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I think delivering is still a requirement either way, but the value is in hearing a candidate has the ability to problem solve in an unknown problem space vs regurgitate a memorized solution. Even better is witnessing some has the ability to try, fail, then self-correct, and rebound.

I've always wondered why we don't publish all ballots online, accessible via some anonymous key given to each voter when they vote. Then anyone could go online to see their own ballot and confirm it was tallied as they intended.

I'm sure this is overly naive, but what am I missing?

This isn't from the first book, is it?

...until you're a refrigeration vendor or corporate facilities manager responsible for more than a single location.

Defrost cycles do not require someone to be physically present. These are happening multiple times per day, per evaporate, per cold box. A moderate grocery store or cold storage warehouse will have dozens, it not hundreds, of defrosts per day. They NEED central dispatching and/or remote controls. Controls engineers have already thought of these things. They DO depend on rudimentary signals to schedule these events and coordinate defrosts so that only a selection of evaps defrost at a time and the box can maintain cold temps. It also promotes temperature stability, energy efficiency, and keeps equipment from being overloaded.

Controlling the defrost was the issue here. The only way a cooler or freezer gets to 120F is by running the defrost overnight. And networked communication for sequencing defrost cycles IS essential so you don't run out of compressor capacity and/or run up outrageous electric demand charges. With the same communications you can sequence compressors and evaporators to get more stable temperature control, longer product shelf life, and may cut down on the compressor capacity you have to buy up front.

Then there is refrigerant leak detection, and automated calls and remote troubleshooting for the refrigeration vendor.

But since we've already got off-site access, why not throw in temperature controls so you can implement demand-based setpoints, schedules, and so the corporate facilities and product quality teams can keep an eye on things. They are required to keep detailed logs of each refrigerated space after all.

Any vendor selling grocery equipment without network communication is going to have a hard time staying in business.

I mean, he was a career farmer (and writer and teacher) not a homesteader. He had his pet issues with technology but he never advocated for isolating oneself from society.

I wouldn't call it LARPing if someone just figures out the life he wants to live and then does it for 90 some-odd years.

I think he'd be offended by the title of celebrity, but I know exactly what you mean. There was a documentary done on him several years ago, in part driven by Nick Offerman, in which Berry agreed to participate only if they didn't show his face.

I assumed they were referring to market crashes caused by irresponsible levels of risks and deceptive practices like we saw in 2008, and/or government-funded bailouts

I appreciate this non-judgmental description of what it's like to approach a topic/technology from a newcomer's perspective. Thanks!

My experience as well. Out of curiosity, do you experience endorphins after heavy exercises?

I don't know shit about farming but I still don't think there is a single true statement in what you've said. Why would a farmer not be expected to work a 40 hour week? What farmer doesn't have targets, goals, deadlines, constraints, expectations? You think agricultural workers don't depend on, use, and abuse drugs?!

This reads like, "My job is very complicated, yours is very simple."

That's awesome! Love that stubborn boldness.

Agreed. I believe the special sauce Calvinism added was equating those values with moral success/failure, and therefore spiritual salvation. It gave "not working hard enough" an eternal consequence. It may not have been the first, but Calvinism certainly made it mainstream in the west. See also: how frequently critiques of the poor slide into moral judgements.