Commenter exssnrg (aka, "excess energy") points out that I quote Ira Winkler, whose alarming claims about the insecurity of the nation's power grid were made exactly one year from the day I posted that screed -- April 10, 2008. Oops. Never noticed that. Maybe we should declare 4/10 national Get Your Scivvies in a Cinch over SCADA Day.

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