This week we revisit the idea of self-hosting your own email server. For years both of us have been against it, with the current state of "cloud" mail providers, maybe it's time to reconsider. Noah and Steve dig into new research that suggests some concerns with kids using tech at a young age.
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00:52 Steve's Question
Can't load sites on WiFi AP unless on a VPN
Write in!
02:00 Noah on Hosted Email
Hosted O365
Client filed ticket
Entire yahoo.com email domain not working
Microsoft doesn't know how to fix it
Wed 2pm - Today (Tues) a little back and forth
Still not solved
Got a slew of useless troubleshooting links
Noah can't fix the problem
Mail in a box
08:37 New OSS Firmware for Zigbee - Charlie
Open source Zigbee firmware
GitHub (https://github.com/ffenix113/zigbee_home)
CNX-Software Article (https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/22/zigbee-home-esphome-like-firmware-project-for-zigbee-devices/#comments)
May enable open source firmware on new devices
11:40 Vulnerability Scanners - Steve
OpenSCAP (https://www.open-scap.org/)
Clair (https://github.com/quay/clair)
Wazuh (https://wazuh.com/)
Wazuh Vulnerability Detection Doc (https://documentation.wazuh.com/current/compliance/nist/vulnerability-detection.html)
Wazuh Open SCAP how it works Doc (https://documentation.wazuh.com/current/user-manual/capabilities/policy-monitoring/openscap/how-it-works.html)
Ethical Hacking steps
MetaSploit (https://www.metasploit.com/)
Lynis (https://cisofy.com/lynis/)
19:15 Ubuntu Pro? - Mike
Paying for things identifies you
Responsible disclosure
Ubuntu Pro reduces vulnerability time
Free for 5 machines
Ubuntu Membership (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership?_ga=2.92395613.1311670255.1706052065-1441348239.1698795823)
25:18 Blocking websites & Can you recommend linux? - David
Sophos XG for Home
Noah recommends sophos HARDWARE not software
Elementary OS, Debian, etc
Go with the spin of your favorite desktop
How to install MS Windows with out account
Elementary OS is polished
Arch Linux, to dig in
33:38 News Wire
KVIrc 5.2 - KVIrc (https://www.kvirc.net/?id=news&story=2024.01.14.19.25.1.story&dir=latest&lang=en)
Firefox 122 - Mozilla (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/122.0/releasenotes/)
Proton 8.0 5th Patch - GitHub (https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-8.0-5c)
Fish 3.7.0 - GitHub (https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/releases/tag/3.7.0)
Pulse Audio 17 - Freedesktop.org (https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Notes/17.0/)
Wine 9.0 - Wine HQ (https://www.winehq.org/news/2024011601) - Gaming on Linux (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/wine-9-0-brings-much-improved-windows-app-and-game-compatibility-to-linux/)
Bazzite v2.2 - Gaming on Linux (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/steamos-alternative-bazzite-v22-out-now-with-lots-of-enhancements/)
Sparky 2024.01 - Sparky Linux (https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2024-01/)
AV Linux 23.1 - Band Shed (https://www.bandshed.net/2024/01/14/av-linux-23-1-enlightened-released/)
Linux Mint 21.3 Edge ISO - Linux Mint (https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4635)
MX Linux 23.2 - MX Linux (https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-23-2-libretto-released/)
BPF Updates - The News Stack (https://thenewstack.io/bpf-opens-a-door-to-linux-dynamic-scheduling-maybe-with-rust/)
Multiple Severe AI Vulnerabilities - Security Week (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerabilities-found-in-ai-ml-open-source-platforms/)
Facebook AGI - Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2024/01/18/zuckerberg-on-ai-meta-building-agi-for-everyone-and-open-sourcing-it/?sh=6d24aaf74eab)
35:10 Noah's Experience
Gives kids ride home
Explains budgeting
Offers hardware on hand
Build's Ryzen tower
Windows vs Linux
Installs Linux
Sad state of affairs
Get to kids before indoctrination
The Epoch Times Article (https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/the-silent-epidemic-eating-away-americans-minds-5560857)
Depression in teens
Getting worse
Steve's discussion with a young person
Effect of COVID
Screen vs in person
Screens and psychological disorders
48:28 Firefox Releases DEB
Mozilla Blog Post (https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/4-reasons-to-try-mozillas-new-firefox-linux-package-for-ubuntu-and-debian-derivatives/)
DEB gets faster updates than snaps
Hard to move architectures
Hard to find all edge cases
9 to 5 Linux (https://9to5linux.com/how-to-install-firefox-as-a-deb-package-in-debian-ubuntu-or-linux-mint)
51:42 CSA Open Letter
From Matrix
Lots of companies signed
Matrix Blog Post (https://matrix.org/blog/2024/01/open-letter-csa/)
52:52 AV Linux
Real cool
Music Nerds write in!
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