Topics covered in this podcast include the dominance of SSDs in the consumer market, the problem of malware on trusted sites like GitHub, and tips for setting up services in a home web setup with minimal downtime.
Hard drives are becoming mostly enterprise hardware as NVIDIA and AMD shift focus to AI, leaving consumers with fewer options for traditional hard drives.
GitHub has become a popular platform for hosting and distributing malware, urging the need for caution and diversifying code repositories to mitigate risks.
Deep dives
The Shift towards Enterprise Hardware for NVIDIA and AMD
Tech radar reports that hard disk drives are becoming mostly enterprise hardware, as NVIDIA and AMD focus more on AI. Both companies are expected to dedicate more manufacturing capacity to AI-oriented GPUs rather than consumer-grade ones.
The Decline of Hard Drives in the Consumer Market
Hard drives have become less popular among consumers, with SSDs dominating the market. The consumer market for rotating hard drives has dwindled significantly, and only a small percentage of consumers use hard drives, mainly for backup purposes. SSDs now offer larger storage capacity and are more cost-effective, making hard drives less attractive to normal consumers.
GitHub as a Hosting Platform for Malware
GitHub has become a popular hosting platform for malware, as it is commonly unblocked by large corporations and blends in with legitimate traffic. Malware authors use GitHub's raw, objects, and pages features to host and distribute encrypted payloads, making it more challenging to detect such activity. The report suggests being cautious of blindly trusting traffic from GitHub and advises diversifying code repositories to mitigate potential risks.
Service Separation and Backup Strategy for Enthusiast Setups
For enthusiast setups involving multiple devices and services, it is recommended to separate services into different VMs or containers on a single server. This allows for independent maintenance and patching of each service. It is also advised to have a backup system in place to replicate VMs or containers to a backup machine, ensuring minimal downtime and easy restoration in case the main server experiences issues.
Hard drives are pretty much an enterprise product now, GitHub’s malware problem, and spreading services across different machines and VMs to keep downtime to a minimum.
We were asked about spreading services across different machines and VMs to keep downtime to a minimum.
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