
IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 8 hours ago
On 1 November, it's lights-out for power inverters from "high-risk" suppliers to European Union-funded grid projects . The EU will no longer pay for Chinese inverters for these projects, although member nations still can if they so choose. As a result, companies across the EU are reviewing their supply chains and preparing to power their fast-growing grids with fewer Chinese components, which the EU has assessed can enable backdoors to remotely control or shutdown grid infrastructure...

Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 11 hours ago
The other week I was trudging through laps around the court I live on, and a neighbor yelled across the court, first “HI” and I yelled “HI” right back and then he yelled, “THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!” So I asked why it was the best day of the year, and trudged […] The post My Neighbor, Me, and a Grand Principle appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .