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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