# line podcast (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover line podcast. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bonus Episode: A Roll of Honour](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/08/15/bonus-episode-a-roll-of-honour/) _2026-08-15 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ For our final Bonus Episode before Season 10 begins in September, we look at a rare Roll of Honour for the Gravesend and Dartford area of Kent, and discuss the whole history of these Rolls of Honour and then look through this example seeing what it... ## [Bonus Episode: Mapping The Old Front Line](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/08/08/bonus-episode-mapping-the-old-front-line/) _2026-08-08 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ How do you find the hidden story of the First World War landscape? In this special bonus episode of The Old Front Line, we explore the fascinating world of WW1 trench maps and discover how they can transform your understanding of the Western Front and beyond. We... ## [Reading More](https://thecommandline.net/2026/08/01/reading-more/) _2026-08-01 · The Command Line_ I let my lifelong reading habit lapse and only recently made real progress recovering that practice. I owe that progress to my hobby of self hosting and learning from earlier projects how the right software can create a helpful, positive feedback loop. When I was maybe seven or eight, I struggled with the first book my mom gave me, The Dragonriders of Pern . I wanted to like it, it was important… ## [Questions and Answers Episode 58](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/08/01/questions-and-answers-episode-58/) _2026-08-01 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we answer another fascinating collection of listener questions that explore the people, places and practical realities of the First World War. We begin by asking why visitors can walk, play and live on some historic battlefields,... ## [Somme: The Dawn Attack](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/07/25/somme-the-dawn-attack/) _2026-07-25 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we explore one of the most successful British attacks of the Battle of the Somme: the Dawn Attack of 14 July 1916. Launched before first light, the assault captured key objectives including Bazentin-le-Petit, Bazentin-le-Grand and Longueval, bringing... ## [Do I Value Openness?](https://thecommandline.net/2026/07/18/value-of-openness/) _2026-07-18 · The Command Line_ I try to live into my values. I've long assumed openness, especially in knowledge and technology, was a core value of mine. Inspired by the vow I wrote about at the start of this year, I examined that assumption. Upon reflection I don't think I do have openness as a core value. Let me explain why I think that realization may be more helpful than I expected. My vow was about this space and the… ## [Questions and Answers Episode 57](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/07/18/questions-and-answers-episode-57/) _2026-07-18 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ In this Questions and Answers episode we head beneath the battlefields to explore the hidden world of First World War dugouts and bunkers, asking whether the Ypres Salient saw more extensive underground construction than the Somme, and how geology shaped the way British, German, Australian and other armies... ## [Old Front Line 300th Episode](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/07/11/old-front-line-300th-episode/) _2026-07-11 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ For our 300th Episode we reflect on six years of the Old Front Line Podcast and go back to where we started in March 2020 by retaking a virtual walk through the battlefields and village of Pozières on the Somme. We start at the... ## [Questions and Answers Episode 56](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/07/04/questions-and-answers-episode-56/) _2026-07-04 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we answer another fascinating selection of listener questions covering some of the most intriguing aspects of the First World War. We begin by exploring the formidable German concrete fortifications of the Somme, including the infamous... ## [Somme South: Mametz to Montauban](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/06/27/somme-south-mametz-to-montauban/) _2026-06-27 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we continue our exploration of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916 by examining the southern sector of the British attack. Travelling across the battlefields of Mametz and Montauban, we uncover how some of... ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IhEnu9onORpL) _2026-06-27 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Somme Central: Ovillers to Fricourt](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/06/20/somme-central-ovillers-to-fricourt/) _2026-06-20 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ On the morning of 1st July 1916, as whistles blew along miles of the Somme front, the men of the III Corps and XV Corps rose from their trenches and walked into the centre of one of the most catastrophic days in British military... ## [Questions and Answers Episode 55](https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/06/13/questions-and-answers-episode-55/) _2026-06-13 · oldfrontline · Old Front Line_ In this latest Questions & Answers episode of the Old Front Line podcast, we tackle another fascinating collection of listener questions that uncover some of the lesser-known aspects of the First World War. We begin by exploring the German tradition of Sterbebilder or Death Cards, the... ## [How This Hacker Sees LLMs](https://thecommandline.net/2026/02/15/llms/) _2026-02-15 · The Command Line_ When that version of ChatGPT dropped a few years ago, I was rattled for the first time in my career. Even before I learned about all the terrible externalities that surround this technology, I wondered if I would need a plan B for the final chapters of my working life. I put on a good face for my team at the time and had the privilege of too much priority work to stop and figure out what this… ## [Making a New Vow](https://thecommandline.net/2026/01/29/a-new-vow/) _2026-01-29 · The Command Line_ I have wanted to write here more and even podcast again for some time. I have struggled with motivation and practice so that my results have been inconsistent. I have an idea I want to explain and try out to see if it helps. I wish to make a vow but not about writing or recording here more. That isn't a very good promise to make, I already tried that in any number of forms with little success. I… ## [Thoughtfully Sharing the Technology I Use](https://thecommandline.net/2025/11/26/thoughtful-sharing-technology/) _2025-11-26 · The Command Line_ I started exploring what I learned from an interview with Guo Gu , a teacher of Chan Buddhism , in my meditation practice. I have been cultivating equanimity as a centering focus. Chan seems to favor what he called contentment, expressed with the phase, "It's all good". To me, I thought that could be a blending of the stable abodes , a bit each of equanimity, loving kindness, compassion, and… ## [Crossing a Finish Line](https://thecommandline.net/2025/07/13/finish-line/) _2025-07-13 · The Command Line_ This week I reached the finish line of a project I've been working on for my $dayjob for a little over a year. I've worked on a handful of projects like this in my career, few of them were successful. I thought writing about my experience would help consolidate what I've learned. I've been wanting to write more. My strongest inspiration over the years has been my own experience. Reflecting on this… ## [Coherence with atuin, vaultwarden, and More](https://thecommandline.net/2025/05/25/atuin-vaultwarden/) _2025-05-25 · The Command Line_ At the end of my last post, I mentioned my new home server opening up more possibilities. There are some projects I would have liked to run in the past but hosting them at Digital Ocean felt like too much. These are quality of life ideas that would help me work more coherently across several different machines. Not anything that would benefit from public hosting either. I would need to be on top… ## [Collaboration with Our Own Cryptpad](https://thecommandline.net/2025/05/24/cryptpad/) _2025-05-24 · The Command Line_ Encouraged by my success so far with my home server, Lovelace, I wondered what I might add next. I enjoyed getting single sign-on working using my forge as the identity provider. I am proud that I found a way to have usable hostnames on an entirely private network with full TLS support . I first learned about CryptPad when Chris, who is a close friend, and I contemplated a joint venture a couple… ## [Building a Media Server](https://thecommandline.net/2025/05/23/media-server/) _2025-05-23 · The Command Line_ I have continued to work on my new home server. Since my last post a few months back I've actually upgraded the hardware because the next service I added was a media server, Jellyfin . The idea started out of a concern that media we enjoy and would like to continue to enjoy might be taken offline because of actions the Trump administration has taken since January. I found a source of community… ## [Why US State-level Legislation Still Matters](https://thecommandline.net/2025/02/08/states-policies/) _2025-02-08 · The Command Line_ I am catching up on some news drafts, including ones from the end of last year, like this one. Justine Calma, The Verge, wrote about an environmental protection bill in New York state. https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24332241/climate-change-superfund-act-new-york-state-trump Modeled after superfunds, the law would require oil and gas companies to pay into a fund that will be used to increase… ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0s9mHotWXmTh) _2025-02-08 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Experiments with Tailscale, Forgejo, and OIDC](https://thecommandline.net/2025/02/08/tailscale-oidc-forgejo/) _2025-02-08 · The Command Line_ I rely on the bundled file sync service on my network attached storage (NAS) appliance to work across my devices. I recently added a MNT Pocket Reform to the set of devices I use regularly. The Pocket Reform is a lovingly hand built and supremely open mini laptop with a seven inch display and a clacky, ortholinear keyboard. The sync service on my NAS has clients for the rest of my devices. The… ## [Reasons for and Challenges with Passkeys](https://thecommandline.net/2025/01/04/passkeys/) _2025-01-04 · The Command Line_ I've had a security key for a few years now. I've always been fascinated by these kinds of devices, a supremely minimal computer hardened for use in an intricate cryptographic exchange that promises simpler, stronger security than a mere password. I didn't realize at first that the latest evolution of password free authentication, passkey, wasn't device dependent. My security key is capable of… ## [Catching Up with Independent Media](https://thecommandline.net/2025/01/02/catch-up-independent-media/) _2025-01-02 · The Command Line_ The blockhead post I wrote the other day reminded me of my interest in the question of how creators can find their own ways to sustain their art. Late stage capitalism is evolving through chokepoint capitalism into something else entirely. The question of what else could work for independent creators is more important than ever. A couple of stories caught my mind this week relevant to the… ## [Reflecting on the Past Year](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/31/reflection/) _2024-12-31 · The Command Line_ A year ago I was burning out. I had been on the edge of burnout for several years. When I left that job, a very chaotic early startup that hid its dysfunctions better than most, I consciously worked on processing the experience, restoring my well being, and preparing for my next steps more thoroughly than I have ever done so before. As a result, I am ending this year feeling far better than I… ## [I'm a Blockhead Too](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/29/blockhead/) _2024-12-29 · The Command Line_ Cory wrote another post at Pluralistic that resonated with some of my own recent thoughts. He was exploring the intersection of the creative urge with the increasingly exploitative intermediaries standing between creators and their potential audiences. Well worth a read on its own if you are interested in any of these topics. One thing he admitted in particular stood out to me, that like may… ## [Latest Copyright Ratchet](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/29/latest-copyright-ratchet/) _2024-12-29 · The Command Line_ Another theme I am returning to is copyright. I have been paying less attention in recent years but the fight continues. Even more market consolidation has emboldened copyright maximalists. They have continued to ratchet up their efforts to defend their preferred business models at the expense of any others and even the very open nature of the internet itself. I caught up with an old favorite… ## [Salt Typhoon and the Impossibility of "Lawful Access"](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/28/salt-typhoon/) _2024-12-28 · The Command Line_ I recently finished restoring all the posts I wanted to retain from the archive I exported from the previous incarnation of this website. In the process I reminded myself of why I have followed many of the themes that I do, like privacy. I admit to not paying as much attention to the details of the Salt Typhoon story as I could have. Revisiting my old episodes and posts reminded me of how I used… ## [Senator Klobuchar Advocates for Continued Antitrust Enforcement](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/21/klobuchar-antitrust/) _2024-12-21 · The Command Line_ Whatever you think of the outgoing Biden administration, I enjoyed watching his appointees who've worked on antitrust these past few years. I worked at New America when Lina Khan wrote her seminal paper on Amazon. She was impressive then and has lived up to the expectations many of her fellow wonks at the time had of her. With the incoming administration, the future of this trend of actual… ## [New Non-Profit Forms to Support Adversarial Interoperability in the Fediverse](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/21/non-profit-for-adv-interop/) _2024-12-21 · The Command Line_ Jay Peters at The Verge wrote this week about another non-profit forming to support the open social web. This one was started by a couple of developers, one of whom has created several projects that help glue disparate systems together in interesting ways. I've used snarfed's projects before, a video to audio converter that can be used with huffduffer . Currently they've built bridges that… ## [Telcos Fail to Disclose Major Hack](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/21/telcos-fail-disclosure-of-salt-typhoon/) _2024-12-21 · The Command Line_ I starred another piece by Karl Bode at Techdirt to continue to learn more about the details of the recent Salt Typhoon attacks. The details Karl covers a helpful context on a story I shared yesterday, about Senator Wyden advancing a new cybercrime bill specifically in response to these attacks. Disclosure requirements are relative new here in the US but these seems pretty unacceptable to me. I'm… ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Im4Mr4XoAHr8) _2024-12-21 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [UN Cybercrime Treaty Re-scheduled](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/21/un-cybercrime-treaty-rescheduled/) _2024-12-21 · The Command Line_ I starred this story from EFF by Karen Gullo to learn more about a treaty being considered by the UN. Since I first saw the post, thankfully the vote on the treaty has been delayed but not to address potential overreach. The updated mentions budget considerations. Regardless of the reason, there is some traction civil society groups can hopefully build on. Thanks to the work of a coalition of… ## [Sub.club Shutting Down](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/20/sub-club-shutting-down/) _2024-12-20 · The Command Line_ I've been hanging out in the Fediverse, or the open social web, for a while. The vibe reminds me strongly of the early open web and the first experiments with social media. That includes trying to figure out how to bring some for of sustainable commerce to it, hopefully without full on late stage capitalism attached. I've seen a few new ideas and a lot of retreads on old ones that keep… ## [Wyden Introduces Security Bill in Wake of Mass Hack of Telcos](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/20/wyden-cybersecurity-bill/) _2024-12-20 · The Command Line_ In amidst the seemingly ever deepening enshittification of the net, there are some causes for optimism. One continues to be Senator Wyden who for years has truly worked on issues of access to communications and knowledge in a far less partisan way than others in his party. This time he has introduced a bill to grant the FCC more regulatory authority in the wake of breaches and online attacks. Karl… ## [Incremental Improvements for Website Restoration](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/20/restoration-incremental-improvement/) _2024-12-20 · The Command Line_ I continue to work on restoring my current web-site from the exported archive from the last version running on an entirely different stack. I've been making incremental improvements to a hacky, cobbled together process. I was migrating posts from today's date across all years. I am realizing thanks to the improvements I've been making, I can do more and might even be able to finish the restoration… ## [More Open Hardware](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/14/more-open-hardware/) _2024-12-14 · The Command Line_ I struggle with my attraction to tech gadgets. I oscillate between simply avoiding opportunities to be tempted and experimenting with ways to indulge more responsibly. A few years ago, starting with some Pine64 gear, I unleashed my interest but decided to indulge it with more open gear. There have been many new great projects recently, two in particular I am interested in. I've written about open… ## [Firefox Removes Do Not Track Feature](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/14/firefox-removes-dnt/) _2024-12-14 · The Command Line_ Kevin Purdy has the story at Ars Technica as well as a bit of historical context. DNT emerged out of privacy advocacy work I remember well. Like P3P before it, the enforcement mechanism was never very clear. As Purdy explains, that was true for regulators as well, leading quickly to a stale mate which meant that the spec never grew in any meaningful way. In the meantime, the need for privacy and… ## [Building My Own Read Later Pipeline](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/07/long-reading-pinenote/) _2024-12-07 · The Command Line_ I've shared before about my online reading habits . For years I have grazed on RSS with an evolving practice of capturing longer reads for offline enjoyment. A few years ago, I moved my long reading to an eink tablet and was able to use existing services, starting with Mozilla's Pocket, to get articles of interest onto my preferred device. The most recent service I was using has gone away,… ## [Starting to Build a Tiny Intranet](https://thecommandline.net/2024/12/01/tiny-intranet-1/) _2024-12-01 · The Command Line_ The past few weeks I have been thinking about how to respond to a world that now seems highly uncertain except for the strong probability of increased threats and harms to the people and communities I care about. Some ideas have taken root and at least one has already sent forth its first tentative shoot. I identify as a builder. No matter what happens around me, I am calmest and most helpful when… ## [Site Improvements and Motivation to Write](https://thecommandline.net/2024/11/10/site-updates-and-motivation/) _2024-11-10 · The Command Line_ The essay I shared yesterday hopefully represented a breakthrough. I've been wanting to write more, in particular to share causes for hope. I had been struggling with motivation and focus. Nothing like expanding the ongoing polycrisis to galvanize one into action. To encourage myself forward, I've also finally fixed a few paper cuts with the new website. Remembering Why I Write I am excited to… ## [How to Persevere: Recognize and Nourish Your Strength](https://thecommandline.net/2024/11/09/persevere-1/) _2024-11-09 · The Command Line_ I've been processing a lot this week, mostly worried about the future. Honestly I have no idea what is going to happen. We never do, no matter how real our fears or hopes may seem. The last time I processed this much was after I left my previous $dayjob. The last stretch of that job was highly chaotic. I learned and tried a lot to deal with the maelstrom. I intentionally spent a month reflecting… ## [Restoration Progress and Testing a New Mastodon Feature](https://thecommandline.net/2024/10/12/restoration-progress-fediverse-creator/) _2024-10-12 · The Command Line_ An update is long overdue, at least to share progress on restoring this website from the archive of its previous incarnation. I am also testing a new feature of my recently upgraded Mastodon server. I've enjoyed revisiting my past writing while restoring posts and am grateful I exited the WordPress ecosystem several years ago. The work has helped me work on other projects that benefit from…