Ajit Pai, the former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission joins Noah and Steve to discuss regulation at the federal level and how we best frame our laws to promote innovation and the freedom of the internet.
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00:58 Noah Helps Son's Friend
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- Went Linux vs $200 Windows
- Walked him through all the steps
- Made a recovery script
03:20 Glenn From The Geek Lab
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- Went to Mailcow
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04:48 Penguin From The Geek Lab
- Bunny CDN?
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- Why you may need a CDN
06:27 Mobile Operating Systems
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- Sailfish OS
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07:50 Inventree
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- Manage Suppliers
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08:58 News Wire
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- OnlyOffice - Only Office
- LibreOffice 24.2 - Document Foundation
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- Mesa 24.0 - Freedesktop.org
- Ubuntu 24.04 & Linux 6.8 - OMG Ubuntu
- KaOS Linux 2024.01 - 9 to 5 Linux
- Nitrux 3.3 - NXOS
- SUDO on Windows Server - Bleeping Computer
- PKL Programing Language - Tech Radar
- Glibc Flaw - The Hacker News
- GNU C v2.39 - Source Ware
- AI2 Full Open Source LLM - Axios.com
- Protect AI Integrates LLM Guard - csoonline.com
- Hugging Face AI Assistant Maker - Venture Beat
- Mistral CEO Confirms Leak - Venture Beat
10:50 Ajit Pai Interview
- What was your big picture of the FCC when you were appointed?
- Why advocate for less regulations and what were the results?
- Where does the line fall between FCC and elected officials?
- Does regulation stifle innovation?
- What are you views on net neutrality?
- Where is the line between giving authority to state and local government vs the FCC?
- Internet/last mile providers and internet backbone
- ICS in prisons
- Is there any reason why internet couldn't facilitate low cost communications in prisons?
- Can you see a time where the federal government puts in internet infrastructure?
- AI and robo calls and texts
- What can you speculate about the FCC and frameworks for licensing space stations engaged in in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM)
- Where do you see the future of ham radio?
- FCC.gov
- NY Times
- Ars Technica
- FCC PDF
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