cynar
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- Comment on The fake army that worked 2 weeks ago:
It definitely helped that we had both completely compromised the German spy network in Britain, as well as cracking their codes.
The spies let the British feed critical bits of false intelligence to the germans, in a stream of good, if slightly useless or out of date, intelligence.
The breaking of enigma then meant we could monitor, in near real time, how the Germans reacted to it. Limiting the intelligence just enough to make them feel they worked for it, but not so much they missed it.
The culmination was on D-day. Agent Garbo actually messaged the Germans warning them that the landings were on their way to Normandy, before they arrived. However, the British knew exactly how long it would take to actually reach the people that mattered. It arrived just after reports of the landings happening. It was then followed by a panicked warning. The Normandy landings were a diversion, and the main force was leaving for Calais! This kept the German tanks tied up for a critical 3 days.
- Comment on The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know 1 month ago:
They do invest (reluctantly) when grid stability becomes compromised. That’s the point where regulators and politicians start taking a strong interest. That’s why they bitch and moan about anything that can upset the balance in the grid.
Unfortunately, the upgrades can take time, so we not only need to bully them into them, but also give them time to actually do them. Fuck knows how we pull that off however, so we might as well go full steam for solar!
- Comment on The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know 1 month ago:
As well as the risks of shoddy kit, there is also a grid stability issue.
Basically, solar can go off an on at a fairly rapid rate, compared to what the grid is designed for. This can lead to instabilities. Either brownouts or spikes in voltage. This can panic some grid equipment and force a shutdown.
What they should do is invest in their infrastructure and make it better able to cope with a distributed supply, distributed load setup. We all know how they feel about investments however!
- Comment on Nobody remembers the people with the good quality copper 2 months ago:
The interesting thing is that he kept the letters.
I would get that he quite likely had good copper. It was possibly a collection of letters from people trying to scam/shake down him. Next time they order, they can wave the letter in their face when he said no to them.