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Power outage at CES
- cryptoz 9y agoIs there any word on the cause? Did exhibitions simply use too much power? Is it residual damage from the heavy rain?
- ohjeez 9y agoI saw a link (sorry didn't keep it) saying it's being blamed on a transformer malfunction. (Which makes me think all sorts of things about movies, but we won't go there.)
- irrational 9y agoHeh. This is what I always think when I hear about things like a house blowing up because of a gas leak. "Well, looks like we now know where the ex-CIA assassin lived."
- CameronBanga 9y agoIs this really news worthy of a top spot on Hacker News?
- ohjeez 9y agoYes, because we are all snickering about the irony.
- whateveracct 9y agoPopular Tech Thing Failing is a very popular class of Front Page HN Article. Other popular classes include.. * Version XXX of Popular Software Released * Provocative Study/Article about Male Genitals (Circumcision articles fall under this)
- Zigurd 9y agoI checked. Circumcision is a not so rare topic.
- tabs_masterrace 9y agoDidn't you see the video? The power went out! It probably has been out for over 10 min already! Why hasn't Trump made a statement yet?
- jwilk 9y agoFrom the HN guidelines: If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it.
- lostmsu 9y agoToo many crypto miners?
- gruez 9y agobecause the best place to mine is not somewhere with cheap rent and electricity like china, but in the building where CES is held.
- jameskegel 9y agoAre you saying that exhibitors are having to pay their own power Cost?
- tytytytytytytyt 9y agoOr maybe they are just busy doing other things??
- craftyguy 9y agoExhibitors have to pay for their own power.
- pitaa 9y agoWhile sort of true, I've never seen any sort of tradeshow where the power is metered. Typically you just pay a flat rate for the number/size of hookups you need.
- craftyguy 9y agoRight, but show organizers are not running a sinking ship. It's like health insurance, most will not use enough power to equal the amount they paid per hookup, and are subsidizing those that underpaid.
- wanderingjew 9y agoThe demonstrations of Internet-connected smart home lighting solutions went exactly as expected.
- heartbreak 9y agoAll of my dumb lights work properly when the power is out. I can't believe smart lighting doesn't work the same.
- dguaraglia 9y agoNever had a dumb lightbulb fail to reboot safely after a black out.
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- tekromancr 9y agoAll my smart lightbulbs revert to lightbulbs in a black out. Even without network access, they still work like dumbulbs.
- dguaraglia 9y agoI know. My comment was clearly tongue in cheek. As someone who worked in a company that makes Smart Home devices (Nest) I'm pretty aware that most devices have "safe" modes when they are not fully functional. That said... I still find smart lightbulbs kind of overkill.
- chrisparton1991 9y agoDuring the blackout: "In its present state, our IoT lighting solution is completely unhackable!"
- scottdevries 9y agoPower is back on now in the central hall.
- thrillgore 9y ago2018 is totally crushing it for my sense of crippling dread and ironic humor.
- iamhamm 9y agooh so true. On Jan. 2, tried to start the year positive, but my train was held for 30 minutes because the tracks were on fire... that basically seems to be a good theme!
- cs702 9y agoSo much brainpower and investment in the US is being devoted to building great software. Meanwhile, US infrastructure, which was the envy of the world 50 years ago, is now crumbling everywhere: roads, bridges, tunnels, trains, train stations, airports, etc. Power grids too.
- psychometry 9y agoThe problem is not lack of brainpower, but rather lack of political will. Specifically, the fact that one of the major parties has no interest in governing and that the pitiful state of compulsory education has created a populace too stupid to stop voting for them.
- whatshisface 9y agoI'd love to live in a world where all political problems were concentrated in a single party that enjoyed no support from smart people. I don't think that's our world, though.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoThe filter is only for critical thinking skills. This is how brain surgeons end up believing crazy shit about the pyramids.
- liquidise 9y agoIs it a question of political will or a function of capital needs and barrier-to-entry? One of the biggest boons of software development is the only true "capital" need is time. With almost no money or resources people can, and have, built disruptive software from nothing but an idea. The same cannot be said for infrastructure. No matter how compelling an idea and the expertise behind it, the reality is that it will always be easier to start a website than to start an infrastructure project. Hungry, tech-savvy people know this and i believe it contributes heavily to the choice of medium for most companies.
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- alexnewman 9y agoGank that shit!
- bigiain 9y agoProps to Brian/Techcrunch for the shout out to my favourite Everything But The Girl song! > (2:13PM PT) According to the CTA, the culprit was, in fact, the rain. Here’s a link to a relevant Everything But the Girl video and here’s the official statement on the matter. ( that link is to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4sPkS8b62Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4sPkS8b62Q )
- jwilk 9y agoCES = Consumer Electronics Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show