Oscar Gordon
Associate Editor
Oscar is, above all other things, a tinker. A man who, were it not for his wife keeping him too busy with other things, would live in a house & drive a car that were so heavily modified with whatever nifty idea crossed his mind that he would most certainly be violating all manner of safety regulations while he got it tweaked & tuned. A Navy Turbine Tech who learned to spin wrenches on old cars, he has since been trained as an Engineer & Software Developer & now writes tools for other engineers (because most engineers actually HATE writing software). 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. Oscar can be reached at one of his gmail accounts, account name madrocketsci.

Tech Tuesday 4/9/18 – Oscar is On Travel Edition

Live from Phoenix, AZ!

Tech Tuesday 3/27/18 – Materials Edition

Materials make up our world, and what we can do with any given thing continues to be one of the fronts along which science and engineering continue to make great strides. Although one could argue that advances occur so quickly that by the time a new material is ready for mass production, it’s practically obsolete.

Tech Tuesday 3/13/18 – Freestyle Edition

I just had a whole weekend of sun and warm weather, I’m feeling footloose and fancy free. Therefore, no categories or organization for you!

Tech Tuesday 2/27/18 – Social Impacts Edition

I’m trying a new format today. Instead of sorting links by field, I’m going to focus more on a theme. This week: the intersection of science, tech, and society. Links are offered in no particular order.

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Netflix Delivers – Altered Carbon Review

A brief review of Altered Carbon, Netflix’s new Sci-Fi series.

Alrighty GOP, It’s Go Time, Let’s See What You Got!

They’ve got the power, let’s see what they do with it in the clinch.
PS: Is my image too subtle?

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Rise of the Falcon Heavy

Everyone will remember the gimmick, but that is the sideshow.

Tech Tuesday – Ludicrous Lobster vs Jumbo Jellyfish Edition! – 01/16/18

Busy 6 weeks ahead, since a coworker has decided to leave, and I am inheriting his project.

Tech Tuesday 01/02/2018 New Years Edition

Short and sweet, kind of like how my holiday vacation has felt (how did I manage to get very little of what I wanted to do, done?)

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The Problem With ‘The Gambit’ in Last Jedi

Let’s talk about the massive plot hole The Last Jedi introduced.

Tech Tuesday 12/19 – Space Fashion Edition

Between travel and being in 3 days of meetings last week, I didn’t get to really mine my sources as much as I like to, so a somewhat abbreviated set this week. I did get to partake of a team building exercise last week where we did an Escape Room. We made it out with, quite literally, 3 seconds to spare. Given that the reported success rate of the room is 3%, we took the win.

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The Tyranny Of Our Peers

I’m done blaming the police.

Tech Tuesday, Bacteria Still Rule Edition (12/5/17)

So I recently discovered Steven Universe. I fully recommend it (it’s on Cartoon Network and Hulu). Some people on Tumblr, etc. get a little too into it, but it is quite smart. Don’t let the animation style make you think it isn’t.

TEDx Seattle After Action Report

My thoughts on the talks put forth at the local TED event. Also, if you are in the PacNW, and find yourself at a McMenamins, try the Pike Place Cod sandwich. SoOoOoOo good!

Tech Tuesday 11/21

Have a Happy Thanksgiving for those in the US (or not in the US, but who celebrate it anyway). We are reprising our plan from last year, which is to meet up with some friends at the local Brazilian Steakhouse. My Portuguese is a little rusty, but I’m pretty sure the name of the place translates to “Meat Coma”.

Science, Energy, and Law

This is why science can’t have nice things…

Tech Tuesday 11/7/17 – Hulk Edition

Better pickings this time around. Enjoy folks!

Tech Tuesday 10/24/17 – I Actually Like Brussel Sprouts and Broccoli Edition

Back from Disneyland. If you find yourself at California Adventure, the ride ‘Soaring’ is a treat. And ‘California Screaming’ is a respectable roller coaster.

Tech Tuesday 10/10/17 – Electric Boogaloo Edition

Another two weeks, another span of lots of incremental stories, without much in the way of breakthroughs. If this keeps up, I’m gonna have to expand my sources pool.

A hypothetical…

Thinking about thinking about…

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A Primer On Computational Geometry – Part Three

Curves And Surfaces are SEXY!

Tech Tuesday 9/26 – Entropy Is Such A Lonely Word Edition

Pickings were kinda thin these past two weeks, lots of stories that were ho-hum variations on topics discussed before. But there was still some stuff that caught my eye.

Tech Tuesday – Firsts and Anniversaries Edition

The First – Yesterday was Bug’s first day of Kindergarten.
The Anniversary was Saturday, 22 years of marriage. My secret to a happy marriage? I argue with you people instead of my wife. ;-)

Tech Tuesday – Post Doomsday Eclipse Edition

Only one link about the eclipse, and it’s minor. You are welcome.

Tech Tuesday – Superhero Origin Edition

Not a ton of links today, I just didn’t see that much of interest this week.

Tech Tuesday – Finland Edition (08/01/17)

Why Finland? Because I got a lot of respect for Finland. Lots of the feel-good social democracy stuff of their neighbors, but still have a tradition of not taking crap from the communists next door. And everyone goes about with a puukko. I catch flak from people who freak out I carry a folding pocket knife everywhere I go.

A Primer On Computational Geometry – Part Two

Polygons, point clouds, and polyhedra – Oh My!

A Primer On Computational Geometry – Part One

The first entry in a (hopefully) weekly series on how we simulate physics, from the basics on.

Tech Tuesday 7/18/17 – Hagfish Edition

First day of the official Tech Tuesday!

Science and Technology June 27th

Tech Tuesday starts in two weeks, not two days ago, as expected, because Will & I have lives.

Science and Technology Links – June 15th – Micro Magnets Edition

Just finished a two day Hackathon, and this will be the last Tech Thursday, since we are moving it to Tuesday (where, let’s be honest, it rightfully belongs – Tech Tuesday just reads better).

Science and Technology Links – Holy Cow It’s June Already! Edition

Release deadline coming up, so light list this week. I also have some other technical posts in the hopper, but I haven’t had time to finish editing them. Hopefully I will next week.