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My understanding is (although it may not apply to this particular pipeline) that they shut some of the pipes off depending on the degree of arbitrage between th
by swiley 5y ago
My understanding is (although it may not apply to this particular pipeline) that they shut some of the pipes off depending on the degree of arbitrage between the two ends. I met someone who wrote code to do this once (although I think it was a petroleum pipe to a refinery.)
- StanislavPetrov 5y agoThat's certainly a reasonable explanation for why they do it. But as part of our critical infrastructure, should we allow them to trade security for potential profit? I'm sure there are all sorts of added risks they could take to increase profits, but that doesn't mean that we, as a nation, should allow it.