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Power Grid Change May Disrupt Clocks

Posted by timothy on from the let's-make-y2k-feel-dumb dept.

hawguy writes with an AP story about upcoming tests of greater allowed variation in the frequency of the current carried on the U.S. electric grid: "A yearlong experiment with the nation's electric grid could mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers — and make plug-in clocks and appliances like programmable coffeemakers run up to 20 minutes fast."

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  1. Re:"Clocks" by JohnRoss1968 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No the words I was looking for were "FUCK YOU"
    I found them all by myself, but thanks for the help anyway.
    Now please go die in a car fire.