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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.

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.

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.

Discussion includes a case of an IT consultant fined for revealing poor security, triangle fraud, the proposal to create .INTERNAL domains by ICANN, setting up a NAS - benefits of RAID, choosing a distro, and disk size selection. The importance of backups is emphasized, and the limitations of RAID are explained.

Microsoft's email breach, Pixel phone storage bug, hidden malware campaign at Ars Technica, and advice on upgrading hardware for Windows 11.

Discussing the Y2K bug and its impact, using a Raspberry Pi 5 as a main computer, comparing Linux and Windows operating systems, and exploring alternative options for older NAS devices

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.

Open source license problems, reasons to not pay ransomware gangs, running Nagios on Raspberry Pi

Exploring the limitations of Chrome's Incognito mode, the misuse of Chat GPT models, and the challenges of managing AI language models. Additionally, discussing load balancing in ZFS and the impact on performance.

Twitch shuts down in Korea due to costly network fees, smart devices eavesdropping raises privacy concerns, water temperature impacts on aquatic ecosystems, exploring mandatory access controls in Linux container hosts, challenges with App Armor profiles