Zach Frechette
Interesting tidbit from a New York Times story about protesting in Iran: "A flier circulating in Tehran... asked people to turn on all their electrical appliances at the same time to crash the electric grid as a sign of defiance." A new form of protest? I wonder if it will actually work.
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