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Fast_Eddie
11-12-2009, 10:55 AM
If you missed it, this was a really interesting story.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5578986n

If some of you have a few minutes to watch it, we could have a very interesting discussion about it. There is a lot to chew on here and it may very well be the biggest crisis facing our country.
merrylander
11-12-2009, 12:41 PM
They have been hacking at systems for quite some time, we even have a group hacking the hackers. This is also one of the reasons why many people do not want the new so-called "smart meters" on their power entrance.
Charles
11-12-2009, 06:30 PM
If you missed it, this was a really interesting story.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5578986n

If some of you have a few minutes to watch it, we could have a very interesting discussion about it. There is a lot to chew on here and it may very well be the biggest crisis facing our country.

There are so many ways this country can be brought to it's knees overnight it's not funny.

While decidedly low tech, just imagine the damage 100 terrorists could do if they would blow bridges, transmission lines, pipe lines, and a few dams on one night.

Chas
GWAR
11-13-2009, 06:27 AM
tick tick tick tick,,,,
merrylander
11-13-2009, 06:43 AM
There are so many ways this country can be brought to it's knees overnight it's not funny.

While decidedly low tech, just imagine the damage 100 terrorists could do if they would blow bridges, transmission lines, pipe lines, and a few dams on one night.

Chas


Dams maybe since their primary aim is to take as many lives out as possible.
Fast_Eddie
11-13-2009, 09:01 AM
I think the story makes some good points about private ownership and public interest. They could fix it, but there's no profit in it.
BlueStreak
11-13-2009, 11:32 AM
Yeah, "I can help protect this country. But if you can't show me how I can get rich off of it, fuck you people." seems to be the great American way these days.

Seriously,
I think there will always be the potential for attack, in some form, no matter what we do.

Dave
noonereal
11-13-2009, 12:19 PM
I saw that Sunday. There are so many ways to bing down the world economy or any single country it is scary.

Imagine, turnig off the electric in the winter in NY?