
A new HTTP caching standard looks promising but might struggle to get adopted, a terrible space mirror idea is actually happening, cars will spy on us all, and picking a VPN for use with an IP that doesn’t change very often.
Plug
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
News/discussion
HTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POST
FCC grants approval for sun-reflecting space mirror that’s been widely criticized by astronomers
Feels like all of us need to pay way more attention to the new rules affecting EU and US folk, requiring all new cars to include a driver monitoring camera aimed at your face
Free consulting
We were asked about picking a VPN for use with an IP that doesn’t change very often.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jul 23
24 min

Microsoft really wants your Windows settings data, secure boot has been useless for a decade, our thoughts on (the idea of) Incus and IncusOS, and configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Jails, Not Containers: FreeBSD Isolation Done Right
News/discussion
Microsoft flips Windows Backup to on by default unless you’re in the EU
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
IncusOS
Incus
Free consulting
We were asked about configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jul 16
27 min

Follow-up on rebooting to update, portable power stations, glass storage, and objective news sources. Plus whether to use one ZFS pool per vdev, or just one large pool.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Native inotify in FreeBSD
Feedback
Anker SOLIX EV Charger Adapter (For F3000, J1722 only)
EcoFlow EV Charger to Portable Power Station Adaptor (SAE J1772 to 5P8 Port, 50A)
WattCycle First-to-Market: WattLINK – EcoFlow Delta 2/3 Series PPS E
Free consulting
We were asked about whether to use one ZFS pool per vdev, or just one large pool.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jul 9
26 min

Why setting up commercial email and VPN services is incredibly hard, avoiding TrueNAS’s move from FreeBSD to Linux, why we avoid virtualising storage systems, and bridging WiFi to an external building.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Using Object Storage with OpenZFS and SeaweedFS
Discussion
Jeff Moss explains why setting up private email and VPN services are so difficult
Feedback
XigmaNAS
Free consulting
We were asked about bridging WiFi to an external building.
Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings—the cheap and easy way
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jul 2
28 min

The one tool in our IT tool belt that we value the most. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jun 25
7 min

Wiring up a house for networking including cables, access points, connectors, and racks. Plus Google is found liable for what its AI overviews say.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Managing Cache and DirectIO for Databases on ZFS
Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA
News/discussion
Landmark German ruling declares Google’s AI Overviews are Google’s own words and makes it liable for false answers
Free consulting
We were asked about wiring up a house for access points etc.
Jim’s guide to Wi-Fi AP placement
Monoprice 24-port Cat5e Patch Panel
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jun 18
30 min

People were locked out of their password managers to stop a brute force attack, Coreutils come to Windows, a FreeBSD PR effort backfires, and the best simple consumer WiFi gear.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Why ZFS Is the Ideal Filesystem for Multi-User/Department Media Production
Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA
News/discussion
Password manager Dashlane suspends customer accounts amid brute-force attacks
Microsoft Announces Coreutils For Windows: Derived From Rust Coreutils
Coreutils for Windows
FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD On Laptop
Free consulting
We were asked about the best simple consumer WiFi gear.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jun 11
29 min

Microsoft threatens a security researcher for disclosing vulnerabilities publicly, bricks old versions of Office, and announces their version of OpenClaw. Plus keeping up with the latest technology.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Which ZFS Storage Metrics Matter for Database Performance
Webinar: June 25th @ 11am EDT: Understanding AnyRAID with Jon from HexOS
News/discussion
Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
The researcher is a former MS employee says Krebs
Microsoft reaches for olive branch after public dustup with 0-day researcher
Microsoft is intentionally bricking all Office for Mac 2019/2021 installations
Introducing Microsoft Scout: Your always-on personal agent
Free consulting
We were asked about keeping up with the latest technology.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
Jun 4
32 min

It looks like Bitlocker had a back door in it, how a listener accidentally broke Gitea for users of the snap version, Google accidentally published an unpatched exploit for Chromium-based browsers, why people are starting to ditch Bitwarden, and moving a tech stack away from large corporations.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
How Klara and TrueNAS fixed ZFS’s longest standing limitation
Webinar: June 25th @ 11am EDT: Understanding AnyRAID with Jon from HexOS
News/discussion
YellowKey Bitlocker Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft shares mitigation for YellowKey Windows zero-day
How I Broke Gitea for Everyone
Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users
The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden
Free consulting
We were asked about moving a tech stack away from large corporations.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
May 28
29 min

Why a proposal for an alternative to IPv6 is unlikely to be viable, Microsoft really doesn’t want you to run Exchange Server on-prem, Google will finally stop being a proper search engine, setting up an email server for internal use, and mitigating DDoS attacks without Cloudflare.
Plugs
Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes
Tuning ZFS for Databases
Webinar: May 27th at 11am EDT: Database Performance on ZFS with Tom Lawrence
News/discussion
Veteran network architect proposes IPv8 – to improve IPv4, not leapfrog v6
Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability can be triggered by opening a malicious email
Google Search as you know it is over
Free consulting
We were asked about setting up an email server for internal use, and mitigating DDoS attacks without Cloudflare.
See our contact page for ways to get in touch.
May 21
28 min
Load more
