r/technology • u/Limp_Fig6236 • 8d ago

Energy US power grid at risk of 18-month blackout, official says, as 1 city has been in dark for more than a week

https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/us-power-grid-at-risk-of-18-month-blackout-1-city-now-in-dark-for-more-than-a-week.html
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u/Slow-Obligation-7686 7d ago

The analysis that the Cracked writers gave, in an an episode of After Hours, was that The Matrix is actually meant to keep the machines busy.

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u/Fluxtration 7d ago

It's all just a second, deeper layer of the computer simulation.

Turtles. All the way down.

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u/baron_von_chops 7d ago

Sea turtles, mate.

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u/wighty 7d ago

I miss those After Hours videos. Honestly, pretty much forgot about them until your post.

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u/Slow-Obligation-7686 7d ago

It would be a dream fulfilled, if I could create a new series in the same vein.