Show Notes
What is the role of tape backup in 2026? Should ZFS be used on tape? Steve takes us back to his days at IMAX and gives us some things to think about when using tape. We answer your questions, take your feedback
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00:50 Immich - Greg
Immich feedback
Round 1 deployment recap
Round 2 deployment recap
Latest breakage
Things Steve likes about Immich
Ente experience
Rising tide, iron sharpens iron
Everyone hits problems sometimes
11:50 General Show Feedback - Pete
Thank You feedback
Buying Expedition 33
Noah purchased Expedition 33
"Little Noah" and budget
Using external disks for games
16:28 News Wire
Curl 8.18 - curl.se
Doxygen 1.16 - doxygen.nl
Windowmaker Live 13.3 - wmlive.sourceforge.net
Budgie 10.10 - buddiesofbudgie.org
Pentoo 2026.0 - pentoo.ch
Nitrix 5.1 - nxos.org
Debian 13.3 - debian.org
Linux Mint 22.3 - linuxmint.com
Bose Open Sources Speakers - designboom.com
UAT-7290 - thehackernews.com
GoBruteforcer - darkreading.com
VoidLink - thehackernews.com
NousCoder-14B - venturebeat.com
Razer AI Kit - techpowerup.com
17:55 Caller
Btrfs Assistant
Restoring btrfs snapshots
Base vs incremental snapshots
Framework Knowledge Base
23:00 Music Production on Linux
Started with misconception everything is for Windows and Mac
Not many instruments are being made
Hybrid pianos
Stage pianos
Pianoteq
Virtual instruments
Hammer graded controllers
Semi weighted keys
Synth Keys
Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus Amazon
VST3
MT Powerdrum
Tal Base Line 101
36:50 Tape Backup
Slow but reliable and cheap
Tar command
Data velocity
Burn rate
How to use tape
Tools for data tapes
Failure domain
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