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 189: Too Much Glass
Glassdoor seemingly doesn’t understand its raison d’etre, Telegram wants to cheap out on sending verification codes, law enforcement makes YouTube give them details of everyone who watched certain videos, and tuning a low end VPS to host a blog.
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Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent
Telegram’s Peer-to-Peer Login system is a risky way to save $5 a month
Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users
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