[conspire] 1999 called, and wants its backhoe returned

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Michael Paoli (Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu):

> Reminds me - I'd seen years ago, and oft repeated:
> "The backhoe is the natural predator of the fiber optic cable."
> A quick search, and ...
> https://etherealmind.com/networking-term-backhone-attenuation/
> https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1206319017750867971

Yes, there was a long series of running gags about this.  E.g., the
satellite providers would respond to criticism about 'rain fade'
problems by saying terrestrial delivery kept having problems with
'backhoe fade'.

Oh, my, that Network Dictionary at etherealmind.com is a repository of
lovely bits of wit.  Thanks.