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Re:Power line will send Canadian hydropower to New York by glonq on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:09PM (#37648135)
Remember America, this power is coming from Quebec so you will need to update the localization settings on your electronics devices to accept fr-CA. Otherwise the signal will be out of phase.
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Re:Power line will send Canadian hydropower to New York by hn_acker on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:42PM (#37653677)
As shameful as it is, I really believed you at first. I had to remind myself that I could go to Canada and charge my devices with the right power plug type without changing anything on my devices.

Friendly FYI to travelers: make sure you check the outlet voltages[1] and socket types[2] before you go to foreign countries! Your power adaptors / charging bricks should have tiny text listing the voltages they can handle.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets

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