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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 02:33:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} I'm thinking about the precariousness of (looks around the #Fediverse and beyond) *all this*. I'm estimating that in under 48 hours without power, much of our food supply will be unsafe to eat. In three days, the batteries in the majority of portable electronic devices (cellular phones, tablets, smart watches, etc) will be completely discharged. By the fifth day, even most of those who were prepared will be out of resources--food, water, medicines-- and dependent on outside assistance. - kat and Dude named Ben of the BLAZ like this.
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copyright respecter (kai@ajin.la)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 02:52:47 UTC copyright respecter @lnxw48a1 did something happen?
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 10:20:15 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @kai Nothing extreme. A few recent small outages in #PR's San Juan metro, plus some in my #SoCal hometown, plus a multi-day outage in Kansas City (both #KS and #MO). Talking with a local co-worker whose village was without power for most of a year.
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copyright respecter (kai@ajin.la)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 17:20:03 UTC copyright respecter @lnxw48a1 I want to move away from cloud services, but losing power at home would shut down my operation. Things like this make me hesitate…
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 17:37:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @kai Maybe, but think about the huge number sites that go down whenever a storm or power outage affects Northern #VA. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 17:46:13 UTC GeniusMusing @lnxw48a1 @kai Not wanting to wear to much tin-foil as a hat but doesn't a few of the TLA gov agency's have locations in northern VA?
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copyright respecter (kai@ajin.la)'s status on Saturday, 02-Feb-2019 17:56:14 UTC copyright respecter @lnxw48a1 or AWS
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 03-Feb-2019 03:22:02 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @kai AWS is what I'm referring to. US-East is in Northern Virginia, and it seems to be their most popular region by far. -
DrewZero1 (drewzero1@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Feb-2019 06:14:47 UTC DrewZero1 @lnxw48a1 This time of year, people in my area would be in serious danger within hours of losing electricity or natural gas. Most don't have a backup heat source. I'm not sure what we'd do to keep from freezing if something massive happened.
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 03-Feb-2019 13:13:40 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} @geniusmusing Remember AOL? They had a large percentage of their network based there as well. Maybe the lizard people landed their flying saucers in Northern #VA, and that became their center of communications for the whole planet.
#conspiracy_theories
(NOTE: For the humor-impaired, I do not believe "reptilian" lizard people control the world or that they even exist.)GeniusMusing likes this. -
GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 03-Feb-2019 14:44:42 UTC GeniusMusing @lnxw48a1 @drewzero1 How does one lose natural gas unless it is shut off?
I have been through a few hour loss of power during the winter and the go to has always been turn the gas oven or gas fireplace on and let it do what it can. It won't heat the whole dwelling but it is better than nothing.