Posts by rhcp

Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid

Re: Randomized time offset ?

Why not have the thermostats aim for the target temperature at the target time. Then the turn-on time would be dependent on the local conditions (temperature, set temp and room size) & would be randomised.

A real 'smart' thermostat should be able to handle this with minimal learning cycles.

Techie finds himself telling caller there is no safe depth of water for operating computers

Re: Header pic

Or Hong Kong ?

New MeX-Files: The curious case of an evacuated US solar lab, the FBI – and bananas conspiracy theories

Simple,

They have discovered proof that Trump is not an alien after all.

Buggy software could lock a Jeep's cruise control

Diesels can be even more exiciting when the engine runs away on you.

While you're preparing to carve Thanksgiving turkey, the FCC will be slicing into net neutrality

Money Grab

""Chairman Pai will restore the long-standing bipartisan approach to the internet, which will help drive billions of new dollars into mobile broadband networks, boost our economy, and ensure that we continue to lead the world in mobile wireless services," said the CTIA, which represents wireless and internet providers, from Verizon to AT&T and Sprint."

And where do you think these billions of dollars are going to ultimately come from????

Perhaps middle-aged blokes SHOULDN'T try 34-hour-long road trips

Re: NZ and territories

From my memory of driving in the UK, there is no greater sin than overtaking on the LHS. In NZ it is normally legal, provided there are marked lanes, but there have been suggestions this could change.

I've often wondered why it is so frowned on in the UK - otherwise why bother to mark the lanes in the first place?