Justin Fowler

Hi! I'm a long time Mac guy but I'm slowly but surely moving over to Linux. I'm in the market for hardware and would love to know if Brent has any thoughts he could share on the Framework 13 he's been using. My old setup was to use a MacBook Air as both my desktop and laptop by pairing it with a display when at home. Is there any reason why a Framework might not be up for this task? Is it capable of being a daily driver? Love the show. I'm so glad I found this podcast and would love to see a Texas meetup 🤠

👋 Booster fomerly known as user39somethingsomething checking in, hopefully my username is fixed this time. Last week I asked about desktop hardware and loved your suggestions. I was very close to getting a Beelink until I spotted an excellent deal on FB Marketplace for a SFF PC with a modern Ryzen 9. My seller was excellent and I'm very happy with my purchase. It can be a small gamble, but in my case the seller did this as a hobby and was very thoughtful. For the tuxies, have you considered adding a category that's about the show? Best episode, best interview, best challenge, best host(??!?), etc etc.

Hello! I'm the booster from last episode who asked about Brent's Framework who #hadn't set up his username hadn't set up his username on Fountain. Should work now! Also my Framework gets here Tuesday 😄 thanks for the review, Brent

On a whim, I bought 28 old laptops for $160 off of Facebook Marketplace. Some are quite old, one even has a Windows 2000 sticker on it. My plan is to fix up as many as I can and turn them into serviceable, ultra low cost laptops for anyone who might need one. Besides swapping out for an SSD and installing Linux, any other tips on breathing new life into old hardware? For distro, I was thinking Mint with XFCE for good performance and usability, but open to suggestions. I'll also have to listen to your 32 bit episode again. Thanks!!

Just wanted to say thanks for your mention of Bazzite! I picked up an Asus ROG Ally on sale and thanks to this show I already knew that it needed some Linux and that Bazzite was a great option. Install was fairly easy and according to benchmarks it performs better than the default OS (Windows). These handhelds are so fun! Excited for future coverage of SteamOS.