved out from underneath Cormier’s control some time back. However, no one said that was any kind of current feud that might have lead to this move.

Others suggested that perhaps Steven wanted to move up to a CEO slot and that would never happen within the company.

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Mike and Chris discuss the tough choices that have to be made when the hardware or software you depend on, is killed by the creator.

Plus a few more thoughts on the OUYA, the PS4 impresses but Mike’s cautious, your emails, and much more!

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• Bill from episode 10 asks:

Afraid attaching myself too much into one language maybe isn\’t the best thing for a newbie
programmer. And if i learned many things from a language i despised (java), i imagine it\’s in my best interested to try a new language as well.

Start more projects in C or try some ruby / python / go? (if i go to a new language, i\’m leaning at GO)”

• Kyle asks about the Go language for desktop apps
• Daniel asks “what happened with the Ouya”

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Revisiting the OUYA

• OUYA releases new E3 Firmware Update – Haverzine

OUYA has just released a brand new firmware update in time for E3 (yes, E3 madness continues) that brings about some much needed new features and improvements.

Indie Devs Hope for PS4 Love

• News: Indie dev snubs Xbox One for PS4 – ComputerAndVideoGames.com

Indie publisher and developer Curve has issued an official press release to declare its \’focus on PS4 development\’ following \”the lack of independent support currently announced from Microsoft and the Xbox One.\”

• E3 2013: Indie Developers Continue to Choose PlayStation – PlayStation.Blog

We also reaffirmed our dedication to independent developers and their ability to self-publish on PlayStation. We\’ve increased our efforts in a huge way to bring unique gaming experiences to PlayStation platforms, and as we just revealed, we have an excellent lineup of games coming to the PlayStation 4 from the indie development community.

Oops! I’ve built my business around an abandoned platform!

• The Mac that Thunderbolt built: The newly compact Mac Pro | Apple – CNET News

High-speed ports mean that Apple is moving expansion outside the chassis for its high-end machines. It\’s a departure for the Mac Pro, but it\’s in line with decades of Apple thinking.

• Apple Mac Pro: Does Expandability Really Matter? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Yes, you can connect USB 3.0 drives, Thunderbolt hard drives, and PCIe to Thunderbolt expansion boxes to the new Mac Pro. Expansion boxes like the ones from Sonnet and OWC let you pull the video input or graphics output card to your Thunderbolt Mac. They can also let you connect multiple eSATA drives to a Thunderbolt Mac if your company has standardized on eSATA drives.

• E3 2013: Sony shows impressive indie line-up on PS4 | Game Development | News by Develop

Sony has demonstrated a convincing commitment to indie at its E3 press conference, calling numerous independent developers to the stage as it insisted that small studios and self publishing are vital to the PlayStation 4.

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Angela and Chris share topics that help you through life like a pro. Plus a few things you probably never knew, and some announcements!

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1. LPT: Making large hamburgers? Poke a dent in the middle to keep them from getting too thick when they cook
2. LPT: How to prevent mold from growing on berries.
3. Tips the Hiring Manager Won\’t Tell You [xpost jobs]
4. LPT: Paste your tracking numbers directly into Google to both identify the carrier and locate the tracking page
5. LPT: Nail polish remover easily and quickly removes advertising on free sunglasses.
6. Dip onion in water for a while before slicing. No more crying
7. LPT: Stop bleeding with antiperspirant.

Did you know?

1. That falling sensation followed by a sudden jolt when trying to sleep is called a hypnic jerk.
2. Some African tribes use fire ant bites to hold wounds shut like stitches of sutures.
3. The Approval rating of US congress is 20% lower than the amount of Americans who \”approve\” of Porn.
4. there is a practice called rumpology where someone reads your butt like they would a palm, and it goes back to ancient times.
5. in 1988 there used to be a Nintendo breakfast cereal! – [0:24]

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You may have already received complaints about the RSS video feed not working on Android devices, or at least on the Galaxy Nexus, which I have. The feeds stopped downloading probably about a month ago or so. I *am* able to continue to download and watch video podcasts from other groups like TWIT, etc. It\’s just your feeds and I have tried both the Large and the Mobile – Large is what I was using that used to work just fine. I even purchased and downloaded another podcast player on my Nexus, just to learn that it\’s the same thing there too. The primary app that has been working for me is \”BeyondPod\” and I just tried \”DoggCatcher.\” I hope you can either get this resolved or get back with me so that we can troubleshoot this because both TechSnap and LAS are my favorite shows to keep up with and I only do so on my phone while I get ready in the mornings – and sometimes when I do my long distance aerobic runs on elipt ical, etc. at the gym. Again, the issue I\’m having is only with your feeds and they stopped working about a month ago or so. Thanks!
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Online music services like Spotify, Pandora, and many others are exploding. But how do they compare? What features do they each have that make them unique?

Tonight we look into some of our favorite music streaming service, and answer those questions, and many more!

Show Feeds:

• HD Video RSS
• Large Video RSS
• iPod Video RSS
• MP3 RSS
• iTunes Feeds

Show Notes:

OUR AUDIO STREAM:  jupiterbroadcasting.com/listen

PANDORA
www.pandora.com

Pros:
– Good for finding new music that is similar to songs you like.
– Easy to purchase songs you like.
– Separate stations for different “moods”

Cons:
– Commercials
– Free service limits the number of songs you can skip.
– No downloadable client unless you pay for the service.

Price:
– $36/year for desktop subscription
– Mobile app is free but includes ads, customer feedback indicates it doesn’t multitask well

last.fm
www.last.fm

Pros:
– Social music sharing experience (FB/Twitter sharing, and on-site socializing)
– Allows purchase of songs you like right from the site.
– “Scrobbler” download parses your existing library and sets up your preferences automatically.
– Live event listings

Cons:
– Small library in some genres, lots of repeated music.
– Premade stations aren’t that great, better to build your own playlists (which takes time)
– Download client doesn’t fully implement social features, just the music scrobbling.

Price:
– Free, free, free.

Grooveshark
https://listen.grooveshark.com

Pros:
– HUGE library of songs
– Lots of variety under the “Radio” function
– Powerful UI, easy to use.

Cons:
– No prebuilt playlists
– Can’t sort searches by music genre

Price:
– Free in the web player
– $6/mo for ads-free client
– $9/mo for mobile app access with account syncing

I <3 Radio
https://www.iheartradio.com/index.html

Pros:
– Listen to your favorite local radio no matter where you are.
– Some original stations

Cons:
– Commercials and talk just like normal radio
– Not all stations use it.
– Audio quality seems inconsistent on some stations.

Other Options:
Slacker
Yahoo! Music (aka Launchcast)
1club.fm
Sirius or XM Satellite Radio

Download:

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