Plutonic Rainbows

Solar Energy Project Day 30

Today, I worked on resolving several issues with my Solar Energy Project Dashboard, focusing on both the Flask backend and the React frontend. Initially, the Flask API wasn’t serving data properly due to issues with reading the sample CSV files. I identified and fixed errors related to file paths and adjusted the logic in app.py to handle missing or improperly formatted data more effectively. After making these changes, the /api/solar_forecast endpoint successfully returned the solar forecast data. I also addressed CORS issues by integrating Flask-CORS into the backend, allowing seamless communication between the Flask API and my React frontend.

On the React side, I fixed problems with rendering data in the Solar Forecast table and graph components. This involved updating the logic in SolarForecastTable.js and SolarForecastGraph.js to handle and display the data correctly. I also resolved warnings about improperly passed props in the table component and adjusted the graph logic to ensure it could process and visualize the forecast data accurately. By the end of the day, I successfully displayed the solar forecast data in both tabular and graphical formats on the dashboard, and the multiplier functionality is now working perfectly. Overall, I made significant progress, and the application is now functioning as intended.

Dune Prophecy

HBO has released the first episode of a new TV series that appears to be a sumptuous and lavish production with beautiful cinematography and stunning set design. It's too early to predict its success with viewers, as television audiences can be fickle. However, HBO clearly believes in its potential, judging by the significant investment made in the production.

Solar Energy Project Day 28

The CSV file structure has been corrected by removing a duplicate column header, ensuring data consistency and accuracy. This resolves potential issues with the C++ processing program, preventing errors or accidental file deletion.

By stabilizing the data structure, this correction also improves the reliability of the Flask backend, reducing the occurrence of internal server errors and ensuring smoother operations.

The Genetic Book of the Dead

A weekend away from my solar energy project means time to catch up on reading. I just picked up The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie by Richard Dawkins. The book is filled with fascinating examples of the power of Darwinian natural selection to build exquisite perfection, paradoxically accompanied by what look like gross blunders. Along the way, Dawkins dismantles influential criticisms of the 'gene's-eye-view' of life. And, to end with a provocative sting in the tail, the author asks there is a sense in which all our 'own' genes can be seen as a gigantic colony of cooperating viruses?

Solar Energy Project Day 25

The project is facing challenges from all directions as it grows more complex, making problems harder to solve. A major obstacle is that the compilation process is deleting necessary files. I think I'm done for the day.