Thanks for the reply. I really hope this community takes off over time. I dearly love these topics, so I’ll definitely be watching and contributing when I can.

My latest personal obsession is low-power solar and designing energy harvesting circuits using supercapacitors. There are many applications where a battery isn’t strictly necessary.

For instance a stock pond aeration system or running a vent fan could all happen while the sun is shining. Intermittent operations would still achieve the stated purpose and reduce system complexity. Supercapacitors also last longer than batteries and are cheaper.

I’ve been using the latest LLM systems to talk over my circuit designs. It’s like having a stoned expert to talk design issues over with. I prototype the real circuit on a breadboard and give the AI my circuit in the form of a netlist. It can help me tweak circuit behavior and choose appropriate resistance values, as an example.

I mention this because one of the challenges with ecological thinking is developing that “systems thinking”. Having a somewhat intelligent partner to talk about a system (a circuit with 10 interconnected components in this case, but it works for any other system too) really helps one to intuitively understand the overall system function.

I hope for the same from this community. Over time I hope we can build a really cool discussion group where we can help each other understand the complex world we live in. Hearing other perspectives is absolutely invaluable when trying to understand complexity.