web02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:14:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ask Noah Show - Episodes Tagged with “Nso Group” https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/tags/nso%20group Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:00:00 -0500 The Ask Noah Show is a weekly talk radio show where we focus on Linux and Open Source technology. We invite the community to participate live on the air 1-855-450-6624. The show airs Tuesdays at 6pm CT on asknoahshow.com and at KEQQ 88.3 FM in Grand Forks ND. It's a free call 1-855-450-NOAH so join us and start on your way to owning your operating system, your software, and technology. en-us episodic The community centered show where you are the content! Noah J. Chelliah The Ask Noah Show is a weekly talk radio show where we focus on Linux and Open Source technology. We invite the community to participate live on the air 1-855-450-6624. The show airs Tuesdays at 6pm CT on asknoahshow.com and at KEQQ 88.3 FM in Grand Forks ND. It's a free call 1-855-450-NOAH so join us and start on your way to owning your operating system, your software, and technology. no Noah J. Chelliah live@asknoahshow.com Episode 242: Selling Spyware https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/242 5146063f-61f6-4b72-9cbc-db6cb975dae8 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:00:00 -0500 Noah J. Chelliah full Noah J. Chelliah NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE! 56:23 no NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE! -- During The Show -- 00:30 What Noah uses - Jon Software Distro - Kubuntu/Fedora DE - KDE Plasma Terminator/Konsole Thunderbird Fastmail (Work) Proton Mail (Personal) VLC/MPV MakeMKV/Brasero QMMP MP3 Player KeepassXC (Personal) Bitwarden (Public) Virtual Box/KVM Libvirt Audacity Zoom/Jitsi Sublime Text (Work)/EncryptPad/Joplin/VIM/Kate Gimp (Images)/Inkscape (Graphic Design) Element/Nheko/SchildiChat (The turtle one) Okular Install Method - Flatpak, AppImage, Snap Phone Work - Galaxy S10/iPhone Personal - Nexus 6P with LineageOS Personal Disconnected device - Sony Xperia SailfishOS GPD Pocket on order Play Device - Pinephone In the Backpack (https://www.briggs-riley.com/products/at-work-large-cargo-backpack-kp436?variant=23744651132986&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhcmRou7y8QIV_2tvBB0BVQtpEAQYASABEgKzSfD_BwE) Dual Type-C charger RavPower (https://www.ravpower.com/products/rp-pc146-120w-4-port-desktop-usb-charging-station) Apple Type-C charger 2TB External Drive Small tool kit Screw drivers wirecutters Flash drives Portable Battery Pack Netgear Nighthawk Mobile Broadband Noise Canceling Headphones Sony WH1000xm4 (https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/headband/p/wh1000xm4-b) Emergency Kit Backup Phone (S7) Backup Wallet Minimal Viable Battle Station * Pelican 1620 * Docking station Lenovo Dock Affiliate (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6S81CM/?tag=minddripmedia-20) * Portable Desk * 27" 2K Display 21:15 Decentralized Tech - Jay Offline First (http://offlinefirst.org) 0Data (https://0data.app/glance/) Unhosted (https://unhosted.org/apps/) Web3 IPFS 22:45 ARP vs MAC Tables - Octavio MAC Tables Built by "MAC Learning" Snooped Used by switches to prevent HUB behavior Used for switching ARP tables Built with ARP protocal Used for routing 26:45 Pick of the Week Tauon Music Box (https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/) Drag n Drop file importing CUE sheet support MOD tracker Network Playback Flathub (https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.taiko2k.tauonmb) 27:55 Make Good SonoBus (https://sonobus.net/) * High Quality, Low Latency, Peer-to-Peer Audio oever the internet * AAC-LD/AAC-HE * New commercial boxes use OPUS codec 31:30 Gadget of the Week Omega Charger (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/omega-world-s-smallest-100w-200w-usb-c-charger/x/19545995#/) World's Smallest 100W & 200W USB-C Charger World's first 200W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger Quick charge 4 devices simultaneously Estimated Shipping July 2021 34:00 Red Hat To expand Offerings ZDnet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-expands-linux-offerings-for-research-and-academic-organization/) Low cost/Free RHEL for education Conan Kudo Link (https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-July/077159.html) Open to Primary and Secondary Schools as well 38:20 Snowden Spyware / Mobile Phones Pegasus Pegasus Malware Made by the NSO Group Access to Photos Emails Records Calls Secretly Activate Microphones/Cameras WhatsApp Chat GPS Data Calendar Contacts Over 50,000 numbers suspected targets New "zero-click" attacks Tech advancing too fast for normal people to keep up Courts have ruled FaceID/Fingerprints can be compelled Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/19/edward-snowden-calls-spyware-trade-ban-pegasus-revelations) Jul 18th Guardian Article (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-leak-uncovers-global-abuse-of-cyber-surveillance-weapon-nso-group-pegasus) Amnesty Article (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/) 49:40 Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released Plasma Mobile Post (https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2021/07/20/plasma-mobile-gear-21-07/) Join the Matrix room - #plasmamobile:matrix.org 52:55 Steam Deck Steam Handheld 4 core, 8 threads AMD APU 64GB, 256GB, 512GB $399-$649 Runs SteamOS (Arch+KDE+Big Picture Mode) Goal: Get every Windows Game working before launch Tech Radar (https://www.techradar.com/how-to/pre-ordered-a-steam-deck-heres-how-to-find-out-which-games-will-run-on-it) IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-os-ui-system-software-bridges-the-gap-between-console-and-pc) -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/242) Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys (http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah) Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix (https://element.linuxdelta.com/#/room/#geeklab:linuxdelta.com) -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard (http://www.asknoahshow.com) Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! 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-- During The Show --

00:30 What Noah uses - Jon

Software

  • Distro - Kubuntu/Fedora
  • DE - KDE Plasma
  • Terminator/Konsole
  • Thunderbird
  • Fastmail (Work)
  • Proton Mail (Personal)
  • VLC/MPV
  • MakeMKV/Brasero
  • QMMP MP3 Player
  • KeepassXC (Personal)
  • Bitwarden (Public)
  • Virtual Box/KVM Libvirt
  • Audacity
  • Zoom/Jitsi
  • Sublime Text (Work)/EncryptPad/Joplin/VIM/Kate
  • Gimp (Images)/Inkscape (Graphic Design)
  • Element/Nheko/SchildiChat (The turtle one)
  • Okular
  • Install Method - Flatpak, AppImage, Snap

Phone

  • Work - Galaxy S10/iPhone
  • Personal - Nexus 6P with LineageOS
  • Personal Disconnected device - Sony Xperia SailfishOS
  • GPD Pocket on order
  • Play Device - Pinephone

In the Backpack

  • Dual Type-C charger RavPower
  • Apple Type-C charger
  • 2TB External Drive
  • Small tool kit
    • Screw drivers
    • wirecutters
    • Flash drives
  • Portable Battery Pack
  • Netgear Nighthawk Mobile Broadband
  • Noise Canceling Headphones Sony WH1000xm4
  • Emergency Kit
    • Backup Phone (S7)
    • Backup Wallet

Minimal Viable Battle Station

21:15 Decentralized Tech - Jay

22:45 ARP vs MAC Tables - Octavio

  • MAC Tables
    • Built by "MAC Learning"
    • Snooped
    • Used by switches to prevent HUB behavior
    • Used for switching
  • ARP tables
    • Built with ARP protocal
    • Used for routing

26:45 Pick of the Week

Tauon Music Box

  • Drag n Drop file importing
  • CUE sheet support
  • MOD tracker
  • Network Playback
  • Flathub

27:55 Make Good

SonoBus

  • High Quality, Low Latency, Peer-to-Peer Audio oever the internet
  • AAC-LD/AAC-HE
  • New commercial boxes use OPUS codec

31:30 Gadget of the Week

  • Omega Charger
  • World's Smallest 100W & 200W USB-C Charger
  • World's first 200W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger
  • Quick charge 4 devices simultaneously
  • Estimated Shipping July 2021

34:00 Red Hat To expand Offerings

  • ZDnet
  • Low cost/Free RHEL for education
  • Conan Kudo Link
  • Open to Primary and Secondary Schools as well

38:20 Snowden Spyware / Mobile Phones Pegasus

  • Pegasus Malware Made by the NSO Group
  • Access to
    • Photos
    • Emails
    • Records Calls
    • Secretly Activate Microphones/Cameras
    • WhatsApp Chat
    • GPS Data
    • Calendar
    • Contacts
  • Over 50,000 numbers suspected targets
  • New "zero-click" attacks
  • Tech advancing too fast for normal people to keep up

  • Courts have ruled FaceID/Fingerprints can be compelled

  • Guardian

  • Jul 18th Guardian Article

  • Amnesty Article

49:40 Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released

52:55 Steam Deck

  • Steam Handheld
  • 4 core, 8 threads AMD APU
  • 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
  • $399-$649
  • Runs SteamOS (Arch+KDE+Big Picture Mode)
  • Goal: Get every Windows Game working before launch
  • Tech Radar
  • IGN

-- The Extra Credit Section --

For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!

This Episode's Podcast Dashboard

Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys

Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix

-- Stay In Touch --

Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard

Ask Noah Dashboard

Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!

Altispeed Technologies

Contact Noah

live [at] asknoahshow.com

-- Twitter --

Support Ask Noah Show

]]> NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE!

-- During The Show --

00:30 What Noah uses - Jon

Software

  • Distro - Kubuntu/Fedora
  • DE - KDE Plasma
  • Terminator/Konsole
  • Thunderbird
  • Fastmail (Work)
  • Proton Mail (Personal)
  • VLC/MPV
  • MakeMKV/Brasero
  • QMMP MP3 Player
  • KeepassXC (Personal)
  • Bitwarden (Public)
  • Virtual Box/KVM Libvirt
  • Audacity
  • Zoom/Jitsi
  • Sublime Text (Work)/EncryptPad/Joplin/VIM/Kate
  • Gimp (Images)/Inkscape (Graphic Design)
  • Element/Nheko/SchildiChat (The turtle one)
  • Okular
  • Install Method - Flatpak, AppImage, Snap

Phone

  • Work - Galaxy S10/iPhone
  • Personal - Nexus 6P with LineageOS
  • Personal Disconnected device - Sony Xperia SailfishOS
  • GPD Pocket on order
  • Play Device - Pinephone

In the Backpack

  • Dual Type-C charger RavPower
  • Apple Type-C charger
  • 2TB External Drive
  • Small tool kit
    • Screw drivers
    • wirecutters
    • Flash drives
  • Portable Battery Pack
  • Netgear Nighthawk Mobile Broadband
  • Noise Canceling Headphones Sony WH1000xm4
  • Emergency Kit
    • Backup Phone (S7)
    • Backup Wallet

Minimal Viable Battle Station

21:15 Decentralized Tech - Jay

22:45 ARP vs MAC Tables - Octavio

  • MAC Tables
    • Built by "MAC Learning"
    • Snooped
    • Used by switches to prevent HUB behavior
    • Used for switching
  • ARP tables
    • Built with ARP protocal
    • Used for routing

26:45 Pick of the Week

Tauon Music Box

  • Drag n Drop file importing
  • CUE sheet support
  • MOD tracker
  • Network Playback
  • Flathub

27:55 Make Good

SonoBus

  • High Quality, Low Latency, Peer-to-Peer Audio oever the internet
  • AAC-LD/AAC-HE
  • New commercial boxes use OPUS codec

31:30 Gadget of the Week

  • Omega Charger
  • World's Smallest 100W & 200W USB-C Charger
  • World's first 200W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger
  • Quick charge 4 devices simultaneously
  • Estimated Shipping July 2021

34:00 Red Hat To expand Offerings

  • ZDnet
  • Low cost/Free RHEL for education
  • Conan Kudo Link
  • Open to Primary and Secondary Schools as well

38:20 Snowden Spyware / Mobile Phones Pegasus

  • Pegasus Malware Made by the NSO Group
  • Access to
    • Photos
    • Emails
    • Records Calls
    • Secretly Activate Microphones/Cameras
    • WhatsApp Chat
    • GPS Data
    • Calendar
    • Contacts
  • Over 50,000 numbers suspected targets
  • New "zero-click" attacks
  • Tech advancing too fast for normal people to keep up

  • Courts have ruled FaceID/Fingerprints can be compelled

  • Guardian

  • Jul 18th Guardian Article

  • Amnesty Article

49:40 Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released

52:55 Steam Deck

  • Steam Handheld
  • 4 core, 8 threads AMD APU
  • 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
  • $399-$649
  • Runs SteamOS (Arch+KDE+Big Picture Mode)
  • Goal: Get every Windows Game working before launch
  • Tech Radar
  • IGN

-- The Extra Credit Section --

For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!

This Episode's Podcast Dashboard

Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys

Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix

-- Stay In Touch --

Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard

Ask Noah Dashboard

Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!

Altispeed Technologies

Contact Noah

live [at] asknoahshow.com

-- Twitter --

Support Ask Noah Show

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