Comment RICO (Score 1) 48
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
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
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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