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One of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-…

How to know if that job will crush your soul
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

One of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-…

How to know if that job will crush your soul
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

BLUETTI just dropped something big at CES 2026: a road trip charger that runs on your alternator and solar, plus power stations made from bio-circular plastics that slash CO2 emissions.
The Charger 2 solves slow-charging headaches with universal compatibility and bi-directional power. Meanwhile, their new Elite series brings sustainable materials to high-density energy storage.

BLUETTI Targets Circular Economy & High-Speed Mobile Charging — CES 2026 Launch - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The “spec war” in portable power is officially shifting toward material science and deep vehicle integration. Monitoring the latest from CES 2026, it’s clear that BLUETTI is moving beyond the simple “more kilowatt-hours” race to tackle two of the industry’s ... [continued]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
Corky McClerkin:
🎵 Searchin’ for the Soul
#CorkyMcClerkin
https://madaboutrecordslabel.bandcamp.com/album/corky-mcclerkin-searchin-for-the-soul
https://open.spotify.com/track/2FxZ8FO7RRJDGCM9Jdx0Sn

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CerysMatthews
Melissa Carper:
🎵 Ramblin' Soul
#MelissaCarper
https://melissacarper.bandcamp.com/album/ramblin-soul

“Users should be able to use any car with any charger and service. In addition to technical standards and grid codes,
we need user choice in legislation.”
That's what I wrote last week about #V2G (bidirectional charging).
https:/…

Out of the sandbox: How to scale vehicle-to-grid in Europe
RAP expert, Jaap Burger, recommends steps for Member States to create a healthy ecosystem for vehicle-to-grid charging to scale.

Forward and backward error bounds for a mixed precision preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm
Thomas Bake, Erin Carson, Yuxin Ma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11379 https://

Forward and backward error bounds for a mixed precision preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm
The preconditioned conjugate gradient (PCG) algorithm is one of the most popular algorithms for solving large-scale linear systems Ax = b, where A is a symmetric positive definite matrix. Rather than computing residuals directly, it updates the residual vectors recursively. Current analyses of the conjugate gradient (CG) algorithm in finite precision typically assume that the norm of the recursively updated residual goes orders of magnitude below the machine precision, focusing mainly on boundi…

Question for car people about regenerative braking (which occurs when the vehicle is either coasting, OR I am applying the brakes). Is regenerative charging binary (ON or OFF) or analog (regenerative braking intensity along a scale)?
Scenario: I drive a Toyota hybrid. I am coasting or going downhill, and I am getting regenerative braking (battery charging). Now I feel the need to apply my brakes to slow down even further. Does physically applying the brakes boost the amount of regenerative braking I am getting, or not? 🧐

40 years ago tonight, the #GratefulDead at the meadowlands in #NewJersey. chaos onstage & off, including another mass gate crashing. many scene reports below. fall ’85, show #12.
soundboard:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CerysMatthews
Ramsey Lewis:
🎵 Wade In The Water
#RamseyLewis
https://phbrussels.bandcamp.com/track/ramsey-lewis-wade-in-the-water-1966-ph-rhythmic-jazzy-soul-oldies-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/6vH7rcUoSok4FYH6RTRIAE