Telegram added stories not too long ago and I feel the same way about that. It's UI pollution we don't want, and that we didn't ask for, and that serves no real purpose.
TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS) keeps getting better, for free. It does most of the same tricks that the big boy appliances do, but with your commodity hardware, at no cost.
And it does all this exceedingly well. AND if you want.. you can buy support. At your discretion.
My understanding is that Google "rates" its leaders by the number and types of projects they develop. Ergo there are a lot of people working on disparate items that often overlap, because it's "their" project. Once the project completes, they get their credit, stop caring, and move on to the next. It is said this is why google creates then kills so much. It's by design, essentially. The products they keep are the ones that make the most ad revenue.
Yeah. Even legacy stuff. Want to fire up that old server? Need new firmware for it? Guess what. Now it needs to be on contract or HP won't lift a finger to give you old software they already have.
I've had good luck with EMC and NetApp for enterprise solutions, Synology for SMB class NAS storage, and rely on TrueNAS/ZFS on supermicro hardware at home, which has been rock solid for years and years.
Type 1 runs on bare metal. You install it directly onto server hardware. Type 2 is an application (not an OS) lives inside an OS, regardless of whether that OS is a guest or a host, the hypervisor is a guest of that platform, and the VMs inside it are guests of that hypervisor.
~2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour
~½ cup (120 g) granulated sugar
2.5 level teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
~¾ cup (180 ml/186g) milk, room temperature
~½ cup (114 g, 1 stick) salted butter, melted and cooled
2 large eggs, room temperature
Toppings and fillings of your choice
Prepare any toppings and mix-ins prior to combining muffin dry and wet bases. Once the bases are mixed, muffins should be baked as soon as possible.
Instructions
1 Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners; set aside.
2 In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
3 If you have additives for your muffins, combine with dry ingredients and fold thoroughly to dry coat everything.
4 In a small bowl, melt the butter. Once liquid, whisk in milk. Then whisk in eggs and vanilla until well combined. It is OK if this separates while sitting. Whisk it again before adding to your dry mix.
5 While lukewarm, add liquid to dry ingredients. FOLD with a silicone spatula just until combined. Do not overfold!!! Ugly lumpy batter is the best batter. Overmixed batter will yield a more cake-like consistency and reduce rise.
6 Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups.
7 Add any toppings now.
8 Bake for 15 minutes then drop the temperature to 375. In 5 - 10m, use a toothpick inserted into the center to check - if it comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, or clean, they’re done.
9 Transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool completely. Muffins are best the day they are made but they can be stored for later use.
Telegram added stories not too long ago and I feel the same way about that. It's UI pollution we don't want, and that we didn't ask for, and that serves no real purpose.