Tech Tuesday: Auto Code
Tech Tuesday’ normally about exciting new things that work. Today’s is about an exciting situation where new things likely to fail: code.
Author: Oscar Gordon
A Navy Turbine Tech who learned to spin wrenches on old cars, Oscar has since been trained as an Engineer & Software Developer & now writes tools for other engineers. When not in his shop or at work, he can be found spending time with his family, gardening, hiking, kayaking, gaming, or whatever strikes his fancy & fits in the budget.
Tech Tuesday: Vegan Spider Silk
Vegan Spider Silk isn’t the latest character from the Spiderverse, reeking of patchouli & full of self righteousness about your eating habits
Ten Shot, In Half
So it’s a Ten Shot, but for 2 shows, so I’ll do 5 each. Both Trese and Wish Dragon are on Netflix and just came out this week.
Tech Tuesday: Re-Thinking Recycling
So aside from metals (and organic stuff that can be composted), it doesn’t appear that we have a lot of recycling we can actually do
What Happens When A Skill Becomes Obsolete?
What happens when a skill dies? The key thing to me is to note that skills don’t die suddenly. There is an inflection point that signals the coming end.
And Thus, The Hydrogen Economy Is (Probably) Born
We can probably start junking those gas guzzlers…
January 6th: A Layman’s Post About Group Behavior
There is a discussion regarding the riots this past summer and January 6th’s riot at the Capitol, so I’d thought I’d lay out the argument.
When Politics Ignores Science
“What’s it like?” Tim Ingalsbee repeated back to me, wearily, when I asked him what it was like to watch California this past week. In 1980, Ingalsbee started working as a wildland firefighter. In...
Altering the Policing Paradigm
Neither of those is literally what anyone wants to have happen, but they fit on a protest sign and can be chanted during a march. So what are the details?
The Turning of the Narrative
Don’t let police and their supports deflect from the death of George Floyd.
Woke Math?
Yes, there is a rich and diverse history behind the development of mathematics, but is there currently room in the math class for that?
Tech Tuesday – Puppy Power Edition
Got to see the dam at The Dalles, in OR, which is a massive concrete structure on the Columbia with 22 turbines, a fish ladder, and a shipping lock.
Tech Tuesday – Shrimp on the Barbie Edition
Productive weekend. Fixed two doors, tore up some Davidiums and replaced them with Lilacs, cleaned the car, etc. PS: Why must interior door frames and hinge screws be so cheap? Both doors had the screws stripping out of the jambs. Had to take them off and pack the holes with epoxy so the screws would have something to bite into. I’m starting to think jambs should be constructed with T-nuts and use machine screws.
Tech Tuesday 07/22/19 – Cool Electric Motorcycles Edition
And if that isn’t the coolest damn thing you read all day…
