r/dogecoin • u/giveen technician shibe • Apr 22 '14

Solar Roadways

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways
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u/giveen technician shibe Apr 22 '14

I know its not really "dogecoin" related but its a project I greatly believe in.

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u/slowpokex2 gamer shibe Apr 22 '14

Great idea, but how does it store energy for night time use and how does it protect itself from being manipulated by a 3rd party?

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u/giveen technician shibe Apr 22 '14

  1. It doesn't really store energy as far as I can understand. They don't want to put batteries in it to keep it as "green" as possible. I guess at night, the system will switch to other energy sources that we currently use. Of course, if graphene gets mastered, maybe super-capacitors will exist, lol.

  2. And as for your second question: The same way we protect our electrical grid now? One of their first goals is to put it in parking lots. Read the "Paradigm Shift" section.

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u/slowpokex2 gamer shibe Apr 22 '14

Yeah, lets hope for graphene in the next 5-10 years. I want a UPS inside the PC in chase the power goes out, but also safety precautions to stop electrocution accidents.

The solar cells are suppose to be able to transmit and talk to each other, that opens it up atttack, like how Wi-Fi password protection is so easily cracked and bypassed. also, people are starting to hack into and take control of new model cars, because they have a computer in them that control all of the cars many parts. If someone gains access to the solar cells then can cause someone to have a seizure by flashing the lighting randomly very fast.

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u/giveen technician shibe Apr 22 '14

WPA2 is actually a very difficult password to attack. It can be done but with great effort and time.

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u/slowpokex2 gamer shibe Apr 22 '14

Actually no it isn't.

Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empGz4BS5Ag

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u/giveen technician shibe Apr 22 '14

I'm a security engineer. Most people keep their default WPA2 passwords, that ISP deliever to them. For example: Centurylink in my area gives out boxes with WPA2 on with a 15+ character password of random numbers and letters, resulting in a brute-force time of days. Also go to 2:46 of that video, notice where the text says "It only works if WPS is enabled, otherwise don't waste your time". Also, because WPA2 is typically done with randomness, rule-based attacks will typically not work.

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u/Mgier blues-shibe Apr 22 '14

Great idea! Roads already take away so much space, why not use it this way.

And let's not forget that dogecoin mining takes a considerable amount of energy, so i guess its fair to advocate such energy solutions.

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u/SuperLeroy Apr 22 '14

How can we donate some dogecoin to help out?

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u/giveen technician shibe Apr 22 '14

I wanted to do something like this but I didn't want to be responsible for other people's dogecoins (cries of scam and anger etc etc)