#175316 - 21/08/2003 11:32
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/10/2000
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Loc: New Jersey, USA
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Also, by 11PM EST many of those blacked-out locations had regained power.
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#175317 - 21/08/2003 12:05
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/12/2000
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Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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Looks like you're right. Here's a comparison photo from Yahoo from NOAA satellites, supposedly:
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#175318 - 21/08/2003 12:11
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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Yup. It was that much-more-authentic-looking photo (which I'd already seen linked from Bluesnews a couple days ago) that made me suspect Tom's posted photo was not genuine. A simple gamma adjustment of the questionable picture increased my suspicions.
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#175319 - 21/08/2003 14:00
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/03/2000
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Loc: Sterling, VA
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Well, I have to wonder if those are accurate. Does cloud cover affect those signals? Because that image shows a faily significant difference in light in Washington DC area, which I thought was unaffected (I certainly didn't see or hear of any effects). It even appears Richmond was affected, which I'm sure wasn't the case.
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#175320 - 21/08/2003 14:12
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/06/1999
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Yeah, looking at it closly mysely, it does look like a photoshop job. A bad one at that. Looks like they used black, while most of the dark land elsewhere isn't pure black.
It was passed around in e-mail here, not sure of the source.
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#175321 - 21/08/2003 14:33
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: drakino]
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Registered: 08/03/2000
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Was the power situation the cause of the little difficulty the BBS was having this afternoon?
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#175322 - 21/08/2003 14:55
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
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Registered: 20/03/2002
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Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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Looks like this is what they made the picture from.
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#175323 - 21/08/2003 14:58
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
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Registered: 20/03/2002
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Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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I'm surprised India isn't lit up more in that picture as heavily populated as it is. Fascinating picture, though.
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#175324 - 21/08/2003 15:37
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: Dignan]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/06/1999
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Was the power situation the cause of the little difficulty the BBS was having this afternoon? Wasn't aware of any situation today on the boards. Tuesday though, there was some minor peformance issues from a minor slashdot like effect.
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#175325 - 21/08/2003 15:39
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: trs24]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31602
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Looks like this is what they made the picture from. Funny thing is, I actually have that picture amongst my wallpaper files, and didn't realize the faked photo was a sub-section of it, even when I suspected it was faked.
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#175326 - 22/08/2003 11:04
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: trs24]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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I'm surprised India isn't lit up more in that picture as heavily populated as it is
A perfect example of population density != power density :-/
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#175327 - 22/08/2003 12:16
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: drakino]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12341
Loc: Sterling, VA
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Wasn't aware of any situation today on the boards I would say it was a regional thing, but speaking to Ricin, who is apparently on the west coast, I doubt it. For me the board was unreachable from around late afternoon to early evening, and prior to that (all day and for a few days preceeding), it has been very slow. This was at work and at home. But it seems fine today.
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#175328 - 22/08/2003 12:21
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
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veteran
Registered: 19/06/2000
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Loc: US: CA
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Yep, West Coast.
I too have noticed the slowdown, and the down time from yesterday. Seems OK now, though.
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#175329 - 22/08/2003 12:46
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: Dignan]
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veteran
Registered: 01/10/2001
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Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Same problem from Europe (Netherlands)
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#175330 - 28/08/2003 12:34
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
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addict
Registered: 13/07/2002
Posts: 634
Loc: Jesusland
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*bump*
How's the power grid across the pond?
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#175331 - 28/08/2003 12:35
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: Jerz]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/10/2000
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Loc: New Jersey, USA
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No problems in New York since the initial outage.
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#175332 - 28/08/2003 12:40
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
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Registered: 13/07/2002
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Loc: Jesusland
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Actually, I was referring to London... 
The local radio station said that they've been without power; coincidence? Of course... it could be propaganda.
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#175333 - 28/08/2003 12:43
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: Jerz]
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carpal tunnel
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You never know on this BBS what side of the pond anyone is on. 
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#175334 - 28/08/2003 14:34
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
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member
Registered: 29/08/2000
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Loc: Berkshire, UK
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Haven't heard of any problems over here... (other than train rails suffering from too much heat!)
Edit: damn, serves me right for posting before checking: there have been
Edited by BryanR (28/08/2003 14:36)
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#175335 - 29/08/2003 05:39
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: Jerz]
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Registered: 22/05/2001
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I managed to get stuck on a train between Blackfriars and City Thameslink stations for almost an hour - they're only a couple of hundred yards apart!
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#175336 - 29/08/2003 10:10
Re: Ok, so who out there *hasn't* got power? :-)
[Re: h_blake]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
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I managed to get stuck on a train between Blackfriars and City Thameslink stations for almost an hour - they're only a couple of hundred yards apart!
Still not quite as frustrating as when I got stuck on a train on my way to Schiphol airport, within view of the airport. I could actually see the northwest 747 I was supposed to be on take off...
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