400: Celebrating 400 Episodes of DL with a Jill’s Treasure Hunt, Gaming, Cybersecurity, and more

video: https://youtu.be/iZX7YFt66zs

This week we are LIVE! Celebrating our 400th episode. We have a lot of content planned for you but first, we just want to thank all of you for supporting us by watching, listening, however you do it. 400 episodes is because of you. The financial support because of our sponsors and Patrons is how we survived. We’re so glad you enjoy this show and hope to see you for 400 more. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things Open Source & Linux. Now let’s get this show on the road toward Destination Linux!

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Hosted by:

Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:35 Community Feedback
00:08:48 Pizza Debates: Water, Pineapple, and Everything In-Between
00:15:09 Privacy-Friendly Streaming Options
00:18:22 Memes Born from DL
00:23:50 Sandfly Security
00:28:02 Jill’s Treasure Hunt Begins
00:29:18 E.T.’s Backstory and Jill’s Nostalgia
00:30:59 Unboxing Jill’s Treasure: Atari E.T. Cartridge
00:32:04 The Video Game Crash: Blame E.T.?
00:33:54 E.T.: Not the Worst Game Ever?
00:37:31 First Playthrough: E.T. Frustrations
00:40:34 Fatal Flaw: The Game’s Big Bug
00:44:23 To the Landfill: E.T.’s Infamous Fate
00:45:52 In the History Books: E.T.’s Legacy
00:48:14 Wrapping Up Jill’s Treasure Hunt
00:49:37 The Big Hack - Salt Typhoon
00:50:55 Off-Topic Fun in the Rabbit Hole
00:53:07 The Targets of Salt Typhoon
00:55:09 How the Hack Worked
00:56:46 What the Hackers Took
00:57:57 How Salt Typhoon Was Discovered
00:59:33 Lessons Learned from the Hack
01:01:43 The FBI’s Encryption ‘Solution’
01:05:59 Mozilla’s Rebrand: Michael’s Verdict
01:25:24 Can't Stop Talking
01:25:56 Gaming: Vessel of Hatred
01:31:45 Showcasing Geek Cred: Community Picks
01:33:48 Software Spotlight: Gear Lever
01:36:49 App Packages: Order of Priority
01:38:08 AppImage Sandbox
01:38:57 What is Sandboxing?
01:41:26 Scam Education: Holiday Safety Tips
01:47:44 Support the Show
01:49:13 Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
• Privacy-Friendly Streaming Options
  • Apple TV = https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k/
  • NVidia Shield = https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/
  • Amazon Fire Stick = https://amzn.to/3DlBUfC
• Sandfly Security [ad]
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
• Jill’s Treasure Hunt
  • https://destinationlinux.net/jillstreasurehunt
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T.the_Extra-Terrestrial(video_game)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmrQkQsM9FU
• The Big Hack - Salt Typhoon
  • https://hacked.com/chinese-salt-typhoon-hack-reveals-flaws-in-our-data-privacy/
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/fbi-says-everyone-should-use-encryption-apps-for-their-calls-and-texts-after-china-hack-encryption-is-your-friend/ar-AA1vshO0?ocid=BingNewsVerp
• Mozilla’s Rebrand: Michael’s Verdict
  • https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-brand-next-era-of-tech/
• Gaming: Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred
  • https://store.steampowered.com/app/3043530/Diablo_IV_Vessel_of_Hatred/
  • https://www.protondb.com/app/2344520
• Software Spotlight: Gear Lever
  • https://flathub.org/apps/it.mijorus.gearlever
  • https://mijorus.it/projects/gearlever/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/gear-lever-appimage-app-for-gnome
• Support the Show
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  • https://store.tuxdigital.com
  • https://tuxdigital.com/discord