Smart Electric meters.... Re: OT-Obama smartest president ever
Existential Angst
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> First off i would like to thank all the people who
> voted for obama. I mean it from the bottom of my
> heart. I sincerely hope he serves a second term.
> Let explain why my opinion of obama has changed.
> With the implementation of the smart grid comes
> a huge federal stimulus package that is being used
> by utilities to install smart meters. This deal is gonna
> be bigger than anything ken lay could have dreamed
> up.
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> In case you havent heard these wonderfull meters are
> wireless. This will realy help the bottom line. Finaly we
> can eleminate meter readers from the payroll, sell off
> all those company vehicles and save on maintence.
> Stockholders are gonna love it comes dividend time.
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> But wait it gets better, these meters transmit updates every
> 15 minutes so peak demand rates will be applied
> to customers billing. Luckily the pr-people did a real
> good job in getting the media morons to spread the
> word about how much money consumers will save.
> Those phoney blogs the advertising people are running
> dont hurt either. There goes grannys SS check. She should have done her
> laundry at 3am. Luckily people dont mind the higher tax on thier higher
> bill.
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> Hold on it seems like we have a new revenue stream.
> With consumer data coming in every 15 minutes utilities
> can compile customer profiles and sell that information.
> Hope obama dont pass any laws to limit the cash flow.
>
> There is one slight problem. These meters have less security
> than a cell phone. Expect compition in the information
> gathering business, who knows even google might start
> collecting customer information to resell.
> I hope the chip manufactures can fix the security issues.
> Seems that hackers can turn customers power on or off
> at will, this will cut into profits if they shut down a city
> like chicago. Maybe obama could help utilities out again
> by mandating they are indemnified by the government.
> It would be a fielday for the lawyers if the power grid
> got hacked in august and granny roasted in her appartment
> when the power went out. I hope the meters have virus
> protection, replacing dead turned off meters will cut into profits.
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> Once again i would like to thank all the voters
> that voted for obama. I hope in his second term
> he will continue to help out corporate america
> while going green. I think i will make a campain
> contrabution for his re-election.
Heh, I gave Obama a lot of money for his campaign, mostly because every time
I saw effingPalin, I went into a cold sweat and would furiously type my cc
number into Obama's website....
I wonder if I can get my money back......
I think I got my smart meter (Yonkers, NY) before the Obamarama.
These things usually have a long lead/lag time -- eg, the Bank Debacle was
actually initiated by Clinton, altho no doubt fueled by Bush.....
My gas meter was modified to make it is semi-smart, as well..
I regret having let Con Ed put these things in -- don't think they can be
un-done, either.
As per your comments, they are butt another consumer assfucking waiting to
happen. All change is bad change. This ballyhooed banking reform/change is
just half-assed fixing the corral after all the horses are long out and
gone.
It's half-assed surgery after the assfucking -- we'll never be able to shit
the same again.
A very inneresting insight into how shit works was the recent History
Channel Documentary on Charlie Wilson (D-Texas) and his jihad against the
Russians when they were in Afghanistan.... or How the Taliban got Stinger
Missiles.
Inneresting how Industry in general can use the supposed Great Leveler of
the Playing Field (technology/Internet) and the media to its advantage.
Yeah, the playing field is level, but now there are gigantic but invisible
sink holes, for every consumer to fall in.
In fact, the Internet is now just another Media, "owned", essentially, by
the people who can afford to manipulate it.
That you/me/we have our shitty li'l websites means shit.
Grab yer ankles boyzngerlz, and just hope you don't get all torn up.
But, hey, just think, as bad as things are or will get, you will *always*
have free Prep H for your brain:
You will *always* be able to cheer for and fight over your Fav
Sports Team, and yer fav player, who just happens to be making 1,000 times
your salary, and who can sell his snot on ebay for more than what you make
in a year, and whose children will have 1,000 times the opportunities of
your children....
But then, this is exactly Social Darwinism at work, idnit? Lebron's friends
or children aren't cheering for YOU (plural), now, are they???? But don't
let this stop YOUR (plural) cheering....
Oh, whereOwhere will (free agent) Lebron go???? I just cain't sleep at
night.....
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