Power Outage in San Fransisco/bay area
Well, we are going on hour 4 now, most of the power is back. One group of 2-4 employees caused it they say. This was admitted 3 hours later, and then they knew 15 minutes after it happens.. typical. They expect to be back on by this afternoon On the Shell Building at 8:30AM "Building closed, no power. Power will not be restored for 6-8 hours." I wonder how they knew. The estimate is probably about right too, wierd. The mission village sub-station has been re-oppened, and most peoples power is now being revived. Funny how 2-4 people not following procedure were able to shut down 4 substations. Looks like PG&E have lots of work ahead to find out the cause/effect of this type action. Max -- Max Inux <maxinux@openpgp.net> New DH and RSA keys Generated. Kinky Sex makes the world go round If crypto is outlawed only outlaws will have crypto
http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/16710.html SF Blackout: Y2K Dress Rehearsal by Chris Oakes and Craig Bicknell , Wired News 12:40 p.m. 8.Dec.98.PST When the lights went out Tuesday on nearly 1 million San Francisco Bay Area residents, the blackout served as a warning of what might happen in a society dependent upon electricity for basic services and commerce. "This could very well be a reflection of a Y2K disaster that's not properly managed," said Nancy Wong, a spokeswoman for the US Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office. "It's another reminder of how tremendously dependent everyone is on power," added Peter Neumann, a critical infrastructure expert and the author of the book Computer Related Risks. "It's kind of a harbinger of the Year 2000 problem. We're in practice mode right now." ....more.... James Glave, News Editor, Wired News, http://www.wired.com +1 (415) 276-8430
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