JoeRess Podcast

Two and a half years later It’s been a long time. A very long time, in fact. But I’m back with a brief summary of the last few years.    

Pre-FOSS Talk Live show   I hung out with Marius Quabeck from NerdZoom.de the night before FOSS Talk Live and we spoke about our various media production adventures.       You can subscribe to the podcast RSS feed

Gender and identity politics Once again it has been an awfully long time but the JoeRess podcast is back! This time my guest is a young man called Chlo. We spoke about gender dysphoria and politics, identity politics, equality of religious criticism and mockery, Brexit, Trump, immigration and loads more.   If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress. Speak soon.  

Catchup from the motorway I was bored on the motorway so I decided to record a solo episode. I spoke about the end of Linux Luddites, the start of Late Night Linux, Linux Action News, FOSS Talk Live and an idea for a regular live show that will probably never happen.   If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress. Speak soon.  

The end of The Pi Podcast and FOSS Talk Live I’m back! This time Jesse joins me to talk about why I stopped doing The Pi Podcast and also about FOSS Talk Live.   If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress. Speak soon.

Celebrity deaths and music The JoeRess Podcast returns! This time with my friend Dee. You can find her on Twitter and tell her how well she did. This was her first time on a podcast. We talked about various things but a couple of local bands we mentioned were Vodun and Sumer.   If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress. Speak soon.

Joe goes to Sicily In this short episode I talk to Isaac about my trip to Sicily. I didn’t have time to get the feedback together this time. We’ll get to that next time. If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress.   Speak soon.        

Chocolate bars and guns Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   Chocolate Back in July I tweeted the following: Best 6 chocolate bars: 1. Cadbury's Caramel2. Boost3. Lion4. Toffee Crisp5. Chocolate Orange bar6. Mars — Joe Ressington (@JoeRessington) July 19, 2015   Isaac told me I was wrong so I decided to send him some chocolate to prove that ours is nicer than American “candy”.   Guns Isaac owns guns and likes to murder animals with them. I ask him all about it.     Feedback Thanks to Craig Squire for the offer of free toilet seat covers.   If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress.   Speak soon.

OggCamp Recap Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   It’s been an awfully long time but we are back. Isaac is now a published writer and a regular host on mintCast. Joe has been to OggCamp and tells Isaac all about it.   Feedback Thanks to Jack Dennahower, Martin Karlsson, Alex, Dave, David Harvey, Alex Armstrong and everyone who left web comments for getting in touch. If you want to get in contact, you can email podcast at joeress.   Speak soon.

Trump, more drones and confession time. Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   It’s been well over a month, mostly because Isaac and I have been developing The Pi Podcast. I’ve also done loads of mintCasts and episodes of Linux Luddites which is now a weekly show. Isaac bought a new phone.   News and discussion We spoke about Donald Trump and the American electoral system. We mentioned MicroSoft’s new AI and spoke about Windows 10. Isaac mentioned an old story about the Chinese government banning Windows 8. The Recall on cars getting hacked led on to discussion about the Internet of things.   Drone watch Drone swarming language Don’t bring your drone to New Zealand Isaac’s old KY home * more on the drone shooting in KY Report of a drone shooting a gun * Police try to follow up on this shooting drone   Feedback Thanks to Will, Rainy and Jon for getting in touch.   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail or podcast at joeress.   Speak soon.

Movies and Futurism Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   It’s been about a month and I have done a couple of mintCasts, a couple of Linux Luddites episodes and have been to see Jurassic World and Terminator Genisys at the Cinema. I also bought a projector. Isaac has been giving poor people computers with Linux installed on them and has started a Raspberry Pi meetup in Washington, D.C.   News Ray Kurzweil and Electronic skin This Robot Can 3-D Print A Steel Bridge In Mid-Air   Feedback Thanks to Will, Rob, Leigh and Poruchik Kizhe for getting in touch. Will linked to some good information about encryption.   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.

Encryption, E-waste and a tin foil test Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   Isaac rejoined Twitter and Joe went on the Ubuntu Podcast and produced an episode of Linux Luddites which included an interview with Jonathan Riddell.   News and discussion Australian Law Could Criminalize the Teaching of Encryption UK crypto firm relocates over ‘Snooper’s Charter’ fears Tech industry redoubles efforts to fight US gov’t encryption backdoors Joe doesn’t understand why anyone would waste their time watching people play games on Twitch. Isaac sees things differently. E-waste Isaac mentioned a video of a man swatting down a quadcopter. Grooveshark.li is dead and Joe hasn’t found a replacement yet. We said we would link to a couple of stories about the geopolitics of remote islands.   Feedback Thanks to Ronald Houk, Leigh and Steve Engledow for getting in touch.   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.

Ex Machina and existentialism Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   News & discussion points Grooveshark arms race. Somewhat alive for now. Would you take a pill that allows you to live to 10000? 3D printed skin Ex Machina Computer AI passes Turing test in ‘world first’ (Kryten’s opinion)   Isaac’s podcast list Linux Luddites MintCast How did this get made? Raider Nation podcast Test Talks Linux Voice Ubuntu podcast The Java Posse  (discontinued) Git Minutes The Changelog     Feedback Thanks to Alex and Will for getting in touch   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.  

Election semi-special Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   Isaac mentioned a book about Cancer in the intro and another book about robots in the news.     News stories: We talked quite a lot about the UK general election and alluded to Charlie Brooker’s Election Wipe. We mentioned two stories about drones. Robots taking jobs that no one wants. The death of Grooveshark.     Feedback Thanks to Jack Dennahower, Alex, Martin Karlsson, Leigh, Richard and Will for getting in touch. Isaac sent me an email: “…when you type up the show notes for the episode, can you put a sentence or two that I said thank you to all the people who wrote in with positive feedback?  Thanks buddy.”   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail.   Speak soon.

Isaac Carter returns as a potential permanent co-host and there’s a new format. Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed News stories: IBM’s Watson has published a cookbook Images show rapid Chinese progress on new South China Sea airstrip I mentioned Boris Johnson vs Jeremy Paxman Google’s Project Loon close to launching thousands of balloons Feedback Thanks to Will and Jack Dennahower for getting in touch. A story about two men hurting each other in an argument over iOS and Android was mentioned.     If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail.   Speak soon.

Snowden, NSA surveillance and privacy.   Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed   What I’ve been up to I’ve done two episodes of Linux Luddites and two episodes of mintCast.   Chat with listener Isaac Carter We spoke about the Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour and its implications for government surveillance and privacy. We meandered all over the place and ultimately felt quite pessimistic by the end of the conversation. Interesting nonetheless I thought and I hope to chat to Isaac again soon.   Feedback Thanks to Leigh, Jason Connerly and Mr Sterling for getting in touch.   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail.   Speak soon.

Linux podcast supergroup spectacular! Subscribe to the Podcast Rss feed.   What I’ve been up to Recording a shouty chat with Scott Newlon (mintCast), jesse (Linux Luddites) and Matt Copperwaite  (The Dick Turpin Road Show) at the meet up in the pub last week. Thanks a lot to everyone who came. It was a great night. I’ve also done a mintCast and a Linux Luddites.   Feedback Thanks to Karl, Aaron, Martin, Scramblo and Leigh for getting in touch.   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.

Subscribe to the Podcast Rss feed.   What I’ve been up to Went to the pub with Jono, Aq and Jordan Keyes. Recorded an episode of mintCast about keyboard shortcuts (which I forgot to mention). Recorded and put out a bit of a tough Linux Luddites episode. Bought a second hand Chromebook. Helped to organise my first (very small) Linux event.   Interview with Matt Copperwaite Developer, podcaster and trustee of South London Makerspace. His G+ and Twitter pages. His podcast is called The Dick Turpin Roadshow.   Feedback Thanks to John O’Brien, Clyde, David Harvey, Rufus, Stephen Ward and Alpha Bravo for getting in touch.     If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.

Subscribe to the Podcast Rss feed. It’s been 2 weeks but I’ve finally done other show.   What I’ve been up to Recorded an episode of mintCast about running Android on a PC. Recorded a fairly varied episode of Linux Luddites. Finished the new Knievel Dead album.   The show should now hopefully be on iTunes. I bought a Raspberry Pi 2. I went to a GLLUG meeting where the topic of diversity came up. I spoke a bit about that on the show.   I also asked “am I too negative?”   Feedback Thanks to Donald, Gareth, Steve, Leigh, David, Steven Rosenberg, Will, Rich, Popey and Bill_MI for getting in touch. Bill mentioned the StarTalk Podcast.     If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.  

Subscribe to the Podcast Rss feed. A much longer show this time where I talk about how I got into podcasting, what podcasts I listen to (and some that I used to listen to) and then go over your feedback from the last couple of shows.   My podcasting history: The Mind Tech Podcast Mind Tech Xmas Special   My first mintCast   Linux Luddites     My feed list: Bald Move (TV podcasts) Hollywood Babble On Little Atoms Doug Stanhope podcast – A particularly good episode The Dollop Wittertainment Mind Set Podcast RHLSTP Infinite Monkey Cage ComComPod Rathole Radio The Poker Half in the Bag   Dead or dead to me Daily Bacon The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Behind The Curtain Material World Any Questions?   Tech Linux Voice UUPC Linux Outlaws/Geek News Radio Linux Action Show TechSNAP CNET UK podcast     Feedback: Thanks a lot to Gareth, John Stoume, Tony Hughes, Rich, Leigh, Rüssel and Brian36 for getting in touch.   If you want to get in contact, you can email me at JoeRessPodcast at Gmail. Speak soon.