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#610: The Data Center Trap: Is Enterprise Hardware Worth It?
Can a $5,000 server chip for the price of lunch power your home lab? Herman and Corn dive into the pros and cons of used enterprise hardware.
#594: Digital Dust: Can NFC Tags Survive for Decades?
Explore the science of NFC longevity, from EEPROM bitrot to physical durability, and learn how to future-proof your home inventory system.
#590: Beyond the Hype: Real-World Smart Contracts in 2026
Forget the crypto hype. Herman and Corn explore how smart contracts are revolutionizing tenancy, insurance, and supply chains in 2026.
#493: Beyond the Magic Smoke: Predicting Hardware Failure
Learn how to spot motherboard degradation, track NVMe wear, and use hidden NVIDIA telemetry to save your data before the "magic smoke" escapes.
#465: Flip the Script: Using AI for Reverse Background Checks
Stop being the one under the microscope. Learn how to use AI agents to vet your future employer's retention, finances, and hidden culture.
#418: RAID is Not a Backup: Mastering Home Server Resilience
Why RAID isn’t enough and how snapshots act as a digital time machine for your home server’s survival.
#409: When RAID Fails: The Rebuild Time Nightmare
Learn the math behind RAID levels, the risks of drive rebuilds, and why ZFS is the modern gold standard for data integrity.
#385: The Unkillable Workstation: Building for Total Redundancy
Can you build a PC that never dies? Herman and Corn explore redundant power, memory mirroring, and high-availability clusters for home servers.
#235: Digital Fingerprints: The Secret Math Saving Your Data
Learn why those random strings of characters on download pages are the only thing keeping your files safe from corruption and hackers.
#23: Common Crawl's Cultural Blindspot
Uncover the unseen influences shaping AI. We dive deep into training data, bias, and Common Crawl.