Episode 6:10: The Age Old Problem

Coming up in this episode

• I am speed! Kachow
• How old are you?
• and the call is coming from inside the RAM

The Video Version
https://youtu.be/SP-gPAkrqHk

0:00 Cold Open
2:00 It's Not Just Bandwidth
23:47 Age Verification in Linux
43:22 A Terrible Time for Faulty RAM
56:06 Hearkening Back
+56:34 vimlena
+1:00:21 squidiebah
+1:03:18 Chris
+1:04:16 Alphacluster
+1:09:59 WhamGeek
1:12:44 Next Time
1:15:10 Stinger

In this episode we dive into the wonderful world of bandwidth since there's an open source alternative to Speedtest.net and Fast.com these days, and it's LibreSpeed.org. Take a peek, preferably after they update their expired certificate (they seriously did this to us after we speak so highly!) and get a slightly more honest look at your speeds! For bonus points, try a different country. We also dig into some of the technical bits behind those tests.

Also, when speaking about jitter, I should have said 'delta' or 'difference' rather than 'average'!

Then, more age verification. This time, though, Linux distributions are caught in the crossfire and some are exploring the ways to actually handle potential implementations. Nothing's too dire yet as most of these 'laws' are still bills, and that means they don't matter quite yet.

Also, we look into a post by Gabriele Svelto, a Firefox developer, to find out that not only is Firefox a little more reliable than you might think, bad RAM or other hardware bits might actually be the reason things are crashing, and not just Firefox!

Finally, some feedback, and we learn that our Mac User / Listener Venn diagram isn't just two separate circles.

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Age Verification in Linux (and BSD)

• Proposed Colorado Legislation
• Proposed California Legislation
• System76 response
• Midnight BSD response
• FreeDesktop Merge Proposal punted to a portal implementation

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Memories Lost

• Firefox crash reports detect bit flips

Feedback @vimlena from YouTube

• Waterfox works with Firefox sync

@squidiebah from YouTube

Been using firefox for years, this won't make me move and I've just disabled it(AI).

Chris from Fireside

I'm that guy. The macOS user that regularly listens to your show! So, the Venn diagram is not two separate circles. It's more like circles that touch at exactly one point without crossing. They form a tangent.

Alphacluster on Discord

• Also a Mac and Kagi user.
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• Arc Browser
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WhamGeek on Discord

Kagi has a pilot program to offer free search for public & academic libraries The application button does't work, but I reached out to them and they got back within the hour with the correct link.

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