2.5 Admins 223: Google Juice Abuse

2.5 Admins 223: Google Juice Abuse

Author: The Late Night Linux Family November 28, 2024 Duration: 30:53

Equinix is shutting down its bare metal service, D-Link advises people to dump old vulnerable routers, Google makes changes to how it ranks some affiliate-driven “reviews”, and data caps seem to be sticking around. Plus mixing different brands and types of disks, using other partitions on a ZFS drive, and scaling a fleet of FreeBSD hosts with jails.

 

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Equinix to shutter bare metal IaaS service in 2026

D-Link says replace vulnerable routers or risk pwnage

Google cracks down on “Parasite SEO,” punishing established publishers

Cable companies and Trump’s FCC chair agree: Data caps are good for you

 

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Ever wondered what happens when two seasoned system administrators and a producer who knows just enough to be dangerous get together for a weekly chat? That’s the premise behind 2.5 Admins, a refreshingly honest tech podcast from The Late Night Linux Family. Hosts Allan Jude and Jim Salter bring their deep, real-world expertise to the table, while Joe Ressington-the “0.5” who can configure a Samba share on a good day-keeps the conversation grounded and relatable. Each episode feels like eavesdropping on a lively breakroom discussion, where the latest headlines in technology are dissected not with sterile analysis, but with the practical, sometimes weary perspective of people who keep the digital lights on. You’ll hear them tackle listener-submitted admin questions, offering solutions that are tried and tested rather than purely theoretical. This isn’t about hype or buzzwords; it’s about the tools, headaches, and occasional triumphs that define life in IT. The chemistry between the hosts makes complex topics accessible, and the blend of professional insight with Joe’s every-user viewpoint creates a uniquely balanced listen. If you’re looking for a tech podcast that feels like talking shop with knowledgeable friends, this is it.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
2.5 Admins 256: Why ZFS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:16
To celebrate the 256 milestone we devote the whole episode to explaining why we use ZFS. We explain about data safety, data retention, data portability, and ease of administration. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an…
2.5 Admins 255: Copyright Your Face [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:04
Microsoft offers Windows 10 updates in return for your settings data, Denmark wants to protect against deepfakes using copyright, someone is wrong on the Internet about RAID, and getting a sysadmin job in your late 40s.…
2.5 Admins 254: chrudo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:47
A vulnerability in sudo brings up concerns about feature-creep, and makes us consider alternatives. Plus Broadcom starts auditing VMware customers, and how to decide which outbound ports to open on a large network’s fire…
2.5 Admins 253: ImpossibleFS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:55
Jim is concerned that we might not see another next-gen filesystem that can compete with ZFS, no matter how much we all want one. Plus whether you should switch to third-party firmware on your router. Plugs Support us on…
2.5 Admins 252: Nintendon’t Back Up [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:37
Nintendo cuts off Switches that dare to play backed up games, more Microsoft AI exploits, why you shouldn’t regularly spin down hard drives, and securing applications on a home server. Plugs Support us on patreon and get…
2.5 Admins 251: OversharePoint [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:54
SharePoint is exploitable by Microsoft’s AI, NIST proposes a new metric for exploited vulnerabilities, SBCs that look cool for a mini NAS and a router, and setting up a first NAS with 4 disks. Plugs Support us on patreon…
2.5 Admins 250: Better RAIDz? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:26
Google bypasses the usual channels to distrust two certificate authorities, Meta’s new escalation in the privacy arms race, Allan gives us the inside details of a new mixed-disk-size ZFS RAID feature, and moving from Uni…
2.5 Admins 249: Octopodian Nightmare [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:21
Locating people with just a phone call, Google forces a change to Let’s Encrypt certificates, yet another example of a “lifetime” subscription being cut short, connecting drives to a small form factor machine, and managi…
2.5 Admins 248: NASty Pi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:38
TrueNAS drops FreeBSD but there’s a community fork, the elusive ZFS send bug that affected encrypted datasets is finally identified and fixed, why the Raspberry Pi doesn’t make a great NAS, and when to use the zpool chec…
2.5 Admins 247: MPOF [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:46
The basic computer science problems that still remain unsolvable, why you shouldn’t trust AI to tune ZFS (or answer any admin questions), and setting up a check-in system for a group of friends. Plug Support us on patreo…