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What to read into a study of long-term Backblaze hard drive failure data, why the difference between TB and TiB matters, and what to do about an overheating host bus adapter.



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ZFS vs Ceph: Choosing the Right Storage Architecture



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Peer-reviewed study of 443,000 Backblaze hard drives ranks HGST most reliable and Toshiba the least — Analysis of 1.66 million drive-years finds Seagate and Toshiba HDDs fail at roughly twice the rate of WD and HGST

Changing Language for Storage Capacity



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A TV station struggles to retrieve its data from the data centre company that a defunct intermediary used, why we don’t want AI to manage our networks (even if Microsoft thinks we should), and understanding vdevs, and datasets in ZFS.



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OpenZFS User and Developer Summit 2026 CfP is open until September 11

FreeBSD Security in Production: Vulnerability Response and Operational Best Practices



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Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data

Judge sets framework for Nine PBS to retrieve archival data

The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane



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We were asked about pools, vdevs, and datasets in ZFS.

















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Microsoft claims that Windows 11 will work well with 8GB of RAM, some of the innovations coming to high end SSDs, the arguments for TP-Link Omada over Ubiquiti UniFi.



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FreeBSD Support: Greatest Hits



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Microsoft says 8 GB of RAM should be enough for anyone running Windows 11

Windows quality: an update on the commitment we made in March



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In a world where photos can no longer be trusted, Jim argues that we should move to a default distrust model where images are signed at every stage of the process of creation. We get into some of the potential issues. Plus how to ensure continuity for your clients in the event of your demise, and setting up a system to demonstrate ZFS replication capabilities.



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Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 5th September from 5pm until late



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Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

Apple is working on a way to authenticate that a photo came from an iPhone camera



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Microsoft restored an account including files that it initially claimed wasn’t possible, Apple might lock down phones if people don’t keep up their lease payments, ZFS scrubs shouldn’t be painful, and accessing another network from a locked-down work machine.



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ZFS vs Ceph: Do You Actually Need Ceph?



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Microsoft restores player’s 25-year-old account following widespread backlash

iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments

If Scrubs Hurt, Your ZFS Design Is Broken



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We were asked about accessing another network from a locked-down work machine.



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Apache Guacamole®

Linux After Dark – Episode 120

















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