Alan Pope
@popey.me
Senior Developer Advocate at Tessl
Podcaster on @linuxmatters.sh
Previously at Anchore, Orcro, Axiom, Canonical.
Podcaster on @linuxmatters.sh
Previously at Anchore, Orcro, Axiom, Canonical.
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I made a Fisher-Price theme for my terminal. It didn't last long.
That kerning...
"If only there were a fixed-width version of Fisher-Price Gothic font."
Said nobody, ever.
That kerning...
"If only there were a fixed-width version of Fisher-Price Gothic font."
Said nobody, ever.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I made a Fisher-Price theme for my terminal. It didn't last long.
That kerning...
"If only there were a fixed-width version of Fisher-Price Gothic font."
Said nobody, ever.
That kerning...
"If only there were a fixed-width version of Fisher-Price Gothic font."
Said nobody, ever.
Reposted by Alan Pope
What is happening in the world of AI native development today?
These are builders who've already solved the problems you're probably hitting right now.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Use the discount code AIND-X-50 to get 50% off your tickets.
These are builders who've already solved the problems you're probably hitting right now.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Use the discount code AIND-X-50 to get 50% off your tickets.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What is happening in the world of AI native development today?
These are builders who've already solved the problems you're probably hitting right now.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Use the discount code AIND-X-50 to get 50% off your tickets.
These are builders who've already solved the problems you're probably hitting right now.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Use the discount code AIND-X-50 to get 50% off your tickets.
Oh no, not another one! Live streaming again...
popey.com/live/
popey.com/live/
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oh no, not another one! Live streaming again...
popey.com/live/
popey.com/live/
More terminal-based Linux noodling on a live stream.
Also, trying to fix the owncast setup.
Also, trying to fix the owncast setup.
popey streams
popey.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
More terminal-based Linux noodling on a live stream.
Also, trying to fix the owncast setup.
Also, trying to fix the owncast setup.
30 mins of live streaming on a Saturday afternoon...
popey streams
popey.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
30 mins of live streaming on a Saturday afternoon...
Reposted by Alan Pope
What's worth another look?
Which past Linux Matters topics need a 2025 update, in a future episode?
Which past Linux Matters topics need a 2025 update, in a future episode?
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
What's worth another look?
Which past Linux Matters topics need a 2025 update, in a future episode?
Which past Linux Matters topics need a 2025 update, in a future episode?
Reposted by Alan Pope
🚀 Tonight in London's King's Cross!
Join us for an evening with MLH and #GoogleGemini
🤖 Build with the latest Gemini models
🎤 Hear from DeepMind & Google Labs teams
🍕 Network over food & drinks
💡 Live demos from fellow builders
Spots are limited – grab a ticket now! 🎟️
luma.com/LondonAIRoad...
Join us for an evening with MLH and #GoogleGemini
🤖 Build with the latest Gemini models
🎤 Hear from DeepMind & Google Labs teams
🍕 Network over food & drinks
💡 Live demos from fellow builders
Spots are limited – grab a ticket now! 🎟️
luma.com/LondonAIRoad...
MLH AI Roadshow: London · Luma
Mark your calendars for Thursday, 6 November 2025! Major League Hacking (MLH) and Google Gemini are bringing an AI packed evening to King's Cross,…
luma.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🚀 Tonight in London's King's Cross!
Join us for an evening with MLH and #GoogleGemini
🤖 Build with the latest Gemini models
🎤 Hear from DeepMind & Google Labs teams
🍕 Network over food & drinks
💡 Live demos from fellow builders
Spots are limited – grab a ticket now! 🎟️
luma.com/LondonAIRoad...
Join us for an evening with MLH and #GoogleGemini
🤖 Build with the latest Gemini models
🎤 Hear from DeepMind & Google Labs teams
🍕 Network over food & drinks
💡 Live demos from fellow builders
Spots are limited – grab a ticket now! 🎟️
luma.com/LondonAIRoad...
Reposted by Alan Pope
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬-𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞.
Each session is code-on-screen, showing real use cases. If you’re building with or for devs, this is the track you don’t skip
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th, NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Each session is code-on-screen, showing real use cases. If you’re building with or for devs, this is the track you don’t skip
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th, NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬-𝐢𝐧-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞.
Each session is code-on-screen, showing real use cases. If you’re building with or for devs, this is the track you don’t skip
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th, NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Each session is code-on-screen, showing real use cases. If you’re building with or for devs, this is the track you don’t skip
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th, NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Reposted by Alan Pope
After three brilliant years as part of the Late Night Linux family, Linux Matters is becoming an independent podcast. We're incredibly grateful to Joe for his support in launching and producing the show - it wouldn't exist without him.
🧵 1/3
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November 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
After three brilliant years as part of the Late Night Linux family, Linux Matters is becoming an independent podcast. We're incredibly grateful to Joe for his support in launching and producing the show - it wouldn't exist without him.
🧵 1/3
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Hey nerd friends! 🤓
🚨 In an “emergency” at home, how quickly could you lay your hands on an Ethernet cable?
I cleared out my box-o-cables a while back.
Thankfully the drawers under the TV have spares!
HBU?
🚨 In an “emergency” at home, how quickly could you lay your hands on an Ethernet cable?
I cleared out my box-o-cables a while back.
Thankfully the drawers under the TV have spares!
HBU?
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hey nerd friends! 🤓
🚨 In an “emergency” at home, how quickly could you lay your hands on an Ethernet cable?
I cleared out my box-o-cables a while back.
Thankfully the drawers under the TV have spares!
HBU?
🚨 In an “emergency” at home, how quickly could you lay your hands on an Ethernet cable?
I cleared out my box-o-cables a while back.
Thankfully the drawers under the TV have spares!
HBU?
More terrible time in terminals on ThinkPads.
Going live!
Going live!
popey streams
popey.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
More terrible time in terminals on ThinkPads.
Going live!
Going live!
Feeling cute, doing some nerdy live streaming, might delete later.
Pick your platform, YouTube, Twitch, or Owncast.
popey.com/live/
Pick your platform, YouTube, Twitch, or Owncast.
popey.com/live/
popey streams
popey.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Feeling cute, doing some nerdy live streaming, might delete later.
Pick your platform, YouTube, Twitch, or Owncast.
popey.com/live/
Pick your platform, YouTube, Twitch, or Owncast.
popey.com/live/
Reposted by Alan Pope
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝.
Not demos. but hands-on time with practitioners who are building the AI dev stack right now.
These are working sessions. Bring your dev laptop.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
#AINDCon
Not demos. but hands-on time with practitioners who are building the AI dev stack right now.
These are working sessions. Bring your dev laptop.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
#AINDCon
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝.
Not demos. but hands-on time with practitioners who are building the AI dev stack right now.
These are working sessions. Bring your dev laptop.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
#AINDCon
Not demos. but hands-on time with practitioners who are building the AI dev stack right now.
These are working sessions. Bring your dev laptop.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC
🎫 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
#AINDCon
Reposted by Alan Pope
The Edge track at AI Native DevCon is about emerging ideas in AI development that aren't fully polished yet.
These are practitioners working through problems that don't have established solutions yet.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
These are practitioners working through problems that don't have established solutions yet.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
October 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The Edge track at AI Native DevCon is about emerging ideas in AI development that aren't fully polished yet.
These are practitioners working through problems that don't have established solutions yet.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
These are practitioners working through problems that don't have established solutions yet.
📍 DevCon is November 18-19th in NYC.
👉 Tickets and full lineup: ainativedev.co/z84
Reposted by Alan Pope
A wild subreddit has appeared.
reddit.com/r/LinuxMatte...
reddit.com/r/LinuxMatte...
LinuxMatters
The companion subreddit to Linux Matters podcast.
reddit.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A wild subreddit has appeared.
reddit.com/r/LinuxMatte...
reddit.com/r/LinuxMatte...
We host a lot of meet-ups and other communities at our event space in London. This one looks like a lot of fun! A spooky themed creative writing tech workshop... It's also streamed online, for those who can't get to London. 🎃
Tomorrow, HackerNoon is teaming up with GadflyAI for a cyberpunk, Halloween-themed tech event that marries code, storytelling, and the open-source spirit.
Spells & Syntax: A Technical Writing Workshop. 🎃✍️🧙♂️
hackernoon.com/learn-techni...
Spells & Syntax: A Technical Writing Workshop. 🎃✍️🧙♂️
hackernoon.com/learn-techni...
Learn Technical Storytelling This Halloween at the Spells & Syntax Workshop | HackerNoon
Learn how to tell great technical stories at Spells & Syntax, a free Halloween workshop by GadflyAI & HackerNoon. Write, code, and get published!
hackernoon.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We host a lot of meet-ups and other communities at our event space in London. This one looks like a lot of fun! A spooky themed creative writing tech workshop... It's also streamed online, for those who can't get to London. 🎃
Reposted by Alan Pope
Want a banner ad under your bash prompt? Probably not, but Sourcegraph just made the world’s first ad-supported AI coding agent.
🔗 Read all about Amp Free here: ainativedev.co/znc
🔗 Read all about Amp Free here: ainativedev.co/znc
Amp’s new business model? Ad-supported AI coding
Amp is testing whether an ad-supported, data-sharing business model can work in software development.
ainativedev.co
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Want a banner ad under your bash prompt? Probably not, but Sourcegraph just made the world’s first ad-supported AI coding agent.
🔗 Read all about Amp Free here: ainativedev.co/znc
🔗 Read all about Amp Free here: ainativedev.co/znc
Reposted by Alan Pope
AI Native DevCon is back, and bigger than ever!
Join us Nov 18–19 in New York (and online) for two action packed days of conference sessions and hands-on workshops for developers building with and for AI.
Head over to ainativedev.io/devcon to see the full line up!
Join us Nov 18–19 in New York (and online) for two action packed days of conference sessions and hands-on workshops for developers building with and for AI.
Head over to ainativedev.io/devcon to see the full line up!
DevCon
Stay up to date with the latest in AI Native Development—insights, real-world experiences, and news from developers and industry leaders.
ainativedev.io
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
AI Native DevCon is back, and bigger than ever!
Join us Nov 18–19 in New York (and online) for two action packed days of conference sessions and hands-on workshops for developers building with and for AI.
Head over to ainativedev.io/devcon to see the full line up!
Join us Nov 18–19 in New York (and online) for two action packed days of conference sessions and hands-on workshops for developers building with and for AI.
Head over to ainativedev.io/devcon to see the full line up!
Reposted by Alan Pope
Episode 67 of Linux Matters: Panache, for Men 🐧️🎙️
Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.
Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.
Panache, for Men
Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.
linuxmatters.sh
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Episode 67 of Linux Matters: Panache, for Men 🐧️🎙️
Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.
Alan has been using Nix, Martin has been adding panache to his terminal, and Mark’s been playing Rimworld Odyssey.
The #Ubuntu Unity project is calling for developer support. A lack of available maintainers has led to critical bugs and no 25.10 release. They need help to fix the desktop and maintain the flavor for the 26.04 LTS.
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/regarding-...
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/regarding-...
October 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The #Ubuntu Unity project is calling for developer support. A lack of available maintainers has led to critical bugs and no 25.10 release. They need help to fix the desktop and maintain the flavor for the 26.04 LTS.
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/regarding-...
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/regarding-...
"Ubuntu’s Stability Meets Nixpkgs’ Freshness" - introducing Nøughty Linux - the #Ubuntu / #Nix Hybrid created by Martin Wimpress. Find out more in his presentation, linked below.
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noughty-li...
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noughty-li...
October 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"Ubuntu’s Stability Meets Nixpkgs’ Freshness" - introducing Nøughty Linux - the #Ubuntu / #Nix Hybrid created by Martin Wimpress. Find out more in his presentation, linked below.
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noughty-li...
discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noughty-li...
