Hosted by Muskrat and Mongoose · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 67 episodes
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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.http://packetsandbolts.com/Join Us on Discord:https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aTFollow us on Mastodon:@PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchangeEmail: packetsandbolts@gmail.com
Muskrat and Mongoose hosts Packets and Bolts, a technology show with 67 episodes published.
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 fu
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
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
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 t
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, r
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, ans
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 packe
Are Venezuelan gangs running rampant in Aurora Colorado or are they like any of the other home-grown gangs in America. Is the management company using this as an excuse to be derelict in its duties? Grab a drink as we re
Did you have IT issues during the CrowdStrike 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
Today I talk with Lee Camp to discuss the Left in America, or lack thereof. Lee Camp is a comedian, activist, and commentator. He created, wrote, and hosted the hit weekly comedy show "Redacted Tonight" for 8 years. He n
Our guest tonight is the esteemed NFL and NFC North expert, The Warden. That's right, tonight we are going to focus on the last part of the Packets and Bolts motto of technology, life, philosophy, and everything in betwe
Tonight Muskrat talks about his 5,000+ mile road trip that took him to the No Values Festival and Roswell, NM, in advance of the 77th anniversary of the crash incident of 1947. Let's talk about punk, travels, and UFOs. A
After surviving the total solar eclipse in April we take a look at the DARE program Is it effective or is it a waste of time and money? Do we dare to say no or yes to DARE? As usual, we review headlines and read listener
Tonight we discuss the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse which occurs on Monday, April 8 th . Is this the coming of the end? Let's dive into the superstitions, bazaar events, and other obscure phenomena tonight as we drink a
Tonight CG returns to discuss the HPE acquisition of Juniper along with news in the world of FPGA's. Interview begins at 01:00:40. Settle in as we begin the sixth season of Packets and Bolts with some headlins and a cock
It's been another year and 2023 is coming to an end. Grab a drink as we sit down to discuss what has happened in the previous twelve months and what might be to come in 2024. Gather around as we review headlines, read li
Today we sit down with audio, recording, and mixing expert, Myron Fett, better known as Midnight $wami, to discuss his time with Sweetwater. Leaving Sweetwater lead him to his new company, "Song Writer's Support" details
Tonight I sit down wtih James Corbett of The Corbett Report to discuss a variety of topics, including tech censorship and geopolitics. The Corbett Report is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. It
It's October and that meanse Cybersecurity Awareness Month! With all the recent breaches and 0-day vulnerabilities going on we are once again discussing the poor state of cybersecurity, especially in the USA. Is your dat
New Covid-19 variants are appearing in the news again and some online are predicting new rounds of lockdowns by fall. Is this paranoia or a legit concern? Join us tonight as we discuss recent Covid news along with headli
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