For example, on 2 Jan., nearly all of India experienced a 13-hour blackout due to what local officials have said was a similar problem of supply not meeting demand. The outage impeded the celebration of a religious feast, affecting more than 200,000 people. Australia, South America and some countries in Europe are also grappling with the issue of power deregulation. An e-mail response is preferred, although no written submission will be ignored. It's unlikely that space will permit publication of all responses, although we'll try to draw a representative sample.
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Suggestions for discussion subjects are welcome. Please send them to any of the above contact points. I typically find myself on the side of more privacy and less intrusion simply because these nifty technologies that are supposed to make our lives easier and more leisurely rarely result in such effects. Technology has more often than not caused efficiencies in the workplace, but these efficiencies have not translated into less work time. Rather, they have typically translated into higher productivity expectations and often longer work hours in the name of higher and faster profits.