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But, one day one new tap takes the whole network down.
by jonsen 5y ago
But, one day one new tap takes the whole network down.
- ggm 5y agoWe used to joke that fixing campus CATV cable meant removing the end-tap over night to let the surplus electricity drip out. The thing is, during this time 2mbit telco cabling sometimes was a gas filled conduit, and your comms data frame included pipes with brass taps, and small buckets: they got leaks, and you had to drain water sometimes.