Techno-Theurgy for the Amalgam Agalma (or Programming with AI) đź”—
Following our thesis on programming ethics, the considerations of a Platonic Programmer and finally the re-orientation to the Neoplatonic Programmer, [...]
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Bringing Grid Research Into the Real World đź”—
Some of the most promising ideas in the energy industry begin as research. But proving that a new method works is only one step toward changing how ut [...]
Modernizing Utility Software Starts With the Workflow, Not the Technology đź”—
It is easy to look at an aging internal application and assume the problem is the software. Maybe the interface feels dated. Maybe people are doing to [...]
What’s so cool about Nix ❄️ flakes? 🔗
Every project has a setup document. It starts with “install Ruby 3.3”, wanders through Homebrew formulas, Node version managers, a Postgres database, [...]
It’s Time to Become Virtual 🔗
The vibes are bad right now. I blame the tech industry. I blame the billionaires. I blame the combination tech industry and billionaires. With the big [...]
Practical Methods for Programming Self-Study đź”—
Programming is one of the few professions where the learning never really stops. Languages evolve, frameworks rise and fall, and the “best practices” [...]
The Equipment Doesn’t Wait for the Approval 🔗
AUGUST ISSUE OF THE CURRENT GE Vernova’s gas turbine backlog hit 100 gigawatts in the first quarter of 2026. Standard large power transformers now ave [...]
Your Interconnection Costs Depend on Your Neighbors đź”—
The network upgrade bill is usually what decides whether a generation project gets built. It is also, uncomfortably, not really a property of the proj [...]
A Convention Is Not a Constraint đź”—
Every multi-tenant application makes a promise: Tenant A will never see Tenant B’s data. And in every multi-tenant application, something is responsib [...]
A Tale of Two Grids đź”—
Originally published on Feb 2, 2023 The power grid is the largest, most complex, and most important machine ever constructed. It is the network that e [...]