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Well technically, yesterday
Nail Clippers are a good tool for running network cable.
background:
I am running network cable
The blades on my crimper do not cut all the way down for some reason, there is a few mm gap so I can't use it to evenly cut the individual cables. My wire cutter is fairly dull (cheap tools I know) and sitting there on my desk was a pair of nail clippers. Perfect. in fact, there were easier to use than the wire cutter because I didn't have to watch for severing a finger tip.
I guess that makes the nail clippers Alton Brown approved since they are not single use.
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Women have been monopolising all the best tools for ages - for example the device they call a "nail file" makes an excellent tool for cleaning and gapping spark plugs.*
*For younger viewers, this is a thing we used to have to do to our cars. I really don't know why.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: Alton Brown approved
Somewhat obscure reference, I love it. Too bad he doesn't make Good Eats anymore.
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: I didn't have to watch for severing a finger tip.
That's not that easy to do with a pair of normal sized side cutters. 
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jeron1 wrote: Too bad he doesn't make Good Eats anymore
I miss him too.
I would tell others that it was like "Cooking with Mr Wizard" (going for another obscure, if not, out dated reference).
My spousal-unit liked him because it would get me into the kitchen from time to time replicating a few of his recipes that she really enjoyed eating without having to cook them.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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Shouldn't everyone know all their options on how to cook a hotdog? 
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The top one on this page[^] was always one of my favorite tools for cable running, along with one of these[^] for hole enlargement.
The first is wonderful - it cuts the insulation without touching the inner at all.
The second is wonderful because it is truly multipurpose. 
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Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Actually using a large hammer and an eight inch round nail made running cables through walls a lot easier - and not as destructive and messy as you might think!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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See? Multipurpose! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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+1 for the cable stripper been using mine for years and it's still as sharp as ever ( unlike me )
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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MacGyver already knew that.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Teeth.
I never knew a better tool for stripping wire than teeth.
If you are using Cat5 it is a Stanley Knife (aka Box Cutter) for the outer layer and teeth for the inner.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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I used to do that too, now I look like the hillbilly from Deliverance.
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Not a stanley knife, please! It's too easy to cut too deeply and damage the inner insulation. Get one of the twirly-round tools and they limit the cut depth to just the outer layer.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Dalek Dave wrote: I never knew a better tool for stripping wire than teeth.
A lighter[^]. Also the ideal tool to hunt for gas-leaks.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: Nail Clippers are a good tool for running network cable.
Introducing Ennis McGyver, our new cable guy!
Marc
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That is what I used to do over 20 years ago. Decent wire cutters cost around $50, and at the time and place, it exceeded the average monthly pay. Nail clippers were around $0.10 and worked pretty well.
This was for personal projects, of course.
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A multitasking tool that reminds me of the Windows OS.
TOMZ_KV
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After installing this lot[^] I decided today to go in and do some tidy up on the network.
First part was to switch the Ubiquiti gear over to DHCP and map into a reserved space on my home address table. All done ok.
Second part was to set up the address reservations for all the cameras and NVR (in preparation for switching them to DHCP later). All done ok.
Third part was to do some test to allow access to the NVR from the internet. I want to port map incoming 200 to internal 80 on the NVR. Where the hell is that on the D6300, yes there is straight forward x->x port forwarding, yes there is port triggering.
Searching the net for D6300 port mapping/translation/forwarding shows lots of examples with screenshots that show the external port to internal port tables, none of this is visible on my elephanting screen!
Finds another message [^] on the Netgear site that says this feature isn't available on the D6300 only the R6300. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF is the difference and why not!
Suppose in the short term I'll have to change the ports to be the same. [head thumps on desk]  )
AND, ordered up a new 15U rack last Thursday for in the loft to sort out all the gear in there. yes the 24-port patch racks and shelf and 8-way Power brick appeared yesterday, but not the damn enclosure. Guess who goes offshore tomorrow as well? 
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You should've gotten a separate modem and router; then you'd be able to flash the latter to DD-WRT[^] and have all the capabilities of a mid-range Cisco router instead of the arbitrary nerfing to up sell that is common in consumer models.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
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-- Sarah Hoyt
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Finds another message [^] on the Netgear site that says this feature isn't available on the D6300 only the R6300. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF is the difference and why not!
Questions answered in order,
1. Obviously, one has an R and the other a D.
2. So they can charge more for letters deeper in the alphabet.
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Apparently the D model is the better one and is same as the R model except they ADDED ADSL2+ support to the D.
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Is there any way to adjust how quickly the new tab bar repositions remaining tabs as others are being closed?
In older versions of FF I could place my cursor over the leftmost of a set of sequential tabs I wanted to close and just click away with the middle button until they were all gone because the tab bar wouldn't move anything until I moved my cursor away. In the new version the tabbar resets itself much faster and I'll often find myself closing a tab I wanted to keep open because I wasn't quite fast enough and the remaining tabs zoomed back to the right to fill everything up again. And while it's faster than the old version was if I start with the right most tab, it's still slower than the speed at which I can click, which combined the fact that a middle click in the empty space where a tab was restores a just closed one is equally maddening.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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FireFox doesn't exist anymore. Use a normal browser
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Not sure if you can do it while keeping the Australis tabs, but you can use an addon to change the tabs back to the older style, which behaves in the way you are used to.
You can also right-click on a tab and select Close Tabs to the Right.
What is this talk of release? I do not release software. My software escapes leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.
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I do use classic theme restorer with FF29; but it only changes the look of the Australis tabs. The middle click functionality (and several other idiosyncrasies) are still the new behavior not the old.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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