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IIRC this property of fiber optic cables was discovered via cicadas. Previous link on HackerNews: “Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them”

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38500065

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The property itself was always known and used for industrial purposes, the discovery was that standard network gears had improved enough and cicadas turned out loud enough that it can be done.

Somewhat unrelated, but it will be a big year for the number of cicadas to emerge this spring, as two broods will emerge at the same time:

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/21/1225925053/billions-of-cicada...

Time to buy Indonesian sesame seed futures!

Silicon Valley was such an amazing show.

It was!

The clip I referenced, for anyone who hasn't seen it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUxMY77i0q4

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