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RE: https://mas.to/@tastapod/116353766338808029
Although Zawinski’s Law is probably now “every program attempts to expand until it has an LLM”.
:P
RE: https://mastodon.functional.computer/@samir/116348595030565607
TFW someone asks if there is a joke about programming topic “X” and you feel like your entire life has led up to this moment… :o)
Semi-regular reminder:
If you need, or if you know someone who needs, an experienced C++ programmer who's learned a thing or two about AC and batteries, understands active, reactive, and apparent power, can tell SOC from SOE from SOH, primary from secondary from tertiary power control, has worked on an AC battery controller and two(!) microgrid controllers (https://toot.berlin/@sbi/110485482006891285), and if you/they are OK with me (mostly) working from home (Berlin, Germany), please give me a shout.
Attached: 2 images For the last 10 years I have been paid for writing code which controls AC batteries (DC batteries plus inverter) or whole grids with fossil fuel, wind, PV, and batteries. I have seen small containers with a single 100kWh battery and 50MWh battery power plants. Some support tiny microgrids, like the backup power for a small hospital, some support whole islands cutting their diesel consumption down to 20%, and some of them provide primary control to some of Europe's biggest national power grids.
How it started vs How it’s going
10 years on Strava. I took up running 9 months earlier and decided to follow people from the local running club on Strava just to find some new routes as I was bored of the same old paths 🙂.
My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec & manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking.
Meaning: when facing hazards, point people toward where to go/what to do, rather than drawing attention to everything to avoid.
Brian Bilston
sbi
Emily Nakashima