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Our concerns about Google’s latest acquisition, the technical implications of the sanctions on Russia, more on VPNs and filesystem replacements, and using Nagios with Sanoid.   Plugs Controlling Resource Limits with RCTL in FreeBSD Support us on patreon   News Google makes second-largest acquisition ever: $5.4 billion for Mandiant Internet backbone Cogent cuts Russia connectivity Internet backbone provider Lumen quits Russia Another Step Towards The Russian Splinternet Russia faces IT crisis with just two months of data storage left Cloudflare, Akamai defend decision to stay in Russia     Free Consulting We were asked about using Nagios with Sanoid. Reddit thread       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

How not to solve some of the problems with filesystems, why backups are only part of defending your data, and Allan finally tells us the difference between FreeBSD and OpenBSD.   Plugs NFS Sharing with ZFS Support us on patreon   Discussion Backups ‘no longer effective’ for stopping ransomware attacks Where Did I Put That File?   Free Consulting We were asked about the difference between FreeBSD and OpenBSD.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Browser version numbers might break websites, Samsung’s bad crypto implementation, more on Mazda and Caddy, the FreeBSD init system, and keeping VMs in sync between the two physical hosts.   Plugs UNIX Philosophy: The ideas that made UNIX Improving Recovery Objectives with OpenZFS Support us on patreon   News Three major browsers are about to hit version 100. Will websites cope? Samsung shipped ‘100m’ Android phones with flawed encryption   Free Consulting We were asked about the FreeBSD init system, and VMs in sync between the two physical hosts.   The FreeBSD Boot Process reboot -r on untrusted system         Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Maintaining data long-term, Chrome OS comes to generic PCs, and how to detect intrusions and malware on servers and networks.   Plugs The FreeBSD Boot Process Support us on patreon   News/discussion Most hard drives have a lifespan of three to five years. Have you checked yours lately? Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs   Free Consulting We were asked about detecting intrusions or malware on servers and networks.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why Arm was never likely to be acquired by Nvidia, an expensive bug in Mazda cars, and how there isn’t always a technical solution to a policy problem.   Plugs Unix: On the path to BSD Support us on patreon   News Arm’s $66bn sale to Nvidia collapses Intel’s strategy for outflanking Arm takes shape with bet on RISC-V Radio station snafu in Seattle bricks some Mazda infotainment systems   Free Consulting We were asked about solving a policy problem with a technical solution.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

What the recent Spotify controversy means for open podcasting standards, why young people increasingly don’t understand the concept of a hierarchical filesystem, and our update practices.   Plugs Modern inetd on FreeBSD Support us on patreon   Discussion Joe Rogan Podcast is staying on Spotify says boss Students who grew up with search engines might change STEM education forever   Free Consulting We were asked about our update practices.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The pain of updating Windows, FreeBSD vs Linux, and getting started with ZFS.   Plugs FreeBSD Periodic Scripts Support us on patreon   News/discussion Microsoft: Windows needs at least 8 hours online to update reliably Why we’re migrating (many of) our servers from Linux to FreeBSD Counterpoint to “FreeBSD’s network stack is better”   Free Consulting We were asked about getting started with ZFS. What Makes a Good Time to Use OpenZFS Slog and When Should You Avoid It Choosing the right ZFS pool layout OpenZFS: All about the cache vdev or L2ARC ZFS 101—Understanding ZFS storage and performance How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love RAIDZ       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Allan has a recent war story for us, Microsoft blocked email from Linode, maximizing performance in a large capacity storage server, and more.   Plugs Cluster Provisioning with Nomad and Pot Support us on patreon   Feedback Register article about Microsoft blocking email from Linode   Allan’s recent war story Photos   Free Consulting We were asked about maximizing performance in a large capacity storage server. ZFS RAIDZ stripe width, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love RAIDZ     Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

A potential new European recursive DNS, why VPNs aren’t the silver bullet some people think they are, and how we set up new systems from scratch.   Plugs Support us on patreon The Birth of Unix   News/discussion EU wants to build its own DNS infrastructure with built-in filtering capabilities   Free Consulting We were asked about how we set up machines from scratch.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

A novel approach to an old scam, your feedback about web servers and ransomware, and maintaining old databases.   Plugs Packet Scheduling with Dummynet and FreeBSD Support us on patreon   News/Discussion Pay to park scam   Feedback Jim’s review of the Caddy web server   Free Consulting We were asked about optimising and maintaining an old database.       Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.