The Uncertain Future of Brunchmarks
When I created the Distro Delves series in late 2019, I created a couple of other series' as well. One of them was called:
Brunchmarks!
The spirit of the series goes w...
2020-05-21 13:56:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Fixed My First Bug! 🎉
Our Snap has only been live for about a week and we've already received our first bug report on Github!
Obviously bug reports aren't exactly good things but the fact that engineers a...
2020-05-19 22:38:10 +0000 UTC View PostManjaro KDE 20.0.1 - A Step Backwards
Whoever is in charge of Manjaro's styling needs to be throttled a bit.
They've been over saturating the colors more and more with each release and now it just looks bad. The icons in particul...
2020-05-19 14:43:24 +0000 UTC View PostUbuntu Budgie 20.04 - It is fine
Truth be told, I think I like Solus' Budgie a bit more. I find Ubuntu Budgie's panel to be really cluttered and the icon sizing inconsistent. And the layouts don't work quite right either - raven i...
2020-05-18 23:19:31 +0000 UTC View PostLife is Strange
Like, literally life - not the game.
I've been doing the consulting gig for about a month and it's been interesting to say the least.
Their business model is based around Maas, Juju, an...
2020-05-16 03:03:09 +0000 UTC View PostKaOS 2020 - Underrated?
Maybe.
Something I didn't mention in the video is that the community (in the forums, at least) seems rather hostile and closed-minded.
When I was trying to figure out the 64-bit thing, ...
2020-05-13 14:49:16 +0000 UTC View PostLubuntu 20.04 - On 🔥
I was on fire when I recorded the voice-over for this video.
I've begun recording the intro segment without video so I can sort of focus on coming up with something witty to say and this was ...
2020-05-08 14:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostTop 5 List Glitch - Behind The Scenes
I mentioned the weird glitch at the end of the Top 5 List video in the previous post but I wanted to save the story be...
2020-05-07 12:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostA Test of Things to Come
This is a big video.
Not just because its a "Top 5" video (list videos are always popular) but because I'm trying the new thumbnail thing and becaus...
2020-05-06 23:15:20 +0000 UTC View PostThumbnail/Title Proof of Concept
I had some downtime between running builds at work and this crazy idea popped into my head.
I don't know if this is the thumbnail or a short animated title card or what.. but I think it's pre...
2020-05-06 00:27:31 +0000 UTC View PostThumbnails for Distro Delves?
I haven't done the video thumbnail thing for quite a while but I'm wondering if I should start now that Distro Delves is kind of the thing I do on the channel.
My issue with thumbnai...
2020-05-05 19:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostPop!_OS Encore Poll!
It's time for another encore poll!
If you are wondering -
Why don't you just add these polls to the video post?
The answer is simple: I can't 😂. Patreon lets ...
2020-05-04 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPop!_OS 20.04 - Donezo
Well, I did it. It took me less than 12 hours but I managed to produce a video from start to finish in a single day.
This episode was way too much fun to produce. It ended up being t...
2020-05-04 01:34:18 +0000 UTC View PostToday's Goal
I want to see if I can produce a Distro Delves episode in a single day.
I produced & published the Ubuntu 20.04<...
2020-05-03 13:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostFedora 32 - Nailed It
In my previous YouTube post I talked about the tone & mood I was aiming for in the voice-over.
I th... 2020-05-02 01:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post
The final Distro Delves PC rev 1.2
I actually wrote this post as a draft last week but forgot to post it before episode 20.
If you were expecting something fancy and elegant, prepare to be disappointed! 😂
In future se...
2020-05-01 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFedora 32 Live Stream Game Poll!
I am finally starting the Live Stream game poll! I've talked about this for months and months but now that I've had a chance to 2020-04-30 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Developers In Their Element
My friend Matt sent me this rather nostalgic picture today.
I'm in the middle, my manager...
2020-04-29 15:53:54 +0000 UTC View PostUnimpressed
I've made it a personal policy to not call people or projects out publicly but sometimes, I really just need to vent.
The FOSS community can really frustrate me. For a long time, people would...
2020-04-28 23:18:04 +0000 UTC View PostUbuntu 20.04 - It's OK
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is OK.
That pretty much sums up my feelings about it.
As you guys probably know, I wasn't...
2020-04-27 14:50:43 +0000 UTC View PostScored a new gig!
This year has been nuts.
I've already blogged a few times about my ups and downs finding jobs and getting laid off or losing contracts. But now, I finally have so gre...
2020-04-25 02:46:23 +0000 UTC View PostLow Effort - Great Results
I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much from this video.
I almost always record the voice-overs after the footage is captured and after 4 days of fighting to get the right footage, ...
2020-04-23 01:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostI Remember Why I Stopped Making Tutorial Videos
If you saw this post, you'll know that I have/had 3 install .sh videos planned for the weeks ahead.
I already
My history with Linode
I started my relationship with Linode last year when Andrew reached about to me about making a video using Linode's platform. I believe this was sometime after my 2020-04-21 15:48:53 +0000 UTC View Post
[Song] Cherub Rock
The track in this post is a remix - the original track is on Soundcloud!
Lately, I've been so busy tha...
2020-04-18 17:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostRedefining The Channel
I could go on & on about how weird this year has been for the channel but I'm going to try to keep this post focused on what the channel has become.
Here's a quick timeline:
2014 - ...
2020-04-17 19:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostGame Review Request? Sure!
Over a month ago, this kind indie game developer emailed me and asked me to review his game.
I haven't done legit game reviews in years so I kind of ignored it at first.
I star...
2020-04-16 16:55:42 +0000 UTC View PostEnd to the Patreon Update saga
I've been talking about & teasing Patreon updates for months. In fact, I think I first brought it up a year ago. ð...
2020-04-15 17:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostWindows games with Lutris - Weirdly Simple
I had a difficult time writing the outline for this video.
"How do you use Lutris?"
Uh well, you install it and then just.. sorta use it. It's really that eas...
2020-04-15 03:06:51 +0000 UTC View PostUpcoming Video Schedule
I've got the next few weeks of videos planned out!
Distro Delves should return by May and I'm aiming to wrap up my backlog of Install.sh videos entirely.
I talked about Install.sh in a ...
2020-04-14 14:03:23 +0000 UTC View Post