Tim Webb
@randomlinuxusr.bsky.social
Fedora Linux user, open source advocate and sci-fi geek. Posts are my own.
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2.5 Admins 273: Reliability Tracking
Allan tells us about the OpenZFS Summit, mixed disk sizes in ZFS with AnyRaid, an upcoming standard keeps partially dead drives usable, upcoming 50 and 100 TB drives, and NVMe rust drives. Plus using a separate mini PC for work.
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Allan tells us about the OpenZFS Summit, mixed disk sizes in ZFS with AnyRaid, an upcoming standard keeps partially dead drives usable, upcoming 50 and 100 TB drives, and NVMe rust drives. Plus using a separate mini PC for work.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
2.5 Admins 273: Reliability Tracking
Allan tells us about the OpenZFS Summit, mixed disk sizes in ZFS with AnyRaid, an upcoming standard keeps partially dead drives usable, upcoming 50 and 100 TB drives, and NVMe rust drives. Plus using a separate mini PC for work.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
Allan tells us about the OpenZFS Summit, mixed disk sizes in ZFS with AnyRaid, an upcoming standard keeps partially dead drives usable, upcoming 50 and 100 TB drives, and NVMe rust drives. Plus using a separate mini PC for work.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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2.5 Admins 272: NVMe Surprise
Why you should seriously consider buying refurbished hard drives, why drives might be lasting longer than they once did, Jim’s M.2 NVMe drive died at an inopportune moment, using multiple partitions on disks with ZFS.
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Why you should seriously consider buying refurbished hard drives, why drives might be lasting longer than they once did, Jim’s M.2 NVMe drive died at an inopportune moment, using multiple partitions on disks with ZFS.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
2.5 Admins 272: NVMe Surprise
Why you should seriously consider buying refurbished hard drives, why drives might be lasting longer than they once did, Jim’s M.2 NVMe drive died at an inopportune moment, using multiple partitions on disks with ZFS.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
Why you should seriously consider buying refurbished hard drives, why drives might be lasting longer than they once did, Jim’s M.2 NVMe drive died at an inopportune moment, using multiple partitions on disks with ZFS.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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Fedora Linux 43 Now Available For Download - https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Release-Day
Fedora Linux 43 Now Available For Download
It's Fedora 43 release day! This latest installment of Fedora Linux is now available for download with Fedora Workstation 43 using the GNOME 49 desktop, the modern Linux 6.17 kernel powering this distribution release, and many exciting improvements and other leading-edge software updates powering this Red Hat sponsored Linux distribution...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Fedora Linux 43 Now Available For Download - https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Release-Day
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Season 6 brings new ways to say Thanks!
Folks that sign up to our Patreon under the free tier will see the episode drop 3 hours before the rest of the world
AND our $1 patrons get access to new episodes even earlier than that in our Patron-only Discord!
Link for more
patreon.com/posts/140534...
Folks that sign up to our Patreon under the free tier will see the episode drop 3 hours before the rest of the world
AND our $1 patrons get access to new episodes even earlier than that in our Patron-only Discord!
Link for more
patreon.com/posts/140534...
❤️ Calling All $1 and Free Tier Members! | Linux User Space
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October 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Season 6 brings new ways to say Thanks!
Folks that sign up to our Patreon under the free tier will see the episode drop 3 hours before the rest of the world
AND our $1 patrons get access to new episodes even earlier than that in our Patron-only Discord!
Link for more
patreon.com/posts/140534...
Folks that sign up to our Patreon under the free tier will see the episode drop 3 hours before the rest of the world
AND our $1 patrons get access to new episodes even earlier than that in our Patron-only Discord!
Link for more
patreon.com/posts/140534...
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2.5 Admins 266: Jiggawatts of Hallucinations
Intel and Nvidia are teaming up for multiple reasons, Open AI are planning to use a ludicrous amount of power, LLM hallucinations aren’t going away, and how long we keep servers and hard drives in production.
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Intel and Nvidia are teaming up for multiple reasons, Open AI are planning to use a ludicrous amount of power, LLM hallucinations aren’t going away, and how long we keep servers and hard drives in production.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
September 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
2.5 Admins 266: Jiggawatts of Hallucinations
Intel and Nvidia are teaming up for multiple reasons, Open AI are planning to use a ludicrous amount of power, LLM hallucinations aren’t going away, and how long we keep servers and hard drives in production.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
Intel and Nvidia are teaming up for multiple reasons, Open AI are planning to use a ludicrous amount of power, LLM hallucinations aren’t going away, and how long we keep servers and hard drives in production.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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We're back, and it's done! The season 6 premiere is on tape!
If you're looking for behind the scenes or early access there's the Patreon, and for everybody else, the new episode will drop on Monday.
#LinuxUserSpace
If you're looking for behind the scenes or early access there's the Patreon, and for everybody else, the new episode will drop on Monday.
#LinuxUserSpace
September 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We're back, and it's done! The season 6 premiere is on tape!
If you're looking for behind the scenes or early access there's the Patreon, and for everybody else, the new episode will drop on Monday.
#LinuxUserSpace
If you're looking for behind the scenes or early access there's the Patreon, and for everybody else, the new episode will drop on Monday.
#LinuxUserSpace
@fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy 43 beta is available. Help test this ahead of its official release late October/ Early November.
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Announcing Fedora Linux 43 Beta - Fedora Magazine
Announcing Fedora Linux 43 Beta and providing some details on change.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
@fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy 43 beta is available. Help test this ahead of its official release late October/ Early November.
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📢 Update: I’m consolidating my online presence.
LinkedIn is my main platform: linkedin.com/in/itguyeric
My BlueSky account is now bridged! https://bsky.app/profile/itguyeric.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Twitter/X is sunset.
Thanks for following me where I’m most active!
#opensource #linux […]
LinkedIn is my main platform: linkedin.com/in/itguyeric
My BlueSky account is now bridged! https://bsky.app/profile/itguyeric.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Twitter/X is sunset.
Thanks for following me where I’m most active!
#opensource #linux […]
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September 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
📢 Update: I’m consolidating my online presence.
LinkedIn is my main platform: linkedin.com/in/itguyeric
My BlueSky account is now bridged! https://bsky.app/profile/itguyeric.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Twitter/X is sunset.
Thanks for following me where I’m most active!
#opensource #linux […]
LinkedIn is my main platform: linkedin.com/in/itguyeric
My BlueSky account is now bridged! https://bsky.app/profile/itguyeric.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Twitter/X is sunset.
Thanks for following me where I’m most active!
#opensource #linux […]
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2.5 Admins 258: Artificial Dirtbag
Jim is concerned that although over-anthropomorphising LLMs is a mistake, we should be cautious about some of their human-like behaviour. Plus how to maintain old ZFS pools, and accessibility in the BSDs.
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Jim is concerned that although over-anthropomorphising LLMs is a mistake, we should be cautious about some of their human-like behaviour. Plus how to maintain old ZFS pools, and accessibility in the BSDs.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
July 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
2.5 Admins 258: Artificial Dirtbag
Jim is concerned that although over-anthropomorphising LLMs is a mistake, we should be cautious about some of their human-like behaviour. Plus how to maintain old ZFS pools, and accessibility in the BSDs.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
Jim is concerned that although over-anthropomorphising LLMs is a mistake, we should be cautious about some of their human-like behaviour. Plus how to maintain old ZFS pools, and accessibility in the BSDs.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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Today in User Space
🔐We debate using #Ubuntu Pro for a server
🦊 #Firefox gets vertical tabs and tab groups
🦁 #Brave gets a cookie notice remover
🔮and #Google may lose #Chrome!
#OpenSource #FOSS #Linux
youtu.be/pTGaEsSA12Ice
🔐We debate using #Ubuntu Pro for a server
🦊 #Firefox gets vertical tabs and tab groups
🦁 #Brave gets a cookie notice remover
🔮and #Google may lose #Chrome!
#OpenSource #FOSS #Linux
youtu.be/pTGaEsSA12Ice
youtu.be
May 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today in User Space
🔐We debate using #Ubuntu Pro for a server
🦊 #Firefox gets vertical tabs and tab groups
🦁 #Brave gets a cookie notice remover
🔮and #Google may lose #Chrome!
#OpenSource #FOSS #Linux
youtu.be/pTGaEsSA12Ice
🔐We debate using #Ubuntu Pro for a server
🦊 #Firefox gets vertical tabs and tab groups
🦁 #Brave gets a cookie notice remover
🔮and #Google may lose #Chrome!
#OpenSource #FOSS #Linux
youtu.be/pTGaEsSA12Ice
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April 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Fedora Linux 42 is now official!
The answer is 42! Fedora Linux 42, that is. - Fedora Magazine
Fedora Linux 42 is officially released. Thank you so much to everyone who works so hard on Fedora and in all of our upstream projects.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fedora Linux 42 is now official!
@fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy 42 #Linux just dropped. Help test this ahead of its release late next month or early may.
fedoramagazine.org/announcing-f...
fedoramagazine.org/announcing-f...
Announcing Fedora Linux 42 Beta - Fedora Magazine
The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the availability of Fedora Linux 42 Beta! We have lots of info to share about our upcoming release.
fedoramagazine.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy 42 #Linux just dropped. Help test this ahead of its release late next month or early may.
fedoramagazine.org/announcing-f...
fedoramagazine.org/announcing-f...
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You ever wonder when and how #Ubuntu 's Snaps got started? Here's your answer.
#Linux
youtu.be/ik5srDPTA3U
#Linux
youtu.be/ik5srDPTA3U
The History of Ubuntu's Snap Packages
YouTube video by Linux User Space
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March 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You ever wonder when and how #Ubuntu 's Snaps got started? Here's your answer.
#Linux
youtu.be/ik5srDPTA3U
#Linux
youtu.be/ik5srDPTA3U
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2.5 Admins 237: Kafkaesque
HP was forcing people to wait on hold for 15 minutes to get support, the DOGE site was embarrassingly insecure, setting up encrypted offsite backups, and mixing SATA and NVMe in a server.
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HP was forcing people to wait on hold for 15 minutes to get support, the DOGE site was embarrassingly insecure, setting up encrypted offsite backups, and mixing SATA and NVMe in a server.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
March 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
2.5 Admins 237: Kafkaesque
HP was forcing people to wait on hold for 15 minutes to get support, the DOGE site was embarrassingly insecure, setting up encrypted offsite backups, and mixing SATA and NVMe in a server.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
HP was forcing people to wait on hold for 15 minutes to get support, the DOGE site was embarrassingly insecure, setting up encrypted offsite backups, and mixing SATA and NVMe in a server.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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2.5 Admins 233: 2.005 Admins
We appreciate the elegance of subnets and the power of custom benchmarking, Xbox to support much larger external storage, why it’s not looking great for bcachefs, malware and remote desktops, and our thoughts on Fortigate network gear.
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We appreciate the elegance of subnets and the power of custom benchmarking, Xbox to support much larger external storage, why it’s not looking great for bcachefs, malware and remote desktops, and our thoughts on Fortigate network gear.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
February 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
2.5 Admins 233: 2.005 Admins
We appreciate the elegance of subnets and the power of custom benchmarking, Xbox to support much larger external storage, why it’s not looking great for bcachefs, malware and remote desktops, and our thoughts on Fortigate network gear.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
We appreciate the elegance of subnets and the power of custom benchmarking, Xbox to support much larger external storage, why it’s not looking great for bcachefs, malware and remote desktops, and our thoughts on Fortigate network gear.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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Arch Linux Powered CachyOS Updated With Propeller-Optimized Kernel - https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-February-2025-Released
Arch Linux Powered CachyOS Updated With Propeller-Optimized Kernel
The CachyOS Linux distribution that is built atop the rolling-release Arch Linux distribution and has developed a following with enthusiasts and gamers is out with its newest monthly update...
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February 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Arch Linux Powered CachyOS Updated With Propeller-Optimized Kernel - https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-February-2025-Released
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2.5 Admins 232: S:
An embarrassing typo suggests that MasterCard’s monitoring isn’t as good as it should be, tricky offsite backups, why two-factor authentication over SMS is a bad idea, and keeping two Mac laptops in sync.
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An embarrassing typo suggests that MasterCard’s monitoring isn’t as good as it should be, tricky offsite backups, why two-factor authentication over SMS is a bad idea, and keeping two Mac laptops in sync.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
January 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2.5 Admins 232: S:
An embarrassing typo suggests that MasterCard’s monitoring isn’t as good as it should be, tricky offsite backups, why two-factor authentication over SMS is a bad idea, and keeping two Mac laptops in sync.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
An embarrassing typo suggests that MasterCard’s monitoring isn’t as good as it should be, tricky offsite backups, why two-factor authentication over SMS is a bad idea, and keeping two Mac laptops in sync.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
Help the @fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy team and contribute to the #linux 6.13 kernel test week:
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Contribute at the Fedora Linux Test Week for Kernel 6.13 - Fedora Magazine
The kernel team is working on final integration for Linux kernel 6.13. This version was just recently released, and will arrive soon in Fedora Linux. As a result, the Fedora Linux kernel and QA teams ...
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February 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Help the @fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy team and contribute to the #linux 6.13 kernel test week:
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2.5 Admins 226: Quantum Toddle
Chinese researchers are making progress with quantum computing but haven’t broken modern RSA or AES, Russian attackers compromised a business via a neighbor’s WiFi, a failed startup bricks a robot for kids, and hardening Linux systems.
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Chinese researchers are making progress with quantum computing but haven’t broken modern RSA or AES, Russian attackers compromised a business via a neighbor’s WiFi, a failed startup bricks a robot for kids, and hardening Linux systems.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
December 19, 2024 at 10:38 PM
2.5 Admins 226: Quantum Toddle
Chinese researchers are making progress with quantum computing but haven’t broken modern RSA or AES, Russian attackers compromised a business via a neighbor’s WiFi, a failed startup bricks a robot for kids, and hardening Linux systems.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
Chinese researchers are making progress with quantum computing but haven’t broken modern RSA or AES, Russian attackers compromised a business via a neighbor’s WiFi, a failed startup bricks a robot for kids, and hardening Linux systems.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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Fedora Asahi Remix 41 has some exciting changes for gamers! 🎮 🐧
Fedora Asahi Remix 41 Release Adds Support for AAA Gaming
Fedora Asahi Remix 41 makes your Apple hardware more useful with Linux onboard.
news.itsfoss.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Fedora Asahi Remix 41 has some exciting changes for gamers! 🎮 🐧
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Yep we've been quiet, and with reason. Remember we said we were prepping "the big one" for a release... ?
December 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Yep we've been quiet, and with reason. Remember we said we were prepping "the big one" for a release... ?
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2.5 Admins 225: Kinetic Response
The US government tells people to use encrypted messaging, mandated MFA in healthcare raises a scary geopolitical question, QNAP bungles a firmware update, and securing access to self hosted applications with mTLS.
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The US government tells people to use encrypted messaging, mandated MFA in healthcare raises a scary geopolitical question, QNAP bungles a firmware update, and securing access to self hosted applications with mTLS.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
December 12, 2024 at 9:07 PM
2.5 Admins 225: Kinetic Response
The US government tells people to use encrypted messaging, mandated MFA in healthcare raises a scary geopolitical question, QNAP bungles a firmware update, and securing access to self hosted applications with mTLS.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
The US government tells people to use encrypted messaging, mandated MFA in healthcare raises a scary geopolitical question, QNAP bungles a firmware update, and securing access to self hosted applications with mTLS.
2.5admins.com/2-5-admins-2...
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