2.5 Admins 298: Windows Postdate

2.5 Admins 298: Windows Postdate

Author: The Late Night Linux Family May 8, 2026 Duration: 28:47

Microsoft is encouraging employees with the most experience to leave the company and letting users pause Windows updates forever, some of the best features you’ll get in the version of ZFS that ships with the new Ubuntu LTS, and backing up data from cloud services.

 

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Extending ZFS Performance Without Hardware Upgrades

 

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Microsoft tackles quality control issues. Just kidding, it’s encouraging experienced workers to leave

Your Windows update experience just got updated

zfs-2.3.0

zfs-2.4.0

 

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The Late Night Linux Family All Episodes podcast is your comprehensive archive for a whole ecosystem of shows dedicated to the open-source world. This feed bundles every episode from the network's distinct voices into one convenient stream. You'll hear the flagship Late Night Linux with its broad discussions on desktop Linux, software, and community news, alongside more focused sister shows. Dive into the developer-centric conversations of Linux Dev Time, explore the deeper technical and philosophical layers on Linux After Dark, and get practical sysadmin insights from 2.5 Admins. The network also branches into infrastructure with the Hybrid Cloud Show and offers a direct line to the creators with Ask The Hosts. Listening to this podcast means having the entire spectrum of the Late Night Linux perspective at your fingertips, from casual chatter to deep dives, all united by a genuine passion for technology and the Linux platform. It's the definitive collection for enthusiasts who want every angle covered.
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Duration: 22:46
Software complexity is a complex topic, so we dig into it. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 48 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:41
Shane is worried about backups for his janky Kubernetes homelab. The rest of us advise him on exactly what to back up, how to go about picking an offsite backup location and setting it up, how best to back up databases,…
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Duration: 25:10
The last method to activate Windows without the Internet has gone away, malware that tricks users with a fake blue screen of death, and recovering from bad RAM with ZFS. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS…
Late Night Linux – Episode 369 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:43
We cover your feedback including follow-up on old tablets as clocks, Firefox alternatives, and moving off Gmail. Plus building synths in Rust, FOSS isometric diagrams, a powerful network analysis tool for Android, and so…
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Duration: 23:15
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2.5 Admins 282: Fragile DNS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:51
Cisco network gear fell over when it shouldn’t have, yet another security flaw is found in Microsoft Copilot, the US military is letting Grok into all its networks, and managing LVM snapshots. Plugs Support us on patreon…
Ask The Hosts – Episode 32 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:35
The normal things we’ve never done. With Andy and Kevin from Linux Dev Time. Patrons got this this in their feed two weeks ago.
Late Night Linux – Episode 368 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:00
Hype is really starting to build for Valve’s upcoming Steam hardware and other great gaming news, Stack Overflow is losing to LLMs, old men like Félim don’t want to lose middle click paste, our optimism about Google cont…
Linux Dev Time – Episode 141 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:53
Dealing with a crisis as a developer, how to keep everyone in the loop while you fix systems and code, why pointing the blame isn’t useful, some of our horror stories, and more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free R…
Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 47 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:49
What to consider when making a big move to a new technology for your on-prem or private cloud estate, for example when a provider suddenly hikes their subscription or license prices. Antigravity A1 The Antigravity A1 is…