Introduction

Before we get started, you should really follow my YouTube channel, my personal Websites, and if you are curious, my Flipboard magazines where you can follow the things that catch my attention.

Subscribe to Marcel’s YouTube channel where you can view the latest editions of the Cooking With Linux show.
https://www.youtube.com/user/freethinkeratlarge/

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https://patreon.com/marcelgagne

“Cooking With Linux” on Flipboard https://flipboard.com/@wftl/cooking-with-linux-oun4gv1ly

My own site is http://marcelgagne.com where I talk about whatever comes into my head, including Linux and Open Source software. If you just want the Linux and Open Source stuff, head over to http://cookingwithlinux.com .

Today’s Wine

Today’s wine comes to us from Australia, where it’s not feeling much like a winter wonderland right now. It’s a Hardy’s Stamp series Riesling-Gewurztraminer, 2018 vintage. It’s a light, fruity, pale, straw-colored wine. I’d call it off-dry, quite pleasant, with hints of tropical fruit and citrus flavors. Since we’re in holiday mode, this would go nicely with your Christmas turkey.

Enjoy!

News. Rumors. Conspiracy Theories

Marcel’s new podcast, TIC TEK TOE, had just released it’s 8th episode.
https://tic-tek-toe.com/2019/12/17/dora-ms-frizzle-the-phillipines-hardware-and-chimeras/

The .ORG sale and the Girl Scouts
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50515786

The .ORG sale is being reviewed by ICANN
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/controversial-sale-of-org-domain-manager-faces-review-at-icann/

Drake Gets Booed Off Stage
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ne8xd7/a-rash-of-booing-incidents-at-concerts-reveals-that-fan-culture-is-getting-more-toxic

Today’s Featured Topic

Dot ORG is a big topic

That said, it’s almost Christmas, the season of toys and games, so let’s talk about toys and games.

Stadia, cloud gaming, and Linux is a big topic, one which I decided to visit because a few months ago, I went for the Google Stadia Founders’ Edition package with the cool midnight blue controller. I even did a video about it which you can watch below.

That was with the Google Chrome browser. For those who would prefer to go full open source, the Chromium browser works as well. I did a video on that as well.

Then, and I realize that it’s not all open source here, though much of it is, let’s talk about the Oculus Quest, the hottest gift of the season. Here are some freebies to enjoy.

https://xrca.de

https://hubs.mozilla.com

Distribution Focus

Yes, I’ve gone and done it again. I’ve hopped to yet another Linux distribution. How many times has it been this year? No matter . . . today’s distribution focus is my new distribution, the very festively named, Peppermint OS,” which you can download here :