John van Oppen
@vanoppen.com
Building Networks, playing with power and generally keeping things working
did you end up with 10G at home?
April 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
did you end up with 10G at home?
little did you know, almost half of that is also the main fiber route from seattle to vancouver BC (from about 6 to about 1 o'clock)
April 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
little did you know, almost half of that is also the main fiber route from seattle to vancouver BC (from about 6 to about 1 o'clock)
this is so scary to me watching it, having lived in germany and read a lot about german history in WWII (and prior to) the current situation has far too many uncomfortable parallels
March 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this is so scary to me watching it, having lived in germany and read a lot about german history in WWII (and prior to) the current situation has far too many uncomfortable parallels
now we just need a 1993 or 2006 style storm, we are so overdue.
February 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
now we just need a 1993 or 2006 style storm, we are so overdue.
we (ziply fiber) are showing power outages in a bunch of places in southern snohomish county and a number of short duration outages across north king county in PSE territory.
February 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
we (ziply fiber) are showing power outages in a bunch of places in southern snohomish county and a number of short duration outages across north king county in PSE territory.
that should help for summer water supply
February 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
that should help for summer water supply
honestly, I've listened to quite a few of hitler's speeches, he is a better speaker than trump but the parallels are there.
February 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
honestly, I've listened to quite a few of hitler's speeches, he is a better speaker than trump but the parallels are there.
It has gotten terrible over there. You made the right choice.
February 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It has gotten terrible over there. You made the right choice.
yep, I posted something similar on twitter, fun fact I nearly minored in german so this is a bit close to the original sources for me.
Good to know that we are now in 1930s germany. :(
Good to know that we are now in 1930s germany. :(
February 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
yep, I posted something similar on twitter, fun fact I nearly minored in german so this is a bit close to the original sources for me.
Good to know that we are now in 1930s germany. :(
Good to know that we are now in 1930s germany. :(
honestly that is what I see too, totally crazy how many folks act like they know stuff that they clearly don't
January 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
honestly that is what I see too, totally crazy how many folks act like they know stuff that they clearly don't
that is where we all go this time of year, like birds flying south.
December 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
that is where we all go this time of year, like birds flying south.
ha, I'm watching this storm remotely too from maui.
December 26, 2024 at 6:48 AM
ha, I'm watching this storm remotely too from maui.
I'm thinking about doing the same thing, it just seems so negative now.
December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I'm thinking about doing the same thing, it just seems so negative now.
as far as I know it there is no public data on the 115 KV transmission networks of the independent utilities.
December 6, 2024 at 8:53 PM
as far as I know it there is no public data on the 115 KV transmission networks of the independent utilities.
BPA publishes a weekly outage report updated every day on their website, covers all their lines and most other 230/240KV and up lines elsewhere that are tied into their system
December 6, 2024 at 8:52 PM
BPA publishes a weekly outage report updated every day on their website, covers all their lines and most other 230/240KV and up lines elsewhere that are tied into their system
plus that job title sounds awesome!
December 1, 2024 at 9:33 PM
plus that job title sounds awesome!
Have you pinged the FM guys that are making their way up there to care for the transmitters? They were on generator so long I'm sure they have done some diesel hauling and might be able to just let you up the road.
November 27, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Have you pinged the FM guys that are making their way up there to care for the transmitters? They were on generator so long I'm sure they have done some diesel hauling and might be able to just let you up the road.
BPA still has a bunch of transmission out
November 23, 2024 at 1:47 AM
BPA still has a bunch of transmission out
that was probably one of the big observed voltage sags for sure!
November 23, 2024 at 1:45 AM
that was probably one of the big observed voltage sags for sure!
I know that feeling, I said the same things to people. Whoops.
Still want to intro you to the ziply engineering team and blow some switches up.
Still want to intro you to the ziply engineering team and blow some switches up.
November 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I know that feeling, I said the same things to people. Whoops.
Still want to intro you to the ziply engineering team and blow some switches up.
Still want to intro you to the ziply engineering team and blow some switches up.
could not agree more on intellectual curiosity, a lack thereof is hugely limiting for folks.
November 12, 2024 at 2:23 AM
could not agree more on intellectual curiosity, a lack thereof is hugely limiting for folks.