Yet another to do list manager, reflashing abandoned IP cameras, first impressions of the Framework 13 laptop, organising your workshop with 3D printed storage, what the death of Windows 10 means for Linux adoption, and more.

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Taskfinder

Thingino

YouTube video on how to install it

follow up videoon Neos

Framework 13 DIY edition

Linux After Dark 80

HAL Project

How GFX Cards Work

GridFinity

Videos about a modular shed

WikiHouse

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Entroware

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We revisit our home networking setups including using MoCa (network over coax), Chris searching for a unicorn, and relying on an Apple TV for home automation.

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SSL certificates are likely going to last less time, the latest Windows 11 update leaves a huge chunk of data behind and doesn’t play nicely with some SSDs, picking a modern dhcp server on a homebrew router, and storing encrypted backups on a friend’s NAS with ZFS.

Plugs

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Klara Halloween Webinar: ZFS Horror Stories. Oct 31st 13:00 EDT, 17:00 UTC

News

Sysadmins slam Apple’s SSL/TLS cert lifespan cuts

Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can’t delete

As Microsoft rolls out its Windows 11 24H2 update, owners of certain Western Digital SSDs have been greeted with constant Blue Screens of Death

WD releases new firmware to fix Windows 11 24H2 blue screens of death on some SSD

Not just Western Digital – Windows 24H2 BSODs Asus kit

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We were asked about picking a modern dhcp server on a homebrew router, and storing encrypted backups on a friend’s NAS with ZFS.

The Ars guide to building a Linux router from scratch

Linux Router Part 1: Routing, NAT, and NFTables

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The WordPress drama escalates, a great opportunity for Firefox to gain market share, Android will open up a little bit, the FOSS funding problem is solved, we laugh at WinAmp, a new release of Plasma, AAA gaming on Asahi, 20 years of Ubuntu, and more.

News

WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked

WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources

Google has started automatically disabling uBlock Origin in Chrome

Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge

Open Source Pledge

Releasing WinAmp source goes badly – for its owners, anyway

RIP: Ward Christensen, co-developer of the CBSS

Plasma 6.2

AAA gaming on Asahi Linux

20 years of Ubuntu

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You need to be able to write good code to be a successful developer, but how important are other “soft” skills like communication, relating to and motivating others, and time management?

Kevin mentioned a blog post about burnout in the Rust project

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Do we ever consider the environmental impacts of our cloud computing, or do we just like to watch the world burn?

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The difference between monitoring and metrics analysis, the security pros and cons of cloud vs on-prem, why Jim and Allan don’t use Unraid, and cloud storage and email for a small company.

Feedback

Netdata

Nagios

ZFS and Unraid

Free consulting

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Automox

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Loads of discoveries including Will’s terrible way of flashing Android phones from a web browser, real-time database analytics, editing audio with text, a great way to deal with log files, and learning about the fundamentals of computer graphics. Plus the best way to manage data and backups, and a reason to add an old laptop to the stack.

Discoveries

fastboot.js

android-webinstall

dolphie

audapolis

toolong

Topics in computer graphics

OpenZFS

sanoid

Feedback

linux-surface

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Framework sent Joe a 13 DIY edition (for free and to keep) so we do our best to talk about it honestly. It’s a great machine, but you pay a premium for the ability to repair and upgrade it.

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