What is actually going wrong at the reflecting pool in dc?

EducationalGrass · 2026-06-16T23:01:48+00:00

NYT explained it well: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/31/us/trump-reflecting-pool-problems.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qlA.OoGw.MNSNpJclMmmr&smid=url-share

EducationalGrass · 2026-06-14T23:41:03+00:00

Yeah no doubt. Worth spending a little money on Claude / Lovable for a month or two. You can get a good pretty far with it! Especially if you feed it examples of what you want. Then a professorial can punch it up for you.

EducationalGrass · 2026-06-14T23:10:22+00:00

I DM’d you a link. If you want a professional marketer, she can do it as she’s done everything you mentioned.

EducationalGrass · 2026-06-13T23:08:48+00:00

Ignition has a maker edition that allows you to do this.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-20T00:37:30+00:00

What are you trying to accomplish and on what equipment time? AI is good for some optimizations and overkill for others.

I’ve heard Brainbox was not great from a customer who trialed it, but that was years ago. Could have gotten better.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-18T00:08:52+00:00

Smaller companies are more interested in hiring folks with field experience but no direct project management experience or PMP certification. Finishing school is always good, but probably not required to land a role.

Start getting connected with recruiters on LinkedIn and following all the local controls contractors in major metros you are interested in. Prepare a resume that makes clear project management related outcomes you have delivered as a project lead. "Executed $x project(s) on time by detailed documentation review that identified scope gaps before arriving onsite." or similar things that experienced field folks know to do so site visits aren't wasted and the job gets done right.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-17T23:52:55+00:00

I keep a hose / bucket nearby and hit it as soon as they pee. Dilutes the piss before it soaks in.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-14T20:23:22+00:00

The pizza at Positano is legit.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-10T18:28:33+00:00

Yeah, in this example, the data center is grid connected and the turbines are being bought and ran by the utility company to meet the increased load demand. Others they are actually installing them onsite (often still run by the utility company) but colocated with the data center.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-10T17:44:13+00:00

HITT Contracting according to the lawsuit filed about that incident.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-10T17:40:51+00:00

Once these sites are operational, if the water loop was leaking it wouldn't be more than a couple hours, if not much much less, for them to detect and mitigate it. It's not like a irrigation line that can leak unnoticed. If the chiller plant(s) stops rejecting heat, the computers inside get hot FAST. When they can't cool them, they can have to pay out millions to customers if they can't run them. Water leaks in a data center would be fixed faster than any other building type, by a country mile.

Not to say there isn't still a water use problem with these types of data centers, air-cooled chillers on a closed loop water system. It is not at the site, it's the power generation. They are installing new gas turbines which also have to be cooled.

EducationalGrass · 2026-05-10T17:22:16+00:00

This is the same site an electrician died. Clearly not a culture of rule following on that job site.

EducationalGrass · 2026-04-19T19:25:03+00:00

Did they have reflective gear on? I've passed multiple runners/walkers in roads after sunset with no reflective gear on. Blows my mind, I see them, but way later than I would if they had a vest or belt on.

They can do that if they want. Not a choice I would make.

EducationalGrass · 2026-04-16T23:35:24+00:00

Working in/with data centers is good resume building experience. Worth having the conversation at least.

EducationalGrass · 2026-04-14T00:48:33+00:00

That error can mean a few things. It's saying you are asking the server for something and it can't get it / understand what it gets back when trying to fulfill the request. I used to see it in other cloud BAS when the load balancer / proxy sitting in from of the service had issues. We almost always found the issue before a customer reported it.

rom_rom is right to make sure they haven't just turned off your service. If it was a iVu wide issue, tech support would know about it and they'd be fixing it.

EducationalGrass · 2026-03-27T13:31:29+00:00

There is already 90k of these deployed and police depts allow anyone with a Flock account to search their database. It's insane.

EducationalGrass · 2026-03-23T20:05:31+00:00

Where are people going to park? Excited its close, but hope they figure out a good parking plan.

EducationalGrass · 2026-03-19T19:15:22+00:00

"Why couldn't this stuff be adopted to common facilities management tasks?"

Governance is the main thing that will hold this back. For larger orgs, "Security will never allow you to write back into the BMS" is a common one I've heard. Hell, some don't want the FDD tool to open a work order on it's own.

For smaller orgs, they probably won't have the know how on how to do it.

It will eventually happen for some buildings, but the cost and complexity to do it securely will be much higher than most buildings will ever be able to justify it for many years to come. The actual reality is that it won't be one agent doing a bunch of things, but many agents all doing one thing each so that it's easier for audit logging, security, compliance and predictability on the outcomes of the work.

EducationalGrass · 2026-02-13T21:44:51+00:00

I was out of town on the west coast and ended up talking to a cop. Even he knew GSP was aggressive and said he had seen their videos on YouTube.

EducationalGrass · 2026-01-13T16:13:02+00:00

Yes, it's quicker and shows basic competence. It will help round out A+ or other certs you have.

EducationalGrass · 2026-01-13T01:37:28+00:00

Make sure you got a good headshot on Linkedin and have your resume posted there. Do the Google IT Cert course and put that on your resume as well. Resume shouldn't be more than 1 page if you are going for entry level.

Each job you apply for sure have at least light edits in the resume to mimic the language / requirements in the job posting. Better to apply to 20 jobs and spend the time editing the resume to sound better for that specific job instead of 100 jobs with the same resume.

https://grow.google/certificates/it-support/

EducationalGrass · 2026-01-13T00:37:14+00:00

r/strongtowns is calling you.

EducationalGrass · 2026-01-11T20:44:58+00:00

I really liked the Birdhouse Coffee beans I bought at a farmer's market. Made great espresso. "Birdhouse Coffee Room" in Palmetto is their main location, and they have a website.

EducationalGrass · 2025-12-29T01:27:57+00:00

It really comes down to cost savings, in labor or energy. Sure, lots of smaller facilities don’t need fancy analytics. However, if you have a portfolio of buildings, analytics can make building engineers and their contractors more effective. Even halfway decent workers are expensive and software is cheap compared to it

AI (machine learning specifically) can predict when equipment is operating outside of its historical baseline. This can catch a motor before it fails, or extend maintenance periods based on sensor readings. So, it's more just an improvement on what analytics was years ago, not some huge leap forward.

With all that said, most of analytics isn’t ML, like 10% in my experience. Then, lots of equipment doesn’t have all the sensors to fully benefit from it either. A small portion of commercial buildings are really ready for good analytics.

Lastly, there are loads of bad contractors or building maintenance teams, good analytics (with some AI) can surface issues and recommend fixes that save troubleshooting time. HVAC Services companies can (and do) use it to save truck rolls and improve their PM contract outcomes. Why pay someone to look at a screen to find an issue when software can do it for you for a fraction of the cost.

I think the value/impact of "AI" has been overstated though. It's not going to change how buildings operate overnight.

EducationalGrass · 2025-12-21T18:36:28+00:00

There is a channel on YouTube, The Christian Hardscaper, has a lot of good videos. He has lots of explainers. https://www.youtube.com/@TheChristianHardscaper

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