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What does “incognito mode” in Chrome actually mean and whether documenting browser standards in code is a good idea, the serious implications of a fun story about messing with a ChatGPT instance, and maximizing performance when using mixed disk types on ZFS mirrored vdevs.

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Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit

I’d Buy That for a Dollar: Chevy Dealership’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue

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We were asked about the maximizing performance when using mixed disk types on ZFS mirrored vdevs.

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When it comes to collaboration workflows, Amolith dislikes the pull request model that GitHub made popular and much prefers the email/patch-based approach. Kevin does his best to get to the bottom of why, and Joe wonders if it might come down to disliking Microsoft.

Your GitHub pull request workflow is slowing everyone down

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Twitch pulls out of Korea thanks to the opposite of Net Neutrality, it’s not clear to what extent smart devices are listening to your conversations, more on water usage in data centers, and our thoughts on mandatory access controls.

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Twitch to shut down in Korea over ‘prohibitively expensive’ network fees

Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people

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We were asked for our thoughts on mandatory access controls.

Kolide

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In this episode:

• Mark is playing Baldur’s Gate 3.
• Alan is going LoCo in Ubuntu – You can contribute to the UK LoCo website on GitHub.
• Martin is building and running Snaps on NixOS.

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The child’s toy that Chris hacked makes us remember the various other proprietary hardware and software that we’ve taken control of using free and open source software. Plus our mixed feelings about doing an accessibility challenge.

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What you need to know about the recent SSH vulnerability, yet another privacy issue with cloud-connected security cameras, why it’s difficult to get to the bottom of an obscure ZFS encryption bug, and more.

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SSH protects the world’s most sensitive networks. It just got a lot weaker

UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts

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We were asked about the state of ZFS encryption, and Syncoid snapshots.

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Linux Downtime is now Linux Dev Time!

In this first episode we talk about “sharpening our tools” – changing your dev tools, trying out new languages, using existing code vs writing something new, how to get over creative blocks, and more.

How Often Should We Sharpen Our Tools?

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