427: Secure Off-Grid Chat, Lossless Scaling on Linux, & $37 Ploopy Knob

video: https://youtu.be/DrRtxFrl06o In this episode of Destination Linux, we explore a Bluetooth mesh chat app for doomsday scenarios, discussing its decentralized communication. We address community feedback on Wayland and X11 compatibility issues for NVIDIA users and introduce an open-source gaming project enhancing Linux performance with lossless scaling. We also highlight Ploopy’s customizable dial for creative workflows and talk about SpeechNote, a privacy-focused offline speech-to-text application. All of this and more on this episode of Destination Linux. Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection. Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/32f28071-0b08-4ea1-afcc-37af75bd83d6/7445c94f-dcfd-4de2-8fe9-47357c2b43f7.mp3) Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net (https://dasgeek.net) Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com) Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:47 Community Feedback 18:39 Sandfly Security 21:36 BitChat: Secure Off-Grid Messaging 33:52 Lossless Scaling on Linux 38:32 This Was About Linux... Then Pancakes Happened 39:34 Back to Lossless Scaling—Because It's That Cool 40:33 Trek Gets Sharper, Waffles Get Roasted, and So Does Ryan 42:38 Spin to Win: Dialing Up Linux Input Devices 45:14 Just Google “Real Money” – It Works 45:50 The Ploopy Knob: Our New Favorite Input Tool 46:42 Smartphones vs Dumb Phones: Let's Bring Back the Brick Phones! 50:24 From Streaming to Stashing: Taking Back Control of Media 53:30 Wrapping Up the Ploopy Saga (For Now) 55:41 Speech Note - speech to text app for Linux 57:37 Support the Show 58:40 Outro 59:37 Post Show Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments (https://destinationlinux.net/comments) https://destinationlinux.net/forum (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Sandfly Security https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly (https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly) BitChat: Secure Off-Grid Messaging https://github.com/jackjackbits/bitchat (https://github.com/jackjackbits/bitchat) Lossless Scaling on Linux https://steamdeckhq.com/news/lossless-scaling-is-getting-ported-to-linux/ (https://steamdeckhq.com/news/lossless-scaling-is-getting-ported-to-linux/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lsfg-vk-aims-to-bring-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-to-linux/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lsfg-vk-aims-to-bring-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-to-linux/) https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/LosslessScaling/?curatorclanid=42495043 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/?curator_clanid=42495043) https://github.com/PancakeTAS/lsfg-vk (https://github.com/PancakeTAS/lsfg-vk) The Ploopy Knob https://ploopy.co/knob/ (https://ploopy.co/knob/) https://ploopy.co/shop/knob/ (https://ploopy.co/shop/knob/) https://www.theverge.com/news/698443/ploopy-knob-dial-peripheral-controller-open-source-qmk (https://www.theverge.com/news/698443/ploopy-knob-dial-peripheral-controller-open-source-qmk) Speech Note - speech to text app for Linux https://flathub.org/apps/net.mkiol.SpeechNote (https://flathub.org/apps/net.mkiol.SpeechNote) Support the Show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)