Ben Hemphill
@benhemp.bsky.social
He/Him
A Site Reliability Engineer focused on community building. Tech specialist in distributed systems, most recently Kubernetes.
A Site Reliability Engineer focused on community building. Tech specialist in distributed systems, most recently Kubernetes.
looks like latest rev can do 100w, and agree, idle wise, it could charge any laptop.
February 18, 2026 at 4:59 AM
looks like latest rev can do 100w, and agree, idle wise, it could charge any laptop.
looks like 100w per port. 300w for gaming laptops. at least 3 cat 6a wires. possible for chromebooks?
February 18, 2026 at 3:22 AM
looks like 100w per port. 300w for gaming laptops. at least 3 cat 6a wires. possible for chromebooks?
we talking raspberry pi laptops with e-ink screens? or gaming laptops?
February 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
we talking raspberry pi laptops with e-ink screens? or gaming laptops?
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February 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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hmm 80's or earlier?
2001: a space odyssey
Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: Return of The Jedi
2001: a space odyssey
Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: Return of The Jedi
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
hmm 80's or earlier?
2001: a space odyssey
Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: Return of The Jedi
2001: a space odyssey
Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: Return of The Jedi
His name is my name too!
Whenever we go out, the happy people shout! Mike McMacMikeMicheal.
Whenever we go out, the happy people shout! Mike McMacMikeMicheal.
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
His name is my name too!
Whenever we go out, the happy people shout! Mike McMacMikeMicheal.
Whenever we go out, the happy people shout! Mike McMacMikeMicheal.
When it personally impacts them, unfortunately.
I haven't been able to get my relatives to leave their cliques for the values they only hold dear when it's convenient.
Only once resonated when I was directly impacted, they care about me, and it was a value they actually hold dear.
I haven't been able to get my relatives to leave their cliques for the values they only hold dear when it's convenient.
Only once resonated when I was directly impacted, they care about me, and it was a value they actually hold dear.
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
When it personally impacts them, unfortunately.
I haven't been able to get my relatives to leave their cliques for the values they only hold dear when it's convenient.
Only once resonated when I was directly impacted, they care about me, and it was a value they actually hold dear.
I haven't been able to get my relatives to leave their cliques for the values they only hold dear when it's convenient.
Only once resonated when I was directly impacted, they care about me, and it was a value they actually hold dear.
quack. quack. quack. quack! Quack! QUACK! QUACK!QUACK!QUACK!
January 21, 2026 at 9:03 PM
quack. quack. quack. quack! Quack! QUACK! QUACK!QUACK!QUACK!
It's really crazy. I don't think we are upset enough about the kleptotech.
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
It's really crazy. I don't think we are upset enough about the kleptotech.
Good on him for using his platform to call out the everyday and the extraordinary atrocities we numb ourselves to.
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Good on him for using his platform to call out the everyday and the extraordinary atrocities we numb ourselves to.
right? and if there's one thing that the football world wants to hear more about than the Chiefs, it's how Taylor Swift is Engaged to Travis Kelce, who is also on the Chiefs.
January 18, 2026 at 10:25 AM
right? and if there's one thing that the football world wants to hear more about than the Chiefs, it's how Taylor Swift is Engaged to Travis Kelce, who is also on the Chiefs.
I have an imaginary fear of numbers expressed as a multiple of the square root of negative one.
January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I have an imaginary fear of numbers expressed as a multiple of the square root of negative one.
Deal, but only if we get a true coaching carousel.
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Deal, but only if we get a true coaching carousel.
That's a bomb fork bomb ;)
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
That's a bomb fork bomb ;)
Gross.
Anyone who does this is cringe.
Anyone who enables this should be liable for harassment.
Anyone who does this is cringe.
Anyone who enables this should be liable for harassment.
January 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Gross.
Anyone who does this is cringe.
Anyone who enables this should be liable for harassment.
Anyone who does this is cringe.
Anyone who enables this should be liable for harassment.
we have an index on the stock market as a way to generally bet on progress of all commercial enterprise.
My mental model is Crypto is an index on crime. buying crypto is betting on progress of crime.
My mental model is Crypto is an index on crime. buying crypto is betting on progress of crime.
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
we have an index on the stock market as a way to generally bet on progress of all commercial enterprise.
My mental model is Crypto is an index on crime. buying crypto is betting on progress of crime.
My mental model is Crypto is an index on crime. buying crypto is betting on progress of crime.
hmm maybe some play dough? bagless vacuum?
December 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
hmm maybe some play dough? bagless vacuum?
100%
Keep it fun folks. I don't go to in person games anymore because of the small number of overly aggressive, drunk, jerks. Makes for a bad time even though 99.99% of the people are great.
Keep it fun folks. I don't go to in person games anymore because of the small number of overly aggressive, drunk, jerks. Makes for a bad time even though 99.99% of the people are great.
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
100%
Keep it fun folks. I don't go to in person games anymore because of the small number of overly aggressive, drunk, jerks. Makes for a bad time even though 99.99% of the people are great.
Keep it fun folks. I don't go to in person games anymore because of the small number of overly aggressive, drunk, jerks. Makes for a bad time even though 99.99% of the people are great.
Clownish behavior on Forbes part. implications are obvious.
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Clownish behavior on Forbes part. implications are obvious.
that's why I think the fastest way to transition would be to nationalize the grid. everyone gets paid, progress gets made, and we get to stop doing the old way and start doing the better way.
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
that's why I think the fastest way to transition would be to nationalize the grid. everyone gets paid, progress gets made, and we get to stop doing the old way and start doing the better way.
oh they won't, I agree, it's all temporary, but there are going to be some serious winners in new money and serious losers in old money, and that means it's going to be chaos of politics captured by old money fighting with the inevitability of new.
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
oh they won't, I agree, it's all temporary, but there are going to be some serious winners in new money and serious losers in old money, and that means it's going to be chaos of politics captured by old money fighting with the inevitability of new.
100% yeah the existing grid grew in non-optimal ways and is also in desperate need of improvement and renovation, and redesign. also there's the nimby factor.
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
100% yeah the existing grid grew in non-optimal ways and is also in desperate need of improvement and renovation, and redesign. also there's the nimby factor.
solvable at a governmental level, absolutely, nationalize the grid, socialize any losses from less that absolute efficiency in utilization of useful life of existing fossil fuel facilities, and move on to the future of more local solar with hydro/wind/nuke for industrial.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
solvable at a governmental level, absolutely, nationalize the grid, socialize any losses from less that absolute efficiency in utilization of useful life of existing fossil fuel facilities, and move on to the future of more local solar with hydro/wind/nuke for industrial.
right, but the swing in grid consumption is 33%
and the distribution to actually transport that energy to store it is not there.
again I generally am on your side and agree, but I think local production will be the key. houses essentially being grid tie for emergency use of outage, etc.
and the distribution to actually transport that energy to store it is not there.
again I generally am on your side and agree, but I think local production will be the key. houses essentially being grid tie for emergency use of outage, etc.
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
right, but the swing in grid consumption is 33%
and the distribution to actually transport that energy to store it is not there.
again I generally am on your side and agree, but I think local production will be the key. houses essentially being grid tie for emergency use of outage, etc.
and the distribution to actually transport that energy to store it is not there.
again I generally am on your side and agree, but I think local production will be the key. houses essentially being grid tie for emergency use of outage, etc.
I do think though that these issues will be mitigated if we change one thing: if we have renewables more local to the demand (solar on buildings, etc) and have battery banks to smooth out power draw.
to sum up: there are still legitimate complaints, but it's mostly around logistics.
to sum up: there are still legitimate complaints, but it's mostly around logistics.
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I do think though that these issues will be mitigated if we change one thing: if we have renewables more local to the demand (solar on buildings, etc) and have battery banks to smooth out power draw.
to sum up: there are still legitimate complaints, but it's mostly around logistics.
to sum up: there are still legitimate complaints, but it's mostly around logistics.