"The problem is, again, disks are lying liars that lie." #openzfsmastery
This sentence is the core of my tech author career.
Michael W Lucas 
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Are disks with 512-byte physical sectors still a thing?
As 4k disks were first escaping, 512b disks were purported to have better performance for certain applications. I'm pretty sure that all new disks that claim 512b are actually 4k? #sysadmin
I'm thinking we don't need to discuss ashift in #openzfsmastery
I've been using #FreeBSD since 1995. 31 years, more or less.
I was never aware of this most vital community resource.
It's Paczki Day!
@feld yep. and if you're a new user? There's no way they're getting over that learning curb without handholding.
Been running through the FreeBSD installer multiple times for debugging and testing the OpenZFS book, and realized:
much of the learning curve could be eliminated by adding two options in the disk setup menu: "Single Disk ZFS" and "Single Disk UFS." Select one of those, and the most confusing part goes away.
It appears Linux root-on-ZFS is a mess. No standard way to do it. Kernel updates require recompiling ZFS. Boot environments are a cornucopia of constantly evolving hacks.
If you're actually using #ZFS on root, on #Debian, what's your preferred hack to make that happen? #sysadmin
I suspect #openzfsmastery might need to assume root on extFS and data on ZFS, leaving root-on-ZFS for the advanced user or a terminal chapter. 
I need to pick a standard word for the whole ext/ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem family. Thinking "EXTFS" unless someone knows an existing one? #sysadmin
Default vm-bhyve template for #freebsd has 256MB RAM.
The installer dies silently trying to fetch pkgbase packages.
2GB works.
I've had James Bond soundtracks looping in my brain for three days now, and I completely blame @cstross.
#laundryFilesReread
The new #FreeBSDJournal is out! Includes my Letters column, where someone calls out my bullshit. Or tries to.
https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/freebsd-15-0/
Rough day, so took a break to watch the Running Man remake.
It completely lacked the subtlety of the original.
It was perfectly on the nose.
No subtext. Only text, flat out shrieking "burn down the establishment."
A perfect movie for today.