Chris Elion
@chriselion.bsky.social
Software engineer at a climate tech startup. Dog-dad to Eleanor the rescue mutt. SF, CA
Gig(abyte)s in Space!
February 3, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Gig(abyte)s in Space!
Sure! I think you should be able to, but let me know if I need to loosen up the settings.
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Sure! I think you should be able to, but let me know if I need to loosen up the settings.
I'm not affiliated, but another VPP company is Renew Home (formerly Google's Nest Energy, and I think they merged with another company): www.renewhome.com
Renew Home | Energy Management Platform & VPP
Smarter energy at home starts here. Renew Home empowers millions of people to save through their connected devices — and it all adds up for real impact
www.renewhome.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:58 AM
I'm not affiliated, but another VPP company is Renew Home (formerly Google's Nest Energy, and I think they merged with another company): www.renewhome.com
They seem to be growing the latter part of the business more recently, just make sure you know which part you're going to work on (again, depending on your preferences).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWD...
Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything
YouTube video by Mark Rober
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 AM
They seem to be growing the latter part of the business more recently, just make sure you know which part you're going to work on (again, depending on your preferences).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWD...
You might also want to look at Zipline (disclaimer: former employee). They use drones for delivery, both short-range for commerical deliveries (think Walmart and Chipotle), and long-range for medical supplies in remote areas of Africa.
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 AM
You might also want to look at Zipline (disclaimer: former employee). They use drones for delivery, both short-range for commerical deliveries (think Walmart and Chipotle), and long-range for medical supplies in remote areas of Africa.
I think there are a lot companies trying to solve "power for data centers", but I haven't looked much into them. That may or may not count as mission-neutral in your book.
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I think there are a lot companies trying to solve "power for data centers", but I haven't looked much into them. That may or may not count as mission-neutral in your book.
My employer (Splight) isn't hiring right now, but we do something similar - there's redundancy in the grid infrastructure that you use for additional transmission capacity, as long as you can react quickly to an outage.
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
My employer (Splight) isn't hiring right now, but we do something similar - there's redundancy in the grid infrastructure that you use for additional transmission capacity, as long as you can react quickly to an outage.
Heimdall Power and GridRaven both do Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) - basically, you can increase the amount of power through a transmission line based on the weather. This helps get more renewable energy onto the grid.
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Heimdall Power and GridRaven both do Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) - basically, you can increase the amount of power through a transmission line based on the weather. This helps get more renewable energy onto the grid.
As a software engineer without any domain expertise, the area that felt like I could have the most impact (and also likely to find a job) was in the energy/electrical sector. I see somebody already mentioned Virtual Power Plants; another area you could look into is "Grid Enhancing Technologies"
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
As a software engineer without any domain expertise, the area that felt like I could have the most impact (and also likely to find a job) was in the energy/electrical sector. I see somebody already mentioned Virtual Power Plants; another area you could look into is "Grid Enhancing Technologies"
Some general resources: ClimateDraft (jobs.climatedraft.org) and ClimateBase (climatebase.org/jobs) both have climate-focused job boards. Work On Climate (workonclimate.org) is another resource, but I haven't found them very useful.
Climate Draft Job Board
Search job openings across the Climate Draft network.
jobs.climatedraft.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Some general resources: ClimateDraft (jobs.climatedraft.org) and ClimateBase (climatebase.org/jobs) both have climate-focused job boards. Work On Climate (workonclimate.org) is another resource, but I haven't found them very useful.
“Put me in, coach… I’m ready to neigh”
January 18, 2026 at 5:47 AM
“Put me in, coach… I’m ready to neigh”
Looks like somebody broke the second rule of Fight Club 3.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Looks like somebody broke the second rule of Fight Club 3.
The first rule of Fight Club 3 is: you do not write a Wikipedia synopsis about Fight Club 3
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The first rule of Fight Club 3 is: you do not write a Wikipedia synopsis about Fight Club 3
Tims of unusual size? I don’t believe they exist.
December 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tims of unusual size? I don’t believe they exist.
The novel, or society?
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The novel, or society?
"When you punish a person for dreaming his dream
Don't expect him to thank or forgive you
The best ever death metal band out of Denton
Will in time both outpace and outlive you"
Don't expect him to thank or forgive you
The best ever death metal band out of Denton
Will in time both outpace and outlive you"
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"When you punish a person for dreaming his dream
Don't expect him to thank or forgive you
The best ever death metal band out of Denton
Will in time both outpace and outlive you"
Don't expect him to thank or forgive you
The best ever death metal band out of Denton
Will in time both outpace and outlive you"
That didn’t age well.
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
That didn’t age well.
Nature is healing
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Nature is healing
Hey, not sure if this is intentional or a bug, but the RSS feeds don't show any preview images on Inoreader.
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey, not sure if this is intentional or a bug, but the RSS feeds don't show any preview images on Inoreader.
@chrissteller.bsky.social not sure if this was your image originally, but I copied it from you.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
@chrissteller.bsky.social not sure if this was your image originally, but I copied it from you.
Titus Andronicus has a “making of” video for The Monitor, if you’re in to that sort of thing. (Not saying it deserves to make the list)
youtu.be/enEdLGZ48vU?...
youtu.be/enEdLGZ48vU?...
"THE MONITOR" (Official Documentary)
YouTube video by Titus Andronicus
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Titus Andronicus has a “making of” video for The Monitor, if you’re in to that sort of thing. (Not saying it deserves to make the list)
youtu.be/enEdLGZ48vU?...
youtu.be/enEdLGZ48vU?...