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droops interviews John Whaley from Moka5. John Whaley is responsible for the technical vision of Moka5. He holds a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University, where he made key contributions to the fields of program analysis, compilers, and virtual machines. He is the winner of numerous awards including the Arthur L. Samuel Thesis Award for Best Thesis at Stanford, and has worked at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center and Tokyo Research Lab...

Chess Griffin's, got a Cowon D2, portable media player. He likes it. He likes it a lot. When he gets done reviewing all its features, you're going to want one, too. Linux and BSD users, this may be the device you've been searching for. Cowon D2 Product Page Shownotes by: diggsit

LILO = Linux Loader I discuss the ins-and-outs of LILO, hot it is configured and how it is initialized and what to do when it screws up. This is part 2a in my Linux Start Process series. Be on the look out for 2b discussing GRUB very soon. Links: Lilo Mini-Howto LILO Wikipedia Page LILO home page

Google employee Ken Wehr speaks to the Upstate Carolina Linux Users Group.

Mirovengi, reports on an IEEE.org article that details Intel's VT technology. The advantage of bringing virtualization down to the hardware level, is discussed. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1430631 Shownotes by: diggsit

Network Backups – how hard can it be? Dosman, gives an overview of some free software, backup solutions. He, then describes his home network, backup project. There's an autochanger involved, so he's got some hackin' to do. SCSI Generic Driver (SG) MTX tape library tools Amanda Bacula Shownotes by: diggsit

Klaatu continues his four-part series. This episode focuses on the technique of video compression. He explains the variables involved, and how they relate to file size and delivery method. Shownotes by: diggsit

Project Chanology (Anonymous vs. Scientology). Important details missing from a majority of reports on the story are brought up front to those unaware. Common 'anonymous' forums: https://www.4chan.org https://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Talk:PROJECT_CHANOLOGY https://partyvan.info/index.php/Project_Chanology Links with information on Scientology: https://www.scientology.org https://www.xenu.net https://www.xenutv.com

Have something to say, on HPR? Enigma, unwraps the riddle of recording an episode. If you've got a computer, a microphone, and are on the tubes, you're well on your way. https://audacity.sourceforge.net/ HPR Theme Shownotes by: diggsit

In this first of a four-part series, Klaatu begins a discussion of free and non-free video codecs. Specifically, why they are needed and how they work. Shownotes by: diggsit