# Linux by Proxy

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/687/
> Millions of people may already be using Linux by proxy, so we went digging through their strange little cloud desktops to see if we can turn them into servers.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 687
- Date: 2026-10-04
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:22:47
- Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/165f1728-286b-4f37-96a3-6220c16b15b7.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/c77dd843-0a44-4dec-9439-6e7a78f340a6.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/c77dd843-0a44-4dec-9439-6e7a78f340a6.srt)


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* [Meta’s Muse reportedly passes 3 million weekly users and 5m downloads](https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-muse-3-million-weekly-users-information "Meta’s Muse reportedly passes 3 million weekly users and 5m downloads")
* [OpenAI launches dots, always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers](https://thenextweb.com/news/openai-dots-always-on-ai-agents-cloud-computers-devday "OpenAI launches dots, always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers")
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* [Pick: tincan-cli](https://github.com/bilalyazicioglu/tincan-cli "Pick: tincan-cli") — Serverless peer-to-peer voice and text chat for your terminal.