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 two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 111: The Freezer Trick
SSDs are probably more reliable than spinning hard drives, how much RAM you actually need, Cloudflare alternatives, sudo password security, and more.
Plugs
the History of Package Management on FreeBSD
News/discussion
The SSD Edition: 2022 Drive Stats Mid-year Review
How Much RAM Do You Need in 2022?
Feedback
A Practical Guide to (Correctly) Troubleshooting with Traceroute (pdf)
How to properly interpret a traceroute or mtr
Free Consulting
We were asked about sudo password security.
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