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Google Drive client users lost months of files, a feature of UEFI that has left millions of computers potentially vulnerable to persistent malware, and why you probably shouldn’t buy cheap resold volume Windows licenses.

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Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating

How to restore files in Drive for desktop (v84.0.0.0-84.0.4.0)

Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

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In this episode:

• Alan stumbles upon Ubuntu Core Desktop Preview and gives it a shake on a SteamDeck.
• Mark further continues his adventures in the Fediverse, by developing AWS Lambdas on his desktop.
• Martin creates an Open-Source Apple AirDrop-alike for sending files around the aether with LocalSend

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When the Raspberry Pi 5 was announced, we all said that most people would probably be better off repurposing an x86 thin client so we bought some dirt cheap new in box Dell Wyse 5070 machines to see if we were right. Spoiler: we were.

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Jim and Allan break down the details of the recent ZFS data corruption bug, and give their tips for managing a fleet of 40+ servers.

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Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug

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The best ever version of Windows, movies that haunted us, distributed computing, and whether we do any exercise ever. With Chris, Dalton, and Gary from Linux After Dark.

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Kevin joins us to talk about the hype that surrounds some programming languages like Rust and Python, how some languages like Java went out of fashion, and why the likes of PHP never saw much hype at all. With guest host Jim from 2.5 Admins.

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Why a small island nation’s top level domain ended up with such a terrible reputation, an ssh vulnerability that’s not as scary as it sounds, whether software can be “finished”, and using powerline or WiFi for security cameras.

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How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime

Passive SSH server private key compromise is real … for some vulnerable gear

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The beauty of finished software

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In this episode:

• B is for Bottom in Martin’s A-Z of Modern Unix.
• Alan takes Asahi Linux for a test drive on an M1 Macbook using Ubuntu Asahi.
• Mark continues his adventures integrating his static blog with the Fediverse.
  • We also mentioned owncast for self-hosting live streams, which also has deep Fediverse integration.

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