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Hunting for North Korean Fiber Optic Cables

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288 points Bezod | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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codedokode ◴[08 Dec 25 22:02 UTC] No.46198249[source]▶
Isn't it easier to hang optic cable on the poles? It seems that burying the cable requires more work.

As for utility boxes along the track, it could be something railway-related, for example, some railway control or monitoring equipment.

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bigiain ◴[09 Dec 25 02:18 UTC] No.46200523[source]▶
If you hang your fibre optic cable from poles, you will inevitably evolve flying backhoes.
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1. eqvinox ◴[09 Dec 25 12:21 UTC] No.46204143[source]▶
Too late, already happened, it's called squirrels. cf. CCC NOC logo: https://events.ccc.de/camp/2019/wiki/Static:Network — it's an in-joke about rodents chewing through the (air/tree-strung) uplink fibre multiple times at the 2015 event.
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2. bigiain ◴[09 Dec 25 21:40 UTC] No.46211088[source]▶
That campground info hooks back into the old joke I was referencing.

What's the most important piece of camping gear you can take with you?

A meter or so of fiber optical cable. So that if you get lost of injured you can bury it and wait for the backhoe to show up and dig through it, then get a ride back to civilisation with the operator.