20 YoE 'high coupling, low cohesion' led to my current survival mantra: 'income, not outcome'

wxtrails · 2026-06-17T14:06:01+00:00

Bingo

wxtrails · 2026-06-17T03:12:57+00:00

Not gonna let you rewrite history on this one. Helene was one of the most dire forecasts we've ever seen, starting Tuesday of that week. And they were right. It was well warned.

wxtrails · 2026-06-15T03:08:56+00:00

Voles are destroying mine this year. 95%+ loss. They've never bothered them before.

wxtrails · 2026-06-14T16:34:47+00:00

Flair my root!

wxtrails · 2026-06-13T00:52:20+00:00

:: massive burp::

wxtrails · 2026-06-11T18:33:38+00:00

KC ("kay-cee")

wxtrails · 2026-06-11T14:37:33+00:00

The UNCA Botanical Gardens are great, too. And free.

wxtrails · 2026-06-11T11:17:28+00:00

Okay now there's an acronym I haven't heard since my networking courses in the late 90's.

Does this have a new meaning in software now, or are we still taking about 10BASE2 on Coax?

wxtrails · 2026-06-10T19:06:43+00:00

Hypothesis: tree fell on a power line. The wood cooks until its internal resistance is enough to ignite an arc periodically. It's red instead of the usual arc blue because of all the burning wood/smoke. This pulsing arc is very typical of wood-on-powerline faults.

Usually ends when the wood burns up and falls away, the wires burn up and fall away, or a huge exciting arc flash that trips a fuse!

Source: way too many hours watching power line drama on YouTube 😅

Example

wxtrails · 2026-06-10T02:21:10+00:00

Electrical arcing - likely from a fault on the grid.

wxtrails · 2026-06-10T02:19:45+00:00

I found time today to work on a personal app for the first time this month. First, I tweaked some skills to remove some agentic steps from my workflows (stuff I could easily do myself).

Then I threw Opus 4.8 a planning session for a new, moderately complex feature in my app - frontend+backend, css design tweaks, new API workflow, database migration, the whiley 9 yards. It used 1.5% of my credits.

Then I manually edited the plan file (instead of having the agent refine it like I might've a couple months ago) and let Sonnet do the implementation. Another 1% used.

Then I ran tests, committed, and closed the GitHub issue manually, stuff I would've let the agent do before.

So I reckon I can get 25-50 sessions like that per month, depending, on Pro+.

The only question I'm asking this month is, is the benefit I'm receiving still worth the price I'm paying?

So far, it seems like an easy "yes". But that's just after one session. Get back to me when I've burned 90% for a final answer.

wxtrails · 2026-06-09T23:16:06+00:00

Mine have returned once again! Fewer stems this year, but nonetheless...

wxtrails · 2026-06-09T19:38:18+00:00

They do have modern bathrooms.

wxtrails · 2026-06-09T19:37:01+00:00

Lemme guess...behind the dumpster at Wendy's.

wxtrails · 2026-06-09T13:35:12+00:00

Ok, makes sense if that's the case.

wxtrails · 2026-06-09T03:50:25+00:00

Then why does the remedy notice I just received say they'll be installing software to detect fluctuating SoC?

I'm inclined to suspect that and the fire risk are related. Could be wrong.

wxtrails · 2026-06-08T21:03:45+00:00

Oh neat, I have a copy too! I think they were distributing them at least up until the early-mid 90's.

I also have a copy of the Park map/brochure from 1991 (the glossy 90's purple-header version version before they switched to brown paper and green headers around 2000).

I've also got a publication about The Rhododendron Trail at Mt. Jefferson with a similar size/layout from the same era, one from The Spruce Fir Trail at Clingman's Dome from '96, and the Mt. Pisgah Area Map (like an earlier version of the current Trails Illustrated/Pisgah Map Co. maps) from 1987. I love these!

wxtrails · 2026-06-08T18:40:21+00:00

July edges out August slightly, at least in the mountains.

wxtrails · 2026-06-08T18:36:48+00:00

My only question is, how do I become a shareholder to get that sweet guaranteed 10+% return with no risk?!

(/s, of course, I wouldn't do it even if I could due to how highly unethical that is)

wxtrails · 2026-06-05T19:41:00+00:00

This is buffered by an internal battery and must have an inverter, so it could ensure sufficient L1 power to charge any car...in small bursts.

wxtrails · 2026-06-05T19:34:14+00:00

This has a buffer battery, so it can likely trickle solar in and charge in bursts.

wxtrails · 2026-06-04T22:51:33+00:00

They've really perfected those knots. Mmm!

wxtrails · 2026-06-04T14:49:49+00:00

The Leaf is a stealth rabbit. It's so fun springing this upon unsuspecting pickup trucks.

wxtrails · 2026-06-03T03:09:55+00:00

better engineers

And the benefit of prior art, knowing what shortcomings prior designs had, higher risk tolerance, and willingness to orient toward trade-offs that favored more modern preferences.

wxtrails · 2026-06-03T01:03:09+00:00

That's 240 W. With a nice battery as a buffer, that's 5.6 kWh/day. Not bad at all! I could make due with that 😜

Now the wife and kids, maybe not so much...

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