• Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them -- "In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects." https://www.wired.com/story/cicadas-are-so-loud-fiber-optic-cables-can-hear-them/ 2 comments 3/12/2023 nature
• [VfB Stuttgart] Serhou Guirassy will miss the next weeks due to a torn muscle fiber. https://twitter.com/VfB/status/1716036569583308940?s=19&t=O8ldGO4ZnXyt9zHEtCfgsQ 78 comments 22/10/2023 soccer
• We Finally Have a Federal Fiber Broadband Plan https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/we-finally-have-federal-fiber-broadband-plan 12 comments 19/5/2022 technology
• MIT engineers produce the world’s longest flexible fiber battery https://news.mit.edu/2021/fiber-battery-longest-1220 115 comments 21/12/2021 science
• AirFiber Networks Taps Nokia to power fiber expansion in South India https://telecomdrive.com/airfiber-networks-taps-nokia-to-power-fiber-expansion-in-south-india/ 8 comments 28/5/2021 wallstreetbets
• Fibers in PHP 8.1 https://php.watch/versions/8.1/fibers 5 comments 24/3/2021 php
• Google Fiber rolls out insanely fast 2Gbps service in two lucky US cities https://www.cnet.com/news/google-fiber-rolls-out-insanely-fast-2gbps-service-in-two-lucky-us-cities/ 39 comments 4/12/2020 technology
• Fortuna Düsseldorf: Adam Bodzek and Zack Steffen got injured in training. Bodzek contracted a muscle fiber tear in the thigh, Steffen an inner ligament injury in the knee. https://twitter.com/f95/status/1254770223648890883 5 comments 27/4/2020 soccer
• No-fiber zone: FCC funds 25Mbps, data-capped satellite in rural areas https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/no-fiber-zone-fcc-funds-25mbps-data-capped-satellite-in-rural-areas/ 11 comments 18/12/2019 politics
• My first game written in React and Threejs (react-three-fiber) https://twitter.com/0xca0a/status/1184586883520761856 19 comments 16/10/2019 reactjs
• IIT Delhi startup Sanfe launches reusable sanitary pads made from banana fibers https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/iit-delhi-startup-sanfe-launches-reusable-sanitary-pads-made-from-banana-fibers-1566299818575.html 5 comments 21/8/2019 india
• High-speed broadband fiber in America: You want the good news or bad news first? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/08/us_municipal_broadband/ 12 comments 13/2/2019 politics
• We were tasked with making a ribbon-cutting bot for the opening ceremony of a new building. Got to try out water jet cutting some carbon fiber as well. https://youtu.be/9TYpZwSlaxI 12 comments 5/11/2018 robotics
• Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-google-fiber-is-high-speed-internets-most-successful-failure 32 comments 8/9/2018 technews
• I have YouTube videos buffering constantly despite the fact that I am on gigabit fiber internet. https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/78op09/i_have_youtube_videos_buffering_constantly/ 7 comments 25/10/2017 techsupport
• Reliance Jio Fiber to launch this Diwali, will offer 100GB data at Rs 500 http://www.bgr.in/news/reliance-jio-fiber-to-launch-this-diwali-will-offer-100gb-data-at-rs-500/ 54 comments 10/8/2017 india
• “Boost Fiber” is a library designed to provide very light weight thread (fiber) support in user mode. A single thread can support multiple fibers that are scheduled using a fiber level scheduler running within a single thread. https://medium.com/software-design/boost-fiber-in-your-code-9dcdda70ca00?source=linkshare-2274e09c0e22-1497730782 19 comments 17/6/2017 programming
• Google Fiber launches its first wireless gigabit project https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/23/google-fiber-launches-its-first-wireless-gigabit-project/ 11 comments 23/2/2017 technology
• Verizon workers strike over lost jobs and refusal to expand fiber: Non-union employees will take over customer service and network repairs. http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/verizon-workers-strike-over-lost-jobs-and-refusal-to-expand-fiber/ 14 comments 13/4/2016 technology
• Google wants to make its Fiber service 1000 times faster than it is today http://www.businessinsider.com/google-wants-to-take-fiber-beyond-gigabit-per-second-speeds-2016-3 25 comments 11/3/2016 technology
• Google Fiber, Obama Administration Offer Free Public Housing Internet http://recode.net/2016/02/03/google-is-giving-its-fiber-internet-away-free-to-public-housing-residents/ 21 comments 3/2/2016 technology
• Google Fiber confirmed for four new metro areas, 18 cities http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/google-fiber-confirmed-for-four-new-metro-areas-18-cities/ 6 comments 27/1/2015 technology
• What happens when a municipality can built a broadband network? One that is 20x faster than cable, for the same price. (Rockport opens fiber optic network for more affordable high-capacity Internet connections) http://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/13/business/rockport-opens-fiber-optic-network-for-more-affordable-high-capacity-internet-connections/ 5 comments 13/8/2014 technology
• AT&T considers creating real competition to Google Fiber http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/21/5636588/att-gigapower-gigabit-internet-service-exploring-100-cities-municipalities 3 comments 21/4/2014 technews
• A Polish province to lay down 3680km of fiber by the end of 2015. http://tvn24bis.pl/informacje,187/mazowsze-w-koncu-doczeka-sie-szybkiego-internetu-juz-w-przyszlym-roku,415653.html 31 comments 6/4/2014 europe
• 1Gbps fiber access announced on June 24th in Vancouver, BC for apartments and condominiums http://onegigabit.ca/news.shtml 8 comments 26/6/2013 technology
• Google launches Internet-beaming balloons -- "If successful, the technology might allow countries to leapfrog the expense of laying fiber cable, dramatically increasing Internet usage in places such as Africa and Southeast Asia" http://phys.org/news/2013-06-google-internet-beaming-balloons.html 16 comments 16/6/2013 technology
• Google expects Fiber to be a profitable business, hints it may expand to new markets http://bgr.com/2013/05/31/google-fiber-expansion-new-markets-profitable/ 791 comments 1/6/2013 technology
• Google Fiber prompts Time Warner to offer free Austin Wi-Fi http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57581526-93/google-fiber-prompts-time-warner-to-offer-free-austin-wi-fi/ 4 comments 28/4/2013 technology
• Hours After Google Announces Google Fiber In Austin, AT&T Pretends It, Too, Will Build A 1 Gigabit Network There http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130409/12014922636/hours-after-google-announces-google-fiber-austin-att-pretends-it-too-will-build-1-gigabit-network-there.shtml 49 comments 9/4/2013 technology
• AT&T announces plans for 1Gbps fiber service in Austin, Texas; Google gets immediate competition http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/09/att-1gbps-fiber-internet-austin-texas-official/ 2078 comments 9/4/2013 technology
• New nanotech fiber: Robust handling, shocking performance. http://news.rice.edu/2013/01/10/new-nanotech-fiber-robust-handling-shocking-performance-2/ 4 comments 15/1/2013 science
• Google Fiber is coming to 90% of eligible Kansas City neighborhoods — Tech News and Analysis http://gigaom.com/2012/09/10/google-fiber-is-coming-to-90-of-eligible-kansas-city-neighborhoods/ 8 comments 10/9/2012 technology
• Google Fiber is coming to Kansas City on July 26 https://fiber.google.com/savethedate/ 3 comments 20/7/2012 technology
• Laying fiber optic cable with the help of an old draft horse http://vtdigger.org/2011/05/22/draft-horses-the-transportation-method-of-choice-for-high-tech-fiber-optics-in-vermonts-remote-locations/ 4 comments 26/5/2011 technology
• NC towns build municipal-owned fiber optic networks, Time Warner Cable and NC republicans promptly try to ban future attempts at this. Other states: don't let this happen to you. http://reesenews.org/2011/04/15/bill-could-affect-broadband-access/14860/ 77 comments 17/4/2011 politics
• Sleep Deprivation Affects Moral Fiber http://www.dormivigilia.com/?p=1820 3 comments 13/8/2010 science
• Air-pressurized carbon-fiber bicycle frame - 450 grams for a large. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/special-tech-news-impossible-think-again 26 comments 1/4/2010 bicycling
• Here's how they do it in the UK: order incumbent telco BT to share its fiber lines with any ISP who is willing to pay. In places where BT hasn't yet run fiber, order the company to share its ducts and poles with anyone who wants to run said fiber. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/uk-regulators-officially-mock-us-over-isp-competition.ars 8 comments 25/3/2010 technology
• Intel to Introduce a High Speed (10GB/sec) Optical Fiber Interface to Replace USB | Tech Magazine http://tech.bangladeshio.com/intel-to-introduce-a-high-speed-10gbsec-optical-fiber-interface-to-replace-usb-444.php 42 comments 15/3/2010 technology