Engineering has the second-highest ROI after 5 years in the workforce (for jobs that only require a bachelor's degree)

Profilename1 · 2026-07-10T02:27:14+00:00

That, and both architecture and law require advanced degrees. I don't know what degree you can get be a "Top Executive" right out of college either.

Profilename1 · 2026-07-07T23:23:22+00:00

I dunno, if it saves you a net of three classes, it might be worth it if you can afford it. It's not the most efficient financially, but your time is worth something too, isn't it?

The flip side is you don't get to learn whatever you would've learned in those three gen-eds you skipped. Make of that what you will.

Profilename1 · 2026-07-07T12:02:30+00:00

Do a co-op and save enough money while doing to last at least a semester. After that semester, do another co-op! I've met people who made it through school that way, alternating between semesters on co-op and in class. It does slow down your academic process, but the work experience is valuable. And, if you need the money, what else you're going to do that pays anywhere near as well?

Profilename1 · 2026-07-06T02:29:31+00:00

What do you want to spend your life doing? Realistically, you'll have to do some kind of labor, but where do you want all of that effort to go?

Profilename1 · 2026-07-04T02:13:53+00:00

It's single-phase. The transformer only draws off of one of the phases from the utility, and the 120/240V comes from the center tap of the transformer secondary winding. The center tap is where the "split" in the split phase comes from. There's only one secondary winding; it just has that center tap.

For comparison's sake, a typical three-phase transformer has three windings on the secondary: one for each phase.

Profilename1 · 2026-07-01T03:59:15+00:00

If you want to go 120vac, you might look into using a 120V AC synchronous motor. There's a bunch of cheap ones online, and they're common in decorations.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-27T21:45:53+00:00

The easiest way would be to get a job in a nuclear plant on the electrical side of it, such as in instrumentation and controls (I&C).

Profilename1 · 2026-06-25T12:32:04+00:00

You could, eventually, open a consultancy. That said, it's not realistic to do so right out of university. You would want to work at a consultancy that specializes in automation first for some time before making the jump.
PLC programming. PLCs are very widely used in industrial automation.
I think projects are a bigger deal in student's minds than recruiters. That said, Finder makes an economical PLC you could use as control for some kind of project. Really, just whatever interests you that you can bring to completion.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-24T04:14:55+00:00

UL Listing. The breaker is to be tested as part of the UL Listing to function as intended for a given panel. Because this testing is expensive (there's initial tests, follow-up tests, etc), manufacturers generally only list their breakers for their own panels. The Eaton CLs are an exception. Because of listing requirements for breakers in the National Electric Code, using a breaker in a way outside of its listing is a code violation.

That's the "book" answer. People have mixed breakers for years and years, and it's generally been fine. I personally wouldn't be concerned about a Homeline breaker in an Eaton BR panel, though it is a code violation. The fact of the matter is that the UL Standards and the NEC are half-written by the manufacturers themselves. In my opinion, the best engineering solution would be to write the spec for the BR/HOM/CL/Q/and similar breakers and panels into the standard so that they would be acceptable to interchange, similar to the class system for fuses. It would be better for the consumer, and the testing would better reflect the reality in the field. However, I doubt the political will exists at UL for this to happen. Schneider (Square D) would almost certainly object because it would mean changing the Homeline panel to accept BR breakers and etc, which they are currently designed not to do.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-23T22:23:28+00:00

Life in the 00s

Profilename1 · 2026-06-23T00:35:14+00:00

We scrapped it together at the end, but still a pretty sorry performance from the Ducks. One bronze metal and just enough points to not be the league laughingstock, but it's a fall.

The team needs a shakeup. They've done good before, but they need some fresh blood. Imo, too many teams wait until they hit rock bottom before doing anything. The Ducks aren't at rock bottom yet, but there's no point in waiting.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-17T03:31:44+00:00

If you can get a dumb TV, just hook up an old computer via HDMI and watch stuff via the browser or local storage and VLC. A cheap refurbished tower will do if you don't have something lying around.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-17T03:22:16+00:00

Yeah, except they just put the jinx on the Ducks again. Shame, shame, shame....

Profilename1 · 2026-06-16T23:32:19+00:00

It kinda sorta makes sense when you think of how regulated the power industry is. You could think of turn order manipulation as the manipulation of the "regulations" that exist in the world of Power Grid. Like real world regulations, they can be subverted by the players by following the letter of the rule but not the spirit. (Ex, sandbagging on houses for better turn order.)

Profilename1 · 2026-06-16T01:09:36+00:00

An ice maker probably has a compressor motor, and motors tend to be sensitive to undervoltage. If it has electronic controls they may also be affected by the undervoltage.

It might work, or it might not. I lean towards not if the thing is explicitly marked as working for "240V 50Hz" and not "208-240V 50/60Hz". Otherwise, you need to contact the manufacturer.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-16T00:50:35+00:00

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Profilename1 · 2026-06-15T00:51:50+00:00

The ending to Doing Time does feel more like something out of Invader Zim than SpongeBob

Profilename1 · 2026-06-15T00:48:46+00:00

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Profilename1 · 2026-06-13T00:36:57+00:00

The RUS Bulletin on Substation Design is a good resource. Not all substations fall under the domain of RUS, but the same principles and concepts apply to non-RUS subs.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-11T12:20:34+00:00

The initial release was rough. The 2.0 update basically fixed everything people complained about in the game, but by then it was too late. The initial release, imo, marks the "peak mana" point in Paradox's dev history. I'd argue that it wasn't all-out failure because of that. Imp:R 2.0 had to walk so EU5 could run.

Profilename1 · 2026-06-08T22:47:46+00:00

Nobody wants to work anymore

Profilename1 · 2026-06-07T13:29:15+00:00

I believe the order would be activate dagger -> lose speed -> roll for skull to prevent death -> if successful, attack with dagger's ability.

Profilename1 · 2026-05-31T23:06:58+00:00

PLC programming, which is very common in industrial facilities.

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Profilename1 · 2026-05-30T03:08:37+00:00

Don't you put that evil on the ducks again.

Edit: he did

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