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TIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out. (hackaday.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

sounds recent so not surprised we did not know. Nice there is another reason for fiber and maybe one that would save longterm cost so incentivize isps to replace with fiber.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Would fibre reduce the need for pressurisation?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yes, glass doesn't corrode when exposed to moisture.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

yeah like ein fuck um mrmrmrm said

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