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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • All roads in aerospace apparently lead to weapons.

    We were working on a jet engine controller for a miniature engine. But turns out the first application this jet engine startup was targeting is cruise missiles.

    And my boss still doesn’t consider it defense work because the designs could be used for the other applications the client was pitching like power generation or commercial aircraft.

    Except we were targeting features like being able to cold start at 50,000 feet, fitting the electronics inside the engine cowling, and having a total operational lifespan of two minutes.








  • Are there a lot of charities and free services that homeless people can use?

    Depends on the type of homeless. Folks who were just evicted and need someplace safe so they can get back on their feet? Sure. People with severe mental health issues or drug addictions? not so much.

    Going to a shelter involves giving up certain freedoms that living outside affords you. If you’re dealing with a heroin addiction, they won’t let you bring your drugs in. Got a pet dog companion? No dogs allowed. Going with a friend or partner? Expect to be split up. Also shelters often fill up and the next shelter with space may be an hour walk away.

    It also doesn’t help that the shelters are all separate charities and don’t really coordinate.

    So as miserable as it is, many people prefer living in tents and won’t even accept a shelter when they’re offered help as their tent encampment is being cleared by authorities.







  • The fuses protect the lines upstream to the next protection device. That doesn’t mean every house could max out their breaker at the same time. Just like you can’t pull the max amperage on each circuit breaker in your panel without popping the mail breaker.

    To answer your question, most American homes I’ve seen have 240V at 200A. Some older homes have 100A.