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Task Force Finds Blackout Was Preventable

Shakrai writes "In what will probably be the last we hear of this subject CNN is carrying a story that states what we already suspected: the August blackout was preventable. One of the more interesting observations from this article is that this task force will remain active for the next year to push for their changes and improvements to be adopted. Does anyone think any change will come of this? If you lived in the Northeast US or Canada what were your memories of the August Blackout?" The full report is available at reports.energy.gov.

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  1. Slashdot is now posting on a half-hour basis now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Worthless crap at twice the rate!

  2. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp

  3. Of course it was preventable by nytes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There would never have been a blackout if they hadn't built all those gosh darn power plants.

    We should've never come down from the trees... No, wait. Even the trees were a bad idea.

    --
    -- I have monkeys in my pants.
  4. Re:Slashdot is now posting on a half-hour basis no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    we are in America, MORE IS BETTER!

  5. Re:Economist Article by paul248 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Multicasting support would be great too.

  6. propz to the GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  7. Not only that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I stubbed my toe on my bedpost this morning.

    You know whose fault that was. Those bastards!

  8. Re:Always More Power... by Zoshnell · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That made absolutely no goddamned sense. You are the winner.

    --
    "Do you suppose that's why God lives in the Heavens? Because he lives in fear of His creations?" - Steve Buscemi
  9. MOD PARENT DOWN! GOATSE.CX PICTURE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Parent is posting the goatse.cx picture. Mod down!

  10. MOD PARENT DOWN! GOATSE.CX PICTURE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hmm... I wonder what all those +++++ were for.

  11. That's HUNG UP. HUNG. by ElAurian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not hanged up. Hung up! You hung up your phone, not hanged it up!

    Damn this lack of grammar upon the Internet which I otherwise love! That we should suffer such baboons to bash on their keyboards pains me so!