dazedandconfused
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posted on March 20, 2001 10:09:44 AM
I was wondering if these rolling blackouts might possibly affect Ebay? Do they have a back upfor this? Could really mess things up big time, if Ebay looses it's electricity for a couple of hours. Anyone know?
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dave_michmerhuizen
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posted on March 20, 2001 10:40:22 AM
if Ebay looses it's electricity for a couple of hours....
how would you know?
ebay: [email protected]
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sparkz
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posted on March 20, 2001 11:04:00 AM
I wonder if their backup generators are maintained by the same group of brilliant technicians that maintain their servers.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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dazedandconfused
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posted on March 20, 2001 12:14:30 PM
Wow! I left myself wide open for that!
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twinsoft
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posted on March 20, 2001 12:25:48 PM
My power went out for about 45 minutes last night, just as I was watching the 6:00 o'clock news report about blackouts. I'd like to line up every PG&E exec against a wall and shoot 'em. My gas bills have doubled overnight.
I'm right in the middle of Silicon Valley and businesses are up in arms. The whole power "emergency" is just another bail-out scam.
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unknown
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posted on March 20, 2001 12:34:22 PM
No power loss here in So. Cal, at least not at my house.
But it is a BIG scam. The power industry is one of the most corrupt and inefficiant industries on the planet. Simply shooting them would be way to generous.
I heard someone was organizing a Crash the Grid protest. Everybody was supposed to turn on every electical appiance they have from 6:00PM top 6:05 PM on a certain day. This could crash the entire grid if enough people participated.
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bob
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posted on March 20, 2001 01:57:05 PM
Killing people doesn't sound very friendly like.
Ebay operates at abovenet and exodus colocation facilities which are equipped with surge, battery and generator backups. Rolling blackouts will not affect them, or others like them at those facilities.
Bob
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ybriknik
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posted on March 20, 2001 02:19:05 PM
Move to Minnesota, there are NO blackouts, only whiteouts.
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imabrit
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posted on March 20, 2001 02:36:15 PM
From what I understand this all stems from de-regulation when the power companies where forced to sell there power plants.
They then had to buy there electricity from other sources.But the legislature set a price at which they where allowed to sell the electricity at a set unit price.
Only problem is that price is much lower than what they buy the electricity for.If that is true how can any business stay in business under those circumstances.
Simple truth they cannot,if all I have read is true about this and I have read info on the stock of these companies involved.Is it really the power companies fault.?
Adrian
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sg52
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posted on March 20, 2001 04:52:21 PM
Is it really the power companies fault.?
Near as we can tell from media reports the power companies entered into ill advised contractual agreements. They accepted substantial payment in return for a risky future, and lost the bet.
I once did that too (entered into an ill advised contractual agreement). In the end, I had to live with it.
sg52
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dazedandconfused
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posted on March 20, 2001 06:43:40 PM
Thanks, Bob, for your information about Ebay's back up system. Now, to go a step further, how about the bidders and snipers? It does seem as if a blackout is going to have an effect on an auction - expecially if it is ending during a blackout. (My daughter calls me the "Queen of Doom!".
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on March 20, 2001 10:14:44 PM
Makes me glad to know that I live here in the "rust belt" - all the big manufacturers left so we can have all the electricity we want.
We just don't have any money to buy food!
lol
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