Study Streams and Space Dreams with Lexie Cooper
from The Art of Network Engineering Hosted by Andy and Jeff
Blue Origin’s Lexie Cooper is back! We riff on New Glenn’s first launch and what “vehicle #2” means for launch cadence, where to watch from Florida without getting arrested, and why streaming your learning, even when it’s awkward, is a cheat code for growth. Andy shares his live Python study saga (and a friendly dust-up with Jeff about “just code it”), while Lexie takes us down to Layer 1: PHYs, link pulses, why “turning off auto-negotiation” isn’t always what you think, and why messy home labs beat pretty cable porn. We also get real about authenticity at vendors, the pressure to be “polished,” and whether networking is still a great career in an automation-heavy market. If you need a nudge to build, break, and learn in public, this one’s it. In this episode: New Glenn’s growing fleet & why multiple boosters matter How/where to catch a Florida launch (scrubs happen) Learning in public: textbooks on stream, tension on mic, real takeaways PHY vs. ASIC, MAC sublayers, and auto-neg gotchas (with an oscilloscope!) Home labs: why “spaghetti” > showroom racks for actual learning Careers: automation pressure, Git for config history, staying authentic Streaming nuts & bolts: TikTok vs. Twitch vs. YouTube, OBS scenes 101 Women in networking and inviting more people into the field Full show notes, transcript and links: https://artofnetworkengineering.com/episodes/study-streams-and-space-dreams-with-lexie-cooper Send us Fan Mail Support the show For everything AONE: https://artofnetworkengineering.com/
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Blue Origin’s Lexie Cooper is back! We riff on New Glenn’s first launch and what “vehicle #2” means for launch cadence, where to watch from Florida without getting arrested, and why streaming your learning, even when it’s awkward, is a cheat code for growth. Andy shares his live Python study saga (and a friendly dust-up with Jeff about “just code it”), while Lexie takes us down to Layer 1: PHYs, link pulses, why “turning off auto-negotiation” isn’t always what you think, and why messy ...
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