ferdnyc "Rodents like ducts and they like fibers, which are very tasty,” Community Fibre chief Graeme Oxby told the newspaper. “It’s not something we’ve been particularly interested in…" I find this very confusing. I guess by "it" he was referring to G.network and/or its purchase, rather than the company's physical fiber assets. (Making the quote feel like a bit of a whiplash topic change.) But even still, they're a fiber company too! So it makes you wonder how their own fiber isn't in the same state, if it's so apparently unremarkable to have rats dining on it. Reply
edzieba Ah, "Soy wiring", the bonkers myth that refuses to die. The reality is: 1) That rats will chew any polymer with no preference for what feedstock the monomer was derived from2) The feedstock used is irrelevant to the final polymer. The same way that rayon made from cellulose feedstock from Bamboo is identical to rayon made form cellulose from any other plant matter ('bamboo fibre' is a pure marketing invention). Nylon doesn't smell like crude oil, Rayon does not smell like plants, and PVC does not smell like soybeans. Reply
American2021 Haha, omg. They're in London of course. "G.Network is a diverse and inclusive company and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our network will serve Londoners in all their amazing diversity. That's why we want our workforce, as far as possible, to reflect that diversity." The diversity ignored the rats and now they're in chapter 11 bankruptcy. IQ matters. Reply
bit_user ezst036 said: Bailouts for billionaires makes the world go round. Did you read the article ? Because, it looks to me like the term "bailout" was only used as clickbait . To be accurate, title should've said its "acquisition" was cancelled. Bailout implies government money, yet none was at stake. I think I'm going to make a more concerted effort to avoid Jowi's articles, from now on. Reply
beyondlogic Admin said: A British broadband internet provider refused to buy a distressed competitor as its entire fiber network has reportedly been chewed up by rats and rodents. U.K. internet provider's bailout cancelled because rats chewed through its fiber optic cables — biodegradable cable jackets use soy- or corn-based… : Read more a yes put a food substance as a jacket around wires what could possibly go wrong. Reply
waltc3 Biodegradable fiber-optic cable coverings? Now I've heard it all…;) You want your cables to last as long as possible, to be as durable as you can make them, and covering them in rat food that would disintegrate even if the rats turned it down–it's just incredible…;) Whew. Reply
toyotabedzrock Just add a bitterant to the sheath material mix. Reply
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