I’ve heard a lot about power bills, even with new a/c units. New units show increased savings, but it’s nothing like the mini splits of today.

Ensuring a vacuum pump system is evacuated and free of air, nitrogen, moisture, and other contaminants is a crucial step to keep the system running optimally.   

To help the industry better promote geothermal heat pump technology, it first needs to have an understanding of exactly what is going on during its heating and cooling process.

When changing the refrigerant within your pumping application, it is worth discussing the application with a process specialist.

The first time a technician has to tackle a ductless mini-split can be nerve-racking, but by following these 10 tips, the job can be done without all the anxiety.

AI technology can help HVAC contractors monitor each sales and repair call.

Here are some of the top benefits of commercial HVAC automation and how new technology may soon make automated systems even more valuable.

With cost reduction, sustainability enablement, increased comfort and performance benefits, VRF systems allow commercial buildings to gain a competitive advantage by reducing their carbon footprint and providing custom comfort to occupants.

In this episode Michael and our guest Prashant Jain talk about patterns for resource management. Efficient management of resources is critical in the execution of any kind of software. Ranging from embedded software in a mobile device to software in a large enterprise server, it is important that the resources, such as memory, threads, file handles, or network connections, are managed efficiently to allow the systems to function properly and effectively. Michael and Prashant discuss various patterns, such as Lazy Acquisition, Caching, Leasing and Evictor and explain when, why, and how to apply them for effective resource management.

In this special Episode we briefly discuss the upcoming Patterns Journal with the two editors, Ralph Johnson and James Noble.

In this episode we're talking to Dirk Riehle about open source business models. We started looking at the way OS projects work and defined different kinds of open source projects. In the main part of the discussion we looked at various ways of how to make money with open source: consulting, support contracts, commercial variant of an open source project, etc. We then looked at the chances and risks of each of these approaches. The next part focused on different open source licenses and how they are suitable for open source business. We concluded the episode by discussing a couple of specific questions and loose ends. After the show, Dirk informed me about the following three corrections: Black Duck Software's main product is called protexIP not IP Central, there are presently 70 licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative, and EnterpriseDB has so far acquired $37M in venture capital

Recording Venue: Skype Guest: Douglas C. Schmidt In this episode we talk with Douglas C. Schmidt, who is a professor of computer science at Vanderbilt University and a well-respected authority in the fields of patterns and frameworks for concurrent and networked software. In this interview we talk about these topics in the context of massive […]

Recording Venue: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich Guest: Georg von Krogh Open source development has had a major impact on both private and public development and use of software. This is an interview with one of the key researchers on open source development, Professor Georg von Krogh of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in […]

Johannes Thönes talks with Erich Gamma, Ralph Johnson and Richard Helm from the Gang of Four about the 20th anniversary of their book Design Patterns. They discuss the following topics: the definition of a design pattern and each guest’s favorite design pattern; the origins of the book in architecture workshops; the writing of the book […]

Stefan Tilkov talks to Camille Fournier about the challenges developers face when building distributed systems, whether the can avoid building them at all, and what changes occur once they do.

Nate Black interviews Glynn Bird on using open source to develop your career or get a job, and how maximize productivity and learning. We discuss how to get your pull request accepted, how to make your own project successful, and how to survive updates.

Peter Zaitsev explains: avoiding vendor lock-in, judging what databases are bad at, why not to copy the big players, when to "go with the crowd", when to use cloud services vs. running your own infrastructure, and the role of containerization.

Neil Madden, author of the API Security in Action book discusses the key requirements needed to secure an API, the risks to consider, models to follow and which task is the most important.

Felienne spoke with Mike McCourt on difficulties in processing voice data using machine learning.

Matt Arbesfeld, cofounder of LogRocket, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of starting a software company as a software engineer, including finding cofounders, fundraising, and determining what ideas are worth pursuing.

Arun Gupta, Vice President and General Manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation, discusses open-source strategy and community with SE Radio host Kanchan Shringi. They explore the business case and business model for why and how big tech participates in the open-source ecosystem. Arun describes ways to foster a culture of engagement with open source within companies such as Intel, Amazon, and Apple. They then consider how the principles can be applied to closed-source software within a company. Finally, they discuss some of the benefits that Intel has gained from more than 20 years of open source contributions and look at the company’s plan for the year ahead. SE Radio is rought to you by IEEE Software magazine and IEEE Computer Society.

Trees and edible plants are being planted at churches, schools, street corners, and empty lots across the country to provide free shade and food to all.

When it comes to telling the story of climate change, we need both journalism and fiction to imagine a better world.

It’s not just our homes that are at risk from climate change; it’s our customs, songs, and stories.

Gideon Levy, an Israeli journalist long critical of his nation’s apartheid state, offers moral clarity on the first anniversary of the genocide in Gaza.

El Paso’s Teen Court is a peer-driven, youth-led program that centers the well-being of teenagers, instead of condemning them to the destructive criminal justice system.

To live up to its stated ideals, the United States must finally cede power to the people.

There’s no denying the terror of this moment. But we will get through it with a love-filled movement focused on safety, security, and stability.

Rethinking our connection to the soil can form the basis for new ways of thinking about prosperity and economy

In this excerpt, author Misty Pratt explores emerging research—and her own experience—that suggests remedies like park prescriptions may be as key to mental and physical health as diet, exercise, and sleep.

AI is trained on data from our health care system as it exists, which means the data is contaminated by racial, economic, and regional disparities. But there are solutions.

In times of trouble, cowards choose the easiest path. It is only the courageous—and almost always those who are most marginalized—who dare to say and do the hard, but right, thing.

Author Hilary Giovale knows that moving through guilt into accountability creates necessary change—for yourself and others.

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Today is Global Recycling day, we've got all the facts and figures as well as a tricky recycling game for you

Test your nature knowledge with this tree-cky quiz.

Feeling a bit bored? Well don't worry we've got you covered, test your knowledge with our huge quizzes to try out.

Feeling a bit bored? Well don't worry we've got you covered, test your knowledge with our huge quizzes to try out during the holidays.

As Disney celebrates its 100th birthday, how much can you remember about its films?

See how much you know about the Day of the Dead with our quiz.

It's Press Pack time - and this film comes from a school with a very special four legged student. Get ready meet Buddy the dog

On World Afro Day people are encouraged top celebrate coiled, curly afro textured hair and learn more about it.

Research by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) charity suggests that the number of children reading has gone down to around one in three. We want to know about your reading habits.

Donald Trump has addressed his supporters as he claimed victory in the US presidential election.

Donald Trump has won the 2024 US election and will be president for a second time from early next year. Lots of you had questions and we asked a BBC expert to answer them.

Beyoncé joins Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga as a subject for serious academic study.

Nina brings us an animal themed Your Planet this week with stories from South Africa and the United States of America, as we look at what is being done to help endangered animals.

If you get your oats, you have sex with someone.

If you are off your oats, you don't have much of an appetite or energy to do much.