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The power's cut off, I thought you would have known that by the title of the thread :P
Could it have anything to do with the apparent poor performance this evening ?
I know i might sound like some paranoid geeky kid or something, but something like this happens, it always smells fishy!
It sounds like the whole grid has too much interdependency. As a consequence, a small overload causes sections to trip out. This in turn leaves power stations with nowhere to send their power, so they begin to shut down. This in turn causes overload on sections of the grid...
Early reports said there was a fire at a power station in NY, but this turned out to be black smoke caused by shutting down the boilers. But were they shutting down the boilers because they had nowhere to send the power, or did their boiler shutdown trigger the overload ?
All they have been reporting is that the blackout was caused by "technical problems". Whatever that means.
There is a power down all across the grid for Ny-New Jersey approx.
There is "No evidence of terrorism at this time".
Apparently it was a over load and the main computer shut down everything as a precautionary measure.
I live in Fl, so I have power. :P
All off Fox News.
Anything happens its always technical. The reality is revealed much later when the matter settles down!Quote:
Originally posted by dingoBaby@14 August 2003 - 18:38
All they have been reporting is that the blackout was caused by "technical problems". Whatever that means.
Edit:spelling
Anything happens its always technical. The reality is reveales much later when the matter settles down! [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by I.am+14 August 2003 - 19:39--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (I.am @ 14 August 2003 - 19:39)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-dingoBaby@14 August 2003 - 18:38
All they have been reporting is that the blackout was caused by "technical problems". Whatever that means.
Like some Homer Simponish clod spilling his Mountain Dew all over the contols.
Could be either way no proof yet.Quote:
Originally posted by lynx@14 August 2003 - 18:36
But were they shutting down the boilers because they had nowhere to send the power, or did their boiler shutdown trigger the overload ?
Elsewhere,Quote:
Frank McCarton, deputy commissioner for the Office of Emergency Management, said the blackout may have originated in Canada. "We understand that, from Con Ed, that we had a power surge and a dip and a failure that originated in Ontario," McCarton said.
Everything is so much technology dependent now that electronically an overload can be caused! by sending too much power somewhere!
Results:
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Major traffic blockage.
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded planes at New York area airports and in Cleveland because the blackout affected security screening facilities. The FAA reported planes also were grounded at the Toronto airport. The airports were operating on backup power, officials said. [QUOTE]Quote:
Ten nuclear power plants went off line because of the power outage, according to the North American Electric Reliability Council, an industry group responsible for the security and integrity of the nation's electric grid.
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Traffic signals were rendered inoperable, and emergency officials urged motorists to stay off the roads.
Makes you think huh! -_-
Like everything is down.
Fery boats are overcrouded,
Streets are becoming sidewalks,
Subways, busses, and planes.
Ventalation for the tunnels.
Several websites.
etc.
Lightning at Niagra Falls. :rolleyes: Terrorists, huh? ;)
:ninja:
How much power is this new server drawing ? :-"
LMAO!!Quote:
Originally posted by lynx@15 August 2003 - 02:55
How much power is this new server drawing ? :-"
Best one tonight!!!
:D :D :D
Some lucky Bastard is stuck in a elevator.....just him and a few women.
Its going to get hot this time of year in there.....lucky Bastard.
Exhausted bastard pretty soon then. :D
i'm so glad i live on the west coast :D
It was a power overload in some powerplant.
damn nyc'ers using to much power :rolleyes:
they all used the excuse "powers out, cant do work boss, see ya!"
I don't watch Fox on purpose, but I do watch CNN. They said it was a fire at a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvannia.
<_<
okay one word ACCIDENT!
hey i would like to know what happened with the lights, just git back and heard on bbc, what a gwan in yankee man!!!! ;)
I'm really suprised there haven't been any reports of looting.
Someone, somewhere has to be stealin someones stuff.
i live in ontario 2 kilometers from toronto and the power went off it just came bak....it wuz pitch black on the streeets lots of fun!!ppl stuk in elevators and evrythin STARS moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DAMN IT CAME BAK!!!!!!!!!!:(
lets talk dirty about the people who cant be here cause they got no power
I live in Niagara Falls and we have power we have our own generator so nobody can blame us! I think the blackout was caused by using too much power at once aka airconditions.Quote:
Originally posted by MagicNakor@14 August 2003 - 19:52
Lightning at Niagra Falls. :rolleyes: Terrorists, huh? ;)
:ninja:
There's a border running through it. ;) That's the information north of the 49th, at any rate.
:ninja:
Well yes you probably guessed it but Australia has a theroy on this too, Radio report said msblast.exe had something to do with it! any one else heard that??
Dave
you mean that worm that was spossed to ddos windows update in 3 days?Quote:
Originally posted by Schumacher_Skaife@15 August 2003 - 00:44
Well yes you probably guessed it but Australia has a theroy on this too, Radio report said msblast.exe had something to do with it! any one else heard that??
Dave
If this happened in a 3rd world country, there would be massive looting.
I predict a huge baby boom on, or about May 14th, 2004. :D :D :D
Oh, there's looting. ;) Except they won't know the extent of it until the lights come back on.Quote:
Originally posted by SodiumChloride@15 August 2003 - 08:02
If this happened in a 3rd world country, there would be massive looting.
:ninja:
Oh, there's looting. ;) Except they won't know the extent of it until the lights come back on.Quote:
Originally posted by MagicNakor+15 August 2003 - 03:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MagicNakor @ 15 August 2003 - 03:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SodiumChloride@15 August 2003 - 08:02
If this happened in a 3rd world country, there would be massive looting.
:ninja: [/b][/quote]
You think enough electricity in third world countries! ;)
Oh, there's looting. ;) Except they won't know the extent of it until the lights come back on.Quote:
Originally posted by MagicNakor+15 August 2003 - 10:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MagicNakor @ 15 August 2003 - 10:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SodiumChloride@15 August 2003 - 08:02
If this happened in a 3rd world country, there would be massive looting.
:ninja: [/b][/quote]
Providing they don't steal the lightbulbs as well. :lol:
Oh, there's looting. ;) Except they won't know the extent of it until the lights come back on.Quote:
Originally posted by MagicNakor+15 August 2003 - 01:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MagicNakor @ 15 August 2003 - 01:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SodiumChloride@15 August 2003 - 08:02
If this happened in a 3rd world country, there would be massive looting.
:ninja: [/b][/quote]
I watched CNN and McDEEZ closed all they're shops and guarded they're cash registers, those greety bitches
got brains, there's a mistake in your sig ;)
Some lights are coming back... some street lights and the 'Virgin' sign...
Basically in Times Square...
Well, I found it by searching 'die RIAA' and its the formula for some RIAA standard thingy.Quote:
Originally posted by Skweeky@15 August 2003 - 04:32
got brains, there's a mistake in your sig ;)
I really dont get it because the sites in deutch = Google translate :P
I do believe that it shouldn't have the 3rd a in the second line. :P
EDIT: LINK: The gumption characteristic
I think I've got it now.Quote:
As far as I can tell the resultant hypothesis is that the RIAA can only get you if you are running IE. This tends to indicate that microsoft is in league with RIAA (and presumably MPAA), presumably in connection to DRM.
Or have I got that backwards ? :wacko:
Or inverted ? :teehee:
You think enough electricity in third world countries! ;) [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by I.am+15 August 2003 - 09:44--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (I.am @ 15 August 2003 - 09:44)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Quote:
Originally posted by MagicNakor@15 August 2003 - 03:29
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Quote:
@15 August 2003 - 08:02
If this happened in a 3rd world country, there would be massive looting.
Oh, there's looting. ;) Except they won't know the extent of it until the lights come back on.
:ninja:
Why are they called third world countries?
whats a second world country?
I guess developed countries need to feel superior, they invented the term and are happy using it...Quote:
Originally posted by "The Avatar Man"@15 August 2003 - 08:47
Why are they called third world countries?
whats a second world country?