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2.5 Admins
2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every week we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
Episodes
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2.5 Admins 23: Bitcoin hundredaire
The Bitcoin price is booming again so we take the chance to laugh at Allan for selling too early, then we discuss some of your emails including Arm/x86 combos…
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2.5 Admins 22: Unexpected migrations
Why Parler is unlikely to come back any time soon, free RHEL, and using a VPS to subvert VPN limits. Plugs Exploring Swap on FreeBSD Support us on patreon News…
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2.5 Admins 21: Reproducible errors
The merits of ECC RAM, why reproducible builds are a good idea, and where to buy used equipment. Plugs Webinar: Introducing OpenZFS 2.0 Support us on patreon…
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2.5 Admins 20: Free money, claim it now!
A cruel but necessary phishing test, ancient standards in brand new legislation, using Windows when it makes sense, and commissioning and decommissioning…
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2.5 Admins 19: nOauth? No gmail!
Why Google services like Gmail went down recently, the potentially promising future for RISC-V, and using ZFS for home and root. News Google Mail outage Google…
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2.5 Admins 18: False sense of privacy
Potentially improving DNS privacy, the big new ZFS release, and the best way to automate Linux installations. Plugs Webinar – Best Practices For Optimizing ZFS…
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2.5 Admins 17: CPU change
How Intel and AMD have fought it out over the years, Apple changes the industry with their M1 SoC, and we repeat the mantra that RAID is not a backup. Plugs…
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2.5 Admins 16: TANSTAAFL
Google proves that “unlimited” anything doesn’t exist, GitHub shenanigans, Apple’s new Arm computers, and which distro to start with as…
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2.5 Admins 15: Fixed it for ya
We wade through Cloudfare’s marketing fluff, forced WordPress plugin updates, a bunch of your questions, and the shocking revelation that FreeBSD…
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2.5 Admins 14: Not a database
How not to store test results, AMD firmly on top of the desktop space, what moving to remote work means for corporate networks, and deduplication of…
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2.5 Admins 13: bs=1mebibyte
Intel almost catching up to AMD with Tiger Lake, the .uk fiasco, and why you shouldn’t be using dd. Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit All Things Open 2020…
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2.5 Admins 12: 5400 cyber RPMs
Cyber insurance for ransomware, more confusing WD specs, the truth behind the return of the Gateway brand, and managing config files. News Ransomware accounted…
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2.5 Admins 11: Monitoring the Internet
How Internet standards are decided, what a new one means for the Web, a surprising “feature” of Chrome, and the best ways to monitor your systems…
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2.5 Admins 10: Mini-PCs and HDDs
Low power x86 vs Arm boards, hard disk failure rates, and the intricacies of ZFS snapshots. Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit Support the podcast on Patreon News…
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2.5 Admins 09: Horrible hosts
Intel’s 7nm woes, hosts files, Mozilla’s VPN service, and automating ssh between remote hosts. News Heads roll at Intel after 7nm delay…
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2.5 Admins 08: Energy assisted drive recovery
New types of hard disks, recovering data from dying drives, AMD makes Jim reach for the calculator, and what to do with obscure software that you need. Plugs…
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2.5 Admins 07: Fail dumpster fire
Initial Arm Mac benchmarks are out and they aren’t terrible, getting the best transfer speeds over USB, and rolling our own home routers. Plugs FreeBSD…
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2.5 Admins 06: BFYTW
Jim bought the worst laptop in the world, a quick update on SMR drives, learning the basics of ZFS, and updating air-gapped servers. Plug Support the podcast…
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2.5 Admins 05: IPv6 when?
When the world will move to IPv6, WD SMR drives put to the test, raw vs qcow2 on ZFS, and erasing SSDs. Plug Support the podcast on Patreon News It could be…
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2.5 Admins 04: Zooming from pets to cattle
Zoom’s new encryption, podcasts in walled gardens, and servers as pets vs cattle. Plug Support the podcast on Patreon News Zoom to require users to…
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2.5 Admins 03: Apache’s Btr than you think
Why Apache is still relevant in 2020, and the differences between ZFS and Btrfs. Plugs Allan’s BSDCan Homelab panel Allan on setns.live Support the…
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2.5 Admins 02: Updating to Arm
Our thoughts on DNS-over-HTTPS, whether Arm is about to take over, HDD advice, and automatic updates and reboots. Plugs Help us keep the lights on by…
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2.5 Admins 01: ZFS love-fest
In our first episode, Allan Jude, Jim Salter, and Joe Ressington discuss Amazon cutting affiliate rates, SMR hard drives, and setting up off-site backups on…