You can run a 1310nm optic on OM3/4, and it will work with zero error rate, as long as the line rate is low enough. For higher line rates, you'll need mode-conditioning interfaces at the fiber ends.

With TOSLink, your only concern is going to be attenuation. They're LEDs.
As you mentioned, the 1mm down to 9um is going to drop the received power to a microscopic fraction of the transmit power- the dB loss will be huge. But if it fits in the power budget, it will work.

Bernie has a lower net worth than I do, and I'm definitely not fucking "rich". I've seen teh rich peoples houses.

Ya, U2 is a deal breaker. I'm out. I don't need a raise that bad.

Oh, I don't know.
If you're digging a giant fucking hole with a shovel, but someone brings you a backhoe were you slacking off before?

4 week work week.... lol. Bezos just creamed his pants

Inflation is also driven by labor costs. Period.

This is expected, and not a reason to avoid doing so.
It's a complex system with many toggles.

A 4 week work week necessitates a reduction of productivity from today's 5 day work week.
This will require higher labor costs to overcome to maintain the same productivity.
Again- this isn't a reason not to do so. You just don't get to handwave that shit away.

Correct.

Incorrect.

This sounds a lot like magical Free Hand Of The Market thinking.
The broader context of this discussion is a large scale hiring freeze.
It is not a given that new businesses will arise to take over the slack in hiring.

This is fairly easily demonstrable with relatively little historical dredging.

This is my take as well.

We have a bunch of graduates who are literally fucking skills-incompetent for the job we need.

HDMI has been doing a shit job of kicking the can which is why we have so many sub-versions. They absolutely should make a big jump forwards for a change, because they have been creating way too many versions of HDMI and that is already leading to customer confusion.

This becomes less true as unemployment goes up, because there are more applicants for each job, and the person reviewing the applications gets more desperate for a way to cut down the number they have to review.

Come on, dude.
You're right- it's easier than a garden hose too.

Yes, mains wire is also a pain in the ass to route.

Cat 7 cable requires solid conductors, and is usually around 1cm in thickness. It's comparable to electrical mains cabling. I don't even like carrying the shit in my work backpack, because uncoiling it is virtually impossible.
6A is less so, but also pretty terrible.

Your experience does not match the norm.

Willfully not consuming low-effort AI bullshit

Mmmh, I bet you're exactly one of those dumb motherfuckers that calls support, yelling at my poor fucking support person, because your home wireless mesh network is a shit show.

I don't disagree with you. Like I said, they went from an immutable fact- that not hiring will lead to a net reduction in jobs, and ran further with it than was merited.

Cat 6A is thick and inflexible. Routing it sucks.
This was determined with experience, it wasn't pulled from our asses.
Whether from the attic, or the crawlspace, navigating a thick cable that wants to maintain its shape down a wall sucks more than something that is thin and flexible.

They're completely correct.
This is about homes that do not have physical connectivity between rooms. If OP doesn't realize that's the vast majority of homes, then they're an idiot.

It's sold as a single package. ISP-managed routers in the rooms.
You may not be a target audience for this- some people prefer to stumble along in an ignorant cloud of darkness and complain whenever their internet sucks- they're just a fact of life. But in our current markets, most customers select the managed multi-AP solutions.