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 210: Ryzen Up
AMD will patch some old Ryzens against SinkClose now, but their benchmarking methods for newer CPUs didn’t live up to everyday reality. Plus Bcachefs devs annoy Linus Torvalds, the US government sues a college over compliance issues, and Jim disappoints a patron.
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AMD’s Ryzen 3000 CPUs to get SinkClose patch after all
AMD explains, promises partial fixes for Ryzen 9000 performance problems
Linus Torvalds Begins Expressing Regrets Merging Bcachefs
After cybersecurity lab wouldn’t use AV software, US accuses Georgia Tech of fraud
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