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February 11th, 2025

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About this Episode

This week Noah gives an update on EndlessOS and why it might be the default go-to operating system for new users. Ai scams are getting worse, and the Ashi lead dev stepped down.

-- During The Show --

00:50 EndlessOS

  • Customized Gnome
  • Installer
  • Doesn't allow the user to hurt themselves
  • Intuitive interface
  • Remote Desktop
    • RDP
    • Reasonably Secure
  • Last OS left on a computer

12:09 News Wire

14:32 AI Makes Scams Worse

  • AI being used to get hired, to steal information
  • Video interviews are glitchy and odd
  • Answers to questions are right out of OpenAI and ChatGPT
  • Problem will get worse before it gets better
  • Companies will respond by not hiring remotely
  • The Register

24:28 AI Safety

  • Competition heating up
  • Need to foster AI, not restrict it
  • Open Source AI
  • China isn't going to back down
  • Are we out of our depth with AI?
  • Can't put the gene back in the bottle

34:40 Microsoft Office 365 Co-Pilot

  • Users must act or pay more
  • 2025 version of Clippy
  • Microsoft is getting more aggressive
  • Imagine if everything was "opt out"
  • Can only opt out by "canceling subscription"
  • Misleading marketing
  • Non-CoPilot plans only available for a limited time

43:07 Ashi Linux Dev Steps down

  • Still plans to contribute
  • Ashi Linux is important
  • Apple removed barriers to run Linux
  • Linux worked pretty well on Intel Macs
  • T2 Chip
  • T2Linux
  • New Apple chip
  • Phoronix

51:30 Lossless-cut

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