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Backbone Wiring: The cabling used between telecommunication closets, entrance facilities, equipment rooms, or buildings.

Category 5E/6: The standard unshielded twisted pair cabling used for LAN drops.

Conduit: Circular raceway that cable is run inside. Conduit requirements are specified under appropriate electrical code.

Cross Connect: The connection method used between permanent cabling (inside the walls) and equipment. A patch cord is often used as the connection means.

Demarcation Point: The point at which operational control changes (for example, where the phone company’s responsibility ends and the building owner’s begins).

Drop: Slang term used for each cabling span pulled from a telecommunications closet.

Equipment Room: The space dedicated to telecommunications equipment. Horizontal Wiring: The span of cabling and connectors between the wiring closet and each drop. It is called horizontal because this type of wiring does not go up or down any floors of a building. Insulation Displacement Contact (IDC): A means of terminating wires without the need of stripping down to the bare wire. Jumper: Single twisted pairs used for cross connecting between 66, 110, or Krone blocks. Modular Jack: The female connector used at the end of each horizontal cabling drop. Usually Modular Jacks utilize a 6 or 8 contact modular plug (on the patching side) and a 110, Krone, or other Insulation Displacement connection method (on the permanent horizontal wiring side). Modular Plug: The male connector usually found at the end of a patch cord. Patch Cord: A cable assembly with modular plugs on each end. Used for patching equipment to the patch panel in the equipment room and also used to connect to phones and computers at the drop. Patch Panel: The common cross connect method used inside an equipment room. Typical Patch Panels utilize 110 or Krone connectors (on the rear) to connect to the horizontal cabling and modular jacks on the front to connect to equipment via patch cords. Star Topology: The topology where wiring stems from one central point. Telecommunications Closet: Enclosed space for containing telecommunications equipment, cable terminations and cross connects. Work Area: Building space where occupants utilize telecommunications equipment. Full Post Here

7 Reasons to Follow Your Own Path

 *The premise of this post is a bit silly, "7 Reasons to Follow Your Own Path"? Even if you follow another person it's still "your" path, you don't have any choice but to follow your path.

We’re encouraged to follow our dreams, but not all dreams are created equal. Sometimes living the life we want to live means making choices that go against the expectations of our families, communities, or cultures—and facing stigma, isolation, and uncertainty as a result. But taking the road less traveled still has many advantages. Here are seven:

1. Less fear of failure.

While nothing in life is risk-free, some paths have clearer roadmaps than others. Carving a new path tends to involve a lot of trial and error, which can also mean greater potential for failure. But experiencing failure more often can help us change our relationship to it, and come to view it as a learning opportunity rather than a verdict on our ability. This growth mindset can, in turn, make success more likely.

2. Thicker skin.

Facing judgment and disapproval for our choices can be painful. But over time it becomes clear that others’ judgment often has more to do with theirown fears and insecurities than with our shortcomings. They might feel betrayed, confused, or even envious. Seeing things from this angle can help us take hurtful comments less personally and increase our empathy.

3. More tolerance of differences.

There are certainly times when the road less traveled is an insular one that promotes a sense of superiority and intolerance. But more often than not, those who have gone against the grain recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to happiness and there are many different ways to lead a fulfilling and moral life.

4. Unexpected community.

Taking a different path than the majority of one’s peers can be lonely at times, but it can also open up new possibilities for connection. For example, even though writer Cheryl Strayed set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail on her own, as documented in her memoir, Wild, she found community with other hikers—and with the landscape itself. As she wrote, "The wilderness had a clarity that included me.”

5. Freedom to be who you are.

There’s nothing inherently inauthentic about a conventional lifestyle, but it’s not for everyone. When we find ourselves living lives that don’t align with who we are, we suffer psychologically—research suggests that authentic self-expression is a vital component of well-being, even when it sets us apart from others. We’re even better off losing some friends if it means we can be truer to ourselves.

6. The opportunity to create your own meaning.

There's no shortage of opinions about what it takes to make life meaningful. Some argue that life doesn’t have meaning until one gets married or has kids, while others place a higher value on professional success. But meaning is a deeply personal, subjective experience. Research suggests that the types of experiences that give us a sense of meaning—like kindness or overcoming adversity—are not constrained by culturally-defined milestones.

7. Inspiration for others.

When we embrace alternative life paths, we help make those paths more acceptable—and accessible—for others. For example, one study found that gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals reported being more comfortable coming out and taking pride in their identity, in part as a result of exposure to positive role models in the media like Ellen DeGeneres. Even if we’re not on TV, we can positively influence those around us just by embracing who we are.

There’s no shame in following a well-traveled path, but if you’re looking for something more, there are plenty of other roads to explore, and plenty of good reasons to embark on them.

A bit of advice for the up and coming bloggers

 Some have wondered how I can publish so many posts in a small amount of time, it's easy. As I go through my day I begin blog entries. Some of these entries need finishing touches, I haven't decided on the post or I have simply lost interest in the topic. *Keep in mind that I don't blog for others, I'm simply sharing my study hall.

 On any given day I have up to 50 unpublished posts that can be posted at any time that I'm "feeling" the subject matter. I also have another 50 or so that need some work or that I will toss.

 You may wish to consider holding some things back while pushing other things forward based on your analytics. Consider your posts as your savings account and keep a nice amount tucked away.

My puppy, "Nietzsche"? $200 later he has his meds and within 10 days I'll know.

He was so cute 6 months ago.

Why Most People Will Remain in Mediocrity

“It’s lonely at the top. 99% of people are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most competitive.”

Most people will never be truly successful.

The pull towards mediocrity is too strong. As David Schwartz once penned, “All around you is an environment that is trying to pull you down to Second-Class Street.”

Most people will never escape the pull.

Much of the thinking around us is small-minded. Most people are overly concerned with “beating the other guy,” usually through manipulation and politics. As a result, they’re left fighting for scraps with the other 99%.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

A life of your deepest dreams — 100% financial independence, being your own boss, traveling the world with your family, whatever — is available, if you know where to start.

But most people will never turn away from the safety and security of the crowd to realize this.

“All of us, more than we recognize, are products of the thinking around us. And much of this thinking is small.” -David Schwartz

Most People Are Not Willing to Fail

“We can be truly successful only at things we are willing to fail at.” -Mark Manson

Most people hate failure. They run from it.

In their eyes, if they suck at something, it means they suck. Since their self-worth is tied directly to their performance, any failure is proof they aren’t good enough.

But this is exactly why they’ll stay in mediocrity. If they aren’t willing to fail, they aren’t able to learn from their mistakes. If they never learn, they’ll never grow and develop into something more.

“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.”

-Thomas J. Watson

If you’re not willing to fail, you guarantee you’ll stay average-at-best.

If you want to grow into an extraordinary version of yourself, you must be willing to fail — a lot.

Failure brings humility. It develops your character. It helps you laugh at your mistakes and not take things so seriously. Like a plant placed from the shade into sunlight, your growth rate will accelerate 10x.

When I first started blogging, I was terrified of one thing in particular — negative feedback. I still remember to this day a comment from an early article that read, “This is the worst article I’ve ever read.” I was broken up about it for months.

After that, I made all my articles as vanilla and non-controversial as possible. Before I hit “publish,” I would ask myself: “No one could criticize this, right??”

I was terrified of failure and rejection. As a result, my writing stayed mediocre and average for years until I finally started to embrace the possibility of failure.

Benjamin Hardy put it this way: “Don’t seek praise, seek criticism.”

If you embrace the possibility of failure, you open yourself up to enormous success you’ve never seen before.

“If I fail more than you, I win.” -Seth Godin

The Mediocre Majority Doesn’t Value Learning

“Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.” -Scott Adams

Most people would choose entertainment and distraction instead of learning and growing.

It’s not surprising. Learning is hard. Going to counseling, becoming a student of your craft, and constantly failing aren’t fun.

In the words of Hal Elrod:

“Repetition can be boring or tedious, which is why so few people ever master anything.”

This is great news for the rest of us, though.

Uber-successful entrepreneur Darren Hardy once remarked that he’s always glad when something is difficult, because that means most people won’t ever do it. The competition will always be low.

Prioritizing learning and self-education may be new for you. But know this:

For every day you read a book, millions of others didn’t.

For every morning you woke up early to create and produce, millions of others slept in.

For every day you kept going, millions of others quit.

Ironically, the fiercest competition is for the second-class prizes.

Once you prioritize learning, you become aware of the 1% of opportunities that are truly life-changing. More importantly — these opportunities have incredibly less competition!

Most people will continue fighting for scraps with the “mediocre majority.” That’s a game you don’t want to win.

Instead, quit the game entirely. Leave the crowd. Choose learning and self-education instead of entertainment and distraction.

“Ordinary people seek entertainment. Extraordinary people seek education and learning.” -Benjamin Hardy

Winners Act Like Winners Before They Become a Winner

“Winners act like winners before they become winners. That’s how they become winners.” -Bill Walsh

Deep down, most people don’t think they have what it takes to be extraordinary.

It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, of course — if you don’t believe you can, you surely won’t!

I blogged for 4 years and never got more than 200 subscribers. Looking back, I see now that I never really believed I could produce truly great writing.

In the past couple months, I’ve gained more than 5,000 subscribers. This is because I started to take my writing seriously — started to take myself seriously.

I began believing in myself. I started acting like a winner before I found any success.

So what did I do?

I bought a $500 writing course. I started waking up at 6 A.M. every day to write. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on personal development books.

I treat myself like someone who knows they’re one of the best writers on the Internet. Soon, I will be.

“No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.” -Napoleon Hill

I’ve found that once you tell your mind what to do, it will make it happen.

Right now, my sole goal is to gain 100,000 email subscribers over 6 months.

What’s crazy is I actually believe this can happen. As a result, my mind is always subconsciously finding solutions to make this happen.

Most people will never experience the surge of excitement after beginning to truly believe enormous success is possible.

Winners act like winners before they become winners. They believe they can succeed, and their mind starts working on how to get there.

“If you want to live an exceptional and extraordinary life, you have to give up many of the things that are part of a normal one.” -Srinivas Rao

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Why You Need to Man Up and Chase Your Dreams

After I started going to college I’ve been experiencing something really sad, a fact that makes me really mad. Almost 80 % of the students going into college, don’t even know why they are there in the first place and so I decided to ask a few of my colleagues why are they actually there, what’s their goal?

1st answer: Because I was told I need to from my parents. 50 % of the students I asked

2nd answer: Because I can’t get a decent job without having a university degree. 30%

3rd answer:  Because I want to work what I am studying. 10 %

Isn’t that really sad? 80 % of the students, are getting a degree not because they would like to work in that particular area, but just because their parents told them they need a degree or they thought they wouldn’t get a decent job without it (Thank God,  Steve Jobs and Bill Gates “finished” college or they wouldn’t work a “decent” job!).

So today I’ve decided to write about Why You Need to Man Up and Chase Your Dreams.

To Chase Your Dreams or Not?

From my own experience in todays world just 1 out of 10 people actually likes his job. And 1 out of 200 actually works their dream job, no matter what kind of income they make. And that’s freaking bullshit and the biggest reasons this is true is that our educating system actually doesn’t support us to chase their dreams, doesn’t guide us in that direction, it guides us toward one direction and that’s the direction of slavery, study – go to college – find a job – work your whole life  and just die.. I was asked by my teacher when I was still 1st grade – What do you want to become when you grow big? And I said “A billionaire” of course she laughed and said you should choose something realistic and up to this day I still don’t understand her and I hope, I never will, even though I am not a billionaire and still not even close at the moment.

So why am I saying this to you, you see in school they teach you that you can’t argue with the authority, if the teacher says it’s wrong then, it is, and if you try to argue with the authority you get suspended or a bad grade, and if he says you can’t chase your dreams, it means you can’t, if they tell you to give up on your dreams, because they are impossible, you think you should listen to them? Of course not!

Also Read: – How to Stop Procrastinating

And in the end what school is providing you is not just knowledge.  They actually try to force you to become something you are not. All you need to get from school, university is the knowledge, you don’t need to play by your teachers’ rules. I am not telling you school or university is a bad thing, I am telling you all you need from there is knowledge!

Man Up and Chase Your Dreams

And this is why you need to man up, why you need to start listening to your heart, what’s that one thing you could do for the rest of your life, every day for free, find that thing even if you don’t know it at the moment, FIND YOUR PASSION!

You don’t need to work a boring job, because some old fat lady told you and made you think so, seriously all you need from school is the knowledge. And if the school has fucked you up, It’s time to change. It’s time to start taking a different approach towards life, it’s time to choose your dreams, not the path that was written for you by your parents or your teachers. You need to create your own unique path and this takes courage, this takes balls and you see most people don’t have the courage and the balls all they have is – EXCUSES.

But for those who have the courage to go out of their comfort zone life has a different meaning. You see I will tell you the truth now, when you start chasing your dreams, you will experience many failures, you will lose faith all the time, maybe you won’t even see results for very long time, you see you won’t be happy all the time, but that’s the real truth. It won’t be easy, but it’s going to be worth it. Even if you die before getting there, at least you tried.

Is it bad to Chase Your Dreams?

Sounds bad? For me it doesn’t, I would always choose to chase my dreams, even if I knew that I would I fail every single, because it’s 10 times better to try and fail than to do something I hate for the rest of my life, because “someone” told me to do so.

Death is not the greatest loss in life; the greatest loss is what dies inside while you’re still alive.

Also Read:– 50 Inspirational Quotes To Live By

Like seriously guys, If you do not chase your dreams in your lifetime, when we get to live only once, you have been dead your whole life.

I don’t care how crazy or big your dreams are, they are possible, don’t listen to others except that weak sound in the back of your head saying  – IT’S POSSIBLE. You don’t need to be perfect, you don’t need to be the best, you don’t need to be an expert. But you need to have courage to chase your dreams – You see for others your dreams, might be crazy, but does that even matter – You live your own life, don’t make your life boring, just because others think your dream is impossible or crazy..

Be Crazy, Be who you want to be, Be Superman if you want to, but never  be someone who you don’t want  to be, always chase your dreams! Grab life for the balls, and squeeze them in whatever direction you would like you to see yourself going in! You choose your destiny, you know your life is not written, and even if there is such book where your life is written, the pages are blank, and you hold the pen and decide the content!

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I may have to put my puppy down

 "When" did I have to come to terms that my puppy may have to be put down or that he might die? Before I purchased him.
I knew that he or I might die at some point in our relationship, he would then become a memory to me or I would become a memory to him.
 Do you remember my post about "discipline of emotions"? I won't go out and drink, I won't pout and neither will I treat anyone differently throughout my day. This is how life works.

 I'm a bit saddened by this turn of events yet I will not go far from my zero or center.

On my grandma's grave, my prayer to God years ago & now

"Lord, look, I've done some rough shit but I'm not asking for forgiveness now. Instead, I'd like you to forgive me after I stop sinning. Me being me, there might be a very short duration of time between my last sin and when I see you. I mean, why keep going back and forth with this bullshit, you must be busy.
 Hey, thanks for taking my mom peacefully, that was cool and I'm working to accept it.
 Thanks for the life I've had and have but I'll be damned if I thank you for bringing me here, nothing I do will ever mean shit. Folks can't even name the first five presidents.
 Why didn't you ever come back and straighten out this heaven and hell bullshit? There was nothing before you so you brought him with you.
 You already know that I don't believe in hell "after death". Hell is right now if I live like that which I don't.
 I was weak and asked you for help a couple times in the last year, that was stupid. Your playbook is set and my prayers don't mean jack shit.
 How about this? You keep throwing the ball and I'll keep trying to knock it out of the park, one day I'll fail and join all those before me?
 Please don't place me with all them folks turning up their self-righteous noses up at my prayer, being with them would be worse than any conceivable hell!
 Like I asked, my only request, "If you're going to forgive me, make it after my last sin".
I'm going to fuck up a whole lot more, plan on it! 
 At least I told the truth".

                     Hell yeah, AwwwITE, Amen, later, whatever...

Don't you ever call me an American! I'm a hell of a lot to attempt to handle

 It just so happens that I was born in America and to the feeble minded that makes me American. Here are a few questions if I might. "What were the children of the 3 ships that Christopher Columbus sailed to an inhabited country labeled"? "What were the children born in Pangea labeled"?
"If we met alien life forms, would I be labeled a Milky Way baby"?

 I served "this" country on more than a few occasions and I agree with a very small percentage of what I witness.
 Your politicians pimp you for a vote and then forget all about their promise. Even when they keep a promise, they bring a ton of shit that they never said anything about during their campaign.

 Public schools were designed to indoctrinate your children and you still believe it's teaching. Your children are being molded into cogs, springs and parts to keep the clock that is America ticking. You have concerns about this but you'll never bring it up.

 You send your teens off on Navy ships to face death 4 years sooner than they're "legally" able to purchase a beer. Your military might has raped and killed more people around the globe than any other single entity ever. You know it but you won't say shit.
America creates the skirmishes, steps in and "pretends" to end the conflicts But then the fuckers don't go home. The remain until the wealth is gone.
 Some of you goofy fuckers think that America did some great deed by capturing Saddam Hussain because you're stupid! Daddy Bush put Saddam in power and supplied him the nerve gas to kill his own people, America was cool with that. Here's where he fucked up. he was collaborating on building an oil pipe under Turkey to supply other regions. America said, "Hell No" to that shit. The US went in and pretended to liberate the people when they were really enslaving them. 
 Haliburton and KBR, a subsidiary of Haliburton got the majority of the contracts.

 There are more pedophiles in this country, especially around Orlando, FL. but you send your kids out to play each day.

You can't even see Orlando!

Sex Offender Map

 A man can't even go on a date because by the second drink the woman is begging for money, company, extreme amounts of time or to move in.

 I watch as people yell "America first"! When I have the chance, I ask these idiots some practical questions, "Is America the greatest country on the planet"? They smile with glee and scream "Yes"! I then ask them,  "What other counties have you visited to make such a comparison"? They say, "I see it on the news". LMFAO

 I ask these same idiots, "Are minorities treated the same as whites here"? They say "Yes" while the minorities say "Fuck no"! Hahaha, America has some amusing people that's for sure!

Then there's the incest and inbreeding, oh hell yeah you know about it or have heard about it as it's in a large percentage of the population.

 Next you have the whole thing with faggots, dykes, tri sex, bi sex, o shit. America has pressed the LGBDSHIT thing so far, you have dumb assed Blacks fighting for the rights of faggots and they won't even fight for their own rights. Friggin Loons *You have to have spent some time in Canada to appreciate the disrespect I've just shown that group.

 What else? Oh, America's GDP is based on "consumer spending" HAHAHAHAHA, nuff said.

 WHY ARE WE IN AFGHANISTAN?

 You Americans are some embarrassing MO%^^$$ FU$&*s

 What else do they do here?

 Oh yeah. in the "supposed" most developed country in the world, you still allow dope fiends, pill heads, drunks and crack whores to reproduce because they have rights LMAO

 No, I'm not American because I can't identify with the "status quo's" values, you're retarded. I was simply born on a plot of dirt that just so happened to be in the states.

 But you see, I have a solution! Do you remember my post where I said, "Given 60 seconds an intelligent individual will spend about 10 seconds identifying the problem and the other 50 seconds devising the best solution"? Well, I have a great solution!

I'm going to take this > 

 I almost forgot, I advise you not to call me American, your ancestors killed half my family. I'm not indoctrinated, I don't forgive shit and I don't forget shit.

 Anyone feel like pizza? LOL

My Philosophy of Wind Walkers

 Every living thing is created walking into the wind. All living things must acquire food, water and shelter of sorts and these endeavors have always presented a challenge.
Amazingly there are the select that were created with a "leaning into the wind" posture. These select creatures will have to endure a bit less than all the rest.
There many that were created in a straight up posture, the wind will find more purchase in these individuals. These living things will have to fight harder than the forward postured living things. (Darwin coined it as, "Selected for as opposed to selected against")
 Finally, there are living things created leaning back, in aerodynamics this would be a gift yet "life" has nothing to do with the actual wind so... These individuals will have the most difficult time in life to succeed and prosper. *There is always hope for the anomalies.

 Not so surprisingly, those created leaning back have the ability to out do us all! If and when they overcome the obstacles of their treacherous trek, they become stronger than the other two groups combined.

 What is your inherent posture? Will you overcome the wind that is yours? I don't care who you are or what you think you are, you can not and will not deviate from your path as it is yours. Thomas Troward labeled it an individual's "Octave".
 Your thoughts attract everything that lay in wait along your path, if you know about quantum mechanics or the sheet floating in the middle of a room with a marble as it's center creating a vortex, You Will Walk This Philosophy Down And Hand It Back To Me.