434: Pebble Watch is Back! North Korea's Rootkit Malware! & Happy Birthday Linux!

video: https://youtu.be/TtyYWQczQMw

In this episode of Destination Linux, we explore everything from nostalgic tech making a comeback to cutting-edge security threats. Join us as we dive into the revival of the Pebble smartwatch, Google’s latest Pixel devices and policies, Linux turning 34 with a surprising floppy disk update, and a deep dive into North Korean rootkit tactics with Sandfly Security’s Craig Rowland. Plus, we’ve got community feedback, a handy software pick, and plenty of laughs along the way.

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Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net

Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com

Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:14 Community Feedback: AI, Overtraining & Hallucinations

00:08:15 Swiss Army Knife Energy

00:13:14 Security Scoop with Sandfly Security

00:34:40 Pebble Watch Returns: Open-Source Revival

00:40:25 Pixel Watch 4: AI Perks, Polished?

00:47:31 Pixel 10 & Fold: Hardware Hype, Privacy Gripes

01:00:11 Linux Turns 34

01:03:56 Jill's First Distro: Slackware on 24 Floppies

01:05:56 Ryan's First Distro

01:08:52 Michael's First Distro

01:12:53 Floppy Disk Driver: Surprise Patch Update

01:15:37 Google AI: Helpful or Snoopy?

01:25:32 Software Pick: Wordbook

01:27:47 Support the Show

01:30:04 Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
  
  


• Security Scoop with Sandfly Security
  
  
  • https://sandflysecurity.com/blog/leaked-north-korean-linux-stealth-rootkit-analysis
  
  
  • https://phrack.org/issues/72/7_md#article
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
  
  


• Pebble Watch Returns: Open-Source Revival
  
  
  • https://repebble.com/
  
  


• Pixel Watch 4: AI Perks, Polished?
  
  
  • https://store.google.com/product/pixel_watch_4?hl=en-US
  
  


• Linux Turns 34
  
  
  • https://9to5linux.com/happy-34th-birthday-linux
  
  


• Floppy Disk Driver: Surprise Patch Update
  
  
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Floppy-Disk-Cleanups-2025
  
  
  • https://youtu.be/4q4haMhvqCs
  
  


• Software Pick: Wordbook
  
  
  • https://flathub.org/apps/dev.mufeed.Wordbook
  
  


• Support the Show
  
  
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  
  
  • https://store.tuxdigital.com/