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We are unimpressed by Apple’s new headset, a particularly bountiful watering hole attack, misdirection from the AI industry, and connecting hard disks via a PCIe card.

 

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OpenZFS, Your Data and the Challenge of Ransomware

 

News

Apple Vision Pro

Hololens dev Twitter thread (archived version)

Some Curseforge accounts might be compromised/hacked, and are uploading malicious files

Statement on AI Risk

WordPress has a new AI tool that will write blog posts for you

Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator

 

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about connecting hard disks via a PCIe card.

 

 

 

 

Axiom

Axiom unlocks observability at any scale. Go to axiom.co/25a, create an account, and start your 14-day free trial. You can do better than legacy logging, with Axiom.

 

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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An unfixable bug shines a light on a fundamental issue with Windows, why M.2 is a terrible connector for SSDs, the pros and cons of 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi, and the state of ZFS encryption.

 

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OpenZFS For HPC Clusters

 

News/discussion

Windows 11 is so broken that even Microsoft can’t fix it

You know M.2 SSDs suck, right?

Why 2.4GHz Wi-Fi is both the savior and the scourge of the smart home

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about the state of ZFS encryption.

 

 

 

 

Factor

Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off your first box.

 

The Traceroute Podcast

Listen and subscribe to the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Check out the website.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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Google’s new TLDs are silly but not as dangerous as some people think, whether we should cling on to AM radio, Microsoft scans password-protected zip files, and how to assess open source software for its trustworthiness.

 

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News

Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

Google’s .zip and .mov domains aren’t the end of the world

Congress wants AM radio in all new cars—trade groups say that’s a mistake

Ford decides it won’t kill AM radio after all

Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about how to assess open source software for its trustworthiness.

 

 

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a

 

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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Adobe’s vague threats show why open source is often the pragmatic choice, Russians craft a poor man’s ransomware with WinRAR, Chrome drops the padlock icon, Amazon pulls a Google, and using a keyfile with a password manager.

 

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Understanding ZFS vdev Types

 

News/discussion

Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop

Russian hackers use WinRAR to wipe Ukraine state agency’s data

Google Chrome to get rid of padlock icon

Our decision to wind down Amazon Halo

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about using a keyfile with a password manager.

 

 

 

 

Axiom

Axiom unlocks observability at any scale. Go to axiom.co/25a, create an account, and start your 14-day free trial. You can do better than legacy logging, with Axiom.

 

HelloFresh

With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep.  Get 16 free meals plus free shipping at hellofresh.com/25admins16 using the promo code 25admins16.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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Google’s attempt to replace passwords with keys, why Jim thinks IBM is dragging Red Hat in the wrong direction, Intel’s rudimentary error that breaks a security feature, and protecting your files from other users on your system.

 

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What Makes OpenZFS the Ideal Storage Solution for University Environments

 

News

Google Online Security Blog: So long passwords, thanks for all the phish

opensource.com

Intel BootGuard key leaked

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about protecting your files from other users on your system.

 

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a

 

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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What the challenge of building a web browser from scratch tells us about the state of the modern web, why some people are frying their AMD CPUs, more on basic password managers and regularly powercyling network gear, moving from Mercurial to Git, running old applications on modern Ubuntu, and more.

 

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Leveraging OpenZFS to Build Your Own Storage Appliance

 

News/discussion

How we’re building a browser when it’s supposed to be impossible

New BIOS updates attempt to keep Ryzen 7000X3D processors from frying themselves

 

Feedback

Pass

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about moving from Mercurial to Git, and running old applications on modern Ubuntu.

 

 

 

 

Factor

Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to factormeals.com/25a40 and use code 25a40 to get 40% off your first box.

 

The Traceroute Podcast

Listen and subscribe to the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Check out the website.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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How not to practice responsible disclosure, Mulvad proves that its claims stand up, whether to be worried about public phone chargers, an “anti-ransomware” SSD, and monitoring ZFS with Zabbix.

 

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Comparing Modern Open-Source Storage Solutions: OpenZFS vs. The Rest

 

News

Vague warning about an Amazon compromise

Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant. Customer data not compromised

Be Skeptical of FBI Warnings About Phone Chargers

Let’s take a closer look at these claims of anti-ransomware SSDs

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about monitoring ZFS with Zabbix.

 

 

 

 

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a

 

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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The new and up and coming tech that we’re excited about including RISC-V, hard drive innovation, Arm servers, and the Fediverse. Plus whether FreeBSD’s license has held it back, and generating SSL certificates on a router.

 

 

 

 

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

 

 

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Google Drive’s arbitrary file limit, SMR disks probably die sooner, Western Digital’s My Cloud outage locks some people out of their data, why we don’t talk much about Veeam, and running containers as root.

 

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Managing Disk Arrays on FreeBSD and TrueNAS

 

News

Google Drive quietly introduced (then pulled) a file creation limit for all users

HDD average life span misses 3-year mark in study of 2,007 defective drives

Users fume after My Cloud network breach locks them out of their data

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about running containers as root.

 

 

 

 

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

 

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at kolide.com/25a

 

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to tailscale.com and try it for free on up to 20 devices.

 

 

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Yet another reason not to plug random USB drives into your laptop, how Reddit learned about the importance of testing your backups, and we brainstorm a sysadmin’s version of a minimal password manager.

 

News/discussion

Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him—it exploded in his face

You Broke Reddit: The Pi-Day Outage

 

Free Consulting

We were asked about rolling your own password manager.

 

 

 

 

HelloFresh

With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off at hellofresh.com/25admins50 using the promo code 25admins50

 

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.