Packets and Bolts

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Packets and Bolts is the podcast about technology, life, philosophy, and everything in between. Your hosts, Muskrat and Mongoose, are network engineers and architects with a combined experience of over 30 years in the industry.

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Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

New Packets and Bolts Episode: SysAdmin Day 2025!!!

https://packetsandbolts.libsyn.com/sysadmin-day-2025

Packets and Bolts: SysAdmin Day 2025!!!

Another year and another SysAdmin Day has passed. Yes, Friday, July 25th, was SysAdmin Day 2025! What a year; defined by layoffs, data leaks, AI mishaps, flops, and so much more. Grab a drink and let's discuss all the fun (or not so fun) that the last year has brought in the world of technology.   The SysAdmin Website: Email the show at  Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon: @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

New episode of Packets and Bolts: Interview with Enrico Weigelt!

https://packetsandbolts.libsyn.com/interview-with-enrico-weigelt

Packets and Bolts: Interview with Enrico Weigelt!!!

Enrico Weigelt recently forked the X11 project, creating XLibre. This seems to have caused a bit of a kerfuffle in the community. But why? This is exactly what FOSS is about. In the immediate aftermath a lot of focus has been on Enrico, rather than the project itself. Well, let's go to the source and ask Enrico himself what all the fuss is about!   Email the show at   Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

Packets and Bolts: Khafre Pyramid SAR Scan and Spring Check-In!

Welcome to the Spring check-in for 2025! Tonight we discuss the Khafre Pyramid SAR Scans and other items while sipping beers. Are the scans legit or just random noise? Let's discuss! Sit back, grab a drink, and let's dig in!   Email the show at   Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...  

Packets and Bolts: Interview with Matthew Emery - Ed Leedskalnin and Coral Castlel!!!

Tonight I speak with Matthew Emery on the topic of Ed Leedskalnin and Coral Castle. Ed had a different take on magnetism and we discuss some of his research and inventions. Matthew Emery also runs the websites below on the topic of Ed and a forums on the subject:   Email the show at   Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

Since Musk is some sort of government official, does that make Twitter state media, and is everyone on it subject to true 1st Amendment protections? In addition, is Musk now subject to the Foreign Emoluments clause??? 
Packets and Bolts: 2024 Year In Review and 2025 Predictions!!!

Tonight we review 2024 and look forward to 2025 and the Year of the Snake which begins on January 19th! What have we learned from 2024 and what can we expect from 2025 and the Year of the Wood Snake? Let's settle down, read some headlines, have a drink, answer emails, and review the past year while looking ahead to the new year!   Email the show at   Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

Packets and Bolts: Bagels, Bears, and BS!!!

Tonight the Warden returns to discuss the Bear's season. Have their predictions come to fruition? In addition, we review Muskrat's very own bagels and discuss turkey cooking techniques. Sit back as we read headlines, answer emails, and discuss Bagels, Bears, and BS!!!   Email the show at   Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

Packets and Bolts: World War on the Horizon???

With the ongoing conflicts around the world, will we be dragged into World War III in the coming months? Sit back as we read headlines, answer emails, and discuss the possibility for World War.... Email the show at   Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...  

New episode of Packets and Bolts for SysAdmin Day 2024! Of course Crowdstrike was a topic of discussion as well...

https://packetsandbolts.libsyn.com/sysadmin-day-2024

Packets and Bolts: SysAdmin Day 2024!!!

Did you have IT issues during the CrowdStrik fiasco? Was your internet ever interrupted only to be restored minutes later? Well chances are the unsung SysAdmin heroes were working hard to bring those systems back online for you without so much as a simple thank you... Grab a drink as we read some headlines, go through emails, and share stories of administering various systems in this technological hellscape we find ourselves in... Oh yeah, and we will discuss the little CrowdStrike issue as well....   The SysAdmin Website: Email the show at Join us on Discord:   Follow us on Mastodon: @[email protected] ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...