engineering professor @ University of Colorado power systems optimization AND power lifting "energy as a personality" -my wife <3 cats, playing guitar/bass/drums, rock/metal, fitness, video games, taking stuff apart. Views =my own and not my employer'shttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lgmdb6d3nc2uThere will be a movement on social media towards serif fonts as more and more people named Al get annoyed with their name looking like the acronym AI26 Jan 2025 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgmdb6d3nc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lerv3w7mx22vOn Monday I’ll be starting at Google DeepMind as a Visiting Researcher for my sabbatical (Jan-Dec 2025). Looking forward to contributing to solving challenging problems in the AI+Optimization for power systems space!02 Jan 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerv3w7mx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3ld2b6glw5k2dData center power ratings in MW vs MVA is a good point made by @agelston.bsky.social . If ~40% of a data center's energy consumption goes to the cooling system, and a large chunk of the cooling system's consumption is from AC motors, this is a large amount of reactive power. Which raises questions:11 Dec 2024 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2b6glw5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lcymjx55mk27This is the only educational baby song I know so if anyone has other recommendations let me hear them11 Dec 2024 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcymjx55mk27https://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lct3qa7a3s2nKyri Georgia and Bridget’s first Christmas together ❤️ Decided to arrange the stockings in order of age with the exception of Bridget and Georgia which we switched08 Dec 2024 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct3qa7a3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lbsoop5m2k22I love all the guesses but the correct answer is that this is an image of cat litter on a basement floor illuminated by the Dyson V15 Detect, the best vacuum I’ve ever owned [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsoop5m2k22https://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lbq6yvpod22gBrownie points for whoever correctly identifies what this image is24 Nov 2024 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbq6yvpod22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lblodl7dec2sIce on power lines can be melted by temporarily overloading the line. High currents = high heat! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblodl7dec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lbdbxo6kbw26If one Amazon AI datacenter consumes around 1 GW, and 1 horsepower is 746 Watts, this means that the datacenter is rated at over a million horsepower That’s a lot of horses And an interesting mental visual [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdbxo6kbw26https://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lb5sb2hdps2rWhen does seeing your baby smile and laugh stop feeling like drugs? Makes me cry 😭❤️17 Nov 2024 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5sb2hdps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lawd4yjsnc2dTo be obnoxious I’m now only describing the power ratings of common household appliances in terms of horsepower rather than Watts (1 HP = 746 Watts) My frozen burrito requires 2 minutes when used with a 1.48 HP microwave14 Nov 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawd4yjsnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lahvnws4fi2dIs it more common for an IOU to own street lighting, or for a municipality to?08 Nov 2024 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lahvnws4fi2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3lafr4m4evj2xGoing to invent heat pump hair dryers for those of us who want to multi-task working on our arm strength while styling our hair08 Nov 2024 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lafr4m4evj2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3la3fgimonv2lrecall part of the daylight savings time origin story03 Nov 2024 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3la3fgimonv2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3l74dirrutq2iWhat do you do if your baby is only calmed by the gentle hum of transmission lines22 Oct 2024 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3l74dirrutq2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3l6xi5oxem325The net sum of energy savings from energy efficiency upgrades across the years will certainly be offset from increased computing IMHO. But efficiency upgrades have key benefits at the distribution level - it’s not just about the net sum of demand, it’s about the location (and timing). [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2024 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6xi5oxem325https://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3l6varfuad22mGoing to make a more active effort to be on energy sky (wait, what did we decide to call it again?) Have just been a bit preoccupied with this little bean (she loves hikes and hates baths. Unclear her opinion about various energy technologies yet)19 Oct 2024 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6varfuad22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3klzxc24ibs27It arrived!22 Feb 2024 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3klzxc24ibs27https://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3kf6vrtzldt277-year old Kyri’s author bio was really something27 Nov 2023 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3kf6vrtzldt27https://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3kf572ewguc2oSo toasty rn! Our new hydrogen fireplace is the bomb27 Nov 2023 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3kf572ewguc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3kevfbjmpfw2sI was in charge of the turkey this year for the first time and it came out looking pretty normal24 Nov 2023 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3kevfbjmpfw2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kyrib.bsky.social/post/3kebtttckgk22Who decided that using capital letters meant “yelling”? Like when was the first recorded instance in history of this?16 Nov 2023 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:grs3wzi7kht6fbiblu3a44vx/app.bsky.feed.post/3kebtttckgk22