Episode 441

Ask Noah Show 441

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May 13th, 2025

53 mins 42 secs

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This week we dig into why and how Canonical designed and implemented Matrix. Noah gives an update to his solar project, and discovers some open source solutions for solar!

-- During The Show --

00:48 Olympia Mike Insperation

  • ANS 439
  • Sorting out details
  • Please give us feedback!
  • Pair with homeless shelter
  • Pair with food bank
  • Technical details
  • Windows 10 deadline coming
  • Lowering friction

09:55 Solar Camera Update

  • Panel brings in enough power
  • Switch arrived, worked great
  • SolarPoint
    • Had to RMA
    • Will R&D
    • Issues with SolarPoint
  • Renogy Charge Controller
  • Victron
    • Push the Victron Connect App
    • Victron has a commitment to open source
    • Victron GX controller
    • Bare wire ends
    • GX software on a raspberry pi

23:20 News Wire

25:18 Minimalism

  • Minimum viable battle station
  • Tails
  • Reproduce-ability
  • Linux Fest Northwest Laptop
  • NixOS re-install
  • Can't auto mount usb drives
  • Dark theme

31:00 Matrix Interview

  • Nils Buchner
  • Matrix rabbit hole
  • Ubuntu & Matrix Chat
  • Ubuntu Juju setup
  • Other Setup methods
  • Where can Matrix grow/improve?
  • Next steps for the Ubuntu Matrix server?
  • Matrix clients
  • Matrix client matrix
  • Network effect
  • Distros installing matrix clients

43:00 Juju & Charms Interview

  • Merlijn Sebrechts
  • Juju and Charms
  • Abstraction
  • Code re-use
  • Where Juju and Charms work well
  • Knowledge needed
  • Making better charms

52:20 Continue Being a Petri dish

  • Ansible is the biggest hammer
  • Nix
  • Juju

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