# The Best of Both Worlds

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/478/
> We go hands-on at NASA's JPL and learn why Linux is the best OS for Earth and Mars.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 478
- Date: 2022-10-02
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Guests: timcanham
- Duration: 01:06:11
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/ca9fee9b-c6fd-42b0-be2b-77bedcd3915f.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [412Linux on Twitter](https://twitter.com/412linux/status/1575830689165053954?s=12&t=HI8xt8UDdaAKI-mvRczF9w "412Linux on Twitter") — Sadly, @ChrisLAS is the first person I thought about after reading the Stadia update. He really did believe in it. Can't wait to hear his t
  * [A message about Stadia and our long term streaming strategy](https://blog.google/products/stadia/message-on-stadia-streaming-strategy/ "A message about Stadia and our long term streaming strategy") — A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia. And while Stadia's approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn't gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.
  * [The Verge blames Linux](https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/30/23380047/google-stadia-end-editorial "The Verge blames Linux") — Google spent millions convincing publishers like Ubisoft and Take-Two to bring their biggest games to Stadia. Google had to pay such large sums because the work to port games over wasn’t particularly easy given Stadia runs on Linux, a platform game developers haven’t paid enough attention to.
  * [Stadia died because no one trusts Google](https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/01/stadia-died-because-no-one-trusts-google/ "Stadia died because no one trusts Google")
  * [Grants Pass Geocache Location](https://maps.app.goo.gl/vhVUm5En7RqdsLUn8?g_st=it "Grants Pass Geocache Location")
  * [Sacramento Geocache Location](https://maps.app.goo.gl/adrdJY1NJv7n3p6s6?g_st=it "Sacramento Geocache Location")
  * [Pasadena Geocache Location](https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B008'33.2%22N+118%C2%B008'57.2%22W/@34.142563,-118.149207,17z "Pasadena Geocache Location")
  * [Office Hours 13: One Long Monday](https://www.officehours.hair/13 "Office Hours 13: One Long Monday")
  * [Check out our Meetups](http://meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting "Check out our Meetups")
  * [Our West Coast Matrix Crew](https://bit.ly/westcoastcrew "Our West Coast Matrix Crew")
  * [Immich](https://www.immich.app/ "Immich")
  * [Storj](https://www.storj.io/ "Storj")
  * [Google Photos is messing up old backed-up images for some users](https://www.xda-developers.com/google-photos-artifacts-old-backed-up-images/ "Google Photos is messing up old backed-up images for some users")
  * [frozear's NixOS Config](https://github.com/frozear/nixos "frozear's NixOS Config") — It uses Awesome Window Manager, the Ranger file manager and Kitty for a terminal. Dotfiles for those three are included.
  * [Ham Radio Linux Distributions](https://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Linux/Linux_Distributions/ "Ham Radio Linux Distributions")
  * [Linux in the Ham Shack](https://lhspodcast.info/ "Linux in the Ham Shack")
  * [Podcasting 2.0 Apps](https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value "Podcasting 2.0 Apps")
  * [Bitrefill](https://www.bitrefill.com/ "Bitrefill") — Buy Gift Cards & Top Up Airtime with Bitcoin or Crypto
  * [JPL Open Source Rover Project](https://github.com/nasa-jpl/open-source-rover "JPL Open Source Rover Project") — A build-it-yourself, 6-wheel rover based on the rovers on Mars!