Desktop & Workstation
Ubuntu, displays, storage, system optimization
23 episodes
#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.
#410: Server Resurrection: Lessons from a Motherboard Meltdown
When a 7-year-old server dies, the recovery is a wake-up call. Discover why RAID isn't a backup and how to build a resilient "Server V2."
#409: RAID Demystified: Speed, Safety, and Data Survival
Learn the math behind RAID levels, the risks of drive rebuilds, and why ZFS is the modern gold standard for data integrity.
#405: The Heart of the Machine: Why Your PSU Matters
Is your power supply killing your PC? Herman and Corn dive into the hidden world of PSUs, efficiency ratings, and server reliability.
#386: Beyond Blue Light: The Real Science of Display Eye Strain
Is blue light the real enemy? Herman and Corn dive into the physics of eye strain, PWM flicker, and the dream of the e-ink desktop monitor.
#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.
#313: Digital Forever? Bit Rot and the Return of Physical Media
Why is our fastest tech also the most forgetful? Herman and Corn dive into bit rot, LTO tape, and the quest for 1,000-year digital permanence.
#312: Digital Stone Carving: The Secret Life of Optical Media
Think CDs are dead? Discover why tech giants and hospitals are turning back to "digital stone carving" to save the world's most important data.
#304: The Hardware Vault: How TPM Chips Secure Our Digital World
Discover how a tiny chip on your motherboard is becoming the ultimate anchor for security and truth in an era of deepfakes and cyber threats.
#295: The 40,000-Foot Ceiling: Why Planes Stop Climbing
Why do planes stop at 40,000 feet? Explore the "coffin corner" and the physics keeping commercial aviation from reaching the stars.
#262: Beyond Git: Version Control for the Solo Creator
Is Git overkill for your projects? Herman and Corn dive into the "war" that created Git and explore simpler tools for solo developers.
#236: How ECC Fixes Your Data: From QR Codes to Cosmic Rays
Discover how the brilliant math of ECC allows damaged QR codes and distant space probes to transmit perfect data across noisy channels.
#224: Staying Online: The Math of UPS and Fiber Reliability
Keep your internet alive for 24 hours. Learn the math of UPS systems, the "inverter tax," and why fiber optics are a digital survival superpower.
#221: Beyond the Four-Screen Limit: Mastering Multi-Monitor Setups
Hit the four-monitor wall? Herman and Corn explore how to drive massive display arrays using DisplayLink, daisy-chaining, and hidden GPU features.
#206: Beyond the Drive: Mastering Btrfs, ZFS, and Snapshots
Explore the power of Btrfs, ZFS, and XFS. Learn how storage pooling and snapshots create a "save point" for your entire computer.
#205: The RAID Survival Guide: Managing Massive Data in 2026
Herman and Corn dive into the history and math of RAID, exploring why 30TB drives make classic setups like RAID 5 more dangerous than ever.
#175: Beyond the Hype: The Real State of Quantum Computing
Forget Quantum MacBooks. Herman and Corn dive into the move toward logical qubits and why the future of quantum lives in the cloud.
#174: The Power of Quintillions: Inside Supercomputing
Explore the world of exascale computing, why specialized hardware beats the cloud, and if you can actually build a supercomputer in your bedroom.
#163: Big Iron: Why Mainframes Still Run the Global Economy
Think mainframes are relics? Herman and Corn explore why "Big Iron" remains the unbreakable backbone of global finance and high-speed transactions.
#162: Beyond the Desktop: Defining the 2026 Workstation
Is your PC a workstation or just a fast desktop? Herman and Corn break down the hardware that defines professional computing in 2026.
#160: The Science of Smooth: Why Your Whiteboard Ghosts You
Why does your whiteboard ghost you? Corn and Herman explore the material science and chemistry behind the world’s most essential ideation surface.
#66: Desktop-Server Hybrid: The Virtual Solution
Unleash the power of a single machine! Explore virtualization's secrets to seamlessly blend your desktop and server.
#43: Your Tech's Silent Killer: Decoding Power Quality
Unseen forces silently erode your tech. Discover how subtle power issues are killing your electronics and what you can do about it.