There's a sharp coiled cable running from the light to the wall and a soft place to put things nearby but I never really use it.

那是一卷尖头的缆线，从台灯一直到墙上，那附近有一个柔软的放东西的地方，但说实话我从来就没用过。

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This is typically used to detect network failures (cable, switch, router, and so on) where the processes stay running but the communication between them fails.

这通常用于检测网络故障(电缆、交换机、路由器，等等)，其中进程仍然运行但它们之间的通信失败。

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It is a U.S. cable news channel, running since 1980. It was founded by Ted Turner.

这是一个美国有线新闻频道，自1980年开始运营，由特德·特纳创建。

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Each computer you want to network needs its own HomePlug box, with an Ethernet or USB cable running to the PC and a power plug connected to the wall.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Paul Leonard is the manager of Upper Dublin Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, says he recently discovered through happenstance that there's a major fiber-optic cable running just yards from his office.

NPR: Broadening the Reach of Broadband

And that there was no longer any difference between what once had been my father and the table he was lying on, or the floor on which the table stood, or the wall socket beneath the window, or the cable running to the lamp beside him.

NEWYORKER: Total Recall