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Cloudflare outage highlights sloppy data center practices; running a mail server at home discussed; Android storage disaster patched but data loss still possible; discussion on package managers on Windows and Toshiba hard drives.

In this episode, the guests discuss the security breaches experienced by Okta, the ease of crashing iPhones, and Jim's report from the Ubuntu Summit. They also provide advice on what to do when you find a company's sensitive data on the Internet. Overall, an interesting conversation on security measures and vulnerabilities.

Topics discussed include water consumption of AI and data centers, China's push for IPv6, implications of poor Bluetooth security on an e-bike, and concerns about Wi-Fi network collection and MAC address subpoenas.

Discussion on Google's measures to prevent malware sites in their ads, issues with using multiple profiles on Android devices, a speculative execution vulnerability in Apple Silicon, and the pros and cons of TP-Link Omada and Ubiquiti Unifi for managing small and medium business networks.

Discussing the copyright issues surrounding AI-generated art, optimizing Samba for better speeds, and building an SSD-only NAS. Also touching on the challenges of determining ownership for AI-created works and the limitations of Samba. Recommendations include using SSHFS for file sharing and Samsung Evo SSDs for better performance and endurance.

In this podcast, the hosts discuss the vulnerabilities of password autofill, adventures in network repair, and the process of setting up a home router/Wi-Fi hotspot.

This podcast explores the consequences of a network breach caused by Google Authenticator. It discusses the vulnerabilities of the app and suggests an alternative. The hosts also delve into TV setups and streaming services, comparing different approaches for a convenient viewing experience. Additionally, they recommend Collide for device compliance and advise against unreliable external hard drive brands.

Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google regarding a vulnerability, the reasons behind hard drives not being physically bigger, and setting up a distributed backup system with friends.

This podcast episode explores the future of archive storage using lasers and ceramics, self-hosting an internet archive, Windows 11 Home, and setting up storage inside VMs. They discuss a new ceramic-based storage technology, the problems with a malfunctioning Lenovo PC, running ZFS inside a KVM VM with HPA pass-through, caching in VMs, and BSD variants.

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