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Why we think ActivityPub federation could replace email, Proxmox Backup Server is worth considering in addition to ZFS snapshots, follow-up on doomsday tech, sharing Jellyfin with friends and family, and upgrading a home network from gigabit to 2.5Gb.
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Jellyfin Full Automation Guide (2026): Radarr, Sonarr, Bazarr, Jellyseerr From Request to Stream
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A bug in APT shines a light on a long-standing issue, backing up databases in containers, the pros and cons of using FreeBSD to host Linux VMs, network isolation for VMs, and using another backup technology in addition to ZFS. With guest host Sean from Hybrid Cloud Show.
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APT can merge two different package downloads after an HTTP redirect gives them the same URI
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A modern Proxmox Docker architecture with disposable VMs, VirtIO-FS, and ZFS
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Why you should be watching for SSL certificates that you didn’t issue, Let’s Encrypt is shortening the length of certs to 64 days, Ubuntu tightens up GRUB with secure boot, an Intel driver bug breaks IPv6 for major services, and running websites from a home Internet connection.
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FreeBSD Release Cycles and Enterprise Requirements: Why LTS Matters
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Chrome’s Response to Recent ccTLD Registry Hijacks
64-Day Certificate Lifetimes Coming Feb 2027 – Let’s Encrypt
Ubuntu 26.10 drops Btrfs, XFS & ZFS /boot with Secure Boot
A preinstalled Intel driver is silently breaking IPv6, OneNote and Microsoft 365
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Supermarkets found out why their fridges shouldn’t be on the Internet and Samsung smart fridges broke after a firmware update, why we don’t recommend MoCA, some tips for running ethernet cables in your house, and why it’s fine to use a short TTL with your domains.
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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 2
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Google offers a few pennies to web publishers to make up for stealing their content and not sending them any traffic, the tech we’d try to use after the apocalypse, why Jim doesn’t virtualise his clients’ desktops, and setting up Volume Shadow Copy so your users can restore their own files.
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FreeBSD: The Hidden Cost of Upgrading in Production
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Google’s early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling
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The challenges of funding open source software projects, how Netflix uses FreeBSD in a positive way, why you shouldn’t try to complicate your monitoring, and running servers in a small residence.
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Why Is Everyone Stuck on FreeBSD 13?
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Microsoft really wants you to update your Exchange server, our thoughts on immutable distros, more on Jim’s approach to internet access for his kids, restricting access to servers on a corporate network, and cloning and backing up operating systems with ZFS.
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OpenZFS User and Developer Summit 2026: October 27-30
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Microsoft to bounce mail from outdated Exchange servers
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Some of the ways you can mitigate the ridiculous hardware prices, and designing a small business LAN.
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FreeBSD’s Release Cycle: What It Means for Your Upgrade Schedule
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A BGP hijack involved some basic errors, Microsoft teaches people to ignore warnings in Windows, Zoom appears to be reading the clipboard on X11, why a non-US open certificate authority is feasible in theory, and keeping a NAS powered on as little as possible.
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BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
Windows bug incorrectly tells users that Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off
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We were asked about keeping a NAS powered on as little as possible.