Justin Buist
@justinbuist.bsky.social
Software developer, data engineer, FIRST mentor, space nerd and occasional college student.
I'm more than that but that's what I show online.
I'm more than that but that's what I show online.
8% of the cocaine in the US is estimated to go through the Trump cabinet.
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
8% of the cocaine in the US is estimated to go through the Trump cabinet.
For me I like to point out that my skill, software dev, is the thing these LLMs are best at. And ethical training data for this abounds. It won't replace me or reduce headcount in any meaningful way long term. We're just going to produce more.
No different than tractors improving farming.
No different than tractors improving farming.
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
For me I like to point out that my skill, software dev, is the thing these LLMs are best at. And ethical training data for this abounds. It won't replace me or reduce headcount in any meaningful way long term. We're just going to produce more.
No different than tractors improving farming.
No different than tractors improving farming.
That gives me an idea for an add-on accessory for the game.
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
That gives me an idea for an add-on accessory for the game.
FWIW Terence Tao, basically the best mathematician alive, has some videos where he uses LLMs to generate Lean code to prove out some math.
He's also used DeepMind to break some barriers in math. Super cool stuff.
He's also used DeepMind to break some barriers in math. Super cool stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
FWIW Terence Tao, basically the best mathematician alive, has some videos where he uses LLMs to generate Lean code to prove out some math.
He's also used DeepMind to break some barriers in math. Super cool stuff.
He's also used DeepMind to break some barriers in math. Super cool stuff.
If it came from the toaster you should shoot it. A lot.
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If it came from the toaster you should shoot it. A lot.
Well he is an ex-con. I actually live like 6 miles from his Geek Group place that landed him in prison.
I do think he's a decent person and I'm happy to see him succeed on YouTube.
I do think he's a decent person and I'm happy to see him succeed on YouTube.
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Well he is an ex-con. I actually live like 6 miles from his Geek Group place that landed him in prison.
I do think he's a decent person and I'm happy to see him succeed on YouTube.
I do think he's a decent person and I'm happy to see him succeed on YouTube.
I really hope some nerds somewhere in a nuke plant have tapped off the hot water in some way to make tea or coffee.
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I really hope some nerds somewhere in a nuke plant have tapped off the hot water in some way to make tea or coffee.
If we expand telecom infrastructure, just generally a good idea, then DCs can be built out in more remote areas with giant solar arrays next to them as that'll be the cheapest way to power them. Grid tie it for backup but also to feed it.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If we expand telecom infrastructure, just generally a good idea, then DCs can be built out in more remote areas with giant solar arrays next to them as that'll be the cheapest way to power them. Grid tie it for backup but also to feed it.
Even power isn't that much of an issue. The load is around 65-80tWh for AI In datacenters in the US. Video games on PC and consoles is right around 60tWh. About 1.5% of the grid. It's not the quantity that's the issue, it's just that it tends to be concentrated in certain areas with telecom links.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Even power isn't that much of an issue. The load is around 65-80tWh for AI In datacenters in the US. Video games on PC and consoles is right around 60tWh. About 1.5% of the grid. It's not the quantity that's the issue, it's just that it tends to be concentrated in certain areas with telecom links.
Five years is normal in the US for a new car. My most recent had an interest rate of 3.75%. I would never pay 10.6% for that long on a vehicle of any kind. That's bonkers and the rate indicates the person isn't good with credit to start with.
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Five years is normal in the US for a new car. My most recent had an interest rate of 3.75%. I would never pay 10.6% for that long on a vehicle of any kind. That's bonkers and the rate indicates the person isn't good with credit to start with.
npm install cooking-skills
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
npm install cooking-skills
Props to the dudes that did the job with me. I had one guy quit very promptly after finding leeches on his penis. Same thing happened to me but I just picked them off. I totally get why the guy quit though.
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Props to the dudes that did the job with me. I had one guy quit very promptly after finding leeches on his penis. Same thing happened to me but I just picked them off. I totally get why the guy quit though.
You rock. I didn't even know this was a thing but damn. You just nail everybody that needs it and I appreciate that.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You rock. I didn't even know this was a thing but damn. You just nail everybody that needs it and I appreciate that.
It wasn't a great job. I was an owner of the company and my dad and brother thought I was nuts for doing it, but I did, and I did it because I wanted to see it done right.
I care about water usage. When I dismiss data center usage of it I know what I'm talking about.
I care about water usage. When I dismiss data center usage of it I know what I'm talking about.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It wasn't a great job. I was an owner of the company and my dad and brother thought I was nuts for doing it, but I did, and I did it because I wanted to see it done right.
I care about water usage. When I dismiss data center usage of it I know what I'm talking about.
I care about water usage. When I dismiss data center usage of it I know what I'm talking about.
... the next year you get a new crop growing in fertilizer water.
I began going in the pond every August with 5-8 guys and we would pull weeds out of that 3 acre pond, pile them on innertubes, and push the slop into a Sky-Track that would be used to dump it into a field where crops grew.
I began going in the pond every August with 5-8 guys and we would pull weeds out of that 3 acre pond, pile them on innertubes, and push the slop into a Sky-Track that would be used to dump it into a field where crops grew.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... the next year you get a new crop growing in fertilizer water.
I began going in the pond every August with 5-8 guys and we would pull weeds out of that 3 acre pond, pile them on innertubes, and push the slop into a Sky-Track that would be used to dump it into a field where crops grew.
I began going in the pond every August with 5-8 guys and we would pull weeds out of that 3 acre pond, pile them on innertubes, and push the slop into a Sky-Track that would be used to dump it into a field where crops grew.
The answer is that while we put discharge water into a pond that was used to grow field crops we still knew the nutrients would eventually leak back into our main pond. That means weeds grow in the pond. In a single year that's not a big deal but over time they die in the winter, become feed, and...
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The answer is that while we put discharge water into a pond that was used to grow field crops we still knew the nutrients would eventually leak back into our main pond. That means weeds grow in the pond. In a single year that's not a big deal but over time they die in the winter, become feed, and...
... a compound that would lock up the extra phosphorous in our pond. It's a legit product. You generally need to do this in the situation we were in. I was all for it. He took a sample to see how much we'd need and came back with, "I've never seen a pond so clean. How?!"
Yeah. We rocked it.
Yeah. We rocked it.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... a compound that would lock up the extra phosphorous in our pond. It's a legit product. You generally need to do this in the situation we were in. I was all for it. He took a sample to see how much we'd need and came back with, "I've never seen a pond so clean. How?!"
Yeah. We rocked it.
Yeah. We rocked it.
... farmers. Now, keep in mind we're shitting our pollution onto our own property and then reclaiming water from it. If we pollute anything we'll see it. And we did at first. We had too much algae in the pond. We fixed stuff over time.
Eventually I had a chemical sales rep try and sell me...
Eventually I had a chemical sales rep try and sell me...
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... farmers. Now, keep in mind we're shitting our pollution onto our own property and then reclaiming water from it. If we pollute anything we'll see it. And we did at first. We had too much algae in the pond. We fixed stuff over time.
Eventually I had a chemical sales rep try and sell me...
Eventually I had a chemical sales rep try and sell me...
We worked to make this decent to the environment. I happen to be buddies with a biologist that's got a ton of published data on water quality in my area. He's very aware of how farms harm things. He was in constant communication with me on this stuff. We did it right and then showed it to other...
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We worked to make this decent to the environment. I happen to be buddies with a biologist that's got a ton of published data on water quality in my area. He's very aware of how farms harm things. He was in constant communication with me on this stuff. We did it right and then showed it to other...
... out the back we directed it to another pond on the property that was used for field irrigation. We rented out most of our land to corn/soy/pumpkin farmers and for them it was nice. They had a pond filled with fertilizer rich irrigation water. Saves them some money and sucked up our pollution.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... out the back we directed it to another pond on the property that was used for field irrigation. We rented out most of our land to corn/soy/pumpkin farmers and for them it was nice. They had a pond filled with fertilizer rich irrigation water. Saves them some money and sucked up our pollution.
... and when that original input pipe got choked, which would happen in late March for reasons, I dove my ass into 38deg water to unclog it. Six feet under cold as fuck water. Sure wasn't gonna make anybody else do it.
Ok, so we had to unfuck this. Instead of just letting the waste water spill...
Ok, so we had to unfuck this. Instead of just letting the waste water spill...
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... and when that original input pipe got choked, which would happen in late March for reasons, I dove my ass into 38deg water to unclog it. Six feet under cold as fuck water. Sure wasn't gonna make anybody else do it.
Ok, so we had to unfuck this. Instead of just letting the waste water spill...
Ok, so we had to unfuck this. Instead of just letting the waste water spill...
... hungry type plants around it. This was not sufficient. The output water leaked into our irrigation pond and algae and weeds took off. This makes the filtration system's job harder as well as just producing enough organic material at times to choke the input pipe that we originally had....
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... hungry type plants around it. This was not sufficient. The output water leaked into our irrigation pond and algae and weeds took off. This makes the filtration system's job harder as well as just producing enough organic material at times to choke the input pipe that we originally had....
... and the answer is constantly. We put fertilizer into almost every bit of water we use. Just a bit, but it's constant. We also understood darned good and well that the output water, with feed in it, is pollution. So the drain hole on the greenhouse was made into a pond and we put some water...
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
... and the answer is constantly. We put fertilizer into almost every bit of water we use. Just a bit, but it's constant. We also understood darned good and well that the output water, with feed in it, is pollution. So the drain hole on the greenhouse was made into a pond and we put some water...
Now, for all the greenie stuff we did with water collection and cleaning it largely with ozone (which has no environmental impact other than running a 400W ozone generator) the last step is putting fertilizer in it. That's something customers were always asking about. "How often do feed?"...
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Now, for all the greenie stuff we did with water collection and cleaning it largely with ozone (which has no environmental impact other than running a 400W ozone generator) the last step is putting fertilizer in it. That's something customers were always asking about. "How often do feed?"...
Now, you can't just slurp pond water out and splash it on plants in a greenhouse no more than you could drink it as a human being. There's pathogens up in there. So, we got a water filtration system. Basically, a giant pool filter using ozone. I made a video on it after we rebuilt it.
Water treatment walk through
YouTube video by Justin Buist
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November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Now, you can't just slurp pond water out and splash it on plants in a greenhouse no more than you could drink it as a human being. There's pathogens up in there. So, we got a water filtration system. Basically, a giant pool filter using ozone. I made a video on it after we rebuilt it.