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Mycroft AI and LearnLinuxTV join forces to announce Mimic 3
Mycroft AI, the makers of the “world’s first open-source voice assistant”, are today making the latest version of their text to speech engine, Mimic 3, available to everyone. Mimic itself is a text to speech engine that’s on our side, and best of all, it’s open-source! The latest version, Mimic 3, is being released today and is now able to synthesize speech without the cloud!
LearnLinuxTV, a training company that focuses on Linux, has prepared a new video to coincide with Mycroft’s AI release of Mimic 3, that will cover its features and show it in action. Mimic 3 gives us back control, and also powers the upcoming reference device, the Mycroft Mark II. In this video, you might even see a prototype of the Mark II as well!
This project was chosen for being highlighted in a video due to how critical this project is. By using IOT products such as a voice assistant, we lose control of our privacy at the same time. With Mimic 3, you can benefit from having a voice assistant without helping fund big tech. Best of all, you can install Mimic 3 on a Raspberry Pi, Linux workstation or notebook, launch it via a Docker container, or include it as part of a larger project.
You should definitely check out Mimic 3! It’s an awesome project to contribute to, and an example of exactly what we need to take back control when it comes to Internet of Things, or any other technology or development that can benefit from a privacy-focused text to speech engine.
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The Homelab Show Episode 61 – Mimic 3
In this episode, Jay and Tom discuss Mycroft’s Mimic 3, some new developments around TrueNAS and pfsense, and more!
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HP Dev One Full Review (Part 2) – Upgrading RAM, Running Other Distros & More!
HP has released a Linux notebook! No, we aren’t in an alternate dimension, the Dev One notebook from HP is here, and it’s powered by Pop!_OS! LearnLinuxTV’s coverage of the HP Dev One continues in this follow-up video to the original, where we’ll explore this Linux-powered computer even further. This time around, we’ll take a look at upgrading RAM, running other distributions, virtualization, and more!
Here’s a link to the RAM and screwdriver set I used (commission earned):
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 33 – Patch your Confluence Server!
Atlassian software is constantly under attack, and often the source of many lost weekends for IT admins. Recently, a brand-new vulnerability has been discovered – CVE-2022-26134. This particular vulnerability is remotely exploitable, and has been listed as critical. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this vulnerability, as well as some of the struggles around Atlassian software in general.
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Linux Crash Course – The df and du Commands
In the Linux Crash Course series, we’ll go over one important foundational Linux topic each episode. This series includes tutorials, demonstrations, and more! In this episode, we’ll take a look at how we can determine how much storage we have remaining, and we’ll also tackle how to determine which directories are using up the most space.
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The Homelab Show Episode 60 – Openstack
Is Openstack something you might want to run in your homelab? In this episode, Tom and Jay are joined by Jadon Naas for a discussion regarding all-things Openstack. Jadon works very closely with Openstack technologies, so the discussion in this episode is definitely one that you won’t want to miss!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 32 – MySQL for Everyone!
Are you a fan of MySQL? What if we told you that there’s an infinite supply of it online, right out in the open?! It’s literally as bad as it sounds! In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss how over 3.6 million MySQL instances are publicly available, as well as other forms of unintended public access.
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The Homelab Show Episode 59 – 100 Days of Homelab
In this episode, Techno Tim joins Jay and Tom for a discussion on the “100 Days of Homelab” challenge, which is a great way to get started with building your homelab, or even perfecting the one you already have. This was a fun conversation, don’t miss it!
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Modernize your Linux Storage with btrfs!
When it comes to filesystems, btrfs is definitely a bird of another color! In this video, Jay from Learn Linux TV will break down some of the finer-points of this modern filesystem, which will include topics such as how it differs from other technologies, how to take snapshots, creating a btrfs volume of your own, and more!
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Thunderbird is NOT Dead!
Who actually still uses an e-mail client these days? Actually, quite a few people! In this video, Jay chats with Alex and Jason from Thunderbird about the current status of the project, the future, and more!
Click here to get involved with the development of Thunderbird!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 31 – How NOT to Research Security
A “researcher” with a screen name of “Sockpuppets” decides to demonstrate how insecure some specific online resources are, in the worst way possible. You can’t make this stuff up! In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss what this individual wanted to accomplish (and what happened instead).
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HP Dev One Full Review (Part 1) – First Impressions: Hardware Overview, Software Integration & More!
HP has released a Linux notebook! No, we aren’t in an alternate dimension, the Dev One notebook from HP is here, and it’s powered by Pop!_OS! LearnLinuxTV’s coverage of the HP Dev One begins with this video, where we’ll go over its specs, hardware, and much more. This is the best Linux notebook of 2022 so far, be sure not to miss it!
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