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 145: Bad Standards
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.
Plugs
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
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We were asked about the state of ZFS encryption.
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