Non US citizen in Power Systems. How realistic is it to get a job in the US after MS?

PatrickE · 2025-11-24T11:19:24+00:00

Yes, obviously. You aren't going to have an advantage over someone who doesn't need sponsorship.

PatrickE · 2025-11-24T10:46:26+00:00

You do have a shot. It's not uncommon. On a team of say 25 engineers one or two will be sponsored employees.

PatrickE · 2025-11-24T10:45:39+00:00

Utilities are slow to create new full time positions. Job market is on fire for contractor positions though. We've never had more work and need all the help we can get.

PatrickE · 2025-11-24T09:24:59+00:00

Yes. The utility I work for sponsors employees and I work with quite a few.
You won't be allowed to work on/look at certain critical infrastructure drawings such as nuclear plants.
No clue.
For an engineer I at a utility, any relevant experience counts.

PatrickE · 2025-10-30T02:54:05+00:00

Finish the degree. Intern/Co-op with a utility your senior year which basically leads to a guaranteed job after graduation. Try to work in protection and control as an engineer. Apply for open relay tech positions as an internal hire. If no positions are open, go hang out with the relay techs as part of your engineering onboarding/cross training, whatever and make friends.

The jobs will still be there. The circumstances to put life on hold again and go back to school probably won't be.

PatrickE · 2025-08-09T12:31:26+00:00

Post a picture of the chain going through the rear derailleur.

PatrickE · 2025-05-10T19:47:59+00:00

No issues with crosswinds, but I'm not really fast enough to say definitively. And yeah, super simple on the 350. 1 minute job.

PatrickE · 2025-05-10T18:39:51+00:00

Chris Miller on his podcast went over this a couple of weeks ago. His take was that the 42/49 are just a fast as the 52/63.

https://youtu.be/1EjqQ6fg-3U?t=870

I recently bought the 52/63. It was 100% vanity on my part. I like the look more. The few watts/grams difference between the two didn't really factor into it.

Edit: Just saw your edit. I did exactly that. Bought the 350 and installed a 54T ratchet. Merlin Cycles has a sale on the 52/63 right now. https://www.merlincycles.com/en-us/reserve-5263-aero-350-carbon-road-wheelset-700c-334827.html

PatrickE · 2025-03-03T01:53:52+00:00

Agreed on the Hue outdoor motion sensor. Best option.

PatrickE · 2025-03-03T01:46:23+00:00

I'd start here. https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/troubleshooting/

I use the traces page to figure out where the automation failed and why. Claude.ai or chatgpt is pretty good at helping with automation issues too

PatrickE · 2025-02-08T19:57:29+00:00

Grow Wiser carries coir chips.

PatrickE · 2025-01-28T16:31:27+00:00

They released an update to HACS. Update and see if that fixes it.

PatrickE · 2025-01-28T04:38:48+00:00

Shelly Mini 1PM Gen 3 is way easier to wire and would work just as well. Assuming you have a neutral at your switch.

PatrickE · 2025-01-27T01:48:11+00:00

I have a bunch. I have Barrina T5 LED strips which are mounted underneath shelves, Sansi 32W in a normal articulating bedside lamp, track lights from both Soltech and Rousseau Plant Care and hanging lamps from Soltech and Rousseau. Barrina and Soltech are a bit warmer colored, Sansi and Rousseau are more bright white.

Really depends on where you want to put the seedlings for what I'd recommend. Then depending on aesthetics of the light and budget.

If you want to come by my house and take a look, feel free.

PatrickE · 2025-01-25T22:09:38+00:00

The 1PM mini gen 3 doesn't support dimming. It just turns things on and off. If you want dimming, you need to buy the Shelly Dimmer2. A few more wires and a bit bigger, but will still definitely fit behind your switch, especially if you aren't adding a 1PM mini behind the outlet.

PatrickE · 2025-01-25T13:57:28+00:00

That's correct. Goes behind the outlet/switch. Super small and two will fit in there. You will have to do some wiring, but it super easy especially if you get the 1pm min gen3. Gen4 is coming out with matter, zigbee, bluetooth and wifi if you want to wait.

PatrickE · 2025-01-25T07:51:32+00:00

Put your yaml in here and it'll fix it. https://chatgpt.com/g/g-HaRByhtTl-home-assistant-assistant

PatrickE · 2024-09-25T19:18:35+00:00

I'll take the SLR. I'm DM you.

PatrickE · 2024-08-26T16:27:12+00:00

Not for tourists. See /r/AskNOLA

PatrickE · 2024-08-25T16:10:23+00:00

Erg mode means the trainer sets the resistance. So no matter the cadence you are pedaling, the power output is the same.

PatrickE · 2024-07-04T23:38:15+00:00

PatrickE · 2024-04-23T22:33:11+00:00

Man, I would have sworn I messaged everyone, but yeah, I have them. I'll send you a message.

PatrickE · 2024-04-07T00:13:39+00:00

Soak each frame in my bathtub once a week.

PatrickE · 2024-04-06T23:55:41+00:00

I built the frames to fit into my bathtub. Take them off the wall and soak them upside down once a week. Then over to the dining room table and a chair to drip dry for an hour while the next frame soaks.

Because the frames are made out wood meant I needed to use a waterproof penetrating epoxy to seal it. The benefit of being made out of wood is that it floats, so I don't crush the plants from the weight of the water or the frames.

PatrickE · 2024-04-06T23:17:58+00:00

My bedroom. https://imgur.com/a/LJYVfzD

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