How does it work ? Is It Magic?

[Treefrog]

I first read about those trans-atlantic cables in "Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll, about a true story of tracking a hacker.
Got some real good background into how world networking started - and how they had (at the time) only about 7 cables going across the atlantic.

That must have been some bloody big rolls of cable

Interesting snippet: the copper wires for the 1st transatlantic cables were made by Thos. Bolton & Sons in 1870 or so in Oakamoor (about 3 miles from Alton Towers.) All that's left of the original factory is some concrete lumps in the ground in what is now the "Picnic Area" in Oakamoor on the bank of the Churnett. If you go through Oakamoor on your way to the Towers, it's the big flat bit on your right as you go over the bridge.

 

[leaskovski]

You know the saying, 'Im off to lay some cable' whilst heading to the bog or 'i have just laid some cable' whilst coming from the bog.

Well thats what it means.

 

[LeoWyatt]

well using a really really large cannon....

 

[Visage]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telephone_cable

KaHn

and a self-healing ring topology

Sounds ideal after a vindaloo.....

 

[bradbcam]

Interesting snippet: the copper wires for the 1st transatlantic cables were made by Thos. Bolton & Sons in 1870 or so in Oakamoor (about 3 miles from Alton Towers.) All that's left of the original factory is some concrete lumps in the ground in what is now the "Picnic Area" in Oakamoor on the bank of the Churnett. If you go through Oakamoor on your way to the Towers, it's the big flat bit on your right as you go over the bridge.

Is that opposite the cricketers arms?

 

[Treefrog]

Is that opposite the cricketers arms?

That's the one!

Nice pub too

 

[Treefrog]

This makes me feel much better about the day I was putting a bottle of milk back into the fridge and suddenly realised I had no idea how a fridge actually works. I quickly ran upstairs and googled it....

N00b!

It's the pixies that do it, they magically transport chunks of ice from Santa's workshop. It's the leftover bits of ice that mean your freezer compartment needs defrosting from time to time - they're very enthusiastic!

 

[Loki]

N00b!

It's the pixies that do it, they magically transport chunks of ice from Santa's workshop. It's the leftover bits of ice that mean your freezer compartment needs defrosting from time to time - they're very enthusiastic!

damn I thought it was two really big plastic cups with lots of string tied together and some bloke shouting random zeros and ones. Guess you learn something new every day