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Drew's terrible movie takes (the stream that never started)

https://freebooters.uk/media/20260501-freebooters-live.mp3

Published: May 1, 2026 00:00

As we set up for a game that never happened, Chris, Drew, and later Nado, talk a little about tech, but then descend into Chris taking a look at Drew's ...interesting... movie and TV opinions. Drew's terrible movie takes https://friendo.monster/rat.html …

Does everything we do need to be recorded?

https://freebooters.uk/media/20260330-freebooters.mp3

Published: March 30, 2026 00:00

We recorded this whilst we wait for Drew to download Divinity: Original Sin. Artists Who Paint With Their Feet Have Unique Brain Patterns https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/artists-who-paint-with-their-feet-have-unique-brain-patterns-180974064/…

Getting busy with bash, FOSS sound formats, and why YouTube has outgrown us

https://freebooters.uk/media/20251206-freebooters.mp3

Published: December 6, 2025 00:00

Chris shares the bash projects he's been working on, we talk about MP3 vs other FOSS audio formats, and we talk about why YouTube isn't the best place for smaller creators any more.

Our new self-hosting podcast site, our latest adventures with bash scripting, and Chris gets caught using AI

https://freebooters.uk/media/20251111-freebooters.mp3

Published: November 11, 2025 00:00

In this episode, Chris and Drew share their latest exploits with bash scripting, talk about KeePassXC allowing AI assisted contributions, and the chaps show off the new self-hosted website.

i3 is great, the Online Safety Act is a disaster

https://freebooters.uk/media/20250807-freebooters.mp3

Published: August 7, 2025 00:00

Chris shares his journey playing around with the i3 window manager, and the Freebooters share their disdain for the authoritarian Online Safety Act.

Bluesky sucks & Linux DE tier list

https://freebooters.uk/media/20241122-freebooters.mp3

Published: November 22, 2024 00:00

In today's episode of Freebooters, me, Drew, and Hamish try and work out which Linux desktop environments are the best, and which need a little love.

We're so done with Mozilla Firefox

https://freebooters.uk/media/20241004-freebooters.mp3

Published: October 4, 2024 00:00

We chat about Mozilla Firefox's decline into the ad-market and world of AI, why we should ditch timezones, and the weirdest film I (Chris) have seen in a long time, Megalopalis.

Mozilla and Firefox pivot to AI

https://freebooters.uk/media/20240922-freebooters.mp3

Published: September 22, 2024 00:00

Mozilla are shutting down their Mastodon instance, Mozilla.social on 17th December 2024. We discuss what that means for both the Fediverse and Mozilla's track record. In defence of state flags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-IgG7iou94

New Fediverse logo? and pointless YouTube tat

https://freebooters.uk/media/20240902-freebooters.mp3

Published: September 2, 2024 00:00

⁂ is a typographical character, not an icon that needs to be inserted as an image. Unique-looking, but standardised. This means it’s very easy to copy-paste around! Its design style also automatically adapts to the font used where you insert it.…

Arch vs Debian and why I don't talk about Linux any more

https://freebooters.uk/media/20240824-freebooters.mp3

Published: August 24, 2024 00:00

In today's Freebooters Chris and Drew chat about experiences with Debian Linux and Arch Linux, as well as the death of the web, the rise of the Fedi, self hosting, and Firefox's declining browser share.

The importance of art, 2nd amendment, using Apple devices, and the Fermi paradox

https://freebooters.uk/media/20221211-freebooters.mp3

Published: December 11, 2022 00:00

This is a new show where me and Drew just talk about what's interesting in the world of tech, open source, and the small web.

Elon Musk's Twitter purchase

https://freebooters.uk/media/20221102-freebooters.mp3

Published: November 2, 2022 00:00

This is a new show where me and Drew just talk about what's interesting in the world of tech, open source, and the small web. This week we're talking about what Elon Musk buying Twitter means for the Fediverse.