Connectivity

In your face: Cabling photos

July 29, 2020

Sometimes when the degree of 'cable fail' is just too egregious, ICT techs in the field start to wonder if it's been done on purpose.

Matt Vincent

Sometimes when the degree of cable fail is just too egregious, ICT techs in the field figure, This had to have been done on purpose. Then they post their photos to Reddit's various social media sub-communities (r/Cablefail not least) dedicated to documenting IT technical malfeasance, as found on the job site, for the rest of us to point and laugh at -- and the cycle continues: wash, rinse, repeat...

"I fixed that cable for you." -- Reddit/iiiiiiitttttttttttt OP [orig. poster]: u/Over-Distribution847

"This beauty caught my eye as I passed by, now I know somebody’s gonna ask me to fix it." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/atomicleopard89

"I get stressed just looking at this 😫" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/youllnevano123

"Years of not caring. 🤦🏽‍" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/DamianZG

"PAREIDOLIA" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/5igorsk

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About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]