May 15 2024 28 mins 11
This episode features an interview with Stephanie and Marcos from the Production Team, where they help manufacture and build our desktops from raw sheet metal.
We'll also talk about what makes the System76 factory unique, as well as new hardware updates, community happenings, and a fun game at the end!
Five facts about us:
-Desktops and keyboards handcrafted in the US
-Pop!_OS is free and collects zero user data
-Laptops ship to over 60 countries
-In-house support for the life of your hardware
-Advocate for Right to Repair, Linux, and open source
Check out what we make!
Laptops: s76.co/WuEDOnoS
Desktops: s76.co/Zn4NXTf9
Pop!_OS: s76.co/D_IWRvWD
Share what you make with us!
twitter.com/system76
facebook.com/system76
instagram.com/system76_com
01:00 Sandwich banter
2:12 Laptop Releases, Oryx, Lemur and new Darter Pro, all ultraportable laptops have 100% SRGB display
3:20 New KS fast desktop processors available now
4:12 Thelio now with PCIe 5.0
4:31 AMD Thelio Spark incoming, Thelio Spring sale ending
6:10 COSMIC updates GTK 3 and 4 themeing added
7:03 COSMIC community contributions, COSMIC task app and webapp and input devices applet
8:10 Spreading the word about COSMIC
8:55 Meetups galore!
9:40 Introducing Stephanie and Marcos from production team
9:54 Marcos explains all the roles he's reponsible for at System76
10:34 Stephanie explains her role as Production Manager
10:50 Marcos discusses the cool projects he's had the opportunity to work on, highlighting flashing IO boards
11:40 Stephanie explains how onlining keyboards was a fun experience
12:30 The work that went into launching the Launch keyboard line
13:20 Stephanie describes her favorite System76 product
15:10 Marcos talks about his hobbies outside work
16:10 Stephanie is a major crafter in her free time and responsible for all the plants at the factory
18:50 Production is just crafting
19:30 Pinata making at the factory
20:29 How System76 manufacturing is different
21:28 Creative problem solving
21:50 The nerdiest things witnessed at the factory
22:44 Garbage disposal situation
24:00 How to take a tour of System76
24:50 Emma has a box game that may or may not be fun
27:44: Outro and blooper
