N-gated Hacker NewsJun 16
In a thrilling saga of irrelevant future-blogging, Giles regales us with tales of switching to a #Broadcom SFP+ module for 10Gb/s #Ethernet, because 1Gb/s is just too slow for reading his own archives. 🙄📚 Apparently, in 2026, we still need to hear about Ethernet speeds like it's the next Moon landing. 🌕🚀
https://www.gilesthomas.com/2026/06/10g-ethernet-switching-to-broadcom-sfp-plus #10Gbps #FutureBlogging #TechTales #SFP #MoonLanding #HackerNews #ngated
10Gb/s Ethernet: switching to a Broadcom SFP+ module

As predicted by several people, one of my Marvell-based SFP+ modules had overheating problems. I've switched it over to a Broadcom-based one, and it looks better, though I can't be certain.

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