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by msisk6 7y ago
From the ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/news/restraint-urged-in-response-to-2-me...
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by msisk6 7y ago
This. As someone responsible for the IT systems reliability of a grid operator I have to wonder if this really is a backhanded attempt to limit to the growth of renewables. We run load frequency control on the grid every 4 seconds to keep t
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by msisk6 7y ago
You can go here and download a spreadsheet of Fuel Mix Reports for the ERCOT grid: http://www.ercot.com/gridinfo/generation In ERCOT wind is 2nd in generation to Gas Combined-Cycle generation (basically jet engines run
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by msisk6 7y ago
Same here with a Subaru Forester. Even though I have a giant diesel RAM pickup we typically use the Subie to haul stuff since it's easier to get stuff in and out. The RAM is so tall it's unwieldy to get stuff in and out of the bed
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by msisk6 7y ago
The newer Honda Ridgeline is pretty close to a modern El Camino, albeit with 4-doors.
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by msisk6 7y ago
These are found in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, too. For a related bit of obscure US history you can read about the post-civil war vigilante group named after these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Knobbers
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On burnout, and getting past it(redhat.com)
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by msisk6 8y ago
This is so true. I just replaced the screen on my x230; the new screen cost $75 on ebay, the benzel came off with two screws, the screen itself with 4 screws (all normal philips) and one easily undone connector. 5 minutes to do the whole jo
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by msisk6 8y ago
We have a new house--about a year old now--here in Texas with all the efficiency and insulation stuff. I noticed after working in my office with the door and windows closed I didn't feel so good after awhile. I got one of those trendy
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by msisk6 8y ago
ERCOT (which manages the grid in most, but not all, of Texas) has 5 DC ties to other grids. Two are to the Eastern Interconnect and 3 are to Mexico. El Paso isn't in ERCOT, but is connected to the Western Interconnection
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by msisk6 8y ago
Geesh, I just sold my ranch last year that had its own transformer at the very end of a distribution circuit. I could have gotten extra for it's "audiophile grade electricity" if only I knew that was a thing!
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by msisk6 8y ago
Several years ago at work we lost one of our utility feeds. Turns out a snake got up on the pole and shorted across two phases. Texas.
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by msisk6 8y ago
Yeah, the Apple Network Server running AIX with some Apple-specific customization. Interesting idea that didn't work out.
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by msisk6 8y ago
Same when I worked at Rackspace. I was in a football-field-size windows-less room (there were actual windows at the periphery but I was so far away it didn't matter) right under a fluorescent light fixture shining right in my eyes. Mos
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by msisk6 8y ago
I totally agree. I got my truck when I had a ranch with livestock, a tractor and all the work that goes with all that stuff. I'm now living in town about two miles from work and really don't need the truck but they're more ea
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by msisk6 8y ago
Look me up when you make to Austin. I live and work about 25 miles east at the place that runs the power grid for Texas.
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by msisk6 8y ago
If you're ever in the Austin Texas area look me up and you can drive my Ram 2500 diesel around. It's a highly over-rated experience, IMHO.
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by msisk6 8y ago
A bit late to the reply, but mostly it's perception: when the urea-injection exhaust-aftertreament systems first came out in 2013 or so there were a few reliability issues that dealers didn't do a good job of fixing. It's muc
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by msisk6 8y ago
Tangentially related to this article is Simon Winchester's latest book "The perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World". One of the chapters in this book is about the differences between the hand-built c
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by msisk6 8y ago
At the voltages involved in power transmission the "grounding" will cause an arc that'll do a lot of damage and take the transmission line out of service until it's dug up and fixed. And that takes awhile and costs a lot
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by msisk6 8y ago
Exactly. It's mostly cost that keeps underground transmission lines limited to very specific situations. I forget the exact figure, but underground transmission is something like 20x the cost of above ground.
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by msisk6 8y ago
Surprised it wasn't mentioned in the video, but this is where the term 'parsec' come from. A parallax angle of 1 arc second means the object is 1 parsec away (3.26 light years).
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by msisk6 8y ago
I live in a small Texas town outside of Austin. I think my diesel pickup is the only unmodified one here. It's really that common. The exhaust after-treatment and DPF systems are fairly complex and most owners just take 'em out. T
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by msisk6 8y ago
Story: I just bought a new house and the space for the kitchen range was too small by just a hair for the new induction range my wife insisted on. The construction manager came out and proceeded to take apart a utility knife to get the blad
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by msisk6 8y ago
Awhile back one of my co-workers got involved with a contractor. Apparently the relationship went "bad" at some point and one of the parties decided to get HR involved. Both were fired immediately.
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by msisk6 8y ago
I think it's just a failure of imagination. Granted, very few folks leave here and no one can remember anyone leaving and coming back. But the team that runs the machine now knows of this edge case and are addressing it.
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by msisk6 8y ago
Yeah, my wife would agree. ;) This is probably the most epic failure of my career. I thought I did proper due diligence but obviously I didn't. A learning experience for sure.
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by msisk6 8y ago
I had a similar experience but in reverse. About six months ago I left my long-time enterprise-y employer for a startup in another city. So we sold our house, packed up the family, bought a new house and moved in. After 3 months it became o
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by msisk6 8y ago
Same here. I've been using BBEdit on the Mac for 20 years now. I suspect BBEdit on the Mac and vi(m) in the terminal will be the only editors I'll ever need.
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by msisk6 8y ago
Yep. Here in Texas we have an open energy market and in most areas you get to choose your energy provider and an array of plans. One of my co-works with a Tesla got a plan where electricity is free at night. He cranks the AC during the nigh

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