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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by maverick_iceman on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:25PM (#14198700)
Why wouldn't the same argument apply to electric grid or internet infrastructure?
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by sebleon on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @01:55AM (#14200766)
The US electric grid is widely considered to be at risk: http://wapo.st/2qd2gFQ

Internet infrastructure is decentralized in nature, making it hard to control. Though rogue individuals can have outsized effects: https://www.wired.com/2008/02/pakistans-accid/

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