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#2259039 16-Jun-2019 10:14

Great evening thanks for beer and pizza @JasonParis

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#2259041 16-Jun-2019 10:14

A good time was had. Thanks to all involved. Great to catch up with some old friends!

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#2259048 16-Jun-2019 10:38

The Chorus exchange/lab tour

Yesterday I was one of 5 lucky punters to be given a guided tour of the Chorus building in Cambridge Terrace by Brent @bmarquis.

Many thanks to Brent and to Chorus. 🙂

Here are some random photos from The Lab:

The router testing setup (various ISPs)

2 x DSLAMS

4 x antique Conklins (lower racks) - soon to become extinct.

8 X 50km reels of single-strand fibre for "long distance" testing.

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#2259052 16-Jun-2019 10:46

Thanks for the good night all! Was great to put more names to faces!

Thanks @jasonparis for all the drinks!

Onto the Auckland one?

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#2259152 16-Jun-2019 17:20

Had a great time last night, meeting up with a bunch of people I knew and putting faces to names of those I didn't.

Thanks @freitasm for organizing. Thanks @JasonParis for the sponsorship.

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#2259157 16-Jun-2019 18:06

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The Chorus exchange/lab tour

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Those are the cleanest Conklins I've ever seen.

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#2259158 16-Jun-2019 18:09

toejam316:

Sideface:

The Chorus exchange/lab tour

<SNIP>

Those are the cleanest Conklins I've ever seen.

@bmarquis probably spent all of Friday polishing them.

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#2259159 16-Jun-2019 18:10

hio77:
toejam316:

Sideface:

The Chorus exchange/lab tour

<SNIP>

Those are the cleanest Conklins I've ever seen.

@bmarquis probably spent all of Friday polishing them.

They look wrong when they don't have a thin film of filth on them and aren't just shoved into a box at a jaunty angle.

Anything I say is the ramblings of an ill informed, opinionated so-and-so, and not representative of any of my past, present or future employers, and is also probably best disregarded.

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#2259222 16-Jun-2019 18:59

toejam316:

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The Chorus exchange/lab tour

<SNIP>

Those are the cleanest Conklins I've ever seen.

Here is the Conklin close-up. Enjoy!

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#2259245 16-Jun-2019 20:07

Thanks Guys for an awesome night. I wont be having Pizza for quite some time. Thanks also to Brent for the Chorus Lab tour. Even though you were speaking a different language it was interesting. Good to meet the Mods and another user I had trouble remembering #Blackjack the base just clicked tonight.Nice trip down on the train unfortunately the view not good there and back mountain wise. I spent my day time hours geocaching on foot the streets of downtown and Harbour since my arrival Thursday evening. Stayed at a nearby hotel The Cambridge Hotel which was useful. Hope to see people at the next Auckland one

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#2259262 16-Jun-2019 21:37

Thanks everyone! And also thanks @bmarquis for the lab tour - it was very interesting!

Was a shame I couldn't stick around for long but was great to meet some of you chaps!

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#2259294 17-Jun-2019 08:06

hio77: @bmarquis probably spent all of Friday polishing them.

How did you know?
I even gave them a bit of a tickle up right before everyone arrived.
I knew they would be the star of the show. 100gbps? 10GPON? Nah, show me the Conklin!

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#2259297 17-Jun-2019 08:32

Conklin? Luxury! Back in my day.... Oh yeah, no internet back then.. Subs PCM just to get phone service to country folk.

Was an excellent night, thanks all! Been a great weekend in Wellington all up. Heading back to reality later today.

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#2259318 17-Jun-2019 09:37

My wife enjoyed her time in the city whilst I geeked out over Conklins and tech talk. Pretty much I've been told I have to go to the next Wellington event too :)

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#2259390 17-Jun-2019 10:59

Linux: Great evening thanks for beer and pizza @JasonParis

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Good to hear that everyone enjoyed themselves! Thanks for the thanks!

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