What a great way to start my morning.

[wolven7]

From mendori, this morning: 'Off Goes the Power Current Started by Thomas Edison'

'Today, Con Edison will end 125 years of direct current electricity service that began when Thomas Edison opened his Pearl Street power station on Sept. 4, 1882. Con Ed will now only provide alternating current, in a final, vestigial triumph by Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, Mr. Edison’s rivals who were the main proponents of alternating current in the AC/DC debates of the turn of the 20th century.'

[Edit: 12.38pm: I've been posting this everywhere, and I'd much appreciate your doing the same.]

Comments

[bluesummers.livejournal.com]

Seriously - if you haven't yet, then now, more than ever, read The Five Fists of Science.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I haven't, but I've wanted to, since I heard of it...

[(Anonymous)]

Tesla at least wins that one.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Precisely. A great, if late, victory.

[mendori.livejournal.com]

damn it that was me.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I figured. Same sentence construction.

[auriam.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is totally fucked up. I had a dream just this morning about Edison vs. Tesla, and I remember beating someone over the head with an electrical appliance shouting "AC has always been superior to DC! Edison was a self-promoting asshole! Tesla was the real genius!" etc. Odd. Maybe I was just reminded of Tesla by your recent post a couple of days ago, or maybe I was having a dream based on 'The Prestige'. Still, weird coincidence.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I've been wanting to re-watch that movie, for a while, now...

[auriam.livejournal.com]

It's definitely got more foreshadowing than I realized on first viewing. But I didn't copy it when I rented it last, so I'll have to rent it again when I can... :)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's why I want to re-watch. to see which ones I missed, the first time through...