<p>This week we talk about Bolt graphics, a new graphics start up that is working on a graphics card with upgrade-able memory for a competitive price. A software developer has released an open source alternative firmware for the Nest v1 and v2 thermostats, and of course your questions!</p>

<h3><strong>-- During The Show --</strong></h3>

<h4>00:45 Intro</h4>

<ul>
<li>Dakota&#39;s weather</li>
</ul>

<h4>01:51 Email! - William</h4>

<ul>
<li>Listener recommends <a href="https://porkbun.com/" rel="nofollow">porkbun</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mailbox.org/en/" rel="nofollow">Mailbox.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://simplelogin.io/" rel="nofollow">Simple Login</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/email-protection/duck-addresses" rel="nofollow">DuckDuckGo Email Alias</a></li>
<li>Proton&#39;s built in features</li>
<li>Reasons for protecting privacy</li>
<li><a href="https://www.privacy.com/" rel="nofollow">Privacy.com</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>11:25 Data Science & Self Hosting - Annon</h4>

<ul>
<li>Value based approach</li>
<li>Consenting data collection</li>
<li>Tool vs Pillar</li>
<li>A job can be a tool</li>
<li>Get a job in a different field

<ul>
<li>hadoop</li>
<li>Nextcloud</li>
<li>Anti Virus</li>
<li>Network Protection</li>
<li>Medical Science</li>
<li>Red Hat data sciences</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h4>22:15 News Wire</h4>

<ul>
<li><p>LXQT 2.3 - <a href="https://lxqt-project.org/release/2025/11/05/release-lxqt-2-3-0" rel="nofollow">lxqt-project.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>Calibre 8.14 - <a href="https://www.neowin.net/software/calibre-8140" rel="nofollow">newwin.net</a></p></li>
<li><p>MKVtoolnix - <a href="https://mkvtoolnix.download/windows/releases/96.0" rel="nofollow">mkvtoolnix.download</a></p></li>
<li><p>Curly COMrades - <a href="https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/pro-russian-hackers-linux-vms-hide-windows" rel="nofollow">darkreading.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Porteux 2.4 - <a href="https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12628" rel="nofollow">distrowatch.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>MXLinux 25 - <a href="https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-infinity-isos-now-available" rel="nofollow">mxlinux.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>Devuan 6.0 - <a href="https://serverhost.com/blog/devuan-gnu-linux-6-0-launches-a-systemd-free-distro-based-on-debian-13-trixie" rel="nofollow">serverhost.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>IncusOS - <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Incus-IncusOS-Announced" rel="nofollow">phoronix.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>NVIDIA AI Stack - <a href="https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/ciq-integrates-full-nvidia-ai-stack-into-rocky-linux-for-faster-deployment-and-scaling" rel="nofollow">hpcwire.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Omnilingual ASR - <a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/meta-returns-to-open-source-ai-with-omnilingual-asr-models-that-can" rel="nofollow">venturebeat.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Kimi K2 Thinking - <a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/moonshots-kimi-k2-thinking-emerges-as-leading-open-source-ai-outperforming" rel="nofollow">venturebeat.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Drax - <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aiola-unveils-drax-an-open-source-speech-model-with-state-of-the-art-accuracy-and-up-to-5O-faster-than-models-from-direct-competitors-302607278.html" rel="nofollow">prnewswire.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Linux Desktop 5% - <a href="https://www.webpronews.com/linux-breaks-5-desktop-share-in-u-s-signaling-open-source-surge-against-windows-and-macos" rel="nofollow">webpronews.com</a></p></li>
</ul>

<h4>23:50 Jill Mueller - Bolt Graphics</h4>

<ul>
<li>Bolt Graphics</li>
<li>Key differences</li>
<li>Build of the card</li>
<li>Why did you come to Ubuntu Summit?</li>
</ul>

<h4>27:25 Antonio Salvemini - Ray Tracing</h4>

<ul>
<li>Bolt Graphics</li>
<li>Ray Tracing vs Raster</li>
<li>Why start with FPGA?</li>
<li>Next steps</li>
<li>Current Stage</li>
<li>Available 2027</li>
<li><a href="https://bolt.graphics/" rel="nofollow">Bolt Graphics</a></li>
<li>Untapped markets</li>
<li>Upgradeable GPU</li>
</ul>

<h4>34:34 No Longer Evil Thermostat</h4>

<ul>
<li>Google EOLs Nest Thermostats Gen 1 and Gen 2</li>
<li><a href="https://nolongerevil.com/" rel="nofollow">No Longer Evil</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fulu.org/our-story" rel="nofollow">FULU Foundation</a></li>
<li>"Feature Complete"</li>
<li>AXIS A1001</li>
<li>Good piece of hardware</li>
<li>Reservations

<ul>
<li>Connects to "No Longer Evil Server"</li>
<li>Server planned to be open sourced</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Centralite-Thermostat-Xfinity-Comcast-Centrallite/dp/B01LXD3EBN" rel="nofollow">Centralite Perl HA Thermostat (Zigbee)</a>

<ul>
<li>Needs to be repaired 1 or 2 times a year</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Temperature Sensors</li>
<li><a href="https://us.govee.com/products/govee-bluetooth-hygrometer-thermometer-h5075" rel="nofollow">Govee H5075</a></li>
<li>IoT Maintenance</li>
<li>Why temperature sensors</li>
<li>ESP32 receive blue-tooth and send to Home Assistant</li>
</ul>

<h3><strong>--  The Extra Credit Section --</strong></h3>

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