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The last method to activate Windows without the Internet has gone away, malware that tricks users with a fake blue screen of death, and recovering from bad RAM with ZFS.



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Understanding ZFS Scrubs and Data Integrity



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Windows activation by phone is seemingly dead

How Fake BSODs and Trusted Build Tools Are Used to Construct a Malware Infection



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We were asked about recovering from bad RAM with ZFS.

















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Cisco network gear fell over when it shouldn’t have, yet another security flaw is found in Microsoft Copilot, the US military is letting Grok into all its networks, and managing LVM snapshots.



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Unwrapping ZFS: Gifts from the Open Source Community

A New Year, A New ZFS: What 2.4 Brings to the Table



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Cisco routers knocked out due to Cloudflare DNS change

Reprompt: The Single-Click Microsoft Copilot Attack that Silently Steals Your Personal Data

Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says



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The many reasons why email shouldn’t be trusted. Plus how to stop your kids accessing inappropriate content online, and why the answer probably isn’t a technical one.



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What We Built: Top ZFS Capabilities Delivered by Klara in 2025



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Please STOP trusting email



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We were asked about blocking adult content at the network level. 

















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Why you should probably keep paying for your old domains, the perpetual problem of typo squatting, a machine learning expert’s take on BS from LLMs, and whether to separate compute and storage in a home setup.



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Can You Have Too Many VDEVs? A Practical Guide to ZFS Scaling



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Digital Trust in Danger: When Authorities Forget Their Old Domains

Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content

LLMs are bullshitters. But that doesn’t mean they’re not useful



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The one bit of advice we’d give to someone wanting to become a professional sysadmin. This is a short episode because Joe is having a break for the Christmas period.













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