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.
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2.5 Admins 18: False sense of privacy
Potentially improving DNS privacy, the big new ZFS release, and the best way to automate Linux installations. Plugs Webinar – Best Practices For Optimizing ZFS – Part 1 Support us on patreon News Improving DNS Privacy with Oblivious DoH in 1.1.1.1 OpenZFS 2.0 release unifies Linux, BSD and adds tons of new features […]
2.5 Admins 17: CPU change
How Intel and AMD have fought it out over the years, Apple changes the industry with their M1 SoC, and we repeat the mantra that RAID is not a backup. Plugs Support us on patreon. If enough people do, we will go weekly. News A history of Intel vs. AMD desktop performance, with […]
2.5 Admins 16: TANSTAAFL
Google proves that “unlimited” anything doesn’t exist, GitHub shenanigans, Apple’s new Arm computers, and which distro to start with as a sysadmin. Plugs Allan’s ZFS Webinar – Nov 18th, signup soon Support us on patreon. If enough people do, we will go weekly. News Arm Macs announced Google Photos is the latest “Unlimited” […]
2.5 Admins 15: Fixed it for ya
We wade through Cloudfare’s marketing fluff, forced WordPress plugin updates, a bunch of your questions, and the shocking revelation that FreeBSD actually has graphics drivers. Plugs History of FreeBSD, Part 2 News Introducing Cloudflare One Introducing Cloudflare Browser Isolation beta WordPress deploys forced security update for dangerous bug in popular plugin Free […]
2.5 Admins 14: Not a database
How not to store test results, AMD firmly on top of the desktop space, what moving to remote work means for corporate networks, and deduplication of disorganized data. Plugs Allan’s summary of the OpenZFS Devsummit 2020 All Things Open Support us on patreon. If enough people do, we will go weekly. News Why […]
2.5 Admins 13: bs=1mebibyte
Intel almost catching up to AMD with Tiger Lake, the .uk fiasco, and why you shouldn’t be using dd. Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit All Things Open 2020 Support us on patreon. If enough people do, we will go weekly. News Hands-on with Intel’s i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake prototype laptop Intel’s run at the GPU […]
2.5 Admins 12: 5400 cyber RPMs
Cyber insurance for ransomware, more confusing WD specs, the truth behind the return of the Gateway brand, and managing config files. News Ransomware accounted for 41% of all cyber insurance claims in H1 2020 Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM” We found out who makes Walmart’s new Gateway laptops, and it’s […]
2.5 Admins 11: Monitoring the Internet
How Internet standards are decided, what a new one means for the Web, a surprising “feature” of Chrome, and the best ways to monitor your systems. News WebBundles Harmful to Content Blocking, Security Tools, and the Open Web RFC8890: The Internet is for End Users A Chrome feature is creating enormous load on global […]
2.5 Admins 10: Mini-PCs and HDDs
Low power x86 vs Arm boards, hard disk failure rates, and the intricacies of ZFS snapshots. Plugs OpenZFS Developer Summit Support the podcast on Patreon News Seeed Studio’s Odyssey is a mini-PC for big projects and small wallets Backblaze Hard Drive Stats Q2 2020 Free consulting We were asked about ZFS on […]
2.5 Admins 09: Horrible hosts
Intel’s 7nm woes, hosts files, Mozilla’s VPN service, and automating ssh between remote hosts. News Heads roll at Intel after 7nm delay Intel’s 7nm is busted, chips delayed, may have to use rival foundries to get GPUs out for US govt exascale super AMD is now following Moore’s Law: More chips, more money, more […]
2.5 Admins 08: Energy assisted drive recovery
New types of hard disks, recovering data from dying drives, AMD makes Jim reach for the calculator, and what to do with obscure software that you need. Plugs FreeBSD Fridays: A Series of 101 Classes Joe’s podcast consulting News Western Digital releases new 18TB, 20TB EAMR drives Tales From The Sysadmin: Impending Hard […]
2.5 Admins 07: Fail dumpster fire
Initial Arm Mac benchmarks are out and they aren’t terrible, getting the best transfer speeds over USB, and rolling our own home routers. Plugs FreeBSD Bug Squash Support the podcast on Patreon News First benchmarks surface for Apple’s ARM-based Developer Transition Kit UASP makes Raspberry Pi 4 disk IO 50% faster Free […]
2.5 Admins 06: BFYTW
Jim bought the worst laptop in the world, a quick update on SMR drives, learning the basics of ZFS, and updating air-gapped servers. Plug Support the podcast on Patreon News We bought Walmart’s $140 laptop so you wouldn’t have to Lawsuit vs. Western Digital wants to end any use of SMR in NAS […]
2.5 Admins 05: IPv6 when?
When the world will move to IPv6, WD SMR drives put to the test, raw vs qcow2 on ZFS, and erasing SSDs. Plug Support the podcast on Patreon News It could be ‘five to ten years’ before the world finally drags itself away from IPv4 We put Western Digital’s dreaded SMR Red drive […]
2.5 Admins 04: Zooming from pets to cattle
Zoom’s new encryption, podcasts in walled gardens, and servers as pets vs cattle. Plug Support the podcast on Patreon News Zoom to require users to upgrade to 5.0 after May 30th Zoom bought Keybase in early May Joe Rogan will move his podcast to Spotify Free consulting Eduardo asked us to dive […]