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tacocat · 2443 days ago · link · · parent · post: TIH: August 14, 2003- A software bug leads to a failure cascade in the North American Power Grid
Aww man... I remember this being close enough to 9/11 where a lot of people were concerned about terrorism in a legitimate way and that's a fact forgotten at this point when a suspicious backpack can send every kid home early from elementary school in Sheboygan. If you were old enough at the time to remember and are not a goddamn moron, it's hard to grasp the fact that 9/11 really did change a lot and the response over the years from politicians has made that fact seem silly because they've taken advantage of the event in a lot of pretty ridiculous ways.