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用户3607565 2011-9-7 22:56
Bringing my own private Frankenstein monster to life
We recently lost electricity at the house. I am sure this an experience you have all had. When the power came back on a few hours later (what a rel ...
用户3607565 2011-9-7 22:54
My own personal Frankenstein "monster"?
Recently, we lost electricity at the house, an experience I am sure you have all had. When it came back on a few hours later (what a relief), it wa ...
用户3607565 2011-8-27 22:53
When discovering what really happened calls for some tricky assumptions
I just finished reading this book The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by (why I was reading it is a long story f ...
用户3607565 2011-8-27 22:50
When finding out what really happened requires some tricky assumptions
I just finished reading Steven Weinberg's The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by (why I was reading it is a long ...
用户3607565 2011-8-19 23:00
Is criminal forensics more lucrative than engineering?
Several days ago, I was doing some "veg-out" surfing of late-night TV, where the commercials give a different and eye-opening insight into market t ...
用户3607565 2011-8-15 22:54
I'm tired of dictating technical progress via decrees
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated that the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard meet 54.5 miles/gallon ...
用户3607565 2011-8-9 16:23
When options are too many, but support is lacking
Not quite long ago, my modest home-alarm system had some of I/O lines fried by lighting so I had to change it. No big deal, I figured, and I was in ...
用户3607565 2011-8-9 16:21
Having a lot of options, but insufficient support
Recently, I had to change my modest home-alarm system as some of I/O lines were seemingly fried by lighting. No big deal, I figured, and I was in l ...
用户3607565 2011-7-29 13:51
Why are engineers missing in TV shows
I check out what's going on in "media", especially TV, when I am looking to "veg out" for a few minutes. This makes me feel somewhat up-to-date wit ...
用户3607565 2011-7-22 00:09
Meeting "real" components is like déjà vu
Electronic-circuit design and hands-on engineering do not not appeal that much to younger people. That's because active and passive components are ...
用户3607565 2011-7-22 00:06
It's déjà vu when I see "real" components
Younger people are not much interested in electronic-circuit design and hands-on engineering. That's because active and passive components are too ...
用户3607565 2011-7-14 23:16
My favorite books
It's a tradition among editors and writers (who are often so self-centric) to discuss their summer reading lists, so I figured I should do the same ...
用户3607565 2011-7-14 23:14
My personal (re)reading list
Editors and writers (who are often so self-centric) usually discuss their summer reading lists, so I figured I should do the same. (Note to those o ...
用户3607565 2011-7-11 00:53
When pushing the envelope entails breaking through barriers
How do you build and verify the instrumentation which allows you to do leading-edge work, and advance the state of the art? This has always been an ...
用户3607565 2011-7-11 00:51
When pushing the envelope means having to break through barriers
How do you build and verify the instrumentation which allows you to do leading-edge work, and advance the state of the art? This has always been an ...
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