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    <title>TechSNAP - Episodes Tagged with “Parity”</title>
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    <description>Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast. Every two weeks TechSNAP covers the stories that impact those of us in the tech industry, and all of us that follow it. Every episode we dedicate a portion of the show to answer audience questions, discuss best practices, and solving your problems.
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    <itunes:summary>Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast. Every two weeks TechSNAP covers the stories that impact those of us in the tech industry, and all of us that follow it. Every episode we dedicate a portion of the show to answer audience questions, discuss best practices, and solving your problems.
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  <title>430: All Good Things</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It's a storage showdown as Jim and Wes bust some performance myths about RAID and ZFS.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>It's a storage showdown as Jim and Wes bust some performance myths about RAID and ZFS.
Plus our favorite features from Fedora 32, and why Wes loves DNF. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s a storage showdown as Jim and Wes bust some performance myths about RAID and ZFS.</p>

<p>Plus our favorite features from Fedora 32, and why Wes loves DNF.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="What&#39;s new in Fedora 32 Workstation" rel="nofollow" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-32-workstation/">What's new in Fedora 32 Workstation</a></li><li><a title="Fedora 32 ChangeSet" rel="nofollow" href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/32/ChangeSet">Fedora 32 ChangeSet</a></li><li><a title="Linux distro review: Fedora Workstation 32" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/linux-distro-review-fedora-workstation-32/">Linux distro review: Fedora Workstation 32</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 428: RAID Reality Check" rel="nofollow" href="https://techsnap.systems/428">TechSNAP 428: RAID Reality Check</a></li><li><a title="ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/zfs-versus-raid-eight-ironwolf-disks-two-filesystems-one-winner/">ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner</a></li><li><a title="Understanding RAID: How performance scales from one disk to eight" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/understanding-raid-how-performance-scales-from-one-disk-to-eight/">Understanding RAID: How performance scales from one disk to eight</a></li><li><a title="Find Jim on 2.5 Admins" rel="nofollow" href="https://2.5admins.com/">Find Jim on 2.5 Admins</a></li><li><a title="Find Wes on LINUX Unplugged" rel="nofollow" href="https://linuxunplugged.com/">Find Wes on LINUX Unplugged</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 1: First episode of TechSNAP (in 2011!)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7La9Z-XrCE">TechSNAP 1: First episode of TechSNAP (in 2011!)</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 300: End of the Allan and Chris era (2017)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/106026/2089-days-uptime-techsnap-300/">TechSNAP 300: End of the Allan and Chris era (2017)</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 301: Enter Dan and Wes " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/106086/the-next-generation-techsnap-301/">TechSNAP 301: Enter Dan and Wes </a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 347: A Farewell to Dan" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/120317/a-farewell-to-dan-techsnap-347/">TechSNAP 347: A Farewell to Dan</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 348: Chris is back!" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/120687/server-neglect-techsnap-348/">TechSNAP 348: Chris is back!</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 389: Jim&#39;s first time as a guest" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/128101/the-future-of-http-techsnap-389/">TechSNAP 389: Jim's first time as a guest</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 390: Jim&#39;s second guest appearance" rel="nofollow" href="https://techsnap.systems/390">TechSNAP 390: Jim's second guest appearance</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 393: Chris says goodbye" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/128656/back-to-our-roots-techsnap-393/">TechSNAP 393: Chris says goodbye</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 395: Jim joins the show" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/128941/the-acme-era-techsnap-395/">TechSNAP 395: Jim joins the show</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s a storage showdown as Jim and Wes bust some performance myths about RAID and ZFS.</p>

<p>Plus our favorite features from Fedora 32, and why Wes loves DNF.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="What&#39;s new in Fedora 32 Workstation" rel="nofollow" href="https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-32-workstation/">What's new in Fedora 32 Workstation</a></li><li><a title="Fedora 32 ChangeSet" rel="nofollow" href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/32/ChangeSet">Fedora 32 ChangeSet</a></li><li><a title="Linux distro review: Fedora Workstation 32" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/linux-distro-review-fedora-workstation-32/">Linux distro review: Fedora Workstation 32</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 428: RAID Reality Check" rel="nofollow" href="https://techsnap.systems/428">TechSNAP 428: RAID Reality Check</a></li><li><a title="ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/zfs-versus-raid-eight-ironwolf-disks-two-filesystems-one-winner/">ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner</a></li><li><a title="Understanding RAID: How performance scales from one disk to eight" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/understanding-raid-how-performance-scales-from-one-disk-to-eight/">Understanding RAID: How performance scales from one disk to eight</a></li><li><a title="Find Jim on 2.5 Admins" rel="nofollow" href="https://2.5admins.com/">Find Jim on 2.5 Admins</a></li><li><a title="Find Wes on LINUX Unplugged" rel="nofollow" href="https://linuxunplugged.com/">Find Wes on LINUX Unplugged</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 1: First episode of TechSNAP (in 2011!)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7La9Z-XrCE">TechSNAP 1: First episode of TechSNAP (in 2011!)</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 300: End of the Allan and Chris era (2017)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/106026/2089-days-uptime-techsnap-300/">TechSNAP 300: End of the Allan and Chris era (2017)</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 301: Enter Dan and Wes " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/106086/the-next-generation-techsnap-301/">TechSNAP 301: Enter Dan and Wes </a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 347: A Farewell to Dan" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/120317/a-farewell-to-dan-techsnap-347/">TechSNAP 347: A Farewell to Dan</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 348: Chris is back!" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/120687/server-neglect-techsnap-348/">TechSNAP 348: Chris is back!</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 389: Jim&#39;s first time as a guest" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/128101/the-future-of-http-techsnap-389/">TechSNAP 389: Jim's first time as a guest</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 390: Jim&#39;s second guest appearance" rel="nofollow" href="https://techsnap.systems/390">TechSNAP 390: Jim's second guest appearance</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 393: Chris says goodbye" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/128656/back-to-our-roots-techsnap-393/">TechSNAP 393: Chris says goodbye</a></li><li><a title="TechSNAP 395: Jim joins the show" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/128941/the-acme-era-techsnap-395/">TechSNAP 395: Jim joins the show</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>416: I.T. Phone Home</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Jupiter Broadcasting</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Ubiquiti's troublesome new telemetry, Jim's take on the modern Microsoft, and why Project Silica just might be the future of long term storage.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>27:56</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Ubiquiti's troublesome new telemetry, Jim's take on the modern Microsoft, and why Project Silica just might be the future of long term storage. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Ubiquiti&#39;s troublesome new telemetry, Jim&#39;s take on the modern Microsoft, and why Project Silica just might be the future of long term storage.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sure, we made your Wi-Fi routers phone home with telemetry, says Ubiquiti. What of it?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_phone_home/">Sure, we made your Wi-Fi routers phone home with telemetry, says Ubiquiti. What of it?</a> &mdash; Ubiquiti Networks is fending off customer complaints after emitting a firmware update that caused its UniFi wireless routers to quietly phone HQ with telemetry.</li><li><a title="UI official: urgent, please answer | Ubiquiti Community" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/questions/UI-official-urgent-please-answer/14259289-e4c3-4c5e-aaa0-02a5baa6cbbe?page=11">UI official: urgent, please answer | Ubiquiti Community</a></li><li><a title="Update: UniFi Phone Home/Performance Data Collection | Ubiquiti Community" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/questions/Update-UniFi-Phone-Home-Performance-Data-Collection/f84a71c9-0b81-4d69-a3b3-45640aba1c8b">Update: UniFi Phone Home/Performance Data Collection | Ubiquiti Community</a></li><li><a title="Possible example data" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/questions/UI-official-urgent-please-answer/14259289-e4c3-4c5e-aaa0-02a5baa6cbbe#answer/2eca7d3f-5824-43ae-bd1d-fe6a18af1c79">Possible example data</a></li><li><a title="Latest firmware with changes" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/releases/UAP-USW-Firmware-4-0-69-10871/245e428c-d111-4b9d-a550-ec0cc86ef646">Latest firmware with changes</a></li><li><a title="Microsoft’s Project Silica offers robust thousand-year storage | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/11/microsofts-project-silica-offers-robust-thousand-year-storage/">Microsoft’s Project Silica offers robust thousand-year storage | Ars Technica</a> &mdash; Silica aims to replace both tape and optical archival discs as the media of choice for large-scale, (very) long duration cold storage.</li><li><a title="Project Silica" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2018/07/hotstorage18-paper-anderson.pdf">Project Silica</a></li><li><a title="The Future of Data Storage" rel="nofollow" href="https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/4/235573-the-future-of-data-storage/fulltext?mobile=false">The Future of Data Storage</a></li><li><a title="Microsoft Ignite 2019" rel="nofollow" href="https://news.microsoft.com/ignite2019/">Microsoft Ignite 2019</a></li><li><a title="Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux. But will anybody use it? | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/11/microsoft-edge-is-coming-to-linux-but-will-anybody-use-it/">Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux. But will anybody use it? | Ars Technica</a> &mdash; At Microsoft Ignite a slide announced that Microsoft's project to rebase its perennially unloved Edge browser on Google's open source project Chromium is well underway. Sharper-eyed attendees also noticed a promise for future Linux support.</li><li><a title="Has Microsoft Changed?" rel="nofollow" href="https://medium.com/@wtfmitchel/has-microsoft-changed-431db9d1d153">Has Microsoft Changed?</a></li><li><a title="This isn’t your father’s Microsoft" rel="nofollow" href="http://sawers.com/blog/this-isnt-your-fathers-microsoft/">This isn’t your father’s Microsoft</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Ubiquiti&#39;s troublesome new telemetry, Jim&#39;s take on the modern Microsoft, and why Project Silica just might be the future of long term storage.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sure, we made your Wi-Fi routers phone home with telemetry, says Ubiquiti. What of it?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/07/ubiquiti_networks_phone_home/">Sure, we made your Wi-Fi routers phone home with telemetry, says Ubiquiti. What of it?</a> &mdash; Ubiquiti Networks is fending off customer complaints after emitting a firmware update that caused its UniFi wireless routers to quietly phone HQ with telemetry.</li><li><a title="UI official: urgent, please answer | Ubiquiti Community" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/questions/UI-official-urgent-please-answer/14259289-e4c3-4c5e-aaa0-02a5baa6cbbe?page=11">UI official: urgent, please answer | Ubiquiti Community</a></li><li><a title="Update: UniFi Phone Home/Performance Data Collection | Ubiquiti Community" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/questions/Update-UniFi-Phone-Home-Performance-Data-Collection/f84a71c9-0b81-4d69-a3b3-45640aba1c8b">Update: UniFi Phone Home/Performance Data Collection | Ubiquiti Community</a></li><li><a title="Possible example data" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/questions/UI-official-urgent-please-answer/14259289-e4c3-4c5e-aaa0-02a5baa6cbbe#answer/2eca7d3f-5824-43ae-bd1d-fe6a18af1c79">Possible example data</a></li><li><a title="Latest firmware with changes" rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ui.com/releases/UAP-USW-Firmware-4-0-69-10871/245e428c-d111-4b9d-a550-ec0cc86ef646">Latest firmware with changes</a></li><li><a title="Microsoft’s Project Silica offers robust thousand-year storage | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/11/microsofts-project-silica-offers-robust-thousand-year-storage/">Microsoft’s Project Silica offers robust thousand-year storage | Ars Technica</a> &mdash; Silica aims to replace both tape and optical archival discs as the media of choice for large-scale, (very) long duration cold storage.</li><li><a title="Project Silica" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2018/07/hotstorage18-paper-anderson.pdf">Project Silica</a></li><li><a title="The Future of Data Storage" rel="nofollow" href="https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/4/235573-the-future-of-data-storage/fulltext?mobile=false">The Future of Data Storage</a></li><li><a title="Microsoft Ignite 2019" rel="nofollow" href="https://news.microsoft.com/ignite2019/">Microsoft Ignite 2019</a></li><li><a title="Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux. But will anybody use it? | Ars Technica" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/11/microsoft-edge-is-coming-to-linux-but-will-anybody-use-it/">Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux. But will anybody use it? | Ars Technica</a> &mdash; At Microsoft Ignite a slide announced that Microsoft's project to rebase its perennially unloved Edge browser on Google's open source project Chromium is well underway. Sharper-eyed attendees also noticed a promise for future Linux support.</li><li><a title="Has Microsoft Changed?" rel="nofollow" href="https://medium.com/@wtfmitchel/has-microsoft-changed-431db9d1d153">Has Microsoft Changed?</a></li><li><a title="This isn’t your father’s Microsoft" rel="nofollow" href="http://sawers.com/blog/this-isnt-your-fathers-microsoft/">This isn’t your father’s Microsoft</a></li></ul>]]>
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