I thought it might be fun to share the current Terminal Tilt workload and the state of things for February 2026.
We recently crossed 1000 subscribers (currently at 1033) and 100,000 views since starting the channel in December. That is pretty amazing and it shows there is a thirst for honest #NoAI Linux based videos that explore all things technology (especially privacy).
The "Sovereign Authentication" Series Video 0 of the hardware security key series is already live (published Feb 9!). Today was a heavy production day, I recorded the voiceovers for 3 of the 4 remaining videos. I have one more VO to capture, and then the heavy lifting begins in Kdenlive.
Each video usually takes me between 2 and 8 hours to edit. I’ve already finished the thumbnails, so once that final recording is done (hopefully tomorrow, depending on life in general), I’m jumping straight into the timeline.
Once the security series wraps, I am looking at my 4-year-old Keychron Q1 V2. I have heavily modified it, lubed Gateron Ink v2 Blacks, custom padding, and keycaps. That video will serve as a primer for future keyboard reviews, followed immediately by a look at the Epomaker TH99 Pro currently sitting in the box next to my desk.
In the future, I am also working on:
A look at the Divoom Pixoo 64 (pixel art display) and the Fanttik E2 Ultra electric screwdriver.
A giant overview of ~50 Debian-based (non-Ubuntu) distros. I have had requests for "shiny" trend chasing distros like CachyOS, but I am resisting chasing the views.
I am researching Linux-friendly networking equipment for future reviews, probably going to look at a few switches.
I am also exploring the potential of doing live streaming. I have concerns about doing it on YouTube as their algorithm can penalize your long-form videos when you post VODs from past streams. I might just start streaming on Twitch, but that audience doesn't seem to fit what we are building. OwnCast would be ideal but I don't think my homelab is ideal for that setup. I could stream on PeerTube but I am also worried about filling up my allotted storage with VODs on my instance.
Some ideas I have had for a live streaming are things like maintenance of my Thinkpad by cleaning and reapplying thermal paste, or we could do "Sysadmin Sundays Mornings" where I update and maintain all of the systems I am responsible for, or even blindly exploring obscure and unique distros together. We could also just do some Linux Gaming. We will see, no promises.
I have a .md file overflowing with ideas, so there is plenty more to come. Thanks for following the journey!
But now that programme is ending and they are thinking about its successor.
They want to hear from you on what it should look like: Share your feedback to make sure the Commission keep funding amazing Open Source projects!
[JM]
So, I finally got my #oneplus6 out from the shop.... That was the worst experience ever and they're a long-time spot I go to... That's a whole other story. #enshifification Anyway, the one plus (#ihavejokes) is that the battery replacement went great. I've expressed some reservation switching from my #pixel3a to the op6... But ...
Lunar Transportation System mission profile diagram from Lunatics Project.
Shows the stylized Earth and Moon with orbit schematics and various spacecraft combinations in different mission stages. Also includes logo graphics for in-universe LTS and a schematic of the "moon shuttle" configuration.
I'm pretty sure this is that rarity among modern software package names -- an actual acronym for (I think): "K Desktop Environment Non-Linear Interactive Video Editor".
Well, in any case, that's what it is, so it fits.
This is a pretty featureful video editor and it is my choice for editing everything from my daily screen logs to my animated project, "Lunatics!"
It's difficult to overstate the importance of this one to me.
The only notable flaws are that it does crash more often than I would like (but it recovers very well), and it might be on the slow side for rendering. Definitely good to use "proxy workflow" for high-definition projects. Which I do.
I'm using v22.12. I believe the most recent is v25.08 stable or v25.12 testing.
Now with auto-dubbing in 21 languages. A quick way to get started with Kdenlive - we'll jump right into it, editing a video from start to finish. You can follow along with the assets below.
Learn Kdenlive in 30 Minutes Multilingual edition. YouTube video thumbnail for Kdenlive tutorial.
#Today, thought I would make the partner's life easier. She is trying to teach the kids some basic video editing with #KDEnlive (yeah, crazy, I know).
SO I figured they can also try https://getbananas.net for screen sharing, and cut down on the up-down-up-shoulder-surfing frustrations.
But.... and I say this knowing I MIGHT be an idiot... we (I) could not figure out how to add more than one participant in the screen share???
The very scant documentation also mentions "multiple cursors in the browser"...but as far as I could see it's all just in the app?? The connection link is a custom scheme that I'm PRETTY sure the browser will not know about.
Anybody use this app? any pointers? Just want to hook up three machines - 1 presenter, 2 watchers....
The last maintenance release of the 25.08 series is here!
This update fixes issues with clip pasting in projects using different FPS, subtitle styles, image rendering, and image sequences. It also adds SVG file replacement support and improves disk space checks when archiving
First maintenance release of the 25.08 series is out continuing the focus on stability and polish with many fixes for crashes and regressions as well as user interface and usability improvements.
Poster for the End Of 10 Akademy Edition install party.
The text reads:
"End Of 10 Akademy Edition. Artists, Designers, Pythonistas, Gamers. Tired of corporations deciding how you use your computer? Have you considered trying independent software with Linux but don't know where to start? Curious if it can even work for you? Join the KDE install fest. 11 Sept. 16:00-20:00, TU Berlin (Room 3005)"
Screenshot showing a blurred background with circles in orange, green and blue. In the middle of the screen a rectangle is visible asking for a password.
At the top of the rectangle a pixel art user image can be shown, below that there is the username "xanatos" written. This is followed by the current time "23:09" and date "Freitag der 22. August". After that there is a textbox waiting for an import with the text ""Enter Password" written.
In the bottom right corner an icon showing the current device charge rate is visible.
The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 25.08.0 packed with over 300 commits of bug fixes and lots of polishing to give you a pleasant editing experience in the summer heat.
Darby Johnston will be showcasing Kdenlive's OpenTimelineIO support at the Academy Software Foundation's Open Source Days. Check it out live tomorrow, 5th of August at 9PM UTC.
The next Kdenlive Café will be on Wednesday, 6th of August at 7PM UTC. Grab your favorite drink and join the dev team for a chat. Hope to see you there!
Oneplus 6 SXMO PostmarketOS Stable - Dec 2025
So, I finally got my #oneplus6 out from the shop.... That was the worst experience ever and they're a long-time spot I go to... That's a whole other story. #enshifification Anyway, the one plus (#ihavejokes) is that the battery replacement went great. I've expressed some reservation switching from my #pixel3a to the op6... But ...
Build Animated Overlays with Kdenlive
Let's build some overlay graphic using #Kdenlive. You can make transitions, lower thirds, and fun animated popups. ...