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Once and future engineer.

GMO versus pharmaceuticals: the case for stronger regulatory oversight

Here’s some stuff to consider about GMO. 1. GMO is not ‘the same as plant breeding,’ it is creating new protein sequences that have never before existed in nature. 2. An insecticide resistant GMO crop must produce heavy chemical doping … Continue reading

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Quirky Update: Privacy -Cover USB Drive

One of my ideas has reached Expert Review at Quirky. It’s my design for a Privacy-Cover USB Drive.

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Ten Predictions for 2014

1. 3D printing of manufactured goods will drive factories out of business. 2. 3D printing of food will drive farmers out of business. 3. 3D printing of body organs will extend human lifespan indefinitely. 4. 3D printing of solar cells … Continue reading

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Foot operated power strip

Please check out my product idea at Quirky. Thanks!

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High Moon (reposted)

(In honor of China’s Yutu probe, I thought I’d repost this entry from Feb. 25, 2011.) Way back when, I wrote a science fiction novelette called “High Moon,” about teleoperated lunar mining robots in Wild Old West Cosplay. It appeared … Continue reading

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Product Idea for Quirky.com

Tissue Box Holder/Coin Bank

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China’s Moon Rush

The successful landing of the Yutu lunar rover enables China to explore the surface of the Moon and take the first steps toward successfully utilizing its material resources. The next logical step will be to send prospecting robots, then mining … Continue reading

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The CRISP Revolution

Today I was thinking, “What are the fundamental technologies of the economy of the future?” And I came up with the following acronym: C – Computers. R – Robots. I – Internet. S – Solar (Power). P – (3D) Printers. … Continue reading

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The Future According to Video Games

As for myself, I look forward to a happy future in which solar energy provides all the power we need and 3D printers meet every material need. Space colonies become paradises and the robots are our friends. You may call … Continue reading

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Alien Archaeology

This is from a 1999 archaeological excavation in Mexico. The caption at Live Science says, “It is common for people to wonder if skeletons such as these are alien rather than human.” No freaking fooling!

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