Open-source social networks, Diaspora and Identica, why did they not make it mainstream? Does it matter? Cards Against Humanity review, a "free party game for horrible people." Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset for gaming: gimmick or the next big thing? Interview with Steven J. Vaughan-Nicols.

Are atheists the most smug and annoying people on the planet? Bryan reviews the Google Chromecast. Mozilla’s role in the world and their developer network. We interview Mozilla Head of Developer Engagement Stormy Peters. Apple released OS X 10.9 "Mavericks" free of charge: what prompted that? Does it affect open source OSes? The hosts weigh in. Our first letters segment where we read out your emails, feedback, dirty haikus, and more!

We delve into the new Playstation 4 and Xbox One consoles and discuss whether this is the next generation of gaming, or a rehash of the same-old-same-old. Jeremy provides an in-depth review of Google’s new Nexus 5 phone. We talk about biohacking and discuss what it is, what people are working on, the implications of the technology, and whether it is a good thing in the first place. We interview prominent kernel hacker, Greg Kroah-Hartman, about life as a kernel hacker, the pressure of working on such a core piece of technology, and his physical relationship with Linus Torvalds. We had a bucketload of letters, so we read out our favorites, and share the very best dirty haikus.

Open Source Health: are the open source community more unhealthy than most? Perhaps the trend for health-related gadgets will save us. Stuart reviews Ender’s Game, the film, the book, and the author. Chris Anderson, CEO of 3dRobotics, ex-editor of Wired, and author, talks about his current venture, creating pilotless autonomous "drones" and what they might mean for Amazon Prime Air, agriculture, and society at large – ask Chris your questions too here! How do the team actually back up their stuff? Surprisingly, we all actually do (as should you), but how do we do it?

The team discuss Bitcoin (and crypto-currencies in general), whether it's a good idea, and whether it might be successful. Jono reviews the Roku 2, mass-market tv streaming device. Jolla, Ubuntu, and Firefox OS. What is success? Will these platforms get anywhere? Are Android and iOS ripe for unseating? Jeff Atwood talks about Discourse, the modern forum system, and why it’s an improvement over the horror that is web forums currently. You can ask follow-up questions which Jeff has agreed to answer at our own Discourse forum.

We delve into the technology, the people, the rights and wrongs of it, regulation or 3D Printed Guns. Jono reviews the Sony Playstation 4 to see if it lives up to the hype. Simon Phipps from the OSI, MariaDB, and potentially The Fast Show shares his thoughts on the evolution of Open Source, Free Software, licensing, and the Jedi, and more. The Linux upstream/downstream relationship: is it still relevant, could it be holding Linux back, or is it what binds the Open Source community together?

Is it actually possible to make a living wage as an indie open source developer? Sam Hulick, music composer for Mass Effect and others, talks about the games industry and music. Will the Mars One project be successful? We think, well... no.

With only a year to go, is anything suggested in Back to the Future II even close to achievable? We speak to Matthew Garrett, notable Linux kernel hacker and commenter on security, UEFI, and hardware about the NSA in your firmware, why computers are more compelling than fruit flies, and his work at Nebula on providing trust to the cloud. As a follow up to our previous discussion about 3d-printing of guns, we talk about the issue of whether guns are a good idea, the arguments for and against gun control, and how this differs internationally. The second half of our predictions for 2014: Bryan and Stuart give theirs.

upstart/systemd. What happened, why it happened, and whether it was a good thing or not. Bryan reviews the Lenovo Miix 2 tablet and we get into the nitty gritty of what you can do with it. How we each got started with Linux, which distributions we used, and who helped us get on our journey.

A wide-ranging discussion on Linux adoption and market share, following the news that it’s been trending up and over 2% consistently for a while now. Taking in the current state of hardware, Steam gaming, new devices from everyone else, and whether mobile is eating desktop or not, we dive deep into where Linux is going and whether we want it to get there at all.

It's the holiday season! An excuse to buy interesting tech for people. But... what to get? Well, we each give suggestions of some cool things that you might want to look at getting... or asking for, in these next couple of weeks of shopping days. And just maybe some things that you should actively avoid.

We look at each of our predictions for the year, what it would have meant were they true, and who is the worst most terrible futurologist.