the_julia•1mo ago

After a job in Dubai, I'm convinced our cable planning for tall buildings is all wrong.

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miaprice1mo ago

Everything we add these days just piles up.

robinc601mo ago

Yeah, what about the sheer weight of all that cabling on the building's structure? We might be adding tons of extra load nobody calculates.

joelh291mo ago

Seriously, that's such a good point. It's like what @patricia_bennett52 said about piling on until things break, but with actual physical weight. I saw a server room retrofit once and the floor was literally sagging from all the new wires.

patricia_bennett521mo ago

Working in Dubai showed me how fast they build up, literally. It reminds me of how we just keep adding apps and devices to old home Wi-Fi until it gives out.