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Comment RICO (Score 1) 48

by cryfordawnsend on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:15PM (#60007814) Attached to: Predictive Text Patent Troll Tries To Shake Down Wikipedia

Why do patent trolls like this not get brought up on RICO charges? It's an electronic shakedown.

Comment magicians of the gods (Score 1) 123

by cryfordawnsend on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @03:43PM (#59086940) Attached to: The Arrogance of the Anthropocene

Some interesting reading that touches on communicating between ages are "fingerprints of the gods" and the followup "magicians of the gods."

Comment Re:Use a 'fan center' to isolate when grid power d (Score 1) 607

by cryfordawnsend on Friday May 02, 2008 @03:13PM (#23278432) Attached to: Hobbyist Renewable Energy?

Off the top of my head, a $100 fan center could shut the power connection when the feed from the power company goes down. Attach a 24V AC transformer to the power company line and wire it to the fan center's controller. Power goes down, circuit opens.

A $50 contactor could do the same. Look for a 2 pole (normally open) 120VAC coil. Power the coil from the power company line. When the power goes off, the contactor opens and you are disconnected.

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