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Legacy From the 1800s Leaves Tokyo In the Dark

Posted by Soulskill on from the can-we-pin-this-on-lincoln dept.

itwbennett writes "East Japan entered its fifth day of power rationing on Friday, with no end to the planned blackouts in sight. The local electrical utility can't make up the shortfall by importing power from another region, though, because Japan lacks a national power grid, a consequence of a decision made in the late 1800s."

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  1. Re:Well.... by Intron · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They can't really change it now, can they?

    The wire doesn't care very much. In the areas that are destroyed, they have to buy all new equipment anyway. Seems like a good time to standardize.

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    Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
  2. The Invisible Hand of the Market strikes again! by fantomas · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Looks like the invisible hand of the free market really dropped the ball that time....