http://www.metafilter.com/tags/poweroutage Posts tagged with 'poweroutage' at MetaFilter. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:07:38 -0800 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:07:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/55563/66 <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/16/hawaii.quake/">A 6.6. magnitude earthquake</a> hit Hawaii on Sunday. The quake originated from 24 miles below the west coast of the Big Island. Mefi's own <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/4146">pzarquon</a> posted <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/270375964/">photos</a> of Honolulu without power, and there's also a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/97015512@N00/pool/">photo pool</a>. AP reports: "Across the state, residents reported little panic, and for some the loss of power meant it was time to sit outside, set up barbecues and talk with friends and neighbors." tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.55563 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:07:38 -0800 earthquake hawaii poweroutage NemesisVex http://www.metafilter.com/27673/Welcome%2Dto%2Dthe%2DBlackout%2DHistory%2DProject <a href="http://blackout.gmu.edu/transition.html">Welcome to the Blackout History Project.</a> With all the hub-bub today, josh m. marshall of <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/aug0302.html#0814031042pm">talkingpointsmemo</a> posted a link to an associates history of two other nyc blackouts. marshall says:<ul><a href="http://blackout.gmu.edu/transition.html">The Blackout History Project</a>...which covers the social history of these events, what happened, people's reminiscences in written and recorded formats, and so forth. The site also has a great deal of information about just how blackouts happen, what these 'grids' are that folks are talking about, and how various forms of electricity deregulation which have taking place over recent years have made an event like we've seen today much more likely.</ul> take it easy nyers and anyone else blacked out. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.27673 Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:57:14 -0800 blackout darkness electricity NewYork NewYorkCity poweroutage SocialHistory asparagus_berlin