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The bits of Linux and open source software that we regret putting off trying, and what made us wait. From the security and complexity of containers to the hype of ZFS and WSL. Plus why we still haven’t embraced Nix.

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HelloFresh

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Why fully remote work is on the wane as Zoom drags employees back to the office and Bluejeans is shut down, the Sandisk SSDs that keep failing, and how and why you should use ECC RAM in your home server if you can.

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Zoom has “Zoom fatigue,” requires workers to return to the office

BlueJeans, Verizon’s Google Meet competitor you’ve never heard of, is shutting down

We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD

SanDisk’s silence deafens as high-profile users say Extreme SSDs still broken

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Kolide

Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a

Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 23:03 — 18.8MB)

Why Amolith uses Arch, why Gary uses Debian, and why Joe uses Ubuntu.

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Allan and Jim reminisce about the early days of connecting to the Internet, and what inspired them to become sysadmins in the first place. Plus recovering old versions of files, and an exciting announcement about the show.

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The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president

How To Start An ISP (like it’s 1993)

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Linux Matters

Check out Linux Matters – a show in the Late Night Linux Family hosted by popey, Mark, and Wimpy about all the Linux matters that matter. They did a recent episode about backups (without using ZFS).

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What jobs we’d do if we didn’t work in IT, foreign countries we’d live in, the musical genres we are into, and what musical talents (if any) we have. With Amolith from Linux Downtime, Martin and Mark from Linux Matters, and Gary from Linux After Dark.

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Podcast (all): Download (Duration: 29:42 — 24.0MB)

In this episode:

• Alan is backing up with rsnapshot
• Martin suggests BorgBackup is better
• Mark is using rclone to keep family photos safe

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All four of us have been Ubuntu users for a long time but we’ve been dabbling with different distros to see how they compare. Fedora, Debian, and openSUSE all have their appeal, but are we likely to switch permanently?

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