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		bathtub365 on Feb 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cursed Adapters My favourite cursed adapter is the Etherkiller, a mains plug connected to an ethernet cable: https://i.imgur.com/oQBaNQL.jpg

bamf on Feb 27, 2020 | [–]

That’s a CAT-o-5-tails

saagarjha on Feb 27, 2020 | [–]

Sounds like a Power over Ethernet thing?

NamTaf on Feb 27, 2020 | [–]

It's PoE, I guess, if you treat any concept of standards compliance with dismissive disdain to the point of intentional malice.

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