🚀rockit network engineer 👩🏼‍💻ethernet fangirl 🛜 weird use cases & silly tech! 💌 tracket@tracketpacer.com 🌎 tracketpacer.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mqhpyyg3rs22i don’t think i’ll ever be fully done grieving my old girl, but i miss having a dog around so much. so i’m looking to rescue again. trying my best to do due diligence. Mae was lightning in a bottle, so keeping expectations low. would just love to have a wagging tail & cuddly snoot around again12 Jul 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhpyyg3rs22https://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mpjr2gomx22kgod i loathe the enshittification of the internet how about i just have whatever followers i have without trying to squeeze every last drop of $$ i possibly can from all interactions with other human beings. i know this is a privileged position to take but these emails piss me off so much30 Jun 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjr2gomx22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mp2jjreg3k2lanybody got a hookup for some EX4300 or 4400s24 Jun 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2jjreg3k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mot6kup3es2ndude this is so cool @lumafield.bsky.social sent over scans of those random ethernet cable connectors that Mike & i tested a while back… look at the (lack of) twisting in there! more to come soon21 Jun 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mot6kup3es2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3moq2ujuzac2jif working in aerospace has taught me anything it’s that any engineer who speaks in absolutes about hardware is full of it20 Jun 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moq2ujuzac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mo7n4cxo722pthe saga continues: testing suspicious amazon cables 👹14 Jun 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7n4cxo722phttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mo6u4d5o6s2zbox13 Jun 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6u4d5o6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mnzglwmlok2vguess what im doin today11 Jun 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzglwmlok2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mnwy7gmlec2rpeople who use AI to make stuff 99% of the time announce loudly it to the rest of the world using language that implies THEY made the stuff, THEY coded it. ask them directly if they made that shit. it always comes out that they prompted it out of an LLM10 Jun 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwy7gmlec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mnuuxtmljs27damn there are some amazing games coming out soon. new GoW, tomb raider, fable all look fantastic09 Jun 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuuxtmljs27https://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mnpjtei3bc2sreal talk is cisco live now just white guys with beards interviewing other white guys with beards about AI07 Jun 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpjtei3bc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mnkmhw5nhk2tngl i’m getting kinda exhausted from being expected to be various parts firmware engineer, electrical engineer, network engineer, software engineer. i do miss being just a network engineer05 Jun 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkmhw5nhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mn6prhyny22jsee some of yall at NANOG this week! i hope! :)31 May 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6prhyny22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mmwmjxlyek22 set up an ssh tunnel in mobaxterm for the first time ever everybody clap28 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwmjxlyek22https://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mmmcyr45gk2mi bill myself as a late riser & chronically distracted but it’s all a lie so people will leave me the f alone in the morning & not expect too much of me24 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmcyr45gk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mmeoiyeuo22di will be at NANOG 97 in bellevue next week with my colleagues. feel free to say hi! i have never been to a NANOG before 👁️〰️👁️21 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeoiyeuo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mma2xzkdek26cybersecurity is hilarious bc a hacker will be known by a name like siD3w4ys_d4rKst4r or some shit & it’s just a middle aged dude w glasses who coaches his kids’ soccer team19 May 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma2xzkdek26https://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mltqin7sis27man i really need to hug a dog14 May 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltqin7sis27https://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mlodlfps3k2dbought a bunch of “CAT7/CAT8” cables off amazon and, well… here are the test results of the first one. can’t pass CAT6a, debatable on CAT5e!! 🫣12 May 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlodlfps3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3ml363xr3qk2danybody have any tips for this pal in kenya looking for hardware to practice on?05 May 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml363xr3qk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3ml2iei5ufc2yi love junos firewall filters so much omg04 May 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2iei5ufc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mktjmqyxbk27i’ve been learning abt embedded stuff lately02 May 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktjmqyxbk27https://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mkpru6fiys2ythanks bud30 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpru6fiys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mknpp5bddc2nso not only is there an auto-negotiation process from local PHY to its link partner PHY, but there is also another auto-negotiation process internal to the board between PHY & MAC that occurs over traces but it is NOT THE SAME THING as the other kind of auto-negotiation oh my god why29 Apr 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknpp5bddc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mkaqdce6fs2gok well so far the answer is YES* *but only a channel test (cable only; RJ45 plugs not included) [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqdce6fs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mk7naukkbs2ydo u think this skinny cable can pass CAT6a testing? 🤨24 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7naukkbs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mk6cyqq3fk2tmy partner has never heard of the donner party before but decided to read a book abt them, because the book got really good reviews. he requested NO SPOILERS of me. so i have been waiting in hysterical anticipation as he updates me on where he is in their journey. tenterhooks23 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cyqq3fk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tracketpacer.com/post/3mjzi6zpwhk2jeric berger is the reason none of us except essential personnel can listen in on comms during launch and i will never forgive him for that21 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:vcr4ry5765uyswp73f4mxvb7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzi6zpwhk2j