Packets and Bolts

Yes we have been slacking with episodes but we've been very busy over the last year. However, we couldn't miss the annual SysAdmin day extravaganza! So we have come together once again to complain about the industry and celebrate all the system administrators that keep things running... Grab a beverage and let's dig in!   The SysAdmin Website: https://sysadminday.com/ Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ...

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: https://sysadminday.com/ Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ...

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 packetsandbolts@gmail.com   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mas...

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 packetsandbolts@gmail.com   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...  

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: https://www.leedskalnin.com/ https://magneticuniverse.com/   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ...

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 packetsandbolts@gmail.com   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange...

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 packetsandbolts@gmail.com   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

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 packetsandbolts@gmail.com   Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...  

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 read some headlines, read emails, and review the situation at Aurora Colorado... Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio t...

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 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: https://sysadminday.com/ E...

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 now hosts the daily show "Dangerous Ideas" on YouTube and Rumble. He's the author of multiple books including "Bullet Points & Punch Lines" and "Dangerous Ideas." He also has multiple comedy albums and hosts the podcasts "The Lee Camp Show", "Moment of Clarity", and "Government Secrets". Visit his site at: https://leecamp.com/   Email t...

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 between! Let's read some headlines and then dive into some football.   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...</p

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. As always, we read some headlines and listener emails. Grab a drink and let's drive!   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

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 emails before diving in. Grab a chair and your drink of choice and let's dig into DARE...   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange <p...

Tonight we discuss the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse which occurs on Monday, April 8th. Is this the coming of the end? Let's dive into the superstitions, bazaar events, and other obscure phenomena tonight as we drink a favored libation. As always, we review headlines first and take a look at listener emails.   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange   ...   Packets and...

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 cocktail in this, the first episode of 2024 and the Year of the Dragon!   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange   ...   Packets and Bolts - Bri...

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 listener emails, and have some cocktails as we prepare for the new year...   Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord Follow us on Mastodon @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange   ...   Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podc...

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 of which can be found at his website swamisden.com, visit the services section for details. Interview starts at 26m:30sec. https://swamisden.com/ Email $wami at: swami@swamisden.com Enjoy the last days of 2023 while we discuss a little slice of the music industry with Midnight $wami....   Join Us on Discord: h...

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 operates on the principle of open source intelligence and provides podcasts, interviews, articles and videos about breaking news and important issues from 9/11 Truth and false flag terror to the Big Brother police state, eugenics, geopolitics, the central banking fraud and more.   https://www.corbettreport.com/about/   Sit back while we discuss the web of tangled machinations we...

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 data safe? Pull up a chair while we review headlines, read listener emails, and have some drinks... Join Us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT   Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange     ***     Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM ra...