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Good times: Cabling photos

April 23, 2021

Chronicling structured cabling excellence from the Frisco Bay to the Land of Good Deeds Never Going Unpunished, and beyond.

Matt Vincent

Ed. Note -- Fair warning: Only this clip art has anything to do with 'Bitcoin' in this article. — Ed. Note -- Fair warning: Only this clip art has anything to do with "Bitcoin" in this article.

Regarding the first selection in this week's "cableporn" photo diary, as seen below and at Reddit's eponymous social media sub-community:

It may not be a prospect quite as magical as that winsome "bay" Otis Redding so gloriously sang about -- but, clearly in the thoughts and feelings of the ICT tech who posted it, it'll do. No word on whether that rack bay is actually located in or near "Frisco";)

And to flip that particular coin on its head, regarding the second and third photos below:

Both reflect the cabling installer's absolute excellence -- yet fall into that rueful category of Good Deeds Never Going Unpunished, to which we can only say, [insert Title of Article].

Regarding the additional photos that follow, they simply illustrate what can only be said: Like the proverbial good times, these hits just keep rolling...

"Just opening the door of the bay room and seeing this makes my day better..." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP [orig. poster]: u/Danny-533

"Trying to make it better every time." (1) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/QuattroBanana7

"The rack from my last post. Customer declined vertical management." (2) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/QuattroBanana7

"Inside one of our server racks with new cat6 cables." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/pwbluewire

"Recent CAT 7 job I completed." (1) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/valleyash14

"2 week job so not much time spent in Cab, 3 days." (2) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/valleyash14

"1 guy (Me) to dress from floor up to cab and terminate." (3) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/valleyash14

"Split cables into 12's to try loose some twist. oh cables ties got cut off." (4) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/valleyash14

"Power feeds in a new data hall we're about to build." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/_korvan_

"Don’t think this came out too bad. 3D printed myself a cable comb and used it on my latest install." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/speaknott

"Data center structured cabling" (1 of 6) -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/salty-salt-man

Send your must-see cabling photos to [email protected].

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]