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Discussing the impact of Mastodon's link previews on web servers, securing Windows DNS, drawbacks of write-once backup media, and optimizing Microsoft SQL Server with SSDs and ZFS for performance.

Discover how a smart TV can disrupt a Windows PC, AI malware theories, and the importance of encrypting offsite backups. Learn about network issues, the evolving threat of AI-driven malware, and optimizing backup procedures with Restic and ZFS.

Ubuntu 24.04 now supports easy installation of OpenZFS root file-system with encryption. Seagate's next-gen HAMR drives are as reliable as traditional PMR storage. Prices for hard drives are going up due to AI demands. Learning ZFS is easy and best filesystem for single SSD is discussed.

Topics include updating iPhones in sealed boxes, AI bots creating software package threats, Aruba backing up data to Internet Archive, and disk queue schedulers in Linux.

Backdoor discovered in xz-utils, OpenZFS enhances ZVOL performance on Linux, Twitter devs struggle with regex, and advice on adding SATA ports to a home NAS. Interesting discussions on security vulnerabilities, malware attacks, URL blunders, and setting up storage arrays with PCIe cards.

Glassdoor adds real names without consent, Telegram's risky login system, law enforcement demands YouTube user details. Discussion on tuning low-end VPS for blogging. Tailscale offers easy VPN, Kolide ensures device security. Podcast covers data privacy, law enforcement overreach, IP address privacy rights, and website optimization for high traffic.

Farewell to TrueNAS CORE 13 FreeBSD version, Apple's antitrust battle, encrypted chat vulnerability, scaling FreeBSD hosts with jails discussed. Transition to Linux-only TrueNAS version, challenges in migrating systems, AI privacy risks, and scaling approaches for FreeBSD hosts explored.

Prison officials confiscate inmate laptops, Warner Bros. upsets gamers, Google's office has bad WiFi, and managing gold images is discussed on the podcast.

In this podcast, they discuss Roku's controversial move to disable devices until users agree to new terms, the blurred line between journalism and computer fraud, and the benefits of using jumbo frames on a network for improved performance.

In this episode, they discuss Jensen Huang's controversial statement on kids learning to code, Google's AI training data deal with Reddit, and companies selling user's data for AI training. They also offer advice on upgrading to 2.5Gbps networks and the challenges it may present.