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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
The code names make issues with specific versions or eras easy to search
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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
When you are vaccinated it is over for you. When everyone who wants to be vaccinated is vaccinated then it should be over for everyone. I would say the vaccine currently exists but is not widely available. I know vulnerable people with a lo
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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
Don't leave during a pandemic then? When healthcare resources are stretched thin all around the world who is going to be able to take care of a sick foreigner or get them back to their country without endangering others? If the world h
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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
Canadian exports to China were also suspended due to allegations of "pests"
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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
Coverage coast to coast along highways is the same distance but 1/10 the Canadians?
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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
Rogers used Ericsson before and they were no cheaper than Telus that was heavy huawei. Geography and population density and lack of competition are what make Canadian wireless more expensive than other countries. Either way I would rather p
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by snowwindwaves 6y ago
you can look to calgary and alberta for a prediction of what's in store for Houston in that case!
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
It is unfortunate that link didn't pursue non worst case scenarios, like being able to import some power, or have some non renewable generation used just enough that it was economic to exist at normal energy prices, with the biggest pa
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
I frequently pay a premium to buy products manufactured outside of China. Usually they are higher quality.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
I have an airgapped network for power plant control system development. A USB drive is used when I need to get data in or out. I know it's not perfect but it protects me from being negligent.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
the idea is to drink a bunch of beer while coasting through the easy classes and then the meeting people and networking just happens
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
I have been carrying the same metal water bottle around with me since 2008. I fill it with water. I don’t buy water or other drinks in plastic bottles. I agree it’s not effective to expect people to do this, but it’s really easy for an indi
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
The article says the 787 runs VxWorks which has just had a number of vulnerabilities identified in the tcp/ip stack.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Schneider and I believe Allen bradley PLCs use vxworks. I have had a spate of trouble with Schneider quantum PLCs that would stop communicating when some Ethernet switches were upgraded. The program was still running and physical IO operati
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Because there isn't much money to be made. Frequency control used to be provided inherently in every generator. With renewables that isn't the case and no consumer wants to see a new line item on their bill for all the extra cost
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
You can download the soundtrack in RealAudio!
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
electrical engineer or power station operator
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
I had to determine why a single hydro electric generator kept on going off-line last week. Turned out to be a temperature sensor in the generator gone bad or high resistance connection in that circuit. Due to improper historical logging of
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Who is going to pay to build and operate this flywheel inertia plant that generates no power ? Sure it is possible but if you are going to spend that kind of money you can do a lot better.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Usually power plant generators are required to respond to system frequency changes with a 5% droop characteristic so that they do regulate frequency by arresting dips and spikes.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Hopefully whoever is in the hot seat knows the name of the game. First you ask for 30 days, then you ask for 30 more.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
For anyone writing software controlling machines it is pretty much the status quo. It has to be darn near perfect, updating it later if it is even possible will be expensive and inconvenient As much as it is a shitty environment if you have
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
I've been using one for 3 shots daily for 5 years. Paid $150 cad for it used when it was 8 years old. Had a proper service done once. It is leaking quite badly now, time to crack it open and find out where from! I agree with other post
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Do the job requirements really need to list ms excel and office three times?
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Most of the plants I've worked on can't island themselves by design. It costs more to do it and sometimes requires additional or more expensive equipment, more attention to details in the design, and there is no point for a lot of
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
What type of power plant has 30% of nameplate rating on station service loads? I've been to about 30 stations under 50 MW and the biggest station load might have been 300 kW if they had all the heaters, fans, pumps, crane, welders, air
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
They are shipped without oil and full of nitrogen gas to reduce the weight.
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
I've synced 10 mw 900 rpm hydro units as much as 7 degrees out of phase. There is a bit more of a thunk as the unit snaps in to sync but it's not the end of the world. Diesel units in hospitals will sync to each other as much as 3
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Because just building power lines is drudge work but building a series of mini grid is high tech and innovative! Which project would you rather work on?
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by snowwindwaves 7y ago
Security is not mentioned in the specification for the control system so the company building it does nothing. When asked customer does not want to pay any more for secure remote access.

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