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Electricity Apocalypse Soon?

Posted by timothy on from the power's-on-in-galt's-gulch dept.

mindriot writes "Heise's awarded online magazine Telepolis has published a nice article (English / German) discussing the ongoing series of power blackouts (after the U.S. blackout, London, Scandinavia, and other incidents, the most recent victim being Italy). 'The blackouts bare the Achilles Heel of our "information society" ,' the article states, and sees the recent events as a precursor to a possible massive on-line blackout. As society becomes more and more dependent on information and power networks, the failure of a single wire or the interruption of a satellite uplink can become a major issue and form a great vulnerability. As the article explains, market liberalization, globalization and plain ignorance could endanger our infrastructure to a very discomforting extent." Free markets cause power blackouts?

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  1. Important not to jump to conclusions by Dancin_Santa · · Score: -1, Troll

    The main problem with this type of report is that it wakes all the nuke power proponents out of their slumber. Next we'll be hearing calls for more nuclear power plants as a "solution" to the coming power crisis.

    Power sources not reliant on fossil fuels is definitely needed as a clean alternative to current mainstream power production, but let's make sure the power is really clean before jumping on the bandwagon.

  2. Re:DR for the home by Kris_J · · Score: -1, Troll

    How about purchasing less food that needs refridgeration and some candles? (And a GBAsp.)

  3. IN SOVIET RUSSIA.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Blackout powers YOU!

  4. In Soviet Russia you haven't had blackouts... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...so, in Soviet Russia blackouts have YOU.

  5. Re:Basically, yes. by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 0, Troll
    State intervention usually makes things worse, usually by raising entry barries via licensing or other questinable methods.
    Spoken like a true zealot Lyndon Larouche-licking ideologue!!!

    Now crawl back under that rock you came from, l'il fritter-critter.