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Why the increasing trend of charging for public IPv4 addresses won't change much, Google trials restricting its employees' Internet access, and operating systems uploading firmware to devices at boot.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-154/

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

Updating the robots.txt standard for the AI era, the US government implements an IoT certification and labeling system, and the issues with fully encrypting a server.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-153/

Factor

Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to https://factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off.

Setting up a self-hosted alternative, what counts as a "removable" battery, and backing up a Windows machine to ZFS.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-151/

HelloFresh

With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off and free shipping at https://hellofresh.com/25admins50 using the promo code 25a50.

Red Hat wants to limit redistribution of RHEL source code. We discuss their history with CentOS and the likely knock-on effects of taking direct aim at its customers’ GPL rights. Plus browsers doing port scans, and OpenWrt vs OPNsense.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-150/

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 https://kolide.com/25a

Factor

Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to https://factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off.

WD disks "warning" that they have been running for 3 years, a modern replacement for IMAP that no one seems to be using, the potential issues that arise when PC games require an SSD to run, alternatives to VMware, and verifying your backups.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-149/

The Traceroute Podcast

Catch up with the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to https://tailscale.com/?utm_source=2.5admins and try it for free on up to 20 devices.

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to https://linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

Reddit fails to see where its true value lies, Intel makes its consumer CPU lines confusing, and Microsoft's "next generation" filesystem.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-148/

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at https://kolide.com/25a

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to https://linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

2.5 Admins 147: EPYC Fail

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-147/

HelloFresh

With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep.  Get 16 free meals plus free shipping at https://hellofresh.com/25admins16 using the promo code 25admins16.

Tailscale

Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. Go to https://tailscale.com/?utm_source=2.5admins and try it for free on up to 20 devices.

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to https://linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

We are unimpressed by Apple's new headset, a particularly bountiful watering hole attack, misdirection from the AI industry, and connecting hard disks via a PCIe card.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-146/

Axiom

Axiom unlocks observability at any scale. Go to https://axiom.co/25a, create an account, and start your 14-day free trial. You can do better than legacy logging, with Axiom.

Kolide

Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more at https://kolide.com/25a

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to https://linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.

An unfixable bug shines a light on a fundamental issue with Windows, why M.2 is a terrible connector for SSDs, the pros and cons of 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi, and the state of ZFS encryption.

https://2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-144/

Factor

Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat them up and enjoy. Go to https://factormeals.com/25a50 and use code 25a50 to get 50% off your first box.

The Traceroute Podcast

Listen and subscribe to the new season of the Traceroute Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Linode

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and more easily. Go to https://linode.com/25a and get started with $100 credit.