Blinkenlichten Blog » big brother http://blinkenlichten.org/blog A hilarious insight into the life of P.W. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:48:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Big Brother to Remotely Control Your Thermostat http://blinkenlichten.org/blog/2008/01/11/big-brother-to-remote-control-your-thermostat/ http://blinkenlichten.org/blog/2008/01/11/big-brother-to-remote-control-your-thermostat/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:55:26 +0000 Pat http://blinkenlichten.org/blog/2008/01/11/big-brother-to-remote-control-your-thermostat/ Proposed mandate would give utility companies unlimited remote access to regulate temperatures… Add thermostats to the list of private property the government would like to regulate as the state of California looks to require that residents install remotely monitored temperature controls in their homes next year. Read more.

Of course, it is understandable to try to limit energy consumption in this day and age, but I have a feeling people aren’t going to appreciate that very much.

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