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134: The Clunky NVMe Interface
Published: October 22, 2026 17:21
One PHP Apocalypse later, here’s OpenZFS Mastery on NVMe. The slowest, most complicated, and most error-prone part of an SSD is the Flash Translation Layer. Pretending to be as stupid as a 1980s spinning disk is hard labor. Non-Volatile Memory Express…
133: Cleverness Is Your Only Option
Published: October 16, 2026 14:13
Here’s a tidbit of OpenZFS Mastery about replication. Replication also greatly simplifies migrating data, even huge amounts of data over ridiculous distances. With enough data, even 40-gigabit Ethernet in the same datacenter seems slow! Maybe you have to…
132: A Monstrous Heap of Redirections
Published: October 8, 2026 07:49
I’m pushing to complete a first draft of OpenZFS Mastery in the next few weeks. Here’s a bit on ZFS and lightweight virtual machines. Lightweight virtualization like Linux containers, Illumos zones, and FreeBSD jails are the most efficient way to isolate…
September’s Syzygant Sausage
Published: October 6, 2026 19:52
This post went to Patronizers at the beginning of September, and to the public at the beginning of October. Not a Patronizer? You could be! Despite my nature, I am committing socialization once a week. It’s either that, or pillage my next book title from…
“Self-Publishing Success Stories” panel, 15 November 2026
Published: October 6, 2026 12:50
On Sunday, November 26, at 3PM, I’ll be at the Ann Arbor Public Library with Zig Zag Claybourne, Sylvia Hubbard, and Katharine Sweet, sharing the secrets of my success. I mean, I blab those secrets to anyone who will listen, but it might be nice to let…
131: Lucas is Incompetent or Evil
Published: October 1, 2026 09:14
Folks sometimes forget that OpenZFS Mastery has a co-author. Here’s a bit Allan Jude originally wrote. But what if Lucas is incompetent or evil? You give him access to take his own snapshots and he will try to create a million “just to see what would…