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Re: Foul


From: Paul M Moriarty <pmm () igtc com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:57:52 -0800

According to US intelligence sources that wish to remain anonymous, it  
was hackers that set the fires that caused the soot to accumulate on  
the insulators.  Something to do with insufficient cooling for their  
giant brains,  Some also speculate that this heat buildup was  
responsible in part for the reduced rainfall in recent months.


On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:41 PM, Drsolly wrote:

Yes, but it was hackers that did the poor maintenance.

On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:30:27 PST, Robert Graham said:

The thing is, though, we are in far greater danger from accidental  
failures,
or from the Chinese/AlQaeda strategically placing bombs on the grid.

This just in: The hackers that took out the Brazilian power grid?   
Turns out
it was a poorly maintained insulator:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/brazil_blackout/



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