Ciaran
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@theawesomeguy98201
When I was getting my degree I used to be a Class II for the state of Wisconsin, doing the university’s telephony and data networks, and maintaining or installing the alarms and security systems.
The telephony, data, and fire alarms were all state of the art. But the security alarms were all the best we could find from 1950.
Tubes and wax-wrapped wires everywhere.
Sometimes I’d add three extra powered but not used tubes just to make the box more confusing.
People would try to break into places on campus by treating the security alarms like they were modern, but they never succeeded.
One time security actually found the would-be-robbers standing in front of the open box just admiring it and being confused.
“What the hell are you doing with tube-based security systems?!” one of the robbers asked.
“Catching you” I presume was the response.
I’ve also done lighting, but in my case it was stage lighting. Big carbon arc spotlights and rooster tailed spots 45 feet in the air over the audience.
Right now I think the weirdest thing on the planet is LED strip lights. Those little flexible tapes of hundreds of exposed circuits … they are amazing!
I’m installing about 10’ of them under my cabinets in the kitchen today. With double sided tape and a soldering iron and a 12 volt adapter.
It’s the fucking golden age :)
When I was getting my degree I used to be a Class II for the state of Wisconsin, doing the university’s telephony and data networks, and maintaining or installing the alarms and security systems.
The telephony, data, and fire alarms were all state of the art. But the security alarms were all the best we could find from 1950.
Tubes and wax-wrapped wires everywhere.
Sometimes I’d add three extra powered but not used tubes just to make the box more confusing.
People would try to break into places on campus by treating the security alarms like they were modern, but they never succeeded.
One time security actually found the would-be-robbers standing in front of the open box just admiring it and being confused.
“What the hell are you doing with tube-based security systems?!” one of the robbers asked.
“Catching you” I presume was the response.
I’ve also done lighting, but in my case it was stage lighting. Big carbon arc spotlights and rooster tailed spots 45 feet in the air over the audience.
Right now I think the weirdest thing on the planet is LED strip lights. Those little flexible tapes of hundreds of exposed circuits … they are amazing!
I’m installing about 10’ of them under my cabinets in the kitchen today. With double sided tape and a soldering iron and a 12 volt adapter.
It’s the fucking golden age :)