...Switch to secondary power source immediately.
It looks like the suits in STELCO are finally learning of their place in the technological world. Before anyone considers "protesting" the bill hikes, one must have to look at the technology with which STELCO provided electricity to the "most congested city on Earth.".
Diesel Generators. That's right; the same thing used to power large boats and small communities in the early days of petroleum energy. Those power plants were in vogue in the 1920's for fuck's sake. For a city area ranked among the "Most Congested in the world", having a diesel power plant powering the place is an engineering nightmare. I'm not surprised we have rolling blackouts more. The problem here is - the city of Mal'e has grown exponentially large, that the Utility company STELCO that still use outdated technology can no longer bear the brunt of supplying electricity - especially when the previous regime leaders squandered money that should have been used on development projects.
This is the grim result of the conservative society that eschews change, and the greedy that thrive in such backwardness. While the development of our national infrastructure has been grounded by greedy, money laundering politicians and the whole process of decay allowed to go on by lazy conservatives, only now we hear big talk about "changing the technology" and "infrastructure" - when disaster looks them straight in the eye.. The average, weak-minded conservative Maldivian will probably view profitable ventures as Green energy, modular Nuclear Energy, Resource Management and even the development of newer, high-capacity ports to build up the shipping business and bring revenue as "too hard, can't be assed.".
And that's not all. Compared to a "developed country", Maldives's overall electricity usage is fairly low - when compared to other countries on our "development level". Apparently because many of the the outer islands are STILL stuck in the Great Depression, 1930. It is widely believed that corrupt politicians and businessmen has had a hand in the grinding failure of STELCO.
Quite believable, when they have names like "Jangiya".
Seriously, there was enough money squandered by the Maumoon regime to build small-scale nuclear plants, and even fund a proper infrastructure and development of the islands, without depending on foreign loans. I personally think the so-called "opposition party alliance" need to explain where the money has gone before postulating about "Islam" and "Democracy". It is their mismanagement and greed that has forced the current government to take such massive belt-tightening steps such as reducing the salaries of the civil servants.
Well, I've been watching Maldives spiral lower and lower; Due to this new tariff system that promises uber-high electricity bills, I'll have to add solar panels and build rudimentary homebrew power systems. Sure, people will look at me funny, but it's their loss. I'm the one that'll get the cheap electricity while the primitives flounder when their old, tottering supports give way. There is a reason why the dinosaurs went extinct - and these conservatives have to understand a simple law of existence.
"Either you learn to adapt, or the ever-changing circumstances will break you."
PS: The Last Unicorn was on TV today. The censorship had me foaming at the mouth and whistling into cellphones in order to launch nuclear warheads towards the MoIA.
It looks like the suits in STELCO are finally learning of their place in the technological world. Before anyone considers "protesting" the bill hikes, one must have to look at the technology with which STELCO provided electricity to the "most congested city on Earth.".
Diesel Generators. That's right; the same thing used to power large boats and small communities in the early days of petroleum energy. Those power plants were in vogue in the 1920's for fuck's sake. For a city area ranked among the "Most Congested in the world", having a diesel power plant powering the place is an engineering nightmare. I'm not surprised we have rolling blackouts more. The problem here is - the city of Mal'e has grown exponentially large, that the Utility company STELCO that still use outdated technology can no longer bear the brunt of supplying electricity - especially when the previous regime leaders squandered money that should have been used on development projects.
This is the grim result of the conservative society that eschews change, and the greedy that thrive in such backwardness. While the development of our national infrastructure has been grounded by greedy, money laundering politicians and the whole process of decay allowed to go on by lazy conservatives, only now we hear big talk about "changing the technology" and "infrastructure" - when disaster looks them straight in the eye.. The average, weak-minded conservative Maldivian will probably view profitable ventures as Green energy, modular Nuclear Energy, Resource Management and even the development of newer, high-capacity ports to build up the shipping business and bring revenue as "too hard, can't be assed.".
And that's not all. Compared to a "developed country", Maldives's overall electricity usage is fairly low - when compared to other countries on our "development level". Apparently because many of the the outer islands are STILL stuck in the Great Depression, 1930. It is widely believed that corrupt politicians and businessmen has had a hand in the grinding failure of STELCO.
Quite believable, when they have names like "Jangiya".
Seriously, there was enough money squandered by the Maumoon regime to build small-scale nuclear plants, and even fund a proper infrastructure and development of the islands, without depending on foreign loans. I personally think the so-called "opposition party alliance" need to explain where the money has gone before postulating about "Islam" and "Democracy". It is their mismanagement and greed that has forced the current government to take such massive belt-tightening steps such as reducing the salaries of the civil servants.
Well, I've been watching Maldives spiral lower and lower; Due to this new tariff system that promises uber-high electricity bills, I'll have to add solar panels and build rudimentary homebrew power systems. Sure, people will look at me funny, but it's their loss. I'm the one that'll get the cheap electricity while the primitives flounder when their old, tottering supports give way. There is a reason why the dinosaurs went extinct - and these conservatives have to understand a simple law of existence.
"Either you learn to adapt, or the ever-changing circumstances will break you."
PS: The Last Unicorn was on TV today. The censorship had me foaming at the mouth and whistling into cellphones in order to launch nuclear warheads towards the MoIA.
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Why should they show "sensitive" cartoons on TVM anyway. Why bother. What's the point.
Cartoons should be banned. lol.
Kobaa vaziifaaeh nulibuneema thiyothee fadabon jehifa. Kaley angain hurihaa hameh kuran nuulheythi.
You know wat people like you are called?. Psychos.
The kind of people that can never keep a job, and then go kill themselves and others because they cant cope.
You dont have a girlfriend, or a job - what use are you?. So do your society a favor and kill yourself, alone in your house- that way we wont be disturbed by your ranting and raving.
Hahahaa... look at those loosers trying sooo hard....
This information is a part of the new wave of liberal education.
Perhaps we could all do with some lessons in religious education from Simon and Maldives Dissent, some instruction in analytical honesty by Yaamyn the blogger, a course in militant attitude from Mr. Shadowrunner, some instruction in soul power by Hilath…
Now thats an important damn education to have right now I think!
For all you other professors of liberty who educate us here through your awesome bog comments, I have not forgotten you, but your classes are on tomorrow, we only have time to introduce todays lecturers!
eehehe i noticed the last unicorn bit. they censor it when the skeleton says 'wiinnee more wiine' lol
@Hilath: The day they ban cartoons, is the day I direct a precision-guided earth-penetrator weapon right though the enemy's window.
@Anonymous: RUNNNNIGGERNIGGERNIGGERR
UNNNNNNNIGGERNIGGERNIGGER.
@Anonymous: Is that the lovely sound of whining I hear?. What's the matter, Pissed off just because we want to protect our Fatherland from some child-raping sand niggers?. DEAL WITH IT. WITH A BULLET IN YOUR FRONTAL LOBE.
@Anonymous: They are all part of an inferior criminal lot that shall be eliminated. With the faulty genes removed, Maldives will achieve a state of incredible physical and mental health.
@Anonymous: And don't forget Abdul-Rahman. We NEED more muslims like him. If the sand nigger wannabes are going to threaten good people like him and Salih Yusel, then we have all the right in the world to threaten back with full force.
@Bluebooze: IT MAKES ME SO MAD!. AUGH!
O destined progency, chosen Warrior of Liberty, the Power... the Power lives on within you.
Live!. Stand up! Fight! Arise victorious!. Do not listen to the Naysayers and the Cowards who mock your Noble Work. They are weak fools who are content to live in the pig's sty of an excuse provided by your "great politicians".
Classic Shadow runner article, man. Am loving it. ;P
Shadowrunner,
there are many hundreds of Muslim scholars from the Maldives who are WAYY higher than me in their knowledge and level who have my same opinion that Islam should be a force for human rights etc... they can express it a thousand, no, a billion times better than I ever could. Their understanding of the Quran and Arabic is way higher than mine. They have written massive books which are distributed around the world, but are usually only availabe in libraries for academics.
However, right now, the conservatives are making their understanding of Islam to be imposed on the common folk, and the common folk have no alternative way of being a Muslim introduced to them. I had been watching this for a few years or more, wishing, hoping that the liberal scholars, who are my heroes, you know, geniuses, would come to the front of the battle and share a different version of Islam to save Islam from being degraded, to save people from being oppressed in the name of Islam. But I did not see that happening, and I felt sad. I felt, they need to do it!! They need to save people from accepting abuse because it is presented as Islam. They need to present a different way of being a true Muslim, a deeper way truer to the essence of the religion.
But, in my readings of the blogs and articles for the common people, I noticed a cowardly (or heartless) silence from my "heroes." So, I thought, well, someone has to do the job, so I tried it knowing that I am not the best to do it (that's a hell of an understatement) but thinking well, my heroes are not being the heroes for liberal Islam right now so I am going to present it.
I am deeply glad that at least you appreciate it, but you must also be aware that I studied Islam as a component of a political sciences degree, and I completed my honours thesis on Islam as a force for democracy. I do not as yet have my PH D though I intend to get it later. I read hundreds of books, sat with scholars who helped me with the Arabic etc...but my level is grotesquely low and crap compared to for example, Abdullah Saeed, or Dr. Shaheed, or, for that matter Maumoon Abdul Gayoom....
But do you see those "geniuses" getting on the blogs and combatting religious oppression in the name of Islam?
But I have tried my best to show Islam, and I am deeply greatful that you and Hilath have understood that.
I did it for my children and my Wife, and for my family in Maldives, of whom there are hundreds of them whom, my heart breaks for just to mention them because I love them so much it hurts me to think they could swallow an oppressive version of Islam. You see, many of them if you say, it is from Islam, they will obey whatever comes at them, and submit and hurt as power hungry psycho's rape them whilst they submit (psychologically and physically) so I thought, this is for them, this is Islam - and gave them an Islam to combat the oppression with. Because they obey only Islam, and you can't really take that out of most of them, the best that can be done to give them love, strength and happiness is to present a compassionate, the compassionate Islam as it was intended to be - liberating and merciful.
My efforts are crap compared to what others are capable of doing, but at least I am trying to do it.
Abdul-Rahman
@Kevin Mitnick: Waaiiitt..... I think I know who you are...
BIKE CAT.
@Anonymous: Ohh, thanks.
@Abdul-Rahman: "The difference between the Bronquian General and the Fantasian General was that the Bronquian General never made a move until he was certain of victory."
Thusly, the "liberals" may fear retaliation by the oppressors, but we have nothing to lose.
To try and win is glory.
To try and fail is to know defeat.
To refuse action and surrender is worse than defeat.
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