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In 99.99% of real-world scenarios, the rig would have other options to bootstrap a black start—like fully charged air tanks, backup power from a support vessel, or even emergency b…

In another life I worked as an engineer commissioning oil rigs and I’ve seen how tricky even a small-scale black start can be. On a rig, we simulate total power loss and have to ha…

As an engineer who has spent time commissioning electrical systems on oil rigs, I've had the opportunity to witness some truly fascinating tests. However, out of all the tests I've…

This seems like great advice, and it resonates with me. I've seen people make a big impact by following this path. > It’s ok to spend some of your time on snacks to keep yourself m…

I was once working for a small company building electrical equipment. We mostly worked on "medium voltage" equipment, you know 2400 to 69000 VAC. For one project we had large banks…

People don't want DRM in their tractors?! I'm SHOCKED.

Perhaps the solution is more reporting instead of less reporting. Some sort of real time (or hourly, daily, whatever) metrics about a company instead of quarterly reports. I feel l…

If there are any of the moderators reading this, I would love to know what this post did wrong to get shuffled to the very bottom of the conversation so I don't do it again. There …

A quote from a letter from Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis. I see, Mr. President, that you too are not devoid of a sense of anxiety for the…

In a lot of industrial sites software security is a joke. Embedded systems tend to use very old, well proven technology, which in itself isn't a problem, it fits the market well, b…

The attitude of those in the oil industry does not help this at all. I work in oil and talking politics to those I work with just makes me sad. There is a lot of anti-government ha…

I must be a bit dense today, what irony?

This sounds A LOT like myself. I've never really considered going to a psychiatrist or neurologist, I thought my experience was somewhat normal. Do you mind elaborating some about …

I have personal experience with (4). I work for a company that creates systems that are used on oil rigs. I came about this job in a round about way. I used to work in SF at a big …