[NTLUG:Discuss] Security Now 196 fun

[Ralph Green]

On Sun, 2009-05-17 at 12:39 -0500, Ed Leach wrote:
> Ralph Green wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >   There is podcast called Security Now that discusses PC security every
> > week.  They are too Windows oriented to generally recommend, but this
> > week had a funny bit.  You can download it at:
> >   http://media.grc.com/sn/sn-196-lq.mp3
> > 
> >  After you get it, run the following command to play the funny part.
> >   yatm -b 1:14:10 -e 314 SN-196-lq.mp3
> > Enjoy,
> > Ralph
> 
> Ha!
> 
> Thanks, Ralph. I particularly liked the historical summary at the end.
> 
  Steve has been way too easy on Microsoft in the past.  A few times
recently, he has made some more balanced statements like this.  His
major income stream is from a software product targeted primarily at
Windows users, and I always figured this influenced what he said.  I
don't learn hardly anything from his shows, but mainly listen to them to
see if individual episodes are worth recommending to people.

> I wasn't aware of the yatm command. Very handy.
> 
  I just found the yatm command about two weeks ago.  I am putting it in
the recipes for my builds.  Falco Timme already has names like Perfect
Server taken and I respect his contributions and don't want to step on
them.  I am still thinking about what to call mine.  yatm does two
things well.  It lets me specify on the command line starting time and
length of play.  I have always wanted that for things like the message I
sent to the list.  Part of the reason I posted it was to let people know
about it.  And, it lets you change the playback speed and remain
intelligible.  I would sometimes use audacity to change a file like
that, but yatm lets me adjust it during playback.
  There are so many little, neat utilities in Linux.

> Speaking of fun audio, I used to listen to the
> 
>     http://pauldotcom.com/
> 
> podcast. I don't so much any more. They have a "sweeper" audio clip 
> between segments that makes fun of Gibson and is not very nice. I 
> managed to find one, edit it out of the show, and put it here:
> 
>     http://www.levelofdetail.com/zmisc/makeFunOfGibson.mp3
> 
Thanks for those pointers.  The little parody was cute.  It you like
that, you might enjoy Security Wow from Hacker Public Radio.  It was
just a one time podcast.  If you have not listened to a few episodes of
Security Now, don't bother because you won't get it.
  http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr0095.mp3

 I am listening to the last pauldotcom and it is interesting.  I have
already gotten several snippets that may be useful.  I gather from their
comments that they sometimes get pretty vulgar and I probably won't be a
regular listener.

> My current favorite podcasts are:
> 
>     Linux Link Tech Show (the granddaddy of them all)
>     Lotta Linux Links
>     Linux Outlaws
>     Linux Cranks
>     Linux Action Show
> 
  For some reason, I thought Linux Link Tech Show had gone away and I
had not checked it in a while.  I am glad you mentioned it.  I want to
listen to the May 6 show and see what they know about OpenOffice.  That
is my biggest concern about the Oracle acquisition.  Concern over
whether they might close the office on Dallas Parkway might be higher
because of effects on the Unix Group, but that is a different kind of
concern.
  I would add a few podcasts to your list.
  FLOSS Weekly
  bsdtalk
  Hacker Public Radio
  Software Freedom Law Show
 I am still evaluating the Ubuntu UK Podcast.  It may be good enough to
stay in my list.

 I used to listen to the Linux Action Show, but their move to YouTube
has removed my interest.  I don't install Flash for license and security
reasons.  There show was always kind of spotty and I disagreed with them
a fair amount, but I liked their enthusiasm and enough of what they
did.  
 I agree that the others you mention are frequently worth listening to,
but can be spotty.

Have a good day,
Ralph