Transmission Log Podcast: COSMIC, new laptops and an interview with Streaming Global!

03/20/24 • 30 min

Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, Pop!_OS and COSMIC DE. This episode features an interview with Streaming Global and their work with GPU servers to create media and data delivery pipelines. We’ll also talk about new hardware updates, community happenings and even play a fun game at the end!

00:00:38 Marketing Summit
00:01:49 Hardware News
00:01:52 40 series GPUs available on THelio Desktops
00:03:20 Serval WS and Bonobo WS laptops with updated CPU and display options
00:04:06 Adder WS, Lemur and Oryx Pro coming soon
00:04:30 COSMIC Updates
00:04:33 Text shaping
00:05:17 OSDs designed
00:06:08 More updates coming to COSMIC in March
00:06:35 Community Efforts for COSMIC are amazing
00:07:07 Carl Richell at LinuxFest Northwest to talk about COSMIC
00:08:41 Interview with Brandon from Streaming Global
00:08:50 ABout Streaming Global
00:11:03 Technology behind Streaming Global's media delivery systems
00:13:47 GPU Multi tenancy
00:14:45 SG-RT and Pixel Streaming
00:15:42 Sectors where Streaming Global has impact
00:17:49 Corporate training improvements with streaming
00:19:34 What the future holds for Streaming Global
00:23:30 Why Choose System76?
00:26:21 Linux Alphabet Game
00:29:09 Outro
00:29:47 Blooper

Five facts about us:
-Desktops and keyboards handcrafted in the US
-Pop!_OS is free and collects zero user data
-Laptops ship to over 60 countries
-In-house support for the life of your hardware
-Advocate for Right to Repair, Linux, and open source

Check out what we make!

Blog: blog.system76.com
Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

Share what you make with us!

twitter.com/system76
facebook.com/system76
instagram.com/system76_com

Check out what we make!

Blog: blog.system76.com
Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

Share what you make with us!

twitter.com/system76
facebook.com/system76
instagram.com/system76_com

Previous Episode

System76 Transmission Log Episode 7: Defense Unicorns

Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS. This episode features an interview with Defense Unicorns. They're on a mission to enable continuous software delivery for national security purposes. We’ll also talk about new product updates, some cool happenings at the System76 factory, our AI demo at CES, and so much moreeeeeeee! So buckle up!

[00:00:00]: Welcome and Introduction to System 76
[00:00:45]: Meerkat Desktop Update
[00:01:14]: Thelio Major Featured at CES, Demoing Stable Diffusion
[00:02:26]: New Vibrant Pangolin Laptop
[00:02:50]: Updates on Cosmic and Pop
[00:04:03: Pop Tip of the Month
[00:04:26]: HUGE Factory Tours at the End of Last Year
[00:05:59]: New Blog Posts About Gaming and Tinkering
[00:07:29]: Interview with Defense Unicorns, a company on a mission to enable continuous software delivery for national security. How they use System76 laptops
[00:26:06]: Quick Game and Goodbye

Next Episode

Transmission Log Episode 9: Manufacturing and Production at System76

This episode features an interview with Stephanie and Marcos from the Production Team, where they help manufacture and build our desktops from raw sheet metal.
We'll also talk about what makes the System76 factory unique, as well as new hardware updates, community happenings, and a fun game at the end!

Check out what we make!

Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD

Share what you make with us!

twitter.com/system76
facebook.com/system76
instagram.com/system76_com

01:00 Sandwich banter

2:12 Laptop Releases, Oryx, Lemur and new Darter Pro, all ultraportable laptops have 100% SRGB display

3:20 New KS fast desktop processors available now

4:12 Thelio now with PCIe 5.0

4:31 AMD Thelio Spark incoming, Thelio Spring sale ending

6:10 COSMIC updates GTK 3 and 4 themeing added

7:03 COSMIC community contributions, COSMIC task app and webapp and input devices applet

8:10 Spreading the word about COSMIC

8:55 Meetups galore!

9:40 Introducing Stephanie and Marcos from production team

9:54 Marcos explains all the roles he's reponsible for at System76

10:34 Stephanie explains her role as Production Manager

10:50 Marcos discusses the cool projects he's had the opportunity to work on, highlighting flashing IO boards

11:40 Stephanie explains how onlining keyboards was a fun experience

12:30 The work that went into launching the Launch keyboard line

13:20 Stephanie describes her favorite System76 product

15:10 Marcos talks about his hobbies outside work

16:10 Stephanie is a major crafter in her free time and responsible for all the plants at the factory

18:50 Production is just crafting

19:30 Pinata making at the factory

20:29 How System76 manufacturing is different

21:28 Creative problem solving

21:50 The nerdiest things witnessed at the factory

22:44 Garbage disposal situation

24:00 How to take a tour of System76

24:50 Emma has a box game that may or may not be fun

27:44: Outro and blooper

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