Ken_At_EM

ok but a lot of coding used to be fighting package managers, discovering bugs in dependencies, dealing with deploy baloney, etc, not just "solving puzzles" or "architecting the backend"

nailed it

I can't help but ask where this comment came from, you must have some exposure..

You can check out our podcast, it goes over a lot of the basics. https://www.erdosmiller.com/podcast

We (as an industry) have repurposed this technology for what's called Electromagnetic Measurement While Drilling telemetry. We break modern drill strings with a "gap sub", which is basically just a piece of iron with a ceramic insulated thread, into a "crappy dipole" which then if we impart 2-30W of power through roughly a Class D amp we can generate a signal that goes through most formations of the earth to the surface from over 5 miles underground from the transmitting source. Transmit frequencies are generally 2-10hz, sometimes pushing 32+hz. It's a fascinating use of the tech. If building in this industry sounds awesome to you, feel free to drop me a line. ken _at_ erdosmiller _dot_ com.

Glad I am not the only one, this makes me feel less crazy.

We were on invoice, and yes we had about a week or so of warning, but again, we had done the wire transfer to the full amount, and provided evidence of such.

First: Flew to California on whim after meeting some other devs in an IRC chat. Second: I kid you not, playing pool in a bar.

Yeah, well be careful of Hetzner, I used to love them but I just migrated away. They just shut all all of our VMs over a $36 billing dispute. (~30 VMs we were using for our CI/CD pipeline) We provided them evidence with records of the payment in totality from our bank, they refused to look at it / discuss the dispute, even when we were communicating urgently and just ultimately shut off all our access. We're on Scaleway now.

Where's my Robo Taxi that's worth $250k because it drives people around while I work?

Erdos Miller | Data Wrangler (Part-time → Full-time growth) | Remote (US preferred, flexible otherwise)

We build Measurement While Drilling (MWD) equipment — and we love it. That passion helped us capture the majority of the North American oil & gas market, and now it’s fueling our geothermal innovation, building underground navigation systems for the next generation of clean energy.

We’re now looking for a Data Wrangler to help us make smarter, faster decisions with our data. This role blends data engineering and data science: wrangling quirky file formats, structuring messy datasets, and turning it all into live tools that guide company strategy. Starts part-time with the opportunity to grow into a full-time, career-defining role. What you’ll do

Partner with the CEO + stakeholders to translate business needs into pipelines, dashboards, and tools. Build ETL pipelines, write parsers for proprietary formats, and maintain relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL). Create interactive dashboards/apps with Dash, Streamlit, or similar (we avoid Tableau/Excel hell). Deliver insights via live web apps where data isn’t static — it’s explorable. Tech we use Python, SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL), S3, modal.com. Bonus: React/web dev experience to shape customer-facing real-time tools. Why you’ll like it here You’ll own projects end-to-end, avoid over-engineering (no Kubernetes, no Airflow — just the right tools), and directly influence decisions. As our company and data needs grow, so does your role. If this sounds fun, email ken@erdosmiller.com with your background and what excites you about wrangling data.

Not sure what you mean, our equipment is conveyed in and out of the well during the drilling process.

Thank you!

Super glad to be a part of this. Our MicroPulse Measurement While Drilling Systems have been used to drill numerous wells for Fervo. We also developed a first of its kind navigation system for the first full scale Eavor loop in Germany.

Heres a presentation we did on the system last year alongside Schlumberger. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kfOGKfEoPb0?t=7852s Potatoe quality but my part starts at 2:10:52.

It’s absolutely awesome deploying our super rugged, super high temp drilling technologies for GeoThermal.

If you’re interested in working on this kind of tech we’re hiring.

Erdos Miller (https://www.erdosmiller.com) | Hybrid (Houston, TX) | Senior Software Systems Engineer | $154k - $175k

I've got to be honest. At Erdos Miller, we’re good at software, but we’re not great—yet.

We build crazy products, including ToolHub, which is a web app that literally communicates directly to our embedded hardware.

We want to hire someone who truly cares about solving customer problems and bringing everything together to make great software products.

This is your chance to lead a small team, set the technical direction, make tough compromises, and commercialize real products that delight customers.

No red tape. No investors. No hype cycle. Just build and ship real products.

Sometimes even without AI features.

If you aim to be the best in the world at what you do, let's chat.

We work a lot of hardware, so this is a hybrid Houston-based role.

DM me or apply here: https://erdosmiller.bamboohr.com/careers/65

Great, take a step further. The future is docking your phone, probably ultimately wirelessly, and have a keyboard, mouse and multi monitor, why not a solid voice interface at the same time?

What Apple has done with these mobile processors is insane. The M-series MacBooks were the first laptop I ever owned that felt like a Desktop, no compromise to go mobile.

Sure, you'll have to make a bunch of thermal/size compromises for the phone form factor but given wall power as a daily driver it is far more than enough for email, teams, web browsing, even development.

I installed this, lasted about 90 seconds on my machine before I went back to iTerm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyNuUQs8w4Y

Paranoid. I love the Sabbath version, but Randy crushes it with Ozzy in 1981.

Only 3 years with Ozzy, and Randy is still top 10 in the minds of many a metal guitarist today. What an insane impact.

The final CPU/GPU usage is still totally unacceptable.

+10 Points. Awful take.

Unfortunately I feel like the no ads is just a matter of time.

99% Perplexity

About spit out my coffee, hilarious title.

We're open to it. Show us what you've got.

It is a ton of fun! I've been hooked for years!

Erdos Miller | Firmware Engineer ($127K-$149K) | Remote or Houston, TX | https://www.erdosmiller.com

We build technology that sends data through mud and magnetics, literally, for drilling applications such as Oil&Gas and Geothermal power.

We're seeking a bare metal firmware wizard who can:

- Develop for RTOS-based systems using TI processors (TMS320F28X) and TI's -SYS/BIOS operating system

- Manipulate bits at a low level (embedded C)

- Coax hardware into doing magical things

What We Offer

- Bootstrapped, profitable company of 35 people with no investors - we focus solely on our customers

- Unique technical challenges in a small team with no red tape

- Health/dental/vision, 401(k) match, PTO

We're open to remote work for short-term freelance engagements. For long-term roles, we prefer candidates in or willing to relocate to Houston, TX but we're open.

To Apply:

Email jamie DOT caridi AT erdosmiller.com with your resume and why you're a good fit.

Interview Process - Fast, simple, no leet-code.

1. Introductory Interview

2. Team Interview

3. Technical Challenge

US Work Authorization preferred. Open to Canada, Europe. No agencies.

I'm game to talk to you if you want to ken AT erdosmiller DOT com, we're always on the lookout for fantastic talent.

We're designing the navigation systems that are leading the way in GeoThermal energy. You can check out our presentation from the ISCWSA last year in Glasgow (apologies for the potato quality video.)

https://www.youtube.com/live/kfOGKfEoPb0?t=7865s

If you want to join our team:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43244633

I fret over this sometimes. I feel a mentality that helps me is, just forget about things like this and focus on building, bigger, better, more value providing products one after the other.

Erdos Miller | Data Engineering & ML Roles ($120K-$160K + Benefits) | Remote (US) or Hybrid (Houston, TX) | https://erdosmiller.com

We're building technology that sends data through mud - literally. Our telemetry systems operate at extreme depths, temperatures, and pressures, serving both traditional drilling and pioneering sustainable energy applications like geothermal power. As a bootstrapped and profitable company of 35 people, we offer startup-like challenges with established business stability.

Two key roles we're hiring for:

1. Data Engineering:

- Build scalable platform monitoring thousands of drilling devices

- Create anomaly detection, performance monitoring and predictive maintenance systems

2. Machine Learning:

- Develop signal processing/denoising models for wireless telemetry

- Build ML systems for real-time signal recovery in high-noise environments

- Build data pipeline for continuous expansion of data, benchmarking and model deployment

Tech: Backend: Python, PyTorch. Frontend: NextJS, TypeScript, React frontend

Why join: - Direct impact on real-world systems in a small team - Unique hardware/software technical challenges - Growth-focused culture with no red tape - Help transition drilling tech to sustainable energy

Benefits: Health/dental/vision, 401(k) match, PTO, remote flexibility

Email ken (-at-) erdosmiller.com with your resume and why you're excited about these challenges. Prefer US Work Authorization. Open to Canada, Europe. No agencies.