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A bit surprised no one brought up the "great black out of 2003" - how
did all of our wonderful technology fail? Specific complains I heard
even on CNN-type news programs:
1) time syncs at different companies varied such that it was impossible
to verify sequence-of-events across company borders (gee, noone's heard
of GPS or radio sync of time?)
2) All the auto/fail-safe computer systems ... didn't prevent it. (I'd
wager most were in manual and/or over-ridden by supervisors who's
year-end bonus is linked to keeping the revenue-meters rolling).
3) Utilities (& politicians) in Detroit complain that when their power
started going down nearly ONE HOUR after the start in Ohio, they had yet
to receive any notice or email or hint that there was a problem heading
their way.
Anyone else have comments? views? personal experience?
- LynnL, www.digi.com
did all of our wonderful technology fail? Specific complains I heard
even on CNN-type news programs:
1) time syncs at different companies varied such that it was impossible
to verify sequence-of-events across company borders (gee, noone's heard
of GPS or radio sync of time?)
2) All the auto/fail-safe computer systems ... didn't prevent it. (I'd
wager most were in manual and/or over-ridden by supervisors who's
year-end bonus is linked to keeping the revenue-meters rolling).
3) Utilities (& politicians) in Detroit complain that when their power
started going down nearly ONE HOUR after the start in Ohio, they had yet
to receive any notice or email or hint that there was a problem heading
their way.
Anyone else have comments? views? personal experience?
- LynnL, www.digi.com