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underdeserver • yesterday at 2:00 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I suspect the semantics are about how long in advance it's planned. A day or two? Planned. An hour? Hard sell.


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devnull3 • yesterday at 7:56 PM

The load shedding was a chronic problem. It lasted months if not years.

Example from year 2003 (city = Pune) [1]. Its hard to read

Excerpt:

The load shedding schedule is as follows:

  Group A: Monday 8 am to 11 am, Tuesday 11 am to 2 pm,Wednesday 3 to 6 pm, Saturday 11 am to 2 pm: Navi Peth, Gultekdi I and II, Dhankawdi, Padmawati, Old Parvati I and II, SNDT, G Block, Parsi agiary, City Apollo, Sant Tukaram, Kharalwadi. 

  Group B: Monday 11 am to 2 pm, Tuesday 3 pm to 6 pm, Friday 8 am to 11 am
[1] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/mseb-announces...
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dylan604 • yesterday at 3:24 PM

Far enough in advance to be available in a printed newspaper. Planned.

Waterluvian • yesterday at 2:07 PM

Planned collision with iceberg!

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