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Martin Wimpress

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Long-time #Linux user, developer, and community builder 🐧 Flake wrangler ️❄️ Maker πŸͺ› Aspiring game developer οΈπŸ•ΉοΈ Linux Matters podcast presenter οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

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The Smell of Git Mark explains the links between Linux and North Hampshire, Alan spring cleans hit GitHub profile, and Martin gets busy with lazy git.

Episode 76 of Linux Matters: The Smell of Git πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Mark explains the links between Linux and North Hampshire, Alan spring cleans hit GitHub profile, and Martin gets busy with lazy git.

03.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark's Meshing About Alan builds a website (link soon), Martin reviews Zed Editor, and Mark joins the mesh life.

Episode 75 of Linux Matters: Mark's Meshing About πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan builds a website (link soon), Martin reviews Zed Editor, and Mark joins the mesh life.

17.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alan discovers crypto malware in the Snap Store #linux #security
linuxmatters.sh/74/

06.02.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Audio Trainers and Wallet Drainers Martin makes a software audio engineer, Mark creates a Roku remote and Alan accidentally becomes a security blogger.

Episode 74 of Linux Matters: Audio Trainers and Wallet Drainers πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin makes a software audio engineer, Mark creates a Roku remote and Alan accidentally becomes a security blogger.

03.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Points of You We round up listener feedback and discuss HyperMegaTech! Super Pocket, Kazeta, FossFLOW, Toniebox Reverse Engineering, Tonuino and Yarg-lang.

Episode 73 of Linux Matters: Points of You πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

We round up listener feedback and discuss HyperMegaTech! Super Pocket, Kazeta, FossFLOW, Toniebox Reverse Engineering, Tonuino and Yarg-lang.

20.01.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lets get Trippy Mark revisits the classic Timesplitters game. Alan has entered a coding contest he can’t win. Martin gets trippy with network diagnostics.

Episode 72 of Linux Matters: Lets get Trippy πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Mark revisits the classic Timesplitters game. Alan has entered a coding contest he can’t win. Martin gets trippy with network diagnostics.

06.01.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ffmpeg-statigo: All the hardware acceleration!
ffmpeg-statigo: All the hardware acceleration! YouTube video by Linux Matters

Happy new year (if you celebrate it).

Trying out this shorts thing...

www.youtube.com/shorts/f6x9b...

#ffmpeg

01.01.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Give me the Aux Alan discovers new music on Spotify with a shonky Python script. Martin makes a Go module for ffmpeg. Mark slices up his monitor with Tiling Assistant.

Episode 71 of Linux Matters: Give me the Aux πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan discovers new music on Spotify with a shonky Python script. Martin makes a Go module for ffmpeg. Mark slices up his monitor with Tiling Assistant.

23.12.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grummaging Gophers & Gods Martin writes an MP3 encoder using Go. Mark has been playing the fast-paced rogue-like Hades II, and Alan has another Grummage.

Episode 70 of Linux Matters: Grummaging Gophers & Gods πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin writes an MP3 encoder using Go. Mark has been playing the fast-paced rogue-like Hades II, and Alan has another Grummage.

09.12.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is nice to be able to return the favour of being right about something πŸ™‚

08.12.2025 07:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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He's a very nΓΈughty boy Mark’s been buying audiobooks, Martin discusses NΓΈughty Linux, and Alan’s been streaming again!

Episode 69 of Linux Matters: He's a very nΓΈughty boy πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Mark’s been buying audiobooks, Martin discusses NΓΈughty Linux, and Alan’s been streaming again!

25.11.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Frameworks, Filesystems and Fixes Alan dusts off his newsletter, Martin encrypts his new Framework laptop, and Mark noodles with Moodle tools.

Episode 68 of Linux Matters: Frameworks, Filesystems and Fixes πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan dusts off his newsletter, Martin encrypts his new Framework laptop, and Mark noodles with Moodle tools.

11.11.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What's worth another look?

Which past Linux Matters topics need a 2025 update, in a future episode?

06.11.2025 11:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After three brilliant years as part of the Late Night Linux family, Linux Matters is becoming an independent podcast. We're incredibly grateful to Joe for his support in launching and producing the show - it wouldn't exist without him.

🧡 1/3

03.11.2025 06:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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LinuxMatters The companion subreddit to Linux Matters podcast.

A wild subreddit has appeared.
reddit.com/r/LinuxMatte...

29.10.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Panache, for Men Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.

Episode 67 of Linux Matters: Panache, for Men πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.

28.10.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Terminal Full of Sparkles Martin found a fancy alternative to apt, Mark debugged his car charger, and Alan moved from Plex to Jellyfin.

Episode 66 of Linux Matters: Terminal Full of Sparkles πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin found a fancy alternative to apt, Mark debugged his car charger, and Alan moved from Plex to Jellyfin.

14.10.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MacOS Made Me Snap! Alan has been manifesting Snaps, Martin snapped, and migrated from MacOS to Linux, and Mark found family snaps in Immich.

Episode 65 of Linux Matters: MacOS Made Me Snap! πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan has been manifesting Snaps, Martin snapped, and migrated from MacOS to Linux, and Mark found family snaps in Immich.

30.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ethical Retro Gaming Mark’s been retro gaming, Martin’s been syncing, and Alan’s been Gryping.

Episode 64 of Linux Matters: Ethical Retro Gaming πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Mark’s been retro gaming, Martin’s been syncing, and Alan’s been Gryping.

16.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Running Linux on an IPad Martin runs Linux on an iPad, Alan has been to an AI hackathon, and Mark has a new phone running GrapheneOS

Episode 63 of Linux Matters: Running Linux on an IPad πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin runs Linux on an iPad, Alan has been to an AI hackathon, and Mark has a new phone running GrapheneOS

02.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mirrors, Motors and Makefiles Alan prepares for the inevitable by mirroring GitHub to Forgejo], Martin sidesteps complexity with Just, and Mark gives his first thoughts on the VW ID.3.

Episode 62 of Linux Matters: Mirrors, Motors and Makefiles πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan prepares for the inevitable by mirroring GitHub to Forgejo], Martin sidesteps complexity with Just, and Mark gives his first thoughts on the VW ID.3.

19.08.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coding in My Pants Martin has a fancy GitHub profile, Alan is busy with maintenance, and Mark retired a project.

Episode 61 of Linux Matters: Coding in My Pants πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin has a fancy GitHub profile, Alan is busy with maintenance, and Mark retired a project.

05.08.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Frankenstein's Ubuntu Server Framework Martin overrides default browser behaviour, Alan automates GitHub using gh, and Mark creates a monster using Ubuntu Server and his Framework laptop!

Episode 60 of Linux Matters: Frankenstein's Ubuntu Server Framework πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin overrides default browser behaviour, Alan automates GitHub using gh, and Mark creates a monster using Ubuntu Server and his Framework laptop!

22.07.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Old Man Yells at GMail Alan continues his Nerdy cloud-native journey, Mark fulfills his years-long dream of buying a new laptop, and Martin moves GMail to the junk folder.

Episode 59 of Linux Matters: Old Man Yells at GMail πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan continues his Nerdy cloud-native journey, Mark fulfills his years-long dream of buying a new laptop, and Martin moves GMail to the junk folder.

08.07.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Martin gets his Linux all rusty, Alan continues day trippin’, and Mark makes a timelapse.

Episode 58 of Linux Matters: The Very Hungry Caterpillar πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin gets his Linux all rusty, Alan continues day trippin’, and Mark makes a timelapse.

24.06.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nerdy Day Trips Martin heists disk space from GitHub. Alan reboots a very nerdy website. Mark has been punishing his Steam Deck.

Episode 57 of Linux Matters: Nerdy Day Trips πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Martin heists disk space from GitHub. Alan reboots a very nerdy website. Mark has been punishing his Steam Deck.

10.06.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Drop the faff, dodge the judgment. Another bloody AI commit generator, but this one stays local πŸ¦™

https://github.com/wimpysworld/faff

Drop the faff, dodge the judgment. Another bloody AI commit generator, but this one stays local πŸ¦™ https://github.com/wimpysworld/faff

Stop staring at diffs like they owe you money πŸ’Έ

faff - another bloody AI commit generator (yes, we definitely needed one more!) after GitKraken's AI ate my credits but refused to write conventional commits 😑

wimpysworld.com/posts/faff-o...

Drop the faff, dodge the judgment, get back to coding πŸ¦™

06.06.2025 11:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
As screenshot of the Nerdy Day Trips website, showing a map and some pins

As screenshot of the Nerdy Day Trips website, showing a map and some pins

A screenshot of the form used to add venues

A screenshot of the form used to add venues

Do you like to go on nerdy day trips?
Great! This free website is for you!
If your favourite venue is missing, share it!
nerdydaytrips.org

29.05.2025 08:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Python A-Go-Go Alan uses all the models, Mark switches Bookshelf Buddy from Go to Python, and Martin completes his GotoSocial migration.

Episode 56 of Linux Matters: Python A-Go-Go πŸ§οΈπŸŽ™οΈ

Alan uses all the models, Mark switches Bookshelf Buddy from Go to Python, and Martin completes his GotoSocial migration.

27.05.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody 2 is coming.

Ultra violence. The only genre that matter 🎬

16.05.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0