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Fridges could be switched off without owner's consent to reduce strain on power stations
The London Telegraph ^
| April 28, 2013
| Melanie Hall
Posted on 05/06/2013 5:50:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hack for the devices will be available on the internet about 24 hours after the first one is delivered.
These people just don't learn.
/johnny
To: 2ndDivisionVet
How ‘bout ya just produce more energy?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I can’t foresee any complications ever arising from this power grab (unintended pun, actually). What could possibly go wrong?!
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posted on
05/06/2013 5:55:16 PM PDT
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Yeah, destroy all of your nuclear plants and replace them with windmills. REALLY SMART THINKING.
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posted on
05/06/2013 5:57:56 PM PDT
by
struggle
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Once LENR comes into its own, the power grid will be a source of storage for offsite generation.
http://lenr-canr.org/
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:00:00 PM PDT
by
Kevmo
("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And the NHS can pick up the load for the increase in food poisoning cases because people are eating spoiled food. It’s a twofer!
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:01:31 PM PDT
by
Truth29
To: 2ndDivisionVet
We signed up to allow the power company here to close us down on bad days at the Legion Post.
We were having a party at the Post at 3 in the evening with if 95 outside when they shut off the power to the air conditioning.
Needless to say that won’t happen again.
By the way we lost the compressors in two of our air conditioners last year, Probably when they shut down the power coming in.
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:04:00 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“They are pushing for the move because green energy sources such as wind farms are less predictable than traditional power stations, increasing the risk of blackouts.”
Some advancements, huh? Figure out ways to remotely shut down individual equipment. How about putting the effort into delivering power reliably?
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:04:23 PM PDT
by
jughandle
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If the commies get to control the temperature of my beer, that’ll be the last straw...
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:05:16 PM PDT
by
varyouga
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Close all the coal-fired power plants in the name of carbon credits, then force the smelly peasants to do without electricity.
We should be able to wipe out millions of them that way.
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:05:47 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to detonate anyone who says otherwise.)
To: JRandomFreeper
Of course they do learn. Right after it’s too late, all theiir options have gone, and the ropes are everywhere.
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:10:01 PM PDT
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And create a Black Market for older Appliances.
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:13:48 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Yeah who cares about wasted/spoiled food. we have green energy to support!
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:15:39 PM PDT
by
autumnraine
(America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to thoe tumbril wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
To: SandRat
We already have this at home on A/C it shuts off during peak depletion!
Installed by the power co!
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:16:32 PM PDT
by
Conserev1
("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
To: TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed
now, now, what's a few million euros worth of spoiled food every a few weeks during the summer compared to, to, compared to.... well what ever it's compared to
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:19:10 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:20:30 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
That’s what Liberals have in mind.
To: varyouga
“If the commies get to control the temperature of my beer, thatll be the last straw...”
You might not want to live over there...they drink their beer at ambient temp. Draft beer has some chill, but not cold like it is here...but they don’t drink the watered down Bud, Coors, Millers etc. Their beer has flavor, and does not need to be ‘iced’.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
One of the enviromental groups was pushing for government controlled thermostats.
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posted on
05/06/2013 6:36:57 PM PDT
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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