2.5 Admins

The Late Night Linux Family
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Apr 18, 2024 • 29min

2.5 Admins 191: Mechanical Turk

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.
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Apr 11, 2024 • 30min

2.5 Admins 190: twitterz

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.
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Apr 4, 2024 • 32min

2.5 Admins 189: Too Much Glass

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.
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Mar 28, 2024 • 29min

2.5 Admins 188: Farewell to Core

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.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 31min

2.5 Admins 187: MDK

Prison officials confiscate inmate laptops, Warner Bros. upsets gamers, Google's office has bad WiFi, and managing gold images is discussed on the podcast.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 30min

2.5 Admins 186: Jim Defends the CFAA

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.
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Mar 7, 2024 • 29min

2.5 Admins 185: 2.5 Gigabits

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.
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Feb 29, 2024 • 32min

2.5 Admins 184: Avast, mateys

Discussion on privacy breaches with Wyze cameras, Avast fined for selling user data, and a vending machine scanning students' faces. Advice on using NVMe drive with ZFS and taking VM snapshots. Delving into data collection practices, open-source benefits, and optimizing storage pools in ZFS.
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Feb 22, 2024 • 31min

2.5 Admins 183: Unbootable Quantum Toothbrushes

From Windows 11 issues on older PCs to the shift from quantum computing to AI, debunking a toothbrush botnet story, Google killing cached search results, and the importance of testing backups - this podcast covers a range of intriguing tech topics.
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Feb 15, 2024 • 30min

2.5 Admins 182: All the Small Things

Topics discussed in the podcast include the forking of Nginx, VMware ending the free version of ESXi, concerns about ZFS encryption, and the challenges of D-Dupe in ZFS. They also tackle the use of multiple network interfaces on a NAS and share tips for setting up a NAS backup server with a wired connection to a desktop.

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