Crivins

Crivins Episode 17

ThistleWeb — Mon, 28 May 2012 22:45:27 +0000

Wi wur joined by Eric again this week as Crivins reaches legal drivin' age in Scotland.

Crivins Episode 16

ThistleWeb — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:21:24 +0000

As Crivins reaches it's sweet sixteenth, wi pulled in a guest wha happened tae be oan Mumble as wi went tae record by the name o' Eric.

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Crivins Episode 15

ThistleWeb — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:34:42 +0000

Wi furst looked et a story aboot a lawsuit against the Beastie Boys fur copyright infringement over sampling, that was so badly timed tae arrive the same week as the passin' o' MCA. Wi a bit o' luck, the PR backlash will hit the scunners.

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Crivins Episode 14

ThistleWeb — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:35:05 +0000

As wi goat ready fur this episode, the news broke than Oracle hud wun oan twa coonts o' copyright infringement o'er Google amountin' tae a few lines o' code. The payout is a loat less than Oracle wid huv liked tho.

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Crivins Episode 13

ThistleWeb — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:06:19 +0000

This is the start o' an all new Crivins, whar wi go weekly, insteed o' fortnightly. In this epsiode, wi start wi a plea tae get yer RSS feeds right if ye wanna huv yer stuff shared.

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Crivins Episode 12

ThistleWeb — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:10:25 +0000

Wi huv an unusual three part episode this time, as wi finally get roond tae catchin up wi the feedback at the third and final section o' the show. Before that tho, wi discuss Microsoft's lockin cost tae the UK taxpayer, the FBI seizin' remailer servers in the US, the fantastic number o' orders fur the Raspberry Pi an a wee bit o' software that Gordon thought wis somethin' totally different tae what it is; Boot to Gecko.

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Crivins Episode 11

ThistleWeb — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:09:56 +0000

Wur goin strong an oantae episode eleven, no tae be confused wi Elven (as in; somethin' belangin' tae Elves). This episode wis meant tae be a three way conversation but as Kevie couldnae make it, it turned into a two way with oor guest Tim, fae TechBytes. Ah furst took the oppertunity tae get a wee spot o' revenge wi an unprepared question aboot tech April fools jokes he'd seen.

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Crivins Episode 10

ThistleWeb — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:59:30 +0000

Wur back wi a mair regular style o' episode fur episode 10, an wi start aff wi a lil gem o' a thing; a Javascript version o Tron in a ridiculously wee number o' lines o' code. Nixt up, wi say strewth tae the Aussie boabies wha are noo roamin' the streets fur open wifi networks tae scare folks intae closin' em.

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Crivins Episode 9

ThistleWeb — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:47:59 +0000

Wur back, an wur no alone. This time wi hud a bit o' an unusual episode, wi wur joined by twa non-Scottish guests fur the show. Roy Schestowitz fae Techrights an Jason Benoit fae LinuxBasix. Wi did plan tae huv a freestylin' news section tae start but the best laid plans o' haggis an men dinnae quite work oot.

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Episode 9 Is Delayed

ThistleWeb — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:47:01 +0000

This is a quick announcement that due to a family bereavement, Crivins epsiode 9 will be delayed for a while.

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Crivins Episode 8

ThistleWeb — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:08:38 +0000

Efter the stunnin' revelation tha' wi huddnae in fact reached dubbel figurs yit, wi decided tae skip the time travellin' an get oan wi episode 8. In this episode, wi started aff wi a story that broke shortly before wi started recordin'; that Canonical announced Ubuntu for Android. Nixt up wis the growin' questions aboot Google apparently bypassin' trackin' cookie preferences oan Safari and Internet Explorer.

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Crivins Episode 7

ThistleWeb — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:49 +0000

In oor elevnty-seventh episode o' the show, wi start wi the story that Canonical huv shifted their only paid Kubuntu scunner oantae ither Canonical business. This lead a loat o' scunners tae suggest that Canonical wur gonnae drap Kubuntu aw the gither. Thur no. Nixt up wi saw an unusual defence against a copyright troll; porn cannae be copyrighted.

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Crivins Episode 6

ThistleWeb — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:56:47 +0000

In this show wi furst look et Samsung's Bada / Tizen adoption / confuzlement. Nixt up wi realise that wi can nae longer take Google's adoption rate figurs wi anythin' ither than a grain o' salt, as they pull a Microsoft, an insist people sign up tae Google Plus when they open a new Gmail accoont. Some caw it "Steam fur Linux", (no tae be confused wi "Steamin' oan Linux") wi welcome the fact that Desura huv open sourced thur gamin' client application.

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Crivins Episode 5

ThistleWeb — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:56:13 +0000

In wur furst show efter the new year, wi try tae go a wee bit mair positive oan the stories. Wi get the negative oot the way wi the sad news that Mandriva is oan the brink o' banckrupcy. Mandriva hud it's roots in Mandrake, the Ubuntu o' it's time. Next wi note that screenshots o' Moblin Meego Tizen huv been leaked. Android users micht jist spot somethin' familiar.

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Crivins Episode 4

ThistleWeb — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:55:32 +0000

In wur forth an final episode o' the year, wi went a wee bit longer thin wi'd usually go. Wi furst had a chat aboot Apple abusin' the patent system tae prevent standards that dinnae benefit them bein' accepted as standards. Next wi hud a trio o' stories that remind you scunners that ye dinnae own the stuff ye buy if the makers can change the terms efterwards.

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Crivins Episode 3

ThistleWeb — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:29:02 +0000

In wur thurd episode wi kicked the show aff wi a story aboot a couple o' scunners in Dundee who thought it'd be funny tae say oan Facebook that they wanted tae riot in Dundee; the judge didnae agree. Next up wiz a hilarious story aboot IP addresses belangin' tae the loudest o' the "censor the internet" drum beaters Sony, Fox an Universal have been coat doonloadin' illegally oan Bit Torrent.

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Crivins Episode 2

ThistleWeb — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:49:24 +0000

In episode twa, wi furst discuss the comments of Mark Shuttlworth oan the patent system, yid no be surprised tae hear that baith o' us pretty much agree wi the scunner. Next wi discuss Google's callin' oot o' anti-malware companies fur the sammers that they are. Next up is the news that Linux Mint huv signed a partenership wi the scunners at DuckDuckGo tae be the default search engine in Mint 12.

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Crivins Episode 1

ThistleWeb — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:39:57 +0000

Wi furst mark the passin o' Ilya Zhitomirskiy, wan o' the co-coondurs o' Diaspora who passed awa et the ripe auld age o' 22. Wi note the fact thit Linux Ootlaws huv switched over fae Identica tae Google+. Also oan the Google frunt, wi discuss the fact thit Google huv allowed people tae opt oot o' huvin' thur wifi location information tagged an logged by Google.

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Crivins Episode 0

ThistleWeb — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:47:36 +0000

The furst an hoatly anticipated episode oh Crivins is finally oot the oven, an no bad it wis tae. Wul git better as we get intae oor stride but fur a furst episode, it's no too bad. We decided this episode wid be a bit unusual an no the regular formula. We thoat this wid be a gid way fur yous tae git used tae oor accents. So in this episode wi talked aboot hoo we goat intae Linux, oor favorite applications, oor favorite podcasts, and lastly about baith Crivins an Unseen Studio.

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