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Maple Sea Salt Latte & Bannock Fry Bread
Traditional bannock is an oat-based flatbread cooked on a griddle or over a campfire on a stick. Scottish fur traders brought bannock to North America, introducing it to Indigenous communities in the North American Artic Territories. Bannock is valued for its simplicity—it requires simple ingredients like seal or moose fat, flour, baking powder, salt, and water, making it easy to pair with local ingredients like blueberries and fish.
Data Center Bust & Boom
We have followed development of the stack that governs these "installations" since 1993; nudging technical committees -- NFPA, IEEE, ASHRAE, BICSI, Uptime Institute, TIOA, UL among others. The topic improvises daily. Today we review public consultations even though we know, at this pace, whatever standard stabilizes will soon be unstable. We can also poke at the Draft 2028 National Electrical Safety Code.
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Power Management For Data Centers Challenges And Opportunities
This paper presents a broad view of management of design and implementation of the power systems necessary for the IoT+EV+AI zietgeist promoted by Net Zero trendsniffers raising the expectations of the Administrative State in the United States. It outlines many challenges that are present because of the demanding requirements of Data Centers both in design and management.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
Application of Big Data in Power System Reform
You cannot simultaneously have the Green New Deal and a Blockchain-Based De-Centralized University. Full Stop.
Digital Agonistes
Today at the usual hour we explore how Best Practice Case Studies on the use of cell phones in K-12 schools "might" evolve into a de-facto standard for all school districts. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Broadband Access for Hospitals & Students
The Federal Communications Commission announced important changes to the Rural Health Care and E-Rate programs that will make it easier for broadband providers to support telehealth and remote learning efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Chairman Pai calls on all network operators to prioritize access for health care providers and and those that serve schools, colleges and universities.
