More elderly people dying from heat stroke inside their hot apartments; problem of ageing Japan solved.
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Fuuuuk. People like to say 1984 at every little thing these days, but this is some real messed up shit
I have a better idea: turn the reactors back on and don’t touch my air conditioner.
The Sibyl System’s going to become a reality at this rate—yeesh. Seriously though, isn’t this a tad, umm, Orwellian? And who would actually agree to give the government permission to do this to them???
This is simply not possible .AC usually is not connected to anything .Let’s reactivate the nuclear power generators in stead OK .
Interesting idea, but how exactly do they propose to do this? Yes, I read the article, but it glossed over the details. Sure, every A/C unit in the country has a remote control, but that’s just a simple IR remote; most units are not Wi-Fi connected yet. So to do this, they’d need to install an internet-connected infrared remote in everyone’s home (or at least everyone with an older A/C, which is most homes). In addition, the government remote would have to somehow work with all makes and models of A/C units (which is doable; universal IR TV remotes have been around for ages), and how would it connect to the internet? Would people be required to install it themselves and then connect it to their WiFi? What if they don’t have WiFi? (Lots of people probably just use cellular plans.) How do they even ensure these things are pointed at the A/C properly? Are they going to send technicians everywhere to install them and check on them?
I don’t think this plan makes much practical sense. It’d be easier to simply jack up the electricity rates to encourage lower consumption. Perhaps have tiered rates: make it cheap if your usage is very low, but if you pass a threshold (because of A/C use since that’s the biggest electricity consumer in homes), then your rates go up exponentially. Or maybe get the power company to put in automatic disconnects so if someone consumes too much power, their electricity gets cut off until nighttime.
Presumably this is a *magic* power they are seeking?
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Pachinko though….god forbid
Oh, well that’s kinda dystopian
Yikes
More elderly people dying from heat stroke inside their hot apartments; problem of ageing Japan solved.
/s
Fuuuuk. People like to say 1984 at every little thing these days, but this is some real messed up shit
I have a better idea: turn the reactors back on and don’t touch my air conditioner.
The Sibyl System’s going to become a reality at this rate—yeesh. Seriously though, isn’t this a tad, umm, Orwellian? And who would actually agree to give the government permission to do this to them???
This is simply not possible .AC usually is not connected to anything .Let’s reactivate the nuclear power generators in stead OK .
福島の件は残念だったけれど、もう基準も変わってるし、できる限りの原発再稼働をしましょう。平和ボケはもういい加減にね。
Interesting idea, but how exactly do they propose to do this? Yes, I read the article, but it glossed over the details. Sure, every A/C unit in the country has a remote control, but that’s just a simple IR remote; most units are not Wi-Fi connected yet. So to do this, they’d need to install an internet-connected infrared remote in everyone’s home (or at least everyone with an older A/C, which is most homes). In addition, the government remote would have to somehow work with all makes and models of A/C units (which is doable; universal IR TV remotes have been around for ages), and how would it connect to the internet? Would people be required to install it themselves and then connect it to their WiFi? What if they don’t have WiFi? (Lots of people probably just use cellular plans.) How do they even ensure these things are pointed at the A/C properly? Are they going to send technicians everywhere to install them and check on them?
I don’t think this plan makes much practical sense. It’d be easier to simply jack up the electricity rates to encourage lower consumption. Perhaps have tiered rates: make it cheap if your usage is very low, but if you pass a threshold (because of A/C use since that’s the biggest electricity consumer in homes), then your rates go up exponentially. Or maybe get the power company to put in automatic disconnects so if someone consumes too much power, their electricity gets cut off until nighttime.
Presumably this is a *magic* power they are seeking?