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[somedaybitch]

oh, there's a cheery thought.

not that we don't already know that the power grid is vulnerable, but it was interesting that scientists were studying it in China, of all places.

0_o moment from the comments:

Yes, yes, v. funny but it strikes me as another one of those hypothetical risk assessments that sound dramatic but turn out to be far-fetched in the extreme.

You'll note that the specific details about the required loading conditions have been omitted from the report. That's partly for security considerations but I suspect also partly because to reveal those conditions would underscore the unlikely nature of such an attack, especially when more straightforward attacks are readily available

right. like hijacking planes and flying them into the World Trade Center.

there is amusement from the comments, though, and possibly the All-Time-Winner-For-Best-Stealth-Star-Wars-Reference-Evah!

Better make sure none of those substations have any exhaust ports..

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[pualaridesagain.livejournal.com]

chatting on the WG network, word!

...why do they have to make it so difficult with all the techno-speak? Wanna mess with a power grid, cheaply and effectivly?

2 words:

Mylar Balloons. power was out for all of Oahu for 8 hours.


....ooooh, they said Semtex!! w00t!