I just think it's worth people knowing that, much as I like to indulge in paranoia myself, a strong storm is not all that's required to cause problems

I will note, those conditions CAN exist, the lines between Hudson Bay in Canada and their loads in the south are generally the worst case. Handful of lines in the US have had past issues, none where I work, most utilities put in monitors to alarm as needed just in case though

Suffice that this protection engineer sleeps fine during solar storms

I'll be watching the protection systems but having done a bunch of work on this some years ago the requirements for GMD to cause real issues on the grid are *very* specific, you need long lines going in the right direction across the right geological strata...

I'm sorry but as an engineer I have used nothing but shortcut rules for over a decade and I don't plan on changing that

just a hollow man with mostly bad ideas who accidentally convinced the world he was smart, then fucked up the grift and has been desperately chasing that high

*squeaks* say my name

I was so baffled by his death as a kid, now looking back it's hilarious and an *almost* MGS2-style audience-bait

Solid action movie, lots of really solid performances and good characters. They did the premise justice. Just a fun watch. Maybe my second favorite Bill Paxton character too

sigh
you know, I'm told I have an anxiety disorder, that I'm too pessimistic, but I keep being fucking right

[stops fighting] “We will keep fighting.”

Uhh no fuckface, you JUST STOPPED.

This is the December you fight your dad

Unfortunately electrical work after the drywall is on fuckin sucks, from experience

You know actually, I make a tamale pie with a cornbread topper, I wonder if you could make like a fritos cornbread biscuit topper

Maybe the top would need an egg

Oh the top crust would be harder, you'd probably need an extra binder for that, but I like where your head is at

I don't see any particular reason offhand you couldn't pulverize fritos for a crust the same way you do graham crackers...