> What I'm talking about is the level of toolchain familiarity where e.g. you can look at a given piece of code and know exactly which opcodes it'll get compiled to, what algorithms those opcodes will employ, and by extension how everything else in the system works.
Indeed, and I can say for sure the author of the post has such a low level knowledge of Perl.
So, this inspired me to collect similar data on my laptop. I'm collecting a few more data points, internal battery temp, individual cell voltage, etc. I'm estimating 30-60 MB/year at 1 minute intervals. My script is available on GitHub here https://github.com/mikegrb/Battery-Logger
As a bona fide cyborg I can vouch for the work by the Cyborg Institute. They have allowed me to break in to the field of systems administration and escape working as an assembly line worker.