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.
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2.5 Admins 215: Still no VLANs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:03
Why cold storage is never as good as keeping your data warm and regularly tested, how the American air traffic control system became so outdated, and isolating your devices from a roommate’s shenanigans. Plug Support us…
2.5 Admins 214: No VLANs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:27
A proposed solution to the WHOIS TLS verification problem gets a surprising amount of pushback. Plus isolating IoT devices, our thoughts on Ubiquiti gear, setting up WiFi in a new house, remote access with WireGuard, and…
2.5 Admins 213: Photo Philosophy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:04
The Malaysian government’s misguided plan to control its citizens’ DNS, the wrong way to deploy underwater servers, a philosophical question about how long a person’s photos will exist, and how we manage our SSH keys. Pl…
2.5 Admins 212: WHODIS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:04
A surprising way to exploit the WHOIS system, Microsoft will force old versions of Windows 11 to update, and the simple way to set up TP-Link Omada gear. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early…
2.5 Admins 211: Open Sourceless [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:20
Another example of the downsides of abstraction, whether AI can ever be truly “open source”, and the security benefits and drawbacks of different types of VPN. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with…
2.5 Admins 210: Ryzen Up [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:34
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 compl…
2.5 Admins 209: Faulty Defaults [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:25
Insecure SSH implementations and a weak key that let a researcher control 200 MW of electrical capacity reignites the debate about versioned protocols vs pluggable protocols, follow-up on sharing files from your LAN with…
2.5 Admins 208: All CPUs suck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:10
Forcing Windows to undo updates and a separate IPv6 vulnerability, hardware bugs in AMD and Intel CPUs, and using Samba on Linux with Active Directory. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early ep…
2.5 Admins 207: Insecure Boot [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:55
Secure boot is compromised on hundreds of devices, Amazon’s desperate attempt to make money from Alexa, and how to decide which open source software on GitHub to trust. Plug Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS f…
2.5 Admins 206: CrowdStruck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:36
How and why the recent huge Windows outage was caused by a bad CrowdStrike update and how it could have been avoided, a hilariously dumb ESXi vulnerability, and using SAS drives with a PCIe card. Plug Support us on patre…