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2.5 Admins 308: Sloppy Shims

July 17, 2026 · 28 min

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Microsoft really wants your Windows settings data, secure boot has been useless for a decade, our thoughts on (the idea of) Incus and IncusOS, and configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.

 

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Jails, Not Containers: FreeBSD Isolation Done Right

 

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Microsoft flips Windows Backup to on by default unless you’re in the EU

Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now

IncusOS

Incus

 

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We were asked about configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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