Agreed. EMI is nothing new. I am unsure how some 17-year old got an article everywhere considering that it's not really "news". I figure he picked the main topics that people want to hear about death/danger + popular technology (iPod)
It is really hard for me to believe that someone cannot install their own LAN cable though the building themselves. The only reason electrical work should be licensed and checked is that it includes fire hazard as well as electricution hazard. LAN cables would be near impossible to set fire to themselves, and it is impossible to electrocute yourself with the tiny voltage that LAN cables carry. This must be purely a union fix on the market. Or something really stupid.
We had the same problem here, but that was also due to the fact that we're not allowed to make holes in firewalls by ourselves as students at our college. We had to pay guys something like $80/hr to run conduit from room to room for our LAN. They had to run patch cable through conduit for what reason? I understand that regular CAT5 has PVC coating (or drop line, dammit what is it called) anyway that can only be used, technically, from computer to computer or computer to wall socket. Any longer runs or runs through the ceiling or floor should be plenum (which is not toxic/flammable). Maybe this is what they are afraid of... even though the wire is not dangerous itself, it can pose hazards when mixed with fire. This may only be true with commercial buildings such as dorms and offices.
I never understood it because there bound to be something more toxic burning in my house than my CAT5.
In the end, I say you get the certification yourself! You might make more money doing that then you do in your current job.
Very true. Except, this will make you fit and not really buff. We have DDR pads at LANs. It's great to get up there and do it forever. But, you'd have to do it eveyrday for at least an hour.. sorta like running.
There was some article up a while ago that said some California school was having DDR as a PE class! If the state board of education would actually allow it, there has to be something to it.
There are several reasons for manufactures to keep the floppy. I see it maybe getting close to getting rid of them, but it will never happen. My teachers still require me to print my essays and everything instead of e-mail.
Sony Vaio and Compaq iPaq are 2 good reasons to keep the floppy. I have to connect an external USB floppy to the Sony Vaio PCG-C1VN (to the only USB port) to get it to boot. God know how to make a bootable CD for the external PCMCIA CD-ROM drive. I have yet to find drivers for it. And the iPaqs. Man, I like bootable CD-ROMs, but they don't even have those!
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Agreed. EMI is nothing new. I am unsure how some 17-year old got an article everywhere considering that it's not really "news". I figure he picked the main topics that people want to hear about death/danger + popular technology (iPod)
Probably because most server rooms are filtered well.
It is really hard for me to believe that someone cannot install their own LAN cable though the building themselves. The only reason electrical work should be licensed and checked is that it includes fire hazard as well as electricution hazard. LAN cables would be near impossible to set fire to themselves, and it is impossible to electrocute yourself with the tiny voltage that LAN cables carry. This must be purely a union fix on the market. Or something really stupid.
/flammable). Maybe this is what they are afraid of... even though the wire is not dangerous itself, it can pose hazards when mixed with fire. This may only be true with commercial buildings such as dorms and offices.
We had the same problem here, but that was also due to the fact that we're not allowed to make holes in firewalls by ourselves as students at our college. We had to pay guys something like $80/hr to run conduit from room to room for our LAN. They had to run patch cable through conduit for what reason? I understand that regular CAT5 has PVC coating (or drop line, dammit what is it called) anyway that can only be used, technically, from computer to computer or computer to wall socket. Any longer runs or runs through the ceiling or floor should be plenum (which is not toxic
I never understood it because there bound to be something more toxic burning in my house than my CAT5.
In the end, I say you get the certification yourself! You might make more money doing that then you do in your current job.
Very true. Except, this will make you fit and not really buff. We have DDR pads at LANs. It's great to get up there and do it forever. But, you'd have to do it eveyrday for at least an hour.. sorta like running.
There was some article up a while ago that said some California school was having DDR as a PE class! If the state board of education would actually allow it, there has to be something to it.
There are several reasons for manufactures to keep the floppy. I see it maybe getting close to getting rid of them, but it will never happen. My teachers still require me to print my essays and everything instead of e-mail.
Sony Vaio and Compaq iPaq are 2 good reasons to keep the floppy. I have to connect an external USB floppy to the Sony Vaio PCG-C1VN (to the only USB port) to get it to boot. God know how to make a bootable CD for the external PCMCIA CD-ROM drive. I have yet to find drivers for it. And the iPaqs. Man, I like bootable CD-ROMs, but they don't even have those!