My Favorite Media
Here you'll find the media I consume routinely that informs my worldview. The things I consider the greatest shows on earth. Content that inspires, educates, and entertains me. In an information rich, complex, and polarized world, I try to consume a wide variety of perspectives and ideas.
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My aim in providing this curated content portfolio is to grant you some modicum of insight into the influences that shape my opinions. To be clear, I actively seek out diverse viewpoints that challenge my beliefs. This is a basic tenant of knowledge. Any attempt to box me up ideologically is futile. Please refrain from drawing any radical or definitive conclusions. But feel free to use this page as a frame of reference for understanding the type of person I am.
I'm more curious than clever. But remain committed to continuously iterating my knowledge. My hope is you will get the gist of the kind of person I am through the media I consume. But that you will also instinctively accept there is much nuance to everyone. We all have multitudes. And it's turtles all the way down.
Websites
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Wonderful Websites: Intrigue, Awe, and Pertinent Reference Points
Fascinating Academic Institutes
Casual perusal for inspiration and knowledge during downtime. A reminder we have extraordinary minds pushing intellectual limits for which I am grateful.
- Less Wrong - Rationality ... A Forum of Human Reasoning
- Future of Life ... A look at humanities future prospects with Max Tegmark
- Santa Fe Institute ... Justice League of Renegade Geeks
- Cambridge Study of Existential Risk ... Big Questions
- Alignment Forum ... AI Considerations
- Imagination in Action ... Innovation Event Series with MIT
Technology Reference Points
I love these old school vibes. A treasure trove.
- TCP Guide ... A comprehensive guide to the TCP/IP protocol suite
- A Security Site ... A comprehensive guide to Security with Prof B Buchanan
And do remember... Google Scholar is your cerebral mentor.
Podcasts
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Daily Diet: Politics, Thinking, Science, Technology, Health, & Adventure
Routine News
My primary sources of establishment media for routine news and current affairs.
- The Rest is Politics ... with Alastair Campbell & Rory Stewart
- News Briefing ... A 10min daily news digest i wake up to from the Financial Times
- The Daily ... Quasi deep dives on a particular current event from the New York Times
- The News Agents ... A fresh take on the news with Emily Maitlis & Jon Sopel
- The Intelligence ... A global perspective on current affairs from the Economist
Deeper takes on World Matters
My go-to sources for deeper analysis and thought provoking ideas, themes, and concepts.
- Making Sense ... Philosophical discussions with Sam Harris
- Modern Wisdom ... Exploring the modern world with Chris Williamson
- Mind Space ... Exploring the mind and consciousness with Sean Carroll
- DarkHorse Podcast ... Intellectual discussions with Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
- The Daily Stoic ... Stoic themed philosophical insights for daily living with Ryan Holiday
Technology
My favorite sources for keeping up with matters pertinent to my professional career journey.
- Packet Pushers ... Network Love with Ethan Banks We miss you Greg! 🥺 | Fat Pipe.
- Change Log ... Open Source Software with Adam Stacoviak & Jerod Santo
- Devops Paradox ... DevOps discussions with Viktor Farcic & Darin Pope
- The Art of Network Engineering ... Network Engineering with A J Murrray
- Cables to Clouds ... Cloud Networking with Alex Perkins & Tim McC
Health & Fitness
So i can live to see 2100 and climb V10 before I die.
- Huberman Lab ... Science-based tools for everyday life with Andrew Huberman
- Zoe Health ... Nutrition and health insights with Tim Spector
Climbing & Adventure
To be fair... I often skip them. I'd rather be climbing than listening.
- The Struggle ... Climbing and adventure stories with Ryan Devlin
- Climbing Gold ... Climbing stories and insights with Alex Honnold
Learning Platforms
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Technology Certifications: bits & bytes
Professional Development
Where I spend my time learning the tools to make a living doing what I love.
- AWS Skills Builder Subscription ... as component of AWS Console @ $30 per month.
- Hashicorp Certifications ... for Terraform & Vault
- Cisco U ... some limited free content.
- (Outrageously expensive without Corporate sponsorship & Cisco Credits)
YouTube Channels
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Late night mindless watching: Downtime mostly
An eclectic mix of technology & general interest content
YouTube has taught me so much. It makes it very hard to dislike Google, for all its flaws.
- Network Automation Forum
- The Joe Rogan Experience ... with Joe Rogan
- Lex Fridman ... with Lex Fridman
Newsletters & Blogs
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An eclectic mix of work, play & curiosity: Lunchtime & transit stuff
Technology
Thought leaders in Network Automation / People & Companies I admire.
- The Gratuitous Arp ... with Claudia de Luna
- AutoCon Coverage ... for Blogs of AutoCon events.
- Netbox Labs ... Mark Coleman's are typically good.
Slack & Discord Communities
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Slack: & Discord: Awesome community content - hang with your people!
Slack
Hang out & get your queries answered with your tribe. Good vibes only.
- Network Automation Forum Slack Invite ... Network Automation Pros & Jokers. Fun.
- NetDev from Network Labs Slack Invite ... Everything Networks.
- Network to Code Slack Invite ... Everything Networks.
- Packet Coders Slack Invite ... Network Automation Subscription Learning.
- SuzieQ Slack Invite ... NetEngLabs for SuzieQ Observability.
Discord
- Container Lab ... for the ultimate container based Network Labs community.
- Kubenet ... for the Kubernetes Network Orchestration Platform from Wim & Nokia.
- OpsMill ... for InfraHub - The Next Generation of Source of Truth..