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Re:WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days by thebean11 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @03:20PM (#26506449)
Are you advocating for some sort of central authority who regulates what individuals use power for?
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Re:WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days by zepto on Thursday March 18, 2021 @04:47PM (#26507366)
We already have that for large classes of equipment.
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Re:WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days by thebean11 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @05:10PM (#26507585)
And you want to extend that to any device that plugs into an outlet?

Just trying to get your position straight here.

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Re:WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days by zepto on Thursday March 18, 2021 @05:18PM (#26507663)
It already does, if a particular regulated activity involves plugging devices into outlets.

> Just trying to get your position straight here.

What else might we think you were doing?

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Re:WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days by thebean11 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @06:36PM (#26508267)
> It already does, if a particular regulated activity involves plugging devices into outlets.

Can you be more specific about the existing regulated activities you're talking about? I don't get your point but I might just be missing something here. AFAIK, the reasons for existing regulations on "activities or devices" are not related to electrical usage..

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