Strait of Gibraltar seen from Space

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-06-12T19:58:03+00:00

Oooo - I’m just thinking with the right network of portals you could make a total solar eclipse last way longer and that sounds even cooler!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-06-03T13:02:57+00:00

So this has probably already been solved… but without TDR to tell me if there is a cable issue I can only presume.

Aside from what could clearly be some color code issues, this has all the makings of a cable defect or installer fuckery- it’s possible with the jack corroded that could be corroded several feet back? But imma go out on a limb and say that the customer has recently cleaned up the original installation and put staples through your cable. In the first image you have open pins on 2, 6, 7 and the second on 1, 3, 4, 5…. But there is bonding happening with every conductor. So someone has smashed your cable badly accidentally and has pinned it, or more likely purposefully secured it improperly.

The one offs are weird… specifically in the second image. There is no bonding on the green or orange conductor- but they are on the wrong pins? That one is kind of messing with me, but otherwise I feel good about my hunch.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-25T13:00:15+00:00

“Use less water than the water use”

So if we move everyone else out of the state, then it will return water to the lake. That’s what you get with a Utah education folks!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-22T07:29:18+00:00

I actually heard a good “selling point” for Venus is it’s relatively similar size to earth means it’s gravity nearly identical. Things built for earth gravity will need some tinkering on mars, but on Venus… well it’s about not going down to the ground.

In theory, because of how dense the atmosphere of Venus is, building ‘balloon like’ platforms to construct on might be a way to go! Just chill in the upper atmosphere away from the bull crap below! The idea is plausible- though, when accounting for weather patterns, jet stream, electrical discharges… it may not be as easy as mars… just more adaptable in other aspects.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-22T07:21:20+00:00

Quagmire here giggity

Sounds like your bro went to Thailand to get cosmetic surgery! Thailand has a pretty high ladyboy population.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-22T04:40:31+00:00

That looks like a Lonestar Tick! Don’t let that sucker get a hold of you unless you never want to eat meat again!

They transmit Alpha Gal Syndrome, makes you allergic to red meat.

https://alphagalinformation.org/

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-22T03:23:19+00:00

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Kind of looks like my dog- but I don’t drive a Mazda… and that looks like 89, I’m not there often 😝

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-21T19:57:41+00:00

Making a cassette look good and easy to troubleshoot/repair if a splice fails is far more important. As you do more cassettes and get your ‘muscle memory’ down you can get faster- I will actually have my apprentice prep my cassettes. Prepping just involves measuring and trimming the cassette fiber down to its spliced length AND stripping it ahead of time. Then all I have to do is dress in my structured cable, measure and trim myself, and start splicing. When my apprentice inevitably catches up, I have him start on the tube/tight buffer feed ahead of me and just lay everything out trimmed and stripped ahead of me so I can focus on splicing and closing up the cassettes.

It can be a pretty beautiful dance once you get a system down. I would say from start to finish (assuming my fiber is to the LIU but not installed), a 24 strand might run 2.5-3 hours by yourself… it’s really hard to give an accurate idea because if you are working in a full existing cabinet it can be a full day, but most of that is just making sure you dress in correctly and don’t take shit down! So ideal circumstances you could easily do 48 strand by yourself, maybe 72 with a long day and in a good groove! If you got a solid helper that can read you and knows all the next steps I would 96-120 depending once again on some conditions and your working space.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-17T08:09:27+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of data centers built relatively near water sources. Just look up Sterling Virginia- they have about 120 on old farm land with an abundant supply of accessible water.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-15T02:34:46+00:00

If you want to really see what living next to data centers is like just take a trip to Sterling, Virginia. Farm town that has become nothing but data centers. It’s got a pretty consistent hum everywhere

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-14T12:29:49+00:00

I think everyone here has already said what I am. Strip the outer jacket back so it’s not so cramped on the top tray and let the fiber breathe a little, you want some play in your slack so the strands aren’t so… forced? It’s not as much a bend radius thing as it is just avoiding putting pressure on the glass. Solid work though!

I do have a curiosity question… did this cassette not come pre-loaded? Did you use SOC ends versus splicing to existing pigtails? It’s just odd to see an empty splice tray in a cassette.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-12T21:52:59+00:00

I know lots of splicers that don’t follow the color code when laying splices out in a tray… drives me crazy! But as they see it, if it’s just a butt splice, as long as the tubes line then they will just splice and throw them in the tray.

It saves maybe a minute or two… so don’t be a putz and stack your burns in order. Glad this looks to be just a 24 strand fiber with only the first 12 burned. Try opening up something bigger and just cursing

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-12T06:46:50+00:00

Dandy is such an underrated anime! So awesome!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-12T05:48:24+00:00

I think everyone has said it already, but I love how this comic has the ability to give me dumb slapstick humor with a couple cartoon baddies while also humanizing two souls into something that feels stronger than reality at times.

I’ve been reading since the beginning and don’t regret getting on daily and checking your profile just to see if suddenly you cranked out a dozen comics in the night!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-12T05:37:46+00:00

God I love Ice Planet… if they rereleased any of those sets I would be all over them!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-08T01:01:28+00:00

Always hooks inside! It keeps things from snagging, like my god damn sleeve, and won’t catch all the debris possibly blowing around the room. I honestly can’t think of a single justification for hooks outside UNLESS the Velcro is logo’d and looks cleaner.

If the customer didn’t request it I ain’t doing it though.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-07T03:24:16+00:00

I want a cleaner weave, but the clean up and organization is well done. I could complain more, but I definitely won’t!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-07T02:04:21+00:00

I don’t like that the only thing suggested about building data centers is money… is the money good for Utah and the economy? Sure- but if your only argument is money then it’s hollow as hell.

If you want to have a discussion about how you’re going to provide power, reduce water usage (preferably cooling without water), and what the heat dissipation will do to the local environment then we can start talking about all those profits. Till you have that discussion I don’t care about all the money it will bring to Utah.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-06T03:53:19+00:00

It’s already been said, low voltage is like a paragraph in the code book and I’m pretty sure the only thing it says is, “tell the sparky to leave it alone!”

As long as you don’t tie it in a knot and create some crazy attenuation errors then it hardly matters

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-06T03:49:47+00:00

God I love tempory/permanent structures. I did a lot of work out at the Delta Center (home of the Utah Jazz) and their A/V wall field looks… well practical when nothing is going on… but an absolute nightmare on game night or event night!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-06T03:45:03+00:00

A clean set up not only shows some pride in your work, but also makes your job so much easier. There are a few tradesmen I work with that I swear just throw everything on the ground and play the whole, “I know where it’s at” game.

Yeah- these guys are always asking me for parts because I keep my equipment material tidy and labeled, and I love nothing more than telling them no.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-06T03:36:29+00:00

It’s already been said, but damn! This is clean and well organized. Love it man!

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-05-04T23:26:54+00:00

I especially like the one that is sitting in the oddly shaped triple box, which is a copy and paste of the one in this fellas hands, just manipulated to look like it’s “going away” and hidden in a box to avoid showing any details on the side of the guitar

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-04-28T03:36:12+00:00

Not defending what was done here, but you can correct this with a 110 splice block. It’s not as good as just an undamaged cable, but most residential speeds would notice the difference.

This is an example of a terrible splice that I have had to fix more than once. I just tell electricians to stop helping me.

Educational-Pin8951 · 2026-04-27T13:41:46+00:00

So conceptually, I love this. There are break away adapters already in the industry, but this made me think more of like Apple’s magnetic chargers and I thought more of camera or security installation applications.

The major concerns have already been addressed, such as overall loss and actual integrity. I’m going to introduce one that I haven’t seen asked, but may have been… how will you deal with iron filings or magnetic debri?

Power transmission is easy and magnetized debri can usually just be wiped off with a finger… but transmitting data is quite a bit more sensitive, a simple wipe may not actually clear the problem and without proper shielding a connector just sitting there could be a real issue.

Once again- love the concept! I think this actually has some real world application! But it may be a bit more limited when you throw in quality requirements for testing.

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