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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Apparently my old "Waver" roots are popping out today. FTR, I've done the whole New Wave, Punk, Skater and Metal Head thing in my youth. But today, this is my old music self for concentrating on work.

Screenshot of Spotify desktop showing a public playlist titled “80s New Wave Mix” with a green gradient header. The playlist contains 50 songs (about 3 hours 29 minutes). The track list includes “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran, “We Built This City” by Starship, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds, “Call Me” by Blondie, “Blue Monday” by New Order, “Take On Me” by a-ha, and others. Playback controls appear at the bottom. On the right sidebar, the currently highlighted song is “It’s a Sin (2018 Remaster)” by Pet Shop Boys, with related videos and an artist info panel below.

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

EasySpeak featured on TWIL with @michaeltunnell.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUO... Reminder, for the "why is it this way" or "which ____ will it support" or anything else, please start here. github.com/ctsdownloads...

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331: Manjaro 26, Nitrux 5.1, Linux Voice Control, CachyOS, NVIDIA GeForce Now & more Linux news

YouTube video by Michael Tunnell

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Linux desktop voice control has a gap. Talon costs money. Other tools are X11-only or cloud-dependent. So I built EasySpeak. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m... github.com/ctsdownloads... - Free and open source (GPL-3.0) - Fully local — no cloud, no accounts - Wayland-native

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Voice Control for Linux/GNOME Desktop

YouTube video by Matt Hartley

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Raise your hand if you ever re-watched The Transformers: The Movie just to listen to Orson Wells voicing Unicron, Leonard Nemoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime, Casey Kasem as Cliffjumper while rocking out to Stan Bush. Mic drop.

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Coming soon and yeah, it is working. Took a LOT of creative thinking to outsmart Wayland and GNOME needs, but I got it going. Cont..

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

And this is why I am not worried about AI taking my job anytime soon. Wow...😂

This is a digital image depicting a character called "Captain Linux," an amalgamation of Captain America and the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin.

Key Elements:

Character: The character wears a costume similar to Captain America's, but with a high-tech, circuit-board aesthetic. The suit is primarily blue and red, with glowing cyan lines tracing circuitry across the armor.

Shield: The character holds a vibranium-style circular shield. Instead of the typical white star on a blue background, the center of the shield features a stylized Tux the penguin (the Linux mascot) centered within the familiar red, white, and blue concentric rings.

Helmet/Head: The character's head is replaced entirely by a floating, small Tux the penguin silhouette, positioned above the neck of the suit.

Background: The scene is set in a modern, futuristic city at night, resembling a major metropolis (possibly New York City or a similar fictional city). Neon lights, tall skyscrapers, and faint green/cyan beams of light streak down from above, adding to the sci-fi atmosphere.

The overall impression is a blend of superhero iconography and open-source computing culture, specifically celebrating Linux.

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Jorge Castro 🇵🇷 🦖 @castrojo.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

New projectbluefin.io on Tuesday, here's the soundtrack for this adventure. Lore is in the music. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Bluefin and the Bazaar of Destiny

A new world, infinite possibilities. Infinite danger.

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Jorge Castro 🇵🇷 🦖 @castrojo.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In about an hour I'm talking about homebrew on linux and our journey over the past few years on integrating it into projectbluefin.io! workbrew.com/webinars/bre...

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Brewing on Linux - Workbrew Webinars

Jorge Castro of Universal Blue joins us to discuss how cloud native Linux distros like Bluefin and Bazzite are making Homebrew the centerpiece of the developer stack - and what this evolution means fo...

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Heads up Xubuntu users, heads up. www.reddit.com/r/xubuntu/s/...

Picture of a zipped folder with malware exe pretending to be an Xubuntu installer.

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

All I will say is I'm sad, frustrated and tired. Just so damned tired. Wish I could say more.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Michael Tunnell @michaeltunnell.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Why I Went Missing & Exciting Plans for the Future of the Channel youtu.be/wj4UWUgLXvc I’ve been away from the channel for a few weeks. Life threw me a curveball but I’m coming back. Thanks for sticking with me through the downtime.

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Why I Went Missing & Exciting Plans for the Future of the Channel

YouTube video by Michael Tunnell

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Coming soon. Iron Pipe. Like PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol), but with the ability to customize how you interact with your sound devices using presets. Like a stereo. Volume, device, etc. USB, 3.5mm, Bluetooth, speakers.mic.

Iron Pipe app, output tab. Default device is in green.

ron Pipe app, input tab. Default device is in green.

Iron Pipe app, meeting preset set. Brave browser is playing audio.

Iron Pipe app, selecting presets I made.

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Just wow. I came across this guy. Adult language in spots, yes, but holy crap this is good. Bonus at 4:13 in the video. Just wow!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm51... Amazing what you can do with Reaper and Da Vinci Resolve!

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How I Broke up with Adobe

YouTube video by James Lee (Animation)

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Jill Bryant Ryniker @jill-linuxgirl.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A new #DestinationLinux has hit the road! 😂❤️🐧🐧🐧 tuxdigital.com/podcasts/des... Vivaldi Takes A Stand on AI, System76's COSMIC Desktop Update, Element (Matrix) vs Discord, Mojeek Search Engine #Linux #SwitchtoLinux Thank you @SandflySecurity! destinationlinux.net/sandfly

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Jorge Castro 🇵🇷 🦖 @castrojo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Look at bazaar just shred through these installs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=whuE...

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Bazaar's Queue Management and Categories!

YouTube video by Jorge Castro

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Resharing because of its 80s goodness. Weekend project, you can try it by going to matthartley.com and in the terminal on the website (yeah, com,plete with faux commands), you can launch the game there.

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Matt Hartley - Linux Support Lead

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

So I have been putting off doing a personal website upgrade...until now. Well, I went down the rabbit hole. Figured, why the heck not have some fun. Why yes, there is a working faux terminal you can play with. Just type help. 🥲 matthartley.com

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Matt Hartley - Linux Support Lead

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

So I did a thing. If you are Gen X or older, you immediately recognize this. Trust me. Yes, while I am ironing out visuals, this is fully functional. 😎

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This Week in Linux @thisweekinlinux.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

A new @thisweekinlinux.bsky.social has dropped! (325) 😎🐧▶️ thisweekinlinux.com/325 Michael talks about LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews! #podcasts #technews #opensource #tech

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Destination Linux @destinationlinux.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

A new @destinationlinux.bsky.social has hit the road! (432) 😎🐧▶️ destinationlinux.net/432 Check out DL 432: Debian 13 Arrives, Ubuntu LTS Hardware Updates, and Destination Android?! #linux #podcasts #opensource #tech

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Gardiner Bryant @heavyelement.com · 24/08/2025

I'm live right now! youtube.com/live/073bzt7...

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Reacting to Fremont leak, Pewdiepie's new PC build video

YouTube video by Gardiner Bryant

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Framework @frame.work · 19/08/2025

Our next update is coming. Tune in August 26 at 8am PT to see what we’ve been building. Set a reminder on YouTube here: youtu.be/OZRG7Og61mw

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

So my dog can work for Uber, then? The video is about a special school in New Zealand, for dogs to...LEARN TO DRIVE. It's real, Google it.

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Unplugging for the weekend. Offline, old school games here I come.

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Gardiner Bryant @heavyelement.com · 11/08/2025

Friends, I'm live on YouTube right now! youtube.com/live/MlT6xoX...

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Let's play N64!

YouTube video by Gardiner Bryant

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Gardiner Bryant @heavyelement.com · 09/08/2025

Are there any FOSS developers within a six hour drive of Maine (I'm thinking eastern Canada, New England, tri-state area, etc.) who would want to be the subject of a short documentary about your project?

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Jorge Castro 🇵🇷 🦖 @castrojo.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Aurora, Bluefin, and @bazzite.gg run great on these. Thanks to @frame.work for their support. AI accel ootb, great desktop - Bluefin LTS will be my image of choice on these, coming to you very soon! But also get a second one for a dedicated @bazzite.gg console. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv7_...

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Framework Desktop First Look, This Tiny PC Has The Most Powerful iGPU!

YouTube video by ETA PRIME

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Fedora Project @fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2025

Help us test the new Anaconda webUI installer for Fedora KDE and the other spins! Testing still happening through Aug 7-8! Learn more: fedoramagazine.org/anaconda-web-ui-… #Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

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Jorge Castro 🇵🇷 🦖 @castrojo.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Almost to 500k views in a day. The @bazzite.gg team is just slaying right now. Just when I think we hit peak Bazzite something magical happens. This is what happens with K8s too, not because we're special, we've just brought client Linux to cloud native. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa8n...

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I FINALLY listened to you and tried Linux... Why did I wait so long?

YouTube video by JayzTwoCents

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

It's a sickness, I make random weird stuff. Framework Laptop 13, backlit keyboard. photos.app.goo.gl/E8iSjrQsJUt7...

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Christine Hall @brideoflinux.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"Since the last stable release almost 3 years ago, the developers made 3440 changes to the main code base and 800+ changes to the Alkimia library. Here’s an overview of some major functionality changes and improvements:" KMyMoney 5.2.0 released – bembel.net

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KMyMoney 5.2.0 released – bembel.net

The Home of Ebbelwoi and IT

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Feeling confident now is a good time to buy a generator and about a tanker load of fuel. Call it a hunch. #GridFailure

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Framework @frame.work · 18/06/2025

Wanna change the world with us? We're hiring! A special call out to those with Windows and *Linux* chops. Other key must haves in the "What you need" section. ats.rippling.com/framework/jo...

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Community Escalations Specialist | Careers at Framework

The Position We’re looking for a Community Escalations Specialist with community support expertise to help deliver an excellent experience ...

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Matt Hartley (The Linux Matt, person) @matthartleylinux.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I haven't been buying much NECA lately. Then this happened. Yoink. It's here, Tuesday.

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Bazzite @bazzite.gg · 13/06/2025

Kyle made an appearance on Tech Over Tea! Huge thanks to @brodierobertson.xyz for making this happen www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBWq...

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#276 Bazzite Linux Is SteamOS Minus Valve | Kyle Gospodnetich

YouTube video by Tech Over Tea

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Michael Tunnell @michaeltunnell.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I went to the #RedHatSummit and here’s my recap video of the experience. Covering as much as I could from keynotes and booths to sessions and demos for everything from #AI & #Automation to #Linux & Lattes, here’s what happened. youtu.be/XSd59l_8BI8

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I Went to the Red Hat Summit. From AI & Automation to Linux & Lattes, Here's What Happened

YouTube video by Michael Tunnell

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