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 146: VisionForge
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.
Plugs
OpenZFS, Your Data and the Challenge of Ransomware
News
Hololens dev Twitter thread (archived version)
Some Curseforge accounts might be compromised/hacked, and are uploading malicious files
WordPress has a new AI tool that will write blog posts for you
Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator
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We were asked about connecting hard disks via a PCIe card.
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