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The Biggest Dangers to Your Fiber

Posted by samzenpus on from the cutting-the-cord dept.

ffejie writes "Fred Lawler, SVP of Global Field Services at Level 3 has an amusing look at some strange fiber cuts that he's seen in his days maintaining a large fiber network across the U.S. Whether it's squirrels, vandals, storms or truckers, it seems everyone has a new way to destroy the fiber that keeps the global communications infrastructure afloat."

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  1. Oh.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought it was going to be something about problems with All-Bran.
    Well slashdot has been around for a while now...

  2. Survival tip: always carry fiber. by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    Reminds me of the old joke:

    Whether you like to go on a cruise or hike across the backcountry, the experienced traveler always carries a length of fiber-optic cable. Whether you end up shipwrecked and stranded on a desert island, or lost in the wilderness, all you have to do is bury the cable in the sand, snow, or dirt.

    A few hours later, a guy driving a backhoe will be along to dig up the fiber. Hitch a ride with him back to civilization.

  3. What cuts the 4G wireless by retroworks · · Score: 4, Funny

    America, always fighting the last war against squirrels. We need to look forward, it is the flying squirrels who represent the risk tomorrow.

    --
    Gently reply
    1. Re:What cuts the 4G wireless by gman003 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Fact: The Predator drone was originally created to defend against the flying squirrel menace. However, due to normal government incompetence, it was instead used in the War on Terror.

      Soldiers at the front continued to be baffled by why the drone's decoy launcher is filled with acorns instead of flares, something they, too, attribute to typical government incompetence.