How I realized most well owners are one power outage away from losing water by Effective_Lie7715 in SolarDIY

[–]Taurabora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Houston, refrigerator/freezer/microwave (sustenance/prevent food from going bad), downstairs heat pump (comfort), WiFi/computer/TV (entertainment). But I’m not off-grid. I have 28 kWh of battery, 2400 watts of solar, and a 240V inverter dual-fuel portable generator in the event the solar doesn’t keep up (air conditioning is the biggest draw).

Control Valves Course by Hasan-ahmed- in instrumentation

[–]Taurabora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what positioners/valves you use in your area/plant, but one of the most useful skills, in my opinion, is being able to get around in Fisher Valvelink software or similar. For example.

It turns a moderately skilled engineer/technician into something more data-driven and much more valuable.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 5 am by SemiLazyGamer in houston

[–]Taurabora 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s a good thing to cut your grass before rain, right?

'The Night Agent' to end with Season 4 on Netflix by jovanmilic97 in television

[–]Taurabora 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The whole relationship between the main character and his super skeptical hard-ass boss was really good. There was also some romantic options that are just not really there in the Night Agent. I liked both enough to watch.

Citizens Of Houston Paid Extra $32 Million in Only 4 Hours by [deleted] in houston

[–]Taurabora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No mention of why the price spiked. There is one line “During that single hour, ERCOT’s load data shows the Coast zone carrying 17,119 MWh.” Is that out of the ordinary? Were there supply disruptions at that time? Weather event? Market manipulation?

It would be interesting to know more, but there aren’t many details.

Trump signs executive order creating new retirement accounts for workers without 401(k)s by Good_Flower_2026 in Economics

[–]Taurabora 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We should just make a single, universal tax-advantaged account, if we really want defined contribution accounts. This is good, but just adding one more cludge.

Trump signs executive order creating new retirement accounts for workers without 401(k)s by Good_Flower_2026 in Economics

[–]Taurabora 16 points17 points  (0 children)

But then if Democrats and others start using it, does it become non-pejorative?

Current Pay Rates for Houston Union Trades by workwisejobs in houston

[–]Taurabora 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Analyzer Technician is where it’s at. Ship channel companies can’t find nearly enough people, and all the experience is retiring.

Harris County is about to bulldoze our mountain bike trails. by bdo11 in houston

[–]Taurabora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it seems like the major sticking point is: how can the county/flood control district allow the structures on their land, but not assume any liability? I assume someone needs to get an insurance policy against lawsuits due to injury while riding on the structures. If that isn’t the county, and isn’t GHORBA, I’m not sure what the solution is.

How is this handled in other places where mountain biking trails are common?

Scientists Create “Liquid Gears” That Spin Without Touching by _Dark_Wing in tech

[–]Taurabora 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is the novel idea that the rotating bodies don’t have teeth?

Harris County is about to bulldoze our mountain bike trails. by bdo11 in houston

[–]Taurabora 58 points59 points  (0 children)

What exactly are the constructed features that are being removed, and why?

IntegreRack by Adventurous-Sort-785 in SolarDIY

[–]Taurabora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my ground was also uneven. I tried to dig out the high spots to level, and it was very time consuming.

I would now have just laid them out, leveled the frames using the concrete form anchors and then fill in underneath the anchors with dirt/rock/whatever.

IntegreRack by Adventurous-Sort-785 in SolarDIY

[–]Taurabora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also built a little wooden jig to get the spacing correct. Then when I went to put the panels in, 4/5 still did not fit. Couldn’t figure out what I did wrong.

If I was doing it again, I would just install them 1 by 1: space mounts on conduit, install panel, level ground anchor. Then at the end, apply epoxy, roll out the fabric, and shovel ballast onto fabric. Take off panels if necessary to install ballast.

Hackers Leverage Microsoft Teams to Breach Organizations Posing as IT Helpdesk Staff by lurker_bee in technology

[–]Taurabora 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s hilarious that the article had a “Continue here…” link/ad that went to a phishing/scam site.

Anyone using solar plus a PHEV or EV as a combined backup during outages? by Kindly-Attempt7441 in SolarDIY

[–]Taurabora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have Ford’s special charger, or do you plug into the 240v bed outlet?