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The Hedge

Russ White
Networking
Network Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing
Automation
Network Automation
Data Centers
BGP
Computer Networking
Cybersecurity
Ipv6
Sonic
QUIC
Productivity
Energy Efficiency
RPKI
Self-Publishing
Blockchain
Telecommunications
Open Source Software

culture eats technology for breakfast

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Social media services have largely become a marketplace designed to capture and hold your attention, rather than places where people share information and talk to one another. A large part of this is because they are hosted on large-scale platforms t... more

Who should be held liable when AI fails? Who is liable when an AI system ā€œbreaks intoā€ a network or system, causing a major breach? Listen in as Tom and Russ discuss two articles covering these topics on this roundtable episode of the Hedge.

The two... more

Network engineers do not need to become full-time coders to succeed–but some coding skills are really useful. In this episode of the Hedge, David Barrosso (you can find David’s github repositories here), Phill Simonds, and Russ White discuss which pr... more

Just about everyone is watching the financial markets, either wondering how much better they can get, or when the AI financing bubble is going to crash. Dough Dawson, from POTs and PANs, joins Tom and Russ to talk about the logic of a coming crash, a... more

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Recent Guests

Wouter Constant
NOSTR contributor and presenter
Episode: Hedge 324: NOSTR
Doug Dawson
Guest expert, POTs and PANs blogger and telecom industry commentator
POTs and PANs / CCG
Episode: Hedge 322: AI Crash
Doug Jacobson
Speaker linked to Iowa State University, discussed consolidation themes
Iowa State University
Episode: Hedge 320: Service Consolidation
Mike Bushong
Guest on AI and networking discussion
Episode: Hedge 319: Using AI
Donald Sharp
Network engineer with experience in FR routing and AI-assisted workflows
Episode: Hedge 317: AI Tools and Coding
Derick Winkworth
Network engineer with hands-on experience in agentic AI and workflows
Episode: Hedge 317: AI Tools and Coding
Colin Cosgrove
Episode: Hedge 316: AI Governance
Cat Hicks
Psychologist
Episode: Hedge 315: Engineering Psychology
Michael McCollum
Network engineer in a healthcare environment overseeing wireless, wired, NAC, and other network responsibilities
Health care networking environment
Episode: Hedge 314: Questions from a New Engineer

Hosts

Russ White
Computer networking professional and technology commentator
Tom
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Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 48 ratings
  • So helpful!

    I learn so much with each episode. Thank you for all that you share with us!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dug-i-am
    United States4 months ago
  • Great podcast, thank you!

    Great information and interviews!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    linux 66
    United States4 years ago
  • most informative podcast for neteng

    Hosted by Russ white! what more could you ask for 😊

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mskhan7
    Singapore6 years ago

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Hedge 324: NOSTR
Q: One of the services the platform provides, I would say, is content discovery. If you don't know exactly what you want or exactly where it is, they give you a way to, it's just simple search. But how is content discovery accomplished?
Discovery can rely on relays that surface content, searches across known identities and publications, indexing, PageRank-style ranking, or social graphs and Web of Trust. Constant says there is no single solution.
Hedge 324: NOSTR
Q: So what are some of the applications here? I mean, social networking seems to be one of them, but what's the valuable thing that people would use this for instead of just publishing a web page?
NOSTR began with Twitter-like microblogging, but its event-based system can support other applications, including Git workflows, app distribution and long-form articles tied to a shared identity.
Hedge 314: Questions from a New Engineer
Q: What should a new engineer do to understand what is expected from them by management?
Start by understanding the business problem the team is trying to solve, do some research, talk to colleagues to learn how the team operates, and then ask what the manager expects from you, tailoring your contributions to those goals.
Hedge 310: AI Ops
Q: What is the practical cost of implementing AI agents in a large enterprise network, and how is ROI addressed?
The initial investment to build a system where agents can operate is a concern, but early use cases show significant speedups in security compliance audits and operational tasks. The ROI depends on TCO and how quickly automation and reduced manual effort scale, with ongoing evaluation of unit economics as the technology matures.
Hedge 310: AI Ops
Q: What about data quality and preventing AI from hallucinating when controlling network devices?
Hallucinations are mitigated through context engineering and a traversable knowledge graph that combines intent, live state, and operational history. By constraining the AI's view to a well-defined context and providing explicit change-management and device-level constraints, the agent can make safer, more accurate inferences and actions.

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Conversational discussions of computer networking, internet infrastructure, and the culture and organizations surrounding technology. Regular hosts Russ White and Tom connect technical foundations, such as protocols, routing, and network operations, with practical questions about security, AI adoption, governance, engineering careers, and how teams make decisions. The format combines host-led roundtables and technical explanations with interviews featuring engineers, researchers, psychologists, and industry specialists. Guests bring hands-on experience and subject expertise, from network operations and telecom infrastructure to AI governance and workplace psychology. The discussions are detailed but approachable, often using historical cont... more

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2. Doug Dawson
3. Doug Jacobson
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5. Donald Sharp
6. Derick Winkworth
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