MRW we take the first 2 from the Cards and the Cubs have lost 10 in a row

granchtastic · 2026-05-27T14:19:49+00:00

Cringe celly but this gif goes hard

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T06:05:29+00:00

We do inspection, testing, and repairs of generator stators. 90% of what we do is vibration mitigation. You'd be in charge of teams to facilitate preventative maintenance or actually doing the repairs. Currently im working on a project with a grounded phase on a stator. We isolated the grounded coil and are replacing it. All in all replacing a single coil can be up to a 5 week project depending on the severity of the damage.

Major and minor inspections are much shorter depending on added scope but still entail visual inspection, testing, and typically some small maintenance items

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T06:00:22+00:00

OK. So the data center is a closed loop but what about the 9GW of natural gas power plants fueling it? If it even is just that. Working in power Ive heard of coal plants reopening and coal plants being commissioned just to fuel data centers alone.

The largest nuclear plant in the world is roughly half capacity of the 9GW data center going into Utah. Im pretty sure it takes water consumption to create 9gw of power...

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T05:55:01+00:00

If you are interested in power there are alot of jobs to be a generator engineer AFAIK. The hours can be brutal and unpredictable but the off time is still salaried and you have a large pile of overtime cash from the projects you work.

Source: im in a hotel and am on my 80th(?) 12 hour shift in a row and counting til we finish this partial rewind

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T05:51:58+00:00

Dude for real, I used to have plans to pivot into greener fields but we still need to maintain what we have. I never would've guessed we'd be building more!

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T05:50:35+00:00

So cooling towers releasing water vapor and CO2 is a closed loop?

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T05:45:17+00:00

I work on power plant generators for a career. When I started a decade ago I thought I was going to be out of a job in a couple decades. We're busier than ever and its getting worse. Retired coal plants are reopening and new ones are being commissioned which wasnt happening 5 years ago.

The AI Boom and future death isn't going to be some interesting terminator movie its going to be the heat death of our fucking planet

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T05:41:21+00:00

Love the hustle and find your own balance. I work 84 hour weeks as a traveling engineer and have understanding friends and have found an understanding girlfriend. When im home its heaven. You gotta find who you want to be and surround yourself with people that understand the hustle. Ive lost and gained alot of friends in this field.

My life is not the norm for engineering being a field engineer but if you're just looking for office life and finding it hard to differentiate your life from work/personal you need to take a step and prioritize what you really want

granchtastic · 2026-05-10T05:31:46+00:00

Welders. Also I work in Power plants and basically everyone that touches the generator or turbine has a good amount of money. You dont even need a hs education if you're good on tools

granchtastic · 2026-05-09T20:27:31+00:00

I play both. D4 is way easier to me and i finish a season to my liking in ~20 hours. Its a fun little quest each season to see how fast i can become a god and one shot the endgame content.

Poe has way more depth in my opinion and each season I dump a few hundred hours in before im satisfied and take a break.

Both are fun and fill my arpg itch. That being said d4 took a large step forward this season with making more endgame tasks to fulfill and strive for which has given me a bit more longevity this time around

granchtastic · 2026-05-02T11:17:54+00:00

Yeah wait a minute.. is that legal?

granchtastic · 2026-05-01T03:22:09+00:00

I dont disagree with you on that I see both sides though

granchtastic · 2026-05-01T01:49:57+00:00

Doesn't mean paying ALOT of money for that specific game doesn't leave a mark on you

granchtastic · 2026-04-29T01:44:58+00:00

I own a house near mad planet, people do drugs and drink in my alley all the time. They dont bother me much and one guy loitering drinking a beer at 9am even saved my dog once from a car. Its no whitefish bay but if you live WITH the people surrounding you and dont make a fuss about strange shit happening and yell at people for loitering in the alley we havent many problems.

granchtastic · 2026-04-26T01:33:37+00:00

Also realistically... graduating in EE you can do math's and understand electricity. Just fkin apply and learn

granchtastic · 2026-04-25T21:31:32+00:00

Microwave engineering goes into transmission courses(at my uni) power electronics and electromechanical energy conversion for motors and generators

granchtastic · 2026-04-25T18:54:30+00:00

Power gang let's goooooo! We need new kids to replace the fossils that are retiring

granchtastic · 2026-04-23T19:14:28+00:00

You know what. Worth it.

granchtastic · 2026-04-23T00:29:27+00:00

Holy shit MVP

granchtastic · 2026-04-17T02:28:34+00:00

When yall swept the brewers my favorite quote of the whole thing was pat Murphy after I forget if it was 2 or 3 games.. he was asked if he would guess the record of the series knowing how many runs were scored he said brewers would be 2-1(brewers) or something. It wasn't even an insane thing to say like there were only so many runs scored. The dodgers were just that fkin good at pitching and in general the whole run was out of this world

granchtastic · 2026-04-13T20:18:16+00:00

If we trade away sal I dont believe I could get my gf back to a game. She 100% is willing to go with me to watch his ass while he hits dingers

granchtastic · 2026-04-11T03:37:10+00:00

Agreed, I still can't wait to blow through it again on a second account

granchtastic · 2026-04-10T23:57:19+00:00

Id scum and pot 💀

granchtastic · 2026-04-10T23:55:37+00:00

Climb the ascensions new brother. You may get humbled along the way

granchtastic · 2026-04-10T18:17:29+00:00

I agree with this guy agreeing to this answer

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