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Sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses. For the PC's this means getting armor, and talking to their mentor, as well as trying to track down someone who left a letter asking for help. Also, there were some croissants in there somewhere. So at least some actual rest. Kind of.
Pastor Hannah shows the importance of rest and relaxation and how it builds our core strength in God
Alexis and Fallon discuss Alexis' vacations from Afghanistan, while stationed there from 2018-2020. This episode in the appendix series is meant to give even broader context to Alexis' overall experience as a diplomat. Where would you go if you had three weeks to go anywhere and do anything? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support
Taking a portion of scripture that you are familiar with, and going through it for a number of days consecutively, is a great way to be challenged and blessed by God‘s Word. Reading and recitation is a wonderful way to make the Word of God come alive.
If you like feels, you came to the right place. This episode may contain profanity, violence, and references to drug/alcohol/tobacco use. Support the show on Patreon! Patreon Link Here: Patreon Link Hit us up on Instagram! @afterlifepod Check out our TikTok! @afterlifepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello, we're back!!!! Muni-muni muna tayo about the past year! (Recorded on Feb. 9, 2024)
Horses and Healing: Operation Wild HorseIllinois-based program unites wild horses and veterans.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1074, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Er Talk 1: If a patient has suffered cardiac arrest, this color "code" should be called. blue. 2: This 4-letter term means ASAP! Immediately!. stat. 3: Give the patient 250 c.c.s of normal saline, c.c. standing for this. cubic centimeter. 4: You'll need follow-up rehab with a P.T., this professional. a physical therapist. 5: Know your ABCs: check this (the "A"), breathing and circulation. airway. Round 2. Category: A Little R And R. With R" And "R in quotation marks 1: In 1962 Nat King Cole sang the following to this title female:. "Ramblin' Rose". 2: In China, it's called Yuan Jiang; in Vietnam, Song Hong. Red River. 3: It's not a 100-meter dash for rodents, but a tiring, meaningless competitve activity. Ratrace. 4: Dale Evans might enjoy this nonalcoholic cocktail of cola and grenadine. Roy Rogers. 5: While attending Eureka College, this future president served as a reporter for the Pegasus, the school paper. Ronald Reagan. Round 3. Category: Food Potpourri 1: You can make pudding and cookies, as well as pie, from the flesh of this jack-o-lantern gourd. a pumpkin. 2: This fast food chain officially introduced the Colonel's Rotisserie Gold in 1993. KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). 3: The frosting for German chocolate cake contains this tropical ingredient, flaked and sweetened. coconut. 4: The name of this popular dip comes from the Nahuatl words ahuacatl-- "Avocado"-- and molli "sauce". guacamole. 5: This basic gumbo ingredient consists of tapering green pods that become sticky when stewed. okra. Round 4. Category: Long Live The King 1: In 1964 Elvis bought a yacht owned by this ex-president for $55,000, then donated it to the March of Dimes. FDR. 2: John Hancock signed his name big so “John Bull” including this king, could read it without glasses. George III. 3: On Sept. 9, 1956 an estimated 1/3 of the U.S. population watched Elvis on this man's variety show. Ed Sullivan. 4: While married to Isabella I, he sired at least 2 daughters with other women. Ferdinand. 5: As harpsichordist for this Prussian king, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach often accompanied him in concert. Frederick the Great. Round 5. Category: Swamp Things 1: Singer of the following 1971 song set in a swamp: "Yeah, here comes Amos / Now Amos Moses was a Cajun / He lived by himself...". Jerry Reed. 2: In "Gentle Ben" Dennis Weaver played a game warden in this Florida swamp. the Everglades. 3: Star of "Maude" who was pawed by the "Swamp Thing" in the 1982 film. Adrienne Barbeau. 4: Beetle Bailey is stationed there. Camp Swampy. 5: The 3 residents of "The Swamp" in the final season of "M·A·S·H". Hawkeye, B.J. and Major Charles Winchester. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
Hawaii holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many Vietnam veterans. We'll explore the state's popularity as a destination for GIs on R&R, and a Vietnam combat veteran -- now living in Hawaii -- remembers the bloody battle that left him with a debt of gratitude that he works every to repay.
PLOT: The Podders discuss the draw against Brentford thanks to goals from Royal and Romero. It's the dawn of the Ange era and we're bathing in the possession based sunlight. CREW: Franco hosts and is joined by Paul Muir and Steve Diver PRODUCTION: Produced, recorded and edited by Franco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A follow-up episode to our previous discussion on Pride Month, with our special guest, Sass Roganda Sasot. (Recorded June 19, 2023)
Our hot take and unpopular opinion about the Pride Movement. (Recorded June 16, 2023) Note: We see this episode being edited and posted out of context with our strong opinions over the Pride Movement that's taken way out of context. Our views are stated because of what we see in the US media, which our country is heavily influenced by. We are against female erasure and child corruption--an agenda that's being pushed in Western Society. There's a strong divide among the LGBTQ movement clearly because of this. This is were we're coming from, and we understand that this is a dividing issue no matter how careful and vulnerable we are in discussing. But before jumping to conclusions and deeming this hateful, we want to reiterate that disagreement is not hate nor "phobic."
Found a great reminder from Brian Buffini - we all need a little reminder about "R and R" - Responding vs. Reacting. There is a difference and there are always times for both to come into play in our lives. The key is to have more of one than the other. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on Twitter: @coachtosuccess and on Instagram at: @coachjohndaly - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly. Email me at: CoachJohnDalyPodcast@gmail.com You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too. Other things there on my site are being worked on too.
We talk about propaganda and how feelings are not facts. (Recorded June 9, 2023)
Gave our two cents on a hot topic surrounding a famous couple's public separation, as well as our own thoughts on marriage. (Recorded June 4, 2023)
In this episode of the Money Lighthouse podcast for Spiritual Entrepreneurs, we are joined by Courtney Tucker of R and R Healing. Courtney is a reiki master, tarot reader, and spiritual hypnotherapist with a unique perspective on the power of healing and the mind-body-soul connection. Through her work at R and R Healing, she offers various services to help her clients achieve greater well-being and personal growth. In this interview, we dive deep into Courtney's fascinating story and learn more about how she helps her clients tap into their own innate wisdom and find inner peace. Sit back, relax, and join us on this journey of self-discovery with Courtney Tucker of R and R Healing. Website: https://www.randrhealing.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randrhealing/ Email: randrhealing@protonmail.com Phone: (808) 798-0883
On this episode of the Jaded Mechanic podcast, Jeff talks with Justin Porter about his life and experiences in Indiana. They discuss junior high baseball, fishing, and growing up in the area. Jeff shares his insights and perspectives on the automotive repair industry. They also touch upon the importance of offering opportunities to up-and-coming professionals. Tune in for some great conversation and reflection.00:05:52 Stay passionate and persistent.00:07:38 Business first, technician second.00:14:08 Learn to spot patterns.00:16:21 Investigate before rubber stamping.00:25:44 Trust your instincts.00:26:02 Networking is essential.00:34:04 Gain experience through challenge.00:40:46 Work smarter, not harder.00:41:51 Four days a week is ideal.00:50:03 Dysfunctional family atmosphere.00:55:43 Family businesses declining.01:02:26 Live and learn from experience.01:03:16 Learn from experienced mentors.01:10:34 Improve shop industry access.01:15:56 Learn from YouTube heroes.01:21:16 People make the industry.
Discussions on what toxic femininity is with lots of extra chikahans on the side. (Recorded May 19, 2023)
We discuss the dangers of making the ideologies you believe in your core identity. (Recorded April 28, 2023)
We talk about the refreshing concept of seeing and treating men as brothers, instead of always seeing them as "prospects." (Recorded April 19, 2023)
We made our mark as body positive advocates, but even our perspective about bodies and body image evolve and change. We talk about it in this episode! (Recorded April 13, 2023)
Ok ok we're back... Again. Sorna!
Welcome to the first episode of 2023. In today's episode I explain my absence in January. I had to take a little R and R. I have also survived a Zombie Apocalypse a few weeks ago. Oh and I talk about the Year of the Rabbit and what it all means. Enjoy today's episode! :) Don't forget to do the Listener Survey? Follow the link below. ***LINK TO THE SURVEY: englishmadesimple.net/survey *** If you love the EMS Podcast, why don't you buy me a coffee? With your support, I'll be able to keep making new & engaging episodes. Thank you! :) Click here to support the show: www.paypal.me/emspodcast *** www.englishmadesimple.net/transcripts - Get Access to 70+ Episode Transcripts *** Resources & Tools www.englishmadesimple.net/tools *** How To Simplify A Conversation in 3 Easy Steps – Free Audio Book www.englishmadesimple.net/convo *** If you love the EMS Podcast, why don't you buy me coffee? With your support, I'll be able to keep making new & engaging episodes. Thank you! :) Click here to support the show: paypal.me/emspodcast *** INSTAGRAM, follow me on @englishmadesimple *** FACEBOOK Page called ENGLISH MADE SIMPLE www.facebook.com/englishmadesimplepodcast/ *** Speak English Over The Phone www.englishmadesimple.net/phone *** YOUTUBE channel English Made Simple Podcast www.youtube.com/channel/UCd-97FNYxvF7yvbllwBaEiw *** SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW my podcast on Apple Podcasts so I can continue delivering awesome shows (I do a happy dance around the house every time I see a 5-star review ;) Gracias!) iTunes - itunes.apple.com/cl/podcast/engli…d1094817727?l=en Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/s?fid=85941&refid=stpr Soundcloud - @englishmadesimple
As you all know our lil break came with some technical difficulties...we were able to get this one right!!!Our friend Antoine P. came through to share his story of about finding love...losing a piece of himself and then rebuilding!WHAT WE LEARNED:Ramont schooled us on how two can play that gameAntoine P. has persevered through many obstaclesReese will walk away from a situation that doesn't work for himQuestions, Concerns or Feedback:RamontAndReese@gmail.comInstagram- ALilRandRPodcastAntoine P's Social Media:Instagram- SirTwonP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reunion, rejuvenation Rosh Hashanah renewal rejoice all the great Rs come to play. Oh And also Rick on!
We get raw and real about getting anxious despite being in a good season in our lives. (Recorded on September 23, 2022)
Fresh from recording! Sorry for not publishing an episode last week! In this episode, we hash out why it's so hard to change, and how to start. (Recorded on September 16, 2022)
We talk about the times we were part of shallow cliques and the unspoken—and sometimes weird—dynamics in different girl groups. We also talk about what cultivating real and meaningful friendships means to us today. (Recorded on September 1, 2022)
We give different reasons why our 20-year-old selves would be shookt to meet us now, at 31 years old. (Recorded on August 20, 2022)
Stacy shares some of the major signs that tell she's in a healthy relationship with her new beau. May iyakan pang naganap sa huli!!! (Recorded on August 14, 2022)
We've been gone for a looooong 11 months. What changed since the last episode?! (Recorded August 9, 2022)
We have to learn to embrace our responsibilities by recognizing they are tethered to our rights
We discuss chapters 2.27 and 2.28 with the incomparable MelasD of Salvos fame better known as Delta on the TWI discord. WARNING: There was an issue with Oshi's microphone in the first section, our wonderful editor Dyskantor has done his best but please be aware of it.
Önkényes Mérvadó 2021#147; Cseh választások; lemondott Fekete-GyőrAndrás; Ez a szabály! gyerekszoba
In the wider world, 'a little R and R'(rest and relaxation) is a good thing. But here at Car Talk Plaza, 'R and R' stands for 'Rant and Rave' and that means that it's time to duck and cover while Tommy holds court on one or more of his pet driving peeves. Today's target: inconsiderate younger drivers who don't yield right of way. And that's just the beginning. That, more calls and a new puzzler on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.
Heather talks to two local business about what they do and how has the pandemic has impacted their businesses.
There is a whole big wide world out there and we are roaring to see it! You're going to love today's show as Michelle connects with Linda Mitchell, owner of Luxury Destination Travel. Whether you're planning an amazing honeymoon, a destination wedding, or a little RandR for yourself, you'll want to listen in and learn all about where to find the best pricing, locations as well as understanding how the pandemic continues to add minors hiccups to hitting the road. As owner of Luxury Destination Travel, Linda Mitchell knows the importance of high level customer service. Planning trips for clients to destinations all around the world is her passion! Linda has held positions at esteemed corporate travel offices including Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Harvard University, Fidelity and Stride Rite Corporation. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class Wedding Planning Templates and Tools If my honeymoon is the one big vacation of my life, where do I start? Honeymoons are very emotional and being planned at a very busy time of your life. Consider budget, think about the honeymoon registries. If you are leaving right after your wedding, you are going to be exhausted, so consider your energy levels. Cruises are not necessarily a great first choice because it's your first big vacation together and you don't want to be surrounded by 5000 other people with little control over your schedule. Think about what you want to experience together (Drink wine, eat good food, go hiking, etc?) Tips for Jet Lag: Take a "no jet lag" homeopathic pill an hour before your flight and follow the instructions. When crossing time zones, change your watch as soon as you get on the plane, the earliest you can so your body can start adjusting. Drink lots of water. Bring whatever brings you comfort and helps you feel "at home" (pillow, favorite eye mask, etc.) When you arrive, stick to the time zone as much as possible. Try not to keep your old sleep schedule. It will make it so much easier to adjust. What are your top favorites for honeymoons? With Covid restrictions, traveling outside the US can be very challenging. Consider places that you haven't been able to explore in the states. New Your city can be so wonderful if you've never really spent a lot of time in cities. The Florida Keys Different spots in California Caribbean (consider travel time) - Mexico (Mayakoba) Maldives Italy Hawaii Bermuda What are the hottest spots for destination weddings? Everything is failry local right now. Consder your guests but don't base it on your guests. Most guest seas coast to coast: Bermuda, The Caribbean Read reviews, see Ifit's Fit to Accomodate Destination Weddings Are there vendors and such? Links We Referenced nojetlag.com bungalowskeylargo.com caesar-augustus.com mayakoba.com awaytravel.com instagram.com/luxurydestinationtravel luxurydestinationtravel.com Get In Touch: The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is… Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Easy to get in touch with. Email us at hello@thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is a whole big wide world out there and we are roaring to see it! You're going to love today's show as Michelle connects with Linda Mitchell, owner of Luxury Destination Travel. Whether you're planning an amazing honeymoon, a destination wedding, or a little RandR for yourself, you'll want to listen in and learn all about where to find the best pricing, locations as well as understanding how the pandemic continues to add minors hiccups to hitting the road. As owner of Luxury Destination Travel, Linda Mitchell knows the importance of high level customer service. Planning trips for clients to destinations all around the world is her passion! Linda has held positions at esteemed corporate travel offices including Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Harvard University, Fidelity and Stride Rite Corporation. Planning both corporate and personal travel for the top-level executives taught her a level of dedicated VIP service that would become her mission when creating her niche luxury travel business in 2001. Luxury Destination Travel, was born out of planning her daughter's destination wedding in Bermuda in 2002. Creating travel for family and guests, she realized a passion for creating a boutique niche specialty, helping to make memorable, exciting and lasting travel experiences for others. Linda has worked with discerning clients managing luxury travel itineraries all over the globe. Big Takeaways * Much like with wedding planning, you COULD plan your own wedding, but wouldn't it be easier to have an expert planning it for you? * Travel professionals are the same, people like Linda are connected, informed, and educated in the travel industry. She can get you the best experience for your buck AND lower the stress of planning the whole trip. If my honeymoon is the one big vacation of my life, where do I start? * Honeymoons are very emotional and being planned at a veryemotional busy time of your life. * Consider budget, think about the honeymoon registries. * If you are going right after your wedding, you are going to be exhausted quite naturally, so consider your energy levels. * Cruses are not necessarily a great first choice because it's your first big vacation together and you don't want to be surrounded by 5000 other people with little control over your schedule. * Ash, what do you want to experience together? * What do you like to do together? (Drink wine, eat good food, go hiking, etc?) * Once you know everything you can do, think about what you want to do. Pare down the list. * You're not going to be able to do everything, and you won't have the energy anyway. *Should you plan every single day of the trip or leave some downtime? * * Pick the top things you want to do and spread them out! * It will take time to adjust to the new location. * Rest is important and it can be easy to over plan. * If you try to squeeze everything in you won't have enought time to actually enjoy everything. * Most of the time you can make plans once you arrive too. * Check in with the hotel concierge, ask the locals, take time to soak in the location. Tips for Jet Lag: * Take a "no jet lag" homeopathic pill an hour before your flight and follow the instructions. * When crossing time zones, change your watch as soon as you get on the plane, the earliest you can so your body can start adjusting. * Drink lots of water. * Bring whatever brings you comfort and helps you feel "at home" (pillow, favorite eye mask, etc.) * When you arrive, stick to the time zone as much as possible. Try not to keep your old sleep schedule. It will make it so much easier to adjust. What are your top favorites for honeymoons? * With Covid restrictions, traveling outside the US can be very challenging. * Consider places that you haven't been able to explore in the states. * New Your city can be so wonderful if you've never really spent a lot of time in cities. * The Florida Keys * Different spots in California * Caribbean (consider travel time) - Mexico (Mayakoba) * Maldives * Italy * Hawaii * Bermuda *What are the hottest spots for destination weddings? * * Everything is failry local right now. * Consder your guests but don't base it on your guests. * Most guest seas coast to coast: Bermuda, The Caribbean * Read reviews, see Ifit's Fit to Accomodate Destination Weddings * Are there vendors and such? Extra Tips and Tricks * Check your poasspost expiration date. It needs to be 6 months beyond the dates of travel * Get travel insurance with a third party company that insures the whole trip. * Connection needs to be at least 2 hours or more for international connections. * Ask for good luggage as a wedding gift. Links We Referenced nojetlag.com (http://www.nojetlag.com) bungalowskeylargo.com (https://www.bungalowskeylargo.com) caesar-augustus.com (https://www.caesar-augustus.com) mayakoba.com (https://mayakoba.com) awaytravel.com (https://www.awaytravel.com) instagram.com/luxurydestinationtravel (https://www.instagram.com/luxurydestinationtravel/) luxurydestinationtravel.com (https://luxurydestinationtravel.com) Thrive Causemetics (https://thrivecausemetics.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAu62QBhC7ARIsALXijXTHYvybRFIOBE8e1H2AOQxtmQIzr60f7rB8pAq6kih3zXIoaci6N7YaAoftEALw_wcB) Flower Moxie (https://flowermoxie.com) Quotes “It's pride for me, you know. It's a sense of freedom for me. Just knowing I could develop such a successful business and bring so much joy to so many. So that's why I do it.” - Linda “You're not going to [want to] hit the ground running in ten different European cities for two weeks and go crazy. Because there is an emotional and exhaustion letdown that you have to give into.” - Linda Plan your wedding using The Big Wedding Planning Master Class (https://www.thebigweddingplanningmasterclass.com/). A self-paced digital course created with love for you by Christy & Michelle. The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... * Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. * Edited by Veronica Gruba. * Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics (https://www.mophonics.com/). * On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! * Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. * Easy to get in touch with. Email us at thebigweddingplanningpodcast@gmail.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode * On Patreon. Become a member (https://www.patreon.com/thebigweddingplanningpodcast) and with as little as $5 per month, you get bonus episodes, special newsletters and Zoom Cocktail Hours with Michelle! Our Partners (https://www.thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com/partners) Special Deals for Listeners - TBWPP Enthusiastically Approved! 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G na g kami sa episode na 'to! We talk about the BS that so-called "nice guys" (READ: FAKE) try to pull with girls, and how to spot it from a mile away! Of course, based on our own experiences. (Recorded live on September 26, 2021 via @thedanahsoars Kumu account)
People like to label the sameness and differences of twins most of the time, so in this episode, we do that ourselves. (Recorded on September 20, 2021 live on @thedanahsoars' Kumu account.)
Our special guest in this episode is famous actor, Baron Geisler! He gets raw and real on his life journey, from hitting rock bottom to being redeemed. (Recorded on September 16, 2021 live on @thedanahsoars' Kumu account.)
The title says it all. ;) Recorded live on Kumu, September 13, 2021. If you wanna watch our live podcast recording, follow @thedanahsoars on Kumu! We go live every Mondays and Thursdays, and start around 7-8 PM.
Would like to thank Rafael G for being a special guest on the show. Go watch and listen to his show The RandR show every Wednesday night at 7pm ET live on the LDM Network. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-discipline-therapy-podcast/support
The other day, I received a note from a person who is refreshing and rare. They are committed to Jesus and walk with God. This person has chosen God’s priorities over their own agenda, and their life proves it. People like this quietly change the world as they faithfully live for Jesus. They are refreshing and rare. I want to be this kind of person. Being alive is a privilege! God designed you to be dependent on Christ – synced with Him at your core. Joy and peace result from being connected with Jesus, Read More ... For more resources and tools that inspire and equip you to live well using God's Word in practical ways each day, visit the Alive and Active Life website.
This week on the show, Allan and I have gotten a bit more sleep since AsiaBSDCon, which is excellent since there is a LOT of news to cover. That plus our interview with Ports SecTeam member Mark Felder. So keep it This episode was brought to you by Headlines FreeNAS 9.10 Released (http://lists.freenas.org/pipermail/freenas-announce/2016-March/000028.html) OS: The base OS version for FreeNAS 9.10 is now FreeBSD 10.3-RC3, bringing in a huge number of OS-related bug fixes, performance improvements and new features. +Directory Services: You can now connect to large AD domains with cache disabled. +Reporting: Add the ability to send collectd data to a remote graphite server. +Hardware Support: Added Support for Intel I219-V & I219-LM Gigabit Ethernet Chipset Added Support for Intel Skylake architecture Improved support for USB devices (like network adapters) USB 3.0 devices now supported. +Filesharing: Samba (SMB filesharing) updated from version 4.1 to 4.3.4 Added GUI feature to allow nfsv3-like ownership when using nfsv4 Various bug fixes related to FreeBSD 10. +Ports: FreeBSD ports updated to follow the FreeBSD 2016Q1 branch. +Jails: FreeBSD Jails now default to a FreeBSD 10.3-RC2 based template. Old jails, or systems on which jails have been installed, will still default to the previous FreeBSD 9.3 based template. Only those machinesusing jails for the first time (or deleting and recreating their jails dataset) will use the new template. +bhyve: ++In the upcoming 10 release, the CLI will offer full support for managing virtual machines and containers. Until then, the iohyve command is bundled as a stop-gap solution to provide basic VM management support - *** Ubuntu BSD's first Beta Release (https://sourceforge.net/projects/ubuntubsd/) Under the category of “Where did this come from?”, we have a first beta release of Ubuntu BSD. Specifically it is Ubuntu, respun to use the FreeBSD kernel and ZFS natively. From looking at the minimal information up on sourceforge, we gather that is has a nice text-based installer, which supports ZFS configuration and iSCSI volume creation setups. Aside from that, it includes the XFCE desktop out of box, but claims to be suitable for both desktops and servers alike right now. We will keep an eye on this, if anybody listening has already tested it out, maybe drop us a line on your thoughts of how this mash-up works out. *** FreeBSD - a lesson in poor defaults (http://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults.txt) Former BSD producer, and now OpenBSD developer, TJ, writes a post detailing the defaults he changes in a fresh FreeBSD installation Maybe some of these should be the defaults While others are definitely a personal preference, or are not as security related as they seem A few of these, while valid criticisms, but some are done for a reason Specifically, the OpenSSH changes. So, you're a user, you install FreeBSD 10.0, and it comes with OpenSSH version X, which has some specific defaults As guaranteed by the FreeBSD Project, you will have a nice smooth upgrade path to any version in the 10.x branch Just because OpenSSH has released version Y, doesn't mean that the upgrade can suddenly remove support for DSA keys, or re-adding support for AES-CBC (which is not really weak, and which can be hardware accelerated, unlikely most of the replacements) “FreeBSD is the team trying to increase the risk.” Is incorrect, they are trying to reduce the impact on the end user Specifically, a user upgrading from 10.x to 10.3, should not end up locked out of their SSH server, or otherwise confronted by unexpected errors or slowdowns because of upstream changes I will note again, (and again), that the NONE cipher can NOT allow a user to “shoot themselves in the foot”, encryption is still used during the login phase, it is just disabled for the file transfer phase. The NONE cipher will refuse to work for an interactive session. While the post states that the NONE cipher doesn't improve performance that much, it infact does In my own testing, chacha20-poly1305 1.3 gbps, aes128-gcm (fastest) 5.0 gbps, NONE cipher 6.3 gbps That means that the NONE cipher is an hour faster to transfer 10 TB over the LAN. The article suggests just removing sendmail with no replacement. Not sure how they expect users to deliver mail, or the daily/weekly reports Ports can be compiled as a regular user. Only the install phase requires root for ntpd, it is not clear that there is an acceptable replacement yet, but I will not that it is off by default In the sysctl section, I am not sure I see how enabling tcp blackhole actually increases security at all I am not sure that linking to every security advisory in openssl since 2001 is actually useful Encrypted swap is an option in bsdinstall now, but I am not sure it is really that important FreeBSD now uses the Fortuna PRNG, upgraded to replace the older Yarrow, not vanilla RC4. “The resistance from the security team to phase out legacy options makes mewonder if they should be called a compatibility team instead.” I do not think this is the choice of the security team, it is the ABI guarantee that the project makes. The stable/10 branch will always have the same ABI, and a program or driver compiled against it will work with any version on that branch The security team doesn't really have a choice in the matter. Switching the version of OpenSSL used in FreeBSD 9.x would likely break a large number of applications the user has installed Something may need to be done differently, since it doesn't look like any version of OpenSSL, (or OpenSSH), will be supported for 5 years ever again *** ZFS Raidz Performance, Capacity and Integrity (https://calomel.org/zfs_raid_speed_capacity.html) An updated version of an article comparing the performance of various ZFS vdev configurations The settings users in the test may not reflect your workload If you are benchmarking ZFS, consider using multiple files across different datasets, and not making all of the writes synchronous Also, it is advisable to run more than 3 runs of each test Comparing the numbers from the 12 and 24 disk tests, it is surprising to see that the 12 mirror sets did not outperform the other configurations. In the 12 drive tests, the 6 mirror sets had about the same read performance as the other configurations, it is not clear why the performance with more disks is worse, or why it is no longer in line with the other configurations More investigation of this would be required There are obviously so other bottlenecks, as 5x SSDs in RAID-Z1 performed the same as 17x SSDs in RAID-Z1 Interesting results none the less *** iXSystems FreeNAS Mini Review (http://www.nasanda.com/2016/03/ixsystems-freenas-mini-nas-device-reviewed/) Interview - Mark Felder - feld@freebsd.org (mailto:feld@freebsd.org) / @feldpos (https://twitter.com/feldpos) Ports, Ports and more Ports DigitalOcean Digital Ocean's guide to setting up an OpenVPN server (https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-and-connect-to-a-private-openvpn-server-on-freebsd-10-1) News Roundup AsiaBSDCon OpenBSD Papers (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20160316153158&mode=flat&count=0) + Undeadly.org has compiled a handy list of the various OpenBSD talks / papers that were offered a few weeks ago at AsiaBSDCon 2016. Antoine Jacoutot (ajacoutot@) - OpenBSD rc.d(8) (slides | paper) Henning Brauer (henning@) - Running an ISP on OpenBSD (slides) Mike Belopuhov (mikeb@) - Implementation of Xen PVHVM drivers in OpenBSD (slides | paper) Mike Belopuhov (mikeb@) - OpenBSD project status update (slides) Mike Larkin (mlarkin@) - OpenBSD vmm Update (slides) Reyk Floeter (reyk@) - OpenBSD vmd Update (slides) Each talk provides slides, and some the papers as well. Also included is the update to ‘vmm' discussed at bhyveCon, which will be of interest to virtualization enthusiasts. *** Bitcoin Devs could learn a lot from BSD (http://bitcoinist.net/bitcoin-devs-could-learn-a-lot-from-bsd/) An interesting article this week, comparing two projects that at first glance may not be entirely related, namely BitCoin and BSD. The article first details some of the woes currently plaguing the BitCoin development community, such as toxic community feedback to changes and stakeholders with vested financial interests being unable to work towards a common development purpose. This leads into the crux or the article, about what BitCoin devs could learn from BSD: First and foremost, the way code is developed needs change to stop the current negative trend in Bitcoin. The FreeBSD project has a rigid internal hierarchy of people with write access to their codebase, which the various Bitcoin implementations also have, but BSD does this in a way that is very open to fresh eyes on their code, allowing parallel problem solving without the petty infighting we see in Bitcoin. Anyone can propose a commit publicly to the code, make it publicly available, and democratically decide which change ends up in the codebase. FreeBSD has a tiny number of core developers compared to the size of their codebase, but at any point, they have a huge community advancing their project without hard forks popping up at every small disagreement. Brian Armstrong commented recently on this flaw with Bitcoin development, particularly with the Core Devs: “Being high IQ is not enough for a team to succeed. You need to make reasonable tradeoffs, collaborate, be welcoming, communicate, and be easy to work with. Any team that doesn't have this will be unable to attract top talent and will struggle long term. In my opinion, perhaps the biggest risk in Bitcoin right now is, ironically, one of the things which has helped it the most in the past: the Bitcoin Core developers.” A good summary of the culture that could be adopted is summed up as follows: The other thing Bitcoin devs could learn from is the BSD community's adoption of the Unix Design philosophy. Primarily “Worse is Better,” The rule of Diversity, and Do One Thing and Do It Well. “Worse is Better” emphasizes using extant functional solutions rather than making more complex ones, even if they would be more robust. The Rule of Diversity stresses flexibility of the program being developed, allowing for modification and different implementations without breaking. Do one Thing and Do it well is a mantra of the BSD and Unix Communities that stresses modularity and progress over “perfect” solutions. Each of these elements help to make BSD a wildly successful open source project with a healthy development community and lots of inter-cooperation between the different BSD systems. While this is the opposite of what we see with Bitcoin at present, the situation is salvageable provided changes like this are made, especially by Core Developers. All in all, a well written and interesting take on the FreeBSD/BSD project. We hope the BitCoin devs can take something useful from it down the road. *** FreeBSD cross-compiling with gcc and poudriere (http://ben.eficium.net/2016/03/freebsd-cross-compiling-with-gcc.html) Cross-Compiling, always a challenge, has gotten easier using poudriere and qemu in recent years. However this blog post details some of the particular issues still being face when trying to compile some certain ports for ARM (I.E. rPi) that don't play nicely with FreeBSD's default CLANG compiler. The writer (Ben Slack) takes us through some of the work-arounds he uses to build some troublesome ports, namely lsof and libatomic_ops. Note this is not just an issue with cross compile, the above mentioned ports also don't build with clang on the Pi directly. After doing the initial poudriere/qemu cross-compile setup, he then shows us the minor tweaks to adjust which compiler builds specific ports, and how he triggers the builds using poudriere. With the actual Makefile adjustment being so minor, one wonders if this shouldn't just be committed upstream, with some if (ARM) - USE_GCC=yes type conditional. *** Nvidia releases new Beta graphics driver for FreeBSD (https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/925607/unix-graphics-announcements-and-news/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-364-12-beta-/) Added support for the following GPUs: GeForce 920MX & GeForce 930MX Added support for the Vulkan API version 1.0. Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect frame rate reporting on Quadro Sync configurations with multiple GPUs. Added a new RandR property, CscMatrix, which specifies a 3x4 color-space conversion matrix. Improved handling of the X gamma ramp on GF119 and newer GPUs. On these GPUs, the RandR gamma ramp is always 1024 entries and now applies to the cursor and VDPAU or workstation overlays in addition to the X root window. Fixes for bugs and added several other EGL extensions *** Beastie Bits New TN Bug started (http://knoxbug.org/) DragonFlyBSD Network/TCP Performance's gets a bump (http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/commitdiff/4a43469a10cef8c17553c342aab9d73611ea7bc8?utm_source=anzwix) FreeBSD Foundation introduces a new website and logo (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/introducing-a-new-look-for-the-foundation/) Our producer made these based on the new logo: http://q5sys.sh/2016/03/a-new-freebsd-foundation-logo-means-its-time-for-some-new-wallpapers/ http://q5sys.sh/2016/03/pc-bsd-and-lumina-desktop-wallpapers/ https://github.com/pcbsd/lumina/commit/60314f46247b7ad6e877af503b3814b0be170da8 IPv6 errata for 5.7/5.8, pledge errata for 5.9 (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20160316190937&mode=flat) Sponsoring “PAM Mastery” (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2577) A visualization of FreeBSD commits on GitHub for 2015 (https://rocketgraph.com/s/v89jBkKN4e-) The VAX platform is no more (http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20160309192510) Feedback/Questions Hunter - Utils for Blind (http://slexy.org/view/s20KPYDOsq) Chris - ZFS Quotas (http://slexy.org/view/s2EHdI3z3L) Anonymous - Tun, Tap and Me! (http://slexy.org/view/s21Nx1VSiU) Andrew - Navigating the BSDs (http://slexy.org/view/s2ZKK2DZTL) Brent - Wifi on BSD (http://slexy.org/view/s20duO29mN) ***