worst-case scenario engineer
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Relay engineer, professional worst-case scenario predictor, mad online. He/Him
Infrastructure should not be for-profit
Infrastructure should not be for-profit
You know actually, I make a tamale pie with a cornbread topper, I wonder if you could make like a fritos cornbread biscuit topper
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
You know actually, I make a tamale pie with a cornbread topper, I wonder if you could make like a fritos cornbread biscuit topper
I use them sometimes but this bit from Stephen King always pops into my head
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I use them sometimes but this bit from Stephen King always pops into my head
Hmmmmmmmmm
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Hmmmmmmmmm
And if all these things were true
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
And if all these things were true
I try not to be too harsh on journalists covering the grid but....
Sigh
Sigh
October 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I try not to be too harsh on journalists covering the grid but....
Sigh
Sigh
Coates understands something Klein and his ilk absolutely do not, that finding the line to victory is not the job of a writer or public intellectual. That's for the party to do - the writer, as with the rest of us - should be pushing them to do what we believe is right, not kissing their asses
September 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Coates understands something Klein and his ilk absolutely do not, that finding the line to victory is not the job of a writer or public intellectual. That's for the party to do - the writer, as with the rest of us - should be pushing them to do what we believe is right, not kissing their asses
honestly this article continues to echo in my head today
September 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
honestly this article continues to echo in my head today
Since fault currents can be so high, this means anyone in the station could be at risk if the ground grid isn't sufficient during a fault - so like anything else, these have fault current ratings. And when the grid is rapidly changing, this is super easy to overlook - it's also pretty expensive 11/x
September 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Since fault currents can be so high, this means anyone in the station could be at risk if the ground grid isn't sufficient during a fault - so like anything else, these have fault current ratings. And when the grid is rapidly changing, this is super easy to overlook - it's also pretty expensive 11/x
Step potential is this cool and incredibly lethal phenomenon you get when a high voltage conductor is laying on an imperfect conductor like the earth - the voltage doesn't go straight to ground, it produces a field that gradually tapers off as you get further away from the conductor 8/x
September 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Step potential is this cool and incredibly lethal phenomenon you get when a high voltage conductor is laying on an imperfect conductor like the earth - the voltage doesn't go straight to ground, it produces a field that gradually tapers off as you get further away from the conductor 8/x
and adding new lines in reduces system impedance - it makes the grid "smaller", electrically, and that too can increase fault currents. Over a certain level and your breakers don't work, but that's just the easiest thing to analyze. You also have to worry about your conductors, buswork, etc 4/x
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
and adding new lines in reduces system impedance - it makes the grid "smaller", electrically, and that too can increase fault currents. Over a certain level and your breakers don't work, but that's just the easiest thing to analyze. You also have to worry about your conductors, buswork, etc 4/x
I've never seen Steam go down like this, hilarious
September 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I've never seen Steam go down like this, hilarious
Is reading the New York Times "suffering builds character" for left-centrists?
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Is reading the New York Times "suffering builds character" for left-centrists?
I FORGOT TO POST THE PICTURE UGH
August 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I FORGOT TO POST THE PICTURE UGH
Pearls you say
August 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Pearls you say
Also I had to drive by this billboard
July 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Also I had to drive by this billboard
I think people shouldn't be shamed for wanting to be comfortable in their homes, especially when they're a minor part of the problem compared to corporate usage
July 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I think people shouldn't be shamed for wanting to be comfortable in their homes, especially when they're a minor part of the problem compared to corporate usage
-Zohran wins NYC primary
-GOP gutting this country again with tax cuts for the wealthy and destroying both jobs and grid improvements
-Building more prisons in the swap for anyone ICE doesn't like the look of
The NYT: let's talk about how Steve Bannon is sad
-GOP gutting this country again with tax cuts for the wealthy and destroying both jobs and grid improvements
-Building more prisons in the swap for anyone ICE doesn't like the look of
The NYT: let's talk about how Steve Bannon is sad
July 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
-Zohran wins NYC primary
-GOP gutting this country again with tax cuts for the wealthy and destroying both jobs and grid improvements
-Building more prisons in the swap for anyone ICE doesn't like the look of
The NYT: let's talk about how Steve Bannon is sad
-GOP gutting this country again with tax cuts for the wealthy and destroying both jobs and grid improvements
-Building more prisons in the swap for anyone ICE doesn't like the look of
The NYT: let's talk about how Steve Bannon is sad
