Video shows large-scale #blackout across #Tehran , #Iran after #US - #Israeli strikes

#IranIsraelUSwar

I realize I missed a day …

Scorpions release Blackout on March 29, 1982. After losing his voice during the writing of the album lead singer Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and it wasn't certain if he would be able to record. Don Dokken stepped in for some demos but none of those recordings are featured on the album and he is only credited with backing vocals. #scorpions #blackout #80srock #rock #rockmusic #classicrock #hardrock #music #musicsky…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/03/29/i-realize-i-missed-a-day/

#LazyWeb question: Looking at the #Meshtastic world map[1], it seems Iran's internet/comms shutdown[2] is also including #LoRa bands, but it's hard to find conclusive information about it, though I would assume that if a govt/regime is cutting off comms, it's doing so comprehensively... Of course, there's the (unlikely) possibility for there to be zero nodes in the country to begin with... Anyone knows more?

This insight seems quite important to understand (not just for Iran) and how it potentially re-frames (or constrains) the "networking without internet" to purely non-conflict situations (e.g. being physically out of range of other networks, rather than caused by active suppression)

[1] https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net/
[2] https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/116305605456141201

#InternetShutdown #Blackout

Cuba : une île prise au piège du pétrole

Le pétrole fera-t-il plier le régime communiste cubain ? En janvier, l’administration #Trump a instauré un blocus énergétique à #Cuba, poussant un cran plus loin l’ #embargo visant à empêcher les entreprises #US de faire du commerce avec l’île des #Caraïbes depuis des décennies. Le #pétrole a quasiment cessé d’affluer vers le pays ces dernières semaines provoquant des #blackout massifs et une grave crise humanitaire https://bonpote.com/blocus-americain-a-cuba-une-ile-prise-au-piege-du-petrole/

#etatsunis

Nach dem #Blackout in #Spanien: Warum Solaranlagen künftig das Netz stützen müssen

Die Experten urteilen: Erneuerbare Energien lösten die Probleme nicht aus – trugen aber zu wenig dazu bei, sie zu beherrschen. Künftig sollen #Solar- und #Windanlagen aktiv zur #Spannungsstabilisierung beitragen, statt mit starren Leistungsfaktor-Einstellungen zu operieren. Schutzeinstellungen müssen #EU-weit vereinheitlicht und regelmäßig geprüft werden. Und manuelle Eingriffe ins Netz müssen durch Automatisierung ersetzt werden – denn wie der 28. April zeigte, entscheiden im Ernstfall Sekunden.

https://www.heise.de/news/Blackout-auf-der-Iberischen-Halbinsel-ENTSO-E-legt-Abschlussbericht-vor-11224720.html

#ErneuerbareEnergien